Food Fairy Lord

Chapter 687: Flower
Pei Ye realized in an instant that he would never be able to fight against such a thing.

Martial arts, sword, true qi, these powers he was familiar with were all useless. It was another kind of creature, its life was on another level, and it could not be killed by the methods of killing humans.

The boat was turning slowly on the river. There was a drizzle of rain and a thin mist. The water surface was as calm as usual. Pei Ye moved his eyes forward and could not see anything, but he was sure that he was being stared at.

In the eerily quiet boat, Zhao Baoru's hoarse voice was heard first: "What...what's going on? Say something...Young Master——"

But no one spoke. Ermao rushed over in fear and covered his mouth. Both of them were trembling together.

Uncle San held the oar tightly, and deep in his heart he thought that he should sail the boat away, and sail away quickly... But a larger thing, a mixture of feelings and thoughts, had completely occupied his brain. He stood there stiffly, feeling that all his actions would be meaningless. Staring blankly at the coolness of the rain hitting his skin seemed to be the only thing he could do at this moment.

Pei Ye stood by the boat.

Next to him was Qiu Luo, who looked pale, and in front of him was Xiao Qi's back. The girl, like him, lowered her head and stared at the water. She had just thrown the dagger to cut the rope decisively. After Pei Ye finished speaking, he realized that the rope had been cut.

Pei Ye was more familiar with the mirage than anyone else here, but this was his first time entering it this way. No need for the mermaid pearl powder or the roselle flower, this "water master" brought the portal to the mirage, and when it approached you and when you saw it, you were already in the mirage.

When Pei Ye saw the two small boats disappear from afar, a chill ran up his spine - it was certainly not an illusion, they were swallowed by the mirage.

Even its disappearance is completely in line with the beauty of the spiritual realm. The water master does not open his bloody mouth, but just passes by in the coldness. When you can't see its appearance, it has left the real world.

And it was coming towards them underwater.

That was what the Mirage City wanted to attract them, and now it had arrived as expected. The hanging deep bait was the only reason for it to come here. Pei Ye was now certain that the ball of water must contain the flesh and blood of the creatures in the Mirage City - maybe it was the remains of the two water vipers.

Pei Ye didn't know whether Xiao Qi made the same judgment as him, or just caught the look in his eyes as he looked at the rope. If it was the latter, it would be too strange.

But in any case, it was this action that saved their boat's life - in a short two breaths. Two breaths later, the fate that had already left turned around again, as if regretting the release just now.

Was it staring at me this time? What kind of look was that?
The river surface was no longer silent. Some huge, slanted ripples dozens of feet long appeared and pushed toward both sides... Everyone on the boat was familiar with this kind of trace, as it was pushed out by the tip of their boat just now.

The fear in Zhao Bao's heart was suddenly ignited, his brain went blank, he stood up suddenly, almost knocked Ermao over, and was about to jump off the boat from the other side.

But an arm firmly grasped his wrist: "Don't panic!"

Zhao Bao never thought that a human arm could have such great strength. It seemed as if it had grasped his emotions that were about to collapse.

He turned around and saw Zhu Liu's face looking at him. It was familiar yet strange. Seeing such a face at this time, he was filled with inexplicable fear. He gasped violently: "Zhu, Zhu Liu, what should I do..."

"Light your incense." Pei Ye said, "Didn't your second grandfather teach you?"

"I, I didn't bring it..."

"Then find someone else."

Zhao Bao took out a knife, looked around, and simply cut a few bamboo strips from the deck and held them on the bow.

"But, but, it's not that you are not allowed to light a fire..." He subconsciously looked at Qiu Luo.

"Click!" Qiu Luo stood up suddenly. His face was still pale, but he was already walking towards his uncle who was standing stiffly. "Don't stop. It's time to start the boat! Don't panic."

Obviously, he didn't know how to respond, but his identity, which was influenced by his surroundings, told him to say two words at this moment: "Light the incense first, and throw the remaining fish in the cabin into the water... Don't panic, the water master, the water master is not a monster that greedily feeds on human blood..."

He pushed his uncle aside and held the oar himself, but standing at this height, he could see the two huge water lines more clearly than before. His throat choked for a moment, and he seemed to have forgotten how to steer the boat.

Zhao Bao said in a panic on the other side: "Zhu Liu, Young Master...these fish are all small...they are not fresh anymore, what should we do?"

Qiu Luo was startled. At this moment he suddenly remembered something. He hurriedly rummaged through his bag, took out a gorgeous bead, and held it tightly in his hand.

"My father gave me one of these and said that if I met a water master, I could offer it as a sacrifice... If I fell into the water, I could take it myself... I..." Qiu Luo was speechless.

In fact, he didn't need to say all this, he just needed to give instructions, but at this time, because he didn't know what to do, he subconsciously told everything he knew, hoping that someone could make some decision.

Obviously they had encountered the water master and should offer sacrifice - but it was very likely that they would fall into the water in the next moment.

Mermaid pearls.

Pei Ye stared at it for a few seconds, then suddenly stretched out his hand to him and said, "Young Master, give that to me."

"...What?" Qiu Luo looked at him in surprise.

"I think the water master must have a reason for coming to us, and offering sacrifices may not be useful." Pei Ye said, "But it must be interested in this thing. Young Master, give it to me. I will jump in with it and swim to the north, and you can drive the boat to the south."

There was a moment of silence on the boat, even quieter than before. No one expected to hear such words. The young fisherman, dressed in coarse cloth and barefoot, stood there straight, like a spear.

Qiu Luo's face flushed the next moment: "You guys drive the boat, I know martial arts! I'll go!"

He turned around, grasped the mermaid pearl tightly, and was about to throw it into the dark water, but when he leaned over, he saw the rippling water. The huge faint lines in the deep made his body stiffen. A huge chill rose throughout his body, and he could hardly move for a moment.

During this moment of hesitation, Pei Ye behind him grabbed the back of his collar and pulled him off, snatched the beads, jumped forward, and dived into the green waves like a slender silver fish.

Qiu Luo was so anxious that he stretched out his hand but missed. He gritted his teeth and was about to jump after him, but his foot was tripped by the oar. It was Xiao Qi who pushed the oar into his hand and said in a calm voice, "Don't chase me, start the boat quickly."

……

Pei Ye fell into the cold spring water.

For a moment he had the illusion that the strange spirit suddenly rushed over and swallowed him, but in the end nothing happened. [Quail Head] opened immediately, and Pei Ye made him sink and stand in the water.

Even if he didn't have the mermaid pearl in his hand, he would not stay on the boat, especially after he was sure that it was targeting him.

Such a small boat could not withstand the impact, and neither could the people on it.

Perhaps with an unintentional scrape, the boat would break into pieces in the mirage, and several lives would become lonely souls - if they died in there, they probably wouldn't even be able to receive incense. With this mermaid pearl, Pei Ye had an excuse to jump down, otherwise he would have to pretend to fall down, and that way of leaving was certainly not to his liking.

There was no huge bright yellow pupil as he had imagined in his field of vision. The body moving around him was like a mountain wall or a high wall made of bronze. It did not react to his falling into the water and continued to approach slowly - perhaps the river surface and the water were no different to it.

Pei Ye didn't have too many doubts about it staring at him, he was used to being special at inappropriate times. He finished combing it when he was on the boat - it was unlikely because of Xi Tingxin, this divine creature was currently stable and lazy, and its taste was very high, other creatures generally couldn't find its existence, and it rarely interacted with the outside world, it was definitely not the kind of divine creature that dressed up every day to tease others.

It wasn't because of Binglu. Binglu was much more outgoing, and he was very interested in the outside world, as if he was always staring at everything around Pei Ye with a scrutinizing gaze - whether alive or dead, the head of the Immortal Lord, the flower of the Goddess of Luo River, or even the heart of Zhu Gaoyang, he did not hide his appetite. But Binglu was a one-way arrow, he was the only one staring at others with aggression, and no one else took the initiative to show interest in him. Maybe he was the kind of predator with a dry body, dry meat, and poison, and was not on the menu of anything.

It might be because of him. He had swallowed many Roselle flowers and mermaid pearl powder, and had entered the mirage too many times. No one supervised him in the capital, and now he ran into the hands of this water master. Perhaps in its eyes, he was like a thief who repeatedly broke into the garden. Although he looked innocent, his body was already full of pollen.

But the most likely reason is Chihuo.

Shenxing and Zixing are a pair of immortal powers, one for water and one for fire. Yanwu requires that no fireworks be used within seven days. Perhaps the water master likes cold and needs a cold and gloomy environment. After he made a contract with the black cat, the source of Chi fire was born in his body, and he swallowed the two yang fires of Zhulian and Qilin. Perhaps in the eyes of the water master, even if he did not control the fire, his body was already full of dryness, which made people uncomfortable in the rainy environment.

Pei Ye stood in the water, his heartstrings tense. He sensed that the black snake was ready, but to be honest, this one was completely different from the two water snakes at Yangjiadu that day - first of all, it looked much bigger than the black cat.

It is obviously not under the control of Mirage City. They should have mastered some of its movements and patterns, so as to guide it in a way that suits their purpose.

There is no way to fight this, you can only escape.

Or maybe there is no escape.

Its shape emerged from the water ahead, and Pei Ye was stunned first - that's right, what Qiu Luo said was true, this was really a tiger head.

Or at least it looked more like a tiger head, but as big as a house, with a pair of pale blue pupils, slowly approaching him in the water. No words could describe this kind of oppression. Pei Ye was certain at this time that he and the black dragon would never be able to fight it. He could almost imagine in his mind the scene of this head biting the black dragon in one bite.

He knew that this idea might not be appropriate, but he couldn't help but compare it to the human realm - which Yeque could fight against such a creature? Pei Ye couldn't imagine it, and he felt that even ten Zhu Gaoyangs couldn't do it.

If the audience is not allowed, then that means...

Pei Ye held his breath and concentrated, trying his best not to make any action that might anger it. He slowly raised his hand, released the mermaid pearl, and gently handed it towards it.

However, the tiger head did not even glance at it, and let the precious mermaid pearl brush past its lips, while its two huge pupils, like carriages and horses, were still staring at Pei Ye. Pei Ye's heart was empty, and he saw vigilance and hostility in it.

There's no reason, we are naturally incompatible, but now you have invaded my territory.

"...Kitty, is it too late for me to break the contract with you now?"

Black Cat said calmly: "You really have a sense of mission to be funny at all times."

Pei Ye sighed softly. He stared at the huge demon-like skull in front of him. He raised his hand and tried to make a harmless gesture, but he was already ready to grasp the dragon ring around his neck. The Chihuo was ready to move in the surrounding space.

Sometimes you can't fight, but you have to fight.

This preparation for battle seemed to be keenly caught by the opponent. The hostility in his eyes suddenly intensified. Pei Ye's heart and lungs clenched, and he was about to set fire and draw his sword... but nothing happened, and both sides stopped moving at the same time.

In the dim water, a beautiful swaying wood peach slowly grew out on Pei Ye's wrist, and the gauze ribbon floated in the water like a cicada's wings just spreading.

Pei Ye was stunned for a moment, then whispered, "Luo Weiyou?"

But there was no response. Pei Ye then discovered that this flower was somewhat different from the ones in the palace. It was lighter in color, smaller in shape, and had fewer petals... In short, it was a younger flower.

But this flower did stop the hostility between the two sides. Pei Ye looked at the tiger head in front of him that was staring at the flower, tentatively picked it off with his other hand, and then gently handed it forward.

The tiger's head slowly reached forward and bit it.

Pei Ye suddenly felt a subtle connection inexplicably - between him and the water master, although it was fragile and seemed like it would be blown away by the wind, it actually existed.

Pei Ye stared at the tiger head in front of him. It was holding a flower in its beak and looking at him motionlessly.

Pei Ye suddenly realized that it was waiting.

It was waiting for him to give a direction.

One flower, one dispatch?

But Pei Ye clearly felt that this connection was not enough to support him to issue any "orders". This connection was like an agreement rather than a contract.

The tiger pupil looked at him without any emotion. Pei Ye figured out what he was going to do in a very short time. He pointed behind him, tilted his tiger head slightly, and swallowed the flower. Then, like a huge and quiet wind, it passed by Pei Ye's side, and the bronze city and the mountain wall disappeared from his sight.

And that faint connection still remained in his senses.

Pei Ye was not eager for quick success. He valued this opportunity to communicate very much, so the instructions he gave were very simple: "Don't go forward, leave here."

This was enough, because Pei Ye was now extremely aware that the so-called "feast" of the water master in Mirage City, which scattered the breath of the flesh and blood of the monsters, was actually to find their traces and lead them to the vicinity of the big ship.

For what?

Pei Ye was not sure, and he did not think that a few water heroes could fight against such creatures, but Mirage City must have their purpose.

Then he just destroys it.

This gave him the chance to meet the flood envoy - of course he should hide himself, which was risky. But as the saying goes, a general is not subject to military orders when he is away from home, and Pei Ye saw such an opportunity that went straight to his heart, and he would not let it slip through his fingers.

Perhaps the only thing to worry about is whether the feather inspectors here can understand my ideas. It would be ridiculous if I were tripped by my own people.

The black cat stood in the water beside him and looked back at him.

Pei Ye raised his eyebrows slightly: "Every time I oppose Cao, things can be accomplished."

(End of this chapter)