Food Fairy Lord

Chapter 689 Exploring the bag
The cell was completely dark, with only faint rustling sounds indicating the location of the few people.

Pei Ye sat next to Qiu Luo. When his hands were tied with thick and rough hemp rope, his body balance was also affected. Pei Ye leaned against the wall, and Qiu Luo stared at him blankly. He couldn't continue this sentence. He probably didn't expect that a Three Kingdoms fan could be so obsessed.

But this sentence did break the silence. Qiu Luo sighed, "For the Water Lord to ascend the throne, all the Eight Waters heroes have worked hard and spread the news to all the Water Gangs in the world... For the past two months, we have been following his orders. Last month, we rounded up the dragon in the Three Docks on Qu Lake, but it still escaped. This time, we feasted the Water Lord, but who would have thought that it would be such a treacherous creature... Brother Zhu, you are on the water and have no place to stay. If you go back this time, you should find another job as soon as possible."

"Does Young Master want to have a water king?"

"I... I think that many people actually think the same." Qiu Luo said, "For a long time, our water gang was not well received. We had a strong sense of martial arts, and the gang members were too numerous to be spread for long. We used ships to transport goods in the open, and robbed and killed people in secret. We had no rules and were not restrained. We always gathered and dispersed, and we could not become a sect."

"A sect is not a group of people gathered together, but a lineage passed down." Pei Ye said, "The word 'master-disciple' includes kinship, rules, and martial arts... If you want people to consider themselves disciples of a sect from the bottom of their hearts, it is not enough to just have a title, and even if the leader has high martial arts skills, it is useless. It is determined by many long-term things."

"Yes, yes, Brother Zhu is indeed very knowledgeable." Qiu Luo sighed twice, "That's right. I heard from my father that when He Wujian was here thirty years ago, the Eight Waters were under his command, but then he disappeared and they never gathered again... In fact, I think the so-called 'they' are actually just a few people, but they can rule over the millions of heroes on these vast waves, isn't it because of this."

"That's true."

"But in fact, He Wujian only used his strength to bring the water gangs together, not to mention that it was a time of chaos... From the root, even if he didn't disappear, the water gang would have dispersed sooner or later. Water flows everywhere, and there is no cover on the surface of the water. The heroes come and go in the rain and fog, and they disappear after jumping into the water... They don't believe in inheritance or rules." Qiu Luo raised his head and paused for a while, "But everyone believes in 'water'."

It is not known whether he heard it from his father or pondered it in his spare time, Qiu Luo said: "Without rules, without a master, without martial arts, we cannot be united together, but we can have something to believe in - people on the water always believe in God and fate more, so, although we can't use a circle to circle everyone, there can be a point that everyone can connect directly to."

If his arms hadn't been tied, he would definitely have tried to demonstrate - Pei Ye felt that he had done so subconsciously, because he gritted his teeth and hissed, which involved his dislocated arm.

"So, so, some people think that having Water-King will bring some benefits, some people just think it's good to gather together, and many people don't necessarily have any purpose, but just because they really believe... respecting water and believing in fate is our ancient tradition."

Pei Ye thought for a while and said, "You just said 'Three docks were rounded up, but Dalong got away'. What did that mean?"

"Oh, that was a month ago." Qiu Luo was slightly stunned. "There have been only two major actions in recent days... I didn't know what I was looking for that time. Yanwu, Canghuawu, Kuiwu, Yanwu was a peripheral support, I was very far away... My father told me very seriously that it was very dangerous and asked me not to go."

"But I still secretly went to the side to take a look." He whispered.

"Your father told you it was dangerous last time, but will he allow you to participate this time?"

Qiu Luo was startled: "That's right, the Water Lord is already in such danger."

"Can you tell me what happened that time?"

"...Actually, there's nothing much to say." Qiu Luo recalled, "That night, there were torches everywhere. Quhu Lake was not big to begin with, and there were five hundred boats surrounding it, with constant shouts and whistles. At the time, I thought that even if there was something dangerous, there would definitely be some movement inside, and I would still have time to leave by then... But in the end, I didn't see anything. I only heard that two hall masters of Canghuawu seemed to have died, and then that night passed like that."

"What do you think that 'big dragon' is? Could it be the Lord of Water?"

"No, no, actually 'Da Long' is an idiom used by people living on the water. We can use water goods as metaphors, like shrimps, small fish, fat catfish... Da Long is the highest title."

Pei Ye was stunned: "Who can understand what this is saying?"

Qiu Luo laughed: "Using pseudonyms is to prevent outsiders from understanding."

"Well."

Pei Ye didn't say anything else. When he sent the water master away, he knew that this small boat would definitely attract attention. Zhang Zhongcheng said, "Find a way to get on the big ship." Pei Ye felt that although his method was a bit radical, he still achieved his goal.

He entered the enemy's territory without knowing anything, and there were only three things he was considering: Mirage City's actions, Mirage City's purpose, and Yong Ji's location.

Pei Ye knew nothing, but there was such a big fuss here, the so-called banquet for the Water Lord and the enthronement of the Water Lord, which were things that Mirage City attached great importance to, and almost the only things being done. Therefore, the three things he cared about were mostly combined into one here.

Or at least they will be one tonight.

Because there are only two water masters in total, one of them appeared under Yanwu. The disappearance of forty boats outlined its traces, but it disappeared at a turn and has not yet come to swallow the real bait under the big ship.

No matter how you think about it, this should be the focus of their actions.

Pei Ye thought so, but he didn't know whether the Immortal Platform could handle it. However, overall he felt that this should be a great achievement on his part. After all, who could stir up such a big storm in the opponent's layout on the second day of arrival?

Pei Ye still believed in the profundity of the Immortal Terrace.

But he didn't think about the other party's intention of hunting him down. At this time, Qiu Luo suddenly said in his ear: "But, I met Xiao Qi for the first time that night. Maybe Xiao Qi knows something?"

His voice was quite soft. Pei Ye looked over with slight surprise and saw that Xiao Qi was leaning alone in the deepest part of the cell, without any movement.

Pei Ye paused for a moment, stood up against the wall, and staggered to the side of the girl. The cell was indeed very large, and once he sat down next to her, he could not even hear the rustling sounds over there.

"Why are you sitting so far away by yourself?" Pei Ye looked at her with his glowing eyes in the darkness.

Xiao Qi also glanced at him: "Why are you always wandering around like a rat?"

"Can you stop insulting me?" Pei Ye was unhappy. Unlike the lethal force that Qu Xin's few words had made him hold back, the teasing of this girl was like a soft thorn that made people want to talk and laugh with her. This feeling made Pei Ye feel inexplicably panicked, but at this time he had no intention of responding, so he ignored this feeling and said, "Let me ask you, aren't you afraid?"

Before changing his appearance, Xing Zhi and several sorcerers from the Immortal Platform carefully covered his meridian tree and sealed off his true energy, leaving him with no weapons, making him no different from an ordinary person.

But he still gave him some convenient and subtle methods, such as covering his own voice, detecting other people's dantian... and so on.

Therefore, the feedback he got now was that this girl was also a person whose meridians had not been opened.

Xiao Qi didn't answer, just looked at him. Pei Ye didn't believe it, so he also looked at her and probed again.

Xiao Qi asked, "Are you not done yet?"

Pei Ye: "..." But the girl was not really angry. She was a little shy, but her tone was mostly funny: "You use their spear to attack their shield, what can you find out?"

Pei Ye stared: "You really are——"

"Did I hide it from you?" Xiao Qi laughed angrily. She also probed him. This time Pei Ye clearly felt that someone had looked at his dantian.

"You're so stupid... I don't know how many times I've been cheated." She glared at him with a look of anger and laughter in the first half of the sentence, but her tone softened inexplicably in the second half, and she turned her head away.

Pei Ye stared at her blankly, an irresistible sense of familiarity rising from his heart, almost disturbing his thoughts, but Xiao Qi quickly turned around and said, "I know what you are going to do, don't worry."

Pei Ye was stunned for a moment, then came to his senses: "Oh, as long as you are prepared."

"What us?"

"You, the Yujian." Pei Ye explained, "I didn't get any information before I came here, I only got a task, I don't know how you guys are arranged here..."

"There's no feather inspection, there's only me." Xiao Qi said.

"..."

"..."

"Ah, you think inserting hidden wires is easy? If a feather inspector does what a buried nail does, he won't be able to handle other matters... There are eight rivers and eighteen docks, where can we find so many feather inspectors?" Xiao Qi said.

Pei Ye glared: "Then, when Zhang Siche came, he told me not to worry, saying that someone would cooperate with me."

"I'm enough." Xiao Qi glanced at him and smiled, "What can't we accomplish if we're together?"

Pei Ye was shocked but laughed in his heart, thinking, I am the number one in the sword betting of Suzakumen, what are you? ?

More importantly, this matter is by no means as simple as assassinating a Qingfeng Envoy. Taking such a risky action in the heart of Mirage City is a beginning, not an end.

Without the support of Xianrentai, how to deal with the subsequent counterattack?
Pei Ye lowered his voice expressionlessly: "The assassin you asked the Immortal Platform for?"

Xiao Qi shook his head: "I don't have the authority, someone wants it - maybe they have made arrangements."

Pei Ye realized that he had to explain the matter clearly now. He was about to ask something else when he heard a series of footsteps outside the prison. It was Master Jing who came down with his men.

Pei Ye cast his gaze towards the darkness in that direction, knowing that the hall master could see everyone's movements at a glance.

"Let's go ahead and bet on them all." said the man.

……

Countless fires illuminated everything as bright as day.

Because the water master had left, the ban on fireworks was lifted. Pei Ye stepped onto the wet deck, still barefoot. He pressed a little harder as he stepped down, feeling the slippery ground.

The atmosphere here was much more serious than Pei Ye had imagined. He looked down at the boat and felt as if he was standing on a tall building, surrounded by countless small boats, with their faces looking up at him.

There were few people on the deck. Some people with swords and knives sat or stood by the side, but no one was leaning. They were probably the top leaders of Yanwu and several subordinate water gangs. Most of them were silent. Some had pale faces, some had livid faces, and some were just silent. The firelight and raindrops intertwined on the faces of these men.

Qiu Qianshui was actually kneeling.

This tall and strong man had the heavy harpoon stuck on the deck beside him. His long, rough hair was wet by the rain and could not flutter in the wind. A man in a black robe stood about ten feet in front of him.

Qiu Qianshui is the person closest to the black robe.

"...Dad!" Qiu Luo lost his voice in shock, but as soon as he stopped, he was pushed by someone behind him and fell to the deck. His shoulder was in so much pain that he couldn't make a sound.

A few people cast their eyes over here.

Pei Ye quickly realized that they were not the protagonists, they were just summoned as an unnecessary person and were pushed to the ground from a distance.

Indeed, it should be so - Sanshu, Daxi, Zhaobao, Ermao, Zhuliu, Xiaoqi, Qiuluo, a few very casual names, corresponding to a few very casual people.

They were wearing thin clothes and were barefoot, most of them were people from the surrounding fishing villages.

As the only ship that survived the encounter with the water master, it was either extremely lucky or extremely unfortunate to be involved in this scene.

"...I beg the envoy to allow us to find some way to find out the mystery of the 'Water Lord' and then prescribe the right remedy." Qiu Qianshui's low and tired voice continued, "If we just use the number of people to fill the gap, I'm afraid it will be counterproductive and there will be no end..."

But the man in black robe didn't look at him, as if he was turning a deaf ear to him. He cast his gaze on the seven people who had just been brought up. A pair of yellow eyes like chicken eggs were revealed under the hood. The dark yellow was covered with some bloodshot. There was no vitality at all, and he looked like a man-eating beast.

There is a protruding sword shape under the black robe.

He didn't say anything, and no one spoke on the deck. Hall Master Jing didn't even say "the person has been brought here". He lowered his head, put down his sword, and retreated to the side. Only Qiu Qianshui continued to speak alone.

"Are you the beloved son of Lord Qiuwu?" After taking a quick look, he spoke slowly, with a chilling chill that almost made people doubt whether there was a human figure under the tightly wrapped black robe. "Tell me in detail, what happened since you met the Water Lord? Don't let me hear any lies."

(End of this chapter)