Xuanxia

Chapter 298 Mirror Lake, Black Mountain Islands

"Brother Yuan, have some breakfast."

The next morning, by the Mirror Lake, Hua Wuying looked at the young boatman who was making preparations on the boat and handed him the breakfast.

Brother Yuan didn't even turn his head and waved his hand: "Thanks, I don't want to eat."

Hua Xiaolan beside Hua Wuying smiled and said, "If I tell you to eat, just eat it."

Hearing her voice, Brother Yuan trembled all over, showing obvious fear, and took the breakfast reluctantly.

That breakfast was just an ordinary brown sugar steamed bun, but he ate it with a sense of tragedy, as if with every bite, his life span would be reduced by one point.

Hua Wuying knew what was going on as soon as he saw it, and he didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Don't worry, we didn't poison it."

"good."

Hua Xiaolan said sinisterly: "There is no chronic poison in the steamed buns, and you don't have to worry that you will die if I don't give you the antidote."

After saying this, Brother Yuan shook even more violently, his eyes turned red, he lowered his head, and chewed the steamed bun vigorously, looking as if he was ready to die.

After finishing the steamed bun, he raised his head, took a deep breath, and said in a trembling voice: "I, I'm done, don't harm the people in the town..."

Hua Xiaolan smiled and said, "Well done."

Hua Wuying covered his face.

In order to travel to the Montenegro Islands, Yuan Ye... This is the name of the young boatman, and he did a lot of work.

Check the boat and prepare food. There are also many tools on the boat, such as ropes, knives, flints, fishing rods, nets... and even a lot of herbs.

These things filled the boat so full that there was not much room left.

Hua Wuying also gave him a bag of silver as a thank you gift, but he refused it and just said, "Let's wait until we can come back alive."

"You picked a good day. The weather has been good recently and the wind is moderate. If it were a few days later, it would be the rainy season. Even if you poison me to death, I would not be able to sail."

While sorting the things on the boat, Yuan Ye said sullenly, "It will probably take us more than two days on the road. If the dry food you prepared is not enough, go and prepare some more, just in case."

Hua Wuying was slightly surprised: "Two days? It takes so much time?"

“That’s still an optimistic estimate.”

Yuan Ye said: "There are too many reefs and turbulent currents around the Black Mountain Islands. There is only one waterway that can barely enter... But if you want to enter the archipelago, you must first pass through the Ghost Gate Waterway."

Hua Xiaolan frowned: "Ghost Gate Waterway?"

"good."

Yuan Ye sighed, "That's the name my father gave it... Although there are not many reefs there, the currents are extremely complex and changeable. It's very tiring to row a boat. If you want to pass through the Ghost Gate Waterway, you have to stop at the shore to rest every few miles. It takes two to three days to repeat this before you can enter the Black Mountain Islands."

Hua Wuying and Hua Xiaolan looked at each other with some surprise in their eyes.

None of them live by the water, so naturally they have no deep understanding of the size of Mirror Lake and the complexity of its waterways.

It turns out that it takes two or three days just to cross this so-called "Ghost Gate Waterway"?
Ghost Gate Waterway... The name is really appropriate. You think it is the only way to survive, but it may also be the gate of purgatory that will send you to the afterlife.

"Young Alliance Leader, are you scared?" Hua Xiaolan suddenly asked.

Hua Wuying smiled softly: "Since someone can establish a sect in the Black Mountain Islands, I believe that it will not be a dead end. We will definitely be able to get in."

After that, he was the first to step onto the boat and said to Yuan Ye: "Don't worry, just prepare your own food. We cultivators can go without food or water for several days. If something unexpected happens, you take care of your own life."

Hua Xiaolan looked at his back deeply and followed him.

After Yuan Ye carefully checked everything several times, he finally let out a long sigh, rowed the boat, and slowly sailed into Mirror Lake.

There were many fishermen by the lake. They all seemed to know what had happened to Yuan Ye. They looked at him from afar, expressing sympathy and emotion. …

The sun is scorching and the sky is cloudless.

On the empty and vast Mirror Lake, the fishermen gradually disappeared, leaving only a small boat floating on the lake.

In the small boat shed, Hua Wuying and Hua Xiaolan sat opposite each other, their legs touching each other, squeezed by the pile of supplies. The two looked at each other, feeling somewhat awkward for some reason.

Finally, Hua Wuying spoke first.

"Junior Sister Hua, how did you originally plan to obtain the thousand-year-old nine-section bell grass?"

He asked softly, "Lingjing Sect is a sect after all. No matter how strong your poison skills are, it is impossible for you to fight against the entire sect alone. But what treasures have you prepared for exchange?"

Hua Xiaolan curled her lips and smiled: "If I had a treasure like that, why would I come here?"

Hua Wuying sighed softly.

makes sense.

The thousand-year-old nine-section bell grass is the foundation of the Lingjing Sect. If you take it, they might have to change their mountain sect. What kind of treasure can be exchanged for it?
But soon, Hua Xiaolan said: "I didn't intend to steal their magic herbs, but such magic items cannot be exchanged for them through courtesy..."

At this point, a gleam of sternness flashed through her eyes: "I guess I can only use some special methods. Fu Qingzhou did teach me a lot back then."

Hua Wuying shook his head: "Junior Sister Hua, if we really get to Lingjing Gate, can you let me try first?"

Hua Xiaolan winked at him: "What do you want to do?"

"Tell the truth."

Hua Wuying said sternly: "I don't know what it will take for Lingjing Sect to give up the Nine-section Bell Grass, but..."

He considered his words and said softly, "Since you have established a sect, you definitely have no desires or aspirations. Even if the entire sect is devoted to seeking immortality, there must be something to seek."

"As long as they are willing to make a request, even if it means picking stars from the sky or fishing for the moon from the sea, as long as we can reach a deal, we will do it. Only then will we have a clear conscience if we get the magical herbs in return."

When Hua Xiaolan heard him talk about picking stars from the sky and catching the moon from the sea, she was clearly stunned for a moment, but soon she sneered, "Young Alliance Master, you are so arrogant. If you really want to pick stars and catch the moon, by the time you get it done, I would have already turned into a pile of dry bones. What would I need the magic grass for?"

Hua Wuying smiled and said, "If this is necessary, I will have no choice but to return to the Wulin Alliance and seek help from my master, or find someone else to help me."

At this point, he showed a rare bit of pride: "I have been wandering around the world for many years, and I have nothing but friends all over the world. I believe that if I really need something, someone will help me with all their strength."

Hua Xiaolan already knew that he had temporarily left the Wulin Alliance when they were on the road together. She was a little surprised to hear him say that: "Are you willing to go back and ask for help from Alliance Leader Jiang again?"

"There is no grudge between me and my master. I am traveling alone this time just to cultivate my mind."

Hua Wuying said sternly: "But if it involves the life and death of Junior Sister Hua, everything can be put on hold."

Hua Xiaolan was slightly surprised and opened her mouth, but in the end she didn't say anything to refute.

There was a strange flash in her eyes, and after a while, she smiled and asked, "Is this how you usually do things? Whenever you meet someone, you help them with all your heart and soul?"

Hua Wuying nodded slightly.

"What a weirdo."

Hua Xiaolan shook her head and said, "I don't know how Alliance Leader Jiang taught you to be like this."

Hua Wuying smiled and was about to speak when the boat suddenly shook violently. At the same time, Yuan Ye's nervous voice came from outside the roof.

"Sit tight!"

"Ghost Gate Waterway, here we are!"

(End of this chapter)