Fairyland Sunshine

Chapter 106: South Road Quiet Dry Water Pavilion

As the saying goes,
The bumps and jolts cannot make my heart drunk, my body feels like it's sitting on the waves with a thousand pounds of weight.

For those who are sincere in their practice, time at sea is not that difficult to endure and it passes by without them noticing.

Of course, during this period, many things happened, big or small.

More than two months ago, after the encounter with the two immortals, the person in charge of Yunhu Haizhou invited Xu Heng to meet him.

Xu Heng guessed that it was because Tong Helin reported the whole story to his superiors, which aroused the other party's curiosity, so he wanted to meet, or to test Xu Heng.

He naturally had nothing to be afraid of, but after he arrived at the appointment, the other party only invited him to taste tea and chat, without asking any unnecessary questions.

Xu Heng knew that the man who could be the head of Yunhu Haizhou must be an accomplished person. He could probably tell something from his conversation and temperament.

But since the other party didn't say anything, he just treated it as a good relationship. After a long chat, they became quite interested. It also made Xu Heng understand a lot more about the ins and outs of the East China Sea cultivation world.

But things were not all smooth sailing after that, it just didn't have much to do with Xu Heng.

Although Yunhu Haizhou has traveled this route countless times and no accidents have ever happened, nothing in the world remains unchanged.

In the second month after setting sail, the Yunhu sea boat was surrounded on the sea by a strange giant monster, which drove countless monster soldiers.

Yunhu Haizhou could certainly rush out, but doing so would be tantamount to directly declaring war on the monster, which was not a wise choice unless it was absolutely necessary.

The situation was quite tense at that time. On the sea boat, the worshippers of Yunhu Fairy City itself, the guards of various treasure houses, and even some monks who were willing to contribute all boarded the deck.

This is not only a preparation for the outbreak of conflict, but also a way to boost morale so that the other side will know that Yunhu Haizhou is by no means an easy bone to chew.

Xu Heng was naturally also in the crowd at that time, but he did nothing. There were Liangang worshippers on the sea boat, and the guards and commanders of various treasure shops also had Ningsha cultivation. There were some famous figures among the passengers, not to mention crouching tigers and hidden dragons. It was definitely not his turn to be in the limelight.

Sure enough, I don’t know whether it was because the other party was intimidated or some treasures were given as bribes, but in the end there was no conflict between the sea boat and the big monster. The monster soldiers still let the Yunhu sea boat pass.

After that, life on the boat returned to normal. Xu Heng did his homework, read Taoist books, occasionally performed magic, and occasionally enjoyed the scenery on the sea. Time passed quickly and he had arrived at the Xingxiu Sea.

The Yunhu Sea Boat began to slow down its speed, because there were already a few small islands on the sea surface, and occasionally there were ships passing by, or magic tools and escape lights passing through the sky...

Everything seemed to indicate that everyone was approaching a completely new world of cultivation.

Five days later.

Xu Heng went up to the deck and looked out. The sky was clear and blue as if washed by water. The waves on the sea were rising and falling. Sometimes birds flew low over, or even dived into the water, picked up swimming fish and flew away.

At the end of the sight, a towering port gradually became clear.

Because the Xingxiu Sea is extremely vast and has countless islands, it is also called Dongzhou, so this port is called Dongzhou Port.

Dongzhou Port is as wide as a huge city, covering several large islands, with countless large ships, ship towers, and floating pavilions between the islands... There are treasure warehouses, restaurants, food stalls, business treasure pavilions, fairy treasure exchanges, people who buy and sell spirit beasts, people who buy and sell elixirs, and all kinds of utensils and magic books...

These large boats, towers and water pavilions are connected by bridges, allowing people to move around as if they were walking on flat ground. Wherever you look, you can see hustle and bustle.

Yes, these boats and pavilions are not moored here, but together form a large part of Dongzhou Port. Outside Dongzhou Port, there are hundreds of ships and boats coming in and out continuously.

When arriving here, the speed of the Yunhu sea boat became slower and slower until it finally stopped completely. It was still some distance away from Dongzhou Port, but Xu Heng soon saw someone riding on a magic weapon and escaping light, flying directly away from the sea boat and heading towards the port.

"Master Xu." A voice came from behind. Xu Heng turned around and found that it was He Chengfeng who was calling him.

"Master Xu, the sea boat will not approach Dongzhou Port again." He Chengfeng approached and said, "The passengers can leave the ship now. If you don't want to waste some energy or don't have the ability to fly, a boat will come to pick you up soon."

Xu Heng nodded slightly, indicating that he also knew about this matter. He Chengfeng then continued, "We also have to wait here for Baoxing's ship to load the cargo, but this is not the Taoist's job. If the Taoist is willing, you can leave now."

"Oh? That's good." Xu Heng took the token from his waist and returned it to He Chengfeng, saying, "I'm sorry for bothering you along the way. Please thank Fellow Daoist Chengluan and Manager He for me."

"Sure, sure." When Xu Heng was on duty, he was always with He Chengfeng, and they had some friendship. So He Chengfeng gave him a word of good luck and wished Xu Heng all the best, then he took the token and left.

Xu Heng turned around and was about to leave, but his eyes suddenly moved and he met the eyes of several people.

These three people were exactly the ones he had seen in Baochang Tower, the master and servant of "Nan Fairy".

The three of them naturally discovered Xu Heng, and the maid named Xiaoyun whispered, "Fairy, it's him."

Fairy Nan nodded slightly, and Xiao Qing started to yell beside her, saying, "See, I clearly saw this person when the demon soldiers surrounded the ship that day, but Fairy insisted that I was wrong, and he was the guard on the ship..."

The few of them were not very far away from each other, and Xiao Qing had no intention of hiding it, so Xu Heng naturally heard it.

But he didn't care. Before he turned his eyes, he saw Fairy Nan frowned and said, "Xiao Yun, slap your mouth."

When the maid named Xiaoyun heard the voice, she actually took a step forward and slapped Xiaoqing in the face.

Before Xiaoqing could react, Xiaoyun noticed the expression of Fairy Nan. Seeing that she had no intention of giving up, he slapped her again, making a slapping sound on her face. It was obvious that he was serious about it.

Fairy Nan ignored him and slowly approached Xu Heng, saying, "Brother, this is the second time we've met."

Xu Heng raised his eyebrows slightly. The actions of the few people did surprise him. For a moment, he gave up the idea of ​​leaving and replied calmly, "That's true."

Xu Heng's attitude was quite cold, but Fairy Nan seemed to be unaware of it and continued to speak softly, "I haven't thanked you for giving up the Dapan Wuxianzhi last time."

Xu Heng said calmly: "Daoyou have shown goodwill several times, what exactly do you want?"

Fairy Nan frowned slightly, her watery eyes showed no expression, which made people feel pity for her. She sighed softly and said, "I saw that Brother Dao had a demeanor and bearing, and I knew that he was definitely not an ordinary person. That's why I wanted to make friends with him. That's all."

"Oh?" Xu Heng said without comment, "I heard that you are a true disciple of a great sect. Since we want to make friends, why don't you tell me your name and background?" Fairy Nan's red lips under her veil were slightly raised, and she said softly, "My daughter Nan Daojing."

She just said her name, as if everyone knew her origins.

And this is indeed the case, because this name represents the noble daughter of the Nan family, the true descendant of a major sect, one of the three immortals and four beauties, and a proud daughter of heaven who is known to everyone. Many practitioners in Tiannan are her admirers.

Of course Xu Heng had heard of this before. When Nan Daojing saw him, a flash of surprise flashed across her face, and then her eyes fell on her face again, with an inexplicable meaning.

"So you are Nan Daojing."

Nan Daojing heard Xu Heng say: "Everyone in the world says that Nan Daojing is a fairy incarnate, pure and innocent. I have heard of her for a long time, but after seeing her today... I found out that she is just like that."

The slight smile on Nan Daojing's lips froze, and then she saw Xu Heng flicking his sleeves and suddenly rising from the ground. A flame leaped and appeared, drawing an arc in the air and falling into Dongzhou Port.

"..." Nan Daojing's expression slowly calmed down, and a thoughtful look appeared in his eyes. He whispered, "Can this person see through the 'blindness'?"

……

Flying is prohibited in Dongzhou Port, so sixteen "Heaven and Earth Gates" were set up, which means flying outside the gate and landing inside.

There are two gates in each of the eight directions of the Heaven and Earth Gate, and there is no difference between them. Xu Heng chose one at random and forgot about Nan Daojing.

As soon as he entered the Gate of Heaven and Earth, Xu Heng felt an invisible restraint on him. This was the restriction on flying in Dongzhou Harbor. Although it could be broken through with a slight struggle, it would instantly fall into the perception of law enforcement officers.

Xu Heng naturally had no intention of going against this rule, nor was he a person who disliked trouble, so he ignored the people carrying the sedan chair and pulling the chariot beside the Gate of Heaven and Earth, and strode into the crowd.

As he thought about it, he began to plan his itinerary.

According to legend, the Xingxiu Sea was formed in ancient times when countless meteorites fell from the sky and landed in the East China Sea.

Although this sea area has abundant spiritual energy and rich resources, it also hides many unknown dangers. Xu Heng has just arrived, and if he does not understand the situation, he will easily fall into it rashly.

So the first thing he needed to do was to buy a nautical chart.

This is not a difficult task. With the ability of a cultivator, it is not that difficult to measure and draw an accurate sea chart. I think many treasure pavilions sell it.

Xu Heng followed the crowd as he walked in the harbor, intending to randomly choose Jiabao Pavilion, but as he glanced around, his eyes suddenly stopped at a small pavilion not far away.

This small pavilion is called "Ku Shui Pavilion".

Xu Heng still remembered that he had heard the person in charge of Yunhu Haizhou mention this name when he was drinking tea with him.

He said that Ku Shui Pavilion was a force with a very mysterious origin, with its tentacles spread all over Dongzhou, and it had branches everywhere. It was no surprise that it appeared in Dongzhou Port.

However, Xu Heng did not expect that Ku Shui Pavilion would look so "low-key". However, considering that this pavilion is engaged in intelligence business, it is reasonable.

Xu Heng thought about it and decided that the sea chart should also be considered as intelligence, and he also wanted to find out some information, so he simply went straight to the Dry Water Pavilion.

This pavilion is not only low-key in appearance, but also very mysterious in its business operations.

Not long after Xu Heng walked in, he felt the door behind him suddenly close. He couldn't help but become alert, and when he found no subsequent changes, he realized that this Ku Shui Pavilion only served one person at a time. Presumably, as long as there was someone else in the pavilion, latecomers could only wait.

The intelligence business done in this way naturally seemed reliable. Xu Heng continued to walk inside, but unexpectedly found that there was no stranger in the pavilion. It was not until the innermost room that he saw a niche on the wall.

In the niche stood a statue without facial features, in front of which was a stack of talisman papers, and under the niche was a well.

Xu Heng looked into the well. It seemed quite deep and he didn't know whether it led directly to the sea.

While he was thinking, the statue on the niche suddenly spoke, in a rigid voice that did not sound like a human voice, saying, "Please write what you need on the talisman paper and throw it into the well."

"Oh?" Xu Heng felt quite curious. He took a piece of talisman paper from the niche, thought about it, then wrote something about the sea chart on it and threw it into the well. It fell like a sinking stone and disappeared in a moment.

Only then did the figure speak again, but what he said was: "One French coin."

Xu Heng raised his eyebrows, and with a flick of his finger a coin fell into the well. After a moment, a gurgling sound was heard, and the water in the well seemed to be sucked away by something, and soon only a dry bottom was left.

It turned out that the well was only three or four feet deep, and at the bottom of the well, there was a piece of parchment folded several times lying quietly. From the small part that was exposed, it could be seen that it was a nautical chart.

Xu Heng casually summoned the sea chart and unfolded it in his hand. Sure enough, the entire Xingxiu Sea was drawn on it, with only some hidden places or the sphere of influence of certain organizations not being clearly defined.

Xu Heng thought about it and asked tentatively: "Can these unclear points be clarified?"

The statue really responded, but what it said was: "Please write what you need on the talisman paper and throw it into the well."

Xu Heng understood immediately. If he wanted to make a certain part of the talisman paper more detailed, he would need to pay more money.

Xu Heng was interested in seeing the Dry Water Pavilion to see how powerful it was, but when he thought about it, he had no intention of coveting these territories, and he might not be able to afford the magic fee, so he decided to give up. He took another piece of talisman paper, wrote the news about the Nine Yin True Evil or the Mysterious Dark True Evil on it, and threw it into the well.

He originally wanted to give it a try, but he didn't expect that the portrait actually had a price, and it required 1,268 French coins!
Xu Heng couldn't help but take a deep breath. This time when he traveled outside the mountain, he got a lot of good things in exchange, and also took away a lot of spiritual essence from the Jingshui Dragon King. He was considered wealthy among the Xuanguan cultivators, but even if he put together the remaining magic money with his own, he could not afford this amount.

"It seems that I can only follow the path pointed out by my mentor. If that doesn't work, I will consider how to make some money... and see how well-informed the Dry Water Pavilion is."

Xu Heng pondered in his heart, and then gave up the idea of ​​easily getting news about Disha, and instead inquired about some practical information. Soon, many unclear points became clear one by one. Then he left Ku Shui Pavilion and went to the Tian Di Gate in the south.

Xu Heng went straight through the Gate of Heaven and Earth and out of the Dongzhou Port. He immediately raised the flame and stopped escaping into the clouds. He turned himself into a meteor and disappeared into the distance in a moment.

(End of this chapter)