Poor Taoist Qiu Chuji

Chapter 215 The present world report

"What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and repair the boat!" Qiu Chuji's voice was like thunder, awakening the stupid and dazed crowd.

The boatmen were the first to obey orders.

Their worldview is very simple: Qiu Chuji = god, and it’s always right to listen to gods.

After being caught in the whirlpool, many parts of the merchant ship were cracked, but fortunately no important structural positions were damaged. For those relatively critical places, the boatmen used wooden boards and iron nails to carry out temporary emergency repairs. After returning to the shore, they will be sent to the dock for re-repair.

After about half an hour of repairs, all the water that had entered the merchant ship was scooped out. This merchant ship, which seemed to have been patched up a lot, could give people a certain sense of security.

At least it looks much stronger than before, when it seemed to be sinking.

The sun was setting, and its afterglow fell on the sea. Just to the southeast, a ship was approaching quickly.

Looking closely, isn't that the ship that Ouyang Feng and his son were on?
"It turns out that they are the ones behind this!" Wanyan Kang snorted coldly.

"This... how is it possible? Do they have the ability to control the whirlpool in the sea?" Guo Jing asked doubtfully.

Wanyan Kang said: "If Master had such ability, I might believe it, but Ouyang Feng and his son... they don't have this ability. They probably discovered that there are often whirlpools nearby, so they deliberately led us in this direction."

"Remember those sea snakes from earlier?"

"They should know that those sea snakes can't hurt us, they are just sent here for us to kill. When the smell of blood attracts sharks, we will move towards the whirlpool to escape."

Wanyan Kang’s explanation still sounds a bit far-fetched, but in fact, there is no need to connect everything together.

Ouyang Feng was originally the Western Poison, so it was his duty to harm people. As for this plan, even if it did not succeed, there would be no loss for Ouyang Feng. Once it succeeded, he would benefit greatly.

After all, as expected, no matter how powerful Dugu Qiubai's martial arts were, he would be helpless when encountering a whirlpool in the sea.

Even if they managed to escape alive, without the support of a boat and exhausted, wouldn't they be like fish on a chopping board, ready to be dealt with at will?
It can be said that as long as Guo Jing and Dugu Qiubai took the opportunity to capture one of them, they would make a fortune, and if they captured both of them, they would make a fortune. As for both of them dying, it would be okay, after all, there would be one less senior or more powerful master pressing down on their heads, and the pressure would be much less.

Ouyang Feng is a martial arts fanatic, but his "obsession" is not that complete. He wants to be the best in the world, but he is not obsessed with the means to become the best.

Compared with Qiu Qianren and others, he has more of the bearing of a master, but in essence, there is actually no difference.

In the distance, the ship stopped. They seemed to have realized that although the merchant ship that Qiu Chuji and others were on was damaged, it did not sink, and they had no chance to take advantage of it.

After pausing for a short while, the boat that Ouyang Feng and others were on began to turn around quickly, intending to head north.

The boat that Qiu Chuji and others were on was still there, so they had no chance to take advantage. If they didn't run away, were they waiting to be chopped into pieces by Dugu Qiubai's sword?

Then, after sailing about three or four nautical miles, their ship stopped again.

If your eyesight was better, you could see that the people on the deck were all in a panic.

Many boatmen began to run to the bottom of the cabin.

"Let's go! Let's follow them and see what's going on!" Qiu Chuji said with a wave of his hand.

Although Wanyan Kang's analysis was a bit far-fetched, the truth was there. It was enough for him to know that Ouyang Feng had no good intentions.

Originally, Ouyang Feng was imprisoned in the original time and space, and Qiu Chuji had no interest in dealing with him again. Now that he has come into his hands again, Qiu Chuji does not mind reducing the Five Supremes to Three.

The merchant ship started moving and sailed towards the location of the ship where Ouyang Feng and his son were. When they arrived nearby, the sky had gradually darkened.

The sea at night and the sea during the day are two completely different states.

In the absence of a storm, the sea appears vast, blue and magnificent during the day, making people feel open-minded and that life is worth living. But at night, without the light of day, the ocean becomes pitch black, terrifying, deep, gloomy, and the incomparable tranquility hidden beneath the surging waves, which magnifies the fragility and insignificance of human beings to the extreme and makes people feel creepy.

If the ship is still sinking at this time, then this terror will be pulled to the peak.

On the sinking ship, Ouyang Feng and his son were killing many servants and maids, and then throwing them into the sea to reduce the weight and make the ship sink more slowly.

When he found the merchant ship approaching, Ouyang Feng activated his inner strength and shouted loudly in the direction of the merchant ship: "Is Senior Dugu on the ship? My uncle and nephew are in trouble! Please help us!"

Wow!
A small head popped up near the merchant ship.

Huang Rong was wearing a shark skin water jacket, rising and falling in the dark waves, and in her mouth was a dagger that could cut through iron like mud.

Qiu Chuji felt that this dagger looked familiar; it was the "gift" he left for Guo Xiaotian and Yang Tiexin.

Huang Rong swam towards the merchant ship, and Guo Jing immediately found a ladder and lowered it from the deck. Huang Rong climbed up the ladder and exhaled a long breath of cold air.

Her little face was a little purple from the cold, but the look in her eyes as she looked at Guo Jing was shining brightly.

"Rong'er! Why are you here? And you fell into the sea?" Guo Jing stepped forward, took off his clothes, and put them on Huang Rong first. At the same time, he held Huang Rong's little hand, passed his internal energy to her, and helped Huang Rong dispel the cold.

Huang Rong was about to open her mouth when Dugu Qiubai said, "Let's go to the cabin and talk. Mu girl... go and make a bowl of ginger soup. Oh, and get Huang girl a set of your clothes to change into. Wanyan boy! Go and warm up some wine first."

Mu Nianci and Wanyan Kang both obediently went to make preparations.

After a while, Huang Rong changed into dry clothes and took a few sips of warm wine. Then she sat in the cabin and talked to everyone about the whole thing.

"After Brother Jing left, I couldn't let it go. I also wanted to go to the desert with Brother Jing to see the grasslands and snow-capped mountains there, and to pay a visit to Aunt Guo first. I thought it would be a great idea, so I left a letter to Dad and sailed away from Peach Blossom Island."

Hearing this, Guo Jing tightened his grip on Huang Rong's hand and said seriously, "Rong'er! Don't be so reckless again. If you sail away from the island alone, what will you do if you encounter danger?"

Although Guo Jing was not a landlubber, he grew up in the northern grasslands after all. In the past, he only felt curious about the sea. But after almost burying the sea today, he began to fear it.

"Brother Jing! Have you forgotten that when I left home before, I also sailed alone?"

"I grew up in the sea. Sailing and swimming are very natural to me. Besides... there was also you, Brother Jing..." Huang Rong stopped talking and didn't let the cat out of the bag.

What she wanted to say was that Guo Jing passed on his skills to her.

So now, although her martial arts skills are still very mediocre, her internal strength is extremely strong, so her safety is actually more guaranteed.

But thinking of what Qiu Chuji had said before, he did not finish his words.

She naturally skipped over this topic and continued, "I drove the small boat in the direction you were heading, but the sea wind was not favorable and my speed could not keep up with your big ship, so I could only follow from a distance. Then I saw the boats of Old Poison and Little Poison, and I was afraid of being discovered by them, so I hid."

At this point, Huang Rong's expression became somewhat solemn and haggard. She shook Guo Jing's hand again and said, "I saw your boat being sucked into the whirlpool. At that moment, I almost thought that I would never see Brother Jing again!"

As she spoke, tears began to fall like pearls from a broken string, plop, plop.

The tears of a southern girl always make a man feel more distressed than the fists of a northern girl.

So Guo Jing was panicked at this moment, and was frantically trying to comfort her. He made a lot of promises unconsciously, expecting that after many years, the husband's authority would definitely decline.

Wanyan Kang was unhappy watching from the side, so he teased: "Sister Huang is really sincere. We are all in the same boat. You are just worried about not being able to see your brother Jing."

Huang Rong was not at all timid, and said sharply, "Of course I don't need to worry about you and Sister Mu. You are good at martial arts, and your Qinggong is even better. You can take Sister Mu away first. Even if you can't fly, you can still float to the shore with this mouth."

Wanyan Kang was about to retort.

Qiu Chuji knocked on the table: "Speak to the point!"

Huang Rong shrank her head, somewhat afraid of Qiu Chuji's gentle gaze, and continued, "I wanted to come over to help, but then... after I saw Taoist Qiu's sword, I knew I didn't need to worry about it anymore! So I drove the boat to chase after the boats of Old Poison and Little Poison."

These words inevitably reminded everyone of Qiu Chuji's sword, which was like a god descending to the earth, and everyone's hearts were filled with excitement.

"The origins of the whirlpools in this sea are all strange. There are indeed some whirlpools that appear frequently in this area. There is a certain pattern. They must have known about it in advance, so they led you in that direction."

"I was angry, so I sneaked onto their boat when they weren't paying attention, then sneaked to the bottom of the cabin and chiseled some holes with a dagger."

Everyone now understood why Ouyang Feng and his son's boat sank.

It turned out that it was Huang Rong who did it.

Although Huang Rong's martial arts skills are not very strong, she is a sea elf in the sea, which can be seen from the fact that her usual weapon is the Emei Spear.

Things like the Emei Thorn are often used underwater, where their effects and lethality are greatest.

When Mu Nianci handed the ginger soup to Huang Rong, the boat of Ouyang Feng and his son was about to sink into the sea about ten nautical miles away.

At this time, the father and son were standing on several disassembled and tied wooden boards, rowing towards the merchant ship.

If they are in distress at sea, not sinking is just the basic requirement. They also need food, fresh water, and to keep their bodies warm. These are the help and protection that a few small wooden boards cannot provide.

So they had to board the merchant ship of Qiu Chuji and others.

(End of this chapter)