Kyushu · Endless Nagato

Chapter 88 The Death Song in the Fog (2)
Thinking of Xue Huaiqing, he couldn't help but doubled his courage, made up his mind, suddenly changed his moves, and his moves became fierce.This is still the joint technique taught to him by Feng Qiuke, and it is the essence of the essence. It is said to come from the ancient Crane Snow Technique of the Feather Clan, but he rarely uses it at ordinary times, because these moves are too lethal, and those who are caught It will not be as simple as dislocated joints, but bones will be severely broken, and even left with permanent disabilities.An Xingmian is kind-hearted, and he always has room to fight with others, but right now, if he leaves any room, he can't even protect Xue Huaiqing.

After all, Boss Feng is just a pirate. Although he has brute force, he has never been in contact with truly advanced martial arts.An Xingmian used these exquisite joint techniques derived from the Crane Snow Technique, and he couldn't resist immediately.But he has always been stubborn and stubborn. Although the moves in his hands are a little messed up, he still tries his best to support him.

Although the pirates didn't have any high-level martial arts attainments, they knew at a glance that their boss was gradually being pushed into a disadvantaged situation.They were all anxious, but there was nothing they could do.No one can disobey the orders issued by Boss Feng.

During the fierce fight, An Xingmian's footsteps suddenly became chaotic. In order to avoid Boss Feng's backhand split, he tilted his body slightly, revealing a flaw in his shoulder.This was just his lure. He had used similar tricks many times before, and Boss Feng, who was experienced in fighting, didn't take the bait.But this time, Boss Feng was being forced into a panic, and he no longer cared about calm judgment. When he saw a flaw, he rushed out desperately, and hit An Xingmian's right shoulder fiercely with his right fist.

This is what An Xingmian was waiting for.Boss Feng's right fist had just been stretched out, and he had already changed his move suddenly. His right shoulder sank and shook away Boss Feng's fist, and then he folded his hands together like a closed trap, clamping his right arm in it.This is a very vicious move in the joint technique of the Yu tribe taught by Feng Qiuke, because the Yu tribe itself is not as powerful as other races, if they accidentally get into close combat, they must be fierce.This move uses both arms to pinch the opponent's single arm. Once the strength is exerted, the opponent's arm will be broken immediately, and the broken bone will be broken into pieces, making it difficult to connect, leaving a permanent disability—if this person is alive No words were lost in this battle.

Boss Feng threw out a punch, but found that An Xingmian had already judged his movement. The punch missed, and his right arm was tightly strangled by the opponent's arms.He felt a chill in his heart, knowing the power of this move, all thoughts were lost for a moment, he couldn't help closing his eyes, and began to imagine in his mind that he would lose his right arm and become a one-armed pirate in the future.

However, what happened next made him completely unpredictable.An Xingmian's arms didn't know why, but instead of exerting force, they loosened instead.Boss Feng didn't bother to think about why, he bent his arm almost instinctively, turned his fist into an elbow, and pushed it hard against An Xingmian's chest.An Xingmian was knocked back seven or eight steps by this elbow, and fell on the deck. After struggling for a few times, he staggered to his feet and spat out a mouthful of blood.

The pirates cheered loudly when they saw their leader turned from a disadvantaged situation into victory, and even Xue Huaiqing was awakened.When she walked out of the cabin, she saw An Xingmian's pale face and bleeding from the corner of her mouth. She couldn't help but be shocked. She was about to use the corpse dance technique to summon the corpse servants to go up to fight for her life, but she saw Boss Feng waved his hand violently to stop the noise of the pirates. sound.He turned to An Xingmian, and asked viciously: "Just now you were able to completely destroy my right arm, why did you soften your hand?"

An Xingmian rubbed his chest and coughed a few times, and said with a wry smile, "You and I don't have any enmity. Speaking of which, you saved our lives. I can't do that kind of heavy hand. Actually, after catching up with that ship It's really important to me, but I'm... I'm an idiot."

At this time, he also saw Xue Huaiqing, and his heart suddenly filled with endless regret.With a single thought, he didn't kill this straightforward and rude man. Only then did he realize what the consequences of doing so would be.Even if the pirate in front of him is very kind and willing to send himself a small boat to let the two escape, he and Xue Huaiqing lost this golden opportunity to use the pirate ship to blackmail Mr. Yuwen. the truth.

Is it right to do this?He was confused for a moment.He didn't deal harshly with Boss Feng, maybe he was worthy of his own conscience and principles, but he was definitely sorry for the one he loved.If this mistake killed Xue Huaiqing, even if he killed himself a hundred times, it would still be impossible to wash away the pain and regret in his heart.

At this moment when he was in a daze, he felt a soft body approaching him, supporting him, and then a slightly cold hand held his left hand.He suddenly came back to his senses, and found that it was Xue Huaiqing who was supporting him, her eyes were clear and bright, without any resentment.

"Although my choice may be different from yours...but you did the right thing," Xue Huaiqing said softly, "Stick to your inner beliefs, that's the kind of you I like."

This was the first time An Xingmian heard Xue Huaiqing say that sentence.Although the two of them were connected with each other, there was no need for a verbal confession, and even though the current situation was dangerous and his life might be in danger at any time, he still felt as if a ray of warm sunshine had shone into his heart.At that moment, he suddenly felt that he seemed to have nothing to worry about, as long as Xue Huaiqing was still by his side.

"I lost, please let the island owner deal with it." He turned to Boss Feng, a real smile that was no longer a wry smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Boss Feng took a few steps forward, looked An Xingmian up, down, left, and right as if he saw a monster, and suddenly asked, "Are you really a fucking idiot?"

An Xingmian didn't know how to answer for a while, it seemed that it was not appropriate to give an affirmative answer or a negative answer, so she had to keep silent.Boss Feng spat fiercely on the ground: "You idiot! Who am I, Boss Feng? In front of these bastards, I clearly knew that you let me make a move first and saved my arm. I still have face Do you consider yourself a winner?"

An Xingmian heard a turning point in his words, and felt refreshed: "If Island Master Feng is indeed a hero, probably...you don't think so?"

"Grandma, hero!" Boss Feng yelled angrily, "I'm a pirate, what I do is kill people and burn ships to rob things, shit hero!"

He went on to speak a little softer: "But you have to save face even if you are not a hero! You should have won this battle, and this ship will now be under your command until you solve your enemy. But there must be a deadline, Otherwise, if you can't find that ship for the rest of your life, I can't stop doing business for the rest of your life."

"Thank you, Island Master, then I won't talk nonsense," An Xingmian was very grateful, "You have been doing... business in the Huoling Strait all year round, so you should be quite familiar with the shipping routes of ordinary merchant ships, right?"

"Of course." Boss Feng puffed out his chest.

"Then please follow the route that ordinary passenger ships are used to, and chase along the road. If we can't catch up near the coast, our agreement will be terminated." An Xingmian said.

Without further ado, Boss Feng immediately began to issue orders to his subordinates.Xue Huaiqing pursed her lips and smiled: "Look, sticking to your heart all the time doesn't seem to necessarily lead to bad results. But if it were me, I might not be as lenient as you."

An Xingmian also smiled: "It's considered lucky this time. In fact, I didn't act harshly at the time. On the one hand, I was soft-hearted, and on the other hand, I felt... this pirate is a bit like my sworn brother Bai Qianyun." .”

"That's true. Putting them together to compete in foul language, it may be hard to tell the winner in three days and three nights." Xue Huaiqing nodded.

two

The pirate ship lowered its flag and began to chase the passenger ship that Mr. Yuwen was riding at full speed. Xue Huaiqing was finally able to sleep peacefully for a few times.It wasn't until she woke up that An Xingmian had the opportunity to talk to her about what had happened in the past few months.Before that, both of them were trying their best to imagine what the other's situation was like. Now when they talked about it, they realized that each other's guesses were basically wrong.What Xue Huaiqing was particularly interested in was that the old monster Sumeru actually came.

"When I heard them talking about it at the time, I thought it was impossible for Xu Mizi to save me. It must be a trap arranged by you," Xue Huaiqing said, "Now I know that this is indeed your scheme, but Xu Mizi He did come. Did he tell you what the hell he came for?"

"He didn't say anything specific, he just said that you are still useful to him, so he can't let you die for the time being," An Xingmian said, "He didn't know that you were taken to sea by Mr. Yuwen, and he is probably still in Ningnan City now. Stay here, while teaching apprentices, while monitoring the actions of the feathered people."

"But I don't think I can be of any use to him." Xue Huaiqing frowned, "Among the relics left by my master, the most valuable ones may be those fragments of "Book of Demons" written by her, but Mizi has said long ago that it is an evil book, and the secret techniques recorded in it are harmful and not beneficial to people. As a person, it is absolutely impossible for him to intentionally lie about this kind of matter."

"He really can't, and "The Book of Charms" may not have caught his old man's eyes," An Xingmian said, "Actually, after meeting Mr. Yuwen, I suddenly had a thought, maybe the old monster is also for your parents message from?"

"I remembered, maybe that's true!" Xue Huaiqing suddenly thought of something, "Didn't I just tell you about my mother and that strange magic staff that can steal people's souls? Apart from you, there is no one in this story. I have only told one person, and that is my dead master Jiang Qinyin."

"And it's not surprising that Jiang Qinyin told Xu Mizi about this," An Xingmian suddenly realized, "Now I understand that Xu Mizi also came for that inexplicable staff."

He stretched out his fingers and started counting: "The first people who are interested in this are the Yuren of Ningnan City represented by Feng Yufan, followed by Xu Mizi, and then Young Master Yuwen. These three groups of people are just floating on the water. As far as we can see, there are many more hidden under the water that have never shown up. On the other hand, this piece of Saxigaro on me has also attracted the sky drive. The two of us are now like two pieces on a plate The big fat meat in it has attracted countless mouth-watering diners."

"The worst thing is that Big Fatty doesn't know why he attracts those diners." Xue Huaiqing sighed, "The treasure on your body, besides helping us survive in that underground stone room last time, is also Is there any other function?"

"I don't know anything," An Xingmian shook his head dejectedly, "That old guy Feng Qiuke, I can't say this, and I can't say that. Many times I want to tear his mouth in two."

"The mouth seems to have two parts," Xue Huaiqing said happily, "don't be so anxious. Anyway, we are still alive, and now there are these pirates to help, there is always hope. Even if we are trapped in the Yu Clan When I was in the palace, I firmly believed that you would find a way to rescue me no matter what."

"Actually, for a while, I was also quite desperate," An Xingmian looked at the endless sea outside the boat, "I always felt like the two of us were thrown into such a sea like a small canoe. It may capsize and sink at any time. But for me, there is still a breath in my heart, that is, if it must sink, at least the two of us must be together and cannot be separated..."

Xue Huaiqing held An Xingmian's hand, and felt a warm and moist feeling in her eye sockets. After a long time, she realized that An Xingmian was leaning against her lightly, and had fallen asleep.

"Go to sleep." Xue Huaiqing stroked An Xingmian's hair, "You are really exhausted."

Boss Feng really did what he said he would do.After admitting that he lost to An Xingmian, he immediately ordered the pirate ship to move forward at full speed, and even encountered two ordinary merchant ships on the road without robbing them—of course, the bank note An Xingmian gave him may also have played a role.

The speed of the pirate ship was so fast that the passenger ship that Mr. Yuwen was on could already be seen through the binoculars from a distance before dark.Boss Feng was overjoyed, and was about to order to catch up, but was stopped by An Xingmian.

"Why?" Boss Feng didn't understand, "Isn't your enemy on that ship? Hurry up and drag him out and kill him, isn't it very satisfying?"

"That's because...that's because..." An Xingmian stammered, and suddenly had an idea, "That's because he might have a treasure map on him!"

"Treasure map?" Boss Feng's eyes lit up immediately, but then dimmed again, "No, according to the rules of the sea, if you find it, it belongs to you. But I will definitely help you, what Boss Feng said ..."

"If we find the treasure, we'll split it halfway." An Xingmian interrupted him.

Boss Feng was stunned for a moment: "Your words... Seriously?"

"Of course it's true." An Xingmian said bravely.In fact, he really started to like this blunt, rude and loyal pirate. It is inevitable that he would feel a little guilty for lying like this, but he obviously couldn't tell the truth.Fortunately, the so-called treasures are not completely irrelevant, unless the staff held by Sa Xijialuo and Xue Huaiqing's mother cannot be regarded as treasures.As for the split, it can only be said.

Boss Feng was both happy and worried: "But this strait is very narrow. No matter how slowly that ship moves, it will be able to land early tomorrow morning. If you don't do anything, it will be too late. We are pirates after all, so we can't get too close to the shore."

An Xingmian was very hesitant, not knowing whether to chase after her.In fact, he knew in his heart that it was useless to chase after him. Mr. Yuwen would never give in easily. At most, the two sides would fight each other, which would not solve any problems.The reason why he wanted the pirate ship to chase after the passenger ship was because he remembered what he and Mr. Yuwen had said when they met on the ship.

"If I find two of you, I will find a way to find the two things I want. But right now, I can't tell you the truth. Let's do it tomorrow." Mr. Yuwen said at that time.

This sentence made him suspicious at the time: Why did he have to wait until the next day?After thinking about it, he finally came to understand that the reason why Mr. Yuwen had to wait until the next day to talk to them was because only on this day, the voyage of the passenger ship was just enough to reach here, and some things might happen then.Therefore, instead of confronting him head-on, it is better to monitor Mr. Yuwen's movements and maybe find some clues.

But now, An Xingmian was a little shaken again, because the ship was about to dock, but Mr. Yuwen didn't make any changes.Is my judgment wrong?Or during the short half day when he and Xue Huaiqing were struggling at sea, Mr. Yuwen had already seen what he wanted to see?
He was hesitating, and Boss Feng was also scratching his head and scratching his head impatiently, obviously completely believing his nonsense about the "treasure map", but Xue Huaiqing suddenly came out of the cabin.Seeing that her clothes were thin, An Xingmian quickly took off her coat and put it on her body: "Why did you come out? It's cold outside, let's go back."

"I heard a strange sound," Xue Huaiqing said. "Maybe your ears can't catch it, but my ears are a little more sensitive than ordinary people. It's just that the sound of the tide mixed in makes it difficult for me to judge."

Xue Huaiqing looked a little serious, An Xingmian was slightly taken aback, and suddenly thought of something: "Last year, I was with you in the Illusion Forest, at the edge of the swamp, and I witnessed the duel between two corpse dancers , when they were all..."

"That's right, Song of Death!" Xue Huaiqing nodded, "In this sea area, there are corpse dancers using Song of Death."

The so-called death song is a fighting method of corpse dancers.Under normal circumstances, a corpse dancer can control the corpse servants under his command to fight purely with mental power, but if he encounters a formidable enemy, he can make a strange sound through his throat, using this very subtle but very The harsh guttural sound stimulated the corpse servant to burst into greater strength.Of course, using the death song will speed up the consumption of mental power and even damage the body, so it will not be used unless it is critical.

(End of this chapter)