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Chapter 134 Dangerous Scheme

Before Qi Fei could even react to the piglet falling, a person rushed out from the corner.

He was the captain of this ship.

He had now returned to his original appearance, walking hurriedly with a concerned expression on his face as if he had just happened to pass by and see what was going on.

"Honorable guest, this—" He pointed to the piglet lying on the ground, his brow furrowed, "What happened to it?"

Qi Fei glanced at the piglet foaming at the mouth at his feet and said casually, "I don't know either, it's probably drunk?"

"But—" The captain crouched down, took a closer look, and his tone grew increasingly grave, "its lips have turned purple and are swollen; these are clearly signs of poisoning!"

Qi Fei looked down.

Sure enough, the pig's lips had turned a dark purple and were swollen high. Its breathing was rapid and disordered, and its little belly was bulging.

"Huh?" Qi Fei's eyes widened slightly, his tone carrying a hint of exaggerated lingering fear. "This wine is actually poisoned?"

Thankfully, I didn't drink it.

The captain's eye twitched; his heart was bleeding.

He desperately wanted to pull out the antidote from his sleeve and shove it into the pig's mouth, but he could only restrain himself, feigning concern as he said, "Honored guest, this—this is my young lady's pet. Seeing it reminds me of her, and I can't bear to part with it. Perhaps I should take it downstairs for treatment?"

Qi Fei reached out to stop him, his tone calm but undeniable: "No need. Look, it seems to be slowly waking up."

Just as he said, the little pig's eyelids fluttered, and it slowly opened its eyes, its vision filled with swirling stars. It mumbled groggily, "What happened—what's going on?"

Its lips were swollen like two fat sausages, hanging on its face in a particularly comical way.

Qi Fei looked at it, a slight smile playing on his lips: "The wine is poisoned. You tested it for me, so you've served a purpose."

"If you had been this loyal to your young lady back then, she might have survived."

He sighed softly, his gaze falling on the little pig: "Don't you think so?"

The captain stood aside, extremely anxious and seething with anger, but since things had been said to this extent, he had no choice but to cooperate.

He lowered his eyes, forcing a sorrowful expression on his face: "Poor thing—poor thing, my young lady!"

He raised his head, then put on an indignant expression: "Since someone dared to poison the wine, I will investigate this matter thoroughly for you, my esteemed guest!"

"As for Miss's pet—I'll trouble you to take good care of it."

Qi Fei glanced at him and emphasized earnestly, "He's my pet now."

The captain nodded quickly, repeatedly saying yes and admitting his presumption.

After saying that, he hurriedly left, followed by several crew members, who began to cause a ruckus on the viewing platform, some collecting wine, others checking the equipment, making a complete mess.

Qi Fei ignored them and looked down at the piglet carefully.

Although his lips were badly swollen, his breathing had stabilized and his eyes were gradually regaining their clarity.

Remembering how this guy had been hit by Zhongli Xingyao's lightning magic, his whole body was charred black, but he had instantly become lively and energetic again, Qi Fei knew that there was indeed something strange about this guy.

He turned to look at Wu Mengsheng, who had been sitting silently to the side, and said with a hint of apology, "It seems I can't drink with you, fellow Daoist."

Wu Mengsheng sat motionless, seemingly able to see the farce unfolding before him clearly, even though he was blind.

He listened to the footsteps of the crew running back and forth, the clinking of wine jars, and the whispers that were deliberately lowered but still couldn't hide their panic. After a long while, he uttered four words: "Farce. Disappointing."

The farce refers to the clumsy poisoning attempt on the ship.

What was disappointing was that he and Qi Fei had originally planned to have a nice drink together.

Qi Fei laughed heartily and waved his hand nonchalantly: "We can't drink alcohol for now, how about we have some tea instead?"

As he spoke, he took out the small flying boat from his bosom, and with a light tap of his fingertip, he pulled out a gourd and a small packet of tea leaves.

"A thousand cups of wine are not enough when drinking with a bosom friend, and the same goes for tea," Qi Fei said with a smile as he boiled water.

Wu Mengsheng smiled slightly, nodded, and uttered only one word: "Good."

The two leisurely boiled water and brewed tea on the viewing platform, the fragrant aroma of tea wafting out, completely out of place with the surrounding noise.

Meanwhile, the captain hurried through the corridor with a gloomy expression, pushed open a hidden door, and quickly descended vertically to the bottom of the cabin, where the altar was located.

The priest and the first mate were already waiting inside, and all three of them looked rather grim.

"Damn it!" The captain slammed his fist on the wall, gritting his teeth. "He actually dodged it, and now the Celestial Venerable has been poisoned!"

The priest's face darkened, and he snorted coldly, "That shows this enemy is extremely cunning."

The first mate frowned, shook his head, and sighed, "This time the poisoning attempt failed. He will definitely be more vigilant in the future. It will be much more difficult to find another opportunity to poison him."

"What should we do?" The priest couldn't help but scratch his head.

The three of them were speechless for a moment.

They are now hesitant to act rashly.

She dared not openly break ties with Qi Fei, yet desperately wanted to take the pig away from him. But Qi Fei had already become wary, and every step from now on would be more difficult than before.

Just then, the pool in the corner of the room that connected to the seawater suddenly stirred.

With a splash, a shimmering silver fish shot out of the pond, as fast as lightning!

It opened its mouth in mid-air, spat out something, then flicked its tail and disappeared back into the pond, vanishing without a trace.

The priest reacted quickly and caught the object.

It was a sealed bottle, its surface was cold, and water droplets clung to its surface.

He unscrewed the bottle cap, and a dignified voice immediately came from inside.

That was the president of the Sanhai Society and also the high priest of the religion.

During the ceremony of the divine child's descent, he was presiding over the magic array that shielded the sea from the outer perimeter of "Sea and Sky Corner," doing his best to prevent the Dragon King of the South Sea from detecting the aura of the Heavenly Venerable.

At that moment, his voice came from inside the bottle, consisting of only one short sentence.

"Using one tiger to devour another, taking advantage of the Dragon King of the South China Sea!"

Upon hearing this, the three exchanged glances, a hint of fear flashing in their eyes.

This is a risky plan, and also a vicious one.

The Dragon King of the South Sea's subordinates are searching everywhere for the Celestial Venerable's whereabouts. If they learn that the Celestial Venerable is hiding on this ship—

At that time, the Dragon King of the South Sea will surely mobilize all the Seven Sea Guards and the Three Sea Guards to launch a full-scale attack, risking their lives to capture the Heavenly Venerable!

It was only in the chaos that they were able to take advantage of the confusion to bring the Celestial Venerable away.

The priest said, "Since the high priest has spoken, then let's do it this way."

The captain and first mate exchanged a glance, and without further hesitation, both nodded.

They wouldn't care if they lost ten, let alone this one giant loach.

With the Heavenly Venerable's help, not to mention a single giant loach, even ten or a hundred would be within easy reach in the future.

As for the innocent people on the ship?

They don't care at all.

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