From Under One Person: Sincere Journey Through the Heavens

As he spoke, Jonathan's gaze inadvertently fell on the golden rhinoceros horn hanging at Jiang Liu's waist. His attention was completely focused on the golden patterns, his eyes gleaming as he thought it was gold. He reached out his hand without making a sound, and just as he was about to touch the golden rhinoceros horn...

whoosh-

Jiang Liu turned around, the towering golden rhinoceros horn at his waist miraculously avoiding Jonathan's hand, and said, "What are you doing?"

"I saw something dirty on you..." Jonathan laughed awkwardly, but quickly composed himself and explained seriously.

[They're actually quite convincing at it!]

How could Jiang Liu not notice Jonathan's little trick? He stretched out his finger, and a gold watch floated in his hand. Then, under Jonathan's surprised gaze, he removed the magnetic field.

The gold watch fell directly into the pit.

"oops!"

Jonathan's eyes widened. He crouched down, peered over, and reached out, but grabbed nothing!

The gold watch was exactly one millimeter faster than he could grasp it!

pat!

The gold watch fell into the cabin below, slid a short distance, and disappeared into the dark opening where the giant octopus had fallen.

"What a pity, that was a gold watch!" Jonathan sighed, as if he were feeling sorry for Jiang Liu.

"Yes, a gold watch."

Jiang Liu, however, smiled.

Upon seeing this, Jonathan was taken aback at first, then his expression changed. He immediately remembered something, and suddenly touched his backside, only to find that the gold watch in his back pocket was gone. His face twisted as if he had eaten a can of herring.

"Why do you have such a bad expression? Is the air in here a bit stuffy for you?"

Jiang Liu pretended to know nothing, patted Jonathan on the shoulder with concern, and comforted him, "Don't worry, the air here may not be as fresh as outside, but it's definitely non-toxic and harmless!"

"I... I kind of hate the stuffy environment." Jonathan was on the verge of tears, knowing that Jiang Liu must have discovered that he wanted to steal the golden rhinoceros horn, which led to Jiang Liu accidentally "picking up" the gold watch he had finally found, and then "accidentally" dropping it into the octopus cave.

[How petty! I didn't even actually steal it!]

Jonathan grumbled inwardly.

Jiang Liu didn't care what he was thinking; he just kept comforting him.

"what happened?"

at this time.

Duanmu Ying, the captain, the old security captain, Gu Qian, and Gu Kun also followed the sound and found the restaurant. When they saw the broken tentacles of the octopus, they were all stunned.

The old captain bent down and grabbed the tentacle, which was thicker than his waist, exclaiming, "Such a huge octopus tentacle... how did you manage to handle it?"

No sooner had he spoken than the old captain glanced at the river, slapped his forehead, and laughed, "Oh dear, I asked a stupid question."

Duanmu Ying also grabbed an octopus tentacle and said cheerfully, "Not bad, not bad, even if we can't get out, we won't starve to death."

"Have you found any valuable treasure?" Jiang Liu asked.

"No."

Speaking of this, Duanmu Ying threw away the octopus tentacles in her hand and said angrily, "Valuable ancient paintings and vases are either soaked in water and ruined or are already in pieces, no different from garbage."

The old captain and the old security captain looked at each other and shook their heads, indicating that they had not found anything of value.

"The most valuable and common treasures found in deep-sea shipwrecks are precious metals such as gold and silver. Most other items will be corroded by seawater and lose their value."

The old captain, a man of great experience, sighed softly, but then exclaimed excitedly, "However, old Jack and I discovered a cabin teeming with clams, each clam the size of a human head. There must be priceless pearls inside!"

"really?"

Jonathan's frustration at losing his gold watch vanished instantly, and he urged the old captain and the old security chief to lead the way.

He wants to make back all the losses from the gold watch!

After the three left, Gu Qian spoke up: "Those clams live in the cabin, where it is dark and they have never been exposed to the moonlight. Even if the pearls are large, they are just pearls, not moon pills."

As a Dragon Otter, Gu Qian's understanding of pearls in clams and elixirs in mussels far surpasses that of ordinary people. Only clams that absorb and exhale the essence of the moon can produce moon elixirs.

Compared to ordinary pearls, moon pearls are rounder and smoother, containing vital energy. If placed in the mouth of a corpse, the vital energy contained within can ensure that the corpse does not decay for a thousand years.

"Let them dig it themselves."

The essence of Jonathan and others' desire for gold and pearls is a desire for wealth. The West has already entered the stage of capitalist society, where money means everything. "They are ordinary people, and what they want is nothing more than the four words 'clothing, food, shelter and transportation,' which is different from us."

"Don't you like money?" Duanmu Ying suddenly asked.

Don't you like it?

Jiang Liu countered with a question.

"Of course I don't like it."

"Oh, so after we've explored the island and found a way out, you'll give me all the money?"

Jiang Liu and Duanmu Ying discussed, "As the saying goes, saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda!"

Since you dislike money, you must be suffering because of it, both physically and mentally. If this continues, your life may be in danger. Why not entrust it to me? I'll take on this torment of being trapped by money for you!

Duanmu Ying stared at Jiang Liu for a long while before uttering four words: "You wish!"

"See, you still like money."

Jiang Liu chuckled.

"No, it's just that money is like air. You can't do anything without it, unless you go to the deep mountains and forests to live like a savage."

Duanmu Ying sighed.

"Okay, Mu Ying, I was just kidding. Don't take it to heart. I don't really want your money."

As Jiang Liu walked out of the cabin, he said to Duanmu Ying, "By the way, what is your goal in cultivation? Don't say yet, let me guess. Coming from Jishetang, you must have been influenced by your family. Could it be that you want to cure all the difficult and complicated diseases in the world?"

Duanmu Ying retorted irritably, "My surname is Duanmu, not Duan!"

Then, Duanmu Ying added, "But you guessed right, I really do want to cure all diseases in the world... You also know medicine, right?"

"How do you know?" Jiang Liu asked.

"Medicine and martial arts are inseparable!"

Duanmu Ying had his own theory: "Most extraordinary people don't care about medical skills, or even how many acupoints Qi flows through in their bodies. They just instinctively learn kung fu, open the nine acupoints, and can refine Qi, which is enough."

However, those extraordinary individuals who cultivate abilities such as Qi and external strength will definitely spend time learning medical skills, or at the very least, understanding human anatomy in order to better exert their power and coordinate the movement of Qi with the human skeleton and muscles.

If you can use your Qi to control the boat and glide along the waves, minimizing the damage to those on board, you must have cultivated your Qi skills to an extremely high level, and you must understand your own body perfectly.

and so--

Even if you don't understand medicine, you will definitely learn it.

"That's quite perceptive."

Jiang Liu sighed inwardly: No wonder Duanmu Ying was able to comprehend the Dual-Hand Technique in the future. Perhaps it was due to Wugensheng and the Twenty-Four Sections of Tongtian Valley, but it was also inseparable from her own talent, her pursuit of cultivation, and this keen insight.

"So, you really know medicine? Then we can chat more in the future," Duanmu Ying invited Jiang Liu.

"It's impossible."

With both hands intact, one can have both life and health.

Did you agree to Duanmu Ying's request so that you could acquire this skill in the future?

it's not true.

Jiang Liu was not interested in the dual-wielding technique.

We can only move forward and need to move forward if we have shortcomings.

If one could have both and be perfect, what would be the point of spiritual practice?

It is precisely because of imperfection that we need to cultivate ourselves, and it is also because of this imperfection that the path of cultivation is endless.

Therefore.

He agreed to Duanmu Ying's request simply because he got along well with this lively and restless girl. That was all.

As for guiding Duanmu Ying—

Jiang Liu only "desires to be a teacher," but he is not "fond of being a teacher." When making friends, he will only try his best to show his sincere side.

As for what the future holds?

As long as it's not something reckless or malicious, Jiang Liu generally won't interfere.

"Then it's settled!" Duanmu Ying extended her little finger to pinky swear with Jiang Liu, otherwise she wouldn't feel at ease.

"Forget about pinky promises, that's a game only kids play. True friendship is like water, a high five is enough." Jiang Liu extended his hand.

"it is good!"

Duanmu Ying and Jiang Liu clapped their hands, which was considered an agreement to study medicine together in the future.

thereafter.

Jiang Liu, Lu Jin, Duanmu Ying, Gu Qian, and Gu Kun left the cabin, but just as they reached the top of the ship, they heard someone shouting and jumped out.

Blood was churning on the sea outside the Mary Cinnamon. Of the two sailors who had been on the lifeboat, only one remained, now clinging tightly to the bow, his eyes filled with shock and uncertainty.

Whoosh!

A shark about five meters long leaped out of the water, with a person grabbing its back. It was Gu Dui, who was holding the shark's fin with one hand and a dagger with the other, stabbing it into the shark's back with great force.

A line appeared on the shark's back, from which red blood flowed and white flesh rolled.

Having achieved a decisive victory, Gu Dui ceased its prolonged struggle, released its shark fin, and plunged into the water. It swam rapidly toward the Mary Senu, its legs flailing like a carp leaping over the dragon gate, and it landed on the bow of the ship.

Afterwards, Gu Li, Gu Zhen, and the other four also jumped onto the bow of the boat and explained the reason to Gu Qian and Gu Kun.

It turned out that shortly after they entered the cabin, the sharks in the sea, having finished devouring the Sea Dragon King's corpse, were still hungry and found the lifeboat.

First, it bumped against the bottom of the ship, causing one of the sailors to lose his balance and fall into the water.

Although Gu Dui jumped into the water to save him immediately, the sailor had already been pierced through the heart and lungs by the shark's sharp teeth and died instantly. The smell of blood also attracted more sharks.

Helpless, Gu Zhen, Gu Li, and the other four also went into the water. They first brought the remaining sailor to the bow of the ship, and then picked up the daggers from the lifeboat to fight the sharks.

Because they are Dragon-Otter people, whether they are Dragon Households or Otter Families, they are extremely skilled at fighting in the water. When fighting sharks, they do not fight to the death, but instead continuously cut wounds on the sharks to stimulate the other shark groups to attack their own kind with their blood.

Sharks are cold-blooded animals and cannibalism is common. When stimulated by the smell of blood, they will naturally seek out injured members of their own kind.