Chapter 365 – Wang Changqing

　　Han Li looked at the giant fish that was several feet long from afar for a few moments, then flew to the sky above the sea vessel, and after circling slightly twice, he looked towards the ship.

　　Apparently the people on the ship had also discovered Han Li’s arrival, only to see a few loud yells followed by a large group of people, as many as two to three hundred, pouring out of the ship’s cabins, immediately filling the bow of the ship.

　　Once this group of people saw Han Li staying in mid-air, their faces revealed a few moments of awe, and they bowed to Han Li to give a salute.

　　While Han Li was somewhat stunned, a middle-aged man in the crowd with the most expensive clothing took a few steps forward and nervously said a few words, then stood with his hands folded, seemingly waiting for Han Li’s orders.

　　Han Li touched his nose and laughed bitterly for a few moments. Because the other party’s words, he couldn’t understand a single word, words don’t match, how to communicate ah, this gave him a headache.

　　At this time, because he saw that Han Li didn’t open his mouth to speak right away, the middle-aged man looked a bit alarmed and said two more sentences in a hurry. Although he didn’t understand the meaning, Han Li could also see that the other party seemed to be distinguishing something from him.

　　Han Li frowned down and after a brief thought, he suddenly spoke in ordinary Tennantese, “You here, is there anyone who understands what I’m saying, if so, come out and explain it to me!” As soon as these words were spoken, Han Li swept his gaze toward the crowd beneath him.

　　The middle-aged man had a blank look on his face, clearly not knowing what Han Li was saying again, and as for the other people’s bewildered looks, they were no better than him.

　　Sighing helplessly, Han Li switched to a few of the ancient languages he knew, and said the words once more. These ancient languages were still the ones that he had to learn in order to practice those tongue-twisting incantations back then. When he spoke one of them, a gray-haired old man in the crowd finally moved his expression.

　　Seeing this, Han Li was overjoyed in his heart and immediately pointed at the old man.

　　”Old man, is it possible to understand what I’m saying?” Han Li said slowly in that ancient language, after all, he wasn’t using this kind of speech often, and he was rusty ah.

　　When the old man heard Han Li say this, he hesitated for a moment, but still stood to the side of the middle-aged man and respectfully replied back in the ancient language, “Old Mr. Wang Changqing, I did learn this kind of immortal speech when I was young! I wonder what the Immortal Master commands?”

　　Seeing that the old man really understood the ancient language, a few smiles appeared on Han Li’s face, and suddenly his figure flickered, and the man stood in front of the old man, startling both the old man and the middle-aged man at the same time.

　　”You must have seen that I don’t know the local speech, so tell them that I’m just passing by to inquire about some things, no need to be so alarmed!” Han Li said gently.

　　Just now, he had already thoroughly swept through the giant boat with his divine sense, and all of the people on this boat were mortals, with no Immortal Cultivators here, which was why he was so relieved to come down.

　　After saying this, Han Li ignored how the old man muttered and explained to the middle-aged man, and instead waved his hand at the Divine Wind in the sky, and the white magic weapon slowly descended to the bow of the boat carrying Qu Soul.

　　Then Qu Soul walked out at Han Li’s command, while the canoe quickly became smaller into a white light flew into Han Li’s hands and was put into his storage bag.

　　After doing so, Han Li squinted slightly.

　　Discovering that these mortals on the boat, although their expressions remained respectful, no one revealed a look of shock. This indicated that they should have seen the Immortal Cultivator’s methods often, or else they wouldn’t have looked so accustomed to them. In that case, either the people on this ship were not ordinary people, or there were many Immortal Cultivators in this place who were not shy about letting mortals see them.

　　Han Li thought thoughtfully in his heart.

　　At this time, the old man had already transmitted Han Li’s words to the middle-aged man. The middle-aged man was first stunned, but immediately showed the color of surprise, mouth gibberish to Han Li said a whole lot of words, full of excitement of the extreme look.

　　When Han Li saw the other party look like this, his heart was stunned, and he couldn’t help but turn his face toward the old man.

　　The old man naturally understood Han Li’s intentions. Hastily stepping forward, he explained to Han Li, “Immortal Master Sir, this Mr. Gu is the proprietor of this ship, and he intends to invite Immortal Master to live on the Quixing Island where he resides, and he is willing to supply all of Immortal Master’s cultivation fees and expenses.”

　　”Kui Xing Island?” Han Li stroked his chin with a noncommittal look.

　　Seeing Han Li’s indifferent look, the middle-aged man’s eyes became even more eager, and his mouth spat out another series of words. From the way he spoke with a compensatory smile, Han Li didn’t want the old man to translate and understood that this person was more than likely saying something about wanting to allow himself to go to that Kui Xing Island again.

　　So, not waiting for the old man to translate for himself, Han Li nonchalantly waved his hand and said: “You first tell this proprietor, I’m new to your place and not too familiar with the situation here, I won’t risk agreeing to anything, wait for me to learn more about some things before deciding whether or not to go to his Kuixing Island. And now that I do not understand your language, I hope he will let me accompany this ship for a few days, so that the old gentleman may teach me some of the local language and by the way understand the local customs.”

　　When the old man heard this, he did not dare to be slow in explaining to the middle-aged man truthfully.

　　After hearing this, the middle-aged man’s face clearly showed a few disappointments, but he still respectfully bowed to Han Li, and then shouted a few words to the other people behind him, and all of them instantly retreated back to the cabin in a flurry of activity, while he himself also spoke to the old man and then went down backwards.

　　With this, only the old man and Han Li were left on the bow.

　　Seeing this, the old man smiled and said to Han Li, ”Lord Immortal Master, East Master Gu has agreed to your request and has also vacated an upper room for you. Immortal Master may come over with me.”

　　Hearing this, Han Li nodded indifferently in agreement. Thus, the old man named Wang Changqing went in front while Han Li and Qu Soul followed behind into the cabin.

　　”It’s really big!” This was Han Li’s first feeling upon entering the cabin. The cabin was full of walkways and corridors, and it was unknown how many rooms there were. The few mortals Han Li encountered during this time all gave Han Li an automatic way out with a look of awe on their faces.

　　After following the old man around a few turns, Han Li and Qu Soul, arrived in front of a larger wooden door.

　　Wang Changqing didn’t hesitate to push it open, and then with one side of his body, invited Han Li to go in first. Han Li didn’t politely talk to him either, and walked into the house with Qu Soul one after the other, then glanced around.

　　Not to mention, this house was really nice! Not only was the space large enough, but it didn’t have a stuffy feeling, but what made Han Li the most curious was that there was a strange little tree planted in a flower pot in the corner of the room.

　　The tree’s straight trunk had no branches at all and was filled with palm-sized triangular leaves. And the whole tree, the whole body silver light shining, even as if it was made of pure silver. Looking at this tree, Han Li revealed a curious expression.

　　”It seems that Immortal Master has not seen this Silverhorn Tree before! This tree is indeed not a common thing, not only does it have a magnificent appearance, but if it is placed in a stuffy place, then it can make the air fresh and pure, it is really a rare treasure for those who run the sea. It’s that someone as wealthy and powerful as our proprietor has only gotten three or four of them.” The old man saw the surprise in Han Li’s eyes and respectfully explained to Han Li.

　　Han Li smiled faintly as he listened and said nothing. How could he not hear this Wang Changqing’s intention to curry favor for that Eastern Lord of his?

　　Han Li asked Qu Soul to guard the doorway and sat down on a chair inside the room. Wang Changqing, on the other hand, stood in front of Han Li with some restraint, not daring to casually take a seat.

　　Seeing that the other party was so formal, Han Li smiled and said to him in a pleasant manner, “Mr. Wang, there’s no need to be so courteous, please sit down and talk, I still have some things that I need to properly ask Mr. for advice?”

　　Hearing this, Mr. Wang Changqing said, “I don’t dare”, with a look of fear and trepidation.

　　Seeing this, Han Li slightly frowned, so he no longer forced the other party.

　　Thus, after thinking briefly, he opened his mouth and asked directly, “I’m a cultivator who has just arrived here from another land, so I wonder if Mr. Wang can first give me an introduction to the nearby terrain, as well as the local customs. Of course if you can tell me more about us Immortal Cultivators, that would be even better, and I’ll be sure to thank the old gentleman heavily!”

　　Han Li said these words with a calm demeanor.

　　After thinking for a moment, Wang Changqing slowly said, “Since Immortal Master arrived here from the outside, he should know that this is the sea area of the Sea of Chaotic Stars, and this is the southwest corner of the Sea of Chaotic Stars. There are a total of three large islands nearby such as Tail Star Island, Kui Star Island, and Sang Star Island, and of course dozens of other various small and medium sized islands, all of which are inhabited by Immortal Masters and mortals.”

　　”Our people here actually have the same custom as the other seas, each island will have an Immortal Master with the highest magical power as the Island Master, responsible for guarding the island. Other Immortal Masters who are willing to settle on the island and take up certain positions will be issued a certain amount of spirit stones by the island master each year for their cultivation, but from then on they will have to follow the island master’s commands. Of course if they both want to reside on the island but are unwilling to take up positions on the island, then not only will they not be supplied with spirit stones, but instead they will be required to pay a certain amount of spirit stones to the island master every year so that they can also stay on the island.”

　　Speaking here, Wang Changqing paused, with a few envious looks on his face, seemingly yearning for the Immortal Cultivators.