Chapter 61: Amazing Skills

Amidst the roaring crowd, the big boat slowly stopped at the backwater bay. The entire color of the boat was a strange red. I couldn’t see clearly from too far away why that red was so strange, but the overall splendor of the big boat somewhat concealed the discomfort caused by that red. After all, it was a boat for the bride’s family.

At this time, the two people who were going to take me to the altar had already walked up to me. Faced with the strong momentum they deliberately released, not to mention resisting, I even had difficulty breathing, and at the same time, I had no way to observe the boat.

Their power reminded me of the powerful feeling I had when the old man in the imperial robe suddenly attacked after defeating the first young person of the four major powers in the Snow Mountain.

I felt a bit bitter. There were only a few such people in the four major powers, so why did this strange village have so many? I thought of the secret department. Even if the entire department came out in force, they wouldn’t have the strength to fight against this village, right? Because there are too many top-level cultivators here.

“What are you doing? Let him go!”

“Third brother…”

“Let go of my brother…”

Everyone yelled, and I noticed that Lu Shan, who had always been inexplicably silent and inexplicably fearful, was suddenly excited by this scene and also yelled, impulsively trying to rush over to pull me. Unfortunately, the cultivators who restrained them were not weak, and there were many of them. Moreover, there were top-level masters here. My friends could not resist at all, and were instead instantly suppressed by these cultivators.

Tao Bai, who was always shy, also became excited. He put his hand on his chest and looked at Lu Shan and said, “Brother Shan, I don’t care anymore. Let’s fight. If we die, let’s die quickly. For so many years, it was only during these days with Brother Chen that I felt that we were happy and happy for a few days. Brother Shan…”

I never thought that Tao Bai, who was always so quiet and shy, would say such moving words. And Lu Shan, who had always been exceptionally protective of Tao Bai, also said without hesitation, “It’s a matter of dying anyway, so let’s fight! I won’t stop you this time.”

Looking at everyone’s excited faces, I suddenly felt my eyes well up with tears. I felt like my life had been worth it, but I knew that if one of us could survive, it would be a sign of hope. So I shouted, “Quiet down! Everything will be fine! Be quiet!”

In the end, my voice became calm, but the firmness in it was self-evident. I noticed a detail: the lama who had been standing next to the strange road, closing his eyes to rest, as if everything had nothing to do with him, suddenly opened his eyes, and then his eyes, which showed no emotion, fell on Lushan and Taobai.

Although he didn’t say anything for the time being, I felt that this was a very dangerous sign. The secrets of Lu Shan and Tao Bai must be shocking… Although the situation couldn’t be any worse, I still subconsciously wanted to keep something, even if I didn’t know what it was.

“Quiet, please,” I said, looking at everyone who was trying to suppress their emotions.

Chengqing understood my emotions the best. There was a kind of suppressed hatred in his eyes, and then he suddenly raised his hand, signaling everyone to calm down. The look of pain on everyone’s faces inexplicably added a few more shades of bleakness to our group. Is there still a way out and hope?

At this time, the lama whispered something in the ear of the strange Taoist, and the strange Taoist suddenly opened his eyes and looked at Tao Bai and Lu Shan again. In fact, the strange Taoist had shown a little interest in Tao Bai at the beginning, but was stopped by Xiao Chengqian. The words of the lama made the strange Taoist pay attention to Tao Bai again.

He looked at Tao Bai while thinking about something, and finally said, “That kid is really strange, but you have to be willing to sacrifice yourself.

The lama seemed very unwilling, but in the end he moved his lips without saying anything, and once again became silent. The strange words once again determined Tao Bai’s fate, and as for Lushan, the strange words simply did not even enter his mind.

For some reason, I was a little relieved. I said to the two men who were going to take me to the altar, “I’ll go myself.” Then I walked toward the altar.

If I were carried to the altar before I died, I would feel a little resentful. I had no hope of escaping, and I only longed for a little dignity before I died.

I stopped walking only when I reached the altar. At this point, I noticed the intricate, invisible patterns on the altar. Because the carvings were very shallow, I had not noticed them when I was at a distance.

“Turn around,” the monster said to me.

I turned around silently. In this situation, it doesn’t matter where I look.

I felt that the strange road was walking towards me, but I didn’t care at all. My eyes were only on the magnificent ship.

At this moment, the red ocean beneath the altar was completely boiling, and the joyous noise was deafening. The sound of the suona could not hide the faint sadness hidden in the high pitch. Perhaps I had a problem with my state of mind, and I felt that everything I heard was a dirge for myself. Wasn’t this life worth it?

Because the ship was so large, and there was a huge tidal flat next to the bay, the water was shallow and the ship could not dock.

So, at this time, several boats with black sails were already sailing in the huge backwater bay, heading towards the large ship anchored in the backwater bay. The people on the ship should be the “newlyweds” being sent off this time… because one of the boats with black sails had already docked, and the people on the large ship were lowering a rope ladder and were taking the newlyweds, who were wearing formal attire, on board one by one.

I couldn’t see the expressions of the brides, and I couldn’t tell what they were thinking at the moment. But were they really willing to do it? Were they really not afraid? Or had they been brainwashed into being ignorant and fearless?

I really have no way of guessing what is going on. I just glanced at my friends, and their expressions became more and more painful. Tears seemed to have become an instinct.

In fact, I didn’t feel like I was being done anything, but I felt strange that the people around me were busy. Under these circumstances, I subconsciously looked down and was shocked. The familiar red rope was quickly knotted at various key points on my body.

The speed was much faster than my master’s!

Tying knots is a rare method in Taoism, let alone this knot… I was shocked because the way this knot was tied was the secret of the Li family! I could hardly see any difference…

“You…” I couldn’t help but scream in horror at the strange Taoist, but he didn’t even bother to look at me. He just kept his head down and busied himself, as if he was afraid that I couldn’t withstand his aura. He deliberately suppressed his aura, and at the moment, he looked like an ordinary old man.

At this moment, his appearance formed a concrete impression in my eyes. He looked somewhat weathered, middle-aged, and not old. It was clear that he had been handsome in his youth, but he gave off an unusually fierce and cold feeling. Moreover, he had a sense of determination that was almost bordering on paranoia, as if he had set his mind on a goal and would not turn back even if he were to crash into a wall.

The knots formed on my body quickly, and my body began to feel cold, but it wasn’t completely like that. I was so poor that I inherited all the secret rope-knotting methods of my old master Li, but I couldn’t recognize what kind of effect the strange Taoist was actually tying on my body.

Because he used a compound knot, which means that often one knot contains two or more binding methods, this is simply amazing, because I know that the knot is not simply useful when it is tied.

Just like a talisman, it is useless to draw it according to the picture. You must concentrate on the talisman and seal the power. This is a very important point… Before each knot is formed, it is necessary to use a special mantra to connect the power. It can also be understood as the effect of the knot before the talisman is completed, locking the energy that really works.

However, it is difficult to maintain a delicate balance between two different forces in one knot, let alone two or more!

Is this strange Taoist a fairy?

I can hardly think, and at this time, the tying of the rope knot is already nearing its end…