Chapter 74: Entering Guidaowan

Change? In fact, without Lin Jianguo’s explanation, I already knew that the change he was referring to was the group led by Wu Tian, who had come to the Holy Village.

And before, through the story he told, didn’t his son also say that a group of people would come to the village?

“Is it the people who are now in control of the entire village?” Although I already had an answer, I asked to make sure.

“Yes, that’s it! As soon as these people appeared, my son disappeared, or rather, he went to Guida Bay, because those people have a way of keeping Guida Bay open… I don’t know what kind of agreement they have with the gods, but I think that group of people also live in the dark, you know? The real inner village is in that mountain, and they hide there all day long…” Lin Jianguo hesitated for a moment and said to me.

Hiding there? What are they hiding from?

As I was thinking, the boat made another sharp turn. I thought we were going to see the same scenery again, but this time there was a slight difference, because the whole world was inexplicably foggy.

Lin Jianguo obviously noticed this change as well, and suddenly shouted at me, “Quick, get down and go back to the cabin.”

I was stunned. I instinctively knew that the bloody ship should be entering the real Gui Ta Wan at this time. I was stunned because I didn’t understand why Lin Jianguo had to make me go down. I still had questions to ask Lin Jianguo, such as why he and his family, including Liu Er, had become like this, what kind of existence Gui Ta Wan was, and where my master and his people were. He should know, right? I even wanted to see how the bloody ship entered Gui Ta Wan.

However, seeing that I did not react, Lin Jianguo shouted at me, “If you don’t want to die, get down. The people on this ship are all cultivators, and there should be no mistakes. Therefore, there will be some safeguards under the cabin! If you still want to keep your life and do what you want to do,”

The fog quickly spread. It had just been a slight mist, but in the blink of an eye it had become a thick fog. But for some reason, in this fog, I could still see a wide stream of water that was unusually connected to this stream. It was also a somewhat turbid river, but apart from this, I couldn’t see anything clearly. The fog obscured it, and I couldn’t even tell if it was day or night.

“Get down there! I don’t think you have any hope, but I can’t help but hope, do you understand?” Lin Jianguo said to me with almost gritted teeth.

I didn’t dare to hesitate any longer. I looked at Lin Jianguo, and although I was wondering why he wasn’t afraid, I turned and ran towards the downward passage. In that moment, I saw the ship pass the turn in the window, saw the misty sky, heard the different wind, and also saw the thick fog rushing into the cabin.

Going down the wooden ladder, I found myself in a small room with an oil lamp burning inside. This small room was connected to another large room, and at the entrance to the large room there was a complex array of patterns.

I felt that the fog had already enveloped the exit above, and I didn’t know why the fog gave me a very dangerous feeling. I didn’t think about anything at the moment, and I gritted my teeth and rushed into the large room.

There were many oil lamps in the large room, emitting a warm, yellowish glow. Compared to the magnificent cabin above, it was much more simple, like a wooden house, empty, with some mats casually spread on both sides, and five people sitting on the mats.

I didn’t have time to observe these people because I was already attracted by the complex patterns covering the cabin. I still couldn’t see what the patterns meant, but from the way the patterns were arranged, it was the unique arrangement of the Li family. Or, now it shouldn’t be said that it was the Li family, because Wu Tian was also my master’s younger brother, right?

I stood there in the cabin, looking at the patterns. After all, I had studied Taoism for decades, and naturally I was interested in the profound things of Taoism, and completely ignored other things. Even when I suddenly barged into the cabin, those people were looking at me, and I didn’t know.

“Chen Chengyi, are you Chen Chengyi?” At that moment, I heard a voice calling me. The tone was surprised, but not friendly.

The voice was somewhat unfamiliar to me, but somehow familiar. I instinctively turned around and saw that the fog had already filled the doorway of the cabin. I was in the small room before, and then I saw a person in the corner calling me.

I was very surprised to see someone I knew here. I looked at the person, a white and gentle face, medium height, but his eyes revealed a sense of anxiety and exhaustion.

Who is this? I was puzzled at first, but then I thought about it carefully, and the face gradually began to overlap with a face in my memory… Isn’t this Ji Qing? He was once almost my master’s apprentice, but because I missed this opportunity, he was resentful and then provoked me in Hucun, wanting to fight me.

The reason I didn’t recognize him right away is because he used to have a look of arrogance on his face, as if he didn’t care about anything in the world. Where is the anxious and haggard look he has now?

“It’s you. How did you end up here?” I was puzzled, and while I was feeling that life is full of coincidences, I couldn’t help but be curious.

“Huh, Chen Chengyi… I was supposed to be Master Jiang’s disciple, and then you appeared out of nowhere! Now I’m on this ship, and you’ve appeared out of nowhere again… Could it be that our fates are really similar? Unfortunately…” Ji Qing looked at me with a somewhat gloomy expression, although I didn’t understand why.

But before he could finish his sentence, the ship began to violently rock.

I was caught off guard and fell to the ground, then with the boat’s jolts, I slammed into the side of the boat, making a dull ‘thud’ sound.

I almost forgot that we had already entered the Ghost Bay, and it was impossible to be so calm… But what was outside the boat that caused such a big bump?

I struggled to get up, but the boat only calmed down for a few seconds before another violent jolt. The difference was that in this enclosed cabin, I also heard a loud splashing sound and a loud roar that I didn’t know what it was.

Could it be that there is a terrifying monster outside the boat? Unfortunately, I had no way to think about it, because the jolt was so violent that everyone in the cabin began to roll around in the cabin.

In such a situation, how could I think about anything? I could only desperately lie on the ground and desperately stabilize my body. If I didn’t, I would be sick after a few rolls and collisions.

Naturally, Ji Qing and I couldn’t talk, and even if we did, I don’t think he would have said anything important. I sensed that he really didn’t like me, and he even hated me more than the last time we met.

The boat was moving forward in violent jerks. I don’t know if it was my imagination or what, but I could always hear faint sounds of cursing and other noises.

After an unknown period of time, everything finally quieted down!

However, everyone in the cabin was still lying on the ground moaning, and I was also panting heavily. After all this, even though the boat was now quiet, I still felt that my eyes were shaking and my body was unsteady. It took a long time before I completely calmed down.

I sat up and saw Ji Qing again. He was sitting up at the moment, but his face was even more gloomy, and his eyes fell on me.

“Chen Chengyi, this time you won’t be able to take away what I deserve. I just regret that you came here to die.” In the silence, Ji Qing said that inexplicably.

I was really helpless. Why did this person always seem so entangled? Why did I come here to rob? If I hadn’t been inexplicably drawn into this whirlpool, would I have come to this ghostly bay?

I didn’t know how to respond to him. I just thought that this person had been deceived and didn’t understand the nature of the ghost bay. Should I remind him of something?

But at this moment, footsteps were heard outside the cabin. I turned around and saw that the fog that had filled the cabin door had already thinned considerably. Lin Jianguo, who looked exhausted, appeared at the cabin door. He put on his straw hat again and said to us in an extremely indifferent voice, “Take a break and come up. The entrance to the destination has arrived. Now you can wait on the deck.”

Have we not yet arrived at Gui Ta Wan? After all this trouble, have we only reached the entrance? I stood up while thinking about this, and Ji Qing had already rushed out of the cabin like he was grabbing something, while the other cultivators looked at each other and followed him out of the cabin.

Only I, with a great sense of unease in my heart, felt a little reluctant to go out, but could I not go out? Obviously not… Thinking this way, I unconsciously straightened my clothes and followed them out of the cabin.