Chapter 75: The Big Boat

Standing on the deck, I couldn’t imagine that this was the scene in front of me. Could this be the Ghost Bay?

The breeze blew gently, the mist in the air was dreamlike, the sky was neither clear nor gloomy, but rather a feeling of being surrounded by a blue haze.

I was standing at the back of the group, but I found that my eyes were not enough.

Below the boat is a quiet stream, very gentle, the river is wide, and the banks are dense forests similar to a primeval forest. As it slopes upward, the green layers are layered, occasionally interspersed with some red and yellow colors, so beautiful that it is addictive.

Looking further into the distance, it was not very clear because of the mist.

Is this really Guidaowan? Isn’t it a beautiful place in reality? With the misty fog, it might be called a fairyland and people would believe it.

I showed a look of doubt, and the others on the boat had the same look. Without knowing whether they knew the truth or not, just from the name of the place, I knew that this trip would definitely be dangerous. I never thought that after such a bumpy ride, we would end up in such a place.

If it weren’t for the strange twists and turns of the boat ride, I would have thought I had come to the wrong place.

Lin Jianguo stood quietly in front of us, his hands behind his back, not knowing what he was thinking. As for us, apart from the initial shock of the beautiful scenery, our hearts were difficult to calm down. After all, this is Gui Ta Wan, and no matter how beautiful the scenery is, it cannot cover up its essence. What’s more, just a few minutes later, I discovered the weirdness here. That is, in such a large forest, I didn’t hear any insects or birds chirping…

But underwater, there was a disturbing, abnormal sound of water flowing, which made me think that the beauty of the scenery here could not hide the fear.

Is it safe to escape to the forest? I don’t know why, but my palms are sweating and I’m already thinking about an escape route.

“Here it comes.” In this absolute silence, Lin Jianguo suddenly said in a low voice.

What’s coming? I became extremely sensitive. His words startled me, and I almost let out a low growl subconsciously. I clenched my fists and barely controlled my emotions.

The difference was that the other cultivators on the boat all made different sounds, and the most exaggerated one even grabbed another cultivator next to him.

Among them, Ji Qing made the smallest sound, but for some reason, even though I had done nothing, he turned his head and glared at me, then snorted.

What does he mean? I don’t think I can figure out what this person is thinking. Fortunately, I don’t care about him at all. Except for the vague fear in my heart that he might do something in such a dangerous place as Gui Dao Bay, what does it matter what he thinks?

However, I don’t care about Ji Qing’s thoughts, but I have become more aware of this place. If it is only vaguely eerie, it is impossible to cause such a large amount of psychological pressure. If it has such an impact on cultivators, it can only mean one thing, that is, there is definitely something hidden here.

I silently prepared myself, because the backpack I had with me was no longer on my body. When I came out to change clothes in the morning, I quietly hid it in the house. The only thing I could rely on was myself.

There are many inherited artifacts in the backpack, and I don’t know if this will work. I hope Xiao Chengqian can help me keep it, and I can only hope for this.

Under the deliberate diversion of my thoughts, my emotions have indeed calmed down a lot. Lin Jianguo turned around inexplicably, as if to look at me, but he was wearing a straw hat, so I didn’t know if he was looking at me. If so, what did his eyes mean?

But I had already noticed that in the hazy fog ahead, the outline of a huge black shadow appeared… Is this what Lin Jianguo meant? What exactly is it?

The deck was quiet, everyone was holding their breath, except for Lin Jianguo and me, who were relatively calm. Everyone else was nervous to the extreme, because no one knew what would come out of the fog.

Time passed in this oppressive atmosphere. The beautiful scenery that was originally like a fairyland became a boring, lifeless oil painting in my eyes. I inexplicably wanted to escape from this place as soon as possible, even if it was a hell of swords and flames. At least I knew what I was facing…

However, the unbearable wait could not last forever. As the sound of splashing water gradually became clearer, the huge black shadow finally revealed a corner of its true face in the fog. It was a magnificent bow, but the decoration on the bow was eerie and terrifying. It was a lifelike skull that was struggling and screaming.

I recognized it at once as the large ship that had preceded us, but I was too far away to see that the decoration on the bow was such a strange and terrifying pattern.

The boat was not slow, and after the bow was revealed, the entire body of the boat was gradually revealed.

Compared to our small boat, the big ship was much larger. Our boat was only about the same height as it. On the wide river, the huge ship passed us by, and all we could see was the huge hull.

However, the hull was so shocking, with large patches of blood splattered on it as if it had been casually spilled, but the hull did not have any wounds.

What does this mean? I was stunned, and I never thought that sacrifice was such a cruel thing.

Since I couldn’t see the deck, I didn’t know what was going on with the people on it, but the ship’s oars were still moving strangely, indicating that there must be someone on board… I just stared at the big ship, and my mind suddenly became a mess.

Without any warning, Lin Jianguo suddenly waved his hand at the big ship, and the ship stopped silently and mysteriously.

Lin Jianguo didn’t explain anything, he just blew a whistle at the ship, and someone on the ship, who I didn’t know, mysteriously threw a bundle of rope ladders over… Lin Jianguo tried the rope ladder, then waved at me, signaling me to go over. I was a little confused, but I still followed him.

“Come with me,” Lin Jianguo said to me in a low voice.

As soon as the words fell, behind me came the somewhat annoyed voice of Ji Qing, shouting at Lin Jianguo: “You’re not following the rules, are you?”

Lin Jianguo told me to grab the rope ladder, signaled me to swing over, and then turned his head and said to Ji Qing, “On my boat, I am the rule!”

“Aren’t you afraid that I will report you for these actions?” Ji Qing still didn’t relent. At this time, I had already grabbed the rope and swung over. It hit the hull of the boat with some dullness, but I finally stabilized myself, and then I heard Ji Qing’s words.

This made me speechless. I wondered how Ji Qing had survived for the past twenty years. How could he speak so unintelligibly? In the martial arts world, his headstrong personality must have made him unpopular. Or was he really used to being a genius and had gotten used to it?

I grabbed the rope ladder and started to climb up. I was a little worried about Ji Qing. Although he had repeatedly been very unfriendly to me, I really couldn’t say that I hated him. I hoped that he would survive in Gui Dao Bay.

“If you can survive and return, then think about reporting me.” It seemed that Lin Jianguo didn’t want to get involved with Ji Qing too much, and he said it calmly.

But at that moment, Ji Qing seemed to be in a state of collapse, and began to yell, “What are you talking about? What do you mean by going back alive? Isn’t there the highest level of Taoist heritage in there? And so on. No matter what Ji Qing said, Lin Jianguo would not say another word.

Listening to this, I suddenly had some enlightenment. I probably knew how these cultivators came here. With the resources of the Holy Village, it was still possible to trick some cultivators into coming here and willingly sacrificing.

But for some reason, at this moment, I suddenly thought of the Snow Mountain lineage, or… At this thought, I couldn’t go on, because I really couldn’t figure out how everything here was related to the Snow Mountain lineage?

At this time, I had already climbed to the position of the ship’s rail, and with one reach, I flipped over… Before I had a chance to see everything in front of me, Lin Jianguo shouted at me, “Stand there and don’t move. Throw me the rope ladder.”

I didn’t dare to be negligent, so I quickly threw the rope ladder in my hand over, and along with Lin Jianguo’s voice, there was the loud noise of the cultivators. I think they were also ‘fooled’ here, just like Ji Qing.

I suddenly felt some sympathy for them, but I was in a difficult situation here, so what could I do for them?

I was facing away from the deck of the ship, and for some reason I felt a chill in my back. I didn’t dare to think too much about it, and I could only watch as Lin Jianguo also swung over and climbed onto the ship…

“Let’s go. I’ll solve the last mystery for you, and then you can enter the real Gui Dao Bay. You can feel the abnormality here, which gives me a glimmer of hope.” After getting on the boat, Lin Jianguo said to me.