Jie Qing was lying on the ground, recalling the finger strike he had just received. The Formless Finger of Doom was driven by pure yang energy, condensing all one’s energy into one finger, emphasizing a domineering and overbearing style. But the finger strike from Su Baiyi just now was devoid of any skill, yet it overwhelmed him in an instant because of the vastness of his energy that far surpassed his own.
“If he possessed such martial arts, how could he have been captured so easily?” Jie Qing muttered to himself.
“Even the Punishment and Law Courtyard found you, the headache they had not been looking for, just to get this Su Baiyi.” Wuya’s voice came from the other side. “Do you really think it’s just because he’s Xie Kanhua’s disciple?”
“That’s true.” Jie Qing got up and walked to Wuya’s side. “How are you?”
“All my internal energy was sucked dry.” Wuya gave a bitter smile. “I guess I’ll need to rest for half a year before I can recover.”
“There really is a martial art that can absorb other people’s internal energy in this world.” Jie Qing turned around, ignoring Wuya, and walked forward. “This is getting more and more interesting.”
Su Baiyi had already taken Nangong Xi’er far away by now. He turned his head and saw another firework explode in the sky. He wondered, “Why do they like to set off fireworks at night in this place?”
“That’s not a firework, that’s a signal.” Nangong Xi’er looked at the firework and frowned slightly. “It’s a signal from the Academy, it should be from Feng Zuojun.”
“What does this signal mean?” Su Baiyi asked. “Are the two senior brothers alright?”
“They’re fine, this means they’re safe now. Next we’ll split up, they’ll continue on land, we’ll go by water. There will be a big ship leaving for Yunmeng Prefecture at dawn today at Fenglin Ferry. We’ll take that ship.” Nangong Xi’er said.
“A big ship?” Su Baiyi was stunned. “How big of a ship?”
“The Mu family’s merchant ship travels between Yunmeng Prefecture and Fengxi Prefecture. I didn’t intend to take the water route, because once we got on the ship, we would be trapped on the ship for a whole month, and if we really encountered a tricky enemy, there would be nowhere to escape in the vast river. But now this situation is worse than getting on the ship, as long as no one disturbs me, I think I can recover 60% of my strength in a month, but if we continue to walk on land, I’m afraid that any assassin from Courtyard of Clear Sky can easily defeat us.” Nangong Xi’er said slowly.
“Sister, it’s all my fault.” Su Baiyi apologized.
Nangong Xi’er did not respond to this sentence, but asked, “Did you really practice the ‘Book of Immotrals’, and does the ‘Book of Immotrals’ really record martial arts that can absorb people’s energy?”
“It’s a long story, why don’t we talk about it after we get on the ship.” Su Baiyi smiled and said, “But I can tell you the story of the Book of Immortals, and you also need to tell me the story I want to hear.”
“What story?” Nangong Xi’er asked.
“The story of my master Xie Kanhua, and the story of the Weilong Alliance’s crusade against the Demon Sect, how about it?” Su Baiyi paused, and did not say what he really wanted to say in his heart. He actually wanted to hear more about those two people with the surname Su.
“Don’t you want to hear the story of Su Han and Su Dianmo siblings?” Nangong Xi’er saw through his thoughts.
Su Baiyi smiled awkwardly and did not speak.
“Actually, maybe your story and the story I know, put together, are a complete story.” Nangong Xi’er’s expression changed slightly. “Or maybe not complete.”
“Sister, is that big ship you’re talking about?” Su Baiyi suddenly raised his voice. “Wow…it’s so big!”
The two of them passed through a forest, and the Fenglin Ferry was in front of them. A golden ship that was several tens of meters long was lying across the ferry. The ship had three floors, glittering with gold. There were dozens of crew members on the ship who were hoisting sails.
“Thirty meters long, twelve meters wide, one of the few Mulan ships in the world. The Golden Wind of the Mu family from Qingzhou.” Nangong Xi’er’s eyes also lit up when she saw the ship.
“Oh my god, how can they build such a big ship?” Su Baiyi was so surprised that he couldn’t close his mouth. The biggest ship he had ever seen before was the fishing boat of the largest fisherman in Fengqiao Town when he went out to fish. It seemed that it was not even as big as the deck of this Golden Wind.
“It is said that Lu Ze, the world’s first craftsman, drew the blueprint of the Mulan ship under the order of Emperor Qin. Then it took sixty years and three generations of craftsmen to build four ships. Two of them were used for military purposes, one was for royal use, and the remaining one was bought by the Mu family.” Nangong Xi’er said.
“How much money does it take to buy such a big ship?” Su Baiyi exclaimed.
“I don’t know how much money it takes to buy such a big ship like the Golden Wind, after all, I didn’t get to see the account book when they bought the ship. If I did, I wouldn’t let the old man make such a loss-making deal. But I do know how much money it takes to ride such a big ship like the Golden Wind.” The middle-aged man with a goatee closed the account book in his hand and put it on the table. “There are three floors on the ship: heaven, earth, and human. The human floor is the cheapest, one room for two people, ten taels of silver.”
Behind the middle-aged man, most of the people had already boarded the ship, and he also packed up his account book and prepared to board the ship.
Su Baiyi licked his lips, “Ten taels of silver. My master and I can’t spend that much money in a year in Apricot Blossom Village.”
“From here, you can beg all the way to Yunmeng Prefecture without spending a penny, and maybe even have some copper coins left over. Why don’t you beg?” The middle-aged man asked back.
Su Baiyi shook his head, “That’s too slow.”
“That’s right, you want to be fast and not spend money. Then I ask you, are you surnamed Mu?” The middle-aged man asked again.
“Can I board the ship if I’m surnamed Mu? I’m surnamed Mu, my name is Mu Baiyi.” Su Baiyi said sincerely.
The middle-aged man was speechless, cleared his throat, and was about to scold him, but he saw someone coming behind Su Baiyi, and immediately stepped back and bowed,”Young master.”
Su Baiyi also turned his head and saw a man in a golden robe walking over. The young master had a jade pendant hanging from his waist that was crystal clear and transparent. He also had a long sword hanging from his waist with a dazzling blue gem embedded on it. He had a hairpin on his head with a night pearl on it. In short, this person’s whole body was telling everyone else one thing.
I’m very rich.
More importantly, around the golden-robed young master, there were eight women in white clothes who followed him closely. They had either beautiful or enchanting faces.
I’m not just rich.
“Are you surnamed Mu?” The golden-robed young master asked with a smile.
Su Baiyi whispered, “Sister, what should we do?”
Nangong Xi’er, who had been silent all along, said, “Rob him.”
“Okay.” Su Baiyi replied.
“Wait!” The golden-robed young master suddenly shuddered and looked at Nangong Xi’er in Su Baiyi’s arms. His eyes almost popped out. “Fairy!”
“This is a fairy!”