Chapter 1721: Visitors

The Yangshan Archipelago also has island lakes, and there are more than one, but all of them added together are not one-tenth the size of the one in front of them!

From this area, it is an exaggeration to say that it is a "sea", and it seems that there is no big problem. However, this should be a lagoon, completely enclosed, separated from the outer sea by only a three-zhang-wide reef. The lake surface was sparkling, reflecting the sunset, and when everyone was looking at it, a fish jumped out of the water, flapping with vitality.

At this time, the Ghost Ape pointed at the lake and squeaked. Everyone turned to look, and they knew how the place name came from.

A natural giant rock stood in the lake, originally smooth and flat, but black barnacles forcibly dented several cyan-black large characters on the surface of the rock: Upside-Down Universe.

No return.

Wanzai Liang and the others rubbed their eyes, confirming that these characters were really spelled out by tiny barnacles in formation.

What kind of technique is this? "So the word 'Upside-Down' comes from this." Dong Rui touched the back of his head. "I don't know if it's a lake or a sea."

The data He Lingchuan got from the Lingshan had a description of this place as an island in the sea, a sea in the island.

The words "island in the sea" have been verified. Silver Pearl Island does exist in the vast sea;

Then how should the next "sea in the island" be understood? Will it be here?

"Is this lake the 'Upside-Down Sea'?" Zhu Xiuer walked up and stretched out her claws, carefully probing the lake water.

The lake water is just lake water, and there seems to be nothing unusual.

Ling Guang scratched his ears and cheeks: "Be careful, Auntie!"

Zhu Xiuer gave an "um" and threw out a dozen white thin sheaths. As soon as they landed, they exploded, and each group could release a spider the size of an ordinary dog... dozens of them.

Thump, thump, thump, hundreds of spiders jumped into the water and sank.

Auntie is not stupid, she used divine ability to explore the way first.

These are not Eyeball Spiders, He Lingchuan and Dong Rui cannot share their vision. Fortunately, the Spider Queen is here. She lay on the shore and could open countless perspectives underwater.

It is also fortunate that He Lingchuan and Dong Rui cannot receive it, otherwise, these hundreds of perspectives spliced together would be a kaleidoscope vision more complex than insect compound eyes, which could drive every normal human crazy.

Of course, this is a piece of cake for the Spider Queen, her daily routine.

After searching for more than a quarter of an hour, she spoke: "This lake looks big, but it's not deep. I have a few eyes lurking at the bottom of the lake, the deepest is only about four zhang. (Thirteen meters)"

"Well, there are many nooks and crannies." Lagoon, after all, it has been eroded by the sea and is full of holes. "It's a bit laborious to find, but so far, I haven't seen anything unusual. Also, the lake water is half-salty. The innkeeper said it connects to the outer sea, which should be correct."

The fish, shrimp, crabs, and shellfish in the stone crevices were all scared away by her spiders.

Searching like this for more than half an hour, nothing was found.

He Lingchuan thought for a while and asked Auntie to call back the eyes first.

The little spiders returned to the shore one after another, but their claws were holding prey. Some were abalones the size of a basin, some were large blue crabs weighing more than two jin, some were holding conchs, and two little spiders worked together to lift a flat shark to the shore.

"This is?"

"Since we went into the water, we can't go back empty-handed." Zhu Xiuer said seriously, she also wanted to taste the seafood on Storm Island.

"Don't light a fire, so as not to attract Bai Ziqi and the others." The Upside-Down Lake is very large, and the shoreline is exceptionally tortuous. Even if Bai Ziqi came to the lake, without other guidance, it would be a fool's dream to find He Lingchuan—

Unless He Lingchuan gave him a hint, such as a bonfire by the lake.

Everyone calculated, giggling: "Dig a dark pit! Shallow-pit roasted meat in the inn, learn it now!"

"Not serious!" Dong Rui scolded, "You are in such a dangerous place, are you here for a picnic or to seek immortality? — Wow, leave this blue lobster for me! This one is big, this one is good!"

They dug the pit deep, burned a little dark fire inside, and laid smooth cobblestones. In a short while, the stone eggs were burned to be scorching hot.

Everyone poured the seafood in, sprinkled a little rice wine, and it could be steamed in a short while.

Everyone tried to make food in various ways, while He Lingchuan and Zhu Xiuer squatted by the lake and dazed.

"Wisdom lamp illuminates the phantom sea." This is the hint True Person Qianhuan left for the Lingshan, "What does it mean?"

The next sentence is "Silver Pearl hides the cave heart", which should refer to Qianhuan's cave dwelling hidden on Silver Pearl Island, no need to deliberate.

"Is 'Phantom Sea' the Upside-Down Sea or the Upside-Down Lake?" Zhu Xiuer scratched her belly, "What is a comet lamp?"

"Unknown yet."

Zhu Xiuer looked at the Black Armor soldiers who were heartless and lungless, and suddenly changed to small spider transmission:

"We have been wandering on the island for so long, when will someone come to find us?"

"It should be soon." He Lingchuan said, "Judging from what we heard just now, the 'Wind God' and his subordinates firmly control the entire Silver Pearl Island, not at all like they are living in seclusion. The storm wall just disappeared and foreign ships entered, and we strangers are wandering around the island, are you afraid they won't come?"

Zhu Xiuer didn't ask any more questions after listening, and ordered the little spiders to hold two big fish over, and she also tasted it.

Having been with He Lingchuan for a long time, Zhu Xiuer knew that he had calculations in everything he did, and would no longer ask "Why don't we go to the Wind God Temple, but let the other party come to find us" such questions.

Before two quarters of an hour passed, the light in the forest suddenly dimmed, a strong wind blew, and yellow sand blurred their eyes.

Everyone subconsciously lowered their heads and closed their eyes. Zhu Xiuer suddenly stood up and said: "Here."

Before the words fell, crisp bells rang in the forest. That was the warning array that Wanzai Feng had set up casually. Once someone invaded, the bells would ring by themselves.

Everyone was about to draw their swords in the next second, but He Lingchuan had already opened his mouth in advance: "Stop."

As soon as the wind and sand stopped, more than a dozen people appeared at the edge of the forest, all in wide robes and deep clothes, with high buns.

The commoners He Lingchuan saw along the way were basically dark and thin, where were they as tall and fair as this?

The leader wore a high crown with a bright pearl inlaid.

He looked at He Lingchuan and the others: "Are you from the outer sea?"

He Lingchuan didn't get up, but picked up a kidney cake and tasted it slowly. Wanzai Feng smiled: "Isn't this very obvious?"

Their clothing and expressions were different from the local people, and it could be seen at a glance.

Both sides looked at each other, quickly evaluating the strength of the opposite side. Ling Guang lay on He Lingchuan's shoulder, nervously scratching the back of his head. If their side showed too little strength, he believed the other side would directly take them down, and would not ask another word.

However, these few long-robed people still cautiously asked a few more questions: "Are you with the ships on the northwest sea?"

Northwest sea? Everyone looked at each other, and all said, it's here.

The storm circle had just disappeared for a short time. Apart from their own side, the most likely people to be able to calculate the time and rush to the correct position of the storm at sea were Bai Ziqi and Qingyang!

Sure enough, Bai Ziqi cracked the clues he left and chased to the correct position of the storm at sea. He Lingchuan had great confidence in him, and besides, the puzzles he left were not difficult.

Dong Rui took the conversation: "If we are the same people, why don't we stay in one place? You asked this question unreasonably."

He didn't like the arrogance of these long-robed people.

Beijia people were arrogant enough, but they were not like these few, simply using their nostrils to poke people.

"How did you find Silver Pearl Island?"

The storm circle moves non-stop in the North Sea. Outsiders who can calculate the position of Silver Pearl Island are rare.

Why did two batches of people rush into the Cave Heaven and Blessed Land as soon as the storm ended this time?

Just then, footsteps sounded at the other end of the forest, and two farmers drilled out, carrying baskets on their backs, filled with wild vegetables.

They didn't expect that the usually quiet lakeside would be in this battle formation. As soon as they came out, they were stunned, and when they saw these few long-robed people, they were immediately terrified, kneeling down and calling "Immortal Grandpa".

Wanzai Feng answered at this time: "We are entrusted by others to come in and find True Person Qianhuan."

The long-robed man's face changed: "Wait!"

He waved his hand, and the people he brought arranged in a fan shape, surrounding He Lingchuan and the others in the middle, and then said: "Idlers, all retreat."

He didn't look sideways, but the two farmers ran away like flying, and one of them tripped on the road, but didn't dare to shout pain, climbed up and continued to run, fearing that they would be punished by the Immortal Grandpa if they were late for a second.

The long-robed man stared at He Lingchuan: "Who let you come?"

"Who are you?" Dong Rui scratched his nose. "Does this Silver Pearl Island have the final say?"

The long-robed man turned the ring on his hand, and things seemed to crawl out of the black tree shadows around everyone, ready to move, and there were low roars.

The long-robed man said coldly: "I am a disciple under Elder Xu of the Mirage Sect, Lu Jing, giving you one last chance."

If you don't eat the toast, you will have to eat the penalty.

These guys in front of him don't look like good people either.

Wanzai Feng and the others looked at He Lingchuan, waiting for him to make a decision. The latter finished the last small piece of cake, wiped his hands with a towel casually: "Lingshan."

Lu Jing was stunned, and the Mirage Sect disciples behind him also looked at each other.

"It was True Person Qianhuan's turn to be on duty five or ten years ago, but he never appeared. Lingshan sent people over, but they were like mud cows entering the sea, and there was no news. I had to ask us to come in and see what happened." He Lingchuan turned half around, one hand on the table, "Everyone thought something big happened in the Upside-Down Sea, but when we came in, we saw you living and working in peace and contentment."

There were many details in his two sentences. Lu Jing's face softened, but he still said: "You say you are from Lingshan? What proof do you have? What were the names of the two people sent by Lingshan last time?"

"It was Wang Yiduo, led by Xu Jingmin."

After speaking, He Lingchuan took out a copper bell from his arms and shook it lightly twice.

Ling ling ling—

The sound was exceptionally crisp, like wind blowing through a flute.

But looking closely, although the bell body was bright and colorful, it was not copper, but very much like tridacna. Under sufficient light, every time it turned a circle, the surface of the bell would ripple with red and blue light.

This is also a characteristic of colored shells.

And the striker inside the bell was not copper, but a small white pearl.

The pearl hits the tridacna, which can make a crisp sound like metal, which is very rare.

This is the token handed to He Lingchuan by Wang Xingyi himself, saying that it can be shown to the Mirage Sect on Silver Pearl Island to pass unimpeded.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 1722 =====