Chapter 83: Hundred Sounds Become Yin

Xu Qing had done this kind of paid help many times in the scavenger camp. Although the price this time was exaggerated, he didn't think he was doing anything wrong. Helping was not a responsibility, so naturally, it required payment. If the attitude was bad, adding to the price was also reasonable.

At this moment, as his words came out, Senior Sister Ding was thoughtful. As for Zhao Zhongheng, his expression was gloomy. He wanted to say something, but didn't open his mouth.

If it were before, he would definitely have mocked him, but now he was somewhat hesitant.

Xu Qing scanned these people and saw that they didn't seem to have the idea of paying, so he didn't say anything more and controlled the dharma boat to leave. At this moment, Senior Sister Ding, looking at Xu Qing's profile, suddenly spoke.

"No problem!"

As she said this, she directly waved her hand to take out her own dharma boat, which landed on the sea surface. Her body leaped onto the dharma boat, controlling it to approach Xu Qing there.

Zhao Zhongheng was stunned, and suddenly became a bit anxious.

"Senior Sister, you..."

Senior Sister Ding didn't look back, not even glancing at Zhao Zhongheng. Her dharma boat was like a willow leaf, very beautiful and full of agility. At this moment, as it approached, the surrounding vines immediately wound around, and the crisis was in sight.

Xu Qing waved his hand, and a black elixir instantly landed in front of Senior Sister Ding's dharma boat. As it fell, the vines immediately avoided it, making her dharma boat pass through smoothly. After rushing straight to Xu Qing here, she hurriedly put away the dharma boat and leaped onto Xu Qing's boat.

Because of the existence of the protection, she stood somewhat unsteadily on the protection.

Xu Qing frowned and looked at Senior Sister Ding.

"Thank you, Junior Brother, for helping me. My name is Ding Xue. I should be older than you; you can call me Senior Sister. My dharma boat is not good at sailing in this place. I will give you another twenty spirit stones. Is it okay to stay here temporarily in this area?"

Senior Sister Ding vaguely grasped Xu Qing's habits, smiled sweetly, and directly took out a 40-spirit-stone spirit ticket of the Sixth Peak, signaling to Xu Qing outside the protection.

Xu Qing scanned the spirit ticket, observed Senior Sister Ding's cultivation, scanned her neck, and only then opened a gap in the protection, letting Senior Sister Ding land on the deck. Afterward, he raised his hand to grab the spirit ticket from the air to check it.

Confirming it was real, he didn't say anything more, carefully put the spirit ticket into his pocket, and controlled the dharma boat to begin moving. He wasn't afraid of the other party having malicious intent on his dharma boat; the moment she arrived, she had already been poisoned by him.

It was just that this kind of poison required his other poison to mix before it would erupt.

At this moment, in the sunset, Xu Qing in the dharma boat had a tall and handsome figure, incomparable and beautiful. Beside him, Senior Sister Ding had a graceful figure, smiling sweetly. Her hair danced in the sea breeze, and her brows carried a moving charm. This demeanor was something that hadn't been there before with Zhao Zhongheng.

And the blowing of the sea breeze also carried Senior Sister Ding's delicate voice from the boat, spreading out.

"Little Junior Brother, how should I address you?"

"Little Junior Brother, your dharma boat is very special. I have never seen it before."

"Little Junior Brother, which department are you from?"

Seeing this scene, Zhao Zhongheng suddenly became anxious. The Senior Sister he had worked so hard to invite out had boarded someone else's boat. This made him feel incomparably anxious in his heart. At this moment, he gritted his teeth fiercely and took out a red talisman paper.

This was actually a talisman treasure.

Looking at Xu Qing and Senior Sister Ding who were about to leave, Zhao Zhongheng endured the heartache and directly blasted the talisman treasure into the sea surface. Immediately, the talisman treasure burned, forming a heaven-shaking air wave that spread in all directions.

The vines around the Phoenix-Bird were instantly shrouded, most of them falling apart in an instant, and the rest rapidly shrinking.

Taking advantage of this shrinking opportunity, Zhao Zhongheng shouted loudly.

"Senior Sister, wait for me."

Saying this, he fully controlled the Phoenix-Bird, not hesitating to consume power to make its speed erupt, and rushed out directly. Behind him, those confidants all hurriedly shouted for help.

"You guys wait here. I have already told my grandfather, and I believe the sect will come to save you soon..." Zhao Zhongheng had no time to pay attention to them and moved forward rapidly.

But there were too many vines in this area, and soon his boat was trapped again. In his anxiety, Zhao Zhongheng endured the heartache and continued to use the talisman treasure to bombard them.

Just like that, bombarding and chasing all the way, gradually he was forced to break through the vines, narrowing the distance with Xu Qing's dharma boat.

And the rumbling behind finally moved Senior Sister Ding's attention away from Xu Qing. She furrowed her delicate brows and looked toward the back, seeing the Phoenix-Bird and Zhao Zhongheng at a glance.

Watching the other party's bombardment with the talisman treasure, Senior Sister Ding's almond eyes widened, and she sneered.

"Zhao Zhongheng, originally I didn't intend to let you follow. It was you who took the initiative to ask to take me to the Xishan Islands. I said not to take this road, but you insisted on being brave. Being trapped here is one thing. Although I am anxious to go, I can understand your helplessness. But you actually had a way to get out of trouble, yet you didn't use it before!"

Zhao Zhongheng felt bitter. At this moment, the posture he had when he first went to sea was long gone. He hurriedly explained.

"Senior Sister, you misunderstood me. This... this was for me to save my life, given by my grandfather. There are not many times left..."

Senior Sister Ding snorted coldly and turned her head, not paying attention to him.

Zhao Zhongheng felt even more anxious in his heart. He didn't dare to blame Senior Sister Ding, so he looked at Xu Qing's dharma boat, and the more he looked, the more unpleasant it became.

But the other party was obviously very strong, so he had to suppress his anger and used the talisman treasure a few more times. Until the talisman treasure collapsed and dissipated, he finally got out of trouble and caught up with Xu Qing's dharma boat.

"Senior Sister, come back. I know I was wrong..."

Senior Sister Ding seemed not to have heard, looking at Xu Qing's profile with a sweet smile, and said softly.

"Little Junior Brother, are you hungry? I have some snacks here." As she said this, Senior Sister Ding took out a small box from her storage bag.

Xu Qing was expressionless, shook his head, and looked at Senior Sister Ding.

"Senior Sister Ding, this place has already left the vine area. Please get off the boat."

Hearing Xu Qing's words, Zhao Zhongheng was suddenly encouraged, secretly saying that this kid was still sensible, so he looked at Senior Sister Ding with expectation.

"Little Junior Brother, what direction are you going? Maybe we are on the same way." Senior Sister Ding said with a sweet smile.

Zhao Zhongheng's expression instantly became ugly.

Xu Qing frowned slightly.

Seeing Xu Qing frown, Senior Sister Ding's bright eyes moved. After thinking for a moment, she tried to speak.

"Little Junior Brother, the place I am going to is the Xishan Islands, only five days of sea voyage from here. If you are not on the same way, I will leave now. If you are on the same way, I am willing to pay another two hundred spirit stones as travel expenses. Junior Brother, what do you think?"

Senior Sister Ding said, taking out two spirit tickets, her beautiful eyes gazing at Xu Qing.

Xu Qing looked at the spirit tickets, extremely tempted.

He didn't expect that after going out to sea, there would be such an easy day to earn spirit stones.

The Sea Lizard Island he wanted to go to was in the depths of the Xishan Islands, so naturally, it was on the way. If the other party wanted to ride for free, he would definitely not agree, but if she gave two hundred spirit stones...

After pondering, Xu Qing felt it was very reasonable.

Two hundred spirit stones seemed astonishing, but after all, she had boarded his boat. According to the sect's tradition, he had the responsibility of protection, so it could be considered as taking a temporary task.

And the sea was so dangerous, and the task was somewhat urgent, so giving more spirit stones was normal. Thinking of this, Xu Qing nodded.

Senior Sister Ding's smile became even sweeter, and she placed the spirit tickets in Xu Qing's hand. On the side, Zhao Zhongheng on the Phoenix-Bird had his expression change from ugly to miserable. When looking at Xu Qing, even though he knew the other party was not simple, he still couldn't control the fire in his eyes.

Regarding Zhao Zhongheng's gaze, Xu Qing ignored it directly and controlled the dharma boat to move forward rapidly.

Along the way, he was in a very good mood. Thinking about the fact that he could earn two hundred spirit stones just by being on the way, Xu Qing felt it was very worthwhile. The only thing that made him feel somewhat uncomfortable was that Senior Sister Ding had many words, asking this and that, as if she had endless questions, most of which were related to himself.

And there was her gaze, always staring at his face, which made Xu Qing very annoyed, mostly facing it with silence.

But the more silent he was, the more enthusiastic Senior Sister Ding became, which made Xu Qing couldn't help but speed up the dharma boat, wanting to finish this journey as soon as possible.

As for Zhao Zhongheng, his mentality had already exploded along the way. The fire in his eyes and the fire in his heart merged, seeming to turn into substance. Especially thinking that this time he had made every effort, and even his grandfather had come forward to communicate with the other party's elders, only then did he win this opportunity to be alone and perform. Unexpectedly... he was actually hijacked by a disciple descending the mountain.

This made him go crazy in his heart, his whole body trembling, and countless grievances in his chest seemed ready to erupt at any time.

"This stinky woman, she wouldn't come even if I didn't charge for my boat, but she insisted on spending money to board that little white face's boat. This is obviously looking at the other party. Is she blind? Am I, Zhao Zhongheng, not countless times stronger than that kid!"

"In terms of spirit stones, I have countless net worth. In terms of status, I am a core disciple. In terms of background, my grandfather is an elder of the Seventh Peak. How can this kid compare to me? He can't even compare to a hair on my body!"

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"What does he have? Except for having a Forbidden Sea bearded whale, he is useless in everything else. A poor person descending the mountain, isn't it just because he is beautiful? Can beauty be eaten as a meal!"

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As Zhao Zhongheng's jealousy rose and fell in waves, the sunset fell, and the dusk passed.

The sea in the evening was even more mysterious in its depth. In the distant sky, the red sunset clouds were still burning, reflecting on the undulating waves, rendering them as if fire were spreading, flickering, and rolling, one wave higher than another.

Until the fire in the firmament slowly extinguished, the flames of the sea also gradually dimmed, and the world between heaven and earth turned pitch-black.

Seen from afar, the dim sea surface had layers of ripples, and the sea breeze also became smaller, as if the whole world was gradually calming down at this moment.

And one cannot sail at night, as the danger level is much greater than during the day. So at this moment, Xu Qing chose to anchor. Senior Sister Ding on the side sat beside Xu Qing, took out food from her body, her smile still sweet, and handed it to Xu Qing.

Xu Qing didn't eat it. After thanking her, he returned to the cabin and opened the inner layer of protection to go into seclusion.

"Is Little Junior Brother going to cultivate? I will protect you." Regarding Xu Qing's coldness, Senior Sister Ding didn't mind at all. After smiling and speaking, she actually sat cross-legged outside the cabin.

This scene made Zhao Zhongheng on the Phoenix-Bird go crazy again, but looking at Senior Sister Ding's beautiful face, he still endured it and whispered from the Phoenix-Bird.

"Senior Sister, I have some sea fish here, we..."

"Not interested." Senior Sister Ding said indifferently.

"Senior Sister, I..."

"No need."

"I..."

"Please be quiet and don't disturb Little Junior Brother's cultivation." Senior Sister Ding raised her head and looked at Zhao Zhongheng impatiently.

Zhao Zhongheng's face turned black, gritting his teeth, staring fixedly at the cabin where Xu Qing was cultivating, his heart going crazy to the extreme, but helpless, he could only sit in meditation in a fit of pique.

Just like that, time passed slowly, and soon it was late at night.

In the meditation of the three of Xu Qing, under the night curtain, in the deep, gloomy seawater that no one noticed, an abnormal change slowly arose quietly.

I saw that in the middle of the sea, dots of starlight gathered, gradually becoming wisps of ghostly shadows, slowly floating up from the sea surface... These ghostly shadows seemed to be mysterious and deep dreams woven by this black Forbidden Sea for people going out.

Only, as the ghostly shadows constantly changed into various ferocious appearances in the sky, turning into the shapes of evil ghosts—there were drowned people, there were rotten beasts—in the next instant, they changed from their original quietness to shrillness, and bursts of sharp sounds that shook the soul broke through the air, spreading in all directions.

This sound was unusually miserable, making one's scalp tingle.

Immediately, this dream... became a nightmare!

The three of Xu Qing opened their eyes instantly. Zhao Zhongheng's pupils contracted, Senior Sister Ding's expression was serious, and her right hand was placed on her storage bag.

Xu Qing walked out of the cabin, his gaze freezing.

Looking out, the entire sea, at the moment the night curtain fell, countless evil ghosts rose into the sky, as if they had received a summons, crazily flying toward the end of the pitch-black firmament.

In groups, in swathes.

Gloomy, eerie.

This was... the Hundred Ghosts Night Parade.

Xu Qing raised his head, gazing at all this, watching those evil ghosts, amidst the sharp, shrill sounds, rising into the sky. In his mind, the description of the Hundred Ghosts Night Parade in the Sea Records emerged.

"The Forbidden Sea has strange music, mortals cannot hear it. Serving the Red Sun Jin Wu as a companion, a hundred sounds as a melody, called the Heavenly Music Welcoming the Moon."

"The God likes it, eyes closed and gazing, the Forbidden Sea becomes forbidden, a hundred sounds become Yin."

"Disciples of our sect encountering it, do not move, do not touch, do not disturb..."

The words in the Sea Records described a story.

The story told all the Seven Blood Eyes disciples who were going out to sea that this sea surrounding Nanhuangzhou was originally called the Endless Sea.

In the past years, before the God's remnant face in the firmament arrived, on this Endless Sea, strange music would occasionally echo. This music was extraordinary, and ordinary people, even if they went out to sea, could not hear it.

Only cultivators could hear a little bit of it amidst the swaying of this music.

And regarding the origin of this music, the story also had an introduction.

The sun in the sky was not a star, but a huge Jin Wu divine bird, named Red Sun. It would fly out from its sleeping palace located in the depths of the Endless Sea every morning, and return at night, repeating over and over, as if carrying a mission, never interrupted.

And every time it returned to the sleeping palace at night, there would be musicians in the palace playing music for it. This music contained hundreds of syllables, forming a sense of fantasy. As for the name of the music, it was called Heavenly Music Welcoming the Moon.

Every time the music sounded, the bright moon would rise into the sky, replacing the Red Sun to patrol heaven and earth.

Until one day, the God's remnant face arrived. She, who was floating outside the firmament of the world, heard this music and was very happy, so she looked over with half-closed eyes.

The moment her gaze fell, the Endless Sea boiled, and anomalous substances erupted with unimaginable density, making the Endless Sea a Forbidden Sea permeated with dense anomalous substances.

And the hundreds of notes that formed the music were also invaded at this moment. The sounds became Yin, like death, turning into ghosts.

Thus, there was the Hundred Ghosts Night Parade.

Seeing that some handsome guys are guessing Er Gen's age, forget it, forget it, I confess, I admit it, I am not in my twenties, I am already thirty... ===== CHAPTER 84 =====