Chapter 22

The embossed scenes on the two magnificent bronze doors presented two completely different artistic conceptions and charms.

The "Lights of Ten Thousand Homes" on the left door was like presenting a real, ancient city full of human fireworks.

Just by staring for a moment, Li Youyi felt as if his soul had been pulled in. Walking on the streets under the night, all around were shouts and the bustling atmosphere of the marketplace.

The "Yellow Springs Starry River" on the right door was a majestic charm, a river formed by dense stars. It was like the Milky Way in the night sky, but this river of stars was not silver, but a dim yellow.

"Is this where the owner of the bronze ship lived? Has He truly passed away?"

Li Youyi felt that since the garden could emit immortal radiance and water mist, there might be spring water and mysterious treasures inside.

On the ship, water was in very short supply.

The Jin Wu blood and black dragon blood were clearly not to be drunk casually; they were extremely dangerous and not the fundamental way to solve the problem.

"Rustle!"

Just as he stepped onto the stone steps, a gust of wind came from nowhere.

Li Youyi had extraordinary power to rely on and was full of courage, continuing to walk upward.

He arrived at the top of the stone steps.

He first peeked inside through the gap between the two doors.

The gap was two fingers wide.

In his field of vision, it was very spacious behind the door, and below the shadow wall built of black stone, there was a black and white Taiji lake.

In the center of the lake was a soul-stirring giant sword, the sword body cast from two completely different materials: forest black and scarlet red.

Li Youyi stretched out his hands, mobilized the scorching Qi from the center of his right foot, and wanted to try pushing the door.

"Boom!"

When his hands were still half a foot away from the bronze door, a force like a mountain collapsing and a sea overturning rushed over, shaking him so that he flew backward like a fallen leaf, landing lightly on the ground below the stone steps.

"New master of the Dao Ancestor's Taiji fish, this door is not something you can enter now. You are the bearer of karma, not the creator of karma. Go now..."

A faint voice came, as if it sounded directly in Li Youyi's mind, and also as if it came from the bronze door before him.

"Who are you, and what is the karma you speak of?" Li Youyi asked.

There was no response.

"Whoosh!"

The air trembled, and a translucent light curtain rose along the courtyard wall, shrouding the entire garden.

It lasted for a long time before dissipating.

It was an order to leave!

Li Youyi immediately retreated, staring at the huge bronze door, always feeling that the voice just now didn't exist in this space-time, but more like a conversation between an ancient person from a thousand years ago and a person of today.

A very strange feeling.

There was no doubt that the setting sail of the bronze ship, including their fall, absolutely had an inseparable connection with the Dao Ancestor's Taiji fish.

Master, oh Master, you must know something.

Becoming the master of the Chan Sect, what kind of terrifying karma must one bear?

"Li Youyi!"

Cai Yutong's voice came from behind.

"Senior..."

Li Youyi let out a long breath, quickly put away the various distracting thoughts in his mind, and turned around... The smile that had just appeared on his face froze instantly, and he looked Cai Yutong up and down in disbelief.

Is this Senior Cai?

Cai Yutong was wearing Qi Shanshan's white doctor's coat, which only hung half a foot below her waistline, leaving her two straight and excessively long jade legs almost completely exposed.

More importantly.

Her skin was whiter than the doctor's coat she was wearing, delicate and moist, as if cast from immortal jade, crystal clear, and containing a faint light.

Her black long hair hung down naturally, contrasting sharply with her white jade skin.

Those eyes were as if washed by a divine spring, far brighter than before, containing spirituality.

Her lips had no lipstick, but were moist and crimson, as if carved from rubies.

Her beauty was already extremely high, but now...

It was no longer a question of beauty, but as if she had already become immortal.

There were no more flaws on her body, as if she represented all the beauty in the world; just standing there, the surroundings would turn into an immortal land, even if outside was the eerie and terrifying Soul Sea.

Li Youyi considered himself to have strong immunity to women's beauty, focusing more on martial arts. But Cai Yutong at this moment brought him a great shock to his heart.

How could this still be Senior Cai?

This is the Feather Fairy!

If one were to take the red clothes off the bone demon in the graveyard ice coffin and give them to her to wear, wouldn't she be a perfect fairy descending to the mortal world?

"Staring at Yutong all the time, don't you know she's not wearing anything underneath?" With Cai Yutong there, the fear of Li Youyi in Qi Shanshan's heart diminished a little.

Li Youyi hurriedly withdrew his gaze, secretly practiced the Jade Void Breathing Method to let his heartbeat return to stability, then took off his coat and handed it over: "Wear mine first. Do you... do you need pants?"

Cai Yutong said: "If I go back wearing your clothes and pants, what will you let the expedition members think?"

Li Youyi thought carefully, and that was indeed the case.

So, his gaze looked at Qi Shanshan.

Qi Shanshan said: "It's not impossible for me to take off more, but then I'd only have..."

Li Youyi said: "I mean, Doctor Qi can return to the cabin on the bow side first and bring some clothes over."

"Fine!"

Qi Shanshan didn't dare to have any complaints and walked toward the ship building passage.

Seeing Cai Yutong drink the Jin Wu blood, shed her mortal shell, and obtain an impeccable body like an immortal spirit, she, who had always loved beauty, was naturally envious.

But thinking that she could also drink the Jin Wu blood, the envy in her heart naturally dissipated.

As long as Zhao Meng recovered, the future was still promising.

Li Youyi, don't look at how fierce you are now; in the future, who knows who will be on top.

Cai Yutong seemed indifferent to whether she was wearing anything underneath, without that kind of feigned shyness: "She just told me everything! She actually... sensed the crisis of life and death in advance, had no sense of security, and wanted to find a way to survive."

"Is Senior pleading for her?"

"She saved me."

Li Youyi said: "Does Senior know what happened on the ship? Hearing people recount it and witnessing it with your own eyes might be two completely different feelings. And I don't think Senior necessarily understands Doctor Qi that well!"

"She also saved you." Cai Yutong said.

There was a wind blowing from the sea, lifting a large corner of the white doctor's coat.

Li Youyi hurriedly moved his gaze away and sighed: "It is precisely because she saved me that I found it harder to make a decision just now than ever before... Senior, you should wear my clothes first? I even suggest you wear a hat and a face veil. If you go back to the expedition team like this, I'm afraid a riot will break out again very soon."

He felt that few people could resist Cai Yutong's beauty now; it was too tempting to commit crimes and enough to make many people take risks.

A beauty that brings disaster, nothing more than this.

"Fine, everyone should be responsible for the mistakes they made. You make the decision yourself."

Cai Yutong looked up at the sky: "The sky seems to be brightening, and the light is coming from... the direction of the bow."

Calculating the time, it should be dawn.

But one must know that there is no night or day on the Soul Sea, only the starry sky.

How could there be light in the sky?

Not only did light appear, but clouds also appeared.

"Is it dawn?"

Li Youyi felt incredible.

In the direction the bronze ship was traveling, light indeed appeared ahead.

The stars were rapidly becoming sparse and dim, and the darkness was moving away.

Just like the arrival of early morning.

Looking at the sea surface outside the gunwale again, the seawater, which was originally pitch black like ink, had many broken golden ripples. There were no more wandering souls in the sea, and clouds had actually appeared in the sky.

It's just that the clouds were huge and low, and they were golden.

"Great, those eerie and terrifying wandering souls have finally disappeared. I have a premonition that this world definitely has land." Li Youyi was in a great mood, his face full of a sunny and brilliant smile.

Recently, both the external environment and the internal riots had been too oppressive.

After waiting for nearly an hour, the darkness and the starry sky had long since completely disappeared.

Both the sea and the sky were stained with golden rosy clouds.

The field of vision was wide, making one feel refreshed.

But Qi Shanshan never brought the clothes back.

"Something happened; we can't wait any longer."

Cai Yutong tied Li Youyi's clothes around her waist and walked toward the ship building passage first.

Li Youyi believed Cai Yutong's judgment was correct; something must have happened to Qi Shanshan, otherwise, it would be impossible for her not to return for so long. But what other danger could there be on the ship?

Li Youyi and Cai Yutong walked all the way to the bow without encountering Qi Shanshan.

Outside the medical tent, they met Qin Ke.

Qin Ke was overjoyed: "Brother Youyi, where have you been? Everyone is looking for you. Hurry and go to the bow outside the Nether Mist to see; a miracle, a miracle has appeared!"

"Brother Youyi?"

Cai Yutong looked at Li Youyi.

She clearly remembered that these students of Professor Xu were all in graduate school, several years older than Li Youyi.

Li Youyi asked: "Sister Qin, have you seen Doctor Qi?"

Hearing the address "Sister Qin," Qin Ke was slightly stunned before saying: "No, everyone thought she was with you last night."

Li Youyi and Cai Yutong looked at each other.

Qi Shanshan couldn't have fled to avoid punishment, could she? Where could she escape to?

Besides, Li Youyi believed he had expressed himself very clearly that he wouldn't expose her and would give her a chance to reform.

Qin Ke's gaze moved away from Li Youyi and fell on Cai Yutong, unable to move away again.

More importantly, Dr. Cai also had Li Youyi's clothes tied around her waist.

So they were together last night.

"Dr. Cai... you..."

Qin Ke, a woman, was also amazed by Cai Yutong, dumbfounded. Then she lowered her head, falling into self-mockery and inferiority, just wanting to escape here immediately.

"I'll go look in the mirror and change my clothes first."

Cai Yutong felt that her beauty might really be a bit outrageous. What's the use of a researcher being good-looking? Can she win the Priestley Medal?

Li Youyi walked out of the Nether Mist and came to the bow.

Finally seeing the miracle Qin Ke spoke of, his scalp instantly went numb, and he was shocked to the point of holding his breath.

(End of this chapter)