Chapter 268

Canglan Sea territory.

Sea Clan lair.

The Sea Clan Leader brought back a group of experts, looking at the sea territory dyed red with blood, looking at the corpses of the descendants of the clan below, his expression extremely gloomy.

Floating corpses everywhere!

A few breaths later, a sea clan member came up from underwater, his face full of anger: "Clan Leader, the place where our clan stores treasures has all been destroyed."

As soon as this was said, the Sea Clan experts on the scene were furious.

The treasure storage place held the treasures of their Sea Clan for a hundred years. If one added these dead descendants of the clan, the loss of the clan this time... would be the greatest in the history of the Canglan Sea Clan for hundreds of years.

"Who exactly is it!"

The Clan Leader of the Canglan Sea Clan roared. The calm sea surface rolled up waves like a giant dragon, and the entire sea surface was like a scene of world destruction.

The Sea Clan's combat power at sea is several times stronger than on land.

"Clan Leader, according to what the clansmen said, it was a human martial practitioner who did it, but the other party disappeared after the horn sound rang out."

"Human martial practitioner!"

"My Lord, it must be the Wu Guo and the Daliang joining forces to plot against my Canglan Sea Clan. This revenge must be taken."

"Those who can enter the sea territory are at least High-Rank martial practitioners. I'm afraid they have already left the Canglan Sea territory by now."

The Sea Clan experts were furious in their hearts, concluding that it was a conspiracy between the Wu Guo and the Daliang. And why would the Wu Guo do this? Naturally, it was for the treasures of their Canglan Sea Clan.

"Wu Guo!"

The Sea Clan Leader also had killing intent in his eyes. At first, he didn't believe that the Wu Guo would cooperate with the Daliang, because the Wu Guo had no reason to cooperate with the Daliang.

However, the treasure vault being destroyed and many treasures being stolen gave him a reason.

The Wu Guo's goal was the clan's treasure vault.

Although there were still many suspicious points in this, such as if the Wu Guo and the Daliang were cooperating, why didn't they join forces to block them in the mountain range when they were killing their way into the mountain range, instead of letting them return to the sea territory?

But right now, the clansmen were angry, and he needed to give the clansmen an explanation.

The Sea Clan Leader didn't think about pursuing and killing this martial practitioner who had sneaked into the sea territory. Since they retreated from the Canglan Mountain Range, because the Canglan Martial Academy was in hot pursuit, they had been delayed for a full hour.

An hour's time, although not enough for a High-Rank martial practitioner to leave the Canglan Sea territory, was enough that they couldn't be caught up with.

In the light blue seawater, a figure emerged from the bottom of the water.

"At this distance, the sea demons shouldn't be able to catch up."

Lin Chen emerged from underwater, looked back at what was behind him, and his figure leaped directly over the seawater, galloping forward.

Five and a half hours ago, when he was collecting interest from the Canglan Sea Clan, he suddenly heard a sharp conch sound.

The moment he heard the horn sound, Lin Chen stopped the slaughter of the Canglan Sea Demons and chose to leave at the first opportunity.

This horn sound should be the sound of the Sea Clan sending a message to the experts in the clan.

But he didn't choose to go in the direction of the Canglan Mountain Range. The experts of the Canglan Sea Demons would inevitably return upon hearing the horn sound. If he chose to run in the direction of the Canglan Mountain Range at this time, he would inevitably run into them head-on.

Going in the opposite direction is the safest.

Twelve hours later.

Feeling the rise in seawater temperature, Lin Chen also breathed a sigh of relief. He could be considered to have left the territory of the Canglan Sea territory.

The seawater in the Canglan Sea territory is relatively cold due to the Canglan energy, and the temperature of the seawater here had risen quite a bit, which meant that there was no Canglan energy in the seawater here.

For twelve hours, Lin Chen hadn't been galloping on the sea surface the whole time. With his strength, he couldn't float in the air for a long time. Fortunately, with the help of the seawater, he relied on the Gale Legs to walk on the water, and his speed was only slightly slower than flying in the air.

Lin Chen reached out and grabbed a few Canglan Beads from his back, stuffing them into his mouth to replenish the fatigue brought about by twelve consecutive hours of travel.

By now, he could be considered out of danger.

According to the map he had seen, past the Canglan Sea territory is the East Sea. Although it is also a demon clan sea territory, the East Sea territory is extremely vast and borders the Daliang, Wu Guo, and Zhao Guo. Most of the East Sea demon clans stay in the deep sea area.

According to the map, he should now belong to the sea territory range of the Zhao Guo, belonging to the shallow sea area. Even if there are sea clans, most of them are not Ranked, so there is no need to worry too much.

He could return to the Daliang by land from the Zhao Guo territory, which is also the safest route.

"Brother, we can't go any further. If we go any further, we'll run into sea demons."

"Little sister, don't worry. There won't be any sea demons here. If there were sea demons, those adults would have come to clean them up long ago."

On a fishing boat, a young man rowed the oars to continue forward, while the young girl beside him had a worried look on her face.

She knew why her brother was risking coming here. The fish tax for this month at home hadn't been collected yet. If it wasn't collected, the only fishing boat at home would be confiscated, and without the fishing boat, it would be even harder for the family to maintain their livelihood.

The fishing boat traveled for half an hour before stopping: "Little sister, you take the helm, I'll pull the net."

"Good."

The young girl grabbed the boat rudder, controlling the fishing boat to slide back, and the man began to pull the net. When the fishing net floated up from the water surface, under the sunlight, the fish scales in the fishing net shone with luster, and both the man and the young girl showed looks of surprise.

This net... actually had so many yellow croakers.

Yellow croakers are the most precious fish that ordinary fishermen like them can catch. Ordinary yellow croakers can sell for twenty wen per jin, and if there are yellow croakers half a chi long, one can sell for one hundred wen.

"Brother, there's a big yellow croaker!"

"Don't be anxious, I saw it, stabilize the boat."

The young girl looked at a yellow croaker half a chi long on the fishing net, excited beyond control. Just this one yellow croaker made this fishing trip profitable, not to mention that the fishing net had only been pulled up halfway.

'Come two more, come two more...'

The young girl prayed in a low voice, her gaze fixed on the fishing net her eldest brother had pulled up. However, just at this moment, the young man seemed to see something, and his entire movement stopped.

"Eldest brother?"

The young girl followed her eldest brother's line of sight, and when she saw a shadow on the water surface in the distance, a look of panic appeared on her face.

"It's a sea demon, eldest brother, let's go quickly."

The man stared at the swimming shadow, but didn't turn the boat around immediately. Instead, he took out a small knife and directly cut the fishing net, and the remaining fishing net that hadn't been pulled up sank toward the seabed instantly.

"Little sister, row the boat back."

After cutting the fishing net and leaving these words, the man jumped off the boat directly.

Going out to fish and encountering a sea demon, for ordinary fishermen like them, the only way is to sacrifice one person. Only by letting the sea demon fill its stomach will the sea demon not continue to pursue and kill them.

"Eldest brother, give me your hand quickly!"

The young girl reached out anxiously, wanting to pull her brother up, but the man didn't reach out. If he got on the boat, the sea demon would inevitably attack the fishing boat, and by that time, the little sister wouldn't be able to run either.

"Little sister, be obedient! Don't forget there's still a little brother at home. If something happens to both of us, who will take care of the little brother?"

Hearing the words "little brother," the young girl was stunned. Her parents had encountered an accident while out fishing, and only the three of them were left at home. The little brother was only seven years old this year. If she and her eldest brother were both gone...

Yu Shan saw his little sister stunned and knew she had reacted. He turned around directly and braced himself to meet the black shadow coming toward him.

"Brother!"

Yu Qing saw her eldest brother meet the sea demon without hesitation, a look of sadness in her eyes, but she also returned to the boat rudder, turned the boat head, and then rowed the oars to slide toward the shore direction.

Yu Qing rowed with all her might, even her hands were rubbed raw by the oars, and blood flowed, but she seemed not to notice, still rowing desperately.

There was still a little brother at home, and her eldest brother had already sacrificed himself. She couldn't let her eldest brother sacrifice himself in vain.

"Miss, wait a moment."

Until she was exhausted, Yu Qing stopped slightly, wiping her tears with her hands, just about to turn her head to look, but a warm voice came to her ears.

"Who?"

Yu Qing turned her head. In the sunlight, she saw a young man walking toward her side. The young man stepped on the sea surface, his posture extremely leisurely.

Martial practitioner adult?

"Miss, do you recognize this person?"

Lin Chen looked at the young girl in front of him and lifted the young man he was carrying in his left hand.

"Eldest brother!"

Yu Qing screamed: "Adult, this is my eldest brother!"

Although her eldest brother's flesh was bloody and his clothes were torn, she recognized him at a glance.

"Is this your eldest brother?" Lin Chen looked at the excited young girl. He had just seen a man in the sea fighting with a sea demon, and from far away, he shot an arrow, taking the sea demon's life.

Unfortunately, although the man's life was saved, his left hand was gnawed away by the sea demon.

"Thank you, adult, for saving my eldest brother's life."

Yu Qing knelt down directly on the boat to kowtow. Lin Chen looked at the young girl's kowtowed red forehead and sighed: "Send your eldest brother for medical treatment, see if you can save his left hand."

As a fisherman, losing a hand, Lin Chen knew too clearly what that meant.

This means it will be very difficult to go out fishing again in the future. And looking at the dress of this pair of siblings, their clothes were washed white, so he thought they were fishermen living at the bottom. In an ordinary fisherman's family, losing a young and strong laborer is almost equivalent to losing half of their income.

"Take care of your eldest brother, I'll row the boat."

Lin Chen stepped down with his right foot, and the boat began to head toward the shore on the sea surface. Although Yu Qing felt it was a bit inappropriate to let the martial practitioner adult row the boat for them, she really needed to take care of her eldest brother now.

Under Lin Chen's full exertion, the fishing boat reached the shore in less than half an hour, and Lin Chen also saw many fishermen and fishing boats, but these fishermen, upon seeing him standing on the boat, retreated in awe one after another.

"Ad... adult."

The fishing boat docked, and Lin Chen prepared to leave, but he saw Yu Qing pursing her lips, looking at him with an embarrassed expression.

Just thinking about it, Lin Chen probably knew the purpose of the young girl calling him to stop.

But the problem is, he has silver notes on him, but they are silver notes of the Daliang. Logically speaking, the silver notes of the Daliang should also be usable in the Zhao Guo's money shops, after all, various countries also have trade, but once he takes out the silver notes of the Daliang, it is highly likely to expose his identity.

"Adult, please save my eldest brother, I can be a cow or a horse for you."

Yu Qing knelt down again with a slap. She really had no money. If there was still money at home, her eldest brother wouldn't have risked going to the sea territory where sea demons appeared.

Her eldest brother's hand was so seriously injured, the medical clinic would definitely charge several taels of silver. Even if she went to sell the house at home now, it would take time, but her eldest brother's injury couldn't be delayed. If there was no money in the medical clinic, they would absolutely not treat her eldest brother first.

"Take me to the medical clinic."

Perhaps because the other party was also a fisherman, Lin Chen felt some pity.

"Thank you, adult."

A look of joy appeared on Yu Qing's face, and she was about to carry her eldest brother on her back. Lin Chen frowned: "Leave it to me."

After speaking, he raised his right hand and carried Yu Shan on his back.

"Thank you, adult."

Yu Qing had a look of gratitude on her face. She didn't expect this martial practitioner adult to be so considerate. Those martial practitioners she saw in the city, toward commoners like them, were always arrogant.

Lin Hai City, medical clinic.

Because of Lin Chen, the doctor in the medical clinic checked Yu Qing's wound at the first opportunity, without asking for medical fees at all.

Although Lin Chen didn't reveal his own strength, the doctor in the medical clinic could still perceive the aura of a martial practitioner. Would a martial practitioner be short of a few taels of silver?

In the Zhao Guo, if one wants to practice martial arts, besides having money, one must also have a certain status and status, and obtain the recommendation of a martial practitioner to enter a martial arts hall to learn martial arts.

As a doctor in a medical clinic, he also knew the young martial practitioners in the city very well. The one in front of him was a bit unfamiliar, so he should be from somewhere else.

"Doctor, is there a place for martial practitioner transactions in the city?"

"Martial practitioner transaction place?"

The doctor was stunned for a moment, then said: "Adult, you go out and walk straight to the left to the end, then walk to the right, and that is the Martial Street in the city."

"Hmm, I'll go to the Martial Street, you take care of your brother here."

Lin Chen nodded, gave an instruction to Yu Qing, turned around, and walked out of the medical clinic door.

He needed to get some silver notes of the Zhao Guo, or exchange some silver taels to carry on him.

"This young lady, what is your relationship with this adult?"

After Lin Chen left, the doctor in the medical clinic looked at Yu Qing with some curiosity. This young girl was clearly a fisherman at the bottom. Logically speaking, she shouldn't have any relationship with this martial practitioner adult.

Unless...

The doctor stared at Yu Qing and sized her up for a moment, and suddenly had a count in his heart.

Although her skin was a bit dark, her face was still quite exquisite. If she dressed up a little, she could be considered a little beauty.

"My brother and I went out to fish and encountered a sea demon. It was the adult who took action to save my brother. This adult is a good person."

Yu Qing answered truthfully, and when the doctor heard this, he was even more certain of his guess in his heart.

Good person?

He had never seen a good person among these martial practitioners.

Martial practitioners are high and above; it's not bad if they don't bully the commoners at the bottom.

This adult is not kind-hearted, but is aiming at you.

However, the doctor didn't intend to say these words. How many commoners at the bottom wish that a martial practitioner adult could take a fancy to their daughter, even if it's just as a maid without a name, that's climbing up to a martial practitioner.

Martial Street.

Treasure Pavilion!

Lin Chen looked at the shop name and stepped into it.

The waiter, who was bored and leaning on the counter, saw Lin Chen enter, his body shook, and a look of respect appeared on his face. His Qi and blood were restrained, and he emitted the unique aura of a martial practitioner. This was a Organ Cultivation martial practitioner adult.

"Adult, is there anything you need? Our shop..."

"I'm not buying things, I'm here to sell things. Does your shop accept them?"

"Sell things?"

The waiter was stunned for a moment, but the smile on his face didn't change: "We accept them. Our shop also accepts all kinds of treasures. I don't know what you want to sell, adult?"

"Selling a bead."

Lin Chen took out an ice-blue bead from his bosom.

The waiter looked at the bead with a look of doubt, and after a long while said: "Adult, I don't understand this thing. I don't know if I can take it to the shopkeeper to take a look."

"Yes."

Lin Chen nodded. He wasn't afraid that the other party would swallow his Canglan Bead. When he was walking on the Martial Street just now, he observed the pedestrians on the street. Most of them were martial practitioners, but they were mostly Open-Acupuncture Stage martial practitioners, and a few were Organ Cultivation martial practitioners.

That is to say, the shops on this street mostly do business with Open-Acupuncture Stage and Organ Cultivation martial practitioners.

The shopkeeper's realm is also about Open-Acupuncture and Organ Cultivation. If the other party dares to black out his Canglan Bead, he doesn't mind doing some black-eating-black.

Shop backyard.

A middle-aged man was currently counting the supplies in the courtyard, while a young girl was flipping through the account book on the side.

"Shopkeeper, an adult wants to sell something."

The waiter hurried in. The middle-aged man raised his head, a look of dissatisfaction in his eyes. The young lady disliked being disturbed while checking accounts the most, and this waiter was so ignorant.

"Shopkeeper, that adult should be an Organ Cultivation martial practitioner."

The waiter also saw the look of dissatisfaction on the shopkeeper's face and hurriedly explained. If it were an ordinary Open-Acupuncture martial practitioner, he would have directly pushed it off and let the other party come back later, but he didn't dare to offend an Organ Cultivation martial practitioner.

"Organ Cultivation martial practitioner?"

The shopkeeper hesitated for a moment, his gaze swept across the young girl sitting on the chair, and said: "What does he want to sell?"

"A bead."

The waiter unfolded the bead in his hand. The shopkeeper glanced at the bead and frowned. He didn't recognize this thing.

"A worthless thing, just say our shop doesn't accept it."

As the shopkeeper of the Treasure Pavilion, he had seen many martial practitioners who would bring some strange-looking things to sell. This kind of thing doesn't necessarily have value. Most of these martial practitioners are holding a mentality of trying their luck, or wanting to pit the shop for a sum.

"Yes."

The waiter nodded and was about to turn and leave when a cold voice came.

"Stop!"

The young girl who was originally sitting on the chair stood up at this moment, her beautiful eyes fixed on the bead in the waiter's eyes. After a long while, she said: "Uncle Chen, go and prepare a pot of fine tea."

After speaking, the young girl turned her gaze to the waiter: "You go and tell that distinguished guest that the shopkeeper will be out in a moment."

(End of chapter)