Chapter 342: Seeking a Ship to Cross the Sea

The small town at night was not quiet.

Waves crashed against the shore, emitting bursts of roaring sounds; even in dreams, one could seemingly hear them.

Of course, the town residents had long since grown accustomed to it.

In the inn, the lights had already been extinguished.

Having traveled for many days in a row, the group quickly entered dreamland.

Liu Sisi had also fallen asleep.

Beneath her pink dress, those slender, exquisite, snow-white jade feet were exposed, having just been washed clean again.

Luo Zijun lay beside her.

At this moment, he had his eyes open, his heart calm and unruffled, his face as tranquil as water, seemingly thinking about matters.

Suddenly, he felt a message coming through the Copper Mirror.

Did the Fairy reply?

His spirits lifted; he immediately took out the Copper Mirror and looked at the mirror's surface.

However, to his surprise, the message was not from the Moon Palace Fairy, but from the one called "Yaochi Fairy."

The two had not been in contact for a long time.

【Asleep yet?】

Luo Zijun replied: 【About to sleep, something up?】

Yaochi Fairy: 【Nothing.】

Luo Zijun felt it was inexplicable.

Is this person sick?

Just as he was preparing to put away the Copper Mirror, the other side suddenly sent a blurry picture of jade feet.

Then a message followed: 【Want to see a clear one?】

Heh.

Luo Zijun sneered, glanced at the snow-white jade feet under the young girl's dress beside him, put away the Copper Mirror directly, and ignored it further.

Did he need to look at pictures now?

He thought about the matter of going to the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Demons for a while longer, then quickly fell asleep.

The next day.

It was not until noon that the group successively left their rooms to eat in the second-floor lobby.

Wang Qiangzhuang returned from outside and told everyone with a serious face: "I went to look for that previous Captain this morning; I heard that after he went out to sea last time, he never returned."

Daoist Wensong said: "Are there no other ships going out to sea?"

Wang Qiangzhuang sat down at the table, poured a cup of wine, drank it in one gulp, and said: "Many go out to sea, but none dare to cross the sea area of the Nine Islands Kingdom."

Everyone frowned.

Lu Jianchen could not help but speak up: "Captain, is that sea area very dangerous?"

Wang Qiangzhuang looked at him and said: "Going there now is not just dangerous; it is a narrow escape from death."

Song Erlang shook his folding fan, his brows also tightly furrowed: "Then when will it not be dangerous?"

Wang Qiangzhuang picked up the wine pot again, poured a cup of wine, and said: "It is always dangerous, just even more so now. The previous Captain was originally a resident of the Nine Islands Kingdom and understood that sea area very well, so he was once able to pass through there safely."

After finishing the second cup of wine, she paused and added: "There was originally another person who was the most suitable, but I heard that some time ago, he had already gone out to sea."

At this time, Luo Zijun suddenly asked: "Does the Captain know when that person went out to sea?"

Wang Qiangzhuang looked at him and said: "I don't know."

Lu Yao could not help but ask: "Captain, is there no other way to get to the Daughter Kingdom? Or, bypass the sea area of the Nine Islands Kingdom?"

Daoist Wensong at the side gave a bitter smile: "This is the only road; wanting to bypass the sea area of the Nine Islands Kingdom is even more impossible. The sea area of the Nine Islands Kingdom is at least tens of thousands of kilometers wide; from here to the other shore is the narrowest and also the fastest. Other sea areas are boundless and would likely be even more dangerous."

Yang Yan also spoke up: "I heard from my master that many people wanted to bypass this place back then, but they all had no news later on."

Daoist Wensong nodded and said: "So this is the only shortcut; as long as one can break through that most dangerous sea area, the path ahead will be unobstructed."

Lu Yao frowned and said: "Captain, can we not negotiate with the Nine Islands Kingdom? Give them some money and let them take us across?"

Once these words were spoken, everyone's gaze turned to her.

Meng Yang let out a scoff.

Lu Jianchen at the side felt somewhat awkward and hurriedly explained: "Junior Sister, you don't know; the Nine Islands Kingdom is not a human nation, and they have a grudge against humans. If we go to find them, that would be seeking our own deaths."

Lu Yao's cheeks turned red, and she did not speak again.

"Captain, then what should we do now?"

Song Erlang asked.

Wang Qiangzhuang's gaze looked out the window, listening to the clamor coming from the pier, and said only one word: "Wait."

"Wait until when?"

Little Daoist Yiye asked.