Chapter 191: It Turns Out to Be a Person Who Is Favored by the Abyss

"Mr. Rhine, I feel like I have lost the most important thing in my life--"

The blazing sunset surrounded the horizon, reflecting the faint red of the beach of Sunset Island.

James, who was still a teenager, sat on the beach, crying about the girl he remembered but could not remember.

Next to him, there was a bag full of pearls.

The rest of the Sun crew were in the same situation as him.

Listening to the boy's crying, Li Feng picked up a pearl.

The pearls in the bag were all shiny and round with excellent texture. Under the sunset, they exuded the same light as famous and precious jewels.

'The mermaid is so generous. '

Li Feng sighed in his heart.

Unfortunately, a bag of high-quality pearls could not comfort James's injured heart.

Looking at the young man who was crying and complaining, Li Feng felt that he should comfort him, but after thinking for a long time, he could not find the words.

As he continued to think, he suddenly felt that Xia, who was sitting next to him, poked him with his elbow.

Li Feng looked over and saw Xia raised her chin, first looking at James and then at him, with an expression that said, "Look how hateful the mermaid is. Thanks to me for saving you. Hurry up and praise me."

Understanding what she meant, but not wanting to spoil her, Li Feng spread out his palm and showed Xia the round and shiny pearl.

A silent statement that she was paid, and it was not a small amount.

Seeing this, Xia snorted, turned her head and ignored him angrily.

"Woo——"

The crying sounded again. James cried even louder, probably because he noticed that Li Feng was interacting with the girl next to him again.

He wiped his tears and asked Li Feng:

"What happened to me just now? It was like I had a dream. There was a girl in the dream who was very beautiful and very kind to me.

But when you woke me up, I found myself lying on the beach and the girl was gone.

I felt like a dream, but how could such a real and beautiful dream be possible? I just feel as if my heart is dead.

Mr. Rhine, can you tell me where the girl went?"

"Uh--"

Looking at James who seemed to be really moved, Li Feng continued to be at a loss for words.

Just now, he and Xia returned from the temple and saw James and the rest of the Sun crew lying on the beach.

Xia said that the mermaids had used them up, and they continued to be unconscious just to erase their memories and make them think it was a dream.

Li Feng, who wanted to ask James about the Black and White Courtyard, sat on the beach for a while.

Finally, seeing that it was getting late and the tide was about to rise, he took out the sobering potion to help them wake up.

However, the crew was not as frightened as Li Feng imagined.

The first moment after waking up, they all looked for the girls in their dreams and thought about their goodness, which made Xia roll her eyes countless times.

Gradually, after they realized it was just a dream, they all fell into sadness again.

James was the worst.

"The fog in the forest of Sunset Island has a hallucinogenic effect.

The fog made you unconscious and affected your dream. It's all fake. Don't think too much."

Li Feng comforted James with his fabricated explanation and patted his shoulder.

"All fake? How is it possible?"

James, who was hurt in his heart, looked at the bag of pearls that belonged to him with red eyes.

He picked up the pearls and asked Li Feng:

"What about this bag of pearls? How can there be pearls on the beach, and each of us has them around us!

Oh, by the way, it seems that only you, Mr. Rhine, don't have them."

Li Feng: ...

Why is this kid not smart, and he is not easy to deceive.

'Ha! ’

The lie was exposed, and Li Feng was just thinking about how to patch it up when he heard Xia gloating through the contract:

"Your level has regressed! People have discovered that something is wrong!"

Since Li Feng always deceived her, Xia was quite resentful. Today, she finally saw him fail, and the young dragon was very happy.

Li Feng:... If I had known, I would have put all the pearls in my pocket in advance.

"It's really not a dream. The girl you saw is a mermaid."

Not wanting to beat around the bush, Li Feng decided to let James accept the reality.

He told the truth about everything that didn't involve him.

The sun set in the west, the clouds like fire retreated, and the early stars shone in the blue-purple sky.

There was silence on the beach of Rimu Island.

After a long time, James finally digested the reality and sorted out his mood. He was not sad or angry, but happy to see hope.

He stood up and faced the sea, and said to Li Feng with determination:

"Since she is in the sea, I will definitely find her!"

Li Feng held his forehead in silence, thinking that James was really the stupid son of the landlord.

Suddenly remembering something, Li Feng turned his head and whispered to Xia:

"Is your ancestor who fell in love with mermaids also like this?"

James's reaction made Xia speechless. She thought about it and replied:

"Fortunately, this guy is the youngest son of the Governor of Glory Island, not the heir, otherwise Glory Island would be doomed."

...

At night, the sea breeze was leisurely, and the aroma of barbecue wafted from the Sun.

Because it was too late to sail, James invited Li Feng and Xia to their boat for dinner.

First, to repay Li Feng for saving them from coma.

Second, he found that Li Feng was also a transcendent, which made James feel embarrassed for his previous arrogance.

Also, because he wanted to find the mermaid he admired, and found that Li Feng knew a lot about mermaids, he wanted to ask him for more information.

Li Feng originally didn't want to waste time here, but he also wanted to ask James for information, so he stayed.

"The ocean-going ship of the Black and White Institute?"

James was surprised to hear Li Feng mention this matter. He didn't expect Li Feng to be so well-informed.

"I've been at sea recently, I just found out by chance."

Li Feng explained.

"Oh - the Black and White Institute is very mysterious. Although they are on Glory Island, they actually don't have much contact with my father."

James was not wary, and Li Feng had helped him, so he had something to say:

"But I heard from the people in charge of supplies at the dock that they might go to Storm Island."

Storm Island?

Upon hearing the news, Li Feng and Xia exchanged glances, feeling a little surprised.

"Do they have property on Storm Island?"

Li Feng asked casually and calmly.

"I think should not be."

James asked his boatswain, and when the latter shook his head, he continued:

“Unlike the Violet Eye, the Black and White Courtyard seems to have no worldly property.

But they have always been very generous, and I don’t know how they make money.

But..."

James probably remembered some gossip, and said to Li Feng a little mysteriously:

"However, on Glorious Island, you can hear of hidden people betraying the Black and White Institute every few years. I guess their rules are too strict and can torture people crazy."

Traitor?...

After grabbing some information, Li Feng continued to curiously ask like a normal chat:

"Then what will they do to the traitors?"

"They are all killed directly. I heard that the Black and White Courtyard is a very unkind place.

Therefore, the hidden people who betrayed the Black and White Institute would run far away to avoid losing their lives. "

James said, shrinking his neck, as if he was glad that the stranger in the shadow ignored him.

"The captain is right."

Then the boatswain interrupted and told what he knew:

"I heard from people in my hometown that there is a legendary hidden person who has betrayed the Black and White Institute for more than 20 years, but he has not been caught yet!

What's even more legendary is that after more than 20 years, the Black and White Institute has not given up hunting him. "

"oh--"

Li Feng, who was listening to the legendary story, nodded in wonder.

But first of all, as someone who is destined to be a young boy, his mood is a bit complicated.

Secondly, Li Feng organized the clues.

The traitor who the Black and White Institute did not give up the pursuit of, the case where the cocoon was stolen from Higurashi Island and clues were left behind, and the ocean-going ship of the Black and White Institute heading to the Storm Island...

Are these things related?

…

"Do you think the traitor who betrayed the Black and White Institute is the Soul Eater hiding in Wind's Breath City and stealing the cocoon?"

At midnight, the moonlight on the sea is like water.

Saying goodbye to James, Li Feng and Sia returned to their magic ship. Walking on the deck, Sia asked.

"It's not impossible."

Li Feng also guessed the same.

"But the traitor of the Black and White Institute should be the Hidden One. How could he be the Soul Eater?"

Sia asked, and then she suddenly realized:

"Unless he is an abyss favored person infused with demonic essence, he can have the ability of two extraordinary natures at the same time."

"Yeah, that makes sense."

Li Feng nodded.

It was cool on the sea at midnight, and the bright moonlight illuminated the undulating sea surface.

Shia took the helm and drove the ship to uninhabited waters to facilitate the teleportation without being noticed.

Li Feng looked at the undulating waves outside the window, thinking about the Abyss Favorite who seemed to be the Hidden One and also the Soul Eater.

"By the way, how did you get caught by that hunter in the first place?"

Because of the Soul Eater, Li Feng remembered the Abyss Blessed hunter who had captured Shia and planned to bind a contract with her.

"Well, it's a long story."

Suddenly asked about the past, Sia pondered for a while.

Anyway, it was a long night, so we just talked about the past.

In Xia's narration, Li Feng learned about her former wandering life.

In short, being alone, with a low status, life hidden in human society is not easy.

But she still wanted revenge, so she came to Storm Island.

Shia was penniless at that time, so in order to gather information and grab leftovers, she turned into a cat and became a stray cat in Wind's Breath City.

The life of a stray cat is not easy, but one day, when she was hungry and cold, the real Sia picked her up and took her back to the monastery.

From then on, the young dragon lived with the real Shia and her mother.

Although the mother and daughter had always been ignored and shunned by others, and their life was very difficult, for the young dragon, she finally had a place to shelter from the wind and rain, and have enough to eat.

But the good times didn't last long. At this point, Shia sighed, and her voice brought out hatred:

"You remember Jory, Penros Fell's favorite bastard, don't you?"

Hearing this name, Li Feng thought about it and remembered this person.

At that time, Li Feng was still a priest of the Purple Flower Church, and Gray Bishop Frey was still alive.

Memories continued to come back, because the devil came to the island, and the outer city of Wind's Breath was filled with polluted rats.

At that time, Governor Fell sent his illegitimate son Jory to deal with the rats in the outer city.

What bored Li Feng was that he and Qiao Li had an enmity over some trivial matters.

As for later, because he failed to see through the devil's plan, the devil made a big fuss at the celebration party, and Qiao Li was embarrassed in front of countless guests.

In order to protect his future, the Governor sent Qiao Li to the Prismarine Mine Island and asked him to perform some meritorious deeds there and then come back.

This will wash away the stigma and silence the public.

Therefore, this is also the reason why Li Feng lived in Storm's End Castle some time ago and never met that guy.

"Yes, that's him."

Seeing Li Feng remembering it, Xia continued to talk about the past:

"At that time, one day Jory went to the monastery and saw the real Sia. He became interested in her. In addition, the real Sia had no backer and was bullied, so Jory wanted to belittle her.

But it was a monastery with guards after all. Jory didn't succeed, but he didn't give up.

But their relationship was half-mother, which was a scandal and something the Governor would never allow.

For the sake of Qiao Li's future, his mistress' mother ordered people to poison the food, killing the real Sia and her mother.

I was out looking for information that day. During dinner, when I returned to the monastery through the small door, the first thing I saw was the bodies of their mother and daughter.

I was a step late, but coincidentally, no one had discovered their deaths when I returned.

So I took advantage of the situation and pretended to be Shia, sneaking into Storm's End to avenge her and myself. "

The night breeze on the sea was lingering, making the captain's cabin very cool.

The young dragon recalled the past, feeling angry and sad.

Li Feng closed the window to let her warm up.

Sia responded with a smile to express her gratitude, and after a moment of silence, Shia continued:

“Actually, at first, I wasn’t sure who poisoned them.

So whenever I get a chance, I still turn into a cat and go around looking for information.

Probably because of my lack of experience and my eagerness to find the truth, someone accidentally noticed something strange while I was outside.

It's the hunter of the Abyss Blessed.

At that time, he was of a higher rank than me, so I couldn't beat him and was caught by him.

You will know what happens next. "

"I see."

After hearing the twists and turns of the young dragon's experience, as well as the real tragic ending of Xia's mother and daughter, Li Feng felt many emotions.

After a moment of silence, feeling that both of them were a little depressed, Li Feng changed the topic:

"It suddenly occurred to me that if I had not chosen to drink the potion at that time, I would have killed the hunter.

His contract ritual will succeed, and then when he has his hands free, he will find me.

He may be very surprised, because he can use me to practice and control you to kill me.

In the end I died and you became that guy's servant.

So this is another story where choices determine destiny. "

"It is true that choice determines destiny, but it will not be the version you said~"

Listening to Li Feng's deduction, Xia found it very interesting and her mood improved a lot, but she also put forward her own version of deduction:

"At that time, actually before you appeared, I was planning to commit suicide and end the contract ceremony.

So the final outcome is that I died and the guy was dying of the backlash.

Then as you normally do, you'll do a last hit. "

Li Feng: "...you really understand me, but according to what you say..."

Li Feng thought for a while and then asked:

"Since you would rather die than sign a contract, why don't you have any extreme ideas later?"

After Xia bound the contract with him, even though she couldn't help herself, Li Feng never noticed that Xia had thoughts of committing suicide.

"Hmm--it's probably because you are prettier than that guy."

Sia smiled and then added:

"Actually, I like the way you handled the problem back then, killing the hunter when he was at his weakest, even if he was only a potential threat.

So I'm curious about who you are, where you come from, and where you're going.

I'm also curious how you would respond if you encountered a crisis again.

Then I saw you kill those nine pirates, seven mortals and two hidden ones. "

On the quiet sea, the bright moon sets in the west, and the white fish belly appears in the east.

After chatting casually for a while, we saw that it was getting late, so Li Feng informed Haizan.

Through teleportation, he and Shia returned to their home in the outer city of Wind's Breath.

Hazan felt mixed emotions about the two of them returning at dawn, but he seemed to think that this was normal and it was just a matter of morning and evening.

The growing morning light entered Fengxi City, and Li Feng opened the window for ventilation.

Accompanied by the breeze, bursts of noise greeted my ears.

Early in the morning, there were many people busy in the square in the outer city, and the noise came from there.

"What are they doing?"

Li Feng asked Haizan.

Hazan has been busy dealing with the plot and doesn't know it yet.

But he recruited a troll warrior who stayed in Wind's Breath City, and after asking for a while he learned.

It turned out to be a knight from Storm's End who discovered a huge and complete piece of precious prismarine on the prismarine mine island.

Because it was so rare, they ordered craftsmen to carve the statues of the Seven Gods on the prismarine.

The square is being cleaned now precisely because the ship transporting the statues of the Seven Gods is about to arrive, and they plan to place the unique new statues in the square.

It sounded like just mundane matters, and Li Feng didn't pay much attention to them.

But as she listened, Sia heard the familiar name of the island:

"Prismarine Mine Island?"

"Well, it seems that the Governor found a reason to recall his favorite illegitimate son."

Li Feng analyzed it casually.

"Ha! I came back just in time. I want to avenge the real Shia."

The young dragon said with a firm expression, looking towards the busy square.