Chapter 443 Red Pearl Islands
On the stormy sea, the Tenglong ship was speeding.
Pei Ziju stood on the deck at the stern, looking at the rolling wake, and asked, "Can it go faster?"
Beside him, the elegant middle-aged man Huang Yanqing replied, "This is already the fastest speed!"
Pei Ziju did not say anything, and after a moment of silence, he asked again, "Has the message for help been sent out? Has anyone responded to us?"
Huang Yanqing did not answer again this time, but just shook his head gently.
Pei Ziju fell silent again.
Although he appeared calm on the surface, everyone on the ship could see that he was just pretending to be calm, but in fact he was already panicking.
Not only him, but everyone on the Tenglong ship, after witnessing the battle not long ago, who would not panic?
A mortal body could actually summon the stars in the sky, and that kind of terrifying power made the whole sea tremble!
Then, sword shadows appeared all over the sky. Huang Yanqing and others had never thought that there would be such a terrifying power in the world. It was just like divine power.
Perhaps, only the real ancestors who never showed up in the depths of the royal court could have the power to fight against it!
"Your Highness..."
After a long silence, Huang Yanqing suddenly spoke again.
"Why don't we... admit our mistakes to them! In fact, there is no irreconcilable contradiction between the two sides. It is better to resolve the enemy than to make it!"
"It is better to resolve the enemy than to make it?"
Pei Ziju snorted coldly.
"Don't I know this truth? Didn't I bow to them? Didn't I apologize to them? But you saw the result, they didn't appreciate our kindness at all!"
Huang Yanqing said earnestly: "Your Highness, I mean to apologize sincerely... Your Highness is of noble status. If you are really willing to humble yourself and apologize sincerely, they won't dare to embarrass you too much. After all, the strength of our Oracle Royal Court is not to be underestimated. Even the Dali Sword Sect will have to carefully consider the consequences of going to war with us!"
"No!"
Pei Ziju flatly refused: "The kid surnamed Lu once said arrogantly that I should cut off one of my arms. If I fall into his hands this time, I don't know how he will humiliate me. I, Pei Ziju, a member of the royal family of the Royal Court, can't bear this humiliation!"
Huang Yanqing heard this and sighed silently in his heart.
Although His Royal Highness Kang Wang seems to be a playboy, he still cherishes his feathers and is unwilling to give up his dignity as a king. He is worried that his active compromise will affect his future fight for the throne.
But in Huang Yanqing's heart, only those who can bend and stretch, and even endure the humiliation of being humiliated, can be called a true king. However, he did not dare to say this to Pei Ziju in person.
"If that's the case, then there is only one way to deal with the current situation..." Huang Yanqing said again.
Pei Ziju's eyes lit up: "What do you have in mind? Tell me!"
Huang Yanqing turned on the navigation instrument and pointed to the sea chart on it and said: "Where we are now is still far from the coastline of the Royal Court. Even if the people of the Royal Court received our request for help and sent the closest 'jellyfish' fleet to us, it would take at least one day to reach us. How to survive this day has become the key to whether we can escape the pursuit of the other party..."
As he said, he suddenly moved his finger and pointed to a circle mark not far away on the sea chart.
"Only by going here can we have a chance to survive this day!"
Pei Ziju was stunned: "This is... the Red Pearl Islands? The lair of the Thousand Hands King?"
"Yes, only by using the Thousand Hands King's containment can we survive this day. If we are lucky enough, we may be able to get rid of them! But..."
Huang Yanqing was speaking, and suddenly his tone changed.
"If we pass through the Red Pearl Islands, we may have to pay a high price!"
Pei Ziju's face was uncertain.
He knew the rules of the Red Pearl Islands. The Thousand Hands King was extremely greedy and obsessed with money. If he wanted to pass through there, he would definitely be ripped off.
However, it goes without saying which one is more important, money or life.
Pei Ziju gritted his teeth: "Okay! Adjust the course immediately and head to the Red Pearl Islands!"
...
Also on the stormy sea surface, the shuttle boat rode the wind and waves, as fast as a shuttle.
Tu Wuwang and the Rhino Horn King stood at the tail of the shuttle boat, watching Lu Yu and Yang Chudie, who were like a pair of perfect couples in front of them, constantly fiddling with various array devices, and couldn't help but tremble with fear.
They didn't know that the two had such a water artifact before. After seeing the amazing speed of this water artifact and its various strange functions with their own eyes, they completely gave up the idea of escaping, because in this vast sea, no matter how much they ran, they could not escape the pursuit of such a water artifact.
The Tenglong warship that was fleeing in panic ahead would suffer the same fate sooner or later...
"If we continue to chase them at this speed, we will catch up with them in at most a quarter of an hour!" Lu Yu said while looking at the sea chart composed of light curtains.
It is obvious that there is some kind of emergency escape device on the Tenglong ship. Its current speed is not normal at all. In addition, it took them some time to clean up the battlefield, so the distance between the two sides has widened a lot, and it will take more effort to catch up with it.
However, Lu Yu was not worried that the Tenglong ship would run away, because as soon as it appeared, Yang Chudie had already locked the opponent with the formation device on the shuttle boat. No matter how far it escaped, it was completely under their control.
Moreover, with such a huge hull of the Tenglong ship, no matter what kind of formation its emergency escape device was, it would not last long.
Suddenly, a red light spot appeared in the distant sky.
"What is that?" Yang Chudie was the first to discover the abnormality and asked with a fixed gaze.
Everyone was confused, and they all put their hands on the awning and looked into the distance.
As the shuttle boat approached rapidly, the red dot gradually expanded and turned into a beautiful glow, which looked dazzling and glittering, as if a treasure had come out of the world.
Seeing this scene, Tu Wuwang and the Rhino Horn King could not help but change their expressions suddenly: "Not good! That's the Red Pearl Islands!"
"Red Pearl Islands?" Lu Yu asked curiously.
"It is the nest of the Thousand Hands King! It was originally a huge sea monster in the deep sea. I don't know when it migrated here, and then it transformed the nearby islands according to local conditions, making it look like the glow is rising to the sky and there are treasures everywhere, so as to attract passing ships to explore, and then it took the opportunity to rob!" The Rhino Horn King replied.
As he spoke, he recalled the various legends about this place, and fear appeared on his face.
"Thousand-handed King?" Lu Yu smiled, "Another King..."
Rhinoceros Horn King showed a trace of embarrassment on his face: "Our King is not comparable to other people's Kings! This place has existed for at least a thousand years. During this period, I don't know how many masters of cultivation have failed here. I heard that there was a real strong man who came here to subdue it, but it was destroyed instead! Since then, no one dared to provoke it..."
Lu Yu couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
Even the real strong man died here. So this Thousand-handed King is really powerful. Pei Ziju actually fled here. Is he panicking or deliberately trying to borrow its power to fight against himself?
"Mr. Lu, how about that, I think we should just forget it..."
"It's not that we are afraid of death, but the Thousand Hands King is really an existence that cannot be provoked. We are also thinking about you..."
"You two's purpose is just to hunt down Pei Ziju. There is really no need to go and provoke the Thousand Hands King..."
"Anyway, his ship has been locked by your Taoism. As long as he comes out, you can find him again at any time..."
"If he can't come out like this, you can also rest assured, right?"
Tu Wuwang and the Rhino Horn King kept persuading Lu Yu and Yang Chudie to give up the idea of moving forward.
Lu Yu looked at Yang Chudie: "Master, what do you think?"
Yang Chudie looked at his handsome face and rolled her eyes: "I'm afraid you have already made up your mind, why bother asking me?"
"Master really understands me!"
Lu Yu couldn't help laughing.
"Our original intention of going down the mountain this time was to let Master consolidate the rules of Taoism and conclude the golden elixir. Since the old monster in front has been entrenched here for a thousand years, it means that it still has some Taoism skills. It can be used to let Master comprehend Taoism. Wouldn't it be a pity if we miss it?"
"Besides..."
As Lu Yu said, he suddenly shook off the crystal clear butterfly double flying, and the whole person became sharp.
"I haven't had enough fun just now!"
After hearing Lu Yu's words, Tuwu Wang and Xijiao, who were standing at the stern, felt their hearts sink.
But they had no choice but to make preparations in a panic, not knowing whether they could survive and come out of the Red Pearl Islands...