Volume 1: Winds Rising From the Mountains and Lakes Chapter 178: Going Out to Sea
Faced with the many questioning eyes on the ship, and Meng Shan's aggressive questions and threats, Lin Yi raised his lips and shook his head with a sneer.
"Although I am an outer disciple, I have never regarded myself as an outsider along the way. As Elder Meng said, it is the sect's judgment on my actions, and I have nothing to say. However, what makes me feel cold is not being abandoned again and again at the critical moment of life and death, but after being abandoned, I and Master Liu dragged our bodies to chase after them, and what we got was the retribution of dying without a burial place!
I think Elder Meng will not act based on conjecture alone? Why not ask Master Liu? If Master Liu also says that I, Lin Yi, have ulterior motives, it will not be too late for you to kill me. Even if Elder Meng doesn't like me, a horse-raising disciple, on the ship, it's okay to find an uninhabited island and leave Lin Yi alone to die!"
After finishing his words slowly, Lin Yi put his hands behind his back and raised his chin. His cold eyes swept through the crowd, and he glanced at them on the balcony intentionally or unintentionally.
"Hmph! What a sharp tongue!"
Meng Shan was also carefully observing Lin Yi's expression. Seeing that his eyes were clear and his expression was indifferent, but his words were sharp, he felt a little embarrassed. He could only suppress his anger in front of the disciples.
Looking at the unconscious Master Liu on the deck, Meng Shan frowned and shouted in a deep voice: "Come here, send Master Liu to the doctor, and send two people to keep an eye on this kid. Don't let him walk around, even on the deck. Don't let him come up. Everything will be dealt with after Master Liu wakes up." He snorted and left.
Lin Yi was in a good mood after becoming a prisoner in the blink of an eye. As long as he went out to sea, no one could drive him away. He looked around with an innocent and relaxed look, but when his eyes swept over the balcony again, he paused for a moment.
"Old Taoist! We almost parted ways!" Lin Yi bowed to Zhen Yuanzi who was not far away, and grinned at Brother Yuan Qing:
"Two brothers, how are you?"
"You little brat!" Zhen Yuanzi rolled his eyes and cursed, but a smile appeared on his face. Brother Yuan Qing also greeted Lin Yi with a smile.
"Okay, follow me!" Two young men who looked like disciples came over and scolded impatiently.
Lin Yi nodded indifferently, followed the two of them to the deck obediently, and did not forget to turn back and shout to Zhen Yuanzi: "Old Taoist, don't forget me when you have good food and drink!"
His eyes swept over Sister Mu Qing'er and nodded with a smile. Mu Qing'er ignored him, but Sister Xu nodded gently.
The ship was very big. It was more than 20 feet long and more than 3 feet wide. With the three-story attic on the deck, it was 50 to 60 feet high. There were also three tall masts with sails hanging on them.
There are also two layers under the deck. The bottom layer is used to store ballast stones and some food. Half of the second layer is used to store food and sundries, and the remaining half is divided into small rooms, which become the place where the boatman sleeps.
Perhaps because of Lin Yi's special identity, he was taken to a small room near the front. Above the cabin on the side, there was a round hole the size of a baby's head, and a ray of light came through and hit the door of the small room.
Lin Yi pushed open the door, and in the room less than ten feet square, there was nothing except the pungent dampness.
Someone threw in a quilt, and Lin Yi took it. The quilt was so damp that it could catch water, and there was a musty smell.
Spreading the quilt on the ground, Lin Yi sat cross-legged leisurely, smiled at the two disciples at the door, closed his eyes, and sat up. The two snorted, turned around and left, and the footsteps stopped at the exit of the deck.
The two did not guard in front of Lin Yi's door, but guarded the exit of the cabin for the sake of convenience.
Lin Yi then let out a long sigh of relief and took out his suede mattress to spread under him. He lay down, his arms supporting his head, his legs crossed, and swayed slowly, as if he was on the lying cow stone on the top of the immortal peak, relaxing his body and mind, thinking about his own thoughts.
After getting on the boat, Lin Yi saw the inner disciples who had never appeared along the way, and knew that his previous guess was right. The Tianlong Sect was indeed divided into two groups, one bright and one dark, echoing each other from a distance.
Meng Shan and Lin Yi's group was in the open, traveling through states and counties, attracting the covetousness and even following of fellow Jianghu people, until the subsequent fight. If the power of the fellow Jianghu people was not something Meng Shan could easily eliminate, another group of people from the Tianlong Sect hidden in the dark would take action to eliminate all those who dared to touch the tiger's whiskers.
On the way, Meng Shan and Ji Tang went out secretly many times, which made Lin Yi realize that something was wrong. On the night after Anxi, he hid in the night sky and finally saw another group of people from the Tianlong Sect hidden in the dark.
The old man who used the flying sword had been seen before. He turned out to be the supreme elder of the Tianlong Sect named Jiang. After Lin Yi knew about this, he was secretly careful. After encountering the wolf pack on the grassland, the wolf king was injured. It must be that the two teams were not too far apart. Elder Jiang and his party also failed to escape the wolf pack.
The two teams finally joined together, which was also what Lin Yi had thought of in advance. Although he was afraid of Elder Jiang, Lin Yi still wanted to board the boat because he had no choice.
However, when boarding the boat, Lin Yi still used the "Hidden Spirit Art" to hide the fluctuations of his spiritual energy. In this way, even the Qiankun bag became vague because of its close proximity. Fortunately, Elder Jiang had the demeanor of a master hermit. I don’t know whether it was intentional or unintentional, and he didn’t seem to care about his arrival.
Lin Yi was on the boat, but he could feel the presence of Elder Jiang. Although the other party did not show up, he was still noticed when his spiritual consciousness swept over.
What made Lin Yi feel lucky was that the divine consciousness just swept past him. Come to think of it, the other party didn't notice anything strange about him.
Shaking his head, Lin Yi thought to himself that he would not be able to use his spiritual consciousness for a while now, so it was better to be cautious. Hiding under this cabin may not be a bad thing!
The ship travels very smoothly, and sometimes people can't tell whether they are on land or at sea. There was no need for Lin Yi to go out during the meal, someone would bring it to the door.
Lin Yi stayed in the small room, except that he couldn't move around, but he was at ease.
Lin Yi stayed in the hut and didn't know where the ship was going, so he could only sit quietly and adjust his breathing. Because he was worried about Elder Jiang, he didn't even dare to practice meditation. He could only concentrate on listening to the movements on the ship. After all, Mengshan had something to say, and he had to guard against it.
That evening, in a room on the first floor of the ship's deck, Meng Shan and several people gathered around Hall Master Liu who was on the couch. He had woken up, and the stab wounds on his body had been bandaged, but he looked tired and had no expression on his pale face.
"Liu Zhi, just wake up. Tell me the truth, how did you and Lin Yi get here? And where are those disciples?" After Meng Shan finished speaking, he took two steps back and sat down. Sitting on a wooden chair, his face looked a little gloomy.
Meng Shan's words reminded Liu Zhi of the reversal of life and death in one day, and the despair he felt when he was surrounded twice. He stared blankly at the oil lamp above his head. After a long time, he coughed slightly and said in a slightly hoarse voice: "Three days ago, after the elder's boat left, the disciples and his party were targeted. Yesterday, the disciples I led my men to abandon the ship and set foot on Tonghai Prefecture. I was besieged by more than 200 people. After fighting to the death, I had no choice but to outnumber the enemy. In the end, only two cart drivers and me were left. The rest of the disciples were all dead..."
Liu Zhi took a deep breath, calmed down the grief in his heart, and then said: "When the disciple was determined to die, Lin Yi took action to kill Liu Juhu from the platoon gang and rescued the disciple... Then he took advantage of the black people's chaos at night and escaped... ...They were in hot pursuit... The outer disciple of Jin Ke escaped first, and Lin Yi and his two others were hunted down, and their escape route was cut off...
...In desperation, the disciple thought of Lingzhou's sea location...Perhaps escaping to the sea is a way to get rid of his opponent. This disciple saved his life thanks to the blessings of all his fellow disciples. If this violates the sect rules, the matter will be caused by one disciple. The disciple's willingness to be punished has nothing to do with Lin Yi! I also hope that the elders and all my colleagues will take notice...cough...cough..."
Liu Zhi, who was weak, began to breathe unevenly and cough before he finished speaking.
Elder Meng pondered over Hall Master Liu's words, with a sullen face and remained silent for a long time. Suddenly his eyes flashed, he stared at Liu Zhi and said, "When were you waiting for you to be surrounded?"
"Yesterday...at dawn." Liu Zhi's chest was rising and falling, but his words were measured, and his eyes were deep.
"Why is it one day ahead of schedule? According to the advance plan, you shouldn't have left so fast!" Meng Shan asked.
"Having hung up the Tianlong flag, do you still want to live in peace?" Hall Master Liu sighed, and then said: "In order to get rid of the encirclement above Shangshui, the disciples can only walk faster to get rid of the entanglement!"
"Twelve hours, five hundred miles, and he brought a seriously injured person with him...Zixian, can you do it?" Meng Shan was thoughtful, but unexpectedly asked the disciple next to him. .
In his heart, Yu Zixian was unconvinced by the outer disciple. He smiled slightly awkwardly, bowed and replied, "If it's just a disciple, it wouldn't be difficult!"
"Huh! You can't, you can't, why is there so much nonsense!" Meng Shan snorted coldly. Yu Zi first smiled, scratched his head and stepped aside.
"Liu Zhi, what about Lin Yi's martial arts?" Elder Meng's face softened slightly and he asked.
Liu Zhi did not hesitate and replied: "He is very strong and can run very fast. It is difficult to judge how good his martial arts is. Because the disciple fainted for a long time along the way, he did not pay attention to this."
"Jitang, just let those two disciples keep an eye on Lin Yi secretly!" Meng Shan stood up after giving instructions to Ji Tang who was standing next to him. He squeezed out a slight smile on his gloomy face and said: "Liu Zhi, take good care of yourself and recover from your injuries! Once you have come, take care of it. For the sake of the sect's grand plan, it is sometimes inevitable for a strong man to cut off his wrist!"
"Thank you, elder!"
Liu Zhi lay on the couch and nodded in thanks. He looked at the people leaving, took a deep breath, and closed his eyes tiredly.
Lin Yi, I will never forget your life-saving grace! However, that's all I can do. No matter who you are or why you are here...just do it for yourself!
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