Volume 1: Wind Rising From the Mountains and Lakes Chapter 235: Crisis Arrives
Back on the ship, Lin Yi met Elder Jiang and exchanged pleasantries. He then told Elder Jiang what he had seen and heard over the past two days, and then went to the deck to pour out the fruits and water bags. The disciples sorted them out, and then he went back to his room to meditate alone.
After a day of meditation, at noon on the second day, Lin Yi walked out of the room refreshed and wandered around. [Search for the latest updates at.; Meng Shan, Zhen Yuanzi and others have not returned yet, and some disciples are fishing on the beach. After drifting on the sea for a long time, many disciples are good at this.
Master Jiao led some disciples to wander around for two days, but found nothing. He was sitting on a reef thinking about his worries. When he saw Lin Yi coming, he stood up and greeted him.
Lin Yi nodded to him. There was nothing else to do, so he sat aside and chatted with him.
Hearing that if he went southeast, he might encounter an island with people, so Master Jiao's heart was relieved.
"That's good. With the fresh water and food brought back by Master Lin, we should be able to cope with it for a few days, which will make people less worried!" Master Jiao's depressed expression eased a lot.
Looking at Master Jiao, who looked weathered but kind-hearted, Lin Yi smiled and said, "Master Jiao went to Daxia once ten years ago. If you have any strange experiences, you might as well tell me!"
"Haha! What's there to say! It's just a life-threatening business." Master Jiao laughed and looked around casually. Seeing that no one was approaching, he touched the thick short beard on his cheek, as if he was recalling something.
"I can get some advice from Master Jiao. After gaining some experience, I won't be too busy when the crisis comes!" Lin Yi thought about it and still looked forward to what Master Jiao said.
Hearing this, Master Jiao was startled. He looked at Lin Yi and nodded. He said, "Plan ahead and make plans before you act. Master Lin is young, but he is not only skilled, but also knowledgeable. You and Elder Jiang are like the ballast stones on the ship, and they determine whether this trip will go smoothly. But I am old and my heart is failing. I am more depressed and less ambitious than before!"
"After all, you are older, and your experience and knowledge are not comparable to those of a kid like me. With Master Jiao at the helm, this ship dares to go deep into the ocean and travel to foreign lands!" Lin Yi's sincere words made Master Jiao feel comfortable.
"Let's not talk about martial arts, just talking about sailing on the sea, no one in the Tianlong Sect can match my knowledge." The wrinkles on Jiao's face bloomed, and he laughed: "The wind and waves on the sea are unpredictable. It is not enough to be cautious. You must also understand the changes in wind and currents; you must know the stars, the direction of the course, and so on. Even so, sailing still depends on a little luck! If it weren't for you and Elder Jiang's actions at the critical moment last time, I'm afraid we would have been sleeping on the seabed for a long time.
In addition, we have passed hundreds of islands along the way. Every time we dock, there are risks. No one knows what unexpected things will happen. This is not a big deal. In the waters near Daxia, not only will there be some unheard-of sea monsters in the sea, but even the customs and people on the islands are also strange. Strange people and bizarre things emerge in an endless stream. If you are not careful, you will get into trouble. There are also some immortals who bully the weak. If they offend them, they will be destroyed. "
Lin Yi asked curiously: "Why don't the immortals mentioned by Jiao Zongzhang concentrate on cultivation and prove the great way as soon as possible, why bother with ordinary people?"
Jiao Zongzhang felt that he had made some mistakes, and laughed. Seeing that Lin Yi had no other intentions, he continued: "The immortals and martial arts are the same. There are differences in the level of cultivation. Those with high cultivation naturally disdain to be on the same level as ordinary people, while some people have low cultivation and feel that there is no hope for the immortal path, so there are also bad people who do some things to oppress ordinary people. Even if these people have low cultivation, they are still high and mighty in the ordinary world! "
Lin Yi was stunned: "There is such a thing!"
As if he was hesitant in his words, Jiao Zongzhang laughed and fell silent with his hand on his short beard.
The immortals are also people, even the gods and immortals are not necessarily good people! Good and bad are mixed! When Lin Yi was thinking secretly, he saw Mu Qing'er and Hong'an coming over.
"Brother Lin, I heard that you rested after you came back, so we can't disturb you. How is it? Is this trip going well?" Hong'an walked in front with square steps and said with a happy smile.
Lin Yi had no intention of avoiding it, and nodded and said, "Everything is fine!"
"Lin Yi, why are Elder Meng and others still missing? Did something happen and you escaped alone?" Mu Qing'er put her hands behind her back, stepped on the beach with her toes, tilted her head and stared at Lin Yi, her face full of suspicion.
Hong'an greeted Xu Zixuan and Jiao Tangzhu behind him, and heard that Mu Qing'er's words were sarcastic again, but he couldn't interrupt, so he could only look at the two of them embarrassedly. Hong Bao and Bai Qianchuan were farther away, and they didn't want to get close to Lin Yi at all.
Here they come again! Lin Yi pouted and said, "You always think the worst of people. I, Lin Yi, am not as bad as you think."
Mu Qing'er also pouted, put her hands on her hips, and said unhappily, "Elder Meng didn't let me go with Senior Sister Xu. Humph! Who knows what happened outside? No one else showed up, but you ran back alone!" After she finished speaking, her chin also tilted up, as if she was sure that Lin Yi was not a good person.
Lin Yi was stunned for a moment. He looked at Master Jiao and Hong An, and couldn't understand why Mu Qing'er was like this. Could it be that the resentment caused by Elder Meng not letting her go with him was also vented on him?
Temple Master Jiao scratched his beard. He couldn't say anything to the arrogant daughter of the head of the sect. He could only rub his hands dryly. He wanted to leave but couldn't do it. He could only sit upright and look at his toes, his expression showing embarrassment. Hongan simply opened his folding fan with a "whoosh" sound, fanning it, and showed Lin Yi a nice smile.
It was Xu Zixuan behind Mu Qing'er who apologized to Lin Yi.
As long as Mu Qing'er didn't lie, Lin Yi wouldn't be so mean to her. He smiled lightly and said, "You are too nosy, but there are indeed eye-opening landscapes on the island. It's a pity if you don't go!"
"You think I'm meddling in your business! You?" Mu Qing'er pointed at her nose with her green jade finger and asked back in disbelief.
"If you really have a prejudice against me, Lin Yi, I can't do anything to you. But I have my own sense of propriety in my actions. I don't need to report everything to you, right?" Lin Yi shook his head and retorted.
"I'm not...! I just want to ask you about what you saw and heard on the road, but..." Mu Qing'er was halfway through her words, her face flushed, tears welling up in her eyes. What she wanted to say to Lin Yi became something else when she spoke. She didn't know why, but she felt aggrieved.
"Miss Mu is generous and outspoken! Brother Lin is even more straightforward and free and easy. I like the way you two talk, straight to the point, and concise. Haha, Brother Lin, tell us about what you saw and heard on the road!" Hong'an closed the folding fan in his hand, and his demeanor was elegant. His stirring made Mu Qing'er's expression a little relieved, and Lin Yi raised the corner of his mouth.
When Lin Yi talked to Mu Qing'er, he always spoke kindly and pointedly. As long as he didn't insult her, he didn't take it to heart afterwards. Although he was a little younger than Mu Qing'er, he had no intention of getting on the same level with such a girl. Now that Hongan said this, the two of them seemed to be arguing and angry.
Knowing Hongan's intention naturally, it was not easy to reveal it, so Lin Yi could only smile bitterly. But seeing Mu Qing'er's pitiful face, it seemed that someone else was arrogant just now. He had no intention of getting entangled with the other party, and said: "Elder Meng and others will be back soon. By then, Brother Hong will know everything. As for me, I am not good at speaking, so I won't say it!"
Before he finished speaking, Lin Yi's expression moved, and he stood up and looked at the beach in the south, muttering to himself: "They are back, why are they like this? What happened?"
Seeing Lin Yi's suspicious look, several people also looked into the distance curiously. Only a few disciples flashed among the reefs, and there was nothing unusual on the beach.
Just when Jiao Zongzhu was about to ask, he saw a sudden sound of wind around him. When he was busy focusing, Lin Yi's figure was already dozens of feet away.
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Lin Yi ran four or five miles without touching the ground, and saw Meng Shan and Zhen Yuanzi and his group in front of him. However, these people were in a mess, looked hurried, and were sweating profusely.
Suddenly, a gray shadow came and everyone was startled. After recognizing that it was Lin Yi, they greeted him with a look of relief.
Lin Yi stopped and faced the people who came to greet him. Zhen Yuanzi and his disciples, Bian Zhenduo and others, Elder Meng and several disciples were all there. He still asked in confusion: "What happened? Why are there so few people missing?"
Zhen Yuanzi and his disciples were naturally happy to see Lin Yi, but they were still a little panicked. When they heard the other party ask, Zhen Yuanzi said: "After you leave, we will slowly return along the seashore. The road that Elder Meng took is indeed much easier to walk. Who would have thought that such a thing would happen halfway..."
Hearing this, Lin Yi's face changed slightly. He learned from Zhen Yuanzi that these people really had an accident on their way back——
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