“It costs money,” David said. “There will always be someone willing to give passengers a lift.”
Sure enough, several spirit boats were looking for passengers at the dock, with the boat owners shouting loudly, “Blue Wave Island! Blue Wave Island! Fifty high-quality spirit crystals per person! Direct route! No detours!”
Even though the price was high, there were still quite a lot of people willing to pay it.
David paid 150 high-quality spiritual crystals, and the three of them boarded a medium-sized spiritual boat.
A dozen people were already standing on the deck of the spirit boat, all craning their necks to look ahead, their faces full of anticipation and curiosity.
As the spirit boat started sailing, the blue runes on its hull lit up, and the entire ship shot into the sea like an arrow.
The potion split at the bow, turning into two tall jets that splashed to both sides.
In the surrounding sea, countless spirit boats, like schools of startled fish, sped in the same direction, their dense rows of silhouettes shimmering with various colors under the sunlight.
The sea breeze hits me, bringing with it the scent of salt, heat and humidity.
Jiang Xuelan stood beside David, her cold blue eyes fixed on the approaching silhouette of the huge island: “Do you think this has something to do with pollution?”
“not sure.”
David said, “But the timing is too coincidental. A sea beast possessed by demonic power just appeared in the water area, and then a water creature was caught. If this is a coincidence, it is too coincidental.”
Xuanzhenzi stood beside the two, his hands supporting the hull of the boat: “Moreover, those aquatic creatures haven’t shown themselves for tens of thousands of years, so how could they be caught at this particular time? I think there’s definitely something fishy behind this.”
The spirit boat cut through the waves and sailed for about half an hour before a large island appeared ahead.
This island looks like a piece of land floating in the sea. From a distance, you can see a continuous row of mountains and dense forests, with buildings neatly distributed at the foot of the mountains and along the coast.
The harbor on the island was several times larger than the island where David was previously. Dozens of spirit boats came and went, and the dock was bustling with people, like a market.
Bibo Island.
After the spirit boat docked, David and two others followed the flow of people towards the dock.
The streets on this island were wider and the buildings more magnificent than on the previous islands, indicating that this island was an important center in the Void Sea.
But at that time, everyone’s attention was not focused on the buildings and street scenes, but rushed towards a square in the center of the island.
“Quick, quick! I heard the water creature was tied up in the square!”
“What does it look like? Does it look like us? Does it have legs?”
“I heard his skin is blue! And scaly!”
“Scales? Isn’t that a monster?”
“Don’t talk nonsense! The water race is a legitimate race, unlike the demon race!”
The sounds of discussion, speculation, and exclamation mixed together, creating buzzing sound waves.
David moved forward with the crowd, and after passing through several streets, a wide square appeared before him.
In the center of the square stood a black stone pillar, with a slender figure tied to it.
The field was filled with spectators, up to three or four layers deep, some of whom even flew into the air to watch.
David led Jiang Xuelan and Xuanzhenzi to a relatively more advanced position, and finally saw the figure on the stone pillar clearly.
She was a very young looking Shui ethnic woman, around seventeen or eighteen years old.
Her skin was like the sea under the moonlight, with a faint ice blue glow.
Her hair was a deep blue, like a dark ocean, and now fell loosely over her shoulders, with small droplets of water clinging to the ends.
His face was delicate and graceful, possessing a godlike quality that neither humans nor other gods possessed, as if the ocean itself had solidified into his form.
He wore a robe of a strange style, made of an unknown material, which shimmered in the sunlight like fish scales.
His hands were tied tightly to the stone pillar with black ropes engraved with fine runes, obviously restraining ropes specially designed to bind the power of aquatic creatures.
His ankles were also tied with similar ropes, so he couldn’t move an inch.
His lips were pressed tightly together, and his deep blue eyes, like the ocean, held no tears, no fear, only cold, frozen waves of anger and stubbornness.
He remained silent, neither begging for mercy nor struggling, just standing there quietly, like a lonely fish stranded on a coral reef by the waves.
“Is this an aquatic race?” someone in the crowd exclaimed in a low voice. “They really look like us except for their skin color.”
“Look at his eyes! They’re so deep blue, like the sea.”
“He looks so fragile, is he really that strong? Aren’t water creatures supposed to be proficient in laws related to water?”
“If tied like that, even if you are strong, you can’t move.”
The discussion went up and down.
The woman living in the water remained silent and did not lower her head. He simply stared straight ahead, his gaze piercing through the crowd and fixed on a distant, unnoticed corner.
David looked into her eyes, a complex light flashing in his purple pupils.
He saw something familiar in her eyes—the helplessness of being trapped, the stubbornness of not giving up, and the tenacity of waiting for a glimmer of hope.
He turned to look at the crowd around him, his gaze sweeping over the curiosity, excitement, and indifference on the faces of the audience, before finally settling on a tall stage at the edge of the square.
Some people sat on high platforms; judging from their clothing, they were most likely the people in charge of this island.
One of the middle-aged men, dressed neatly, was leisurely sipping tea, as if he was waiting for something.
David lowered his voice and said to Xuan Zhenzi, “Mr. Xuan, find out who arrested him and why.”
FAQ Novel
Q: What caused the sudden disturbance in the tea shop?
A: The commotion was caused by news that an aquatic tribal member had been captured on Bibo Island.
Q: Why are the local cultivators so fascinated by the news of an aquatic capture?
A: The aquatic race lives in the Hollow Sea and rarely interacts with outsiders, making encounters with them extremely uncommon.
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