Rules of Heaven - C32
After sitting in the gourd for a while, Ding Hong took out and organized all his things. He first took out the clothes that the old woman had given him. He noticed that her clothes were a little tattered, so he changed into them directly. That small package actually had a little bit of gold inside, and the rest was just a small bottle. It was rather strange to see that small bottle Ding Hong, because he was too familiar with that small bottle. In the past two years, in order to study < Yin Yang Yi > and < Ten Wings >, he drank countless of the bottle’s liquids. After a few glances, he actually also took out a bottle of that liquids. It was precisely because of that bottle of liquid that he did not bring out any rations.
The waves outside were very strong, but the gourd was moving very steadily. At most, it would only be able to sway for a bit, so there wasn’t much of a problem. Ding Hong carefully put away the two small bottles. Then, he carefully took out a butterfly mask from his chest pocket. That giant Ding Hong had always been hiding and would only wear that butterfly mask when he wandered around.
After using the butterfly mask for the past two years, Ding Hong was simply unable to let go of him. He had already decided that he would use the golden butterfly title when he mixed with ordinary commoners in the future! Of course, if he could gain some fame in the cultivation world in the future, he would naturally have to consider other names!
While they were lost in their thoughts, the gourd had already left the range of Penglai. Once it exited, the original Penglai Immortal Mountain and monstrous waves instantly disappeared. There were also some large waves on the surface of the sea, but they weren’t as crazy as Penglai’s. The gourd was moving slowly, as if it was a reed floating on the surface of a river.
Ding Hong sat in the gourd and looked at the waves outside. The moonlight filled the sky and he could not help but feel a sense of poetry. He cleared his throat and said in a clear voice, “The river and the tides are even, the moon and the sea share the tides.”
Suddenly, someone said, “Wherever the wind blows, there will be no moon. Such a night, such a sea, it is rare to meet such a person, could a friend lend me some light and let me in? ”
Hearing this voice, Ding Hong was startled and turned his head to look. He saw that outside the gourd, there was a middle-aged man in a dark red robe standing on a reed leisurely. What was even more surprising was that Ding Hong discovered that there was no spiritual energy in this person’s body. This meant that this person completely relied on his internal martial arts! However, the current Ding Hong was already half a Loose Immortal. Even though he did not know his own strength, he was still stronger than those who practiced martial arts. He might not be afraid of this person.
He smiled, went to the door of the gourd and opened it, saying, “Mister, please.”
When the middle-aged man saw that there was no surprise on Liu Ming’s face, he was slightly surprised. He then noticed that the gourd could not be filled with water after it had been opened. His expression became even more surprised, but he quickly regained his calm after a while. In fact, Ding Hong was extremely worried just now, because he forgot that he was at sea. The moment he opened the door, he was filled with regret, but then he realized that the seawater could not be poured in, and his heart instantly calmed down.
When the middle-aged man walked into the gourd, he found that the gourd actually had tables, chairs, and beds on it. He could not help but feel a little strange. He could not help but ask, “Friend, may I ask if this gourd …”
I knew you’d ask that! Ding Hong was waiting for this sentence, he smiled and said, “An immortal magical equipment I obtained by chance in a former cave, has endless uses in the sea.”
The middle-aged man smiled and stopped pursuing the matter. He said, “I am Jiang He. May I know your name, friend?”
“Ding Hong.”
Jiang He smiled. “My friend is so straightforward.” I met quite a few merchant ships along the way, but after seeing me, they all thought that I was a monster. They raised their sails and disappeared, and only you, my friend, dared to invite me in. ”
Wasn’t it just to show off your martial arts that you were running around on a reed at night? If I hadn’t been in Penglai for two years, I would have run even faster than those merchant ships. Of course, this is just Ding Hong’s inner complaints. He asked, “Sir, where are we going to ‘hurry’ so late at night?” Ding Hong deliberately emphasized the word ‘hurry’.
Naturally, Jiang He could hear the ridicule in Ding Hong’s voice, but he didn’t care. He smiled and said, “I came from White Mountain City and headed towards the Fusang Island. “Nell’s enemies were too fierce for the boatmen to be implicated.
“Oh?” After hearing his words, he didn’t care if it was true or false. After a moment of silence, he said, “I also want to go to Fusang Island. I can travel with you.”
After hearing those words, the middle-aged man was stunned for a moment before becoming vigilant. The way he looked at Ding Hong was not as friendly as before. Suddenly, his hand moved and pulled out a short knife from nowhere to stab Ding Hong. Ding Hong was somewhat puzzled by his action, but he was not afraid. With a move of his finger, he summoned a stream of sword Qi to block his dagger. He had wanted to use the Yin Yang Eight Trigrams Sword Formation, but he realized that was his last resort. It was best not to disobey the advice of others unless it was a real moment, and he had no deep enmity with this person.
Unexpectedly, the moment Ding Hong blocked Jiang He’s dagger, he hid behind Jiang He and said loudly, “Hold on, friend.”
Ding Hong loosened his hand and retracted the sword qi. He frowned, “Mister, why were you like this just now?”
Jiang He looked strangely at Ding Hong’s right hand, and then said, “I was just testing to see if my friend is someone sent by the Qi Kingdom’s palace. “My friend’s martial arts must be top grade, but I wonder which sect he will inherit?”
“He’s an unspecialized character, how can he still be taught by the Celestial Sect?” This Qi sword technique was nothing more than something he had gained from the gourd. “However, seeing that you had the spiritual energy fluctuation the instant you drew your sword, and that you didn’t have true strength, I’m afraid that you’re the one with some background, right?” Ding Hong was sitting there calmly, as if nothing had happened.
Jiang He really couldn’t understand the young man sitting opposite of him. The young man felt that Ba Dao was very powerful, but it was fused with the surrounding aura, and immediately lost his relaxed mood. After adjusting his mental state, he sat down opposite Ding Hong and said, “To be honest, I come from a small sect in the Qi Kingdom, Nine Cloud Mountain!”
Ding Hong was not interested in which major sect or small sect he actually came from. However, when he said that the Qi Kingdom’s royal family was pursuing him, he felt it was a little strange. He asked, “Why would the Qi Nation’s royal family be pursuing you?”
Hearing his question, Jiang He could not help but sigh. “What a mess!” Many countries began to draw their middle and small cultivation sects as their military force, while the Mo family and the common losers who had been absent for a long time were also faintly joining in! I was originally a person of the Qi, and I really can’t stand the way the royal family treated me, so I caused a ruckus in the imperial palace. Who would have thought, who would have … ” He sighed again, “Who would have thought that the Xuan Sword Sect of the Green Foot Mountain would be summoned by them. As soon as I entered the palace, I was discovered by one of the elders. When I saw that I was no match for them, I wanted to run away, but who knew that they would pursue me relentlessly. I saw that there was really no other way, so I prepared to go to Fu Sang to join my Nine-Cloud Sect’s Grandmaster, Daoist Thousand Crane. That’s why I couldn’t help but want to test if you were a profound cultivator sent by the Qi Kingdom’s imperial palace. Just now, when I saw that your Taoist skills were completely different from the cultivation techniques of all the sects in the Qi Nation, I knew that I was wrong, so I ask for your forgiveness, my friend. ” With that, he stood up and bowed to Ding Hong.
Of course, Ding Hong calmly accepted his words. Hearing Jiang He talk about the power turmoil on the mainland, he suddenly thought of Qi Qian and asked with a frown, “How about Qi Qi now?”
“Chu Qi?” Hearing that, Jiang He was stunned for a moment before he started laughing coldly. He said, “A year ago, a man called White City suddenly came out with a few big families, and used to protect the peace of the world by recruiting people to attack the city. Now, he can be considered a little emperor. In these few years, other than the Zhou and Qi countries which were still considered strong, the only other countries left were Korea and Yan! Most of the rest was occupied by monks or rich men who took advantage of the situation. “Sigh …” Pausing for a moment, he continued, “I’m afraid that those with university knowledge are not wrong in deducing that human 9000 years is the time of decline.”
White City! Ding Hong didn’t pay any attention to what he was going to say. Instead, when he heard Jiang He talk about Bai City, his heart felt like it was on fire.
White City! The mastermind who killed his grandfather, White City!
Hmph, White City, don’t wait for me, Ding Hong, to come back! He said these words in his heart.