Chapter 770 Who’s Inside?! (3k)
Lao Di’s voice eased the awkward atmosphere. Su Jiu closed the small notebook and handed it over with one hand, then changed the subject, “Little Sisi, why are you back?”
“…” Bairnis was stunned for a moment. After taking the notebook, she whispered after a few seconds, “A new teacher is filling in, so…”
“Letting me come back to rest for a while. After this, E Huo can also take a break.” She paused, smiling brightly, her voice seemed to have a different tone, and her eyes were exceptionally bright, as if dawn had been born in the sea.
“Then…” Looking into those light blue eyes, Su Jiu’s unworthy heart skipped a beat. Although the other person was small, that momentary flutter was undeniable.
“That’s great. Let E Huo take Popcorn to stay with Old Man and learn some powerful things from him.” She had already passed the age of being unable to move when she saw beautiful girls. It was clear that Bairnis was different, with a unique gentleness. It was like spending autumn alone, accidentally walking through fields of wheat. A gust of wind stirred, and the golden ocean surged. The girl then slightly pressed the brim of her straw hat, turned her head to look behind her, and met a sweet smile.
“Big Sister, you’re awake, why didn’t you check my messages.”
The next second, Su Xiao Yu burst in, shouting, holding a tablet, still wearing that long, plush windbreaker, with some dew stains on it.
“Miss, you two talk.” Seeing Su Xiao Yu enter, Bairnis moved slightly to the desk, leaving space for Su Jiu to talk to her.
“What’s wrong with you? You look travel-worn.” Su Jiu asked curiously, looking her up and down, and then sat down on the bed, bending over to put on different styles of thick-soled leather shoes.
“Damn it, don’t mention it. My informant had an accident. It’s really over. Such big waves, and those fishermen went out to sea in the middle of the night…” After casually throwing the tablet onto the bed, Su Xiao Yu sat on a nearby chair, muttering a few curses, and finally looked at Su Jiu, asking seriously, “Big Sister, I heard that you went to Mao Xiong and Sakura last time to find those ancient monsters. I want to know, will they not kill innocent people when they reach that level?”
“Not necessarily.” Shaking her head, Su Jiu looked up at her younger brother. She had met that old Rotating Turtle and good monsters like Fen Shuangluan. Many things cannot be generalized. She paused, then took the tablet, glanced at the legendary information about Zhu Sha Group Islands, and asked seriously, “What exactly happened?”
“Ah, that’s a long story. Didn’t I say before that I was going to investigate the cause of the dead fish in the Zhu Sha area?” Su Xiao Yu subconsciously reached for a cigarette. Just as she was about to light it, she met Su Jiu’s “Great Wilderness Celestial Finger.” She then chuckled sheepishly, blew out the orange flame on her finger, and said helplessly, “I sent some nearby Night Watchers to investigate, but who knew that a large-scale tsunami suddenly broke out there. Our investigation was forced to stop. It was supposed to be fine once I got there. The local fishermen took advantage of the tsunami getting smaller at night to go fishing.” He pointed to the tablet and said softly, “Our team members discovered these abnormal villagers immediately and chose to intercept them at sea. But then, an accident occurred…”
“An accident?” At this moment, not only Su Jiu, but also Bairnis’s gaze was drawn, both curious about what had happened.
“Yes, an accident!” Su Xiao Yu’s voice became heavy, she spread her hands open, and suddenly said, “According to the synchronized law enforcement device worn by the only person in their team, a black figure like a mountain range lunged towards them and swallowed them. We thought they were doomed to die in such a situation… Suddenly! A brilliant white spatial formation appeared, and they were all pulled into the spatial formation, and the real-time law enforcement device screen also disappeared at this time.”
Hearing this, Su Jiu was puzzled: “What does this have to do with whether monsters are good or bad? That giant monster also attacked people, which means it’s definitely not a good thing.”
“That’s the strange part. At the last moment of the law enforcement device, it actually illuminated a small island that inexplicably appeared in the distance. You know, there was no island showing up before. This small island might be related to the owner of the formation.” Su Xiao Yu interjected, clearly confused herself, considering the island as a habitat for some powerful creature.
“Sea giant silhouette, island…” Su Jiu’s eyes lowered slightly. She seemed to have heard some legends from that area, but the information source was from Sakura’s legends, and the accuracy was not high after so many years. But after a moment of thought, she still stated some of her speculations: “I’m not sure about the island. Perhaps that giant silhouette is Baxia, the legendary overlord of the water. In Sakura’s legends, He drove the Rotating Turtle out of the territory and then settled there.”
“Baxia?” Su Xiao Yu was stunned for a moment, then nodded, but was still somewhat confused: “Sister Youyou also offered this guess. But as He who has lived there for many years, why would He go mad and attack humans? It can’t be because of the Red Tide incident, right?”
“I don’t know.” Su Jiu shook her head, rummaging through the tablet in her hand, looking at the lightly dressed residents and various folk buildings with customs, her fingertips brushing over the tortoise patterns on the eaves, her brow furrowed… After a moment of silence, the girl’s gaze returned to Su Xiao Yu’s angular face, and she said softly, “I think you should go there personally to investigate the specific situation. The Red Tide incident was caused by the Ancient God Sect, and if the black shadow is indeed Baxia, with a clear grievance, then He would definitely not attack these fishermen.”
“Big Sister, I know this stuff…” Hearing Su Jiu’s words, Lao Di fell into thought and nodded. Even if Su Jiu hadn’t said it, he would have gone. After all, these were his subordinates… Then, they chatted about some family matters, and he went downstairs to leave, making a basic plan to put aside the Red Tide incident for a while. All plans were to find his subordinates first. Su Jiu promised to help him after she finished dealing with the Ancient God Sect matters.
“Dada…” The sound of the stairs quieted down for a moment after his departure. Soon, another, heavier footsteps sounded. Ren, with his tall stature, appeared outside the door, but did not barge in like Su Xiao Yu. Instead, he leaned against the wall.
“Little Junior Sister, there’s a mission that might require you to complete it. I’m too conspicuous, and others might not be strong enough to handle this long-term mission alone…” Through the door, one could see that he was also holding a stack of black items. On the items was an alchemical communicator in a clear exam pencil case. The communication video was slightly lit, displaying a line of text:
[12: The rendezvous needs to be in advance. You must arrive by 8 PM tonight. The police are patrolling tightly, and there are many patrol boats at sea. We can only go by fishing boat.]
[Me: Okay.]
“Is this about the aftermath of the Ancient God Sect?” Su Jiu blinked, looking at the black items: two raincoats. One was a straw cape, and the other was made of very poor anti-peeping material. With this thing, she could rub it with just some fish skin.
“Yes, but the contact person is very cautious.” Ren chuckled, his voice still low. He tossed a poor anti-peeping raincoat to Su Jiu, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes. “I can feel that these people from the Ancient God Sect are very afraid of that person. They are so afraid that they deliberately attracted trouble by using the name [White Crow] when cooperating. If possible, check on that person for me and see what he wants to do.”
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Night fell, and it was raining lightly, making the night even darker. The water became murky, and the sky darkened with the flickering lights.
“Where’s the fish tide? I’ve been waiting for more than half a day, not even a ghost in sight.”
“I saw a woman dragging bags of fish to sell at the night market before. She said she got it from around here.”
“Mao Laosan, you must have been tricked. That woman just wants to grab a good spot to sell fish.”
Many people gathered at a废弃港口 today, having heard that a fish tide had appeared nearby, with many valuable fish species, and they all rushed over.
“Splish splash!” Suddenly, a footstep landed in a puddle, splashing some water. It was a figure wearing a black raincoat, appearing somewhat short. Seemingly sensing that no one had noticed her, she leaned against the outermost steel pillar. The figure was Su Jiu, carrying out her mission. Her gaze scanned the fishing boats, and then, as if spotting something, she leaped a few times and landed on a boat with not a large displacement. After climbing a distance from the stern, she directly opened the second-floor window, rolled in, and completely entered the cabin. Then, she quietly peeked outside the door, which was directly opposite the deck. Standing there were two people, a man and a woman. The man was wearing a straw cape and a White Crow Mask, while the woman was dressed as a cleric, with a mole on the corner of her eye and a curvaceous figure, like a poisoned apple.
“Let’s leave quickly. The Dragon Hunter’s patrol boat will be here soon, and then we won’t be able to leave.” The man in the straw cape spoke first, his voice somewhat low, sounding like the Middle-aged Ferryman Su Jiu had encountered before.
“Lord Cangshan, you used to hate this mask the most. How come now…” Hearing this, the curvaceous woman narrowed her eyes slightly, but instead of rushing to leave, she smiled and asked.
“My business is none of your concern. Just do your job honestly.” Pushing the woman’s shoulder, the man in the straw cape snorted and headed towards the door, his footsteps making “thump thump” sounds on the deck. The woman looked at his back, a flicker of doubt in her eyes, but followed him. As she walked, she asked, “Lord Cangshan, do you remember our agreed codeword…” However, before she could finish, the ferryman named Cangshan suddenly stopped, his gaze meeting Su Jiu’s for half a second. He waved his robe and pointed at the door, shouting sternly, “Who’s inside?!”
