**Chapter 772: The South Sea Has a Netherworld (3k)**
“Whoosh—”
A cool breeze blew in from outside, making the main door sway from side to side. The next moment, the sounds of weapons clashing resounded outside, as if the cultists of the Ancient God Sect had clashed with the patrol boats.
Looking at the two people in front of her, the female bishop subconsciously took a few steps back. However, when she was only a meter away from the door, Bairnis’s slightly chilling voice suddenly sounded:
“Take two more steps back, and you’ll lose your life.”
The latter pouted, glared at Su Jiu, and after climbing back onto the chair, snapped her fingers. The butterflies at the door surged towards the entire door, forming a butterfly wall in just a few seconds.
“As expected…”
The female Black-clad Bishop stopped, pressing the black long whip in her hand, but she dared not move backward or forward. She could only maintain her position and said in a low voice, “White Crow is related to you. Lord Zichuan’s suspicion was correct.”
“Your so-called Lord Zichuan should be that high-level Ferryman who was promoted for ambushing Night Watchers… Zero and the others back then, right?”
Su Jiu stopped teasing Bairnis, tilted her head, and asked with a light laugh, shaking her calves clad in black reflective pantyhose. Her platform shoes tapped against the shoe cabinet, making a faint sound.
“…”
The female Black-clad Bishop did not speak, but the slight change in her facial color had already betrayed her inner thoughts. What the other party said was indeed true.
She couldn’t delay any longer!
Being captured by an underground organization like the Night Watcher would be worse than death!
With this thought flashing through her mind, she suddenly turned around and swung her long whip towards the butterfly door. A “boom” sound echoed throughout the room, and her figure had already reached the main door, just half a step away from escaping.
“Tear!”
A cold light slashed from behind her. The steel plate on the ground was sliced with a white mark by the air blade, but the female Black-clad Bishop froze in place. The long whip dropped from her hand, transforming into a wriggling, horned water snake.
Then, as if sensing something, the butterflies at the door surged towards both of them, piling up as if they smelled the sweet, fishy scent of nectar.
“Little Sisi, you…”
Turning her head to look at Bairnis, who was holding a scythe, Su Jiu was somewhat surprised. She rarely saw her little maid so assertive, but looking at her lowered eyes, she guessed some of the reasons.
“It’s all in the past. When we get to Zhu Sha Group Islands, I’ll make you some coconut chicken. Little Sisi must not have had it before.”
Gently patting the little maid’s shoulder, Su Jiu looked up at the bishop being swallowed by the butterflies, only her magic crystal left, and sighed inwardly.
This little maid hadn’t seen the world for several hundred years. She was teaching peacefully when some of her students were directly killed, which made her furious.
“That’s what Miss said…”
Bairnis suddenly turned her head, her pale blue eyes looking directly at Su Jiu. Her lips curved into a smile, and she added:
“Mmm~ I want to eat what Miss cooks herself.”
“Alright, I’ll show you my culinary skills then.”
Upon hearing this, Su Jiu smiled and gently patted the girl’s head, a smile appearing on her face. Her gaze turned to outside the door. Next, it was time to see what the situation was outside.
“Bang!”
Another impact sounded from outside, and a figure was thrown over. Deep scratches also appeared on the ground. Looking at the attire of the figure, both Su Jiu and Bairnis were stunned. Weren’t these the “fishermen” from the ships just now?
“Hey! Were you two taken by these human traffickers?”
Before the two could think too much, a figure suddenly appeared in front of them. With a hint of a South Sea accent, the figure looked at Su Jiu and Bairnis, who seemed to be not very old. He frowned and asked, as if with no malicious intent.
“Human traffickers?”
Su Jiu and Bairnis exchanged glances, seeing the bewilderment in each other’s eyes. What kind of plot was this? They couldn’t understand it.
“You don’t know? There are many people trafficking citizens out of the border in this area, sending them to Nan Yue Country to do hard labor or engage in telecommunication fraud.”
The middle-aged man in front of them had dark skin and wore a woven straw hat. He had a thin, rolled-sleeve shirt, and a golden lion head badge was pinned to his chest, which was the symbol of the Law Enforcement Hall. Judging by the badge, he was likely an elder of a branch hall.
However, his attire was more like a member of the protagonist’s group in One Piece than an adventurer.
“You are very lucky. We just happened to encounter you while investigating the Red Tide incident. Otherwise, you definitely wouldn’t have returned. These people have relics of the Ancient God Sect; they are people of the Ancient God Sect.”
He sized up Su Jiu and Bairnis, as if to check if there were any problems with them. He said cautiously, “It’s also a bit of trouble. Could you please provide your identification information?”
Su Jiu signaled Bairnis with her eyes to hand over the Night Watcher ID in her hand. The latter was also very clever, reaching into her pocket and handing it over.
Looking at the Night Watcher manual handed over, the Law Enforcement Hall elder was stunned for a moment. He opened the first page and was even more stunned when he saw the photo of him wearing a school uniform. Comparing Su Jiu’s face, he confirmed it was indeed her and exclaimed with slight surprise:
“Has the Night Watcher started recruiting students?”
“This is that book made with my high school photo. Uncle, don’t mind it so much. We’re actually here for these people on the ship.”
Su Jiu’s mouth twitched. She snatched the little book back. She had told them not to use such foolish photos, but Sister Youyou insisted that it was already in the system and couldn’t be changed.
Seeing her own miss looking exasperated, Bairnis couldn’t help but cover her mouth and giggle. She thought her miss was sometimes very cute.
“Then you two have worked hard. My name is Mo Cai, and I am in charge of this operation.”
After chuckling, the middle-aged uncle reached into the storage bag in his pocket, took out two bags of coconut juice, and tossed them over. He turned and made a gesture, calling out潇洒ly:
“Let’s go. I’ll take you two to a nearby residential area. There, you can enjoy many delicious foods that are unavailable on your continent.”
The two followed him. Exiting the ship’s cabin, they saw the “fishermen” being fitted with alchemical gloves and restrained, before being escorted onto the quite exquisite refined steel light ship. The red warning lights on the light ship flashed intermittently, making them exceptionally conspicuous in the night.
According to the elder, those people were to be taken to the local Law Enforcement Hall for interrogation.
Suddenly, a gust of wind blew from outside, and the salty sea breeze wafted into everyone’s noses. On the refined steel light ship opposite, someone suddenly shouted and waved a flag:
“Southwest wind!! There will be a heavy rain and monstrous waves later. Everyone, escort the prisoners properly, tidy up the ship, and we need to return as soon as possible.”
Hearing this voice, the staff tidying up the fishing boat also sped up their work, while Su Jiu and Bairnis successfully boarded the ship.
Passing through the deck filled with empty wine barrels, the two entered the light ship’s cabin. Looking at the shouting crowd inside, and the DJing and singing performance at the very front, it was as if they had entered a “pirate ship.”
“Surprised, aren’t you? These are all low-proof raw liquors, which won’t affect our law enforcement duties. When out at sea, there’s no phone signal, so we can only find such entertainment.”
The middle-aged man, Mo Cai, chuckled, then weaved past Su Jiu and Bairnis, carrying a turtle-shaped steelyard. His footsteps were somewhat heavy, making a “thump-thump” sound.
He walked towards the front of the ship and carefully placed the “steelyard” into a slot at the bow. After a “clang” of metal collision, he wiped the sweat from his forehead and stood up.
“May the Iron Turtle Immortal protect us.”
Then, he bowed slightly to the front. Unbeknownst to them, three long cigarettes appeared in his hand, which he inserted into an incense burner. He bowed three times.
Su Jiu watched his actions, a look of confusion on her face, and curiously asked, “Uncle Mo, what are you doing? Are you setting up an alchemical array?”
“No.”
Mo Cai smiled and shook his head. He then turned to look in the southwest direction, squinting at the distant sky flickering with lightning. He picked up a bag of liquor and took a drink. After a while, he smiled and said:
“This Iron Turtle Immortal is something everyone who sails in the South Sea brings. Legend has it that it can calm the waves and protect the sailors. Some people have even seen its appearance, which is said to be a large turtle that looks like a tortoise…”
Upon hearing this, Su Jiu was stunned, because the voice in her ring suddenly rang out again—
[Quest: Lost Soul (Huainan)]
Quest Description:
There is Xuanming in the sea, and they have two sons, the northern one is Xuan, and the southern one is Ming.
The green mountains have no bones, the fine hair is like willow silk, when will it return, when will it return?
Broken vows, intertwined identities…
[Quest Requirement: Pacify the sea’s wrath.]
[Quest Reward: Determined by His mood.]
???
Listening to this inexplicable quest and its inexplicable reward, Su Jiu was completely baffled. What did they want her to do?
Pacify the sea’s wrath?
Su Jiu was so angry that she almost laughed. Why didn’t they ask her to tie herself up and throw herself into the sea as a virgin boy or girl?
Moreover, every time a quest started, the introduction was vague and unclear. To understand it better, one could only complete the first stage of the quest. But the problem was—damn it, the first stage of the quest didn’t say anything!
She began to recall the conversation just now.
Xuanming referred to Xuanwu, and the two sons were Tengshe and Baxia. The first sentence should mean that this quest would be related to the two of them.
The second sentence was a bit confusing, but it seemed to refer to a burial in the green mountains, but the identity of the main character was unknown.
However, Su Jiu also keenly noticed one point: the location of this Lost Soul quest was not Zhu Sha Group Islands, but Huainan…
This was quite thought-provoking.
“Miss, he’s gone in. What are you thinking about?”
Bairnis nudged Su Jiu’s arm and asked softly, with a hint of confusion in her voice.
“It’s nothing. Let’s hurry up and go in. It’s about to get windy.”
Su Jiu smiled, not thinking about the quest anymore. Her attitude towards this thing was to do it if she could, and forget about it if she couldn’t.
The priority now was to reach the island mentioned by the female bishop and meet the former Night Watcher, now Ferryman—Lord Waterbird.
She wanted to probe his true intentions. If they were exactly as she guessed, then perhaps she could tell him about the insider.
