juvenile onmyoji
Chapter 25
"The sea seat is gone." Seimei walked into the cabin from the outside.
Although the horrifying facts were said in his mouth, his expression seemed indifferent.This made the panic in Lizi's heart disappear all of a sudden.
"Why did he disappear?" Lizi was surprised, "Where did he go?"
Didn't he board a black ship?
"Sea Sea Head was originally transformed from a sea monster. When it enters the sea, it feels like returning to its own home. I think it should have run away from the water." Seimei said while picking up food and water to smell.
"I saw them just now. They are still breathing, but they are asleep. No matter how hard they push, they can't wake up." Lizi said.
"Well, the food is drugged. It will take a few hours to wake up." Qingming put the plate down and wiped his hands with a cloth towel.
"What should we do now?" Lizi looked sadly at the three sleeping people, "Even if we can go out, we can't bring the three of them along. Can Master Qingming know how to sail?"
"Yes, but the sea seat broke the thing that drove the boat."
"Didn't you say that Sea Head is a kind monster?"
"Well, that's true. But it's also possible that it's a sea seat that betrayed the organization, or it's not a sea seat at all."
"Is this a black boat?" Lizi immediately thought in a bad direction, "Jie Cai? Jie Se?"
"It doesn't look like it." Qingming said, he always felt something flashed in his heart, and he couldn't grasp it too quickly, "I seem to have heard something somewhere. But I can't remember it."
Lizi immediately shut up, not daring to disturb Seimei's thoughts.Thinking of the broken oar, she got up and went out of the cabin to see how bad it was.
The boat is encased in a giant bubble, which is a barrier against water ingress.Because no one was steering the boat, the boat was going down extremely slowly.In the water with a concentration close to the deep blue, there are many unusually brightly colored fish swimming by, and some of them stop to play after the enchantment.
Looking at the unfathomable sea water, she immediately felt out of breath.Breathing heavily, cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
Putting a hand on her shoulder, he turned her around, Seimei's worried face was reflected in his pupils, "Do you feel a little depressed when you see the deep sea?"
As he spoke, he took out the small glass bottle from his pocket, got a little mint water in his hand, and drew a simple symbol on her forehead.The symbol shimmers and blends into the skin.
In an instant, Lizi felt a coolness pouring from her forehead to the soles of her feet, and her breathing immediately became smoother.
Could it be that she has a little deep-sea phobia?
"Are you feeling better?" Seimei asked.
"Okay." She tried to catch her breath, no longer feeling suffocated.
"Try not to look at the sea water." Qingming instructed.
Lizi nodded, and turned her gaze back to the oars.
There are four oars on the left and right sides of the whole ship.Now these oars have to be hung there continuously.It can be seen that Sea Zutou broke apart violently before leaving.
Qingming pointed to the oar and said, "Look, if I use my spiritual power to row the boat, the oar will break immediately."
"Why does it do this? Wouldn't it be faster to simply destroy the enchantment? We can be drowned in water."
"I think it may not be time for us to die," Qingming stared thoughtfully at the surging sea water outside the bubble, "although the oars are damaged, the boat seems to be attracted by a force. It should be to take us somewhere."
is it?
She looked out quickly, it seemed like this, just now she saw a large clump of kelp, but now it's gone.But it could also have drifted away.
You can't sit still like this.She took out a few small paper figurines from her satchel, "When I was in my hometown, they repaired the house when it broke down."
As soon as the little paper people were placed on the ground, they immediately ran to the nearest oar, checked up and down, turned around and spread their hands towards Lizi.
"Yes, there are still some tools missing." She took out scissors and paper.
In the past, whatever she cut was just scraps of paper.But today, she has a feeling that it's time to create something new.
"What are you going to cut?" Qingming was a little curious, he hadn't seen her cut anything other than the little paper figurines and light bulbs.
"Scissors." She turned the paper and cut the shape with scissors.A golden line moves slowly with the scissors.When the last cut was made, the lines snapped shut, and a paper-cut in the shape of a hammer appeared in her hand.
Qingming sat cross-legged on the ground, resting her chin, with a hint of interest in her eyes, "Can it be used in this way?"
"No." Riko said, and she couldn't explain why, as if she knew what to do next.Facing the hammer, he blew with a "huh".
With a "pop", the flat hammer expanded rapidly and turned into a three-dimensional hammer made of paper.Although the weight is extremely light, it makes a "boom" when it hits the board of the ship.
Hey, Lizi's eyes lit up, and she has grown capable again, as expected of me.
The little paper man beside him immediately picked up the hammer and swished it twice.
"More nails." She folded the paper several times and cut a nail.Spread out the paper, and a series of small strips fall down.Blow another breath, and the small thin strips swell "Puff" and become paper nails the length of melon seeds.
Then she made a few hammers and nails in the same way.The little paper people had the tools and immediately began to repair the oars.
Qingming said with a look of surprise, "I've never seen you do these things before. Actually, you can equip your little paper figurines with some weapons, so that they don't just do physical work."
"I just found out that I can do this too." She picked up a nail and looked it over.
For some reason, she always felt that the upgrade of abilities had something to do with the wooden sign.Because of absorbing Baifenpo, the tadpoles on the wooden sign are now one-third brighter.
"Why don't you try something else? See if you can cut something alive like a little paper man." Qingming suggested.
As soon as Lizi heard it, she immediately took out a new piece of paper, and wanted to try cutting a bird.But the golden line keeps breaking.
"No." She changed the cutting method and cut a flat wine glass.With a light breath, the wine glass immediately inflated.Although it is still very light, it cannot be crushed.
According to this situation, as long as she is given a large enough paper, she can blow a boat out.
"It seems that at present, only tools can be cut," she said.
Qingming twirled the wine glass curiously, "I don't know if the water will leak?" He nodded to a small paper figurine, "Bring some water."
The little paper man immediately ran to the cabin, and soon brought a pot of sweet water.
Qingming picked up the pot and filled the cup with water.After standing for a while, the cup still looks very solid.
"It's amazing." He smiled slightly.
The sea water is reflected in the enchantment, casting ripples of light and shadow.The little paper people are working hard.Schools of fish swim around.Regardless of the dangerous environment, this place is like a dream.
After Qingming strengthened the barrier with spiritual power, she went back to the cabin and looked at the three people. After seeing that they were sleeping soundly, she came out again with the package.
"Are you hungry?" He took out a wooden box from the package.Open the lid, and there are two white and round things inside.There is also a red dot on each of them.
"Bean paste buns?" Lizi exclaimed in surprise, "Why do you have this thing?"
"Tosa's bean paste buns are very famous. I remembered that I hadn't brought you to eat this morning. I bought two while you were going to the beach."
"Why did you buy two? Don't you have Master Hatsaba's share?"
"I just bought it for you, and it's all yours." Qingming pushed her in front of her.
Lizi was slightly taken aback, her heart felt as if a feather had been gently brushed against it.
She thought for a while, put the lid back on, and pushed it back under Qingming's slightly surprised gaze, "It's better to put it away first. If we can't get out, we can live a few more days with this."
Qingming chuckled, "Even if we ignore the three people inside, we won't survive for a few days without water. Don't worry, I won't let this happen."
For a while, the oars were repaired.Seimei used spiritual power to drive the wooden pulp and began to slide upwards.
Looking at the changing fish schools around them, they are getting closer and closer to the sea surface.
Seeing that she was about to leave this sea area, Lizi happily chatted with Seimei who was easily driving the boat.Before chatting a few words, the boat suddenly shook violently.She couldn't stand and leaned to the left, Qingming quickly reached out to support her.
"what happened?"
The boat was falling rapidly, as if pulled by an invisible hand.
Seimei stared out of the barrier with a serious expression.Li Zi quickly put away the little paper figurine.
The melodious singing sounded again, and the fish chasing the boat fled away one after another as if they sensed the danger.
The terrifying feeling of falling made Lizi turn pale.
"Don't be afraid." Qingming bit her fingertips and drew two symbols in the air.The bloody air suddenly vibrated, and two figures slowly emerged.It is Teng Snake and Suzaku.
They were amazed to see that they were in such an illusion.
"Master Seimei?"
"There are still three unconscious people in the cabin, go and take care of them. Even if the ship sinks, their lives must be guaranteed." Qingming paused, "Of course, if the situation is really critical, choose to protect yourself first."
"Yes." Teng Snake and Suzaku turned and walked towards the cabin.
"Bang" another bump.
Lizi couldn't stand upright and fell directly into Qingming's arms.Qingming wrapped her arms around her waist with one hand, and pinched a piece of talisman paper with the other.The visibility in front of me was very low, and I could only vaguely feel that there seemed to be something at the bottom, reflecting the flickering light of the sea water.
The eerie singing continued, and judging from the increasing clarity, they seemed to be almost there.
Suddenly Teng Snake came out carrying the two of them, Suzaku followed behind him and hugged Michiko.
The ship continued to sink, and a huge enchantment appeared in front of him.Dozens of dark blue mermen with scales all over their body swam towards them, singing in their mouths.
Lizi's pupils were constricted, those sharks had no eyeballs, their empty eye sockets were dark, and the corners of their mouths grinned to the ears.Their teeth were sharp, their claws were barbed, and they exuded an ominous black air.
"Come on, don't be afraid, take a deep breath." Qingming said in a deep voice.
Lizi immediately took a deep breath obediently.Seimei let go of the spell, and a ray of light instantly covered everyone.At the same time, the ship hit something hard and made a loud noise.The planks of the ship cracked one after another, and choking dust burst out.
A large amount of seawater poured in, and Lizi closed her eyes tightly, holding Seimei tightly, feeling her body being driven to swim forward.
She couldn't see anything, only felt that the sea water was abnormally turbulent.At that moment, I was sucked into the vortex like a tiny bug, panicked, and spit out the air in my mouth.She struggled immediately in pain.
A soft thing came up and gently pushed the tip of her tongue away, and the air rushed in.She felt alive in an instant, sucking desperately, snatching the air greedily.
Something bumped lightly again, and the body was no longer as light as in sea water, but fell rapidly.At the same time, the soft thing parted, and a large amount of icy air rushed into the chest cavity.She suddenly coughed up tears and struggled to open her eyes.
At this time, they landed under the huge stone wall, and all they could see was the uneven ground covered with cracks and folds.The gloomy environment gives people a feeling of helpless burnout and despair.
Seimei leaned on the wall, breathing heavily.His face was extraordinarily pale and his lips were extraordinarily red.It seemed to be bitten by something.
Lizi took a breath first, and looked around, they were trapped in a huge barrier.Looks like it should be the one seen in the cabin.Those terrifying sharks were gone too.Even Soaring Snake and Suzaku were nowhere to be seen.
Seimei finally breathed enough and licked his lips.The broken wound on it made him hiss slightly.
"Master Qingming, are you injured?" Lizi immediately asked with concern.
"No."
"But it looks like he was bitten by something."
She was still staring at the wound with hesitation, she was bitten by a shark, right?
Seimei stared at her with a very strange expression, as if saying that she bit her.
"It's biting a bit deep, isn't that fierce thing?" She had a researching look on her face.
Qingming stared at her for a while, then chuckled, "It's really fierce, I didn't expect it to be like this."
"what?"
"I didn't expect to be so unkind."
Eh?
Pear was at a loss.Then she asked with some concern, "Will it be poisonous?"
Those sharks don't look normal.
"Yes," Seimei stood up, looked around, and said with a relaxed smile, "it's not only poisonous, but also a bit addictive."
pear:"……"
"It seems that we separated from them, and they should also fall into this enchantment." Seimei analyzed softly without noticing Lizi's expression.
Lizi just wanted to say, let's go find them.Just outside the huge barrier, another ship floated over like a ghost.When approaching the enchantment, it hit a transparent layer, and the ship shattered instantly.
The grotesque monsters were rolled out by the sea water, and some were instantly torn apart by the pressure.Some were caught and dragged into the enchantment by the mermen who were waiting nearby, cheering and tying the monster with kelp.
Looking at the shattered branches, Qingming said thoughtfully, "It seems that we are not the only ones who were tricked by Kaizatou."
"Why weren't we torn apart when we got out of the boat?" asked Pear.
"Because I released the spell in advance, and there is something like an enchantment on it to protect the body from being crushed."
"I thought it was a breathing tube, who knew it didn't matter at all." Lizi complained softly.
Qingming glanced at her, "Because there is another way to breathe."
"what way?"
"Think for yourself."
"Think for yourself?" Li Zi frowned and repeated.
"Shhh, don't talk, let's see what they do." Seeing that the sharks were about to leave, Qingming immediately took Li Zi and followed them quietly.
There is air in the barrier, and the huge tail fins of the mermaids turned into two legs.They held up the tied monsters, and said something in their mouths.Although I can't hear them clearly, I can feel that they are very excited.
Bound were a man with a frog's head and a civet cat, coughing violently and crying.
Could it be the civet cat she met at the beach?
As the sharks walked further and further away, the things that were shrouded in the enchantment gradually appeared.
It was a huge statue, 20 meters high.There was a smile on His face, and the closer you got, the more you could feel the strange smile on that expression.
"So that's how it is," Qingming said softly with a look of sudden realization, "I understand."
"What do you understand?" Lizi asked.
"This idol is the god of pleasure. Some say he is a sea monster, others say he is a god. He disappeared a long time ago. It turned out to be here. It seems that we were sacrificed as sacrifices."
"Sacrifice?" Lizi asked in surprise.
"Well," Qingming nodded, "This water area has such a large barrier, it can't be done by just a few mermen and sea heads."
"Who is that?" Pear asked.
"That's the one." Seimei pointed to the stone statue with half of its body hidden in the shadow.
"Isn't that made of stone?"
"That's not a stone," Qingming said solemnly, "it's a fallen evil god. Although he is not strong enough now, he can't even maintain his body, so he can only live in a stone statue. He should rely on the flesh and blood of the sacrifices to maintain his strength. And We are regarded as His lunch today."
The mermen carried the frog and civet cat to a shrine at the foot of the statue.
The shrine is very large and covered with seaweed.The base of the idol is wrapped in the shrine.
To the surprise of Lizi and Qingming, Teng Snake, Suzaku and the three guys who were still sleeping were also thrown here.Like the two monsters, they were also bound by kelp.
It doesn't look like ordinary kelp, otherwise why Teng Snake and Suzaku couldn't struggle at all.
"Let's get started." A voice suddenly sounded in the air, "Master can't wait."
Hiding behind the wall of the shrine, Rika and Seimei saw through the window an old merman in a tattered sack commanding, putting the frog man on the ground and starting to strip him of his clothes.
The frog yelled in fright, and kept sticking out its long tongue to slap the merman's face.It cursed angrily, but because it was too angry, it turned scolding into croaking.
"Quack, quack, quack."
"It's so noisy," the old shark came down, took out a ball-like thing from his pocket and crushed it, the powder immediately filled the hall.
Seimei, who was closest to the window, couldn't dodge in time, and breathed in a little powder.He hurriedly pulled Lizi back.
Lizi dared to ask, but could only keep looking at him, shaking his hands, wondering what was wrong with him.
At this time, a strange sound suddenly came out of the hall.
She turned her head and glanced into the hall, only to see the smoke surrounding it, and all the sharks were dancing.Except for Soaring Snake, Suzaku and the three sleeping people, all the rest of them had very abnormal expressions on their faces.
In the looming smoke, she saw a merman cuddling with a frog, performing abnormal movements.With their violent movements, the white smoke turned pink and wound around the stone statue like a thin thread.In the dim light, the idol seemed to sigh.
It turns out that this is a sacrifice.
"How many times can this frog be used?" a mermaid asked loudly.
"It should be more resistant to use than that civet cat, right? It can be used at least a thousand times. That civet cat can be used at most three hundred times."
"One thousand and three is not enough, the master is not full."
Lizi looked through the window and saw the frog as if crying.It seems that it can't control its body, but it knows what the merman is doing.
Hearing the cries of the frog, the tanuki who was branded with three hundred also cried, and asked hopefully, "Three hundred, is it once a day? If it is three hundred days, I can do it."
"Thinking beautiful?" A merman looked at it like a fool, "It's almost three hundred times in half an hour."
Half an hour?
"Hey, hey," civet cat cried and pointed at Teng Snake, "Can't they share the burden for us?"
"The two of them are not monsters, they are strange things, and they can't release pink smoke."
"What about the three?"
"One of the three is a monster, but the other two are not good, they are human beings. They will be sacrificed as sacrifices later."
"Hey," Tanuki asked strangely, "Aren't we being sacrificed?"
"You are a pre-dinner show, and they are the staple food." The shark said mockingly.
The civet cat continued to cry, a little confused whether it was so happy to be killed, or so happy to be killed.
When Lizi heard that the three of Yuanchuyu would be sacrificed as sacrifices, she was shocked and hurriedly turned her head to look at Qingming.But Qingming covered her heart, closed her eyes, and leaned against the wall pale and out of breath.
Her heart skipped a beat, she knew it was because of the powder she had just breathed in.But she didn't dare to make a sound, so she could only put Qingming's arms on her shoulders, and wanted to check further away.
Fortunately Seimei was still conscious, so he half dragged and half leaned on her, away from the shrine.
Lizi helped him to the back of a huge rock, let him lean against the rock, and then looked at Qingming.I saw that his forehead was covered with sweat, and his breathing was very rapid.
"Lord Qingming," she wiped his sweat with her sleeve, and called softly, "Can you hear me?"
"I want..." There was a gasp between Qingming's thin lips, and her voice was so whispered that she could hardly hear it.
"What do you want?" She put her ear to it.
"I want clear water..."
"Clear water?" Li Zi was slightly startled, "Are you thirsty? We are at the bottom of the sea and we can't get fresh water." She looked at the dark blue outside the barrier and thought, how about getting some sea water?
The young man opened his eyes very slowly, his black eyes seemed to be covered with thick fog, and his voice was hoarse, "I want... clear water..."
"There's no clean water?" She wiped the sweat off Qingming's face again, and fanned him with her sleeve.
Qingming bit the tip of his tongue hard, and the bloody smell immediately spread to his mouth, and the pain made him recover a little bit of clarity.
Looking at the girl who was anxiously asking him if sea water was alright, he sighed softly, "What a fool..."
Qingming: I'm enlightened, when will you awaken?
Pear, who just cut a screwdriver, raised her head: Pry what?
Although the horrifying facts were said in his mouth, his expression seemed indifferent.This made the panic in Lizi's heart disappear all of a sudden.
"Why did he disappear?" Lizi was surprised, "Where did he go?"
Didn't he board a black ship?
"Sea Sea Head was originally transformed from a sea monster. When it enters the sea, it feels like returning to its own home. I think it should have run away from the water." Seimei said while picking up food and water to smell.
"I saw them just now. They are still breathing, but they are asleep. No matter how hard they push, they can't wake up." Lizi said.
"Well, the food is drugged. It will take a few hours to wake up." Qingming put the plate down and wiped his hands with a cloth towel.
"What should we do now?" Lizi looked sadly at the three sleeping people, "Even if we can go out, we can't bring the three of them along. Can Master Qingming know how to sail?"
"Yes, but the sea seat broke the thing that drove the boat."
"Didn't you say that Sea Head is a kind monster?"
"Well, that's true. But it's also possible that it's a sea seat that betrayed the organization, or it's not a sea seat at all."
"Is this a black boat?" Lizi immediately thought in a bad direction, "Jie Cai? Jie Se?"
"It doesn't look like it." Qingming said, he always felt something flashed in his heart, and he couldn't grasp it too quickly, "I seem to have heard something somewhere. But I can't remember it."
Lizi immediately shut up, not daring to disturb Seimei's thoughts.Thinking of the broken oar, she got up and went out of the cabin to see how bad it was.
The boat is encased in a giant bubble, which is a barrier against water ingress.Because no one was steering the boat, the boat was going down extremely slowly.In the water with a concentration close to the deep blue, there are many unusually brightly colored fish swimming by, and some of them stop to play after the enchantment.
Looking at the unfathomable sea water, she immediately felt out of breath.Breathing heavily, cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
Putting a hand on her shoulder, he turned her around, Seimei's worried face was reflected in his pupils, "Do you feel a little depressed when you see the deep sea?"
As he spoke, he took out the small glass bottle from his pocket, got a little mint water in his hand, and drew a simple symbol on her forehead.The symbol shimmers and blends into the skin.
In an instant, Lizi felt a coolness pouring from her forehead to the soles of her feet, and her breathing immediately became smoother.
Could it be that she has a little deep-sea phobia?
"Are you feeling better?" Seimei asked.
"Okay." She tried to catch her breath, no longer feeling suffocated.
"Try not to look at the sea water." Qingming instructed.
Lizi nodded, and turned her gaze back to the oars.
There are four oars on the left and right sides of the whole ship.Now these oars have to be hung there continuously.It can be seen that Sea Zutou broke apart violently before leaving.
Qingming pointed to the oar and said, "Look, if I use my spiritual power to row the boat, the oar will break immediately."
"Why does it do this? Wouldn't it be faster to simply destroy the enchantment? We can be drowned in water."
"I think it may not be time for us to die," Qingming stared thoughtfully at the surging sea water outside the bubble, "although the oars are damaged, the boat seems to be attracted by a force. It should be to take us somewhere."
is it?
She looked out quickly, it seemed like this, just now she saw a large clump of kelp, but now it's gone.But it could also have drifted away.
You can't sit still like this.She took out a few small paper figurines from her satchel, "When I was in my hometown, they repaired the house when it broke down."
As soon as the little paper people were placed on the ground, they immediately ran to the nearest oar, checked up and down, turned around and spread their hands towards Lizi.
"Yes, there are still some tools missing." She took out scissors and paper.
In the past, whatever she cut was just scraps of paper.But today, she has a feeling that it's time to create something new.
"What are you going to cut?" Qingming was a little curious, he hadn't seen her cut anything other than the little paper figurines and light bulbs.
"Scissors." She turned the paper and cut the shape with scissors.A golden line moves slowly with the scissors.When the last cut was made, the lines snapped shut, and a paper-cut in the shape of a hammer appeared in her hand.
Qingming sat cross-legged on the ground, resting her chin, with a hint of interest in her eyes, "Can it be used in this way?"
"No." Riko said, and she couldn't explain why, as if she knew what to do next.Facing the hammer, he blew with a "huh".
With a "pop", the flat hammer expanded rapidly and turned into a three-dimensional hammer made of paper.Although the weight is extremely light, it makes a "boom" when it hits the board of the ship.
Hey, Lizi's eyes lit up, and she has grown capable again, as expected of me.
The little paper man beside him immediately picked up the hammer and swished it twice.
"More nails." She folded the paper several times and cut a nail.Spread out the paper, and a series of small strips fall down.Blow another breath, and the small thin strips swell "Puff" and become paper nails the length of melon seeds.
Then she made a few hammers and nails in the same way.The little paper people had the tools and immediately began to repair the oars.
Qingming said with a look of surprise, "I've never seen you do these things before. Actually, you can equip your little paper figurines with some weapons, so that they don't just do physical work."
"I just found out that I can do this too." She picked up a nail and looked it over.
For some reason, she always felt that the upgrade of abilities had something to do with the wooden sign.Because of absorbing Baifenpo, the tadpoles on the wooden sign are now one-third brighter.
"Why don't you try something else? See if you can cut something alive like a little paper man." Qingming suggested.
As soon as Lizi heard it, she immediately took out a new piece of paper, and wanted to try cutting a bird.But the golden line keeps breaking.
"No." She changed the cutting method and cut a flat wine glass.With a light breath, the wine glass immediately inflated.Although it is still very light, it cannot be crushed.
According to this situation, as long as she is given a large enough paper, she can blow a boat out.
"It seems that at present, only tools can be cut," she said.
Qingming twirled the wine glass curiously, "I don't know if the water will leak?" He nodded to a small paper figurine, "Bring some water."
The little paper man immediately ran to the cabin, and soon brought a pot of sweet water.
Qingming picked up the pot and filled the cup with water.After standing for a while, the cup still looks very solid.
"It's amazing." He smiled slightly.
The sea water is reflected in the enchantment, casting ripples of light and shadow.The little paper people are working hard.Schools of fish swim around.Regardless of the dangerous environment, this place is like a dream.
After Qingming strengthened the barrier with spiritual power, she went back to the cabin and looked at the three people. After seeing that they were sleeping soundly, she came out again with the package.
"Are you hungry?" He took out a wooden box from the package.Open the lid, and there are two white and round things inside.There is also a red dot on each of them.
"Bean paste buns?" Lizi exclaimed in surprise, "Why do you have this thing?"
"Tosa's bean paste buns are very famous. I remembered that I hadn't brought you to eat this morning. I bought two while you were going to the beach."
"Why did you buy two? Don't you have Master Hatsaba's share?"
"I just bought it for you, and it's all yours." Qingming pushed her in front of her.
Lizi was slightly taken aback, her heart felt as if a feather had been gently brushed against it.
She thought for a while, put the lid back on, and pushed it back under Qingming's slightly surprised gaze, "It's better to put it away first. If we can't get out, we can live a few more days with this."
Qingming chuckled, "Even if we ignore the three people inside, we won't survive for a few days without water. Don't worry, I won't let this happen."
For a while, the oars were repaired.Seimei used spiritual power to drive the wooden pulp and began to slide upwards.
Looking at the changing fish schools around them, they are getting closer and closer to the sea surface.
Seeing that she was about to leave this sea area, Lizi happily chatted with Seimei who was easily driving the boat.Before chatting a few words, the boat suddenly shook violently.She couldn't stand and leaned to the left, Qingming quickly reached out to support her.
"what happened?"
The boat was falling rapidly, as if pulled by an invisible hand.
Seimei stared out of the barrier with a serious expression.Li Zi quickly put away the little paper figurine.
The melodious singing sounded again, and the fish chasing the boat fled away one after another as if they sensed the danger.
The terrifying feeling of falling made Lizi turn pale.
"Don't be afraid." Qingming bit her fingertips and drew two symbols in the air.The bloody air suddenly vibrated, and two figures slowly emerged.It is Teng Snake and Suzaku.
They were amazed to see that they were in such an illusion.
"Master Seimei?"
"There are still three unconscious people in the cabin, go and take care of them. Even if the ship sinks, their lives must be guaranteed." Qingming paused, "Of course, if the situation is really critical, choose to protect yourself first."
"Yes." Teng Snake and Suzaku turned and walked towards the cabin.
"Bang" another bump.
Lizi couldn't stand upright and fell directly into Qingming's arms.Qingming wrapped her arms around her waist with one hand, and pinched a piece of talisman paper with the other.The visibility in front of me was very low, and I could only vaguely feel that there seemed to be something at the bottom, reflecting the flickering light of the sea water.
The eerie singing continued, and judging from the increasing clarity, they seemed to be almost there.
Suddenly Teng Snake came out carrying the two of them, Suzaku followed behind him and hugged Michiko.
The ship continued to sink, and a huge enchantment appeared in front of him.Dozens of dark blue mermen with scales all over their body swam towards them, singing in their mouths.
Lizi's pupils were constricted, those sharks had no eyeballs, their empty eye sockets were dark, and the corners of their mouths grinned to the ears.Their teeth were sharp, their claws were barbed, and they exuded an ominous black air.
"Come on, don't be afraid, take a deep breath." Qingming said in a deep voice.
Lizi immediately took a deep breath obediently.Seimei let go of the spell, and a ray of light instantly covered everyone.At the same time, the ship hit something hard and made a loud noise.The planks of the ship cracked one after another, and choking dust burst out.
A large amount of seawater poured in, and Lizi closed her eyes tightly, holding Seimei tightly, feeling her body being driven to swim forward.
She couldn't see anything, only felt that the sea water was abnormally turbulent.At that moment, I was sucked into the vortex like a tiny bug, panicked, and spit out the air in my mouth.She struggled immediately in pain.
A soft thing came up and gently pushed the tip of her tongue away, and the air rushed in.She felt alive in an instant, sucking desperately, snatching the air greedily.
Something bumped lightly again, and the body was no longer as light as in sea water, but fell rapidly.At the same time, the soft thing parted, and a large amount of icy air rushed into the chest cavity.She suddenly coughed up tears and struggled to open her eyes.
At this time, they landed under the huge stone wall, and all they could see was the uneven ground covered with cracks and folds.The gloomy environment gives people a feeling of helpless burnout and despair.
Seimei leaned on the wall, breathing heavily.His face was extraordinarily pale and his lips were extraordinarily red.It seemed to be bitten by something.
Lizi took a breath first, and looked around, they were trapped in a huge barrier.Looks like it should be the one seen in the cabin.Those terrifying sharks were gone too.Even Soaring Snake and Suzaku were nowhere to be seen.
Seimei finally breathed enough and licked his lips.The broken wound on it made him hiss slightly.
"Master Qingming, are you injured?" Lizi immediately asked with concern.
"No."
"But it looks like he was bitten by something."
She was still staring at the wound with hesitation, she was bitten by a shark, right?
Seimei stared at her with a very strange expression, as if saying that she bit her.
"It's biting a bit deep, isn't that fierce thing?" She had a researching look on her face.
Qingming stared at her for a while, then chuckled, "It's really fierce, I didn't expect it to be like this."
"what?"
"I didn't expect to be so unkind."
Eh?
Pear was at a loss.Then she asked with some concern, "Will it be poisonous?"
Those sharks don't look normal.
"Yes," Seimei stood up, looked around, and said with a relaxed smile, "it's not only poisonous, but also a bit addictive."
pear:"……"
"It seems that we separated from them, and they should also fall into this enchantment." Seimei analyzed softly without noticing Lizi's expression.
Lizi just wanted to say, let's go find them.Just outside the huge barrier, another ship floated over like a ghost.When approaching the enchantment, it hit a transparent layer, and the ship shattered instantly.
The grotesque monsters were rolled out by the sea water, and some were instantly torn apart by the pressure.Some were caught and dragged into the enchantment by the mermen who were waiting nearby, cheering and tying the monster with kelp.
Looking at the shattered branches, Qingming said thoughtfully, "It seems that we are not the only ones who were tricked by Kaizatou."
"Why weren't we torn apart when we got out of the boat?" asked Pear.
"Because I released the spell in advance, and there is something like an enchantment on it to protect the body from being crushed."
"I thought it was a breathing tube, who knew it didn't matter at all." Lizi complained softly.
Qingming glanced at her, "Because there is another way to breathe."
"what way?"
"Think for yourself."
"Think for yourself?" Li Zi frowned and repeated.
"Shhh, don't talk, let's see what they do." Seeing that the sharks were about to leave, Qingming immediately took Li Zi and followed them quietly.
There is air in the barrier, and the huge tail fins of the mermaids turned into two legs.They held up the tied monsters, and said something in their mouths.Although I can't hear them clearly, I can feel that they are very excited.
Bound were a man with a frog's head and a civet cat, coughing violently and crying.
Could it be the civet cat she met at the beach?
As the sharks walked further and further away, the things that were shrouded in the enchantment gradually appeared.
It was a huge statue, 20 meters high.There was a smile on His face, and the closer you got, the more you could feel the strange smile on that expression.
"So that's how it is," Qingming said softly with a look of sudden realization, "I understand."
"What do you understand?" Lizi asked.
"This idol is the god of pleasure. Some say he is a sea monster, others say he is a god. He disappeared a long time ago. It turned out to be here. It seems that we were sacrificed as sacrifices."
"Sacrifice?" Lizi asked in surprise.
"Well," Qingming nodded, "This water area has such a large barrier, it can't be done by just a few mermen and sea heads."
"Who is that?" Pear asked.
"That's the one." Seimei pointed to the stone statue with half of its body hidden in the shadow.
"Isn't that made of stone?"
"That's not a stone," Qingming said solemnly, "it's a fallen evil god. Although he is not strong enough now, he can't even maintain his body, so he can only live in a stone statue. He should rely on the flesh and blood of the sacrifices to maintain his strength. And We are regarded as His lunch today."
The mermen carried the frog and civet cat to a shrine at the foot of the statue.
The shrine is very large and covered with seaweed.The base of the idol is wrapped in the shrine.
To the surprise of Lizi and Qingming, Teng Snake, Suzaku and the three guys who were still sleeping were also thrown here.Like the two monsters, they were also bound by kelp.
It doesn't look like ordinary kelp, otherwise why Teng Snake and Suzaku couldn't struggle at all.
"Let's get started." A voice suddenly sounded in the air, "Master can't wait."
Hiding behind the wall of the shrine, Rika and Seimei saw through the window an old merman in a tattered sack commanding, putting the frog man on the ground and starting to strip him of his clothes.
The frog yelled in fright, and kept sticking out its long tongue to slap the merman's face.It cursed angrily, but because it was too angry, it turned scolding into croaking.
"Quack, quack, quack."
"It's so noisy," the old shark came down, took out a ball-like thing from his pocket and crushed it, the powder immediately filled the hall.
Seimei, who was closest to the window, couldn't dodge in time, and breathed in a little powder.He hurriedly pulled Lizi back.
Lizi dared to ask, but could only keep looking at him, shaking his hands, wondering what was wrong with him.
At this time, a strange sound suddenly came out of the hall.
She turned her head and glanced into the hall, only to see the smoke surrounding it, and all the sharks were dancing.Except for Soaring Snake, Suzaku and the three sleeping people, all the rest of them had very abnormal expressions on their faces.
In the looming smoke, she saw a merman cuddling with a frog, performing abnormal movements.With their violent movements, the white smoke turned pink and wound around the stone statue like a thin thread.In the dim light, the idol seemed to sigh.
It turns out that this is a sacrifice.
"How many times can this frog be used?" a mermaid asked loudly.
"It should be more resistant to use than that civet cat, right? It can be used at least a thousand times. That civet cat can be used at most three hundred times."
"One thousand and three is not enough, the master is not full."
Lizi looked through the window and saw the frog as if crying.It seems that it can't control its body, but it knows what the merman is doing.
Hearing the cries of the frog, the tanuki who was branded with three hundred also cried, and asked hopefully, "Three hundred, is it once a day? If it is three hundred days, I can do it."
"Thinking beautiful?" A merman looked at it like a fool, "It's almost three hundred times in half an hour."
Half an hour?
"Hey, hey," civet cat cried and pointed at Teng Snake, "Can't they share the burden for us?"
"The two of them are not monsters, they are strange things, and they can't release pink smoke."
"What about the three?"
"One of the three is a monster, but the other two are not good, they are human beings. They will be sacrificed as sacrifices later."
"Hey," Tanuki asked strangely, "Aren't we being sacrificed?"
"You are a pre-dinner show, and they are the staple food." The shark said mockingly.
The civet cat continued to cry, a little confused whether it was so happy to be killed, or so happy to be killed.
When Lizi heard that the three of Yuanchuyu would be sacrificed as sacrifices, she was shocked and hurriedly turned her head to look at Qingming.But Qingming covered her heart, closed her eyes, and leaned against the wall pale and out of breath.
Her heart skipped a beat, she knew it was because of the powder she had just breathed in.But she didn't dare to make a sound, so she could only put Qingming's arms on her shoulders, and wanted to check further away.
Fortunately Seimei was still conscious, so he half dragged and half leaned on her, away from the shrine.
Lizi helped him to the back of a huge rock, let him lean against the rock, and then looked at Qingming.I saw that his forehead was covered with sweat, and his breathing was very rapid.
"Lord Qingming," she wiped his sweat with her sleeve, and called softly, "Can you hear me?"
"I want..." There was a gasp between Qingming's thin lips, and her voice was so whispered that she could hardly hear it.
"What do you want?" She put her ear to it.
"I want clear water..."
"Clear water?" Li Zi was slightly startled, "Are you thirsty? We are at the bottom of the sea and we can't get fresh water." She looked at the dark blue outside the barrier and thought, how about getting some sea water?
The young man opened his eyes very slowly, his black eyes seemed to be covered with thick fog, and his voice was hoarse, "I want... clear water..."
"There's no clean water?" She wiped the sweat off Qingming's face again, and fanned him with her sleeve.
Qingming bit the tip of his tongue hard, and the bloody smell immediately spread to his mouth, and the pain made him recover a little bit of clarity.
Looking at the girl who was anxiously asking him if sea water was alright, he sighed softly, "What a fool..."
Qingming: I'm enlightened, when will you awaken?
Pear, who just cut a screwdriver, raised her head: Pry what?
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