LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 159 Hanhai City, the Eve of Setting Sail
Chapter 159 Hanhai City, the Eve of Setting Sail
"Did you think you would see me otherwise?"
Liu Erlong said, slowly finishing the strong liquor in her cup.
She was straightforward, but not lacking in intelligence.
After all, isn't it easier to solve problems with fists than with brains?
But today was different. She wanted to do something for Qin Xiao. She wanted him to feel more at ease when he returned from overseas for revenge. So she came up with this plan to drive tigers and swallow wolves.
The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family was the tiger, and the Star Luo Royal Family was the wolf.
She was going to make both the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family and the Star Luo Royal Family suffer losses. As for who would be left, did she care?
When Qin Xiao returned from overseas, both would be easily destroyed.
Destroying one side would surely be easier than destroying both, right?
However...
Yu Luomian's face showed an uncertain expression.
"Erlong, if our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family really destroys the Star Luo Royal Family, do you think Qin Xiao won't resent us?"
He didn't want to be used as a tool by others.
Liu Erlong gently set down her cup, glanced faintly at Yu Luomian, "Do you still have a choice? If you destroy the Star Luo Royal Family and obtain the challenge, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family may not be destroyed. But if you don't even have the challenge, does the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family still have a chance to exist?"
Seeing through Yu Luomian's thoughts, Liu Erlong remained composed.
Because this was a straightforward strategy.
She only needed to tell Yu Luomian what the future path would be like. She believed Yu Luomian would make a wise choice.
"Alright, you're right."
Yu Luomian fell silent for a long time before speaking with a bitter tone.
The situation outweighed personal feelings; he had to bow down.
"Erlong, I'll try to make the downfall of the Star Luo Royal Family happen. But although their strength has been damaged, a skinny camel is still bigger than a horse. It won't be easy for our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family to take them down overnight."
"So you want me to help you buy time with Qin Xiao, right?"
Before Yu Luomian finished speaking, Liu Erlong interrupted him.
"Exactly."
Yu Luomian nodded heavily, his eyes filled with hope.
Even if he wanted to issue the challenge, it wouldn't happen overnight. It required time and planning.
This time, Liu Erlong didn't respond quickly. Her eyes were filled with hesitation, as if she were pondering something.
In reality...
She didn't even know when Qin Xiao would return from overseas.
This demeanor was just a show for Yu Luomian.
She couldn't let Yu Luomian or anyone else know that Qin Xiao had already left, or where would the deterrence be?
"Erlong, don't force me to kneel and beg you, okay?" Yu Luomian didn't know Qin Xiao's situation, but in order to give the sect a chance to breathe, he had to swallow his pride and plead with Liu Erlong.
On the other hand, Liu Erlong agreed with Yu Luomian's words without refusing him, "You need to act quickly."
"Don't worry!"
Yu Luomian was somewhat relieved to hear this, feeling that his attitude had been expressed clearly. He added, "I promise."
Upon hearing this, Liu Erlong withdrew her gaze and turned to walk towards her small wooden house.
The matter had been satisfactorily resolved, and she had nothing more to say to Yu Luomian.
"Erlong, wait."
After struggling in his mind, Yu Luomian called out to Liu Erlong.
"What else do you want?"
Liu Erlong didn't turn around, answering with her back facing Yu Luomian.
Yu Luomian asked, "I want to ask if you could return to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family?"
"Why? Do you think the challenge isn't secure enough, and you want to tie me to your Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family's chariot?"
Liu Erlong turned around, smiling.
However, her smile made Yu Luomian feel a chill.
It was like the biting wind of midwinter, penetrating through.
"No, no, don't misunderstand."
Yu Luomian waved his hands repeatedly, "I just think with your Purple Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul, even stronger than the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, and with the title of True Dragon Nine Crowns, the position of family head should rightfully belong to you."
"Not interested."
Liu Erlong coldly dropped three words and walked directly into the room.
"Erlong."
"Bang."
Without waiting for Yu Luomian to say anything else, the slamming of the door cut off the rest of his words.
In response, Yu Luomian could only shrink his neck with a resigned expression, "Forget it, I'll wait until Qin Xiao changes his mind before asking again. If the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family still exists by then."
After speaking, Yu Luomian's figure also vanished into the darkness of the night.
As dawn broke, a large carriage traversed the expansive continent.
Qin Xiao stood on the carriage, gazing into the distance. He could already make out the three characters of Star Luo City.
"Hey, where's that smell coming from? It's a bit salty, a little fishy."
Ning Rongrong also poked her head out of the carriage, puzzled.
Upon hearing this, Qin Xiao smiled faintly. "That's the smell of the sea. We've reached the forefront of our journey."
"Star Luo City? I think I've heard my dad mention it, but what's Star Luo City for?"
Ning Rongrong furrowed her brow, trying hard to recall.
Unfortunately.
Apart from eating, sleeping, and playing, there wasn't much in her little brain. Remembering that Ning Fengzhi had mentioned Star Luo City was already quite an achievement.
"Star Luo City is the largest city on the western border of the Tian Dou Empire and the biggest coastal city on the Douluo Continent. It's also the largest port on the Douluo Continent."
Qin Xiao gazed into the distance, explaining lightly, "And the first step for us to set sail to Sea God Island is to depart from here."
"Oh, I see."
Ning Rongrong nodded, then stretched lazily. "Anyway, there's still a long way to go. I'll go back and take a nap first."
With that, her little head retreated back into the carriage.
After a while.
A carriage passed through the city walls and entered Star Luo City.
Without the obstruction of the city walls, the salty and fishy smell became even more pronounced.
Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, Meng Yiran, and Dugu Yan stayed in the carriage and didn't come out, while Qin Xiao, like a coachman, drove the carriage forward.
"Your Highness, where are we going?"
Inside the carriage, Zhu Zhuqing's voice came out.
Qin Xiao replied, "We're going to buy something reliable since we're about to set sail. Just in case. Let's go to the auction house first and see if there's anything suitable."
In reality, Qin Xiao wanted to see if there was a Dragon Abyss Boat in the auction house at Star Luo City at this time.
In his memory, that was a pretty good soul tool. It could dive and was fast. If used in conjunction with the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, it would be even more effective.
With its invisibility function activated, it would be a reliable life-saving tool and provide some security for their journey.
Before long.
Qin Xiao brought the four women to the grand auction house of Star Luo City.
Instantly, he felt substantial gazes upon them.
Of course.
These gazes had nothing to do with him and were mostly focused on Zhu Zhuqing, Meng Yiran, Dugu Yan, and Ning Rongrong.
It had to be admitted that any one of the four women could be considered first-rate beauties, and when they were gathered together, they attracted even more attention.
However.
When Qin Xiao's big hands fell on the delicate waists of Meng Yiran and Zhu Zhuqing respectively, the atmosphere in the room changed.
The onlookers all held their breaths.
"Is there no justice? He actually has two such beauties?"
"This guy is really up to no good."
"It's so unfair. Why don't I, who am diligent and wealthy, have such beauties as wives?"
...
The voices fell into Qin Xiao's ears.
Envy, jealousy, hatred.
Fully displaying what it meant to be furious with impotence.
"I'll make anyone who speaks out regret it!"
Qin Xiao didn't speak, but Dugu Yan's eyes turned a shade of emerald green.
"They're all soul masters."
Seeing this, the surrounding people, whether civilians or soul masters, subconsciously took a few steps back.
They could all feel that Dugu Yan seemed not to be someone to mess with.
"May I ask if there's anything I can assist you with?"
At this moment, a waiter finally appeared in the auction house. He came forward respectfully and asked.
"To discuss business."
Qin Xiao said lightly.
"You."
The waiter hesitated for a moment. What business could these people possibly discuss?
After all, Qin Xiao and the others were very young, and he didn't think they looked like wealthy masters.
"What a dog's eye looking down on people. Look at what this is."
Ning Rongrong snorted disdainfully and swept a black card in front of the waiter.
"Ah, this..."
"The black card is filled with zeros."
The waiter was baffled. He had lived for decades and had never seen so much money before.
He suddenly realized that this was a big client.
"Please come in, please come in quickly."
The waiter said hurriedly, bowing ninety degrees and gesturing towards the interior of the auction house with great humility.
Qin Xiao didn't hesitate and strode into the auction house.
"Gurgle, gurgle."
It wasn't until Ning Rongrong and the others had completely disappeared from their sight that the crowd gradually came to their senses.
"I admit, I'm jealous. Not to mention the fact that this guy can hug left and right, just having such a wealthy girl following him makes me feel like I've eaten a basket of lemons."
"What's the big deal? If I had that face, I could..."
However, although his tone was disdainful, his eyes were full of desire.
Undoubtedly, at this moment, even if they scorned Qin Xiao with their mouths, they secretly wished they could all become Qin Xiao.
On the other side.
Qin Xiao and the others had already been arranged in the VIP room and had stated their demands to the waiter.
The waiter, after serving the exquisite tea to everyone, said, "Please wait a moment," then hurriedly ran out of the VIP room and straight to the manager's office.
Bang!
The door to the office was slammed open, startling the manager, who was as fat as a round ball.
"Crash!"
A valuable teacup, worth a silver soul coin, fell to the ground from his hand, shattering into pieces.
"What's the rush?"
"Why are you in such a hurry?"
The chubby manager was furious.
"I don't want my salary for this year. Manager, please take out our treasure, the Dragon Abyss Boat."
"We have a big customer interested in it."
The waiter was anxious.
If this deal went through, his commission would be substantial, enough to cover ten years of salary.
"What? Someone wants to buy the Dragon Abyss Boat?"
The manager was also surprised.
You see, the Dragon Abyss Boat had been sitting in the auction house for years, jokingly referred to as the treasure of the store. Not because the Dragon Abyss Boat was bad, but because its function was somewhat redundant.
In shallow waters, ordinary boats were sufficient.
A pretty decent yacht only cost one hundred gold soul coins. The Dragon Abyss Boat, with its additional diving function, was priced hundreds of times higher. Even nobles wouldn't splurge on it. And if it came to deep-sea navigation, no one knew if the Dragon Abyss Boat could withstand the attacks of ancient soul beasts.
Another reason why the Dragon Abyss Boat couldn't sell was because of its location in Star Luo City. Most of the soul masters living here were sea soul masters, capable of stirring up waves and freely navigating the sea. In that case, what would they need the Dragon Abyss Boat for?
"Wait, did the other party mention a price? They're not trying to buy the Dragon Abyss Boat at a low price, are they?"
The manager suddenly became nervous.
This treasure, even if it rotted in their hands, they wouldn't sell it at a low price.
"Um, I didn't ask about that."
The waiter was taken aback.
"Then it must be someone trying to take advantage of a low price."
The manager snorted, thinking he had seen through the truth of the matter.
"It's not possible, absolutely not."
The waiter shook his head continuously.
His resolute attitude even surprised the chubby manager. "Why are you so sure?"
The waiter retorted, "Manager, have you ever seen someone with all zeros on their black card?"
"Never even heard of it. Unless it's the head of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School in the Imperial Capital, who could reach that level?"
The chubby manager said with great respect.
Both the soul master world and the business world respected powerful Title Douluo and admired the wealthiest Ning Fengzhi.
"Wait a minute."
He realized belatedly, "Could it be that Ning Fengzhi wants to buy the Dragon Abyss Boat?"
"No, but the customer's black card is also filled with zeros."
"Wait here."
The chubby manager said, then opened the safe and took out an item about a foot long. It had a jade-like color all over, with a dragon-like head at the front and a fish-like tail at the back, with four fin-like objects on each side.
As soon as this item appeared, waves of soul power fluctuations filled the room.
Undoubtedly, the Dragon Abyss Boat was no ordinary item.
"Let's go, let's go take a look together."
The chubby manager said, rushing out of the room.
After a long time.
Qin Xiao, Ning Rongrong, Meng Yiran, and the others left the auction house.
"Qin Xiao, ten thousand gold soul coins for this thing, is it really worth it?"
"Such a small thing, it's not even as good as buying a luxurious yacht."
Ning Rongrong played with the Dragon Abyss Boat in her hand, unable to see anything special about it.
"When it's not needed, of course it's not useful. But when it's needed, even a hundred thousand or a million gold soul coins would be worth it."
"After all, this thing is meant for saving lives."
Qin Xiao said meaningfully.
In the past, on the open sea, besides the nearly million-year-old soul beast, what was there to fear?
But now.
With his injuries still not fully healed, he had to consider more.
With the Dragon Abyss Boat and the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, it would be enough to escape danger with everyone.
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