Chapter Thirty-One: The Mysterious Ship

  Ning Cheng and An Yi had never ridden a Unicorn Rock Wailer before, and riding one now didn't increase their speed by much.

  "An Yi, come down quickly, we'll run ourselves." Ning Cheng felt that there seemed to be some vibrations on the ground, which was absolutely the vibration of a large number of unicorns galloping, and it was clear that someone had chased over.

  An Yi also felt the slight tremors on the ground, and without Ning Cheng's summons, the two of them left the Unicorn and fled frantically along the edge of the Mango Ocean.

  The ground beneath their feet was shaking more and more, Ning Cheng's heart was anxious beyond measure. He and An Yi had been searching for half a day, but they still hadn't found the boat. If they couldn't find it, the two of them would absolutely not be able to escape.

  It's been dozens of breaths, and Ning City can already see a large patch of blackness coming from behind. Suddenly, his heart chilled, this time he really couldn't escape. What kind of origin does Mu Wen Hong have? He actually brought so many people to chase him?

  "Ning brother, there's a boat." Ning Cheng was paying attention to the pursuing soldiers behind, but An Yi saw that there was a boat parked by the sea.

  "It's really a boat, hurry up and get on." Ning Cheng immediately called out to An Yi, and the two of them jumped up and down several times before landing on the boat.

  Ning Cheng boarded the ship and immediately ordered the boatman to set sail. Even if he didn't want to, Ning Cheng would force him to do so. This was a matter of life and death for him, and he wouldn't be so polite about it. Moreover, Ning Cheng also knew that most of these ships were ridden by adventurers.

  Adventurers are simply people who cannot cultivate, and cultivators are two completely different concepts.

  But Ning Cheng immediately swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth, this boat was not small, but he didn't see a single person, the whole boat was quiet and silent.

  A faint smell of blood and some damp, gloomy air came from inside the cabin, causing Ning Cheng to furrow his brow.

  "There's no one on the boat." An Yi also sensed it and nervously moved closer to Ning Cheng.

  "Not right." Ning Cheng suddenly said, the large group of pursuers he saw earlier didn't add up. Mu Wenhong was extremely high-ranking, but it wasn't possible for someone to arrive so quickly, let alone a whole troop.

  Ning Cheng finished speaking and subconsciously turned his head to take a look, only to discover that the boat he and An Yi were standing on had already left the edge of the sea area. He couldn't even see where the edge of the sea area was or in which direction it was.

  What's behind us? Except for the darkening sky and the endless sea surface, nothing else can be seen.

  A cold and dark wind struck, Ning City felt a chill all over his body, and he subconsciously shivered. The Xuan Huang Pearl in his Zifu suddenly emitted an aura, rolling away the cold and dark wind.

  "An Yi, where are you going?" Ning Cheng took a step forward and pulled An Yi back with one hand. Just as he turned his head, he saw that An Yi had already walked close to the cabin and was about to enter it. If he had been a breath later, An Yi would have already entered the cabin.

  Ning Cheng had just grabbed Anyi's wrist when he felt a similarly eerie and cold aura. At the same time as he felt this eerie and cold aura, the Xuan Huang Pearl once again emitted a gentle aura, driving away the strange and cold aura without a trace.

  An Yi came back to her senses, looking around somewhat dazedly at Ning Cheng and asked, "Ning big brother, what happened to me just now?"

  Ning Cheng waved his hand and didn't let go of An Yi, but instead stared at the pitch-black cabin and said, "There's something wrong with this ship."

  An Yi was just about to say whether they should change boats, but immediately realized that she and Ning Cheng couldn't change boats now. They were already at sea, and this unmanned boat wasn't slow either.

  "I don't care if you're a ghost or something else, my cousin and I will stay on the deck for a while, everyone minds their own business. If you dare to make another sneak attack, I'll burn this ship immediately." Ning Cheng stood outside the cabin and said loudly, but he didn't go in.

  Guī Xiū Níng Chéng was aware of this, and the concept existed in his memory. Níng Chéng believed that with his cultivation, if the other party were just some ghostly spirits, he would not be afraid in the slightest.

  Ning Cheng had just finished speaking when he heard a strange, eerie laughter coming from inside the cabin. The laughter was so weird that Ning Cheng couldn't pinpoint its exact location.

  Ning Cheng subconsciously pulled An Yi back a few steps, his courage had always been great, and now he was also a cultivator in the middle of gathering momentum. Even so, this eerie voice made his scalp feel a bit numb.

  Almost at the same time as Ning Cheng retreated, two ice arrow-shaped shadows appeared in his mind subconsciously. He immediately pulled An Yi to the side and dodged. Two substantial objects rapidly passed by his face, fortunately he sensed it early, otherwise his head would have been directly pierced by these things.

  What a terrible attack, if it weren't for him having anticipated the trajectory of this invisible ice arrow in his mind beforehand, he would have already been hit.

  Ning Cheng had never been a good talker, even if he knew that this hidden arrow was very frightening, he would not be beaten without fighting back.

  Before the next arrow arrived, Ning City had already launched a dozen fireballs with his hands. These fireballs were all thrown into the cabin without exception. At this time, his life was in danger, and he didn't care whether the cabin would be burned or not.

  The shadowless arrow that shot out from the cabin just now, An Yi also sensed it. If Ning Cheng hadn't pulled her, she would have definitely dodged on her own. Now seeing Ning Cheng continuously throwing fireballs into the cabin, she too threw in several fireballs without hesitation.

  The warship was originally made of wood, Ning Cheng and An Yi kept throwing fireballs into it. These fireballs were not ordinary fires, and the ship would burn even if it was damp inside. For a time, thick smoke billowed in the cabin, and flames also rose up.

  Ning Cheng did not intend to give up, he once again took out a fireball, wanting to burn the entire top of this cabin.

  Just then, a cold hum came, "Stop, hurry up and put out the fire, otherwise everyone will be dead."

  Ning Cheng heard the conversation coming from inside the cabin, and the fireball he threw was even more vigorous. He had never been a person who could be threatened, whether it was by ghosts or ghost cultivators. Since they had made a sneak attack on him, don't blame him for not being polite. Earlier, he said he would stay on the deck because he didn't want to cause trouble, but now that trouble had come to his head.

  "Are we all going to die? I don't think so. We can find a lifeboat and survive. You're the one who's a ghost or a dead man, not us... Don't drag us down with you..." As he spoke, Ning City threw out several more fireballs, and now even the top of the cabin was on fire.

  "Alright, this time I was wrong. I'm not a ghost or a goblin, you put out the fire, and I'll give you some compensation." The voice inside the cabin sounded somewhat helpless, and could only compromise with Ning Cheng.

  "What compensation?" Ning Cheng was not moved by this empty check, and if he had any scruples before, now he really didn't fear. Ghost cultivators and ghost spirits, he hadn't seen them before, so he didn't know what the situation was. People always have some apprehension and unconscious worry about things they haven't seen before. Since the other party wasn't one of them, what else did he have to fear?

  I'm very familiar with this sea area, I can help you advance to the later stage of Qi gathering. Otherwise, as a fourth-layer Qi gathering cultivator, you're just here to deliver food for others.

  "I'm afraid of your hidden arrows hurting people." Ning Cheng said slowly, neither making a request nor stopping.

  "Bang......" A horizontal wooden board was burned by the flames and fell from the top of the cabin, hitting the ship and making a dull sound.

  "I swear, if I ever again plot against you in secret with my sword, my soul will scatter and I'll never have a chance to turn things around." The voice inside the cabin seemed to know that Ning Cheng was not someone to be trifled with, and when making an oath, didn't dare to be false.

  "Are you Fang Yijian?" Ning Cheng stopped releasing fireballs.

  The voice inside the cabin hastily said, "You first put out the fire on this boat, and then ask me my name, okay?"

  The fire inside the cabin had just started to burn and hadn't gained momentum yet. After Ning Cheng threw several water balls over, the flames were immediately suppressed, but they quickly rose again. Seeing this, Ning Cheng directly raised his hand and brought up the seawater under the boat, pouring it onto the flames. An Yi also came over to help at the same time, and the two of them extinguished the rising flames in a short amount of time.

  "Not bad, a mere four-layer Qi gathering, yet you have such dense True Qi. No wonder you can dodge my Shadowless Arrows." The voice inside the cabin said with some surprise.

  Ning Cheng sneered and said, "I've just gathered my energy. By the time I reach the Yuan Building, dealing with a ghost like you will be as simple as drawing out my flying sword for one turn."

  "Hmph, that's because the people here are too stupid. Who told you that gathering energy can't control flying swords? Gathering energy has spiritual intent, and when spiritual intent is strong, it can also control flying swords." The voice in the cabin let out a disdainful cold snort after hearing Ning Cheng's words.

  After humming coldly, he seemed to be annoyed by Ning City calling him a ghost, and added another sentence, "Don't call me a ghost, my name is Fang Yijian, not a ghost, but a Yuan Shen body. You can survive, it's also a skill, come in and let's talk."

  "Yuanshen? I thought you were a ghost. It seems that the large group of people who chased me on the shore earlier are indeed Muwen Hong's backing." Ning Cheng let out a breath, he didn't expect the people from Mang City Wolf King's Manor to react so quickly and form a team to chase him in such a short time.

  Fang Yijian, who claimed to be the Yuan Shen Ti, let out a cold snort again. "You're wrong again. The sound of galloping hooves from that team is the real soul soldier."

  The first update is here! Please collect and recommend votes to support it!

  ......