Chizhao Island, shrouded in heavy clouds, received its only rainfall of the year. The workers in the workshop all dropped their work and ran outside the workshop, cheering and dancing with bare feet in the rain, as if all the fatigue and pain of the year could be washed away by the rain. Their souls were also soothed by the rain.
Xiong Nan and Bingyan stood under the eaves in front of the workshop, watching the rain falling from the sky forming puddles on the ground. They knew that the rain would stop soon, and the hot temperature on the island would also Those puddles will immediately disappear without a trace. If they stay on Chizhao Island, sooner or later they will be evaporated by the hot sun like these puddles, so they must seize this only opportunity to escape from here.
"After we replied to the letter, has there been no more news from Mr. Xue Ye?" Bing Yan asked the bear man beside him, half leaning on the door frame behind him.
"Recently, I have been going up to the watchtower from time to time to watch. The situation on the lake is very tense, and the number of Infinite Walkers patrolling has also increased a lot. I think in order to reduce unnecessary sacrifices before the decisive battle, you have deliberately not contacted us frequently. !" Xiong Man replied firmly, he was quite confident in Ouyang Xueye's character.
"Well, that's good! The plan we made earlier is going very smoothly. In ten days, the weapons will be complete. In addition, the dead souls on the island that I have come into contact with so far are very supportive of this plan. Then Let them persuade the other dead souls to get twice the result with half the effort. I have initially calculated that the number of troops we can muster is about three hundred." Although Bingyan didn't know Ouyang Xueye very well, he supported Xiong Man's decision unconditionally. .
After Xiong Nan and Bing Yan's discussion, they increased the daily production volume in the weapons workshop. Although the increase was not very large, at this rate, in less than half a month, all the dead souls on the island who could participate in the battle would have their own. weapons. In addition, other equipment needed by the dead souls on Chizhao Island and Ouyang Xueye's men on Bauhinia Island to fight are also being manufactured intensively in several other workshops.
After the rain, most of the dead souls stood in the open space reluctantly for a while. For them, this may be the last rain they will see. But soon, they all returned to the workshop and began to continue their unfinished work.
They rarely complained that the bear man had increased their already heavy workload every day, but instead willingly immersed themselves in doing their best to complete every process conscientiously. Even Xiong Man was surprised. These days, there were no fights in the workshop that usually occurred, and everyone was surprisingly united.
As usual, Xiong Man inspected and guided the work of the dead souls who had just arrived on the island. After passing through the machines on both sides, he stepped up the stairs and stood on the observation tower to look in the direction of Bauhinia Island.
As he expected, there were still many ships carrying Infinite Walkers patrolling the lake not far from Bauhinia Island today. They seemed to be ready to guard against actions from Bauhinia Island at any time. He couldn't help but feel sorry for Ouyang Xueye. Breaking into a cold sweat.
On Bauhinia Island, ever since the plan of the Extraordinary Dao Branch to capture Ouyang Xueye and capture Xia Qiu failed that day, the atmosphere on the entire island has become extremely tense due to the siege of Infinite Walkers, especially the disappearance of Mr. He has spread like wildfire. Leaving, coupled with the constant news that Ouyang Xueye is determined to fight against the Taoist. Most of the dead souls on the island choose to stay behind closed doors, but there are still many souls who are determined to follow Ouyang Xueye and meet him in secret locations every few days. The so-called secret location is the home of Ouyang Xueye's followers, and the location of each gathering will change.
This is the first time Ouyang Xueye brings Xia Qiu to their party since Fei Dao started taking action. This time the party will be held at Yuchan's home. Recently, she stopped teaching singing and dancing classes and joined Ouyang Xueye's party instead. Although she is still a newcomer on Bauhinia Island, the current situation in the Infinite Heaven Realm still makes her worried.
This is the first time since Xia Qiu came to Bauhinia Island that she went to Yu Chan's home called Qingshui House on Danfeng Street. Her mansion was built on a hill, which was covered with redbud flowers. The purple flowers set off the black wooden courtyard walls and buildings beautifully. As soon as you enter the courtyard, there is a pond at your feet. You have to pass square stone slabs to reach the house in the water. Through the wide or narrow gaps between the stone slabs under your feet, you can see the goldfish swimming in the pond, and many aquatic plants also poke their heads out.
"No wonder this place is called Qingshui Residence. It is really built on the water!" Xia Qiu couldn't help but sigh.
"Well, your friend really chose a good place." Ouyang Xueye smiled and nodded in response to her.
"How?" Xia Qiuwang asked him puzzledly.
"This place is different from other places. Although it is not close to the shopping street, it is built independently on the mountain. It is quiet and suitable for overlooking the scenery around the island. It should be the best-located residence besides my Ziyun Residence. "Ouyang Xueye explained the reason to her.
Yu Chan in the house heard their conversation and came out to greet them. Today, she was wearing a cotton and linen dress that was similar to Xia Qiu's. Her hair was not decorated too much and was just casually tied behind her head. Even so, it could not hide her unique beauty as a mermaid.
"Island owner, Xia Qiu, you are here! Please come in quickly, Jin Shan and Chang Naruko have arrived, and I am talking to them!" Yu Chan said as he led them into the house.
Although she only met Yuchan a few times after arriving in the Infinite Heaven, Xia Qiu could still feel that she had lost her shyness as a girl, and now she was much more mature and capable than when she came into contact with the demon world. Originally, the mermaid tribe had an appearance that made most members of the opposite sex fall in love at first sight. Coupled with her all-round personality, she became a very good lobbyist for Ouyang Xueye.
The walnut wood furniture in the hall is very simple, and the layers of green curtains complement each other with the waves of the pool in the yard outside the large windows. There is no screen in the house, but a row of green bamboos is used as a partition. On the other side of the partition is a place for guests to drink tea. After passing through this and walking inside, there is a very spacious rectangular room with wooden floors. Inside, Yu Chan usually used it as a classroom for teaching singing and dancing, but tonight it was just used to entertain the guests who came to attend the secret party.
When Xia Qiu and Ouyang Xueye came in, there were already twenty or thirty people sitting on the floor in the house. When everyone saw Ouyang Xueye, they all raised their hands or nodded, and Yu Chan led them directly to the two people sitting at the end.
Among them, the white-haired old man saw them and said with a smile: "Island Master, you are late again!"
The old man's eyes were bright and wise, and the way he twirled his beard when he spoke was very much like an enlightened immortal. The clothes on his body and the feather fan at hand were also very delicate.
"Who said that, everyone hasn't arrived yet!" Ouyang Xueye responded naturally, lifting his robe and sitting on the ground.
"Important people always appear last, so Naruko, you always come so early!" Another middle-aged man who had been sitting there before turned to the old man and said.
He had red and black hair, a thick beard on his rough face, and although he was not tall, he was very strong, reminding Xia Qiu of the leopard demon Fenghuo.
"Look, this guy is making fun of me again!" The old man known as Chang Naruko pointed at the middle-aged man and shook his head and complained.
Xia Qiu was still standing there, wondering whether she should sit down. Ouyang Xueye looked up at her, and then introduced to the two of them: "This is my son's blood pact maker, named Xia Qiu. It was she who was in the realm of soul separation. She was attacked, and then came to the Infinite Heaven Realm to seek my help. If it hadn’t been for her arrival, I’m afraid there wouldn’t have been so many suspicious things.”
"Actually, we have already met!" Chang Mingzi nodded to Xia Qiu and said.
"Hey, when?" Yu Chan, who was bringing tea from the side, came over and asked.
"I saw her when the island owner was training her every day in those days. I was still thinking, how could such a little girl handle such cruel training? I didn't expect that she could really persevere!" Chang Naruko After saying that, he picked up a piece of snack that Yu Chan had just put down and took a bite with relish.
"His name is Changmingzi, and his nickname is Yinggui." Ouyang Xueye introduced to Xia Qiu.
"Hello!" Xia Qiu smiled and saluted.
"This is Jin Shan. I think you must have seen Feng Huo next to the second elder, right? In terms of seniority, he should be the same generation as Feng Huo's grandfather, and he is also from the royal family among leopard monsters."
After hearing Ouyang Xueye's words, Xia Qiu almost burst out laughing and had to cover her mouth temporarily.
"Hey, little girl, did you think of something happy when you saw me?" Jinshan touched his head and asked in surprise.
"I just thought that Feng Huo is very similar to you!" Xia Qiu answered truthfully.
"Sit down quickly!" Ouyang Xueye pointed to the empty seat next to him and said.
So Xia Qiu also sat down on the floor. Yu Chan put down a clean cup in front of her, then picked up the bamboo-handled teapot and poured her a full cup of fragrant tea, and then she was busy entertaining the others.
"Thank you so much for the little girl Yuchan. She has been taking care of us since just now!" Chang Mingzi looked at Yuchan's back and nodded.
"Yes, the people over there all learned singing and dancing with her before, and they decided to join us after her persuasion!" After Ouyang Xueye finished speaking, he lowered his head and took a sip of tea.
"When can we start taking action? I'm impatient to wait!" Jinshan asked, playing with the cup in his hand out of boredom.
"Looking at your anxious temper, the people we have gathered now, even including Chizhao Island, are only about five hundred. It would be extremely detrimental to us to start a war rashly." Chang Naruko retorted with a frown.
"But it may not be a good thing to wait any longer. Look at Bauhinia Island now being completely monitored. There are no more dead souls assigned to this island these days. If this continues, there is no guarantee when the extraordinary Taoist forces will suddenly attack the island. ." Jin Shan put down his cup and said worriedly.
"We still need to wait for about ten days. In ten days, Xiong Man's men on Chizhao Island will be ready, and then we can declare war on the Extraordinary Dao." Ouyang Xueye interrupted the quarrel between the two.
"What if Fei Dao can't wait until then and attacks us first?" Jin Shan still expressed doubts.
"That's why we gathered everyone together to pray. I pray that he won't start a war so soon!" Ouyang Xueye said with a smile.
"What?!" Jinshan almost jumped up from the ground after hearing this. He slammed the ground and shouted, which attracted the attention of everyone else in the room.
"You can't even hear a joke! This person can't be saved!" Naruko sighed and picked up the feather fan next to her and started fanning herself.
During the conversation, some more people came in. When Ouyang Xueye saw that the people had almost arrived, he stood up and walked towards the center of the room. Probably at the moment when he just reached the center of the room, the last guest also arrived. It's too late, that is the worry-free holy boy.
"Everyone who should be here is here, let's start now! The main reason for calling everyone here today is to choose the commander of this operation!" After Ouyang Xueye said that, he seemed to suddenly remember something, and he turned to Xia Qiu smiled and continued, "By the way, because some people are joining us for the first time, they don't know the name of our operation yet. We might as well say it again here, our operation is called Operation Qiseyue!"