The sea surface had long since returned to calm, with gentle waves and the boat speeding along, leaving a silvery-white line at the stern.
In a blink of an eye, the boat arrived and the face of the young man on the boat became clearer and clearer.
His face is thin, not very handsome, but his facial features are regular and imposing, with dragon-like eyebrows, heroic eyes, a straight nose and thin lips, showing the majesty of a sea overlord. The bright red cinnabar mole between his eyebrows is extremely eye-catching, which does not make him look seductive, but rather makes him more dignified.
The Penglai monks came up quickly and bowed to him, "Young Master!"
The young man stopped playing the flute, a smile appeared in his eyes. He waved his hand to signal everyone to excuse themselves, strode off the boat, walked on the waves, and came straight to Gu Pinglin: "Gu Pinglin?"
Gu Pinglin cupped his hands: "Young Island Master?"
The young man put his hands on his shoulders, looked at him for a long time, and couldn't help laughing: "Why are you being polite? Don't you recognize me? I am Nanzhu!" After saying that, he held his arm and was about to leave. "I heard that you rented a boat to go out to sea, and I have been waiting for a long time. I calculated that you should be here... Let's go to the island and talk."
Penglai Island is already quite powerful. If they rent a ship in Haishi, we can find out here. Gu Pinglin thought to himself and did not move: "Wait a minute, Brother Nan, we have some friends here..."
"Since I'm your friend, let's all go," Nanzhu turned around and said to everyone with a cheerful smile, "Please come visit the island and let me show my hospitality."
"Young Master, please be careful!" Guo Feng said slowly, "Outsiders are not allowed to go on the island. This is the rule."
"Sixth Prince?" Nanzhu seemed to have just realized that the situation was not right and stopped smiling. "Is there really a misunderstanding? Why did you ask Sixth Prince to take action personally?"
Guo Feng glanced at Gu Pinglin and the others, and said coldly: "These few small fry are not worth my effort, but they are different from..."
"Sixth Prince, be careful with your words!" Nanzhu interrupted him and said in a deep voice, "These people are guests from Penglai Island."
Guo Feng said sternly, "He is the young master's guest, not from Penglai Island! The young master is young and has been in seclusion for many years since returning to the island. He doesn't know that people outside are unpredictable. Since I have been entrusted by the old island master, I have to guard the island for him!"
Nanzhu's face was gloomy when she was refuted in public by her subordinates.
Several people stepped forward and saluted Nanzhu: "Mr. Liu Yu is also loyal. Why should the young master hurt the harmony of his family for outsiders? Please think twice."
There was a hint of coercion in his words; the other Penglai monks kept their heads down and said nothing, obviously standing on Guo Feng's side.
"These people are not outsiders," the young man next to Nanzhu suddenly stepped forward and said, "Uncle Guo has misunderstood."
Gu Pinglin had been watching from the sidelines and had already noticed him.
This person was wearing a flowing sea-blue robe, with a slightly gentle temperament, a good-looking face, regular facial features, a pair of narrow and small eyes, the pupils could not be seen, the tail of the eyes curved down and then up, just like a crescent moon, the arc was charming and cute, but fortunately he was well-mannered in his gestures, like a gentleman, and not feminine. The white hand held a strange folding fan, the ribs of the fan were curved, white and smooth, and seemed to be a rare fish bone. There was no silk fan on it, but many colorful fragments, which looked like porcelain but not porcelain, and were uneven. The whole fan was leaking air at a glance, and it was probably only used as a decoration.
Guo Feng said in a bad tone: "Jun Muzhi, didn't your grandfather teach you to be careful with your words? You have no right to interrupt here!"
"How dare Mu Zhi be rude in front of an elder," Jun Mu Zhi closed his folding fan and bowed to him respectfully, "There is indeed a misunderstanding. This Gu Xiu is not an outsider, but the young master's former savior. It is reasonable for the young master to protect him. Uncle Guo is a veteran on the island and has always been respected by the young master. Mu Zhi originally wanted to come here to report to you, old man."
"Savior?" Guo Feng was surprised.
Nanzhu nodded, her tone slightly softened: "This brother Gu is the little benefactor that I mentioned to Lord Liuyu at the beginning. Without him, I would not be who I am today. Lord Liuyu, please be considerate of me."
Jun Muzhi hurriedly said, "Gu Xiuzhe saved the young master, so he is our Penglai Island's benefactor. It is unreasonable to turn a blind eye to a benefactor passing by. If people spread the news, wouldn't they laugh at our Penglai Island for being ungrateful?"
Although Guo Feng was powerful, he was still a minister of Penglai and could not ignore the reputation of Penglai Island. He looked at Gu Pinglin and the others with a gloomy face for a long time, and said stiffly: "In this case, the matter will be up to the young master, but those two homosexuals are very unreasonable and must not be let off!"
"It was you who spoke rudely!" Feng Ying said angrily.
The two men passed by this place, but were ridiculed by several Penglai monks for no reason. They couldn't stand it anymore and taught them a lesson. It happened that Guo Feng came to inspect the sea defense, and the two sides came into conflict.
"You dare to openly be gay and make your master a laughing stock. What are you afraid of?" Guo Feng laughed. "You'd better leave Penglai as soon as possible to avoid polluting this sea!"
"You!" Feng Ying's face turned red.
Yan Han stopped him: "We two have nothing to do with Guangling Sect for a long time. This old turtle doesn't understand human language. What do you say to him? If he wants to fight, we will fight him. We must pass through here today!"
Guo Feng said: "The seven tribes of Penglai Island are here, let's see if you have what it takes!"
Penglai Island has a large number of people and strong forces. If a fight really breaks out, it would probably be very disadvantageous to Yan and Feng. Gu Pinglin frowned slightly.
Seeing that the situation was not going well, Nanzhu suddenly spoke up: "Although the two of them have no intention of offending Penglai Island, Lord Liuyu is a senior member of our Penglai. How can we allow outsiders to speak rudely? Pass on my order, the three Penglai tribes will help Lord Liuyu defeat the enemy and capture these two lunatics!"
Everyone was shocked when the words came out. Yao Feng couldn't help but look at Pinglin. Qi Wan'er was also anxious. He was not worried about the Hanying double swords, but he didn't like Penglai Island and didn't want them to win.
Gu Pinglin, on the contrary, was calm and composed.
Guo Feng was stunned. He was about to lead his men to attack, but Nanzhu brought the matter to light and said that the Hanying Twin Swords "had no intention of offending Penglai Island." He directly turned the matter into a personal grudge and asked the forces on the island to help him, which made it clear that he wanted him to bully others by taking advantage of his power.
Yan Han sneered, "So Lord Liu Yu wanted to win by relying on his numbers, and use the power of Penglai Island to bully the younger generation. I really underestimated him."
"What did you say!" Guo Feng was furious.
"How dare you!" Jun Muzhi also said angrily, "To provoke Lord Liu Yu is to provoke our Penglai Island. Today, I will teach you how to use the Penglai Dragon Locking Formation!"
Penglai has many people, and they can definitely control the Hanying Twin Swords by using the battle formation. But firstly, the process is not easy. The Hanying Twin Swords are inner alchemy cultivators, and there will be casualties in Penglai. Secondly, if the news gets out, Liu Yugong will lose face. There are only dozens of inner alchemy masters in the cultivation world, and each of them values their status. It is imperative to suppress the cultivation. The Yin people can only be carried out in private. It is absolutely a joke to bully the few with the majority in public. Liu Yugong is a senior, how can he admit it? But if he continues to fight one against two, he will definitely not get the upper hand in the end, unless he calls another inner alchemy cultivator. Unfortunately, Penglai Island has a special practice, and there are only four inner alchemy masters in the big sect. In addition to the three lords, the other one happens to be in seclusion.
Those two old guys would never come to help. Guo Feng knew this and his face turned pale.
You keep claiming to be "Penglai Island", but are you willing to shoulder the responsibility of Penglai's reputation? Nanzhu sneered inwardly and pretended not to see it.
Jun Muzhi sighed, and came out to smooth things over at the right time. He looked at Hanying's two swords and said, "Penglai Island does not want to hurt the harmony of fellow practitioners. You two have already taken advantage of the situation with two against one. Even if there are some ignorant people among Penglai's subordinates, you two have taught them a lesson. Why do you have to bear a grudge? Mr. Guo is a loyal and upright person. He is acquainted with Master. Although he does not understand what you are doing, he has no ill will. Moreover, Gu Xiuzhe is a friend of our young master. If there is a quarrel, Gu Xiuzhe will not look good. You two don't really want to be enemies with Penglai, right?"
These words not only protected the reputation of Penglai Island, but also appeased the two swords of Han Ying. Yan Han wanted to speak after hearing this, but Feng Ying held him back: "For the sake of your lord and Brother Gu, we will stop today."
Nanzhu looked at Guo Feng: "What does Liu Yugong mean?"
Guo Feng gritted his teeth and said, "For the sake of the young master, let's go!" After that, he flicked his red robe and led his troops away.
Yan Han and Feng Ying sheathed their swords and did not come over. Feng Ying said to Gu Pinglin and Duan Qingming from a distance, "We will go to the front first."
Gu Pinglin cupped his hands: "Be careful."
"Take care on your journey." Duan Qingming also said goodbye with a smile.
Guo Feng is likely to lead his men to hunt him down, so they need to hurry up and leave. The two men understood and bowed to Nanzhu: "Sorry for disturbing you, please."
Nanzhu nodded and raised her hand to signal, “Please.”
Everyone watched the two of them leave, except Yao Feng who lowered his eyes. It was the first time he saw a real "homosexual", and he was inevitably embarrassed.
Qi Wan'er had been glancing at Yao Feng, and he was upset. Before, Yao Feng had taken the initiative to come up to him to learn from him, but he had ignored him as an ordinary cultivator. Who knew that Yao Feng was the heir of the Yao family outside the mountain? Now he wanted to fight Yao Feng right away, but Yao Feng didn't show any intention of learning from him. He was a proud person, so how could he bring himself to ask for help
Not until the two Hanying swords disappeared did Yao Feng cough softly and look towards the sky.
Qi Wan'er sneered: "It's just a homosexual, it's strange to see it rarely!"
Yao Feng didn't say anything and glanced at Duan Qingming.
Being ignored by him, Qi Wan'er turned away in anger, but Duan Qingming noticed it and asked with a smile: "Brother Yao, have you thought of anything?"
"..." Yao Feng pursed his lips, turned his head stiffly, and stared coldly at the sea ahead.
“Let’s go!” Nanzhu finally smiled and pulled Gu Pinglin’s arm. “Originally I wanted to go pick you up in person, but I had something else to do… Well, you’ve seen it too, let’s talk about it after we get to the island.”
At some point, a small silver boat appeared on the water, exactly the same as the previous one.
Gu Pinglin looked at Yin Zhou and asked, "Is this Bing Lun?"
The Binglun is one of the four treasures that guard Penglai Island. It has been used by successive island owners. It is a rare magical weapon with excellent defensive capabilities. It can also be shrunk and put into a storage bag. There are only two of them in Penglai.
"You've heard about it too," Nanzhu said with a smile, "This is indeed useful. If you like it, I'll give it to you..."
"It's getting late. Should we invite the guests to the island first?" Jun Muzhi interrupted him with a smile.
Nanzhu's face changed slightly.
He was suppressed by Guo Feng in public before, and now he was contradicted by his subordinates, and he was obviously in a bad mood. Seeing this, Gu Pinglin had a better understanding of the situation on the island and said, "Mr. Jun is right. We have heard of the name of Penglai Sea Wine for a long time, and today we finally have the opportunity to taste it."
How can the treasure of the island be given away just like that? Jun Muzhi was grateful for his understanding, and bowed with his fan folded, saying: "I am the spiritual sand envoy of the island, and you can just call me Jun Muzhi."
Nanzhu added: "Grandson of Lord Pingcang."
Lord Pingcang was also one of the three dukes of Penglai. Only then did everyone truly understand Jun Muzhi’s identity and they all said, “I’ve long admired you.”
"I am not talented enough, and I am ashamed to be called upon to take my grandfather's name," Jun Muzhi stood up and smiled at everyone, "After you arrive on the island, if you need anything, just come to me. I have prepared good wine, and I will make sure you all drink to your satisfaction!"
Jiang Ruoxu smiled and said, "In that case, thank you very much for your hospitality, Island Master and Envoy Jun."
The atmosphere became more lively, and Nanzhu's expression became more relaxed: "Let's go."
It is estimated that he had already sent people to the boat to pick up Bu Shuihan and others. Gu Pinglin walked onto the Binglun without hesitation. Jun Muzhi followed behind them. There were disciples from Penglai nearby who asked Duan Qingming and others to board another boat. Duan Qingming looked at Gu Pinglin, squinted his eyes slightly, and got on the boat with a smile, but Qi Wan'er was a little hesitant.
Jun Muzhi stood at the bow, turned around and looked at Qi Wan'er and asked: "Who is this..."
Gu Pinglin's eyes moved slightly.
This person was very cautious. He should have already inquired about the identities of Duan Qingming and others in Hai City. Qi Wan'er and Yao Feng joined later. Yao Feng's identity was already known, so of course he had to investigate Qi Wan'er.
Qi Wan'er originally thought that he was just passing by Qizi Reef and wanted to blend in, but he didn't expect that Nanzhu would happen? He was not used to lying and was caught off guard by the question.
Yao Feng suddenly said: "Qi Wan'er."
Last name Qi? Nanzhu and Jun Muzhi were both stunned, with a somewhat subtle look on their faces.
Yao Feng really didn't know about Qi Zhen's past with Penglai Island. When he saw Qi Wan'er didn't answer, he started talking without thinking too much. When he found that the atmosphere was not right, he realized that he might have said something wrong, and he showed a little shame.
Qi Wan'er was almost furious. It was too late to make up for the loss. He simply gritted his teeth and stood up, saying proudly, "Northern Qi family, Qi Thirteen."
Jun Muzhi was the first to react. He waved his fan and said with a smile, "It's an old story. We, the younger generation, don't need to care about it anymore. You are a guest, please come in."
The two families were not enemies, and Penglai Island was still the winner, so it was a gesture to take the initiative to show friendship. Besides, Qi Wan'er was Gu Pinglin's companion, so Nanzhu had no reason not to give her face. His position as the island master was unstable, so it would be better to have more help. Qi Wan'er didn't accept the ridicule, but he still felt uncomfortable and wanted to leave. However, he didn't rent the boat himself, so he had to get on the ice wheel and everyone took the boat straight to Penglai Island.