bookrebus Chapter 716 [Under the Brocade 12]
Chapter 716 [Under the Brocade 12]
"Then I'll go over first and wait for you." Youyou looked at Yuan Jinxia firmly and said softly. She was as light as a nimble swallow.
"Okay." Yuan Jinxia smiled and nodded to Youyou, indicating her agreement. Youyou took a deep breath, stepped lightly, and flew up like an arrow. In the blink of an eye, she landed steadily on the opposite side, standing side by side with Lu Yi.
After Youyou stood firm, he turned to look at Yuan Jinxia who was still there, and shouted loudly: "Jinxia, come here quickly!"
Yuan Jinxia looked at the seemingly simple but mysterious mechanism in front of her, and she couldn't help but feel a little scared. These mechanisms were arranged very cleverly, making it difficult to see the rules at first. In desperation, Yuan Jinxia had to choose to crawl forward carefully, fearing that she would trigger a fatal mechanism.
After a lot of hard work, the three finally reunited and came to the control room of the ghost ship. However, unexpectedly, the control room was empty, and not even a trace of ghost could be felt. The whole space seemed extremely quiet, with only those cold machines running silently, as if controlling the fate of this mysterious ghost ship.
Originally they hoped to find some useful clues here, but at this moment, something unexpected happened. They heard a sound of rushing water, and when they looked closely, they found that the control room had started to leak. And the water flow was getting stronger and stronger. If it continued like this, the ghost ship would soon sink. The situation was urgent and there was no time to delay. The three of them turned around and prepared to return along the same route.
But when they walked to the place where the rope was placed before, they were surprised to find that the rope was gone. Yuan Jinxia frowned and asked in confusion: "What is going on? Is there really someone who doesn't want us to go back?"
Lu Yi nodded solemnly and replied, "It's very likely. But now is not the time to think about this. The most urgent thing is to find a way to leave here as soon as possible." Then he turned to look at the two people beside him and asked, "Can you swim?"
Youyou answered confidently: "No problem for me. I can use Qinggong to fly over the water."
Yuan Jinxia looked embarrassed, and after hesitating for a moment, she said, "Sister Youyou, why don't you take me with you to fly over."
"Miss Ouyang, in your opinion, can we successfully reach the original ship this time? You know, where we are now is not close to the original ship." Lu Yi frowned slightly and asked Ouyang Youyou with a worried look on his face.
Ouyang Youyou bit her lower lip, shook her head and said, "To be honest, I'm not sure. After all, this is the first time for me to fly such a long distance. But now that things have come to this, we have to give it a try, right?"
After a brief thought, Lu Yi said, "In that case, why don't we just swim over there?"
Ouyang Youyou nodded and said, "Okay, but we have to be extremely careful. I always feel that there might be someone under the water waiting for us to fall into the trap! Everyone, be extremely alert."
Jin Xia, who was standing by, heard this and said with eyes wide open in disbelief: "Sister Youyou, are you kidding? How could there be someone underwater?"
Ouyang Youyou explained solemnly, "Think about it, why did they take the rope away? Obviously they didn't want us to return the same way. If that's the case, they are most likely ambushing us underwater, waiting for us to show up."
Jin Xia looked horrified and asked anxiously, "What should we do? Do we really have to take the risk of swimming across the water?"
Ouyang Youyou replied with a firm look: "Yes, we have to swim across the water. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. If we want to find out what the other party is up to, we have to take the risk ourselves." Before she finished speaking, she jumped into the water without hesitation.
Seeing this, Lu Yi followed closely and jumped into the water as quickly as a fish leaping over the dragon gate.
Jin Xia watched the two people disappear under the water one after another. Although she felt a little timid, she thought that her companions had already taken action, so how could she retreat? So she took a deep breath, gave herself courage, and shouted, "Wait for me!" Then, she resolutely plunged into the icy cold river.
Yuan Jinxia swam in the water like a nimble fish. Suddenly, she caught a glimpse of some wax residue floating on the water, and a trace of doubt rose in her heart. These wax residues caught her keen attention. With years of experience, she soon realized that things might not be as simple as Wang Fangxing said - this wax was not used to prevent moisture, but more like waterproofing.
With this suspicion, Yuan Jinxia swam carefully to the bottom of the ship and successfully found a hidden compartment. When she gently opened the secret door, the scene in front of her made her overjoyed: the boxes of extremely precious birthday gifts were hidden safely in it!
However, just as Yuan Jinxia was about to surface with this great discovery, an accident suddenly occurred. Many masked men suddenly dragged her into the deep water at lightning speed, like ghosts emerging from the bottom of the water. Yuan Jinxia struggled desperately, but as time passed, she gradually felt difficulty breathing and was about to lose consciousness due to suffocation.
At the critical moment, Youyou and Lu Yi arrived in time like a god sent from heaven. Youyou flashed, and the sword in his hand shone like a rainbow. Those masked men who dared to offend Yuan Jinxia fell down with screams; Lu Yi was not to be outdone, his moves were as sharp as the wind, and the enemies were hard to resist wherever he went. Not long after, all the masked men were killed by the two of them.
After dealing with the enemy, Youyou quickly picked up Yuan Jinxia and flew out of the water like a light splash. Following closely, Lu Yi also used his Qinggong to steadily climb onto the bow.
As soon as they got on the boat, Youyou immediately handed the dying Yuan Jinxia to Qiuxia and anxiously instructed: "Take her to change into clean clothes quickly, don't delay!" Qiuxia nodded quickly and hurriedly helped Yuan Jinxia walk to the cabin.
At this time, Youyou took a deep breath and circulated the powerful internal force in her body. In an instant, an invisible heat emanated from her body, and her originally wet clothes became dry in the blink of an eye. Lu Yi, who was watching this scene, felt that Youyou was definitely not as simple as she said on the surface.
Afterwards, the birthday gift was unexpectedly detained by Lu Yi. When the box was opened, the gold, silver and jewelry shining brightly inside were instantly displayed in front of everyone, dazzling and overwhelming.
At this moment, a figure came hurriedly. It turned out to be Jin Xia who had just changed her clothes. When she saw the box full of jewels, her eyes widened and she couldn't help but blurt out: "Wow! So many treasures, how much are they worth!"
After hearing this, Lu Yi raised the corners of his mouth slightly, looked at Jin Xia with a smile, and said slowly: "Are you thinking of taking all these treasures for yourself? And how did you find them?"
Yuan Jinxia calmed down and began to tell all the clues she found in the water. She described the scene vividly, telling every detail clearly, and finally concluded that the mastermind behind the scene must be the chess and card official under Wang Fangxing.
Immediately afterwards, Lu Yi ordered his men without hesitation to quickly invite Wang Fangxing and the chess and card official to come for questioning.
At this moment, Jin Xia suddenly remembered the strange ghost ship she encountered before, and couldn't help but ask curiously: "What's the matter with the strange ghost ship? I always feel that there is something behind it."
Youyou on the side quickly explained: "In fact, the people who made the ghost ship were just being clever. They just cleverly placed the Si Nan on the hull, so that they could control our ship to approach the ghost ship for no reason without anyone noticing. Then, taking advantage of the chaos, they could easily steal the treasures in the birthday gift. It's a pity that despite all their calculations, they never expected that you would discover the flaw and want to silence you."
"Oh, so that's it!" Jin Xia clapped her hands as if she had suddenly realized something, an ecstatic smile bloomed on her face, and she almost jumped up with excitement, "It seems that I have really made a great contribution this time! Lord Lu, you see that I have worked so hard and tirelessly to complete the task, so shouldn't I get some reward?" As she spoke, she blinked her lively big eyes, looking at Lu Yi with joy, her eyes full of expectation and desire.
However, in stark contrast to Jin Xia, Lu Yi was still as cold and expressionless as ever. He glanced at Jin Xia calmly and replied in an emotionless voice, "No." These two simple words were like a bucket of cold water poured over her head, leaving Jin Xia stunned for a moment.
"Just... just nothing at all?" Jin Xia came back to her senses, obviously still unwilling to give up easily. She pouted her lips and looked at Lu Yi pitifully, with a hint of unwillingness and grievance in her tone.
"No means no." Lu Yi didn't even raise his eyelids and repeated what he had just said again, with a firm and decisive attitude.
Hearing this, Jin Xia sighed helplessly, and her originally bright eyes dimmed a little, but she still forced herself to cheer up and said in a relaxed manner: "Okay then." Although she responded like this, she felt extremely disappointed in her heart, and couldn't help but mutter to herself: How could this Lord Lu be so heartless!
Wang Fangxing looked at the pile of lost birthday gifts in front of him, and couldn't help but feel ecstatic. His originally tense face instantly relaxed, and the corners of his mouth slightly raised, revealing a satisfied smile. However, at this moment, the flag officer standing beside him seemed a little uneasy.
Lu Yi stared at the flag officer with a sharp gaze, and asked step by step: "What is the matter with this birthday gift?" Faced with Lu Yi's powerful aura and sharp questioning, the flag officer's psychological defense was finally broken. It didn't take long for him to confess everything, admitting that all this was done by him.
Just as Wang Fangxing was happily preparing to take the birthday gifts away, Lu Yi suddenly shouted loudly: "Wait!"
Wang Fangxing stopped walking when he heard the voice and looked at Lu Yi in confusion. Lu Yi said solemnly, "These things are all treasures sent from the palace. Why are they here now? This matter may not be that simple."
After hearing what Lu Yi said, Wang Fangxing's face turned very ugly, but he couldn't get angry, so he could only stand there in disappointment.
After Wang Fangxing left, Lu Yi immediately began to interrogate the flag officer.
However, what he didn't expect was that the flag officer actually put on a righteous look and said righteously: "I stole the birthday gift just to rob the rich and give to the poor. As for the ghost ship, it has nothing to do with me!"
Seeing this, Lu Yi sneered, thinking that this man was really stubborn. So he stopped talking nonsense, and quickly approached the flag officer, and easily subdued him with just three or two moves.
Then Lu Yi turned to Cen Fu beside him and ordered: "Take this man back to the Northern Pacification Office for interrogation. Remember, he must be kept under strict watch. Here, even if he wants to die, it will be difficult!" After that, Lu Yi turned around and left the scene, leaving behind the terrified flag officer and Cen Fu who was acting on orders.