Chapter 77: The More Beautiful a Woman Is, the More Deceptive She Is
Although Huang Feiyan said this, Mingyan found it terrifying to think about. Although it was just a hypothesis, if there was even a little possibility of it being true, it would probably subvert their current understanding of the past…
After all, if that were the case, wouldn’t they potentially be the invaders who exterminated the original civilization?
Could they have come from the same source as the current invaders from the outer realms? But if that was the case, why would the invaders from the outer realms kill so senselessly?
They would not cooperate with anyone. They came to this world only to kill…
Or… had the former invaders and the invaded switched roles…?
Mingyan was silent. There was no point in thinking about these things now. When his strength was great enough, he would investigate these truths.
“Let’s go. These places near the port have probably been plundered clean over the years. Let’s not waste time here,” Mingyan shook his head and said to the two women beside him.
Huang Feiyan and Yue Qingying nodded, and the three of them headed deeper into the sea.
On the way, neither Huang Feiyan nor Yue Qingying showed any abnormality. Neither of them exposed the other. After all, if they exposed the other, the other might expose them as well, so a clever balance was struck between them.
This sea area was too large, with no visible end. It was said that the ocean of the Yao Guang star was much larger than the entire continent. If one were to explore blindly and lose their way, it would be extremely troublesome to return to the port. So, as they walked, Mingyan also left markers along the way, confirming his direction and recording the time, so as not to miss the chance to go back.
The shallow sea was quite lively, with many sea creatures. But upon entering the deep sea, it became silent. There were very few creatures here, and the bottom of the sea was pitch black, hiding who knows what.
After exploring for three or four days, Mingyan and the others went ashore. They found an island in the sea. This island was not very large, but there were some floating islands above it, and below, there were some palaces hidden in the water. This was clearly a faction in the sea area.
Mingyan saw some familiar faces here, all of whom he had met at the port. He wanted to come over and ask for some news. The locals might know some places that they didn’t usually like to go.
So many people lived here. Only in those more dangerous places, places the locals were not willing to go, might there still be opportunities. The other so-called opportunities had probably been plundered clean by these locals and the predecessors who had entered this sea area to train.
Risk and reward coexisted. They needed to be careful.
The three of them entered this island in the sea and rested for a moment. They chatted with the people on the island and only then did they learn that this was a small island at the front of the sea area, which could be considered a city. Every ten years, many outside cultivators would pass through this place. They were used to it. But when asked about the more dangerous sea areas nearby, the person told them that there were no such places nearby. The sea had been turned upside down. Even if there had been something before, there couldn’t be anything now.
Mingyan was not surprised. He asked for the direction to the depths of the sea and what to do if he got lost. The local was very enthusiastic and gave him a compass, pointed him in a direction, and told him a place name. This compass was carved with Dao techniques and would not have problems due to the magnetic field in the sea.
Mingyan was very grateful and gave the other party some spirit crystals to express his thanks, but the other party didn’t accept them.
After resting for a moment, he and the two women continued forward.
With a general direction, this time, the three of them were much faster and didn’t stop.
There was no need to look at the nearby sea areas. In the millions of years, this place had been opened hundreds of thousands of times. It would be a ghost if there was still anything here, unless a treasure had grown legs and run here to hide.
To find some opportunities, they had to go to the deepest parts, the places that were rarely visited.
Two days later, they arrived at the underwater city that the enthusiastic local from the island had told them about—the South Sea Dragon Palace.
This name was somewhat familiar to him. He had once read a mortal novel called “Journey to the West,” in which the Monkey Sun had also gone to the Dragon Palace in the sea to get a weapon. But that was the East Sea Dragon Palace. This was the South Sea Dragon Palace. He wondered if there was a Sea-Calming Divine Treasure here, which was the Monkey Sun’s weapon, the Ruyi Jingu Bang.
Most of the inhabitants of this underwater city were from the Demon Clan. It was difficult for the human race to settle at the bottom of the sea. For cultivators of their level, it was naturally fine, but human newborns were not like demons, who were born with various divine powers. These babies, born in the sea, could only be well-protected by their parents. If their cultivation was not high, living in the sea would not only make it impossible to breathe, but the strong pressure of the sea would also crush their internal organs. Newborns simply couldn’t bear it.
In short, there were various problems for humans to settle in the sea, so only a few lived in the underwater city. Most of the inhabitants were from the Demon Clan.
The South Sea Dragon Palace was countless times more lively than the small island before. Not long after he arrived in the city, he saw Jade Peony. A man and a woman were standing beside her, seeming to be discussing something.
He narrowed his eyes and did not go forward. But she seemed to have noticed him. Her gaze swept over, her lips curved into a smile, and she walked over quickly.
“Why is she here?” Huang Feiyan was a little strange. Didn’t she want to keep her distance from them in public?
Yue Qingying also raised her eyebrows slightly. She had always been a little wary of this woman. It was harder to guess the thoughts of such an approachable-looking woman. You had no idea what she was thinking.
Mingyan stopped, also a little surprised. The man and woman beside her did not follow and soon left.
And she walked to him, smiled, and greeted them. “Brother Ming, Celestial Huang, Celestial Yue, we meet again.”
“I’m a little surprised that you came up to greet me,” he said.
“I just felt there was no need to hide. After all, Gu Hanshuang is also aware of my concern for you. If I deliberately kept my distance from you, she might become suspicious. Don’t you think so, Brother Ming?” she smiled sweetly.
That seems to make some sense.
“Did you find anything, Celestial Yu?” he did not distance himself from her. Just a few words of conversation, could Gu Hanshuang directly determine that he was her person? That was impossible. Even if she had this suspicion, she wouldn’t do so.
She shook her head regretfully. “There are quite a few ruins in this sea, but as for the so-called opportunities… there are very few. But just now, I heard some news. I heard that there might be an opportunity in a nearby sea area. But unfortunately, there is a certain restriction. With our strength, we can’t enter it at all.”
A restriction?
He asked, “Can you tell me more about it?”
“Is Brother Ming interested?” Hearing this, her beautiful eyes subtly glanced at him, then she smiled. “I heard from the locals that the restriction leads to the depths of the sea. There is a huge underwater ruin inside… but it’s said that many ghosts and spirits have been born there. Many locals who accidentally entered were bewitched and died. Later, a Great Saint expert entered and couldn’t deal with it, so he sealed it.”
Hearing that even a Great Saint level expert couldn’t deal with it, he felt a wave of regret and could only dismiss the idea of exploring.
“It seems it’s not a good place, and there’s a restriction. There’s no way to get in,” he said. He had noticed her gaze, so he emphasized that he had no way to get in, so that she wouldn’t have any suspicions. He still didn’t trust her.
This woman was very scheming.
Jade Peony chuckled lightly. “Did you find anything, Brother Ming?”
Mingyan shook his head. “We plan to go to the deeper parts of the sea.”
She nodded with a smile. “I have the same idea, but I won’t go with you, Brother Ming, so as not to make Gu Hanshuang think you’re on my side and cause you trouble.”
She had always been a reasonable woman. She did so well in this regard that he often knew her mind was complicated, but he couldn’t dislike her.
She was about to leave. In the end, her gaze couldn’t help but sweep over Yue Qingying’s and Huang Feiyan’s faces. Although the smile on her lips did not fade, she was muttering in her heart… this Mingyan’s romantic luck was truly too strong…
After she left, Yue Qingying finally said, “Junior Brother, don’t get too close to this woman, or you’ll be deceived by her. The more beautiful a woman is, the more deceptive she is.”
Huang Feiyan couldn’t help but look at her in surprise. Did she think she was very ugly?
Mingyan looked at his senior sister, wanting to say something but hesitating. But in the end, he couldn’t help but say, “Senior Sister, you are very beautiful.”
“Compared to Jade Peony?” she asked with a smile on her lips.
“Of course, Senior Sister is more beautiful,” he didn’t even hesitate. Compared to his senior sister, who was Jade Peony? He didn’t know her. Just a wildflower by the roadside.
Yue Qingying’s smile grew wider. “Then do you think your Senior Sister will deceive you?”
“No,” he shook his head.
“Then isn’t that it? This statement of mine certainly doesn’t include myself,” Yue Qingying’s gaze did not look at Huang Feiyan, but Huang Feiyan felt offended, seriously offended. And you didn’t deceive him? That statement itself was a lie!!!
Huang Feiyan felt a little unconvinced, but then she came to her senses. After this series of words from Yue Qingying, not only did she not make him suspect her of deceiving him, she even made him praise her for her beauty?! She hadn’t noticed before, but now that she thought about it carefully, it was clearly her trick!
Huang Feiyan’s heart turned cold. Her best friend was so good at playing games? This was bad. This was not her strong suit at all.
Not only was Yue Qingying near the water pavilion and got the moon first, but in these details, it seemed she was also not her opponent…
