Douluo: Tang San took me to the Wuhun Palace

Chapter 447: The Return Journey Begins

The ship slowed down, and for two days they all stayed in their own rooms.

On the third day, they slowly began to leave their rooms to breathe fresh air.

In fact, in just a few days, Poseidon Island hasn't even disappeared from sight yet.

At noon, a few people gathered on the deck, having a rare moment of leisure, and prepared to have some barbecue together.

Most of the ingredients were prepared; apart from seafood, they planned to eat whatever they caught.

"I'll cast the net first!" Yan took the neatly arranged fishing net from the side, turned around and threw it forcefully, easily creating a perfect circle.

The fishing net was cast and quickly disappeared completely from the sea surface.

Yes, completely.

Everyone:...

Xiangxiang squatted on the railing, her disdainful gaze falling on Yan.

Sure enough, they knocked out his brain earlier, and they still haven't found it. If they throw it all in, how are they going to retrieve it later!
After trying to hold back for a while, they couldn't help themselves, and the laughter of the group was unstoppable.

In an instant, Yan's face turned bright red, and she tried to explain, "I had just woken up and wasn't fully awake yet!"

At this moment, Tang Qi had already used the Gem Orchid to retrieve the long rope of the fishing net and tied a slipknot on the railing.

Seeing that someone was about to blush from head to toe, Hu Liena came to the rescue, asking, "Would you like to eat meat or vegetables first?"

"Let's get everything done, there are so many of us anyway." Finally finding something to do, Yan instantly became busy.

Knowing they couldn't tease them any longer, everyone obediently changed the subject, each grabbing their favorite dishes and starting to cook.

Since not everyone wants to fish, those who want to go can go, and those who don't can stay and watch.

Although that's what they say, they're actually not far apart; they're all nearby, just a short walk away, and you can pick them up anytime.

Seeing that she wasn't missing anyone, Tang Qi thought for a moment and went to the side to prepare drinks.

And of course, there's also a little wine.

The sea breeze is still so familiar, but now, imbued with the joy of returning home, it feels even more comforting.

During their conversation, the group spotted a ship that looked somewhat familiar.

The roc was strolling freely in the air and was the first to spot the ship, so it immediately flapped its wings and flew over.

After a short while, the ship stopped near them, following behind the roc.

Tang Qi waved to the person at the bow of the boat and smiled, "Pearl, want to come along?"

Her response was a swift and decisive boarding of the boat by Purple Pearl.

She raised her chin slightly and looked at the group, "What kind of boat are you guys driving? Even a sea turtle could probably outrun you."

Zhang Ping reached out and pulled her over, pressing her to sit down, "You need to rest for a while."

"Here, this is a drink Xiao Qi made. Try it." Hu Liena casually handed over a glass of fruit wine. "So, what brings you here?"

Purple Pearl accepted it without hesitation and downed it in one gulp. "What, can't I come over if there's nothing wrong?"

"Tsk, it's too bland, give me a stronger one."

Tang Qi handed it over as instructed, saying, "If there's nothing else, following your usual flight path, going this way takes a lot of detours."

“You guessed right, but there’s no reward.” Purple Pearl relaxed and lay back on the deck chair. “A ghost pirate group has recently appeared near the deep sea. Be careful.”

Knowing that the others must have known about this already, she changed the subject and talked about her discovery, "They're probably after you."

"Although they appear and disappear intermittently, they basically stay in the same place and never go anywhere else."

Hearing the obvious change in Zi Zhenzhu's tone, Tang Qi's lips unconsciously curled up slightly. "You were robbed?"

Purple Pearl felt a lump in her throat, but she didn't argue; she simply nodded casually to brush it off.

Seeing this, Tang Qi lowered her eyes and flipped the meat skewers in her hands.

They didn't say anything beforehand, so if they were really coming for them, where did they get the information from?

As for Poseidon Island, she had never thought about it.

Perhaps it's some kind of special martial soul?

Unable to figure out why, Tang Qi sullenly bit into the meat skewer in her hand.

Jiang Qianjing placed the drink where she could easily reach it, squeezed her hand, and then spoke, "Tell me the details first."

Purple Pearl didn't intend to act high and mighty, after all, she had another purpose for coming here: revenge. She considered the news as a favor.

While eating and talking, the group soon lay down together.

The scene fell silent for a moment, with only the sound of waves crashing against the hull of the ship audible.

The gentle sea breeze soon lulled everyone into a dream.

The two teachers rocked in their rocking chairs without feeling that it was too shaky at all.

Noticing that the sound beside him had disappeared, Wang Shi peeked through his slits.

"Go and put a blanket over them."

Liu Yi obediently went to the lounge and brought out a few blankets. Passing by a row of people lying down, he casually tossed the blankets onto the stomachs of several people, and then returned to Wang Shi's side to cover him with them.

It's not cold here, just a light cover will suffice.

Xiangxiang opened her eyes, flicked her tail, grabbed a corner of the blanket and pulled it up, then crawled inside.

After rubbing Xiangxiang's head, everyone finally took a short nap.

When everyone woke up again, it was time to eat.

Tang Qi opened her eyes blankly, feeling a little dizzy.

Jiang Qianjing put a piece of washed fruit into Tang Qi's mouth, and then pressed his cool, wet hand against her face.

"What are you doing!" Tang Qi squinted, the chilly feeling instantly sobering her up. She reached out and forked a piece of food, stuffing it into his mouth as well.

"Come on, Nana, open your mouth, I'll feed you a piece of fruit." Zhang Ping playfully gestured for Hu Liena to cooperate.

Hearing this, Tang Qi's cheeks flushed red, and she grabbed the blanket from her arms and threw it at them, saying, "That's enough."

Hu Liena walked over with a teasing smile, pushed aside Jiang Qianjing, and pulled him up.

Tang Qi got up with the help of the force and asked the others when they had gotten up.

Upon learning that they had only just gotten up, he nodded to indicate that he understood.

Her gaze inadvertently swept over a table to the side, on which lay a piece of paper with doodles. Curious, she walked over to it.

Tang Qi: ? ? ?
Why does this ship look so strange?
The stick figure above, hmm...

Tang San came out of the room and had just stepped onto the deck when he saw Tang Qi's strange look.

I glanced down and saw the paper in her hand, and instantly understood why she had that expression.

“At noon, I only gave a general overview of the situation. This diagram is a rough sketch drawn by Pearl based on what she knew.”

His tone was tactful, showing great consideration for Zi Zhenzhu's feelings.

Tang Qi remained silent.

Tang Qi nodded.

"How about we redraw it again, um, including the surrounding sea area?"

After all, knowing yourself and your enemy is the key to victory in every battle.

Tang San nodded noncommittally.

The painting was indeed a bit difficult to decipher. Noticing Pearl's approach, the two immediately changed the subject, their tone natural and smooth, showing no sign of anything amiss.

It's better not to say these things in front of people.

Purple Pearl glanced at the two of them strangely, feeling that they were a bit odd, but she couldn't find anything unusual, so she could only look away.

After all, the people from Pearl Island mostly shop nearby, while this group had plenty of delicious food on their boat, food they rarely saw.

The dishes served in the evening were much lighter than those served at lunch.

They ate faster, and after cleaning up, they sat down directly on the floor.

Paper and pens were already laid out on the large round table.

Based on Pearl's draft, Tang San successfully recreated the original scene and made adjustments where details needed to be refined.

Looking at the neat and pleasing drawing on the paper, Tang Qi nodded to herself.

It looks better this way, and it's also more understandable.

Purple Pearl straightened the drawing and nodded in satisfaction, "It's pretty much what I described. Now let's start marking the distribution."

"There are two guards at the bow and stern of the ship, and only one guard on each side of the center of the ship. As for the situation inside the cabin, we don't know."

"The two prows are probably the reason why the ship appears and disappears, but the martial spirits are unknown."

"The two people at the stern are a hummingbird and an octopus."

Speaking of these two people, Purple Pearl's expression twisted, because these two were the ones who ambushed them.

The important thing is that they ran away immediately after the attack, disappearing along with their ship, making them impossible to catch.

Thinking of this, Purple Pearl's eyes blazed with anger.

A group of mice were hiding.

Seeing the person gritting their teeth, Tang Qi quickly called for them to come back to their senses, "If that's all there is to it, you wouldn't just be able to stand by and watch, would you?"

Hearing this, Purple Pearl became even angrier.

Yes, even so, she wouldn't have been tormented. "There's someone on the ship whose martial soul is wind. He's clearly just a Soul Saint, but his control over his martial soul is almost perfect, making it impossible to get close to him easily."

Yan looked at him with a skeptical expression, "Even if you're at your best, you still can't handle him?"

Purple Pearl gave a fake smile, "Only he has a solution, but there are two other martial souls, one water and one lightning, to assist him."

"These three are all Soul Saints, but they have all mastered the use of their Martial Souls to the extreme."

"Moreover, I estimate that they should have a Martial Soul Fusion Technique."

Hu Liena became interested. "How did you figure that out?"

Logically speaking, since Martial Soul Fusion Skills are rare, if they were really targeting them, this would only annoy them at this point.

As for major actions, the Elders' Hall is not yet capable of carrying them out without a word under the Pope's nose.

Tang Qi twirled the water glass in her hand. "They didn't do anything except steal your things?"

Two questions arose in succession. Purple Pearl looked left and right, but decided to proceed in order. "It's not that I figured it out, it's just a gut feeling."

"Every time they use their soul skills, the sense of harmony between them is so strong, it's as if they were born to depend on each other."

Upon hearing this, the others thoughtfully gestured for her to continue.

"Xiao Qi is right, they really didn't do anything except steal some things from our ship."

She paused for a moment before continuing, "I really didn't do anything."

“There are other ships in this area, and according to my information, they only looted things from our Pearl Island.”

"Others don't even know they exist."

At this point, Purple Pearl became even angrier, her eyes practically spitting fire.

What kind of thing is this, only robbing her Pearl Island? They really have some nerve.

Tang Qi silently pushed a glass of iced drink towards her.

Let's try to cool it down manually, lest we make ourselves even angrier.

Purple Pearl picked up the glass and downed it in one gulp, exhaling a few breaths before continuing to talk about the situation on the ship.

She had said everything she could, and she didn't know anything else about the situation.

Xie Yue propped himself up with one hand behind him, as if he had thought of something, and looked up at the group of people.

Their gazes met in the air, and then they exchanged knowing smiles.

Purple Pearl looked around blankly, trying to discern something from someone's face, but failed.

However, seeing that everyone seemed to know the answer, she didn't bother to ask any more questions; she figured she'd find out eventually.

Thinking of this, Purple Pearl got up, waved her hand, and strolled back to her own boat.

After everyone left, Zhang Ping looked at Yan teasingly, "You actually used your brain this time, that's not easy, right, Nana?"

Hu Liena rolled her eyes at her.

Given the choice between the Elders' Hall and the newly discovered faction, and considering that this one clearly doesn't belong to the Elders' Hall, there are no other options.

However, they now need to figure out how this group found out about their itinerary.

Tang San tapped his index finger on the table. "Go back and rest first. We'll investigate other things after we've made contact with them."

Upon hearing this, none of them objected. They got up, dusted off the unfounded dust, said goodbye, and went back to rest.

Tang Qi patted Jiang Qianjing's hand, whispered in his ear to tell him to go back first, and then quickly followed Tang San into his room.

Tang San closed the door and patted her head. "Aren't you going to talk to your Jiang Jiang?"

Tang Qi tugged at his sleeve, unaffected by his words, "Brother, what's wrong with you these past two days? Is there anything I can help you with?"

When she came to see him these past two days, she could clearly sense her brother's annoyed mood.

I used to tell her not to keep to herself, but now I'm the same way.

Seeing the reproach in Tang Qi's eyes, Tang San chuckled and habitually pinched her cheek. "You're still trying to control me now. I just feel like the sound of you holding the trident is a little familiar."

Tang Qi instantly understood what he hadn't finished saying.

It's familiar, but I can't quite place it.

According to his memory, this shouldn't be the case; perhaps there's something deliberately being hidden from him to prevent him from hearing it.

She pursed her lips and first inquired about the gender of the voice.

Tang San shook his head.

He wasn't entirely sure from the voice alone; it seemed to have been deliberately masked. But judging from the tone of voice, he was certain he knew the person very well.

Tang Qi's imagination ran wild as she considered a possibility, and she hesitantly asked, "Is it possible that it's you, brother?"

Her voice trailed off, clearly indicating that she didn't even believe her own guess.

Tang San sighed but did not deny it.

It's not impossible, but even if he deliberately tries to hide it, how could he not recognize himself?

However, the truth is that his subconscious seemed to be constantly denying this speculation.

Moreover, as soon as he started thinking about that voice, he inexplicably started doing other things.

Seeing this, Tang Qi offered another, more plausible guess: "Perhaps it was the previous owner of the Trident who spoke using Poseidon's voice?"

"Perhaps." Tang San chose to end the topic and instead urged Tang Qi to go back and rest as soon as possible. "Now that the ship's speed has increased, if the people on the ghost ship are really looking for us, we'll probably run into them tomorrow or the day after. Go back and get some rest."