Trafford Buyers Club

Chapter 3972 The Song of the Purple Moon (23)

"here……"

In the completely vanished forest area, a figure draped in a cloak is rapidly passing by—[Xiang Feihu].

Li Huamei, who was originally waiting quietly in the sacrificial square, was also alarmed by the terrifying and exaggerated wide-range attack of a certain female knight, which led to her current investigation.

That terrifying power was completely beyond the scope of a treasure hunter... Even though the attack had been over for a long time, the lingering aura in the air still shocked [Xiang Feihu].

Both sides in the battle are undoubtedly masters.

"Is it over...?"

Despite circling around at top speed, [Xiang Feihu] was ultimately unable to find the two unknown powerhouses he had fought here before.

She had to rush back towards the sacrificial plaza... because she didn't know when Captain Luo and the others would come out.

"Sir Admiral!"

Just then, a masked figure appeared swiftly beside Li Huamei.

"Li Jiu..." Li Huamei nodded, "Is everything taken care of?"

The masked man… Li Jiu nodded. “Currently, the garrison of [Purple Moon] has arrived at the outer perimeter of the [Purple Moon] Song, awaiting your orders, Admiral. The gates of this Long-Eared Tribe have been opened, allowing me to easily infiltrate. Admiral, when shall we make our move to wipe out these guys?”

Li Huamei pondered for a moment and said, "Let's wait a bit longer. I have a few friends who are searching for something... Besides, this [Laurel] tribe has quite a few powerful weapons. Let's wait until they're tired of fighting the treasure hunters."

"Ok."

"When you came in, did you notice anything strange...?" Li Huamei's heart skipped a beat, "Or was there anyone worth noting?"

"Well... it doesn't seem so at the moment." Li Jiu recalled carefully, "They are all experienced treasure hunters, some of whom should be quite famous... As for the Void Pirates, there are a few [Rising Stars] with not-so-good reputations. I haven't seen any [Great Pirates] yet... except for [Golden] Shaq."

Li Huamei asked in surprise, "Didn't they say the news had already reached Rogge City?"

Li Jiu said, "I don't know if it's a coincidence or what, but earlier, didn't Jack Sparrow escape from the Black Prison? Then Lord Lie Yu sealed off Rogge City, forbidding anyone from entering or leaving. Although the news reached the city, I'm afraid those people can't get out. Even though the blockade has been lifted now, the controls are still very strict..."

“I see…” Li Huamei’s expression was slightly strange… However, since there were fewer powerful [Great Pirates] involved, it was a good thing. She pondered for a moment, “Go and keep an eye on the battle between the two sides and report back as needed. I will probably stay at the sacrificial plaza from now on.”

"I'll go right away!"

"Wait!" Li Huamei suddenly narrowed her eyes and called out to Li Jiu, "Li Jiu, when you came in, did you really not encounter anything strange?"

"Why do you say that, sir?" Li Jiu asked in astonishment.

Suddenly, [Xiang Feihu] stretched out her palm, and within her palm was a power that Li Jiu could not resist at all—this immediately shocked Li Jiu!
"My lord, what's going on?!"

"Don't move!" Li Huamei shouted in a deep voice!
With his outstretched palm facing Li Jiu, he suddenly made a pulling motion in mid-air. The next moment, Li Jiu felt a sharp pain coming from the back of his collar, followed by what felt like something being forcibly ripped out.

"What is this thing?! When did this happen...?"

When Li Jiu saw clearly what Li Huamei had pulled out, he immediately gasped!
It was a palm-sized, slippery, wet creature, resembling some kind of reptile... Its abdomen was covered with dense rings of fine, sharp teeth, and because it was restrained, the tentacles growing outside the tooth rings were constantly writhing—an extremely ugly creature!

Li Jiu subconsciously touched the back of his neck, where there were already rings of sharp teeth bite marks—the key point is that he didn't feel anything until the admiral peeled the thing off his body!

"I don't know either." Li Huamei frowned, and with a slight exertion of power in her palm, the ugly thing exploded, spewing out a large pool of dark green liquid. "Li Jiu, are you feeling unwell?"

"Well... I haven't sensed anything unusual yet." Li Jiu pondered for a moment. "When I came in, I barely stopped and avoided everyone. When exactly did I get entangled by this thing... Could it have been then?"

"Explain in detail." Li Huamei's expression hardened slightly.

Li Jiu thought for a moment and said, "At the time, I just felt something was strange, so I stopped for a moment... The battle between the [Laurel] tribe and the treasure hunters was unusually fierce, but I felt that the number of corpses of the long-eared tribe warriors who died in the portal battlefield, especially at the entrance, did not seem to be as many as I had imagined."

"There are very few corpses?" A look of doubt flashed in Li Huamei's eyes.

"Actually, it's not a small amount," Li Jiu thought for a moment and said, "It's just not as much as I imagined... so there's an inexplicable sense of disharmony. I didn't think much of it at the time..."

"Hmm..." Li Huamei pondered for a moment, then suddenly took off her cloak and draped it over Li Jiu's shoulders. "Continue your mission. Safety first, and remember not to be greedy for quick success or act rashly."

"This cloak... Admiral, you've given it to me, what are you going to do with it?"

Li Huamei said confidently, "If it's something I can handle, it doesn't matter whether I have the cloak or not. If it's something even I can't handle, it doesn't matter whether I have the cloak or not. You need it more than I do, so wear it. It will be yours from now on."

"...Your subordinate will never let you down!" Li Jiu took a deep breath.

No wonder so many people around the admiral are willing to risk their lives for her—it's one thing that the admiral is good-looking, but the key is that she is genuinely good to her subordinates!

—Hey, what, what about the heretic 【Pirate Queen】Sayida Hera?

—I'll be a [Xiang Fei Hu] fan for life!!
Moved to tears, Li Jiu instantly rushed to the battlefield as if injected with adrenaline... Li Huamei breathed a sigh of relief, then stared at the corpse of the strange creature she had crushed.

The righteous but wicked [Xiang Feihu] did not tell Li Jiu the truth this time.

"Could it really be the [Ghost-Faced Demon]?" Li Huamei took a deep breath. "But shouldn't this thing have disappeared from the [Freedom and Wildness] Gorge long ago? How could it appear here? There's no sea on [Purple Moon]..."

Just then, Li Huamei's gaze sharpened.

Before leaving the sacrificial plaza, [Xiang Feihu] had already set up some simple security measures—at this moment, it seemed that some uninvited guest had arrived at the sacrificial plaza!
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"The divine tree..."

Having changed into a faded novice priest's robe, Boros slowly walked into the sacrificial plaza, his gaze fixed on the enormous divine tree's radiant light and shadow before him.

It slowly walked to the tree trunk in the shadows and reached out to touch it.

"Soon... I will soon heal your wounds, let you sprout again, and see the light of day once more..." Boros murmured to himself, "I will definitely repay the harm they caused you..."

Suddenly, a sharp scream rang out.

Boros frowned, and looking up, he saw a two-headed bird swooping down from the sky... A look of doubt flashed in Boros's eyes, and he immediately rushed into the giant tree trunk of light and shadow... He merged directly into the tree trunk!
At that moment, the two-headed bird crashed headfirst into the canopy of the divine tree's light and shadow. Then, the two-headed bird let out a miserable cry and fell down the tree trunk, finally landing on the square.

This scene made the witch, who was chasing closely behind, feel a bit of a cramp in her lower body... What happened? Did she bump into herself? Is she blind?
The witch landed where the two-headed bird had fallen. She saw Xiaomeng lying on the ground, pinned down by one of the bird's heads, crying weakly, "Help! Help!"

The witch squatted down directly in front of Xiaomeng, and without saying a word, she pinched her hand into a sharp edge and hit her on the head. "How did this strange bird manage to bump into itself? You really didn't use your power beforehand?"

"No!" Xiaomeng blinked. "If you don't believe me, look at the CD cooldown time on my head!"

The witch's lips twitched slightly. How could there really be a cooldown time on Xiaomeng's head? That was just something the witch imagined!

"You'd better be!" the witch sneered.

The witch was far from pleased with her victory over the female knight, as the effort had been thankless and the Star Creation Realm was nearly ruined, with her own Star Creation Legion dwindling in size. At this moment, the witch desperately needed a large amount of wealth to repair it.

She suddenly remembered the nine of diamonds playing card that she had drawn from Xiaomeng twice.

—Financial loss...?

No, no, no, I'm almost bankrupt!
"Please pull me out, I'm so heavy! I feel like I'm about to break!"

"It's better if it breaks, so you won't run around everywhere." The witch sneered, crossing her arms as if she didn't care... Then, her eyes darted around for a moment before she walked directly to the trunk of the divine tree and began to examine it.

knock--!
The two-headed bird's swooping impact was quite powerful; what is so resistant to impact... and it seems to be a creation of pure energy?

The witch's face drew even closer, her gaze seemingly trying to penetrate the tree trunk shrouded in light and shadow.

……

Boros silently watched the strange woman outside. He noticed that she had somehow gotten a short sword in her hand and was pointing it at the strange woman's heart through the light and shadow.

Keep a close eye on it.

Suddenly, the strange woman frowned, quickly took several steps back, and continued to stare ahead with a suspicious look.

"Found?"

Boros frowned.

"No...it seems this woman is just being overly cautious..."

The short sword, still through the light and shadow, points at this strange woman...the witch!
……

With great difficulty, Xiaomeng finally managed to push away the strange bird's head and climb out... She brushed the dust off her little dress and pitifully approached the witch, "What's so interesting about this?"

"I have this feeling..." the witch murmured, "Strange, why do I have this feeling of someone pointing a gun at me?"

"You're too nervous!" Xiaomeng stood on tiptoe and reached out to pat the witch's head. "Don't be afraid!"

"What you call my nervousness has saved me countless times!" The witch slapped away Xiaomeng's mischievous hand in annoyance. "Let's go, let's go take a look at the statue over there."

"Okay, I'll do as you say."

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Call...

Boros let out a soft breath, and only after seeing the two women outside walk away did he lower the short sword he was holding tightly.

"I suppose Morgan and his men... should start making their move now," Boros muttered to himself. "Then, I'll..."

It reached down to its neck and pulled out a rope loop woven from golden silk threads... At the end of the loop hung a small, exquisite object.

An incredibly exquisite "ghostly crafted ball" pendant.

"Bless me, I will succeed..."

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Temple space, a moment ago.

In a side hall of the temple, before the strange female statue that resembled both a guard and a sinner, [Gold] Shak frowned. "Sister-in-law, are you sure... this statue is alive?"

“It’s not that the statue is alive.” Ah Xi Ruo pondered, “It should be that this person was turned into a statue for some reason, but she is still alive.”

“Colibuso…Colibuso?” [Gold] Shaq subconsciously looked at the name engraved on the statue's base. “Wait, I feel like I’ve heard this name somewhere before… I remember now, I know who she is! Colibuso, she’s the name of [Davy Jones]’s lover, that poor woman who was harmed by [Sea God]!”

"Are you sure?" Ah Xi Ruo asked subconsciously.

[Gold] Shaq affirmed, "I've read a lot about [Poseidon], and I once read about it in a miscellaneous book called [The Secret History of Kalithorpe]..."

"Alright, no need to go into details." Ah Xiruo waved her hand dismissively. "So, the mistress turned the tables and suppressed the original wife, then placed her here? Tsk tsk, no wonder the statue's feet are still bound in shackles. It must have been the Sea God's doing this on purpose... to humiliate her, or perhaps to punish her?"

[Gold] Shaq clicked his tongue in amazement and exclaimed, "Women's jealousy is truly terrifying! Whether they're mortals or goddesses, they'd do anything to steal a man. What's wrong with them? They're so idle!"

The next moment, [Gold] Shaq suddenly felt a chill for no reason, as if two of his younger siblings were casting...deathly gazes at him?

—The gazes of these two younger siblings gave me a feeling of impending death… Was it just my imagination?!
"...Of course, if he's an outstanding man, then he's definitely worth fighting for!" [Gold] Shaq laughed heartily, and immediately put his arm around Captain [Lo]'s shoulder. "Just like my half-brother!"

Ah Xiruo looked at Shaq expressionlessly.

The maid glanced at it indifferently.

[Gold] Shaq swallowed unconsciously... He felt that sense of death seemed to have intensified—this was no illusion!
"...Brother, it seems like you didn't close the gate to your backyard properly?" [Gold] Shaq whispered in a voice transmission. "These two sisters-in-law... don't seem to get along very well."

Captain Luo chuckled and replied telepathically, "Actually, they're just not very good at expressing their feelings. You'll get used to it."

[Gold] Shaq shrugged - Anyway, it's your harem, it has nothing to do with me if it burns to ashes.

"Shaq, look at the map!"

Suddenly, Xi Ruo shouted.

“A…map?” [Gold] Shaq was startled and immediately realized what was going on. He then quickly took out the animal hide map that was rolled up and stuck in his belt.

The map then emitted an unusual light once again.

The moment it opened, a silver beam of light shot out from the map toward the statue of [Coribus].

However, the silver beam appeared only briefly, disappearing completely into the [Coribus] statue in an instant, after which the animal skin map returned to calm.

Inside the side hall, it remained as dark and quiet as it should have been.

"...That's it?" [Gold] Shaq waved the map in his hand. Apart from shooting out a silver light, the map did not display anything new.

This has inevitably led to a renewed upward trend in gold prices for Shaq.

Click——!
Just then, a crack suddenly appeared on the statue of [Cornebusor]—on her cheek!
Crackling sounds!
A rapid cracking sound followed, and a crack instantly spread into hundreds of others... Then, pure white light surged out from the cracks.

The next moment, a huge beam of light shot into the sky from the statue of [Coribus].