Creation of the Universe

"Where is this big ship going?"

After nightfall, the maid who had served her during the day brought the food to the room.

Shen Zhan asked casually.

After the maid had arranged the food neatly, she replied, "I'm not sure, but I heard from some of them that the place we're going to this time is in the south. It seems to be a strange forest. People who enter it often can't come back alive."

"Strange forest..."

After all, the maid was only responsible for miscellaneous tasks on the ship, so it was not surprising that she couldn't explain it clearly.

Shen Zhan frowned and thought for a while, and gradually a name emerged in his mind.

"Could it be that the place they are going to is the Spirit Beast Forest?"

If such a coincidence really happened, Shen Zhan would be willing to do it, because he could stay comfortably on the boat and save himself the trouble of sleeping in the open air and rushing to the Spirit Beast Forest.

More importantly, traveling by water is very safe. Pursuers sent by the queen like Xie Qi will definitely not find the boat, so Shen Zhan can rest assured.

After eating and drinking, Shen Zhan naturally sat on the bed and began to meditate cross-legged, preparing to recall all the battles he had experienced in recent times in his mind.

Doing this may seem unhelpful in improving one's cultivation, but it is actually crucial.

Every battle will bring valuable experience, which will help oneself slowly accumulate into a towering mountain in the spiritual realm. When this mountain breaks through the clouds, it means that the same breakthrough has been achieved in the realm of cultivation.

Shen Jingjuan sat at the only table in the room and secretly glanced at Shen Zhan a few times. The latter had his eyes closed and seemed to have completely focused his consciousness on meditation.

She walked out quietly. At this time, the big ship was still sailing on the water, but it had merged from the previously narrow river channel into a majestic river.

The night was foggy and nothing could be seen clearly on the river surface, but from the sound of the waves pouring into my ears, I could feel how wide the river was.

Shen Jingjuan didn't want to escape. Under such circumstances, she couldn't go anywhere. Even so, she would rather come out and get some fresh air rather than facing Shen Zhan's face, filled with anger and unable to do anything.

This time, she was accidentally kidnapped in Cangyun Mountain. Unexpectedly, after going through so many hardships, she is now getting farther and farther away from Jining. Shen Jingjuan doesn’t know when she can go back. Maybe these people on the boat can help her?

She suddenly thought that if she went to find that old lady Hu now and explained that she and Shen Zhan were not siblings at all.

Once the old lady knows that she is Shen Zhan's hostage, that she was forcibly captured, and that her real identity is the princess of the Jinning Palace, she might help her deal with Shen Zhan.

Regardless of the Wu family's background, there is now an opportunity to make the Jinning Palace owe her a huge favor. The old lady should not be confused and miss the opportunity, right?

The more Shen Jingjuan thought about it, the more she felt that this would work, so after considering it carefully, she turned around and walked into the cabin again.

She planned to complain about Shen Zhan's actions to Old Madam Hu and portray herself as a weak and helpless victim. In addition, helping the Jinning Palace would bring her great benefits, so it was impossible for Old Madam Hu not to help her.

However, in the dim cabin, Shen Jingjuan accidentally went in the wrong direction. When she realized that she had gone in the wrong direction, she had already reached the bottom of the ship.

This was right below the cabin where they were. Going down the stairs, there were only a few scattered candles illuminating the limited area. Shen Jingjuan wanted to turn around and leave immediately, but she heard a series of slow and dull thumping sounds coming from the end of the stairs in front.

Is there anyone living under this big ship?

Out of strong curiosity, Shen Jingjuan chose to continue walking forward as if possessed by a ghost, until her hands touched a thick and solid wooden door.

She couldn't go forward and was blocked by the door. What was behind the door was exactly what she wanted to find out at this moment.

"Oh!"

After a long silence, the sound of collision rang out again.

Shen Jingjuan was suddenly frightened.

Then, with the help of the faint candlelight, she tried to peek inside through the crack in the door, but in doing so she witnessed an extremely horrifying scene.

Just as she was about to look inside, a pair of eyes were also staring at her, and they were only separated by this door.

Shen Jingjuan's hair stood on end in an instant, and fear took over her heart. She no longer cared about what was locked inside the door, but ran back without hesitation.

In the room, although Shen Zhan noticed that Shen Jingjuan had run out early in the morning, he didn't care.

He was surrounded by a spiritual power, and the spiritual pool in his body had just successfully expanded. This meant that Shen Zhan had successfully broken through his current realm and reached the refining stage of the Shenhuang Realm of martial arts.

He was also surprised to find that because his body possessed the Holy Blood of Tianchen and the blessing of his soul from his previous life, every time he improved his cultivation, he would skip the beginner and stabilization stages and directly enter the refining stage.

This greatly speeds up the improvement of his cultivation. He is probably the only one in the world who has such talent.

“Squeak~!”

As the door was pushed open, Shen Jingjuan, with a pale face, walked in dejected.

Shen Zhan cast a look at her and said in surprise, "I thought you jumped into the river and ran away, but you're still here."

"If I knew where this ship was, I would leave immediately. Can't I swim across a river?"

Shen Jingjuan said with forced calmness.

"That's fine. Now that we've escaped the pursuers, I don't need to use you as a bargaining chip for the time being. Go ahead."

Shen Zhan's attitude surprised Shen Jingjuan. This man had forced her here with ulterior motives before, but now he kept saying that he could let her go.

No, he definitely doesn't have such kind intentions. There must be some conspiracy behind his words.

Shen Jingjuan couldn't help but feel suspicious, and then said: "I can leave when I want to, and you can't chase me away when I don't want to leave!"

As she spoke, she sat back down at the table, her eyes constantly keeping an eye on the movements outside the door. The scene she had just seen under the cabin still left her with lingering fears.

"What are you afraid of?"

Shen Zhan's indifferent tone saw through Shen Jingjuan's mood at the moment.

"Who said I was scared? I just saw some weird things under the cabin. There's something wrong with this ship."

In order to prove that she was not talking nonsense, Shen Jingjuan explained it again in detail. She felt that there was a terrible person behind the door under the boat.