Stranger Danger-Chapter 1722: This Isn’t My Thunder

That said, Cang Xu was a dependable and competent man. To help Ye Qing, he expended much of his divine power and employed a priceless treasure to finally divine Old Man Turtle’s location for them.

It was just a rough location, but it was still impressive.

After all, Old Man Turtle didn’t just bear the bloodline of the Hetu Spirit Turtle, he was at least on par with Cang Xu in terms of power. Therefore, no one doubted that Cang Xu had spared no effort to obtain the best possible result for them.

Despite this, Ye Qing and Feng Qingyou weren’t one hundred percent sure that they would be able to find Old Man Turtle. As Ye Qing said, they could only do their best.

The Cloud Boat was shrouded in a layer of fog. Not a single person noticed it even though it had sailed right past their vessels. They were people searching for the Moon Treasure Ship.

Rumble...

They didn’t go far when suddenly, the starry sky was abruptly shrouded by dark clouds. Lightning flashed, and thunder erupted. Just a moment later, a downpour followed.

The sea was calm and gentle before this. Now, it was as if it was growing angry. The waves kept growing in size, and the wind was howling like it was the end of the world.

The ships were like ants before the giant that was the sea. They were feeble and small.

However, the jianghu warriors searching for the Moon Treasure Ship weren’t afraid. On the contrary, they were overflowing with excitement.

After all, the greater the storm, and the worse the weather became, the likelier the Moon Treasure Ship would appear.

The storm kept getting worse, and the waves were only bigger than the last. However, the seekers were growing increasingly excited as well. Some of them were so excited that they were laughing madly with bloodshot eyes. They did not seem to care that the waves could consume them at any moment.

“Something’s not right about their spirits!”

Ye Qing frowned while shooting the jianghu warriors cheering and laughing amidst the storm. He could sense only greed and desire from them. He could not sense even a hint of fear toward the deadly waves or even death itself.

This was not a normal person’s reaction.

Feng Qingyou made a grasping motion, and a raindrop flew through the window and landed on her palm.

“The rainwater is contaminated.” 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Ye Qing was sensing thick corruptive power from the rainwater as well. The corruption was only growing stronger as the rain grew.

Ye Qing bent his finger and tapped the table once. The sound was so crisp and melodious that even the thunderous storm could not overcome it for a time.

“Oh? It’s the Desira!”

Ye Qing smiled and stretched out his fingers. Then, he slapped the table hard.

Thud!

The slap sounded weak inside the Cloud Boat, but high up in the darkened sky, it sounded as loud and powerful as a thunderclap.

The next moment, the wind halted, the clouds ceased, and the rain died without warning.

Then, the moon resurfaced, and the stars shone in the sky once more.

Underneath the sea of stars and moonlight, a strange fish with a human’s face, a single eye, and a pair of wings under its ribs looked deeply confused.

Where was its wind? Its rain?

How did it all disappear in the blink of an eye?

No, that’s not right, it didn’t even blink.

“Sh! Sh!”

The strange fish opened its mouth and cried out. It was deafening like a thunderclap.

Thunder rumbled, but that was it. Nothing else happened.

Once again, the strange fish was dumbfounded.

Why wasn’t its wind blowing?

Why wasn’t its rain falling?

The strange fish’s official name was Desira. It was also called the Fish of Desire because of its shape, or Roaring Thunder because of its cries.

When a Desira cried, lightning, thunder, wind and rain would appear. The downpour was contaminated with some sort of power that would infinitely enlarge one’s desire until they forgot even fear toward death itself. In the end, they would all be overcome by the storm and buried under the sea.

In fact, its victims were moments away from sleeping in the sea forever. They would have, if not for the fact that its rain and wind had suddenly disappeared into nothing. Even stranger, its wind and rain still refused to come even after it cried out a second time.

What was going on?

It was puzzled.

Its puzzlement led to fear, and it tried to leave.

Rumble!

However, the Desira had just turned around when a thunderclap erupted, and a lightning bolt struck it squarely on its body.

This isn’t my thunder! My lightning!

That was all the Desira managed to think before it dissolved into a pile of ash.

“Time to go.”

Inside the Cloud Boat, after confirming that the Desira had been smitten into ash, Ye Qing withdrew his finger and curled his lips into a casual smile. It was as if he did not care about what just happened at all.

In fact, that was the truth. The Desira was a Disaster-class Stranger, and it was one of the scariest Strangers one could encounter on the sea. However, it was no different from an ant to the current Ye Qing.

After the Desira died, the jianghu warriors slowly snapped out of their spell and regained their minds. They would be fine after just a moment’s rest.

Whether they would know their limits and turn back or continue to search for the so-called Moon Treasure Ship after recovering, Ye Qing neither knew nor cared.

He could save them once, but he couldn’t save them forever. He could save their lives, but he couldn’t save their hearts.

A person’s heart was forever an enigma.

After leaving the area, Ye Qing put the incident out of his mind and continued to speed toward the location Cang Xu had provided them with.

Upon arriving at their destination, Ye Qing immediately commanded Black Mountain, Flying Dragon, and the divine envoys to spread out and search for Old Man Turtle.

Yes, he had brought the former members of the Black Water Divine Sect with him. The Eastern Sea was vast, and Dong Ji was shrouded in mystery. Black Mountain and Flying Dragon were Sages, so they could be of assistance in case of an emergency. The rest could at least be fodders even if they could not be of help.

They were all villains anyway. Ye Qing did not care if they lived or died.

After that, Ye Qing and Feng Qingyou split up and began searching for Old Man Turtle.

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Long Sky Island was an island in the Eastern Sea. It was neither big nor resourceful, but it had a tranquil environment, and it was the only faction within a radius of five thousand kilometers. Therefore, it did not experience much conflicts or slaughter and so was generally a peaceful and happy place.

The island lord of Long Sky Island was an old man named Sang Shou.

Sang Shou was a Trueman. He was nothing special in the Eastern Sea. On this island though, he was an indisputable champion.

Sang Shou’s favorite hobby was attending to his garden and teasing his pets. He often lay down in his garden looking up to the moon and guzzling down fine wine. It was a leisurely life.

Today, he was lying in his garden, warming a pot of fine wine, and admiring the moon as usual.

“The moon may appear in the sky every day, but it is never the same, is it?”

Sang Shou let out a sigh, picked up the wine jar beside him, and poured himself a cup.

It was at this moment the water of a filled pot beside him rippled, and a head rose out of its surface.

It was a turtle’s head. Its head was large, and its eyes were full of intelligence and spirit.

The turtle was carrying a white jade bowl in its mouth.