Chapter 145 Underwater Insufficiency (8000)

Looking at the people around him, all bowing and greeting him, saying all kinds of flattering words, Xu Bai said that he just wanted to keep a low profile now.

"The disguise must be accelerated. I always forget about it." Xu Bai grinned and thought to himself.

In this situation, if there is a way to disguise, then this situation does not need to happen. It is completely possible to keep a low profile, but it is impossible to keep a low profile at this time.

"I didn't expect that the Ye family has a relationship with Lord Xu. It seems that we should move around more often!"

"I didn't expect Lord Xu to have such an interest in music. Why don't we accompany him and stroll around the Zhile Boat with Lord Xu."

"Lord Xu, my daughter is just the right age, and she is so beautiful. It is the time when Yunying is not married. Why don't we..."

...

Voices came one after another around. At this moment, no music was important. The important thing was that Xu Bai was already conspicuous enough.

The head of the Ye family was very cautious at this moment, scanning the surroundings with a vigilant look, fearing that something unusual would happen.

She was not afraid of the people around her, but she was afraid that these people would suddenly say Xu Bai's nickname in the martial arts world, and Xu Bai would get angry, which would not be fun.

Fortunately, this group of people were somewhat knowledgeable and did not say Xu Bai's title, but just called him Lord Xu.

As the saying goes, you should not hit a smiling person. Xu Bai couldn't lose face when these people flattered him.

"Everyone, I don't want to be too conspicuous. Let's do what we should do." Xu Bai bowed to the people around him.

The people present were all smart people. They just greeted him just to make themselves familiar. If there was a chance of a second contact, it could also lay the groundwork.

Seeing that Xu Bai didn't seem to care much at this moment, and knowing that it was not the time to talk, they gradually dispersed.

"Lord Xu, I think the next trip will be difficult." Kong Xu looked at the group of people who dispersed and smiled bitterly.

They came here to investigate, but now because of Xu Bai, their identities have been exposed.

If the other party really wants to make trouble on this ship, then they will definitely avoid it at this time, otherwise it would be too stupid.

Xu Bai certainly understood the current situation. He turned his head and looked around. Although the people around him had left, some people still looked at him from time to time.

"Let's take a look. What if we can find out the news?"

After entering this circle for so long, today is the first time that a problem has occurred outside the plan, and it happened in such a place.

No one is perfect, and there is no 100% certainty that he can consider everything. He really didn't consider the value of his face.

Just as Kong Xu said just now, the other party must be on guard now. The noise he made just now was too loud, so he might not be able to find out anything.

But since he is here, he has to take a look anyway.

Even if there is no new discovery, being able to appreciate this annual festival is also a kind of gain.

Xu Bai said so, and everyone did as Xu Bai said.

They continued to look around the ship according to the original plan. The first floor was soon completed and no difference was found.

During the search, Xu Bai used his soul to observe the surroundings. After carefully confirming that there was nothing unusual on the first floor, he led everyone to walk slowly along the stairs at the end to the second floor.

Compared with the first floor, the second floor was not much different in terms of layout or other aspects. The reason why it was divided into one, two and three floors was to make reasonable use of space.

Of course, when Xu Bai walked into the second floor, it caused a different commotion just like the first floor.

He couldn't cover his face, because covering his face would make him feel like he was trying to cover his ears and steal the bell.

After all, in this matter, for example, Ye Zi, it might be normal to cover her face with a veil, but it would be abnormal for a man to cover his face.

Several people searched again, but still found nothing.

"Kong Xu, try to see if you can figure out something?" Xu Bai touched his chin and asked.

If you want to tell fortunes, you must find something that is related. At this moment, they are on the boat, so they are also related.

So Xu Bai asked Kong Xu to give it a try. If he could find the answer, that would be a good thing. If he couldn't find the answer, he could go to the third floor to try.

Kong Xu nodded and took out a copper compass from his waist.

A faint light appeared on his fingers.

He pressed his fingers on the copper compass and closed his eyes.

From the outside, there was no change in this process. Except for the light on his fingers, everything was normal.

But in fact, Kong Xu had already started divination at this moment.

The white light slowly flowed into the compass along Kong Xu's fingers, and then a surprising scene appeared.

The pointer on the copper compass began to rotate rapidly, not at a constant speed, but sometimes very fast, sometimes normal speed, which made people feel a little obsessive-compulsive.

After a few breaths, Kong Xu opened his eyes and said solemnly: "Master Xu, I didn't calculate the exact news, but combined with our current location, I can sense some information.

You see the pointer on the copper plate is moving rapidly, which proves that there is still a connection here, but the information is too little, and I can't calculate the exact situation."

For his school, as the rank increases, the clues required for fortune-telling are fewer, but he is only the fifth rank now, so of course he needs more information.

"As long as it is related, let's go to the third floor." Xu Bai raised his head and looked at the location of the third floor.

Since the relationship can still be found, it must be the third floor. This ship has only three floors in total. It is always good to take a look.

The crowd no longer hesitated, came to the end of the stairs, and walked towards the third floor.

There were obviously fewer people on the third floor, which seemed unusually empty. When Xu Bai walked up, he saw someone next to him approaching him.

"It turns out that Lord Xu has come. I just heard a servant report it, so I hurried down to greet him. Didn't I just happen to run into Lord Xu?"

The man was dressed in silk and satin, and he made a hearty voice while walking.

Xu Bai narrowed his eyes and looked at this man back and forth.

—— Lin Yong, the head of the Lin family.

He was in charge of the opening of the Water Festival just now, and then the government official cut the ribbon.

Now Xu Bai just came up and ran into him, and couldn't help but think about whether it was a coincidence or there were other reasons.

"Lord Xu, can I take Lord Xu to visit this Zhile Boat?" Lin Yong smiled and acted easy-going when he spoke.

Xu Bai said with interest: "This time I came here, I want to be low-key and take a look at this annual grand festival. Since my identity is already known, let the head of the Lin family lead the way."

When something is too coincidental, there must be something wrong.

Xu Bai thought, since he had come up anyway and his identity had been exposed, this was already the last floor, so he might as well let this person take him.

"It's my honor, Lord Xu, please." Lin Yong slightly turned his body, raised one hand, and made a gesture of invitation.

Xu Bai nodded, and without being polite, he raised his foot in this direction.

Lin Yong followed behind him, explaining to Xu Bai from time to time. He did not lead Xu Bai, but explained wherever Xu Bai walked.

There was nothing unusual in the whole process, and it seemed very calm.

Although the ship was very large, Xu Bai still finished the third floor without any problems.

"Lord Xu, do you want to sit inside?" Lin Yong pointed to the entrance of the room on the third floor.

Xu Bai also went inside the first two floors. Now he was on the third floor, and only this one was left to go.

"Then I'll have to trouble the head of the Lin family to lead the way." Xu Bai smiled.

"It should be." Lin Yong agreed very low-key, and then walked in front of Xu Bai and led the way in front.

The rooms on the third floor are slightly more luxurious than those on the first and second floors, and they look particularly stylish.

There are not many people inside, most of them are drinking and having fun, talking about various music.

Xu Bai looked around and asked, "Why is the governor not here?"

At first, the governor was the one who cut the ribbon, but now there was no governor, so Xu Bai asked one more question.

"The governor had official business to attend to, so he left first. Of course, he didn't know that Xu was here. If he knew, he would definitely stay here with him." Lin Yong explained while taking Xu Bai to a seat and having someone serve good wine and food.

"Master Xu, I have something else to do, so I won't bother you here. You can play here for a while and have fun."

"Wait a minute."

Xu Bai poured himself a glass of wine and another for Lin Yong, saying, "This glass of wine is to thank Master Lin for leading the way."

Lin Yong smiled, picked up the glass, clinked it with Xu Bai slowly, drank it in one gulp, and then said goodbye and left.

Xu Bai raised his head and took a sip, looking at Kong Xu next to him, and said, "This person has a big problem. You can tell a fortune based on him."

Before Kong Xu answered, Master Ye asked curiously.

"Master Xu, I think he has no problems and behaves very normally. How can there be a big problem?"

Without waiting for Xu Bai to answer, Ye Zi spoke first.

"Master, he really has no problem. He behaves too normally. Sometimes being too normal is also abnormal."

Speaking of this, Ye Zi looked at Xu Bai and said, "Young Master, is Ye Zi right?"

Xu Bai nodded, then shook his head, "Yes, and no."

This scene aroused everyone's curiosity. Kong Xu stopped fortune-telling and waited for Xu Bai's next words.

Xu Bai poured himself another glass of wine, raised his head and drank it, then said, "Just because he behaved normally, it doesn't mean he is abnormal. When he clinked glasses with me just now, I found something suspicious."

It must be said that this wine is indeed delicious, and this sip alone is probably worth a lot of money.

Everyone was stunned, and they carefully recalled the situation just now. There was nothing wrong, and they couldn't help but look at Xu Bai with more doubts.

Xu Bai put down the wine glass, pointed to his head, and said: "From the beginning, I can feel that his emotions have not changed at all, but there was a fluctuation when he drank."

Now he has the ability of the soul, so it is natural to do this.

When clinking glasses with Lin Yong just now, it can be clearly felt that Lin Yong's soul fluctuated, proving that his emotions also changed at that time.

"I think he really has something important. When I said the two words "wait", he thought I would not let him go, but later I found out that I was just clinking glasses with him, so he returned to normal. As for what important thing it is, it depends on whether you can figure it out."

After explaining this, everyone understood.

Kong Xu took out the compass with excitement.

He was finally able to get close to the truth of the matter, and he could also play a role, so of course he was very excited.

White light flowed along his fingers and poured into the compass. He closed his eyes and began to calculate with Lin Yong as the clue.

The next moment, the pointer began to rotate rapidly, but this time the rotation was different. It stopped at a certain position.

"As Lord Xu guessed, he is indeed related to this matter."

Kong Xu pointed to the direction the pointer just pointed and said, "If we go in this direction, we can find the truth of the matter."

Xu Bai put the wine glass aside and stood up: "Let's go and see what this guy is up to?"

Everyone nodded and followed Xu Bai in the direction of the pointer...

...

Along the way, they did not stroll leisurely, but quickened their pace. Soon, they had arrived at the edge of the Zhile ship.

But beyond this edge was a large river.

Xu Bai turned his head and looked at the compass in Kong Xu's hand.

The needle on the compass did not move, still pointing in that direction, but they had reached the end.

Even behind this ship, no boat appeared.

"What's going on? My compass has never been broken." Kong Xu was a little dazed, not knowing what was going on.

Xu Bai stood by the boat, leaning on the railing of the boat, looking at the river not far away.

A breeze blew, blowing his black hair.

After standing there for a long time, he suddenly said, "Could it be at the bottom of the river?"

After saying this, Kong Xu, who had been confused, suddenly reacted, and then shouted, causing everyone to turn their heads.

"Master Xu reminded me that it might really be at the bottom of the river."

As he spoke, he made a move.

Kong Xu slowly rotated the compass, turning the horizontal compass into a vertical one, and the needle was slowly moving, pointing downwards with Kong Xu's movements.

Kong Xu tried to move, and no matter how he moved, the needle was pointing under the boat.

What is under the boat is the Xunle River.

"Let's go." Xu Bai turned around and walked towards the stairs at the end.

Everyone followed him hurriedly, and soon they had reached the bottom floor.

But the needle on the compass still pointed downwards, without moving a bit, proving that they had to go down.

"Do we have to go down into the river?" Xu Bai frowned and fell into deep thought.

At this pace, it is obvious that the problem lies in this river.

But with this problem, a series of problems also emerged.

If it was on land, Xu Bai would be fearless, but if he wanted to go into the water now, he would have some ideas.

He did not have a martial arts method suitable for underwater, and if he went down rashly, it might be greatly reduced.

"Sir, if it's underwater and the other party is a demon master, I think it's probably related to the demons in the water." Ye Zi showed his authority as an encyclopedia and explained: "It is said that some underwater demons like to build nests in the water, and some demons will not kill people after they capture them in order to keep them alive, but use a unique method to separate the nests so that people can live in them."

"Yes, most demons like to eat living people." The head of the Ye family followed.

Xu Bai touched his chin and said, "Do you have any way to avoid water?"

Everyone shook their heads, indicating that there was no way.

"They didn't make a big noise, but I always feel that they will take advantage of this festival to make some trouble. Since there is no way to go down, don't let them make trouble." Xu Bai said slowly.

The other party chose to gather together at this time, which is likely related to this festival, and so many people participated in this festival, maybe the other party's target is these people.

In this case, he would never go down, after all, the enemy is in the dark and we are in the light, and we are fighting in the water, which we are not good at.

But if he just let the other party go and let them cause trouble, it would not be in his style.

"Master Xu, if you want to get the people on these boats to leave, it won't be done overnight." The head of the Ye family said, "After all, it's a big festival that happens once a year."

Indeed, as she said, this festival is held only once a year and is extremely grand.

Not to mention the large number of participants, it is difficult to get all of them to leave the river at this time.

If these people don't leave the river, it will inevitably lead to subsequent situations. At that time, the other party may take advantage of this to do something.

Although Xu Bai didn't know, he couldn't let the other party have an easy time.

As the saying goes, if you make the enemy unhappy, you will also be happy.

So he must make the other party unhappy.

"Of course there is a way." Xu Bai looked around and said.

Ye Zi was very curious and asked, "Sir, what method are you going to use to get these people to leave?"

Xu Bai took a deep breath and walked to the edge of the Zhile boat. His true energy was constantly running in his body, spreading his voice to the surroundings...

"Xu Bai, the blood-slaughtering knife-handler, invites all the family heads to come ashore to discuss important matters. Those who do not come will be punished. In addition, the common people also need to come ashore. The first to come will be rewarded with ten strings of silver."

After this sentence was spoken, everyone present was stunned.

"It's really a simple and direct method." Everyone thought to themselves.

In fact, there is no other way. The simplest method is also the most effective method.

Didn't those dignitaries want to curry favor with him? Then he called them all up on the pretext of discussing important matters. If someone was unwilling, he added a sentence of punishment, so they dared not not go.

As for the best method for the common people, of course, it is to use money.

What, you said that this Fengling Mansion advocates music, how could it be tainted with these copper smells?

How could copper coins be smelly?

No matter how noble a person is, he still needs to eat.

Anyway, Xu Bai has done it. If there are still people who are stubborn and stay on the boat, it has nothing to do with him.

After saying this, Xu Bai led everyone off the boat and headed directly to the shore.

As he said this, a large number of people around him began to surge towards the shore, and made noises from time to time.

"Hurry up, hurry up, Lord Xu has something important to discuss. It must be something important. This is an opportunity."

"What's wrong with you, the head of the family? Can you walk faster? Don't delay me and Lord Xu from talking about things."

"Bullshit, Lord Xu obviously wants to talk to me about things, how could it be you?"

These words are the communication between dignitaries, and the communication between the common people is much more honest.

"What, someone is giving money? Then hurry up."

"Hurry up, or it will be gone if you go too late."

"Take the money first, and then go to the boat to continue the exchange, isn't it wonderful?"

...

Gradually, the boat was empty, and the shore was crowded with people.

Everyone turned their eyes to Xu Bai.

Xu Bai was particularly calm, with one hand behind his back and the other hand on the black knife at his waist, looking at the huge Xunle River in front of him.

Everyone had left, but his eyes went straight through this area and cast on the Zhile boat.

At the bow of the Zhile boat, Lin Yong was wet all over, standing at the bow, with his hands on the railing, smiling at Xu Bai.

But this smile was somewhat hateful, as if Xu Bai had disturbed his grand plan.

"Master Lin, it seems that it is not easy to be underwater. You have to change your clothes. Why don't you go ashore and change them?" Xu Bai said loudly.

At this time, the people on the shore also looked in the direction of Xu Bai's voice, and soon, they found Lin Yong, who looked a little embarrassed.

"Master Xu, you are really good." Lin Yong said loudly: "I never thought that Master Xu would use such a simple method to lead everyone down."

A black and white snake was coiled around Lin Yong's waist, revealing his identity.

"Although it seems a bit like a failure, it is just a failure. We still have a lot of things to do later." Lin Yong reached out and stroked the snake around his waist.

The snake stood up, his eyes glowing with coldness, staring at Xu Bai, and slowly spoke in human language: "The two centipede brothers died in your hands, the demon clan must remember it in their hearts, you will not survive the Fengling Mansion."

Xu Bai shrugged, stretched out his index finger, and gently hooked it: "Come here."

Lin Yong's mouth twitched and said: "The Blood Slaughterer would do such a childish thing. I didn't expect that although I won this time, I didn't win completely. Look who is next to me?"

As he spoke, the mansion commander was tied up and brought over next to Lin Yong.

Obviously, the mansion commander had been arrested a long time ago, and no one knew what method had been used on him, but he was actually countered.

"Lord Xu, look, you can save these people, but you can't save the highest official in Fengling Mansion." Lin Yong stood on the Zhile boat and looked at Xu Bai from a distance: "What a pity."

"Can you succeed by killing him alone?" Xu Bai asked.

Lin Yong was stunned, and then subconsciously said: "No."

Xu Bai suddenly bowed and said, "Lord, the prefecture commander has served the country and the people. Now he has fallen into the hands of the enemy and died bravely. He is a real man."

Everyone present was stunned when they heard this. They thought Xu Bai would at least say a few words. After all, this was the highest official in Fengling Mansion. If the highest official was caught, they had to find a way out.

But what they didn't expect was that after waiting for a long time, Xu Bai said a polite remark, and the meaning was already very clear.

You, the prefecture commander, have been caught, so you should be prepared to sacrifice yourself. I don't plan to save you.

Of course, everyone understood this meaning, but when Xu Bai said it, it seemed very reasonable, and even gave the prefecture commander a title of heroic sacrifice.

The prefecture commander was tied up and his mouth was blocked. After hearing Xu Bai's words, he suddenly opened his eyes wide and looked at Xu Bai in disbelief.

Lin Yong finally came to his senses and said through gritted teeth: "Master Xu, I think this matter can still be discussed. We can let him go, as long as..."

Xu Bai waved his hand and said: "No need, I believe in the character of the Lord of the Mansion. He is very willing to sacrifice his life for the country. I will ask His Majesty to ask for a good title for the Lord of the Mansion."

Lin Yong: "..."

Why is this not following the tricks at all?

It can obviously be discussed, why not discuss it, are you so anxious to let the other party die?

Please, can you discuss it?

He tried to control his temper, but he couldn't control it anyway. He stretched out his hand and slapped the railing of Zhile Boat with a bang: "Xu Bai! If you don't help, these people will see it, and you will not get any good back then."

Xu Bai smiled and said: "That's a matter for later, and who can tell after that? Maybe I will kill you all and get a good reputation instead."

At this point, Xu Bai's eyes became playful: "By the way, why don't you do it? Could it be that this government official is also one of yours? Don't let him go now. I will doubt him even if you let him go."

After saying this, the scene fell into a strange silence. Except for the breeze blowing from the river from time to time, the place seemed unusually deserted.

"Alas..." The body of the governor was shaken, and all the ropes on his body fell off. He took off the cloth in his mouth and sighed: "You are worthy of being a blood-slaughtering swordsman. When it comes to being ruthless and unreasonable, you are better."

"No, no, I just felt that your clothes were still dry, and I noticed something was wrong." Xu Bai said jokingly: "If he really tied you up and wanted to hide you, he could only hide in the water, but you are dry."

Before, he used the power of the soul on this ship to search everywhere.

He did not find the governor. If the governor really wanted to hide, he must have hidden underwater, but his clothes were dry, which was suspicious.

As for whether he was on other ships? It was impossible.

Even if they left the Zhile ship, Xu Bai was paying attention to the situation here, and did not see the ship heading in the direction of the Zhile ship.

Then there is only one ending.

What special method did the governor use to avoid his soul.

The question is, why hide?

This is very obvious.

So Xu Bai had this idea long ago, but he didn't make a move.

"A mansion commander, the largest family in Fengling Mansion." Xu Bai said slowly: "Why do you collude with the demon clan?"

At this time, everyone also understood the reason.

They all breathed a sigh of relief, and then they knew why Xu Bai asked them to return to the riverside, and they looked at Xu Bai with awe in their eyes.

Especially those dignitaries, they were even more in awe.

It has been heard for a long time that the blood-slaughtering knife-killer Xu Bai is ruthless and decisive, but no one said that not only is he decisive and ruthless, but even his wisdom is deeper than that of ordinary people.

"Xu Bai, the matter has been exposed, and we don't care. Next, let's see who can win in the subsequent fight?" Although Lin Yong failed, he still said: "You can't do anything to us. If you have the ability, go into the water and try."

After saying this, Lin Yong and the mansion commander dived directly into the water, and after a moment, they had disappeared.

"I have seen arrogant people along the way, but I have never seen such arrogant people." Xu Bai looked at the disappearing figures of the two people and said lightly: "Generally, such arrogant people will be twisted off their heads by me not long after."

The cold wind blew, and with Xu Bai's words, everyone present shuddered.

"Master Xu, now..." Kong Xu hesitated and said: "A mansion commander and a Lin family, it seems that Fengling Mansion is in chaos."

The highest officials are all traitors, how can there not be chaos?

"The people from the Jiantian Division are coming soon, let's talk about it when they arrive, and go back now." Xu Bai did not pay attention to the people around him, and turned directly to the Ye family.

The people from the Jiantian Division are probably on their way to the murder case that happened last time. Xu Bai does not need to do these things, and the people from the Jiantian Division will naturally take care of them when the time comes.

The people present did not dare to follow him. Xu Bai had saved them, and Xu Bai's words just now were very cold. They were afraid to follow him and make Xu Bai unhappy.

Only Ye Zi and others followed Xu Bai back to the Ye family, and Xu Bai had no control over what the rest of the people were going to do. Anyway, they just had to stay away from the river.

After returning to the Ye family, Xu Bai sat on a chair in the room, enjoying Ye Zi rubbing his shoulders, but thinking about what happened today.

It seemed like a victory, but Xu Bai found another shortcoming.

This shortcoming was fighting in the water.

If he was good at fighting in the water, Lin Yong would not be able to leave today, but he did not do it today because he lacked this skill.

Underwater was something he was not good at. If he rashly went to the Zhile ship to fight, he was afraid of causing bad results.

"Sir, are you thinking about underwater things?" Ye Zi asked while rubbing Xu Bai's shoulders.

Xu Bai nodded and said, "Yes, do you know which families are good at underwater combat?"

Ye Zi shook his head and said, "If it is in Fengling Mansion, there is indeed no one who is good at underwater combat. After all, most people here are good at music."

Xu Bai hummed.

That's true. If it is in other places, you may be able to find someone who is good at it, or find the relevant progress bar, but it is difficult to find it here.

As the saying goes, distant water cannot quench the thirst near, and he can't go out to look for it.

The other party can't let him go out either.

So now it seems to be stuck in a dead end.

To solve the problem, you must go into the water.

But if you go into the water, it must be unsafe.

This is a cycle that needs to be solved.

Xu Bai picked up the teacup and took a sip, thinking carefully.

At this time, Ye Zi rolled his eyes and leaned close to Xu Bai's ear: "Young Master, don't you want to solve the problem? Ye Zi has an idea."