The girl looked at Lu Qingshan with a pair of big eyes that were as clear as a spring. Her gaze was full of sincerity.
Faced with Hidden Sword's request, Lu Qingshan thought for a moment and agreed.
Currently, he had too little information about the Three Foot Blade. He wasn't too sure if he could find the Mo Clan's Master before three months.
If he could add in the information Hidden Sword knew, the possibility of finding the Mo Clan's Master would indeed be higher. He had no reason to refuse Hidden Sword's proposal.
As for the ownership of the Three Foot Blade when the time came.
Again, if he couldn't find the Mo Clan's Master, everything would be in vain. No matter how much he thought about it, it would be useless.
"I'll go first." Seeing that Lu Qingshan agreed to exchange information, the girl opened her mouth very generously. "My father told me that this sword appeared more than once. Seven years ago, when he came out, he sensed it once. Five years ago, when he was on his way back, he sensed it again when he passed by the South Sea.
Moreover, he sensed the location of the sword on both occasions and both times, it was on Jiao Dragon Island. "
Lu Qingshan was shocked. If what Hidden Sword said was true, combined with the information he knew, it was easy to infer that the Mo Clan's Master didn't come to Jiao Dragon Island in the year of Tianyuan. He had been living in seclusion on Jiao Dragon Island all this time!
Lu Qingshan pondered for a moment and told her his current inference about the Mo Clan's Master and the Three Foot Blade.
"Even if we know that he lives on the island, the island is vast. With just the two of us, we can't do anything. We need the help of the local forces." Lu Qingshan said in a deep voice.
"According to the waiter, the Poseidon Sect is the most powerful cultivator force on the island. Are we going to ask for help from the Poseidon Sect?" Hidden Sword asked.
Lu Qingshan shook his head. "If we don't look for the Oceanus Sect, the Oceanus Sect is extremely powerful. Why would they care about two outsiders like us?"
"Then?"
"Didn't the waiter say that there might be a second cultivator force on the island?"
"You mean the one that wants to overthrow the Poseidon Sect …" Hidden Sword hesitated.
"Yes, that's it." Lu Qingshan said with certainty. "Furthermore, since this faction wants to overturn the Ocean God Sect, they must need a lot of resources. We may only need to spend a few spirit stones to get them to help us."
"However, this force is hidden in the dark. Even a local tyrant like the Sea Divinity Sect can't find them and eliminate them. We're just two outsiders who are unfamiliar with this place. How can we find them?"
"There are some things that the Sea Divinity Sect can't do, but that doesn't mean that I can't." Lu Qingshan's eyes were deep as he tapped the table with his fingertips and decided, "Let's go to Jiao Dragon City and see what the Grand Ceremony of Worship looks like. Also … let's find this mysterious force that's opposing the Sea Divinity Sect!"
"Alright, I'll do as you say!" Hidden Sword agreed.
…
The sky was clear and the air was clear. The two flying swords turned into rainbows and swept across the sky.
They were Lu Qingshan and Hidden Sword who had left the port and were heading towards Jiao Dragon City on their flying swords.
However, as they traveled, Lu Qingshan suddenly stopped. He frowned and looked down at the ground. He could see that there was a chase going on.
More than ten men in cotton shirts were chasing a woman who was running on a small path with a child in her arms.
The woman's physical strength was not as good as the men's, not to mention that she was carrying a heavy child. It seriously slowed her down.
Not long after, the woman was caught up.
The woman looked at the men with fear in her eyes.
"Er Niu's mother, you're breaking the rules by running away with Er Niu."
The woman knelt down with the child in her arms and kowtowed to the crowd. "I beg you, please let my child go. I beg you, I beg you …"
The crowd did not say a word in the face of the woman's pleas.
After a while, an old man on a mule caught up from behind.
"Village Chief." The crowd shouted.
The old man who was called the village chief jumped off the back of the mule and walked into the circle formed by the men.
When the woman saw the village chief appear, she hurriedly knelt and crawled over. She grabbed the village chief's trousers and begged, "Village chief, the child's father died early. Erniu is the last bloodline of our family. Village chief, please let us go …"
The village chief's old face scrunched up as he looked at the woman kneeling on the ground. A trace of pity flashed in his eyes.
People's hearts were made of flesh. Two years ago, Er Niu's father died in the mouth of a wild beast, leaving the mother and child to rely on each other. Now that he was going to take away the most precious thing of his mother, how could he not feel the pain in his heart?
Someone saw the village chief's hesitation and stood up to shout at the woman. "Er Niu's mother, the Sea God Sect wants our village to hand over a boy every year to sacrifice to the Sea God. This is the rule, and we can't resist. If we don't offer Er Niu, the entire village won't be able to get away with it. This is using Er Niu's life in exchange for the lives of the entire village. You have to understand which is more important."
The woman's tears fell like rain. She did not know what to say. She could only kowtow and beg for mercy. "I just want my child … I just want my child …"
Not long after, the woman's forehead was already covered in blood.
"Village Chief!" Someone began to urge the village chief again.
The village chief hesitated for a moment. In the end, he could only grit his teeth and wave his hand weakly. "Take Er Niu away!"
After receiving the order, more than ten burly men immediately swarmed forward.
The woman hurriedly hugged her child tightly. However, how could a woman withstand the strength of more than ten burly men? Soon, the hands holding the child were pried open and the child was snatched away by them.
"No — my child —" The woman cried heartbreakingly.
The child was also extremely afraid. He cried loudly for his mother.
The woman wailed and fainted from the sadness.
"What a sin …" The crowd sighed.
The village chief looked at the woman who fainted and sighed. "Put Er Niu's mother on the mule and bring her back immediately."
Immediately, villagers came forward and carried the woman to the mule that the village chief rode over.
"It's been more than two hundred years. When will this man-eating world end!" The village chief sighed. His tone was both resentful and sorrowful.
.....
Although he had already heard about this from the waiter in the restaurant, the impact of witnessing it with his own eyes was far greater than hearing about it.
Even though Lu Qingshan had always been calm, at this moment, an inexplicable fire rose in his heart.
Hidden Sword, who was at the side, had a layer of frost on his usually smiling face. He gritted his teeth and said, "This damned Sea God!"
"F * ck, don't tell me I'm starting to think of myself as a human?" The Western Rat King, who stood on Lu Qingshan's shoulder, could not help but mumble. It quickly shook its little head, trying to get rid of this thought.
This was because as a demon, it should have no sympathy for this situation. However, for some reason, it could not help but feel a little depressed.
.....
"Let's go." After a moment of silence, Lu Qingshan sighed slightly and continued to fly forward on his sword.
He was trying his best to stop himself from thinking about this matter.
With his ability, it was naturally easy for him to save a child from those mortals. However, the consequence was that the villagers would have to pay with their lives.
These villagers' actions seemed cruel and heartless, but in reality, it was the best choice for them.
It was fine to pity the child, but if he wanted to save these children, he could not rely on his hot-bloodedness and a sword.
This was because his sword was not sharp enough.
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