novelden Chapter 799 The Lying Martial Uncle
Chapter 799 The Lying Martial Uncle
On the East China Sea, a ship drifted aimlessly—or rather, it drifted with a purpose, but very slowly.
Li Ming was leaning against the ship's railing, vomiting violently. After finally emptying his stomach, he let out a slow sigh.
Su Mei, supporting her martial uncle, looked somewhat helpless. "Martial uncle, are we just going to set sail like this? Why don't you stay at the temporary camp on the shore, and my junior sister and I will be on the boat with that Japanese pirate named Tajima? Finding Li Island will be quite easy."
In fact, Su Mei's original plan was to establish a long-term base in Baiyue and then let the people of Wushuangmen develop in Baiyue. In this way, Wushuangmen would not fall into decline because no one would take care of it after she returned to Taixu Mountain.
Although the Peerless Sect was only created by me on a whim after seeing my martial uncle, the main reason was that my martial uncle was too lazy. If I really didn't take care of him, then these thousands of people would starve to death.
However, after confirming that Tajima really knew the location of Rijima, his master couldn't wait to set off. He made some minor repairs to the Japanese pirates' ships and set off immediately.
At that time, my uncle was standing on the bow of this small ship, shouting, "If Qin Baijiang can become the Pirate King, then I can become the Pirate King too!"
The next second, Yan Chengying organized a team, leaving Su Mei speechless. There were indeed quite a few sailors in the Yangzhou area, and Li Ming managed to make it happen. The ship was ready to sail the very next day after it was repaired.
What puzzled Su Mei the most was that her martial uncle was clearly not good at naval warfare; the ship would start vomiting as soon as it went out to sea. Yet, her martial uncle could repair ships, which was quite absurd.
Aside from one trip to the Qin Dynasty, when has my uncle ever gone out to sea?
If Su Mei were to ask, Li Ming would tell her, "Who says the Great Qin has no sea? The Mediterranean Sea is a sea too!"
However, Li Ming looked utterly bewildered. "Ugh! No, this shouldn't be happening! Didn't I stop getting seasick?"
In the world of Durandal, traveling around with the Caledonia and following Jimmy and the others, I've somehow learned a few ship repair skills.
Although it's rough, it's very durable.
What's frustrating for Li Ming is that his seasickness wasn't so bad when he was in the world of Durandal, so why is he still seasick after arriving at Mount Taixu?
"Uncle-Master, your health is the most important thing!"
Su Meina's eyes held three parts concern, three parts contemplation, three parts helplessness, and one part cunning.
Of course, Li Ming couldn't see the pie chart, but he always felt that the child seemed to have some other ideas.
"No, it's nothing, just a small matter, not worth mentioning. At worst, Uncle-Master can just use his lightness skill to fly away!"
Li Ming waved his hand. He had been in the same situation in the world of Durandal before. Anyway, there was nothing to worry about. It was just seasickness. He hadn't eaten a Devil Fruit and would be powerless if he fell into the sea. But Su Mei's somewhat deliberate expression made Li Ming a little concerned. "So, do you have some unfulfilled wish?"
These words immediately made Su Mei roll her eyes at him. Had she been rolling her eyes too often lately? Come to think of it, who did she learn this gesture from?
"Having wishes is a good thing, but you can't always be greedy. You must put your knowledge into practice and be free from external distractions. That is the way of cultivation."
Before Su Mei could reply, Li Ming started spouting his fabricated theories, leaving Su Mei speechless. She seemed to realize that she always rolled her eyes because of someone else. When her two junior sisters, Jiang Wanru and Jiang Wanxi, were with their senior uncle, the two junior sisters would often roll their eyes at him like that.
She had previously thought that her two junior sisters were disrespectful to their master, but now it seemed that she had misunderstood them.
"Uncle-Master, now that you know the location of Li Island, aren't you worried that Tajima is deceiving you?"
This is what Su Mei finds most puzzling. It seems that her martial uncle has never worried about anyone's lies. Zhao Lianping said that Yan Chengying had ulterior motives before, but now Yan Chengying is completely obedient to her martial uncle. Even if she tries to do something, Yan Chengying will prioritize her martial uncle's advice. He will only listen to her if there is no problem.
Judging from this sea voyage, with just a word from his martial uncle, Yan Chengying directly transferred the sailors who had been stationed on the banks of the Yangzhou River. Although these men couldn't even defeat the rabble led by Qin Baijiang, they were more than enough to operate the ships.
Although Zhao Lianping said that his martial uncle had a skill that could see into people's hearts and judge their good and evil, people's hearts are unpredictable after all. How can one be sure that someone is a bad person?
"Well, if he dared to lie to me even in that situation..."
Instantly, Li Ming's mind flashed back to the scene of Tajima wetting his pants and then being dried by his own flames. He nodded, "If he can really tolerate that, then I wouldn't lose out even if I was fooled! Actually, if I hadn't heard him say that another group of people had already entered the Ryukyu Islands area, I could have even flown there myself!"
Li Ming's [Candlelight Attire - First Light] instantly transformed into [Ice Yama - Other Shore].
This made Su Mei's eyes light up. "Uncle-Master, that's not some kind of lightness skill, is it!"
"Uh..." Li Ming, who was originally showing off, suddenly froze. [Ice Yama - Other Shore] is a mechanical attribute. He used ice to condense and then glide at low altitude. This method is naturally not a kind of light-foot skill. But how should he explain it to her?
After thinking it over, Li Ming sighed and looked at Su Mei in front of him with a very serious expression, but her bangs kept obscuring his vision. "This is lightness skill. If you master lightness skill, you can naturally fly through the air."
"Uncle-Master, it's wrong to lie."
Su Mei felt somewhat helpless. Her martial uncle still treated her like a junior sister, but she was already quite old. In an ordinary family, she would have been married by now.
Moreover, whenever my uncle lies, he looks particularly serious, staring intently at you, but his gaze always unconsciously sweeps over his hair, and his fingers are always rubbing. Clearly, something has caused him some inner turmoil. As for what that thing is, Su Mei said that opinions may vary.
These words immediately shut down Li Ming's excuse, and Li Ming could only say in a tone of disappointment, "You are all incapable of understanding the principles of things."