Chapter 384: Lu Baiqiu (2/2)
“Heh, our Region Lord fancies you, Little Fella, and wants to take you as her husband!” A middle-aged man on the s.h.i.+p joked.
The other disciples on the s.h.i.+p, both young and old, couldn’t help but explode in laughter after hearing this.
“Dazhu, you feeling itchy?” Lu Baiqiu rubbed her fists and gazed at this man with her pretty eyes as if she intended to beat him up.
“Oh, Region Lord, I was just joking, just joking!” Seeing those fists, the man thought about how his Region Lord would ruthlessly beat people up and quickly forced a smile.
The other disciples were all just loudly laughing with gloating expressions. Despite their difference in age, they were very close to each other.
Lu Baiqiu ignored the other disciples and spoke to Li Qiye: “At the Sacred Nether World, we humans should unite and help each other.”
Li Qiye smiled and thought that her ideal was not bad. Alas, reality was cruel. No matter which world it was and no matter what race one was from, killing would always exist.
“What are you going to the Thousand Islands for?” Lu Baiqiu was the Region Lord of the islands. The area was under her jurisdiction so her curiosity was piqued.
“To pick up some medicinal herbs.” Li Qiye answered with a smile: “I heard that the Ghost Locust Tree grows at the Thousand Islands. Recently, I have been crafting a new medicinal paste so I need the resin from these trees. This is the reason for my trip.”
“Ghost Locust Tree?” Lu Baiqiu immediately replied: “There really are a lot of Ghost Locust Trees at the Thousand Islands. It is an indigenous tree at our islands.”
Although many lineages did not allow outsiders to harvest the resources of their territories, Lu Baiqiu didn’t mind after hearing Li Qiye’s goal of taking some tree resin.
At the Thousand Islands, the estuary of the great river, the torrential current started to flow into the ocean.
Gazing ahead, one could see a misty scene with surging ocean water while little islands emerged one after another. Some were big, some were small; the large ones were the size of a continent while the small ones were only akin to a small hill. Above them were bustling cities with tens of thousands of mortals!
Although this place was called the Thousand Islands, someone had calculated that there were only ninety-nine islands here. There was also speculation where there used to be one hundred islands, but one of them sunk into the sea.
This was the limit of the Thousand Carp River’s jurisdiction; if one went any further beyond this place, they would find the endless southern sea. The Thousand Islands was also the southernmost territory of the Static Stream Country. The Azure City was on the largest island, thus the island was also named as such.
The Azure City’s isle spanned for one thousand miles and had more than one hundred thousand inhabitants!
The main establishment of the Static Stream Country presided on this island, and Lu Baiqiu, being the Thousand Islands’ Region Lord, meant that she was the person with the most authority! Being a Region Lord at such a young age meant that her own abilities were not shabby.
Once the s.h.i.+p flew above the islands, Li Qiye told her: “I’ll get off the s.h.i.+p here.”
Lu Baiqiu ordered for the s.h.i.+p to halt. After Li Qiye got off, she told him: “If there is any trouble, you can come find us! We will help you to the best of our abilities!”
“Young Man, try a bit harder!” An older cultivator on the s.h.i.+p winked at Li Qiye and said with a smile: “Our Region Lord has been single for a very long time now. Maybe you have a chance, we are very optimistic about you!”
These misleading words only left Li Qiye silent while Lu Baiqiu glared at the laughing disciples.
As the giant s.h.i.+p flew into the Azure City, Li Qiye took a look around. He went to a high peak that overlooked the Thousand Islands in the far distance.
“The Static Stream protects the Thousand Islands… What a shame, he didn’t build the capital at this place.” Li Qiye lamented as he looked at the scenery ahead.
During the era of Immortal Emperor Qian Li, the Static Stream Progenitor established his country after listening to Li Qiye’s advice. Unfortunately, he only founded the country and didn’t build its capital right on this spot!
[spoiler t.i.tle='384 Teaser']For many eras, if a group of people claimed to know the secret of the Thousand Carp River, then Li Qiye definitely would be a part of this a.s.sembly. Moreover, within the current generation, Li Qiye might be the person who understood this river the best.
He would sometimes see ancient cities and declined clans along the river while he headed south, so he could only respond with a sigh. He saw the ruins of the magnificent and prosperous sceneries of the past. He gazed into the misty river for a long time in silence. How many heroes, glories, beauties pa.s.sed away… They all could not withstand the test of time!
However, as the mulberry fields turned into blue seas, this surging river still remained the same as if nothing in the world could affect its torrential flow. It was like a dragon entrenched in this land.
Li Qiye’s southward journey had almost reached the estuary of the Thousand Carp River as he entered the territory of the Static Stream Country. Li Qiye became emotional after recalling such a familiar name as he gently bemoaned: “Static Stream Estuary — it is still the same after so many years!”[/spoiler]