Volume 8 Chapter 36 - Chapter Thirty-Six: Moving City (2/2)

Ahead of Lin Zhujiu was an area covered in white mist. The snail ship he and Zhang Shiwu was was not controlled. It just floated along the natural currents. The patch of white mist kept moving with the current, and did not dissipate.

There was an enormous shadow in the white mist. With the sunlight coming down, it was possible to faintly make out that there was land.

The land there was at least the size of an ordinary city. But as the white mist moved, it was always at the center of the mist. This meant that the land was floating as well.

As the Qin advisor whose reputation had once surpassed Yuanwu, Zheng Xiu and the others, Lin Zhujiu had seen many fantastical things in the world. But when he looked at the land, his eyes were emotional and shocked. He could not help but say to Zhang Shiwu, “If I did not see with my own eyes, who would think that the true Jiaodong Commandery is a floating land like this, a city that can move everywhere along the warm currents?”

Zhang Shiwu grimaced bitterly. He was also in an indescribable shock. From the floating city, he saw the outline of some enormous buildings. He could not help but think, no wonder a woman from Jiaodong Commandery like Zheng Xiu had such great ambition when she entered Changling. He did not say a word, but his breathing grew heavier.

Lin Zhujiu did not use his vital energy when he spoke, and his voice was not loud, unable to pass far on the water. But at this time, from the miraculously floating land in the white mist, a terrifying presence suddenly exploded.

As the presence burst out, hundreds of whirlpools suddenly appeared on the calm water. The snail ship that Lin Zhujiu and Zhang Shiwu were on was thrown high into the air. At the same time, many of the fish in the water below that had not sensed danger at all jumped out of the water in shock.

The fish from deep in the water were all of different colors, flying like gems in the air, exposed under the sunlight. But in the next moment, they were torn apart by a vast and savage presence, turning into a rain of blood and bones that blew towards Lin Zhujiu and Zhang Shiwu.

Zhang Shiwu’s expression did not change at all. He gently pressed down with his hands and steadied the snail ship that had been thrown into the air by the waves.

Lin Zhujiu frowned slightly, a strange expression appearing on his face. He took a deep breath and confirmed the smell. Then he could not help but shake his head. “I did not think that this thing would grow up.”

Zhang Shiwu used his vital energy to make the snail ship retreat along the wind and waves. They left the range of the presence before he looked at Lin Zhujiu.

“Just with us, I fear we cannot take it down.” Lin Zhujiu seemed to read his thoughts and shook his head. “Wait for him to come.”

Zhang Shiwu’s tense shoulders relaxed. He said, “I am just worried, having been soaked in the water for so many years, now that we are stopped in the water, you will vomit.”

“You finally know how to tell a joke.” Lin Zhujiu laughed and said, “That is river water, this is seawater. One is fresh, one is salty, this is novel.”