Chapter 188 Empress: Brother, where are you?

Chapter 188: Empress: Brother, Where Are You?

The ocean was azure and boundless, holding endless Treasure Troves yet also countless dangers; it was unfathomable, teeming with strange, unseen creatures.

Lin Fan and Qingyi navigated their Treasure Ship across this vast expanse, and in just one month, they had endured dozens of attacks.

These were all pirates, many of whom were Venerable Realm creatures; once, they even encountered an entire clan, with tens of thousands of Sea Demons.

Fortunately, Lin Fan's strength was sufficient to deter the petty scoundrels.

"It seems the news of the Kun Peng Nest appearing in the North Sea has unsettled the entire ocean; it won't be long before creatures on land also find out," Qingyi murmured, stepping out of the cabin.

Her demeanor was peerless, exuding an elegant, ethereal aura.

At the same time, she carried a boiling bone cauldron with her Divine Power, its meat aroma wafting out, accompanied by wisps of shimmering light, as she approached Lin Fan.

"Ugh… seafood again? I've been eating it for a month straight, I'm going to throw up!" Lin Fan's face instantly fell as he glanced at the food in the cauldron.

Hearing this, Qingyi gave him a big eye-roll and teased, "I wonder who it was that so confidently declared they wanted to live in seclusion here? How can you be so disgusted now?"

Lin Fan looked embarrassed, but no matter how delicious, the same food for a month would eventually become tiresome.

Moreover, as they delved deeper into the ocean, they gradually entered a forbidden zone where mist increased, the water was hazy, the sun was almost invisible, and it was incredibly dim.

"Huh? Something's happening…" Suddenly, Lin Fan was startled, pointing forward.

A faint light emanated from there, and he could vaguely discern several ships slowly sailing, varying in size.

Some were as large as mountains, others only a zhang long, drifting on the sea, far apart from each other.

"How eerie, not a sound as we approached!" Qingyi exclaimed in surprise, an imprint on her forehead flickering as she sensed something amiss.

As they drew a bit closer, some of the ships even had eerie green lights flickering, emanating a very sinister aura that looked quite frightening.

"Could it be… those are the ghost ships?" Lin Fan was shocked, his excitement instantly piquing.

He opened his Heavenly Eye, two rays of light piercing through; the ships there were pitch black, like clouds of death, bizarre and startling.

"Be careful, don't easily touch them!" Qingyi warned, having learned from the Mermaid race that these ships represented death and often led to terrifying, extremely dangerous events.

"Wait on the ship; I'm going to take a look." As soon as Lin Fan finished speaking, he actively flew forward and leaped onto one of the ghost ships.

However, the moment he boarded, a chill ran through him; black light emanated from the cabin, attempting to bind him, making it difficult to escape.

"Whoosh!"

These black lights were incredibly strange, like chains, imbued with a demonic quality that sought to drain his essence and blood.

He was in trouble; it was as if he had entered a death realm, threatening to engulf and completely refine him, leaving him trembling with fear.

"Get lost!" Lin Fan roared, his blood Qi surging and radiating golden light, like a blazing furnace, incredibly bright, temporarily suppressing the malevolence.

Then, he unleashed his Unique Cave Heaven, employing a precious technique to extract the black lights, strip the ghost ship of its power, and dispel the cold aura.

At this moment, he shone like the sun, overflowing with radiant light, illuminating the dim sea area; even Qingyi, not far away, clearly saw it, finding it incredibly dazzling.

"What happened? What made him unleash his full power?" Qingyi wondered, a hint of worry appearing on her pretty face.

Before them, golden light and black light stood opposed, like a golden sun and a black sun, covering the sky, rumbling loudly, causing the azure sea to tremble.

Finally, the demonic radiance dissipated, and the ghost ship continuously transformed; its ancient, weathered wooden hull turned into a rain of light, steadily dissolving until it stopped at just over a foot long.

"Indeed, it's a black paper boat; some things in the future still haven't changed," Lin Fan mused, startled by this outcome.

Then, he thought of Ye Qingxian, who had defied the flow of the River of Time, enduring immense Karma, just to come to this era, proving that the future was still not good.

"Could it be that I'm just a bystander in the future, an insignificant ripple in the River of Time, and everything won't change because of my existence?"

Lin Fan felt a bit uneasy; if that were the case, he would truly become a kept man, clinging to his junior brother and Liu Ma's coattails, coasting all the way to the end.

Of course, this situation wasn't bad; he could still achieve longevity and live freely, but… he felt a bit unwilling.

Then what was the point of cultivating the Dao? He might as well go home and lie down, or like Cao Yusheng, find some dirt and bury himself, or even better, like Old Golden Crow, open his eyes and instantly Ascend.

Qingyi arrived then, landing on it, her eyes wide; it was actually a paper boat folded from paper, which she found incredible and astonishing.

"Oh, there's a line of text here?" She exclaimed in surprise, pointing to a spot and reading, "Brother, where are you?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Fan's mind buzzed, and he turned his head, muttering, "Something's not right, very not right…"

"What's not right?" Qingyi asked, puzzled.

There was clearly a sense of sadness, and in a daze, she saw a dirty little girl searching for her family throughout all the worlds, looking very pitiful.

"It shouldn't be these words, though?" Lin Fan murmured.

At this moment, he felt doubt and couldn't help but wonder, could it be… the Empress was so desperate to find her brother that she changed the words?

So, he carefully examined it, looking for anything unusual; there was a patch of bloodstains, clearly marked with a finger impression, even showing fingerprints.

Lin Fan was stunned, his hair stood on end, and he shivered, confirming that it was left by a slender, jade-like finger, belonging to a woman.

As for who she was, it was self-evident!