freeallnovels Chapter 3962 The Song of the Purple Moon (13)
Chapter 3962 The Song of the Purple Moon (13)
Chapter 3962 The Song of the Purple Moon (13)
"What? Two tracking teams have gone missing?"
In a shallow, recessed cave at the bottom of the cliff, [Xiang Feihu]'s expression became more serious... The two tracking teams that had lost contact were respectively tracking [Beastman] Geshu and the young hunter.
"Yes, I'm afraid they were silenced after being discovered."
Upon hearing this, [Xiang Feihu] took a deep breath and suppressed his anger. "Tell the remaining tracking team to retreat immediately if they discover any danger. They must not be greedy for merit or advance rashly... to investigate further."
She observed the Song of the Purple Moon alone. Based on the available information, the group that had been spreading information about the treasure seemed to be deliberately inciting the treasure hunters and pirates on the Purple Moon to kill each other.
Within the current area of the Song of the Purple Moon, small-scale battles continue, with people constantly being wounded and fleeing, or dying here... The exact number is impossible to count at the moment.
Every treasure hunt is accompanied by death... As a Void Pirate, dying in the process of plundering treasure is perhaps the fate of a Void Pirate, and there is nothing to complain about.
“But what if someone deliberately sets a trap to cause a large number of casualties…” [Xiang Feihu]’s gaze narrowed slightly, and he had already made up his mind—especially since this was during the period when [Wang] was preparing for that “big event”.
The figure flashed.
The next moment, [Xiang Feihu] appeared in a magnetic mist on the cliff. With another flash, Li Huamei rushed out of the magnetic mist and appeared in front of a cave between the cliffs.
【Laurel】The gateway to the tribe.
Li Huamei's gaze narrowed slightly, and she slowly extended her hand. A sword-shaped pendant fell from her palm... As if drawn by something, the tip of the pendant instantly pointed towards the entrance of the tribe.
"Enter."
Under the strange power of this sword-shaped pendant, [Xiang Fei Hu]'s figure vanished instantly.
……
……
The Laurel section, the Moon Worship Ceremony Square... Under the light and shadow of the sacred Laurel tree.
The beauty... remains breathtaking, even dazzling, but once Ah Xi Ruo learns what's happening inside the flower buds adorning the branches of the divine tree, she feels extremely disgusted.
The Long-Eared Clan members who had paired up continued to climb the Divine Tree, but there were still many Long-Eared Clan members remaining in the plaza, and the vast majority of them were Long-Eared Clan members wearing blue bracelets.
The male-to-female ratio in this tribe is... clearly somewhat unbalanced?
Even so, not a single male of the Long-Eared Clan came over at this time—let alone a female Long-Eared Clan member.
There are two types of female long-eared rabbits: one type is a humanoid beauty like Avril Lavigne and Boros's wife Isa, and the other type is a normal long-eared rabbit, but with shorter ears than the males.
Only [Gold] Shaq was an exception; he even received an incredibly warm welcome from Boros—to which Ah Xi Ruo could only marvel at the immense power of the carrot that the dog man had pulled out; she was speechless.
However, since these long-eared rabbits weren't bothering her, Axi Ruo was happy to have some peace and quiet.
"Let's go up and take a look too."
Captain Luo's voice suddenly rang out.
Ah Xi Ruo's eyes widened immediately—as a true dragon possessing the ancient traditional virtues of China, although she disliked but didn't explicitly oppose a certain scumbag's "womanizing" behavior, it didn't mean she could easily accept such immoral acts!
—Shouldn't this be a very private matter?!
"Wait a minute, who are you talking about... who are we?!" Ah Xiruo asked warily.
Captain Luo blinked, then chuckled softly. His gaze started from the maid, passed over little Bai Zhi, and finally landed on Ah Xi Ruo. "Besides us, is there anyone else here?"
"Go up, what the hell?!" Ah Xi Ruo instinctively covered her hands... or rather, she tucked them under her armpits. "You have absolutely no sense of propriety or shame!! In broad daylight, you, you, you, you, you actually?!"
"I'm just going up to take a look," Captain Luo said casually. "If Miss Long isn't interested, she can wait here for a moment."
"..."
“Miss Long, please keep this map for now.” Captain [Lo] said abruptly, “We don’t know when we’ll come down. If Brother Shak comes back sooner, he might want to take another look at the map.”
Before Xi Ruo could even agree, the map was already being thrown at her—she instinctively caught anything thrown at her.
"Hey, why should I do this kind of thing..."
"Because Miss Long, you're not going up."
"..."
Seeing that Captain Luo was not under any pressure, he led the maid and Bai Zhi, whose face was slightly flushed and who dared to keep her head down, onto the path of light leading to the divine tree. Ah Xi Ruo subconsciously opened her mouth.
I always feel that a scoundrel's words are not credible.
—What's the difference between this and me just rubbing against you... without actually going in?!
—Are you really just going up to see the scenery?!
"Never mind, just wait..."
Just as Ah Xi Ruo subconsciously took a step forward, a small pebble unexpectedly hit her calf... The force was so slight that it only caught her attention.
Ah Xiruo frowned, and with her keen senses, she found the direction from which the pebble had been shot... Suddenly, a familiar figure appeared in the corner of the mural next to the square.
"Hua Mei?"
……
—That bastard, he really went up there!
In a corner that no one was paying attention to at that moment... when his gaze fell on the end of the path of light, where Boss Luo was comfortably leading his maid and Bai Zhi, who were being slowly enveloped by purple flower buds, the true dragon of Shenzhou suddenly felt a little deflated.
“Um… Xi Ruo, did I come at the wrong time?” [Xiang Fei Hu] asked, staring at Xi Ruo’s expression.
"No, you've come at just the right time!" Ah Xiruo rolled her eyes. "If you had shown up any later, I might have made some wrong choice."
—She had originally intended to go up, even though she was hesitant…
"Oh, that's good then." Li Huamei nodded gently.
Ah Xiruo pondered for a moment and asked, "How did you get in here... Did something happen?"
She couldn't be bothered to ask how Li Huamei got in—after all, Li Huamei had previously managed to appear inside [Golden] Shaq's sand shield without anyone noticing.
"I'm a little worried about you," Li Huamei said directly. "The situation outside is not optimistic..."
The righteous and wicked Admiral Li even told her everything about her investigation of Morgan's group of "Yan Yang" without any concealment.
"Furthermore, regarding the Long-Eared Tribe hidden in the Song of the Purple Moon, I suspect that someone in the Pirate Alliance headquarters may be deliberately concealing the fact that they exist."
"What do you mean?" Ah Xiruo frowned. "Could it be that...someone of your people is secretly involved in this matter concerning the treasure?"
Li Huamei shook her head. "We don't have much information at the moment, so I can't answer you... However, reasonable suspicion is necessary. I have already mobilized the garrison troops on [Purple Moon], hoping to suppress the battle in the Song of [Purple Moon] as soon as possible... By the way, have you made any special discoveries since you entered this tribe?"
"Look for yourself." Ah Xiruo raised her chin, pointed to the light and shadow of the [Laurel] divine tree, and shrugged, "Anyway, it's fallen into the rabbit's burrow."
“Mating…” Li Huamei nodded. “What a unique ritual! As far as I know, although the Long-Eared Clan is energetic, this shouldn’t be their mating season. And…”
"And what?" Ah Xi Ruo asked subconsciously.
Li Huamei pondered, "Among the [Long-Eared] tribe, there is indeed a chance of producing humanoid females, but in reality, most of these females still retain obvious rabbit-like characteristics... Females that perfectly conform to human aesthetics are extremely rare, which is why they fetch astronomical prices on the black market. However, this [Laurel] tribe..."
"Is the proportion of beautiful long-eared rabbits born in this tribe somewhat abnormal?"
“Yes.” Li Huamei nodded, then thought for a moment and said, “Perhaps it’s related to their unique mating method… But let’s not talk about that now. Xi Ruo, I want to go and examine that statue up close. Would you like to come with me?”
“This…” Ah Xi Ruo hesitated slightly before nodding and saying, “I’ll go with you.”
After saying that, Ah Xiruo took off the red bracelet from her hand with a look of disgust and casually threw it on the ground.
"By the way, what are these murals?" Li Huamei suddenly asked.
Ah Xi Ruo casually said, "It's about some things that happened to the ancestors of the [Laurel] tribe. It seems to be about the discovery of the [Sea God] statue... I'll tell you briefly on the way."
Li Huamei quickly scanned the numerous murals, then nodded and replied, "Okay, Xi Ruo, this is for you. It has an invisibility effect."
[Xiang Feihu] handed Ah Xiruo a light cloak directly.
……
"Quickly, go tell Lord Banikoli that the human woman has disappeared!"
In one corner of the square, two long-eared guards, who had been assigned to monitor Captain Luo and his party, were frantically searching among their tribesmen.
Upon seeing [Golden] Shaq and [Lo] Captain climb the divine tree's light and shadow, the two guards focused all their attention on Ah Xiruo, not daring to relax for a moment!
But such a living person disappeared from their sight without anyone noticing... Soon, Banikoli appeared in a corner of the square with a cold expression, leading the patrolling guards.
"...This is it! In the blink of an eye, that human woman disappeared!"
The two guards spoke with great unease.
Banikoli frowned the entire time, carefully observing his surroundings... The rabbit guards were all terrified.
"Were they staying here before they disappeared?" Banikoli asked abruptly.
“Yes,” the guard quickly replied. “Boros brought them in for a tour, and soon after, they stayed here studying the murals… Then, the ceremony began, and everyone except the woman went up to the sacred tree.”
Banikoli seemed lost in thought, staring at the murals with a flickering gaze. He murmured, "They're actually interested in this part of history?"
"Lord Banico?"
"Keep searching, keep searching until you find that woman! Once you find her, arrest her immediately!" Banikoli said in a deep voice. "We absolutely cannot let outsiders disrupt the moon-worshiping ceremony!"
"Yes!"
“I’m going to the temple!” Banikoli said finally.
……
For the Laurel tribe, the statue of the Sea God is the most revered, and therefore there are many guards beneath it. Ah Xiruo looked closely and found that none of these guards were wearing bracelets.
The cloak Li Huamei gave me was very effective, easily allowing me to evade the guards' senses.
The statue of the Sea God wasn't very tall... By this time, Li Huamei had already quickly circled the statue and observed it.
"So, did you find anything?" Ah Xi Ruo asked curiously, "Although that Boros claimed that the [Sea God] statue would bestow blessings, I haven't seen any movement from the statue yet... It just seems like an ordinary statue."
“Indeed, I didn’t sense any divine power either…” Li Huamei reached out and placed her hand on the statue, then gently tapped it a few times. “But it looks very ancient, not like something that’s been artificially aged… Xi Ruo, is there something under your clothes?”
"My clothes?" Ah Xiruo was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously looked down.
A faint light flickered slowly from her waist. She immediately realized what was happening and reached behind her to pull out the map that the scoundrel had forced on her before he went to open the hotel room.
"It's this map..."
The map containing clues to the treasure was now faintly glowing... The two quickly exchanged a glance, and Ah Xi Ruo hesitated for a moment, but still chose to open the map.
This time, it can still only be opened to the same extent as before, but the content on the map has changed, and the terrain marked is no longer the "Song of the Purple Moon".
“It looks like this is a map of the [Laurel] tribe?” Li Huamei frowned slightly, then pointed to the map. “This is where I came in from, and then I passed through this road… all the way here.”
"How could it have led to the Laurel tribe?" Ah Xiruo pondered. "Could it be... that the treasure is within this tribe?!"
"Did Luo say anything else when he handed you the map?"
Ah Xiruo shook her head, "Don't mention that womanizer!"
Li Huamei just smiled and said, "Actually, a pirate as outstanding as Captain Luo, with only the three of you by his side, is already an exceptionally good man in my eyes."
Who are you?!
—Give that righteous yet wicked [Shohiko] back!!
—What happened to the promise that girls help girls?!
—Look, the little boat of friendship has capsized!
"Huh?" Li Huamei suddenly frowned.
The glowing animal hide map began to converge... eventually forming a single point, and then a brass-colored key slowly emerged from the map.
Ah Xiruo subconsciously pulled out the key, then on a whim, she quickly went around to the back of the statue... to a small, inconspicuous hole.
She gestured to it, and the shape roughly matched.
But instead of inserting the key, Xi Ruo showed a strange expression on her face.
Seeing this, Li Huamei asked with some confusion, "Xi Ruo, are you worried that this might cause some commotion and attract the guards...? Should I go and lure the guards away?"
“No…” Ah Xi Ruo took a deep breath, “I just feel that this matter seems a little…too simple.”
"So that's how it is..." Li Huamei was also taken aback.
It seems that ever since [Luo] took out the mysterious map on the sightseeing boat, we have indeed arrived here without any major incidents... The only truly dangerous moment was the battle at the [Purple Moon] Hotel, but at that time, it was [Golden] Shaq who suppressed it all by himself?
It was as if their trip was just a spring outing?
Ah Xi Ruo suddenly took the key back, muttering, "It's too obvious, there's definitely a trap... I'm not falling for it!"
“But the key did eventually appear…” Li Huamei hesitated.
"Why don't we just not open it ourselves?" Ah Xiruo suddenly sneered. "Isn't there some guy who's really keen on finding treasure?"
“You mean…Shaq?” Li Huamei suddenly realized.
……
Meanwhile, Shaq, the "Golden One," is facing a rather strange experience in his life.
Within the purple flower bud lies a strange power that allows one to levitate within it... and one's thoughts will naturally connect with the shared entity.
"Come, my dearest friend!" Boros's voice echoed in Shaq's mind. "I can feel your joy! Let the three of us find happiness together!"
—Damn it, why do I feel what you guys feel too?!
—I must say, it's actually quite...novel?
Wow! It's... so many times happier!