Mortal Mage

With a creaky sound, the door on the top of the cabin was opened.

A rough-faced man in a black robe took the badge from Shang Hua, glanced at it and nodded; "Captain Shang, you know the rules."

"That's natural."

Shang Hua walked out from the ladder at the bottom of the cabin, and the rough-faced man began to search him.

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Zhang Mingxuan covered his mouth and nose with one hand, stared down at the hundreds of corpses lying around him, and his stomach churned.

Although these people were killed by Shang Hua, they were all due to his "joke" words.

He probed his consciousness into the ring and asked He Yiping for a mantra for reincarnation. Then he sat cross-legged on the ground, activated his true energy, and began to chant: "The Supreme Command, your lonely soul will be liberated, all ghosts and spirits will be blessed, those with heads will be liberated, and those without heads will be reborn. Those who were killed by spears or knives, those who jumped into the water and were suspended by ropes, those who died openly or secretly, those who died unjustly, creditors and enemies, you who have asked for my life, kneel in front of my platform, the eight trigrams will shine, you will step out of the ditch and be reborn somewhere else, whether you are a man or a woman, you will bear the consequences yourself, you will be rich or poor, it is up to you, I command you to wait for everyone, and you will be reborn quickly, I command you to wait for everyone, and you will be reborn quickly."

"The command is to wait for all of you... to be reborn quickly."

"…I command all of you to be reborn as soon as possible."

After chanting it eighty-one times, Zhang Mingxuan felt a little weak in the body and legs. After checking his Dantian and Qi sea, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Unexpectedly, just chanting the rebirth spell dozens of times would consume most of his true energy.

He took out a few spirit stones and rested for a while. Then he used his spiritual sense to sense and found that the gloomy air around him was gradually dissipating, and the corpse at the bottom of the cabin was not as terrifying as before.

"Master, why are you wasting your merits? You didn't kill the man."

"It was me who caused this disaster."

"According to the master's reasoning, isn't it because they had evil intentions after seeing me that the disaster occurred?" Hao Feng bent over to support Zhang Mingxuan, and at the same time glanced at the dwarf old man squatting in the corner, with a hint of cunning in his eyes; "If you want to say that the source of this disaster is this little old man, he also has a share of it."

Zhang Mingxuan stood up without saying anything. Only then did he notice that he was still carrying Shang Hua's storage bag.

In order to avoid being implicated in the so-called "Eighth Prince's Rebellion", Shang Hua gave all his belongings to him.

It seems that the other party is afraid of the struggles among the high-ranking royal family of the Song Dynasty.

But this is also a good thing, as it saved him a lot of trouble. Otherwise, if the other party forcibly took Zhu Ding and Hao Fen away, the situation would only make it even more out of control.

His spiritual sense probed into Shanghua's storage bag.

This was a low-grade storage bag, containing a hundred spirit stones, some gold and silver, daily necessities, and the fire sword.

The other party gave all his weapons to me.

With a "creak", the cover of the cabin well was opened again, and then a dozen black-robed soldiers came down and dragged the corpse out from the bottom of the cabin. Then, the sound of "splashing" falling into the water could be heard faintly from outside the treasure ship.

Two black-robed soldiers stayed behind to rinse the bloodstains in the bottom cabin and sprinkle a layer of lime powder on it before leaving and locking the cabin door again.

The full name ignored Zhang Mingxuan and the other two.

I think Shang Hua had explained the situation under the cabin to the other party clearly, and the Hidden Guard House and the Six Gates also had a tacit understanding and did not ask each other too many questions.

In the deep sea and high waves, it is inevitable that people will die.

What's more, the deaths in this cabin were not recorded at all.

After Zhang Mingxuan waited in the cabin for many days, Ye Die secretly led him to a room above the plywood and explained the reason to him.

Because he did not have an official status in the Song Dynasty, he could only squeeze into the middle-level merchant board with a dozen people as a "dog passenger", but he would still be searched and the search would check the storage magic weapons on his body.

After all, the official history of this treasure ship is not vegetarian.

Not to mention that his storage ring cannot be checked. If the other party recognizes Zhu Ding beside him as a craftsman from the Liang State, he will have to hand Zhu Ding over to the government.

In order to avoid trouble, Ye Die Ye Wu told him that unless necessary, he could not leave the room until the treasure ship docked.

Because the people coming and going outside the cabin were all officials from the Liang State, if they saw his unfamiliar face, they would definitely be suspicious.

Although the room where Ye Die Ye Wu was located was one of the better rooms on the treasure ship, it was only about ten feet long and wide, and it seemed quite crowded with several people in the room at the same time.

Zhang Mingxuan threw out the cushion from the storage ring and sat cross-legged in the room to practice his skills. After Hao Xun transformed into a white fox, there was a lot of space left.

The dwarf old man was knocked unconscious again by Ye Die, who then stuffed a fasting pill into his mouth, tied his hands and feet and threw him into a corner.

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The sun rises and sets, and the stars move.

The outline of land is faintly visible where the sea and sky meet.

"Master, we have arrived in Changjiang."

The door was pushed open, and Ye Die's eyes fell on Zhang Mingxuan's face.

Zhang Mingxuan gathered his true energy, exhaled lightly, and slowly raised his eyelids.

Three months of practice made him more proficient in mobilizing the true qi in his dantian, but due to the bottleneck in his cultivation, he did not make much progress.

"Are there many monks in Changjiang City?"

Zhang Mingxuan stood up from the mat, and at the same time Hao Fen jumped off his legs and turned into a human form.

Ye Die shook her head first, then nodded without comment; "If you say more, many generals in the court are in the Qi Refining Stage, and those who can build a foundation have already left the Song Dynasty."

At this time, there were bursts of "creaking" sounds coming from the hull, followed by a dull collision sound, and the sound of bustling hustle and bustle came from outside the cabin.

It was obvious that the treasure ship had docked.

"Anyone with a little bit of cultivation in the civilian world was recruited into the army by the imperial court."

Ye Die bent down and untied the hemp rope on Zhu Ding, and continued, "As long as Master doesn't deal with the court, he won't meet any cultivators." He paused, raised his eyes and thought for a moment, then added, "But if Master reveals his cultivation, he will be entangled by the people of the Hidden Guard House, and they will use all means to force you to join the army." She stood up, her gentle eyes instantly filled with murderous intent as she looked at Zhu Ding, and whispered a threat, "We in the Song Dynasty are not short of jade carving craftsmen. When you leave the cabin later, if you dare to make any rash moves, I will immediately separate your body."

Zhu Ding lowered his head, nodded tremblingly, and looked at Zhang Mingxuan for help.

In fact, everyone knows that the jade carving craftsmen of the Song State were also registered, and their status was several points higher than that of ordinary people in any case.

But the murderous intent in Ye Die's words right now did not show any sign of compromise.

Zhang Mingxuan had a genial smile on his face. "Mr. Zhu, as you know, I am also a new disciple." He walked towards Zhu Ding. "How about I give you three spirit stones every month?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Ding scratched his ears and looked at Zhang Mingxuan in disbelief.

"Not enough? Five. If you do well, I'll give you more."

After Zhu Ding was sure that he had heard Zhang Mingxuan's words clearly, he nodded frantically.

"I always believe in mutual benefit and never force others to do anything. Tell me, how many jade slips can you carve in a month?"

"Seven... seven or eight..."

"Seven or eight?"

"Eight...eight..."

"Master, Fairy, everyone has gotten off the boat, we can get off now."

Yewu walked over quickly and interrupted their conversation.

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