Jiapingguan Chronicle

Chapter 2410 Bring a Message 73.0
Xia Chen felt a little embarrassed after being praised by Madam Ning. He scratched his head, not knowing what to say.

"There's nothing to be shy about. Seeing you like this, I kind of want to send Xiao Chengzi away. His personality is quite suitable for going out to sea." Madam Ning waved her hand, "Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore. Let's talk about serious matters."

Xia Chen nodded, looked at the nautical chart placed in the middle of the room, looked at it for a long time, and sighed softly.

"To be honest, I have actually been to this sea area."

"Have you been there?" Madam Ning was stunned. "Master Jiang and Qi Bo came to see it before and said that this is not a sea chart, but..."

"Madam, the two of them said it's not a sea chart, which means that this chart is not just a sea chart, but contains mysteries." Xia Chen reached out and touched it, chuckling, "The technique used to uncover the painting is a relatively difficult three-layer painting. The person who drew this picture must have great skills and can be called a master of painting."

"You know this?"

"Yes!" Xia Chen nodded. "I have loved ancient calligraphy and painting since I was young. Although I don't have any talent or accomplishments in this area, I have read a lot of paintings and know a lot of strange painting techniques. Although not many people know about the painting method of Jiehua, and not many people can do it, it is still unusual compared to other strange painting methods."

Shen Cha, Jin Miaomiao, and the Third Master were also attracted by Xia Chen's words. Merlin moved stools over for a few people and listened carefully to Xia Chen's explanation.

Xia Chen waited until everyone was seated and tea and snacks were ready before continuing with what he had just said.

"This sea chart has three layers. The bottom two layers have little to do with me. There should be some secret code or something." Xia Chen looked at the transcribed copy, then looked at the Third Master and Old Madam Ning, "If I'm not mistaken, it should be Sanskrit."

"Yes, it is Sanskrit." Madam Ning nodded. When the "Dame" saw Xia Chen winking at her, she quickly swallowed the word "lower" that was already on the tip of her tongue and changed her words, "Young Master, do you know Sanskrit too?"

"I am ashamed to say that my elders in my family worship Buddha and read scriptures, but I fall asleep when I hear the scriptures. Every time I go to the temple to worship Buddha, I sleep well."

"Seventh Brother, Seventh Brother!" Shen Cha waved his hands at Xia Chen, "Let's not talk about such embarrassing things."

"What's so embarrassing about this? I'm just telling the truth." Xia Chen didn't care at all, "Besides, I'm not the only one like this, right?"

"That's right." Madam Ning nodded. "My elder brother and younger brother are the same, as well as Xiao Chengzi. Now, when they hear the sound of chanting, they fall asleep immediately. It works every time I try."

"For us, this is a magical tool for sleeping peacefully." Xia Chen smiled, bared his teeth at Shen Cha, and continued, "So, for these twists and turns in Sanskrit, only they know me, and I don't know them at all."

"Yes!" Jin Miaomiao nodded. "That is to say, what you can understand is the first layer, the real sea chart, right?"

"Yes, and I am very familiar with this sea area." Xia Chen drew a circle at the top of the map where there are many islands and it is complex.

"Very familiar?" Shen Cha was stunned. "How familiar?"

"I have broken in before." Seeing that everyone was stunned after hearing what he said, Xia Chen thought they didn't believe what he said, and nodded affirmatively, "You heard it right, I did break in before." "It's not that I don't believe it, Brother Qi, don't misunderstand, is it so easy to break into this sea area?"

"It's not easy. We just stumbled upon this by accident." Xia Chen took the teacup handed over by Merlin, took a sip, and said, "When I led the team to sea, the first big trouble I encountered was here."

"I broke in when I was leaving, but I didn't encounter him when I came back, right?"

"Yes!" Xia Chen nodded. "On my way back, I also circled around here several times, but I still couldn't find the entrance. It feels like," he thought for a while, "the island group is like a mirage, visible but untouchable."

"Can you see it but can't touch it?" Shen Cha and Jin Miaomiao exchanged glances. "It should be some kind of formation to prevent anyone from breaking in again, just like what Brother Seven did before."

"If you put it that way, I can understand. Otherwise, I would have thought it was just an illusion when I first came out. I was dreaming!" Xia Chen nodded and looked at Shen Cha, "Is there really a formation that is so powerful that you can only see it but not touch it?"

"It's just a psychedelic array, a very simple and common formation." Shen Cha smiled and looked at the Third Master. "We don't use it very often. The generals of the Xiao family loved to use it, especially in..."

"Our generals." Merlin couldn't help but continue Shen Cha's words, "Especially General Xiao Liu, he has tried and failed over and over again."

"Xiao Liu?" The Third Master thought for a moment, "He is not a member of the Xiao family, but the adopted son of the late Queen Mother. I have heard about him in Linhuang Prefecture before. He always targeted you on the battlefield."

"We just met a worthy opponent. I admire his fighting style." Shen Cha smiled faintly and looked at Xia Chen. "Seventh brother, why don't you tell me how you broke into that island group back then? If that place is really as we guessed, it would be impossible for you and your fleet to break in so easily. Your fleet has many ships and people. The Wang family's products are all strong ships and powerful guns. They can't be unprepared."

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"Like I said, it was all an accident. I never intended to break in." Xia Chen sighed softly, "I still remember what happened that day clearly, because I have never encountered such a strange celestial phenomenon again."

"Strange celestial phenomena?"

The Third Master and Jin Miaomiao said in unison. They looked at each other and saw strong curiosity in each other's eyes.

"You two really are from the same school. You both like these mysterious things." Shen Cha smiled and raised his chin towards Xia Chen. "What do you mean by strange celestial phenomena?"

"It's the kind of celestial phenomenon that you can only see at sea, and you can't see it on land." Madam Ning touched her chin, "I've never seen a celestial phenomenon that can break into a psychedelic array. What is it like?"

"It's very strange." Xia Chen sighed softly, "I remember that morning was very abnormal. I get up early enough every day, but I didn't see the sunrise that day."

"This isn't a big deal, is it? You can't see the sunrise every day, right?"

"Isn't it strange that we can't see the sunrise on a cloudless day like this?"