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Chapter 34
The suction was so fierce that Lu Jian fell extremely fast, and the mud around his body became more and more sticky, pouring violently into his eyes, ears, mouth and nose.The blood all over Lu Jian's body seemed to be gushing out, and his heart and lungs seemed to explode.

Lu Jian breathed a sigh of relief, the force of robbery spread out from his hands, and felt that the mud in the northeast corner was slightly thinner, so he pulled up his strength and rushed towards that direction, with just one push, the mud pressed in all directions, blocking the seven orifices again.

Lu Jian knew in his heart that if he continued like this, he would surely die, so he couldn't remember just now.At that time, he waved his hands and feet randomly, and unintentionally conjured up the "spiritual fish appearance".He couldn't breathe, the power of the 'Xian' pulse had weakened, only the Jie power was still there, and immediately borrowed the power to conjure a "divine fish appearance", and the surrounding mud was bounced away again.Lu Jianlian sent the two "divine fish figures" to the northeast, stretched out his hand and pushed, and suddenly felt a big rock lying in front of him.

He tried to survive in a desperate situation, he supported himself with both hands, the boulder loosened a little, hurriedly made a "big sumeru figure" hit the stone, and the stone fell off, revealing a big hole, and the silt leaked out through the hole, Lu Jian rushed out.

As soon as Lu Jian's pressure was relieved, a gust of salty sea water rushed towards him. Looking back, he saw muddy mud pouring out of the cave.

This place is deep in the bottom of the sea, surrounded by cold and dark, Lu Jian struggled hard and was about to surface, when suddenly he felt a torrent coming from the left, he could not see with his eyes, but he could still feel it with his hands, it was a big fish, It is about ten feet long, with huge mouth and fangs.

Lu Jian hurriedly changed into a "spiritual fish appearance". During the flip, the sharp teeth of the big fish flashed by. Just as he was about to float up, he suddenly felt another big fish bite at the upper left, so he had to disguise himself again.The fish passed under him, and when it swung its tail, it hit Lu Jian's waist, making him almost faint.

"Shark!" Lu Jian woke up suddenly, only to feel that several giant sharks swarmed forward, back, left, and right.He was terrified and repeatedly changed his "divine fish appearance".This phase has a miraculous effect in the sea water, the disguised form lasts a lifetime, and the sea water changes.Lu Jian moved extremely fast, dodging the sharp teeth of the sharks repeatedly, but the sharks were numerous and fierce, and the number continued to increase.Lu Jian desperately dived for a while, but felt the sea around him was turbulent, and he didn't know how many sharks were chasing and intercepting him.In desperation, his hands suddenly felt that there was a cave on the nearby reef.

All he wanted was to escape the shark's snout and plunge into the cave.There was only one person in the cave, and when Lu Jian got in, he felt the rushing water behind him, and the dull sound of sharks hitting the cave entrance.

Lu Jian was terrified when he heard that, but he felt that the hole was not a dead end, so he mustered up all his strength, changed his "spiritual fish appearance", and dived forward along the passage.

The channel was wide and narrow at times, zigzag upwards, and I don't know how far he swam. Just when he was exhausted, the water pressure lightened, and an undercurrent surged from below, suddenly lifting him out of the water.

Lu Jian choked up a few sips of water, and before he understood how he got to the shore, he felt his eyes darken and passed out.

When he was in a daze, he seemed to be out of his body, and came to the place where the light and darkness intersected again. Looking up, on the dark side, the 28 constellations appeared one by one, except for the place where the "Sanyuan Emperor Star" was located, there were three more bloody spots. halo.

Suddenly, a 'blood ring' slowly faded away until it finally disappeared.Lu Jian's heart skipped a beat and he woke up suddenly. It was pitch black and he couldn't see his fingers.He sat up and was in a daze for a while, thinking that this dream was very unusual, every time it appeared, it had something to do with the 'hidden' veins in his body.The three "blood rings" seemed to symbolize the three restrictions set by Monk Yu, and now that one ring disappeared, it showed that one of the three restrictions had been removed, leaving only two.

Thinking of this, Lu Jian felt a sense of loss.This time, he had to rely on Jieli to get out of the crisis. He must have borrowed too much, Jieli turned back in a big way, and finally destroyed a restriction of Monk Yu.

Lu Jian burst into remorse, and secretly scolded himself for being stupid. If he hadn't trusted Sha Tianhuan credulously, how could he have fallen into such a situation?He sensed the 'hidden' pulse, and it turned out that the tribulation power was so weak that it could hardly be felt, which showed that the consumption was too great and could not be recovered in a short time.

He couldn't see, so he reached out to touch, and only touched a piece of rock.Lu Jian suddenly realized that the place he was in was a cave under the prison island.This type of cave is either born on the island or eroded by sea water for many years.Lu Jian yelled, and the yell was sent far away with twists and turns, and then came back again and again.

There is absolutely no light in the hole, luckily there is still air flowing in.Lu Jian couldn't see, but he had a pair of skillful hands. He groped around, but felt that he was in a grotto that was as high as two people and several feet in radius.Facing the sea from the deep pool is a stone wall. Opposite to the stone wall is a hole half as high as a man's height.

Lu Jian adjusted his breath for a while, and became hungry. There were many fish in the pond, and they all fled here to avoid the sharks, just like Lu Jian.It's a pity that due to bad luck, he got out of the mouth of the sharks and fell into the belly of Lu Jian again.

Lu Jian ate several sea fish raw and found a dry place to sleep comfortably.There is no sun and moon in the cave, I don't know how long I slept, when I woke up, I suddenly heard the sound of rustling, very light and thin, transmitted in the hole, very clear.

Lu Jian was startled, and listened intently. The voice stopped suddenly, and it seemed to come from the hole behind him.He felt his heart palpitate and his hair stood on end, but then he thought again, at this moment he was full of energy, even if there were monsters in the cave, they might not be stronger than the sharks in the sea, instead of sitting on the ground waiting to die, it would be better to find out.

He plucked up his courage and got into the cave. The cave was very deep and the terrain was always downward.

I don't know how long I walked, it fell below the surface of the sea, and sea water seeped into the cave, the air gradually became stale as it went down, and finally there was water on the top of the head, which was continuous and gathered into puddles under the feet.Lu Jian received the stagnant water with both hands, tasted it, it was slightly salty and light, not as bitter as the sea water, he couldn't help but feel overjoyed, and drank it to the full.

Going further down, the puddles will become deeper, from the feet to the shin, until the knees.Lu Jian hesitated for a while, but the intermittent rustling made his curiosity hard to restrain.

When the water reached his knees, Lu Jian finally heard clearly that the sound was not rustling, but that someone was scraping the stone with a hard and sharp object. Because of the unique structure of the cave, the sound could be heard far away.

Unexpectedly, there was someone here, and he was almost suffocated with joy. He followed the sound for about ten steps, and suddenly his toe hurt sharply, and he kicked a stone wall.He had no way to go, and he groped back and forth along the stone wall, but the stone wall was tall and wide, and there was no gap to enter.

Lu Jian was very frustrated and couldn't help shouting: "Is anyone there? Is anyone there?" After calling for a while, there was no answer, but the scraping sound gradually stopped. Lu Jian was about to shout again when he heard a thin voice Said: "Go left, come this way!"

Lu Jian was so pleasantly surprised that he staggered to the left, but heard the voice repeat: "This way, this way." Lu Jian followed the sound and found a very narrow and thin crack, from which the voice seemed to come.

Lu Jian wept with joy, choked up, and said, "You... who are you?" The man said, "What about you? Who are you? Are you a human or a ghost?" Lu Jian hurriedly said, "I'm a human, I'm a human."

The man was silent for a while, then burst out laughing. After laughing for a long time, he suddenly scolded: "You are not a human being. You are clearly a daredevil. You almost scared me to death when you shouted suddenly. So, your side is not the sea anymore. ?”

Lu Jian said a few words, calmed down, and said, "It's not the sea, it's a big cave."

"Cave?" The man was silent for a while, and suddenly said, "Yes, this prison island is unique. It is hollow under the island, neither filled with rocks nor filled with sea water, so there are many huge caves and deep holes. The exposed ones A few of them have been dug into dungeons, as for the other caves, they are hidden deep under the island and haven’t been discovered yet.” After finishing speaking, he laughed loudly, as if he was very relieved.

Lu Jian said, "You... how can I come here?" The man smiled and said, "You want to come? Ha, I still want to go!" Lu Jianqi said, "Where do you want to go?" The man laughed and said, "" Let's go to your place." Lu Jian said: "I can't get out here either." The man said: "It's absolutely impossible, if you can't get out of the cave, how can you get in?"

Lu Jian fell into Sha Tianhuan's trap, escaped with great difficulty, and was forced into the cave by the sharks and came into the cave one by one.

After the man listened quietly, Fang said, "Is the Sha Tianhuan you're talking about shriveled, thin and mean-looking?" Lu Jian clapped his hands and said, "That's exactly what he looks like."

"That's it." The man said, "It's not wrong for you to be framed by him. It's just because you don't know his origin. If you knew his origin, if you knew it and took precautions, you wouldn't be so unlucky." Lu Jianqi said: "He is What's the history?"

The man said: "Sha Tianhuan was originally a master of Zebu in Xicheng. He fought for the master of Zebu and lost to others, so he turned to Dongdao in a rage. He trapped you in the quagmire with Zebu's trap." 'Method. It is said that Zebu is invincible in the world when fighting in the swamp. The 'Zhou Liuze Jin' they practiced allows them to move freely in the mud and sink the enemy into the depths of the mud."

Lu Jian was puzzled and said, "It's strange, how could there be mud on the beach?" The man laughed and said, "Sha Tianhuan is a master of Zebu. If there is no mud and mud to practice regularly, the magical powers of this department will be useless. The mud is his banishment." It is a practice place built by slaves and privately. Because the old man is stingy, he is afraid that others will know the location of the swamp and peek at his unique kung fu, so he covers it with sand and stones, pretending to be ordinary sand. But if you encounter a strong enemy , then tried to lure them there, broke through the sand and rocks, and plunged them into the quagmire. Once in the quagmire, he will rule the world, no matter who you are, you will probably die."

Lu Jian couldn't help asking: "Were you there when Sha Tianhuan built the swamp?" The man said, "No." Lu Jian asked strangely, "Then why are you so clear, as if you saw it with your own eyes?" Laughing, he said: "I didn't see it with my own eyes, but I guessed it. A scholar can know the world's affairs without going out. He can infer other things from one fact, learn from one thing, and infer the general trend of the world with the help of a little bit of news. Besides, Sha Tianhuan That bit of tofu brain can't pretend to have any brilliant ideas."

Lu Jian was impressed and said, "He's not very smart, and I can't figure it out." The man said, "You can escape from the mud and the sharks, which shows how powerful you are. That's right, how did you come to this island?"

Lu Jian explained how he did a general translation; how he helped Zhou Zumo buy a bird gun, and how he encountered the "Nine Transformations Dragon King", and how he fought hard to save everyone; even how Dixi broke his promise and sold the sea boat to Prison Island How did he get out of trouble by relying on the power of calamity, but he fell short in the end, and was plotted by Sha Tianhuan one by one.

After hearing that, the man laughed and said, "It turns out that you are a slave robber, so it's no wonder. But you said that Di Xi didn't keep his word, but it wasn't true. If he didn't keep his word, he could kill you all in one go. It's just that the situation is prohibitive." , although he was unwilling to break the contract, he could not let these guns fall into the hands of the Ministry of Heaven, so he came up with this poisonous plan of "borrowing swords to kill people" and using Sha Tianhuan's hands to clean up you. The bet you made, as long as As far as Di Xi is concerned, if he doesn’t do it himself, it’s not considered a breach of the contract. This Zhou Zumo thinks he’s smart, but the bet is full of loopholes, I really don’t know how his business has been done for most of his life!”

Lu Jian didn't expect this paper bet to have so many twists and turns, so he felt emotional and said, "Yes, if you were here, we wouldn't be fooled by that Di Xi." The man laughed and said: "With me, it may not be successful. The four masters of the East Island, the martial arts of the 'Nine Transformations Dragon King' are not the highest, but the city's mansion is first-class and deep. When signing the contract, he may have expected all the subsequent changes, so No matter what, you can't escape from his palm. In the final analysis, your strength is still weak, once the opponent is too strong, your retreat will be very limited."

Lu Jian said disappointedly: "So, no matter what, we won't be able to escape?" He muttered, "Is there any other way?"

The man said with a smile: "You have fallen into this situation because you made a big mistake at the beginning. Doing business is like playing chess. If you make a careless move, you will lose the whole game. If it was me, living in a foreign country, it would be even more difficult. Be careful. Buying thousands of bird guns is a rare big deal, and it is easy to alarm others. Among these people are irrelevant merchants, and even enemies. Disaster. That’s why a wise businessman, every time he achieves a big event, the big event will be reduced to a small one, and if the big business is divided into several small businesses, the business will become smaller, and the risk will also be reduced.”

"According to this principle, Zhou Zumo was greedy for more and quicker, and he only bought the bird guns of the Longqi family. It was a big mistake. If it were for me, such a sale should be broken into parts, and they should be sold to different people in different places with different faces. The Japanese merchants buy only a hundred pieces at a time, and buy them in batches at different times. In this way, he will not be suspicious when he buys Longzaki's bird guns. As long as Di Xi is not alarmed, what happens later will not happened."

Lu Jian suddenly realized: "If this is the case, then there is nothing wrong with it."

"That's not necessarily the case." The man sneered, "There is no foolproof business in this world. There is still a huge risk in buying in batches at different times and by different people. There are many Japanese merchants selling bird guns, but in the Japanese kingdom, There are only three places where bird guns are made. As far as I know, there are only three places. One is Tanegashima, the other is Zaga, and the third is Sakai Castle. Before I came here, I heard that Kunitomo village in Owari country also started to make large quantities of them. Bird guns, I don’t know if it’s true or not. The supply of goods is so limited, and the number of bird guns produced each year is easy to calculate. As the leader of the bird gun merchants, once he finds that a large number of bird guns have gone missing, he will definitely investigate in many ways. With his network skills, he couldn't discover the truth before the beginning."

Lu Jian thought for a while, nodded and sighed, "You're right." The man also sighed, and said, "So, buying bird guns is a bad idea. The best strategy is to recruit Japanese craftsmen who make bird guns , make your own blunderbuss."

Lu Jiandao: "The Japanese people are very petty, and they don't spread the word if they have any skills. You go to recruit them, and he may not go with you." The man laughed loudly, and cursed: "Stupid boy, if those craftsmen don't go with you, you will Won't you forcibly arrest a few kidnappers and return them to the country?"

Lu Jian was startled, and hurriedly said: "It's not good to do this." The man smiled and said, "What's wrong? You don't need to kill them, just force them to hand over the secret of making guns, and then let them go back to the country." At this point, he stopped suddenly and murmured, "Strange, strange." Lu Jian asked, "Why is it so strange?"

The man said: "You said that Zhou Zumo was sent by the Ministry of Heaven to purchase bird guns in Japan?" Lu Jian said: "That's what Di Xi said when talking with Uncle Zhou." The man said: "That's weird, this The business of pens, birds and blunderbusses is full of loopholes, what kind of person is Shen Cripple, how could he play such a shitty chess move?"

Lu Jian couldn't help but said: "You often say that the cripple is very powerful?" The man sneered and said, "His nickname is 'Tian Suan', and there is a saying that 'people are not as good as the sky', you Are you saying it's great?"

Lu Jian's heart skipped a beat, and he stammered, "Excellent." The man said, "It's because of this that this matter is very strange. The one named Shen in the west city is the most intelligent. With his scheming, how could he abandon the best strategy and take the worst strategy? To do this bird gun business? Even if you want to do it, you should send a safe person, how can you send Zhou Zumo, an idiot? Even if you send this idiot, you should learn from Zhuge Kongming and give him a few tricks, how can you? Let him do whatever he wants? Buying a blunderbuss is also an earth-shattering purchase."

After that, the man said it was strange.Lu Jian sighed: "No matter how smart a person is, he will be confused. I know a very smart person whose eyes were blinded because of a momentary carelessness." , the so-called 'a wise man is bound to make a mistake', perhaps the surname Shen is rich and powerful, and he didn't take this business to heart at all."

Lu Jian talked with this person next door, and felt that he was thoughtful, wise, and knew all the stories of all parties. He must be a senior with a long history, so he couldn't help asking: "This senior, Where is your place?"

(End of this chapter)