The Legend of the Demon Hunter

Chapter 186: Conch

The Conch was a large fishing boat that could accommodate hundreds of people without appearing crowded. Under the guidance of this crew member, Xiao Zhu came to the top floor of the cabin and met the captain.

The captain was a middle-aged man who looked to be in his 40s or 50s. His skin was tanned due to years of sea voyages. He was quite surprised to see Xiao Zhu was so young. But since the other party claimed to be a high-level demon hunter, he did not dare to neglect him. He immediately took out a white spirit test ball and handed it to Xiao Zhu.

"Sir, please place your palm on this ball. This is a necessary procedure. We need to verify your true strength." The captain said politely.

As for the spirit test ball, Xiao Zhu had seen it before when he was in Novan College. It was used to test the true strength of demon hunters. But now with his cultivation level, it was easy for him to deceive the spirit test ball. He put his palm on the spirit test ball as he was told, and the ball immediately emitted a red light.

Seeing this red light, the captain and the crew members around him stood in awe. The captain said, "You have passed the test. I am Qian Dafu, the captain of this ship. May I ask your name?"

"My name is Xiao Zhu." He answered truthfully.

"Mr. Xiao, please follow me..." Qian Dafu pointed outside the door.

Xiao Zhu followed Qian Dafu into a room on the top floor of the cabin. The room was not very large, but it was decorated very luxuriously. It should have been specially prepared for demon hunters.

Xiao Zhu walked into the room and saw two people sitting inside. One was a thin old man with gray hair. He seemed to be in poor health due to old age and was holding a cane in his hand. The other was a burly middle-aged man. When he sensed that Xiao Zhu had just broken through to the strength of a high-level demon hunter, he snorted contemptuously and shifted his gaze.

"These two are Hero Chen Qing and Hero Guo Bilei. Both of them are high-level demon hunters. As for Hero Guo Bilei, he is a high-level water demon hunter." Captain Qian Dafu introduced them one by one. When he introduced the burly middle-aged man, he extra emphasized his identity as a water demon hunter.

At sea, water demon hunters have a unique advantage. Due to the enrichment of water elements in the seawater environment, water demon hunters have almost endless spiritual power. Therefore, no matter attacking or defending against the enemy, a water demon hunter of the same level can almost fight one against two or one against three other demon hunters.

This is why the commission of the water demon hunter on board the ship is twice that of other demon hunters.

"This is Hero Xiao Zhu. Please introduce yourself to him. The crew has gathered now and we are ready to set off immediately." After introducing Xiao Zhu, Qian Dafu said goodbye and left.

Xiao Zhu never expected that this fishing boat actually hired three senior demon hunters, not to mention that one of them was a senior water demon hunter. This also fully shows that the route of this ship should be entering the deep sea area and may encounter extremely dangerous situations.

"Hello, two seniors." Xiao Zhu saw that both of them were older than himself, so he bowed to them one by one.

The water demon hunter Guo Bilei was very arrogant and ignored Xiao Zhu's greeting. Xiao Zhu judged through his perception that his cultivation had reached the peak of a high-level demon hunter and was very close to the fourth blood awakening. When sailing at sea, a demon hunter of Guo Bilei's level was hard to come by, so it was no wonder that he didn't take Xiao Zhu and the other Chen Qing seriously.

As for the old man with a cane, Chen Qing, his personality was completely opposite to Guo Bilei's. He walked up with a smile on his face, and attentively pulled Xiao Zhu to sit on a seat in the room. He said enthusiastically: "Little brother, you have already reached the level of a high-level demon hunter at such a young age. It's really amazing! Unlike me, an old man, I have only completed the third blood awakening at this age. I am afraid it is hopeless to break through again in this lifetime."

Xiao Zhu had a good impression of this chattering old man, but judging from the aura emanating from him, he had only just completed the third blood awakening, and his strength remained at the initial stage of a high-level demon hunter. It was indeed as he said, at his age, unless there was a special opportunity, it was almost hopeless for him to continue to break through.

"That's not true, Senior Chen. I'd like to trouble you to take care of me during this voyage." Xiao Zhu said politely.

"You look unfamiliar. Is this your first time going out to sea? There are many risks on the sea!" Chen Qing asked.

"Senior, you have a keen eye. This is indeed my first time going out to sea. May I ask what we need to pay attention to on the sea?" Xiao Zhu asked.

Before Chen Qing could answer, Guo Bilei, who was sitting opposite him, snorted coldly and said rudely, "Humph! A newcomer and a waste. Qian Dafu must have too much money to hire two guys like this to guard the ship."

This was clearly an attack on Xiao Zhu and the others. Even though Xiao Zhu didn't like to cause trouble, he was still very upset when he heard this. Chen Qing, who was standing next to him, saw Xiao Zhu's unhappy expression and quickly held Xiao Zhu's arm. He walked forward with a smile on his face and said flatteringly, "Master Guo, you are joking! Captain Qian Dafu has also invited you, a famous water demon hunter. With Master Guo protecting us along the way, nothing will go wrong."

As the saying goes, don't hit a smiling person. Hearing Chen Qing's flattering words, Guo Bilei snorted coldly and did not respond.

Just then, there was a slight vibration from the hull, and the Conch set sail.

It was a calm day and the Conch was sailing steadily along its route. Xiao Zhu walked onto the deck and looked into the distance. He saw the endless sea water that connected with the blue sky in the distance, and he couldn't help but feel open-minded.

The demon hunter's room was on the top floor of the cabin. He saw the sailors on the lower floor busy sorting things. At this time, Chen Qing came up and smiled kindly at Xiao Zhu, saying, "Sometimes you should be thankful that you are a demon hunter, otherwise you would have to work as hard as these sailors. You know, these sailors work so hard every day, but they can only earn ten silver coins after a trip to the sea, which is barely enough to make a living."

Xiao Zhu sighed, thinking back to when he was in the isolated Heshan Village, going up the mountain to hunt every day, wasn't he also living a hard life? It wasn't until he completed his blood awakening and met Xia Shi that everything changed.

Looking back on the past now, it feels like a lifetime ago.

"Senior Chen, how long does it take to get from here to Haining City?" Xiao Zhu asked.

"If everything goes well, it will take about seven or eight days to get there. However, since Hai Dafu brought us here, he must be going to deep-sea fishing to ship some marine goods to Haining City. This will delay us for two or three days, but ten days will be about the same time at most." Chen Qing replied.

Xiao Zhu thanked him sincerely and smiled faintly at him. Although Chen Qing was not very strong, he was indeed a very friendly person.