Chapter 180 Abnormalities at Sea (Subscription Request)
Jingping Marquis Mansion, Garden

"Youlan, you're finally back."

"Are you okay? How can you stay and fight against the evil spirit?"

"Uncle Zuo is such a fool! He should have brought you back as soon as the evil spirit appeared!"

“If it weren’t for Lord Longcheng’s timely rescue, the consequences would be disastrous.”

Young Marquis Lu Ce has been busy these past two days and looks much more haggard.

What worried him the most was that his little sister had run away with Lord Longcheng and had not returned home at night.

He was not worried that Lord Longcheng would bully Lu Youlan, but Lu Youlan's performance this time was too worrying. She faced the evil spirit alone and did not run away.

What if anything goes wrong?

"Well, brother, I was wrong."

Lu Youlan nodded obediently, which made Lu Ce shocked. Did the sun rise from the west?

On weekdays, Lu Ce kept nagging at the side, but Lu Youlan ignored him and just sat there in a daze.

Will my sister realize her mistake this time?
"My husband has already taught me a lesson, and I know I was wrong."

Lu Youlan's words almost choked Lu Ce.

Little sister, why are you calling me husband when you haven't even gotten married yet? This is moving too fast.

Fortunately, Lu Ce also prepared himself mentally and was not unable to accept it.

Before he could ask, Lu Youlan clasped her hands together and said in a pleading tone:

"Brother, please help me prepare some gifts for my master and the higher-ups of the sect."

Lu Ce became serious when he heard this:
"what happened?"

Lu Youlan did not hide it, but said:

"My husband has received intelligence that the main landing point of the mermaids this time will be in Longzhou, and they are likely to head for Longcheng."

"I want to invite experts from the sect to come and help."

This was the first time in all these years that Lu Ce saw his sister talk so much.

But before he could think deeply, he was shocked by the story of the mermaid. He said hastily:

"Gifts are not enough for such a big event."

"We must make contact through the government office and with the help of the King of East Sea, otherwise we will be suspected of exceeding our authority."

Lu Youlan nodded:
"I have already told my father that he plans to go to the Chu family to discuss matters with my husband."

So gifts are just a way to express kindness.

Lu Ce nodded immediately and said:
"Then I'll prepare the gift. When does my little sister want it?"

"nighttime then."

Lu Ce couldn't help but ask:
"So fast!"

Lu Youlan nodded and said something that made Lu Ce heartbroken:

"Well, because of my husband's affairs, I can't delay."

Sister, I hope you can change a little.

You're changing too fast.

But Lu Ce could only answer with tears in his eyes:

"I'll help you collect the gifts as soon as possible!"

……

Chu Mansion, Living Room

Marquis Jingping, Marquis Zhenhai, Huo Qiushui, Earl Weiyuan and others gathered together at the call of Chu Wujiang.

Chu Wujiang sat in the main seat and held a meeting.

Since the Ghost Festival, Chu Wujiang has led the Ghost King back and after integrating all the ghosts, he has become a well-deserved noble leader.

The distribution of nobles in Longzhou was very unbalanced.

The Marquis and Earl are basically in Longcheng, while the other three Viscounts are in Taodu.

This distribution method fully reflects that the imperial court does not want the nobles of Longzhou to get too close to the King of Donghai.

The other three viscounts mainly followed the merits established by the first King of East China Sea. After being granted the title, they naturally went to Taodu to guard the royal palace.

Therefore, Marquis Jingping, Marquis Zhenhai and others were not worried about how rebellious it was for them to establish a noble alliance around Chu Wujiang. Chu Wujiang calmly convened a meeting and distributed the documents to the four people. The four people quickly read through it and couldn't help but gasp.

Longzhou has been plagued by disasters these days.

The Ten Thousand Ghosts Sect, the Ghost King, the invasion of evil gods, Ghost Festival, and now the mermaids are back again.

There is simply no peace for a moment.

If these conspiracies had not been accumulating for a long time, Chu Wujiang would have suspected that it was his own Ten Absolute Fates that affected the changes in Longzhou.

He was the first to speak:

"You should all understand the general situation."

"Chu hopes that the Marquis of Zhenhai can explain some of the circumstances."

Everyone's eyes were on Marquis Zhenhai. Like Marquis Dinghai of Yuzhou, he was a force exploring overseas. In a sense, they were the ones who provoked the mermaids.

Marquis Zhenhai coughed:
"The high-end combat power of the mermaids is not very strong. Since the first King of the East Sea killed the Mermaid King, they have not produced any Yuanshen-level strongmen."

"This time, I also observed that the leader of the mermaid tribe, Hai Yuan, had the potential to become a powerful Yuan Shen realm master, so I teamed up with Ding Hai Hou to set up an ambush and kill him."

"According to common sense, even if the tide comes, the new leader of the mermaid tribe will be at most at the Yuanling realm."

The Marquis of Zhenhai thought for a moment and added:
"It doesn't go beyond the psychic level."

Yuan Ling is divided into three levels: spiritual communication, spiritual transformation, and true spirit. The strength of each level is different.

If it's just a merman leader at the psychic level, there seems to be no need to be nervous?

The strength of Marquis Zhenhai and Marquis Jingping are both above him, and their high-end combat power is not at all inferior to his.

However, no one looked relieved.

Weiyuanbo even asked:
"My Lord, the greatest threat to the mermaids is their ability to control sea beasts."

"Every time there is a tide, there are always some sirens that wash ashore."

"Please tell me the truth about the scale of the siren this time, my Lord."

The Marquis of Zhenhai showed a hesitant look, and after a moment's hesitation, he said:
"I'm not sure."

"Zhenhaihou Mansion has ordered the major island owners to send people to investigate the scale and level of the sea beasts."

"But this time the sea seemed unusually calm."

"Except for the giant squid on Teardrop Island, no other sea beasts can be seen."

“Even the sea beasts we found did not gather in Longzhou or Yuzhou.”

So strange?
Generally speaking, sea beasts are relatively simple and honest. When the tide comes, they come in groups to kill you.

Even conspiracies and tricks are used less frequently.

Abnormal things are evil. This time the sea seems relatively calm, which is worrying.

Chu Wujiang then said:
"My Lord, we are holding a meeting here to gather our wisdom and prepare for the coming tidal wave."

"If you have any intelligence worth thinking about, you can bring it up."

"Anything unusual will do."

Everyone's eyes immediately turned to the Marquis of Zhenhai, causing him to fall into a state of deep contemplation. After a long while, the Marquis of Zhenhai spoke uncertainly:

"Speaking of abnormalities, some fishermen in the Marquisate reported that the catch on certain islands has dropped significantly these days."

Marquis Jingping and the head of the Huo family immediately asked:
“Could it be that sea beasts have gathered and caused the number of fish to decrease?”

The Marquis of Zhenhai replied:
"I have thought about this before and sent people to check nearby, but there is nothing unusual."

"The island is remote and undeveloped. There are no exotic animals on it. It is full of miasma and fog."

Chu Wujiang asked in a deep voice:
"Where is the island?"

"Now that the mermaids are attacking, we must be prepared."

Marquis Zhenhai nodded and said:

"Lord Longcheng is right. The island is called Yanbo Island. Due to the heavy fog on the island, it has never been developed..."

what did you say?
Smoky Island?
Chu Wujiang still remembers a secret his cousin told him before he died.

There is a huge treasure hidden in Yanbo Island, and it is guarded by a dragon turtle.

Now that the number of fish near Yanbo Island has decreased, it is very likely that the sirens have discovered the treasure of the island and are trying to find it.

Let it go, that's my treasure.

(End of this chapter)