jdhmnovel Chapter 674 After the Rain, the Tide Calms
Chapter 674 After the Rain, the Tide Calms
Yi Moxu nodded: "Yes, I will go there myself and find out more."
Ghost Shadow immediately understood the implication in his words: "You're going yourself? You're not letting me go?"
"Hmm." Yi Moxu said calmly, "You have another mission."
The ghostly figure leaped swiftly from the wall to the front, landing on the ground and solidifying into a limp form. Then, it stood up in an extremely strange posture: "Really? What kind of mission is it?"
"The territory of the Nightshade Clan."
Ye Qing'an suddenly turned to look at Yi Moxu: "Do you know where the Night Demon Clan's territory is?"
Yi Moxu narrowed his eyes: "These past two days, I've been looking at some information about the Night Demon Clan's territory. Although there are very few records about the Night Demon Clan's territory, and we've already seen them before."
"But after carefully considering it several times, I did find some clues in one or two sentences."
Ye Qing'an blinked: "Really? Which two sentences?"
Yi Moxu seemed to have anticipated Ye Qing'an's question, so he took out a book from the side and handed it to Ye Qing'an.
Ye Qing'an raised her eyebrows: "I've read this book too."
When she was investigating the Night Demon Clan, she found all the written records about them that she could find in the Fire Emperor Pavilion, and she read them all, not just once or twice.
"This book is probably a record by a scholar about his mistakenly entering the territory of the Nightshade Clan."
Yi Moxu nodded: "Yes, it's that one."
"But after reading it, I only had one thought: after the writer wrote this, the Nightshade Clan must have carefully checked and deleted it. There are many descriptions in it, and the connection between them is not smooth. I always feel that something is missing."
"When I first read it, I thought that was just the person's writing style. But later I specifically looked at other things that the person had written, and found that all of his other writings were normal. After thinking about it, this is the only possibility."
“Hmm.” Yi Moxu nodded, opened the book, and found a passage: “Look here, he described the scenery he saw when he first arrived at the Demon Clan’s territory that night…”
"After the rain, the tide is calm, and the water reflects the blue sky like water."
Ye Qing'an murmured the sentence that Yi Moxu was pointing to.
After the rain, the tide is calm, and the water reflects the blue sky, making it seem like water.
Ye Qing'an's fingers curled slightly, as if she understood something.
"These two sentences seem to be just describing the scenery over there, saying that after the rain, the sky is as blue as if it had been washed. However... the phrase 'the tide is calm' seems to have a more specific referential meaning."
“The tide is calm, there must be water, only large rivers and seas can have tides,” Ye Qing’an murmured softly.
He paused for a moment before continuing, "The sky was a clear, deep blue. It would have been one thing if he had written that the sky was soaked in water, but he said that the sky was like water."
"The sky is blue, and the water is blue..."
Ye Qing'an looked up at Yi Moxu: "It's the sea."
Yi Moxu nodded: "That's what I thought too. I also suspect that the place where the Demon Clan is described in this book is by the sea."
“But I have carefully examined the territory of our Siyou Kingdom. There are not many coastal areas; it is only this long. Moreover, I have been to this area before. Most of the terrain is relatively flat, with few tall trees and dense forests, and it is mostly fishing villages.”
"The terrain is flat, with no tall trees or dense forests?" Ye Qing'an frowned. "This is somewhat different from the Night Demon Clan's territory that we saw in Liu Enze's illusion."
"Mm." Yi Moxu reached out and took Ye Qing'an's hand: "Come with me."
Yi Moxu led Ye Qing'an to the study in the courtyard. They walked to the wall, where a huge map was hanging. The map did not only cover Siyou Kingdom, but also included the entire Tianlong Continent.
“I’ve been thinking about this for a long time recently, and I think that besides the beach, there’s another possibility: the sea.”
"In the sea?" Ye Qing'an frowned.
“Hmm.” Yi Moxu nodded: “There are dozens, even hundreds, of small islands in the sea not far from us. Because there are so many, and they are in the sea, relatively few people go to investigate them.”
"And the scenery on the island probably perfectly matches the two sentences described in the book."
Ye Qing'an bit her lip and nodded gently: "That's possible. If that's the case, it's not hard to understand why the Night Demon Clan is so mysterious."
"There are very few truly mysterious places on this continent that no one has explored. If their homeland is on this continent, it would not be easy for them to maintain such mystery."
"So the most likely scenario is that it's on the island. If it's on the island..."
Suddenly, a description from the book that Ye Qing'an had seen before flashed through her mind, and then her eyes widened immediately: "Yes, I remember. I remember, this scholar wrote in the book that he was caught in a strong wind, which is why he accidentally entered the territory of the Night Demon Clan."
"At the time, I didn't quite understand why I would accidentally wander into the Nightshade Clan's territory after encountering a strong wind. I simply assumed that I was looking for shelter from the wind and that's why I wandered in. But even I felt that explanation was a bit far-fetched at the time..."
"If the Nightshade Clan were on the island, everything would make sense."
Yi Moxu smiled and said, "So I plan to have Ghost Shadow go to the nearby islands and do some scouting."
Ye Qing'an turned to look at the ghostly figure, her brows furrowing slightly: "But if the Night Demon Clan's territory is really on the island, then the only way to get close is by boat."
“With Liu Enze in trouble, the Night Demon Clan will definitely be on high alert, and it won’t be easy to get close.”
The ghostly figure nodded silently to the side: "Let me make this clear beforehand, although I can disguise myself as a shadow, I can't swim. I can drown too..."
Her voice sounded very aggrieved.
Yi Moxu glanced at him: "The sea is full of storms. Since the author of this book was able to accidentally enter the territory of the Night Demon Clan because of the storms, then naturally there are others who can too."
"There are many fishermen along the coast who make a living by fishing at sea. When they encounter storms, they often find a nearby island to rest temporarily."
"Although the Nightshade Clan is very vigilant, they probably won't be very wary of ordinary fishermen who only rest for a while on the edge of the island before leaving."
"Have the fishermen stay where they can see them, and then leave quickly, leaving only the ghostly figure disguised as a shadow."
Ye Qing'an nodded: "That is one way."
"But there are hundreds of islands in the sea. It would take quite a while to explore them one by one."
Yi Moxu smiled and said, "Islands inhabited by people or frequently visited by fishermen can be ruled out first. Those islands rumored to be inhabited by monsters and off-limits should be investigated first."