Journey to the End of the Night
Chapter 61 - 61 61 The Fairy Captures the Dragon

61: Chapter 61: The Fairy Captures the Dragon 61: Chapter 61: The Fairy Captures the Dragon “The Endless Sea…” The woman’s eyes twinkled faintly, and then her lips curved into a more distinct smile, “The important matter of life and death you mentioned, is it in the Endless Sea?”

Baili An nodded honestly.

“How coincidental, I also need to head to the Endless Sea.

I might as well give you a lift.”

“Ah?” Baili An felt as if struck by lightning, too stunned to react.

The woman was amused by Baili An’s dumbfounded look, then added, “If you don’t want to take the ship, you can follow using Sword Control.

Just follow behind—though I imagine you’ve just started learning it, so naturally, you can’t match the speed of Ah Da and Ah Er.”

“Ah Da, Ah Er…

What’s that?” Baili An asked innocently.

However, this would indeed save a lot of trouble.

He had thought traveling by ship would be too slow, but when he had returned to the ship just now, he couldn’t catch up for a time.

He could only frantically invoke the Spiritual Power within his body to barely keep up.

Speaking of which, this ship was unnaturally fast…

Seemingly to answer the questions in Baili An’s mind, the woman gracefully tilted her head and whistled towards the exterior of the deck.

The whistle wasn’t very clear, apparently, a new skill she had learned, her lips puckered in a serious and awkward way that was somewhat endearing.

Splash!

A sound akin to a water curtain crashing into the sea rose, sending shockwaves through the air.

Baili An turned his head and was immediately taken aback!

Ahead at the ship’s bow, the waves surged, the sea churning skyward!

Beneath that astonishing aura, two dark, fierce Dragon Heads emerged from the deep sea, each gripping a long chain in their massive jaws.

It was unclear where the chains were connected beneath the ship, but as the two sea dragons swam, the ship advanced at a mighty pace.

Neither the icy mountains and rivers of the Ice Sea ahead nor the group of sea monsters could hinder the progress of these two sea dragons.

No wonder he had almost failed to catch up while using Sword Control.

The two sea dragons slowly turned their heads, the ferocious light in their tawny dragon eyes now entirely concealed, their gaze towards the woman in white revealing a hint of obedience and a desire to please.

“Ah Da, Ah Er, that’s them.” She spoke with an ease as though she was talking about catching two tame and obedient cats or dogs.

The woman smiled slightly, her smile so enchanting it could captivate a city.

Watching the white-clad figure gradually disappear into the dark cabin, Baili An’s mouth slowly agape, he found himself speechless.

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The next morning, the young deer was still sleeping soundly, and Baili An carefully checked it over to find nothing amiss.

Rather, the wondrous water from the ancient well seemed to have drawn out all the medicinal power of the mysterious fruit the young deer had once consumed.

At the moment, the young deer seemed to be sleeping, but in reality, it was slowly accumulating the Spiritual Power in its body, channeling it into its origin.

Baili An could even detect a subtle energy gradually taking solid form inside the young deer’s abdomen.

He knew all too well that once the consolidation was complete, a demon core would form inside the young deer.

After placing the young deer on the bed, he did not disturb it further.

Baili An stepped out of the cabin with an umbrella.

On the deck, Feng Lie and his companions, having finished their breakfast, sat around playing Pai Gow, their spirits running high.

Feng Lie glanced sideways at Baili An with a toothpick in his mouth and chuckled, “Kid, you’re up early.

Wanting breakfast?”

His concern seemed genuine, but he tossed aside his Pai Gow tiles and his thumb and forefinger gently rubbed together in front of him.

The implication was quite obvious.

Naturally, Baili An had no money on him, but he pulled a long piece of gold thread from inside his golden robe and handed it to Feng Lie, saying, “I don’t know if this will work.”

Feng Lie took the gold thread, squinting his one good eye to examine it, his face suddenly breaking into a happy smile, “Oh?

Made of gold, huh?

Not bad, kid.

Hey, someone bring this lad two meat buns with big pieces of meat in them!”

Feng Lie’s attitude shifted immediately having gained the benefit.

Baili An smiled, declined the breakfast, and began chatting warmly with everyone.

Although he was not a silver-tongued or eloquent person, his youthful and innocent face, like that of a harmless young rabbit, made it easy for people to let down their guard around him.

Furthermore, Baili An proved quite generous, and it didn’t take long before he and the men became friendly.

Through Feng Lie, he learned that they were a group of sea pirates from a small coastal town on the border of the Country of Qin, making their living on the sea.

They had docked at the town four days before.

A woman had sought them out, looked over their sand ship a few times, and then declared she wanted to buy it.

Although Feng Lie and his men were enticed by money, and the woman was generous in her spending,

the ship was their livelihood, their means of survival.

They relied on the sea for food like those who rely on the mountains, and they needed their sand ship for their whole lives.

Naturally, they weren’t willing to sell it just like that.

The woman didn’t resort to coercion.

Instead, she followed the normal process for chartering a ship.

What delighted them all the more was that she was too lazy to even discuss the charter fee—it was the same as the purchase price.

Half of the men were tempted by greed, with the other half more tempted by lust.

Facing such a celestial being, they settled on a plan in their hearts: once she set foot on their ship, they could manipulate her at will.

As soon as they set sail, their ferocious true nature emerged, unsheathing their sharp steel knives with malicious intent, aiming to force the woman to submit.

But the woman didn’t even lift an eyelid, waving her wide sleeves lightly like a Fairy, and immediately, half of the brothers collapsed.

Even the helmsman who was in the way seemed to hit the deck and stayed down.

Although she didn’t use lethal force, those who fell could not leave the ship to this day.

Feng Lie and the others were terrified, wetting themselves with fear, as if they had encountered an expert from the pugilist world.

They immediately softened up and tried to appease her, pledging their lives to take her safely to her destination and even kicking the unconscious helmsman aside, eagerly indicating they would take on the task themselves.

However, the woman smiled as she raised her hand, showing that steering the ship that way was too slow.

With one slap, she shattered the ship’s helm.

Then from somewhere, she pulled out two thick, black chains, casting them into the sea.

The two sea dragons came swimming over, almost scaring the wits and hearts of the men, nearly spewing from their mouths.

Feng Lie then realized the woman was not some martial arts master but rather a legendary Immortal who could traverse the skies and seas, summon dragons ashore, and imbibe the wind and dew!

How could they dare to harbor any crooked thoughts anymore?

That very night, every vile Knockout Drug and sedative they had stashed away in the hold was poured into the sea without a second thought.

Looking at Feng Lie, who was still licking his lips in awe and fear, Baili An laughed, “So, you don’t know where that lady comes from, do you?”

Feng Lie looked at him with disdain and said, “Such Immortal beings, even a fleeting encounter or brush of the shoulder is the greatest fortune of this lowly life.

And you, lad, you want to ponder over the origin of that Fairy?

Put away those thoughts!

She is not someone a mortal like you can covet.”

The scoundrel had completely forgotten he was the first to harbor such improper intentions.