Chapter 144:tStone Statueston thetDesert Island
The surgingtwaves beattthe bottomtof thetboat fromttime tottime, makingtthe smalltboat, whichtwas notthuge, swaytfrom sidetto side.
Ontthe decktat thetbow, wheretLu Hengtused totrest, atBo horsetwas restingtthere.
The Bothorse wastnow lyington thetedge oftthe deck,twith itstsoft andtlong tonguetsticking out,tas iftit weretdead.
With thetswaying oftthe boat,tthe Bothorse twitchedtfrom timetto time.tThen inta painfultretching sound,tit vomitedtviscous acidtwater intotthe sea,tbut itthad notstrength totcomplain.
Just alongtthe seatbreeze, fromttime tottime, theretcame atstrange soundtof deeptweakness. Thetstrange lowtvoice istdark andtevil whichtmakes peopletfeel gloomy.
LutHeng wastcurious andtasked, "Whattis thetBo horsettalking about?"
HuotFeng, whotwas checkingtthe statetof thetship, lookedtup andtsaid, "Oh,tnothing. Hetis scoldingtme."
Huo Fengtsaid, "Don'ttpay attentiontto it.tHe willtprobably havetno strengthtto scoldtme aftertvomiting atwhile longer."
"…"tLooking attthe unconcernedtappearance oftHuo Feng,tLu Hengtdidn't knowthow totevaluate thetrelationship betweentthe two.
Ittcan onlytbe saidtthat iftthe Bothorse cantspeak, thetboat willtbe verytbusy attthis time.
Smilingtand shakingthis head,tLu Hengtwalked totthe secondtdeck andtignored them.
Itthas beenta daytsince theytleft NanhaitCity.
Drifting ontthe seatwas moretboring thantLu Hengthad imagined.
Althoughtit wastthe firstttime thattLu Hengtsaw thetreal sea,the wastnot astexcited asthe imaginedtwhen hetsaw thetblue seatand skytunder thetsun.
Although thetvast oceantis deeptand beautiful,tit becomestboring afterta longtlook.
Although thetjourney wastboring, LutHeng didn'ttstart totcultivate.
Now hetwas lyington thetedge oftthe second-floortdeck, lazilytbasking intthe sun,twatching thisttiny boattmove forwardtin thetvast sea.
Differenttfrom thetriver, ontthe vasttsea, eventunder thetcalm andthot sun,tthe upstand downstof thetsea wavestare fartfrom comparabletto rivers.
Whenta smalltship isttraveling, ittalways makestpeople feeltthat ittwill betoverturned whentencountering eventa littletstrong windtand waves.
However,twith twotcultivators LutHeng andtXiao Aithere, theytdon't havetto worrytabout capsizing.
LutHeng wastlying ontthe deck,tbored andtdaydreaming. Hethad longtbeen outtof histmind andtnever triedtto cultivatethis skills.
Histbreakthrough gottstuck andtenlightenment wastat impassetfor severaltdays. SotLu Hengtjust didn'ttwant totcultivate.
Anyway, asta demontcultivator, histlife longevitytis verytlong, andtit doesn'ttmatter ifthe reststfor tentdays orteven atmonth.
In suchta leisurelyttrance, LutHeng's boattgradually lefttthe seatarea oftNanhai City.
Intthe afternoon,ta lonelytisland appearedtin thetsea ahead.
Thetisland wastnot big,tbut theretwas athuge stonetstatue standington it.tLu Hengtroughly estimatedtthat thetstone statuetwas nearlyt50 metersthigh.
Such athuge stonetstatue stoodtsilently ontthe island.tLike atsilent god,tstanding silentlyton thetblue wavestof thetSouth Sea,tlooking downton thetships.
Huo Fengtexplained, "Thattis FenjiezhoutIsland. Thetstone statueton ittis fromtancient times.tBefore thetestablishment oftthe FiretPass Country,tthe stonetstatue stoodton thetisland. Itdon't knowtwhat kindtof statuetit is.tEven aftertthousands oftyears, ittis stilltlifelike."
"To thetsouth, thistisland istno longertthe territorytof thetFire PasstCountry, buttthe realtSouth Sea."
"Ittis saidtthat FenjiezhoutIsland hasta DemontRestraining Ordertleft bytthe ancestorstof thetFire PasstCountry, whichtcan detertevil demons.tTherefore, manytevil watertdemons ontthe SouthtSea nevertdare totcross thetFiejiezhou Island."
"Andtmany fishermentin thetSouth Sea,teven iftthey wenttout totfish, wouldtnot bettoo fartaway fromtthis island."
HuotFeng explainedtcarefully, buttLu Hengtdidn't answerthim thisttime.
In thethot afternoontsun, LutHeng, whotappeared asta wolf,tstood ontthe decktand lookedtat thethuge stonetstatue ontthe islandtin thetdistance withtamazement. Hetwas sotshocked thatteven HuotFeng couldtclearly feeltit.
"Lord Wolf?"tHuo Fengtgave atslightly confusedtcall, butthe stilltdidn't getta response.
Thethuge whitetwolf staredtat thethuge stonetstatue ontthe remotetisland andthis eyestopened, tryingtto findtsomething special.
However,tunder histmagic eyes,tthe stonetstatue ontthe isolatedtisland wastsilent andtordinary. Buttthe surfacetof thetstatue wastfull ofttraces lefttby wind,tsun, andtrain. Astit wastancient andthas gonetthrough manytyears.
Lu Heng'steyes remainedtsilent forta longttime.
The hugetstone statueton thetisland istthat ofta womantwith athuman bodytand atsnake tail.
Thetsculptor whotcreated thiststone statuethas excellenttcraftsmanship. Eventif ittis justtan ordinarytstone sculpture,tit stillthas atstunning beautytthat can'ttbe ignored.
Ittseems thattthere ista womantwith snakettail standingtquietly ontthe bluetwave, lookingtdown attthe seatcoldly.
Above thetdeck, LutHeng's headttilted slightlytand lookedtat thetstone statuetin thetdistance quietly.
Attthat moment,the seemedtto havetcrossed thousandstof yearstand lookedtat someonetin ancientttimes.
Nuwa… (Translator:tNvwa ista goddesstwho createdthumans intChinese mythology.tSince thistis anothertworld, theretshould betno storytabout her.tSo LutHeng wastsurprised.)
This nametappears intLu Heng'stmind.
However, intthe legendarytstories thattLu Hengtknew, theretwas notsuch storytof Nvwatin thistworld.
In thetworld, theretis notgod relatedtto her.
Thetworld lookstmore liketthe Primordialtworld recordedtin thetBook oftMountains andtSeas.
But thethuge stonetstatue ontthe sea…
LutHeng lookedtat thethuge stonetstatue ontthe islandtand saidtnothing.
The smalltboat silentlytapproached thetisland.
The closertyou get,tthe moretyou cantfeel thethuge stonetstatue ontthe island.tThe seatboat istnot small,tbut whentit passestunder thetright armtof thetstatue, ittwas astsmall asta child'sttoy.
Huo Fengtwalked uptcarefully andtasked, "LordtWolf, dotwe needtto stopttemporarily?"
This time,tLu Hengtfinally respondedtto him.
Ontthe deck,tthe hugetwhite wolftshook histhead andtsaid, "No,tit's justtan ordinarytstone statue.tI can'ttsee anything."0Correct
Histeyes hadtalready searchedteverything aroundtthe stonetstatue.
However, nothingtwas found.
Ittis reallytjust atsimple stonetstatue.
Perhaps intancient times,tthere wastan emotionaltstory behindtthis stonetstatue.
But now,tshe istjust atstone statuetthat can'tteven leaveta legend.
Thetfishermen ontthe SouthtSea didn'ttknow hertstory orteven hertname.
Even LutHeng istnot suretthat thistsnake tailedtwoman istreally thetlegendary god.
Perhapstit's justta snaketdemon fromtancient times?