Witch, I'm really not an ancient god of the deep sea!

Chapter 172 I think you need someone like me.
Accompanied by the old man's ancient hymn praising the sun!

The old man opened his arms, and the lantern in his hand emitted a faint light, which was as warm as the sun!
The moment the Hand of the Abyss saw the light, it trembled violently and plunged into the sea, as if it had never existed.

Is it a relic of the Lamp Master...? Chen Qi was slightly startled and turned his head to look at the old man on the dilapidated ship.

Beside him stood ten knights wearing triangular helmets and a lady wearing a raven mask.

"It's the cloaked old man from the White Dove Inn, and the little raven..."

Where did we meet?
Chen Qi had been searching for traces of the little crow and the cloaked old man.

He never expected that they would meet by chance on the high seas.

The sea area where he is currently operating is a dangerous area where ghost ships often appear, and normally there shouldn't be any ships there at night.

However, the current situation is very dangerous!

On such a dark and windy night, a young and weak man like him, wandering alone on the sea, is a target for many sea monsters and pirates!
Ultimately, he was just a second-tier transcendent.

Chen Qi swallowed a mouthful of water, preparing to speed up the boat.

However, the next second, he heard the sound of metal clashing.

A knight in a triangular helmet was seen binding chains to his houseboat.

At that moment, the cloaked old man let out a dry laugh:

“Young man, you are very lucky. On our way to find the ghost ship, we unfortunately encountered a group of black sharks. Because of the damage to our ship, we have been stuck here for two whole days.”

As he spoke, the cloaked old man's lips curled into a smile:
"I never imagined that in this dangerous, dark night, amidst the whispers of darkness, we poor victims would encounter you."

"..."

Chen Qi, who was in the captain's cabin, sneezed through the window and broke out in a cold sweat.

White Cloak, one of the captains of the Sea God Pirate Crew, has a bounty of 25 million shells, is a Phantom, and is also proficient in the Release technique!

At the same time, there were ten black triangular helmet monsters of unknown strength beside him.

The man in the white cloak is a true powerhouse, completely different from the previous Mad Shark.

Can I fight?

Chen Qi thought about it for a moment.

Unless he can turn the little crow against him, making it side with him, given his strength...

He might fight the white-cloaked man, but the final result would inevitably be that he would be pinned to the ground and beaten to the point of mental breakdown.

In other words, he did not have the right to refuse the other party boarding the ship.

If you can't fight, can you run away?
Chen Qi thought about it again.

It can definitely run; judging from the current situation, the white-cloaked figure doesn't seem to have much ability to move in the water.

The little crow is a third-tier transcendent who cannot walk on water.

With the help of the deep-sea spirits and the touch of embers...

If he wants to run, no one can stop him.

However, as a price, he also had to abandon his new ship.

Just then, he was also very curious about what these Sea God Pirates were up to... Chen Qi let out a breath and said helplessly:

"Welcome aboard, everyone."

The moment he finished speaking, the white-cloaked man, ten triangular-helmeted soldiers, and the little raven had already arrived on his ship.

After the little raven and the white-cloaked man boarded the ship, they quickly looked it over.

The little crow whispered to itself:
"Sigh, still bouncing around in the nearshore waters at night, could it be a pirate ship that specializes in kidnapping..."

Chen Qi set the ship to autopilot and stepped out of the captain's cabin:
"Ladies and gentlemen... welcome to the Water Sprite Restaurant Boat? You don't look too well, would you like something to eat?"

"Ugh?"

The little crow was startled, as if it had seen a ghost!
"Open! Open! Open! Open! Open!"

This is wrong!

Exhausted, she tried her best to suppress her shocked expression.

Why is Chen Qi speeding around on a boat so late at night? Has he gotten this wild late? Is he really this reckless at night?
The man in the white cloak asked curiously:

"You... know each other?"

The little crow calmed down:
"Have you forgotten, White Cloak? This is the cook we met on our cruise ship."

"A chef, a chef, it's a chef..." The white-cloaked man's tense emotions eased:

"I thought I'd run into a ghost captain. It's really lucky to have met a cook. Young man, why are you still out at sea so late at night?"

“I was forced by life at the time. Otherwise, who would be so idle as to run around on the high seas and dance the Shadow Dance with Shadow Fiend? I took on a lot of debt to buy this ship.”

Chen Qi came up with an excuse and said dejectedly:
"To save money, I had to fish myself and go to Flower Island to collect spices. I shouldn't have bought this boat... And what about you? Why are you on this vast ocean?"

“What a pitiful young man. It seems you’ve been ripped off by those unscrupulous banks in the United States. When I was young, I also had an eye cut out by debt collectors.”

The white cloak took off its cloak.

He had a square face, sparse white hair like withered grass, and a pus-filled eye; his aged face resembled dry tree bark.

"As for our purpose, it was to hunt down the ghost captain. He offended me, and I must make him pay the price. Unfortunately, we encountered a shipwreck during the hunt."

"Wow, that's impressive. You actually want to hunt down the Ghost Captain?"

Chen Qi feigned surprise and frowned.

"It's nothing worth talking about. It's something that wasn't finished. If I were to talk about it, it would just be a joke."

After the man in the white cloak finished speaking, he let out a long sigh:

"We failed to hunt the ghost ship, and we no longer have the chance to hunt it."

It gazed at the dark sea in the distance and smiled bitterly:

"Alas, alas, the first red moon in fifty years is about to descend. Even without eyes, the command of the Whale Father and the Sea God is our destiny, and we must carry out our destiny, to spill the witch's blood on the sea, and to weave the blood of the black whale into a new sun..."

"White cloak!"

At that moment, the little crow coughed twice.

The old man in the white cloak actually revealed the secret of their operation to the man in front of him!

Secrets are only told to the dead!
Moreover, the White Cloak is a complete pervert. It particularly enjoys raising black, twisted tentacles and sharks, and feeding humans who disrespect the sea to the tentacles and sharks.

She could already see Chen Qi being fed tentacles and sharks by the white cloak, and being completely devoured.

Her assistant barely survived...

The little crow anxiously took out its backpack card and searched for the special potion that erased memories:
"Old man Bai..."

However, the cloaked old man showed no sign of shutting up.

“Dr. Raven, please be quiet. This cook’s boat is very fast. He is our benefactor. We should not hide our secrets from our benefactor.”

Although his tone was calm, a tremendous spiritual pressure was pressing down on the little crow.

"..."

The little crow stopped what it was doing.

Chen Qi touched his chin.

It seems that this white-cloaked figure is at least one level higher than the little raven.

The little crow had absolutely no say at this moment.

The man in the white cloak turned his head to the side, opening his withered eyes to reveal eyes like those of a green snake:

"Captain... your ship is really fast, it's absolutely amazing."

Chen Qi forced a smile:
"The Campfire Energy Company has already moved into Moonstone City. I rented their latest energy core from them. If you want it... you can rent it from them as well."

Unexpectedly, the white cloak interrupted him, extending a withered hand:
"Master Chef, you may not know this, but we are followers of the Sea God Pirates. We worship the gods of the deep sea, and those foolish mortals will not allow us to pass through the gates of Moonstone City..."

Trouble, trouble... The little crow behind the white cloak bit its thumb.

As he spoke, the white-cloaked man pulled some tattered banknotes from his pocket:

"We yearn for power from the great existence of the deep sea, because of these prejudices, we have no chance to set foot inland..."

He directly revealed his identity? Chen Qi was stunned for a moment.

Taking action now is not a good option.

At least, we have to wait until he turns the little crow against him before we can make a move!
We need to find a way to stall for time… Chen Qi suddenly seemed to have found his people and said with a wry smile:
"Could we join your ceremony? I feel that your ceremony is lacking someone like me."

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