fairy family

Chapter 250 Turning the Tables, Destroying the Island and Burning the Country

At sea, aboard the Rakshasa whale ship.

When scouts galloped towards the Zhenjun Island ferry, Yu Que seemed to sense something and looked towards the island, faintly hearing the commotion coming from there.

The others also noticed, and some quickly used magic to spy on the activity on the island.

Although it was only a moment, the huge Rakshasa whale ship had already taken off and quickly increased the distance between itself and Zhenjun Island, the shouts of the island's sentries still faintly reached the ears of many people.

Yu Que's expression remained unchanged.

However, Gong Dongxue and the others standing to the side all changed their expressions, revealing a hint of relief on their faces.

They glanced at Yu Que as if sensing something, all exhaling a breath, and one of them said:

"Thanks to Yu Zhenchuan's decisiveness, we did not linger on the island for even a moment longer."

"Yes, yes, otherwise we would really have had a hard time escaping and would have been left behind by those guys on the island."

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately understood why Yu Que was so eager to set sail on the very day he received the island's documents. Their gazes towards Yu Que became even more respectful.

The Rakshasa princess of the Rakshasa clan stood to the side, looking at True Monarch Island with a look of surprise and doubt, and glancing at Yu Que from time to time.

She truly hadn't expected such a commotion to occur on Zhenjun Island.

"If we had been any later, we wouldn't have been able to return home."

If this is delayed too long, the throne and all its affairs will be no longer my concern.

The Rakshasa princess felt a surge of relief.

However, she didn't feel much gratitude towards Yu Que at the moment. Her gaze shifted, and she looked at the hundreds of Huangshan Dao Palace disciples standing on the deck, her eyes filled with apprehension.

Although the whale ship's deck was spacious, even with hundreds of Dao Palace disciples standing on it, it was still quite roomy, not even taking up half the space.

However, these people are all top-grade seventh-rank immortals, and they are only one breath away from condensing evil energy before they can attempt to condense evil energy!
It is a good thing for the woman that Yu Que is willing to support the Rakshasa Princess, and it is an even better thing for her that he is willing to personally lead the team onto the ship.

However, Yu Que moved all the disciples from the palace over at once, and had the entire Huangshan Dao Army stationed on the whale ship, which was not a good thing for the Rakshasa Princess.

In fact, it may not be a good thing for the Rakshasa Kingdom.

For a moment, the Rakshasa princess stood among the many Huangshan disciples, and she and her Rakshasa clansmen couldn't help but feel a little reserved, as if they were not the owners of this whale ship, but the Huangshan group.

After the Huangshan disciples boarded the whale ship, none of them acted like outsiders. They wandered around, and some even informed Yu Que and Gong Dongxue before starting to arrange for people to be assigned rooms on the ship.

While some people kept glancing at the Rakshasa princess and watching curiously, others had a glint in their eyes and even showed a kind smile.

However, none of the hundreds of Huangshan disciples on the ship took this princess seriously.

Standing on the deck, Yu Que completely withdrew his gaze from Zhenjun Island and immediately noticed the awkward atmosphere on the ship.

However, instead of trying to defuse the awkward situation, he smiled at the Rakshasa princess and immediately gave her orders:

"Our Huangshan Taoist Palace has been traveling in a hurry this time, and there are some things we have not brought with us. We would like to ask the Queen to send out a few people who are familiar with the affairs of the ship and in charge of supplies to teach my fellow disciples."

In this way, my Huangshan Taoist Palace can also share the burdens of the nobility in the future.”

Upon hearing this, the Rakshasa princess's expression froze.

How could she not understand? Yu Que wanted to seize power and take control of the entire whale ship.

A feeling of inviting a wolf into the house immediately filled the Rakshasa princess's heart.

However, faced with Yu Que's direct request, Princess Rakshasa hesitated for a few breaths before finally finding the courage to refuse. She could only grit her teeth and say, "Yes."

Then the Rakshasa woman instructed her maids to come out and go forward to hand over matters to the disciples of Huangshan.

Looking at the sensible Rakshasa woman, Yu Que couldn't help but nod in praise:
"good."

Not to mention that he has led the entire Huangshan Palace out, even if he were the only one present, with his current abilities, he would not be worried at all that the princess in front of him would be dissatisfied.

However, compared to using force to oppress the other party and make them resentful, it is much more convenient and less troublesome for Yu Que if the other party is sensible and bows down on their own.

So in the days that followed...

The disciples of Huangshan Taoist Palace became more and more familiar with the whale ship each day, and after three or four days, they had completely taken over the entire whale ship.

Aside from sparing the Rakshasa Princess some face by not refining the core restrictions of the whale ship, Yu Que had arranged everything else according to the customs and rules of the Huangshan Dao Palace.

Compared to the disciples of Huangshan, Princess Rakshasa and her group were completely detached from the matter, and had nothing else to do except point out directions every day.

At first, the disciples of Huangshan were worried that the Rakshasa tribe would be dissatisfied and secretly prepared to fight them.

But who would have thought that after bowing her head, the Rakshasa princess seemed to have completely resigned herself to her fate. She even removed her luxurious decorations and put on a Taoist robe instead. She would often appear around Yu Que like a maid.

In everyone's eyes, if this woman weren't mindful of Gong Dongxue's presence, she would probably want to live in Yu Que's cabin and serve him personally.

time flies.

Soon, in less than a month, after crossing countless nautical miles by boat, the group came into view a series of gray-black islands.

These islands stretch for miles, and each one is towering, looking more like small mountains rising from the sea.

The most eye-catching feature is a black mountain, over a thousand feet high, nestled among the surrounding peaks, billowing out gray smoke and dust, rising and falling as if it were breathing.

On the whale ship, Princess Rakshasa stood beside Yu Que, a look of joy on her face. She pointed to the enormous black mountain and said:

"Reporting to the True Master, we have arrived at Rakshasa Island."

That is our sacred mountain, its belly containing magma that has never extinguished, yet has never erupted either. Only occasionally does thick smoke billow from it, sweeping across thousands of miles, darkening the sky and dimming the sun's brilliance.

Yu Que listened, nodded, and thought to himself:

"An active volcano, huh? The land where the Rakshasa clan lives is truly treacherous."

He did not ask the Rakshasa princess why her clan lived in such a dangerous and difficult place.

The reason is simple: it's not that the Rakshasa clan doesn't want to live in a peaceful place, but rather that this place is overseas, which is already considered a place where people can live.

Unless they dare to enter the Central Plains, seize famous mountains and rivers, and raise mortals, this kind of treacherous land is the only place in the world where they can survive.

"In fact, the environment within the country is quite dangerous. Ordinary people can only rely on local Taoist temples for their livelihood... not to mention the foreign races overseas, who are already considered lucky to have a place to settle down."

Yu Que sighed softly to himself.

Since leaving Zhenjun Island, almost all the islands he saw along the way were barren mountains, the kind of desolate mountains where even birds wouldn't bother, and where there were no wild animals.

Even in the sea, few living creatures leap out of the water. Those that do occasionally do are not ordinary sea fish, but either rotting ghost fish or ferocious fish with ugly appearances.

This made Yu Que, while traveling overseas, vaguely believe that the sea was a dead land, a lifeless expanse devoid of any vitality—a dead sea. Fortunately, he had finally seen the Rakshasa Island Kingdom and, on the volcanic island ahead, glimpsed life.

Not only Yu Que, but Gong Dongxue and the other disciples of the Dao Palace also breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Rakshasa Island.

Someone even stretched and yawned:

"After being on the ship for so many days, I can finally find a place to get some fresh air."

"I've heard that Rakshasa Island is famous for its birds roasted in lava. I'll definitely have to try it now that I'm here."

Many people started discussing it with great interest.

But as the Rakshasa Island Kingdom drew closer to them, everyone's expressions changed. The Rakshasa princess, who had just been beaming with joy, now looked on with surprise and doubt.

Upon closer inspection, the entire Rakshasa Island was engulfed in flames.

From the largest volcano all the way to the edge of the outermost hills, there were specks of fire and wisps of smoke rising.

This scene led everyone to subconsciously think that the volcano in the center of the island might have already erupted.

Suppressing her fear, the Rakshasa princess immediately steered the ship toward the island.

Upon arriving at a closer location, the Rakshasa Princess's expression became even more surprised and suspicious.

Upon closer inspection, they discovered that although the Rakshasa Island was engulfed in flames, there were no signs of solidified lava.

However, the various buildings on the island do not appear to have been deliberately set on fire, resulting in a massive fire that spread throughout the island.

It was more like the entire Rakshasa Island Kingdom had spontaneously combusted, with even the stones almost igniting.

hold head high!
Suddenly, a loud roar came from the whale ship beneath their feet.

The Rakshasa princess ordered the whale ship to approach again, but the whale ship itself unusually resisted. It twisted its body and chose to float in the sea a hundred feet away from Rakshasa Island, and then refused to go forward even half a foot.

"Damn it!" the Rakshasa princess cursed under her breath.

"I raised you all these years, what good are you now!"

Yu Que heard the other party's cursing. He glanced at the Rakshasa Princess and gestured for her to look towards the left front of the whale ship: "Fellow Daoist Princess, please look over there."

The Rakshasa princess looked up, her brows furrowing even more, and her face turning pale.

Because on the left side of the island ahead, there was a large pile of ship debris, many of which were charred black.

Among the fragments, there were also huge skeletons protruding, dripping with oil and charred black, faintly emitting the acrid smell of burnt meat.

"What about the rest of the people on the island?"

When the Rakshasa princess saw so many shipwrecks, including whale bones, she knew something was wrong.

She quickly steered the whale boat, no longer forcing it forward, but instead directing it to swim towards other islands.

Soon, the group saw many shipwrecks in front of another island. They were piled up by the waves and looked to have been there for quite some time.

The whale ship cruised around the outskirts of Rakshasa Island. After circling most of the island, the Rakshasa women on board were all pale and terrified.

On the contrary, the Rakshasa men, due to their inherent stupidity, had little emotion and did not understand joy or sorrow. They all had blank faces and were not affected by the situation on the island.

Suddenly, the whale ship arrived at a harbor, and boldly swam several hundred feet into the island along the river leading to it.

Then a terrifying scene appeared before everyone's eyes, causing the Huangshan Taoist Palace disciples, who had initially been watching the spectacle with amusement, to change their expressions.

As for the Rakshasa princess and the others, they were terrified, their throats tightened, and they gagged.

Inside the harbor, the wreckage of ships had created a barrier lake-like situation. The blocked seawater was not grayish-blue, but rather a dull milky white, with patches of oil floating on its surface.

In this strange sea, thousands upon thousands of skeletons, some thick and some thin, each nearly ten feet long, floated up and down.

Upon closer inspection, they were still wearing clothes.

As people gazed into the distance, they could still faintly smell the stench of meat, which has lingered to this day.

The Rakshasa people here, whether forced or willing, jumped into the sea and were boiled alive, their flesh and blood separated from their bones.

Gong Dongxue stood on the deck, her dislike for the Rakshasa princess replaced by pity.

Judging from the situation on the island, the Rakshasa Kingdom here is probably in grave danger.

It took the Rakshasa Queen a while to come to her senses.

Her face was ashen, her teeth practically grinding to powder as she muttered, "Kill! Kill, kill, kill..."

It was Yu Que who spoke again, waking the woman up completely before she was fully awake.

"Prepare to land on the island, be on guard against the enemy!"

Yu Que looked at the woman and comforted her, "Fellow Daoist, don't be too sad. Things may not be so bad."

The Rakshasa princess did not turn around to look at him, but stared blankly at the center of the island, a glimmer of hope appearing in her eyes.

She whispered, "My people... we can't just be wiped out like this!"

With a whoosh, as soon as she finished speaking, the whale ship, under her control, swooped forward, hovering about thirty feet above the ground, and then slowly sailed towards the interior of Rakshasa Island.

Faced with the Rakshasa Princess's reckless actions, Yu Que raised an eyebrow, but he stopped the other disciples from making any unpleasant moves and instead let the Rakshasa Princess boldly fly towards the island.

Anyway, even if we're unlucky and get ambushed, we'll still have this whale ship and the Rakshasa people on board as human shields.

As the boat sailed across the island, an even more scorching heat wave continuously swept in.

Yu Que felt as if he had fallen into the alchemy furnace again.

Meanwhile, as the whale ship drew closer to the island, Gong Dongxue and Princess Naracha grew increasingly surprised and suspicious.

Suddenly, the two whispered in unison:

"Such a strong fire elemental aura!"

Why is the fire element so intense?

Upon hearing this, Yu Que abruptly looked up, his heart pounding with emotion:

"There's an ominous aura!?"

(End of this chapter)