Versatile Mage: The Zhou Family's Young Master Forcefully Marries Mu Ningxue

Chapter 89 Avoiding the Temple, Obtaining the Baxia Vessel

"What on earth is this thing? Could it be a demon?"

“A demon of this size must be at least a monarch-level being.”

"Monarch level!"

Everyone trembled with fear. The Commander level was already terrifying, let alone the Monarch level!

If this shadowy creature harbored even the slightest ill will towards them, it could easily have destroyed them along with their ship.

“This dark figure is not a demon, but a totem,” Zhou Haoyu said directly.

Zhou Haoyu didn't think the totem was some big secret that needed to be kept confidential, so he simply confessed it directly.

"totem?"

Most people looked blank, but Nan Jue, who had some knowledge of totems, looked on with curiosity.

"Totems have a very long history, and it's not something that can be explained in a short time. In short, you just need to know that they have no ill intentions towards us."

After Zhou Haoyu's incident, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

I don't know what a totem is, but as long as it's not an enemy, it's fine.

Nan Jue walked over to Zhou Haoyu, leaned against the railing, and looked at him sideways. "Captain, you seem to know a lot about totems."

“Actually, I am the totem guardian,” Zhou Haoyu whispered in Nan Jue’s ear.

Nan Jue's pupils contracted, and she immediately turned around, where a handsome face was right in front of her.

Nan Jue has no interest in the opposite sex; all she feels is camaraderie with her comrades-in-arms.

But at this moment, the two were almost face to face, and could even feel each other's breath.

She suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

"you"

Nan Jue wanted to ask Zhou Haoyu what the totem he was protecting was, but she didn't know where to begin.

Zhou Haoyu leaned close to her ear and whispered the words "Zhulong".

Everyone else was still reeling from the shock of Baxia and paid no attention to their conversation.

Upon arrival at the port, the group disembarked one after another, and the feeling of stepping back onto land brought a sense of peace.

"By the way, does anyone among us speak Japanese?" Zhao Manyan suddenly asked.

The group exchanged bewildered glances; they had only studied international languages ​​and knew virtually nothing about Japanese.
I only know a few familiar phrases: Yamete, Baka Yaru.
Zhou Haoyu looked at Jiang Shaoxu, who hadn't spoken yet, and asked, "Jiang Shaoxu, do you speak Japanese?"

"Hmph, now you remember me?"

Jiang Shaoxu slightly raised her chin, adopting a posture of 'you beg me'.

From the moment they set off, this guy ignored her, which made her quite resentful.

"Stop being stubborn. You don't want to sleep on a park bench at night, do you?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Shaoxu's airs instantly crumbled; she had no intention of sleeping on a park bench.

In the end, it still comes down to me.

Jiang Shaoxu walked at the front of the group with her head held high, managing to fool several Japanese police officers with her fluent Japanese.

Since none of them had any identification, it was impossible for them to stay in a proper hotel. Ai Jiangtu suggested that they find a temple to stay in for the night.

Sleeping on a park bench is obviously more comfortable than staying overnight at a temple.

“If we can’t stay in a big hotel, we can find a hotel that’s a little more secluded,” Zhou Haoyu said.

“If we don’t have identification, the hotel will definitely charge extra fees, and where will we get that money?”

Normally, small hotels are indeed cheaper.

But they are now undocumented immigrants, and the hotel will definitely raise prices on the spot.

It's not impossible for it to multiply several times over!
"Don't worry about that. I exchanged some cash before I came."

Zhou Haoyu didn't want to get involved in Yan Mingsi's affairs. He wasn't a champion of justice, and none of these monks were good people.

Just get the wooden fish vessel for Zhao Manyan first thing tomorrow morning. The evil spirit survived only by using this vessel, so it will naturally dissipate once the vessel is taken away.

As for when it will dissipate, that remains unclear.

Using the map on their phones, the group found a small hotel and ended up paying three times the price to stay there.

After resting at the hotel for one night, Zhou Haoyu took Zhao Manyan to the back mountain of Yanming Temple early the next morning.

The road behind the mountain was longer than I had imagined, and the stone lanterns on both sides of the path were covered by weeds.

Even some lush branches stretched onto the road, intersecting and blocking their way.

It's obvious that this place has been abandoned for some time.

"Brother Yu, is there really treasure in a place like this?"

Zhao Manyan looked incredulous; what treasures could possibly be found in this desolate wilderness?

"Stop talking nonsense. You don't want a supreme monarch-level backer?"

"Supreme Monarch level?"

"The totem we encountered at sea before has taken a liking to you."

"what?"

Zhao Manyan's buttocks tightened immediately. Was Brother Yu going to sacrifice him?
Zhou Haoyu went straight to the abandoned house, first using his mental power to clear away the surrounding weeds, and then walked straight into the temple.

Using his mental powers, Zhou Haoyu found something covered in dust.

After cleaning off the dust, a rather strange wooden fish was revealed.

The wooden fish's curved lid was covered with carvings, which intersected regularly. Strange characters, like ancient magical symbols, were found within the small grids formed by these intersecting lines.

Totem Seal!

At this moment, Zhao Manyan leaned close to Zhou Haoyu and asked, "Brother Yu, is this the treasure you were talking about?"

"This is a high-grade vessel, which will be of great use to you, a turtle-shell mage."

Zhou Haoyu used his telekinesis to throw the wooden fish vessel to Zhao Manyan.

"Turtle Shell Mage."

Zhao Manyan hesitated for a moment, but still obediently took the vessel into his hands.

"Brother Yu, what exactly is this thing used for?" Zhao Manyan asked curiously.

"You'll know later."

Zhou Haoyu was too lazy to explain; it was better for Zhao Manyan to figure this out on his own.

"Forehead."

Zhao Manyan looked helpless and could only guess based on his own thoughts, "Brother Yu, you said before that the dark shadow was a totem, is this vessel related to it?"

“That’s right. This thing is actually called a totem vessel. The fact that it didn’t resist you means that the totem it represents has accepted you,” Zhou Haoyu said.

"Totem? I've heard that there's a giant serpent in Suzhou and Hangzhou that serves as a guardian deity. So what is my totem?" Zhao Manyan then asked.

"Hehe, quite a coincidence, the black snake in West Lake and your totem belong to the same lineage, both being the Xuanwu lineage."

"The Black Tortoise, one of the Four Sacred Totems?"

"You knew that?"

Zhou Haoyu looked at Zhao Manyan in surprise, thinking that this guy knew nothing about the matter.

"Actually, I found this online."

Zhou Haoyu raised an eyebrow. This was to be expected. The Four Sacred Totems were very famous, so it was normal to find some information about them online.

However, much more information cannot be made public online, and intelligence is very valuable in this world.

"Brother Yu, from now on, if you tell me to go east, I will never go west."

"Take this opportunity to talk to me when you're in a position to command Baxia."

(End of this chapter)