Divine & Bizarre: Increasing Points to Invincibility-Chapter 857 - 234: The Tremor of Dayan! Leaving Dayan, Heading to Shangwu!_3

"Yes, that’s right!" Yun Jiuqing suddenly realized, "Ordinary fishermen will definitely not dare to take us there, right? After all, the deep sea is so dangerous, those fishermen only dare to fish in the coastal waters. Perhaps we could find some merchant ships, since there must always be merchant ships traveling between the two dynasties, right?"

Xing Fengzi nodded, "Looking for a merchant ship willing to take us across is indeed a good idea. Just don’t know where such a merchant ship would be. Near this dock, there seem to be only these very small fishing boats."

Fan Wu and the others were at a dock in Linhai County, only there were indeed no merchant ships nearby. As far as the eye could see, there were only very small fishing boats.

Such small fishing boats could only carry three or four people at most, and these boats were absolutely incapable of reaching the deep sea.

Wouldn’t a vessel like this break apart if it ventured into the deep sea?

Perhaps even a single wave could flip the boat over!

If the boat capsized in the vast ocean,

Hiss!

Just by imagining such a scenario in their minds, Yun Jiuqing and Xing Fengzi simultaneously shuddered. Being in the vast ocean without food and submerged in the cold seawater, even though they were cultivators, they wouldn’t be able to endure for a few hours.

Either they would drown from lack of strength, be torn apart by sea monsters, or freeze to death in the icy waters... Even if they could cling to a plank and float on the surface, they might still starve to death without food.

The sea was nothing like the land; on land one could find a place to take shelter from the wind and rain. If you were really hungry, you could even catch insects to eat.

But at sea... where do you find shelter from the wind and rain? How do you find food in the ocean? Catch fish? The issue is, in the seawater, are the fish more agile or are you more agile, starving and desperate?

As everyone looked at the vast ocean and fell into contemplation, Yun Jiuqing’s peripheral vision suddenly caught sight of several people.

She immediately shifted her gaze in that direction.

"Eh? Daoist Priest Fan! They don’t seem to be fishermen!" Yun Jiuqing remarked to Fan Wu beside her, "These fellows look well-fed, and their clothes suggest they are wealthy. They might be local sea merchants. Asking them is sure to be the right move!"

Then... Fan Wu and the others made their way towards those who appeared to be merchants. And the merchant-like individuals also took notice of Fan Wu and company approaching them.

The group, about seven or eight in number, included three individuals dressed rather unconventionally. The others were clad like bodyguards, each carrying weapons.

Clearly, those dressed as bodyguards were meant to act as personal guards for the rest.

Upon seeing Fan Wu and others approaching, the guards were startled, promptly stepping forward to intercept. They even had their hands on the long knives at their waists, watchful eyes fixed on Fan Wu and the others, ready to act decisively at the slightest provocation.

Seeing the stance of the personal guards, Yun Jiuqing narrowed her eyes because she sensed a killing intent emanating from them. Clearly, these guards had taken lives, and they were seasoned fighters from the jianghu.

Such fighters from the jianghu... in close combat could even kill cultivators! After all, some cultivators were not adept at close-quarters combat.

With such jianghu experts as personal guards... these individuals who appeared to be merchants looked all the more serious.

"Halt!" One of the guards had already drawn his sidearm halfway.

Addressing Fan Wu and the others, he demanded, "Who are you?"

"Kind sirs, we are no villains," Xing Fengzi responded with a friendly smile, appearing quite harmless, "We hail from the Great Zhou Dynasty, and we have come to the Great Yan Dynasty on our way to the Shangwu Dynasty. Our purpose here is merely to inquire about a few matters."

"Ah Biao, put your knife away," at that moment, a portly, well-dressed middle-aged man spoke up, admonishing, "Haven’t I reminded you not to draw your blade so rashly? Amiability brings profit, don’t you understand?"

After saying this, the portly middle-aged man greeted Fan Wu and the others with a bow, his tone laced with a hint of surprise, "Gentlemen, you are actually from the Great Zhou Dynasty?"

He sized up Fan Wu and the rest, then gave some thought to the accent used by Xing Fengzi seconds before.

He quickly understood.

Introducing himself warmly, the portly man said, "I am the owner of the Huo Family Sea Trade of Linhai County, Huo Zhijin. The one on my left is my younger brother, the second owner, Huo Zhiyin. To my right is my third brother, the third owner, Huo Zhitong. Our father, who wasn’t well-educated, gave us three brothers such names."

"Xing Fengzi, Great Zhou Dynasty, Taoist Priest from Di Zu Guan," seeing the other party’s warm and polite demeanor, Xing Fengzi also disclosed his background.