Dragon's Soul Chapter 13: Suspicion

Jian Wei's ship sped its way toward the raft at high speeds. Minutes after the flare had been shot, the ship was towering over the raft. Jian Wei had suggested that he'd go back to his ship first and make some arrangements for Zhang, Yuying, and Ai before inviting them aboard.

"Yuying, Ai come here for a second.", he said in a low tone as he signaled them to go inside the hut.

"Wrap this around your body underneath your clothes before getting on that ship. We don't know if these people are friends or foes. It's best to be on the safe side than to regret it later.", he whispered

"This girl.", Yuying said while shaking her head.

"This might come in handy"

After filling the small vial, Zhang tucked it into his sleeve and sent energy into the canteen both in his hand and in his sack. He had to supply them with enough essence to stay tangible for some time or else they'd disappear and all the poison would spill.

As he was walking toward the girls, a rope ladder was dropped from the ship.

Soon tethers were tossed down from above and the trio fastened them to the raft. This was so the ship could tow the raft along instead of abandoning it.

"Bro brother!!!! You go first!!", Ai said as she pointed to the rope ladder.

"Don't wanna, you can go first and I will go right after you.", he said with a chuckle.

"Ouch!!" cried Zhang as he felt that the skin on his arm was being twisted.

Thus, Zhang began his climb up the ladder. Since the ship was so big it took Zhang sometime to make it to the top. After him, Yuying was the next one to come up and finally it was Ai.

"Welcome aboard!!!"

Just from looking at this man one can tell that he was a hardened veteran in combat and could probably hold his own against two men who were on the same level as he was.

"Nice to meet you my name is Zhou Zhang, this is Yuying and Ai.", Zhang said.

After telling Zhang about the curfew, Jian Wei gestured his hand toward a big door and departed.

"Ah, here is the room we prepared for these two young ladies." Yan li said as he opened a door.

Yuying and Ai walked into the room and thanked Yan li.

"Oh you shouldn't have. I going to stay with my two wives anyway." Zhang said as he walked into the room where Yuying and Ai were.

"Yes there won't be a need for another room, my husband will be staying with us."

After bidding Yan Li farewell, Zhang shut and latched the door.

"What's the big idea huh?!"

Then he lifted his hand and a large bubble of essence was formed. Xin Tao taught Zhang how to create a separate space from the world around him using the Underworld Heart. In this space, sound would not be transmitted outside and made it a perfect place to talk when one did not want anyone to eavesdrop.

"I believe it would be best if all three of us stay in the same room. I don't know why, but I don't have a good feeling about the captain of this ship. He seems too willing to help. Although it might do him some injustice but we aren't sure if this ship is safe for us to stay."

"If anyone asks, we are married and for our honeymoon, we had gone on a trip but ended up stranded at sea. But it is best not to talk much to these people, at least for now.", Zhang added

After the conversation, the bubble of essence disappeared. The trio began to make themselves at home in the room. The bed was big enough for all three of them to sleep on however, Zhang opted to lay the many furs they had on the ground and sleep there while the two girls slept on the bed.

Just when they had gotten themselves comfy a knock was heard coming from the other side of the door.

Zhang, Yuying, and Ai had not experienced a true proper meal in months, so they were all excited and departed from the room for the mess hall very quickly.

Also, because when Yuying and Ai had walked into the room, everyone's eyes were glued onto them. Some of the men that were dancing on top of tables even tumbled down as they lost their footing due to not watching where they were stepping.

How could they not stare? Some of them looked like hungry wolves who was seeing a pair of lambs in front of them.

Zhang seeing this put his arms around the waists of Yuying and Ai. After doing so, he walked with them to where the food was being distributed.

The trio were guests on this ship, and Zhang did not want to hurt anyone for being impolite to Yuying or Ai. By showing that they were his, a majority of the sailors would back off and would not come looking for trouble.

Before they could start their meal a sailor walked up their table. The man looked around 30 to 40 years old. He had a long black beard, a  mustache and stood two heads higher than the rest of the sailors. Various scars could be seen etched on his boulder like arms.

However, his words were completely ignored. The trio began eating and did not even pay attention to him.

Yuying's face became as red as a beet but she opened her mouth and allowed him to feed her.

"Oo-okay.", Ai said while opening her mouth.

"Please go away I'm trying to enjoy a meal with my two very very beautiful wives.", ( >:D ) Zhang sneered at the man.

Food had scattered everywhere on the floor creating a huge mess. Pieces of plates and dishes were also scattered everywhere on the ground.

"What did you say? I'm sorry I can't understand dogs who only knows how to bark!", Zhang said while glaring at the man.

"You two step to the side and enjoy the show.", Zhang said to Yuying and Ai and he also charged towards the man.

That was because those who had reached level 8 would almost all be recruited by the kingdoms or empires they were a part of. Level 8 practitioners would be made into commander in armies or recruited to schools to teach and train disciples. There would be no way they'd be on a ship in the middle of nowhere dressed in shabby looking clothes and picking a fight with a someone of Zhang's age.

His memories from his previous life helped him know where all the pressure points on a human's body was. Paired with the knowledge with his current life about cultivation, he was able to temporarily seal a person's meridians cutting off their essence supply in their body.

The bearded man started to breathe heavily and as if he was sapped of all his strength, he fell over and slammed his body onto the floor with a hard thump.

"Hmph only possessing that much power and you dare to come looking for trouble?", Zhang said as he stepped over the man's body and back toward where the food had been distributed.

"Let's go and eat in our room, else another dog might come and try to bite us.", he said as he began walking towards the hallway.

Once the trio had returned to their room, Zhang used the Underworld Heart to seal the door. The door would become one with the wall and wouldn't be able to be opened.

The trio began eating their meal and chatting among themselves late into the night until Yuying and Ai had fallen asleep.

As Zhang sat on the floor meditating, he heard what seemed like people running around in the hallway. At first, it was only one or two people but soon Zhang would not be able to tell how many people were running around in the alleyway.

That was when the door to the room began shaking. Someone was trying to get into the room. Luckily Zhang was still awake and the door had been sealed or else who knows what could have happened.

That was when the door shot open and a man charged into the room wielding a gleaming sword.

The instant the man saw Zhang he swung his sword.

Chapter end