The Eastern Continent Swordsman
CH. 40 – Results Zhou Fu

The black silhouette of a giant beast approached towards the Guichuan ship that was leaning against the shallow waters. Shen Shen was seen several times raising his head up to make the water in his eyes not fall. It didn't feel worth it if he had to worry excessively about the person who was currently shouting loudly and cheerfully.

Guichuan's ship swayed along with Haku's approach towards the ship. Making Shen Shen tightly grip the wooden beam on the edge of the ship. As the shock caused from the giant Haku grew stronger, Shen Shen shouted as loudly as possible at Zhou Fu to warn.

“Don't get too excited! Shocks from your new pet can turn the ship you know!!” Shouted Shen Shen loudly.

“Is that? Okay, Haku.... Shouted Zhou Fu in response to a warning from Shen Shen, Haku who received orders and cues from Zhou Fu paused for a moment and almost made some of Zhou Fu's findings fall into the sea. It was fortunate that Zhou Fu managed to gather everything again.

“Ah... I almost lost this one!” Zhou Fu grabbed one of the most curious finds, he got it in a stone labyrinth in the underground layers of ancient ruins.

Shen Shen gradually began to be able to see Zhou Fu's body under the dim light of the moon at night. Shen Shen Shen's hair suddenly goosebumps immediately upon seeing the appearance in his eye. He bit his own lips because he did not know what kind of response to Zhou Fu.

The young man, who was shouting cheerfully, was in fact covered with blood-filled wounds. His clothes were in tatters, some of his unclad body of clothes looked bluish due to bruises. Right on Zhou Fu's left shoulder, there was a broken arrow still stuck in his flesh.

Shen Shen Shen's head shook his head slowly, he bit his lips even more strongly before finally shouting.

“Stupid basis! Why do you look so happy when you're bad enough??!!! You have to learn to give up on something! Look body! Look at how you are! You're even like a talking corpse!!” Shen Shen felt very angry, but did not really understand why he was so angry.

Zhou Fu who heard Shen Shen Shen's rant laughed out loud, “the corpse spoke, you say? Hahaha bernerah? Ah, I want to immediately see my reflection in the mirror then!” sahut Zhou Fu as his eyes go around observing the snore by the snore of his body. Yeah, he's in bad shape.

Happ!!!

Zhou Fu jumped on the ship with some objects he found, actually there were still some more findings that were in Haku's head. But Zhou Fu paused his intention when he saw Shen Shen turn out to be crying with an angry face.

“Hey, does the sighting of the talking corpse bother you? If so, hurry inside, I can take care of this all by myself,” Zhou Fu said with his head tilted down to peek at Shen Shen Shen's swollen face.

Shen Shen Shen's two hands wiped his eyes for a moment, then he flailed Zhou Fu's shoulders several times furiously, “lain, you must be even stronger so as not to end up like an undead like this!” s. Shen Shen's chirp with fury.

“Quiet, I make sure this is my last bad state. Ah, besides, I do not feel pain,” Zhou Fu said with a small smile because he remembered his days in the secret room under the sea Luzon.

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The night was getting late when Zhou Fu had already removed his treasures and various finds from Haku's head. There was an heirloom sword, an ancient book, a silver dragon diadem, and several other precious objects he had managed to obtain from Luzon's ancient underwater labyrinth. He thanked Haku and asked him to return to the sea. Haku seemed to shake his head slowly, he did not seem to like his separation with his new friend.

“Quiet, next time I'll visit you. You will be hunted by many warriors if you appear! Stay in the ocean!” Zhou Fu explained that while doing some hand and head movements, he seemed to already have an inner bond with the sea monster.

Haku nodded forcefully, his eyes becoming haggard. Slowly he drowned his head into the ocean, before finally his entire head was gone from sight. Zhou Fu's lips revealed a slight smile to end his separation with Haku.

A few seconds later, Guichuan's ship was shaken quite strongly. Haku's head thrust to the surface. His eyes flickered as if asking Zhou Fu to allow him to accompany Zhou Fu's trip for a while.

Zhou Fu nodded in allowing. Late that night, Guichuan's ship pulled its anchor and began to sail towards Caihong country accompanied by the glitter of light generated from Haku's eye scales. Haku was about to give his final performance to Zhou Fu and Shen Shen. After feeling far enough away, Zhou Fu asked Haku to leave and the creature was finally truly willing to part ways.

***

Zhou Fu closed his eyes slowly, he recalled something that was at Haku's feet. According to him, it was a secret that he would only tell Li Xian's grandfather. It seemed like the mystery about Haku did have to be kept secret, and Shen was not the one he was going to reveal the secret to.

“Replace other questions!” sergeant Zhou Fu brief.

Shen Shen let out a long sigh, a little angry and disappointed, “well, next question. What's the black box in the third lion's mouth? Is the contents of the chest that took you to find various treasures?” Shen Shen said as he pointed to Zhou Fu's findings which were all very valuable. If Zhou Fu were all right, Shen Shen would have been very enthusiastic about observing the various findings in the sinking civilization, moreover, Shen Shen, he was actually quite interested in the cover of the ancient book that Zhou Fu had obtained.

“Yes, that black box contains an underground map. Fortunately the shape is very clear and not so loaded writing, hehe! You know, there's a hidden location there!” Zhou Fu said as he slightly lowered his voice.

Zhou Fu said that around the ancient ruins, there was a location that took him to a place that was quite foreign, namely a freshwater river in the ocean. Either the river, either the lake, which is clear Haku measuring 100 feet can swim freely in the river.

It was the first time that Zhou Fu had witnessed two different waters overlapping and showing no symptoms of mixing. And, it was that river that then led Zhou Fu to an ancient stone labyrinth that kept quite a number of traps inside.

“You know, there's a door in that underwater river. The door I can only enter. When I entered it, it was a strange, high-rock-shaped building that had narrow spaces inside. It was a labyrinth that kept a thousand terrible traps ready to threaten life,”

“Traps? That big haku you can beat, why would a trap inside the labyrinth make you hurt so badly?” Shen Shen frowned.

“That's pulling it!” Zhou Fu stopped Shen Shen's hand that sprinkled a medicinal impact on his bleeding shoulder. Shen Shen silently watched.

“You know, my inner energy disappeared instantly as my body entered the labyrinth. I can't pull out a single move. I feel like I am a human being without any martial arts. Oh, in fact, the air over there is very strange. I feel like my body is pulled so strong from below, let alone to run, walk normally I have to exert energy. But, it was the first two days experience!” Zhou Fu paused the story for a moment, to drink the potion Shen Shen had given him.

“Then, how about the next days?” Shen Shen asked impatiently.

“My body has gotten a little used to the strong pull from below. I can run, I guess, it's a pretty good place for physical strength training! Being in it, we seem to be being tempered with quite a bad physical state but burdened with a terrible threat. It was very challenging, and at the same time exhausting haha!”

Shen Shen patted Zhou Fu hard on the shoulder, “ stop messing with your life! You're too young to die. At least, you can only die after I arrive in Caihong!” shen Shen's chirp was a little annoyed at already being able to judge Zhou Fu who was too bold to challenge the risk.

“Ah, you girls, you won't understand how much fun it is to conquer the challenge!” tukas Zhou Fu proud.

“Oh yes, I found a letter that seemed to have been accidentally left in the rock room. Can you read it to me?” chirp Zhou Fu while taking out a scroll that he apparently kept under the headboard.

Shen Shen received the letter then opened it slowly. He read slowly the messages contained in it. Meanwhile, Zhou Fu noticed a change in expression on Shen Shen's face. The contents of the letter are not so good.

“How? What's it all about?” zhou Fu asked impatiently while Shen Shen let out a long sigh. Was something bad written there? Zhou Fu guessed as he waited for Shen Shen who never gave an answer.

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