The Eastern Continent Swordsman
CH. 6 – Youhi Island

Konglong Island again became an island inhabited only by animals and plants once Li Xian and Zhou Fu made a crossing to another island. They used makeshift raft boats made from the spindles of large trees. Before leaving, they also obscured the former logging.

“Fu’er, this is not a decent boat shape to be used as a means of crossing the ocean. If you're not with me, you can't use a raft boat like this on the free sea.”

Zhou Fu did not pay attention to his grandfather's words, he was standing around his waist and looking at the star-drenched sky. Li Xian was certain that his grandson was fantasizing about something. Li Xian had already memorized that Zhou Fu's view was like that, he must have been fantasizing.

Li Xian began to set up a strategy. He did not know how long the mission in the silver scroll was determined by the organization's stakeholders. It could be a week or even just three days. While the journey to the nearest island seems to take more than five days.

While secret organizations were investigating its existence, they could very quickly circle the island of Konglong because they had several fleets of ships that were quite advanced in that era. Li Xian lost the fixture, at least he had to win the strategy.

***

Zhou Fu bowed his body while clinging tightly to the rope of the raft boat. Li Xian forced him to bow down because they chose to fight the windstorm instead of sailing in the wind direction.

The secret organization certainly knew that Li Xian could not have a sturdy ship to cross. That means, someone who is sane will avoid sharp angina currents so as not to be torn apart with angina or sea whirlpools. And that was why Li Xian chose a path that was definitely not considered an escape route by the organization.

“Grandfather, why does the water taste salty?”

“Blow out the water! Hurry along! Sea water is not for drinking, your stomach will hurt!”

Li Xian warned Zhou Fu as he continued to exert his strength to make his raft boat able to battle against the waves of the sea water and the blows of the wind. The position of Zhou Fu who fell down was indeed prone to sea vomit with a large enough amount. But it was better than Zhou Fu to remain standing, because his small body would risk being carried away by angina if he stood up.

“Hold it up to three days like that! Don't fall asleep! Don'tget tired! Must be strong, at least until we find the nearest island.”

Zhou Fu tried to spit out all the seawater that had gone into his stomach. He coughed a few times while continuing to tighten his grip.

“If I keep this up, who will hit the enemy if there is an enemy approaching?”

Zhou Fu turned his head to his feet as he continued to move his head to avoid spilling water. Occasionally his mouth enter the sea water, occasionally his nose is exposed to sea water. Both are nothing fun.

“Before you hit the enemy, you've flown in the wind. Then your body will fall into the sea and the big fish will scramble to cut your body with their teeth!”

Zhou Fu was silent. He imagined what he had just told me.

“Oh, okay. I better put it this way!”

***

Day three drifting in the middle of the ocean…

For the first time in life, Zhou Fu drank urine. Not his urine, but Li Xian's grandfather's. Zhou Fu's urine was mixed with sea water because he did not know it was valuable.

“Grandfather, now it looks like I'm sleepy, huaaah…

“Cannot! As soon as you sleep, your roots drift along with the waves of water! Hold it, I've seen the land ahead there!”

Li Xian himself had almost lost half of his physical endurance as he became the sole controller on the journey in the middle of the sea. Without being helped by his strength, of course the raft boat they use will be smashed into pieces when hit by a large wave.

“We're close!!!” Li Xian shouted excitedly.

Zhou Fu, who was drowsy and sleepy, suddenly raised his neck. His eyes were almost unwilling to open, he forced as hard as he could to open.

“Grandfather, can I get up?”

“But! In a moment!”

“How long?”

“Not long, maybe just an hour or two. The important thing is not to sleep!”

“Huaaah!!”

“Do not sleep!”

“Baiklaah..”.

Li Xian's estimate did not miss, exactly an hour after, they were already quite close to the mound of land that turned out to be a small island. Li Xian hoped that the island would also be sterile from human existence like Konglong island.

***

His name was Shangjin organization, an independent organization that was not subject to any government, sect, or certain groups. It is not known exactly what purpose the organization was established, which is clear, some historical cases both in mainland Caihong, Shamo, and Bingdao were closely related to the organization.

Li Xian had some conjectures, but he did not want to rush to a conclusion. After all, it wasn't just Shangjin's organization that was hunting him down. Shangjin was just one of the parties who wanted Li Xian. Not to be killed, but to be interrogated about something that is still a big question mark.

Li Xian himself, judging from his youth, was not a warrior who had a good reputation for kindness. Simply put, he has a track record that shows that he is not a hundred percent good swordsman. But Li Xian's past was clearly different from the present state of affairs. The current Li Xian was an old swordsman who held his commitment beyond anything. The commitment is related to the growth and development of a small child whom he named Zhou Fu.

“Fu’er, wake up! If you don't want to wake up, then I'll just whisk your body to the ocean!”

Zhou Fu rubbed his red eyes inducing sleepiness. He saw the trees shady and his eyes twinkled.

“Grandpa! Let's go wolf hunting!”

Li Xian's face suddenly became a little lethargic. He looked back at the jungle on the island, then turned to Zhou Fu.

“Unfortunately, I don't feel any animal life on this island. It feels a little awkward, I don't know what happened on this island but if my guess doesn't miss, there are no animals here!”

Li Xian muttered softly as if he was talking to himself because Zhou Fu must not have understood what he had just said. He himself was astonished, the aura emanating from the island felt extremely cold on his skin. Usually it indicates the absence of life both humans and animals.

The island is called Youhi Island.