Meeting Purple Pearl

"May I have your name?"

Zhou Qing asked the boy's name.

"Ruyi."

The boy said his name and laughed, "Although you are all taller than me, I am older than you. Just call me Brother Ruyi."

Tang San: "..."

"No problem, Brother Ruyi." Zhou Qing didn't dwell on the matter and went along with the boy's wishes, then asked about Romantina and the others, "When you found us, did you see any of our companions?"

"They are on the Zi Zhenzhu."

Ruyi spoke, she seemed to remember something, slapped her forehead, and said to Zhou Qing and Tang San, "Oh right, the captain saw that they were awake and guessed that you would be awake soon, so he sent me to call you."

Zhou Qing and Tang San exchanged a glance, then followed Ruyi.

On the way, a six-year-old boy named Jixiang joined them, his bright eyes curiously observing Zhou Qing and Tang San.

Tang San didn't care much about him.

Zhou Qing, however, looked at Jixiang with a meaningful expression—

Purple Pearl Island.

The Purple Pearl Adventurer Group.

Jixiang.

This six-year-old child is most likely the same Jixiang from the original story who was taken in as a disciple by Tang San, Martial Soul is Silver Needle, and who was born on Sea God Island but whose Innate Soul Power was zero, so his parents found a way to send him off the island early.

He is the best example of how weak the basic theoretical knowledge of Soul Power cultivation is in this world.

In the original novel, when Jixiang was almost twenty years old, he saved Tang San's life. As a result Tang San Ten-Thousand Year Ginseng King as a medicinal ingredient and relied on the Mysterious Heaven Skill to help him open up his Eight Extraordinary Meridians and complete the Great Zhou Circulation. This allowed him to cultivate Soul Power and even break through to the Titled Douluo realm by cultivating step by step. This is evidenced by the fact that Tang San gave Jixiang a God-Bestowed Soul Ring after becoming the Sea God and allowed him to use it when breaking through to the Titled Douluo realm.

Jixiang, whose Innate Soul Power was zero, only began cultivating at nearly twenty years old, and is expected to break through to the Titled Douluo.

Is it the effect of that Ten-Thousand Year Ginseng King?

It is indeed because of its medicinal effects.

But Zhou Qing was certain that the most crucial reason was that Tang San used the Mysterious Heaven Skill to help him open up his Eight Extraordinary Meridians, enabling him to cultivate.

It should be understood that the circulation of Soul Power through the Eight Extraordinary Meridians of the human body is a cultivation effect that most Martial Soul cannot achieve!

"What are your Martial Soul?" Zhou Qing asked.

"We are cousins, related by blood from our elders, and our Martial Soul are both Silver Needle," answered Ruyi. "When we were on Sea God Island, our families taught us medicine from a young age, but because we didn't have Innate Soul Power after awakening our Martial Soul, we had to leave Sea God Island..."

As she spoke, Ruyi's tone became dejected.

It is obvious.

Ruyi was forced to leave Sea God Island when he was six years old. To this day, he has never seen his parents on Sea God Island again. His memories of his parents have gradually become blurred. He doesn't even know if he would recognize his parents if they appeared in front of him again.

However, Ruyi quickly cheered up, comforted Jixiang who was affected by his emotions, and then smiled at Zhou Qing and Tang San, saying, "Let's go, the Zi Zhenzhu is just to the south!"

Zhou Qing didn't ask any further questions.

South coast of Purple Pearl Island.

The surging waves crashed against a large ship that was over thirty meters long.

The ship has an antique hull, with a black flag fluttering in the wind on top, depicting a purple snake, which should be the emblem of the Zi Zhenzhu.

On the nearby beach, many strong men were carrying vegetables, fruits, gold and silver, as well as rice and flour from the mainland, back and forth on the boats.

The Zi Zhenzhu served as a medium for communication between the villagers of the Pearl Archipelago and the outside world, and was also a trading vessel.

Of course, Zhou Qing also guessed that being a pirate was one of their jobs.

Guided by Ruyi and Jixiang, Zhou Qing and Tang San boarded the Zi Zhenzhu and immediately saw Xiao Wu, Romantina, and Ariel standing on the deck enjoying the breeze.

Besides, there was a woman in her early twenties with her arm around Xiao Wu's shoulder, very close to her.

The woman had a high nose, purple eyes, and purple hair. She had a rather voluptuous figure and was smiling as she lifted Xiao Wu's chin, her mouth opening and closing as if she were saying some cheesy pickup lines.

Zhou Qing didn't even need to guess; he knew that it was the captain of the Zi Zhenzhu: Zi Zhenzhu.

In the original story, this guy was a lesbian who wanted to possess Xiao Wu and make her his woman. I never expected to see it with my own eyes and find that it really was true!

However, wouldn't Zi Zhenzhu be considered to be molesting a young girl now?

He should be sentenced!

"Sister Zi Zhenzhu, I've brought them!"

Ruyi shouted.

"Oh, you're here."

Zi Zhenzhu's hand was slapped away by Xiao Wu, but she wasn't annoyed. She looked at Zhou Qing and Tang San.

Xiao Wu, Ariel, and Romantina quietly walked to the side of the two.

"This guy is even more perverted than me." Romantina was quite self-aware, and wary of Zi Zhenzhu. "At least I fantasize about men, and my feelings towards women... are just superficial. But she has already transcended the constraints of gender and has truly started to target women. She even said she wants to include us all in her harem."

Suddenly, Zhou Qing's gaze towards Zi Zhenzhu, but he still thanked her first.

"If you want to thank someone, thank Ruyi and Jixiang. They're the ones who found you washed ashore." Zi Zhenzhu put her hands on her hips, looked at Zhou Qing for a while, then glanced at Tang San, and burst into laughter. "So young, yet so mature and precocious. It's like forcing a duck onto a shelf—quack quack!"

This proverb—

Zhou Qing sighed inwardly, knowing that Zi Zhenzhu was straightforward, and said, "I still have to thank Captain. I suppose it was you who used the medicine, but... I wonder if you could return our Storage Soul Tool and everything inside except the soul coins?"

"That's easy to say, but I need to confirm one thing: are you nobles?" Zi Zhenzhu's smile suddenly vanished, her eyes turning cold. The surrounding crew members also slowed their pace, glancing at Zhou Qing and the others, their hands unconsciously resting on the daggers at their waists.

"None of them are like Romantina," Zhou Qing said.

"What the hell! You're just selling me outright!" Romantina roared, shaking Zhou Qing violently, making him wince in pain. "I'm still aching all over, stop messing around."

If you keep shaking like that, your body will start bleeding!

Then, seeing Zi Zhenzhu 'Zi Zhenzhu bewildered expression, he explained to her, "Although Romantina is a noblewoman, she is only the daughter of the lord of a small city on the continent. She basically hangs out with adventurers and has never done anything heinous. Moreover, her father is well-regarded in the city."

Zi Zhenzhu waved her hand, signaling her subordinates to continue working, and walked up to Zhou Qing with a smile, "Tsk tsk, are all the kids on the mainland this smart?"

"We are the exception."

"That's true. If all children were as smart as you, those good-for-nothings in Vast Sea City would have wiped out our Purple Pearl Pirates... Adventurer Group long ago."

Zi Zhenzhu looked down on the powerful and wealthy people of Vast Sea City, then changed the subject and thanked Zhou Qing and the Human Dao: "By the way, thank you for saving my crew."