Ah...
Ah...
With a few startled cries, the four people fell from the sky like stray bullets. With a dull thud, they splashed into the water, sending up a spray of water! The spray rose over ten feet high, engulfing the four of them.
As the spray subsided, Lu Fan finally saw clearly that several people had fallen into the water. And at this moment... Oh my god, the scruffy old Daoist was being pressed underwater by several people, his legs flailing. Swish, swish, swish... Lu Fan, Zhantai Ruomei, and Li Jingjing quickly jumped up and pulled the scruffy old Daoist out of the water.
"Old man! Are you alright?" Lu Fan asked urgently.
"Any... any later... I would have drowned! And you ask if I'm alright! Cough, cough, cough!" The scruffy old Daoist spat out a mouthful of water as he spoke.
"Still talking! If you hadn't grabbed onto Master and refused to let go, we wouldn't have fallen into this cursed place! It's a good thing the water isn't deep, or you really would have drowned," Li Jingjing said, rolling her eyes.
"Can you blame me? I just wanted a ride. Who knew it would be overloaded! If anyone's to blame, it's your Master for not being strong enough and still trying to show off. Couldn't you have just walked slowly? Why did you have to fly! Hmph! Trying to ditch this old man, are you?" The scruffy old Daoist immediately retorted righteously.
"I'll be damned..." As soon as Lu Fan heard this, he knew the old guy was fine. He immediately looked around and saw a small island ahead. The island was surrounded by a vast expanse of ocean.
"Old man! You're well-traveled, take a look at this place. Shouldn't I ascend to heaven to become an immortal? Why did I fall into a place like this? Is this considered a fairyland?" Lu Fan glanced at the scruffy old Daoist and asked.
"This... this is clearly the sea! And there's a small island in the middle of the sea! Could it be... could it be Penglai Immortal Island? Let's go take a look!" After the scruffy old Daoist spoke, he walked towards the small island ahead.
The four people ran onto the island. The island didn't seem very large, but it was lush and green everywhere on the mountain. The group walked around the island but found no people or any buildings.
"What Penglai? This is just a deserted island. There's nothing on the island. How do we leave?" Li Jingjing said with a helpless expression.
"Wait a minute! This really isn't just an ordinary small island!" Lu Fan looked at the flowers, grass, and trees on the island, his eyes suddenly lighting up.
"Master! What did you see?" Zhantai Ruomei asked, pulling on Lu Fan's sleeve.
"This small island is enveloped by an array. Follow me and don't get lost," Lu Fan said, taking Zhantai Ruomei's small hand and walking forward.
Li Jingjing quickly followed closely behind Lu Fan. The scruffy old Daoist followed, peeking left and right.
Lu Fan led the group in circles, left and right, and after who knew how many turns, their vision suddenly brightened, and a massive building appeared before them – it was a magnificent palace.
"Wow! There's a palace in here?" Zhantai Ruomei immediately exclaimed excitedly.
"Master! This palace is so huge, why are there no people?" Li Jingjing asked in surprise from the side.
"Hmm! There really are no people! Old man..." Lu Fan turned to ask the scruffy old Daoist, but when he turned, he found that the scruffy old Daoist had disappeared.
"Scruffy old Daoist!? Old man? If you don't come out now, we're leaving," Lu Fan shouted to the surroundings. However, there was no response.
"Never mind, this island isn't big, and that old guy can't possibly get lost. We'll find him later. Let's go into the main hall first," Lu Fan frowned, pulling Li Jingjing and Zhantai Ruomei's hands as he walked towards the main hall.
The main hall was divided into a central hall and two side halls. Lu Fan led the two young girls directly into the main hall. As soon as they entered, the three of them felt a chilling aura. At the head of the hall was a golden throne, and on the throne sat a golden armored general statue. The statue held a large golden sword.
On either side of the hall stood ten silver-armored guards, their silver swords held in their hands. Although they were statues, each one was lifelike and imposing, as if they were real people.
"Master! There isn't a single living person on this island. Are we going to be trapped here and unable to go anywhere?" Zhantai Ruomei said dejectedly, looking at the hall where, apart from a few golden and silver armored statues, there wasn't even anyone breathing.
"My sword is broken, and I think this golden sword looks good," Lu Fan said, stepping towards the golden statue seated above. Arriving before the statue, Lu Fan reached out and grabbed the golden sword in its hand.
Whoosh... Suddenly, the golden statue moved. Crack... The hand holding the golden sword lunged towards Lu Fan's chest.
Whoosh... Lu Fan quickly stepped back, evading the attack, and reached out again towards the golden sword.
Whoosh... The golden statue abruptly stood up, bang bang... its other hand swung towards Lu Fan.
Lu Fan sneered and immediately engaged the golden statue in combat.
"Tsk... The golden statue came to life?" Li Jingjing blinked her large eyes. This was indeed somewhat unexpected.
"Should we go help?" Zhantai Ruomei said from the side.
"We can't move. If we move, they will move too!" Li Jingjing suddenly said, looking at the ten silver statues.
"Then... let's not!" Zhantai Ruomei swallowed and said.
Bang bang bang... Lu Fan and the golden statue exchanged over a dozen blows, neither gaining the upper hand. Lu Fan was empty-handed, and the golden statue hadn't drawn its sword.
"It seems the martial arts of the fairyland are nothing special!" Lu Fan said as he fought. He glanced at the silver-armored guards beside him, then suddenly moved, bang... he threw a punch towards one of the silver statues.
Bang... The silver statue also moved, and a fist met Lu Fan's. The collision of their fists produced a dull thud, and a powerful surge of energy rippled outwards in all directions, instantly creating a storm.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh... Following closely behind, the silver statue and the golden statue ganged up on Lu Fan.
After another dozen or so exchanges, Lu Fan smiled faintly and looked at another silver statue, "Two aren't enough, you come too!"
As he spoke, Lu Fan sent a surge of energy towards that silver statue. Instantly, the second silver statue also charged forward.
"Master! Are you planning to fight all eleven of them by yourself?" Zhantai Ruomei shouted from the side.