Bao'er was sitting on the grass, drinking milk from a bottle. She had been born for a few years, but she hadn't changed at all.
Han Sen didn't know if she was growing up slowly, or if she wasn't growing up, but it didn't matter. Even if Bao'er didn't grow up, Han Sen could take care of her.
Han Sen planned to wait until it was dark. If he didn't see the two elders of the Xue family by then, he'd use the Night Cloak to sneak into the Blood River Shelter.
However, after waiting for less than an hour, he saw a large boat sailing down the river in the distance.
Han Sen stood up and looked. Because it was too far away, all he could see was a big white ship with a white sail. It bobbed up and down in the Blood River, and it was going downstream.
When the ship came closer, Han Sen's face changed.
The hull of the ship was completely made of bones. Even the three large sails were made of bones. There was some kind of creature's skin on them. It was bloody as if it had been peeled off alive.
If that was all there was to it, it wouldn't have scared him. He had seen a lot of scary things, and he had seen a lot of dead bodies. He wasn't going to be scared by a white bone ship.
What made Han Sen's face change was at the front of the ship. There was a cross of bones, and there was a human nailed to it.
Yes, it was the human who was nailed to it. The human's hair and beard were all white. He was obviously an old man, but his body was nailed to the white bone cross at the bow of the ship. Bone spurs pierced through his flesh and bones, nailing him to the skeleton behind.
His outstretched arms and closed legs were nailed with rows of bone spikes. As the boat rose and fell in the river, the wounds caused by the bone spikes kept bleeding.
The old man looked like he was in pain, but he didn't dare to struggle. The more he struggled, the more pain he would feel. And as the ship swayed, the wounds wouldn't heal.
Blood flowed down the front of the ship, and he looked like a demon being executed in hell.
Han Sen's eyes were burning with anger. He knew many humans were suffering in the Third God's Sanctuary, but seeing this scene with his own eyes made him feel as if his chest was going to explode. He couldn't vent his anger, and it made him want to vomit blood.
Han Sen gritted his teeth, but he didn't go and save the old man.
If he saved him now, it wouldn't be saving him; it would be killing him.
If Han Sen did not break the contract with the spirit and destroy the white bone ship, the old man would die.
The old man saw Han Sen standing by the river, and the ship was coming towards Han Sen. Han Sen was surprised, as the old man seemed to be able to control the ship.
When the bone boat was near the shore, the old man who was nailed to the front of the boat said, "Young man, are you from another shelter?"
"Yes." Han Sen nodded.
The old man was overjoyed, and he asked, "Are you free?
Can you return to the Alliance? "
Han Sen nodded again and said, "I am free. I can return to the Alliance. What is your name?"
Seeing this old man, Han Sen realized how heavy the word freedom was. It was heavy enough to break a person's spine.
The old man sighed and said, "My surname is Xue and my name is Yu Cheng. Can I trouble you to help me bring a message back to the Xue family?"
"Sure," Han Sen said.
"Please tell the Xue family to come here as soon as possible." Xue Yucheng looked as if he was trying to suppress the pain he was feeling.
Han Sen wished to say something, but Xue Yucheng said, "Tell them Xue Chen is trapped in Blood River Shelter, and he cannot leave. Tell them to find Xue Chen. He has something that belongs to the Xue family."
Han Sen was shocked. He thought Xue Yucheng had asked the Xue family to come and save them, but that didn't seem to be the case. It seemed as if they had something important to give to the Xue family. That was why they had asked them to come.
"What's going on?" Han Sen asked, pointing at Xue Yucheng.
Xue Yucheng had a bitter look on his face. "Although this white bone boat has the ability to patrol the river, and can swim freely in the Blood River where there are no survivors, it doesn't have the ability to distinguish between people. It needs someone to steer it to patrol the river, and I am that person who steers it."
"Is that the only way to steer it?" Han Sen frowned.
Xue Yu Cheng sighed and said, "If it were a stronger spirit, they would have been able to steer the ship. But I am just a weak human, and I cannot earn the trust of the king spirit. I have no choice but to use my blood as a guide to steer the ship.
If it weren't for the fact that this job of patrolling the river gives me the opportunity to send some news back to the Xue Clan, I would rather bleed to death than suffer such humiliation. "
Han Sen was angry. The Emperor Spirit did not trust Xue Yucheng, but he still wanted him to patrol the river. It was a pain worse than death.
He knew human lives were worth less than dogs in the Third God's Sanctuary, but he still felt like there was something stuck in his chest.
"Little Brother, you have to bring the message back to the Xue family. They will reward you handsomely.
It is too dangerous here, so you should leave. Don't let the creatures of the river find you, "Xue Yucheng said as he prepared to leave.
"Wait, can you tell me how many king spirits and super creatures there are in Blood River Shelter? And how strong are they?" Han Sen asked. That was what he really wanted to know.
Xue Yucheng said, "There are only two king spirits in Blood River Shelter. One is Blood River King, and the other is Yaksha, who only arrived a few months ago.
There are only two Emperor Spirits, and there are seven super creatures. Tell the Xue family not to fight them. Tell them to find Xue Chen and take what he wants. "
Han Sen was surprised to hear Yaksha was there. He had not seen him since the fight with Xiang Yin.
I wonder if Yaksha's spirit stone is in Blood River Shelter? If it is here, I'll kill him, "Han Sen thought to himself.
"What are the powers of Blood River Emperor and the seven super creatures?" Han Sen asked.
Xue Yucheng shook his head and said, "We humans are far from being their match. It's useless even if we know. You only need to tell them that they are no match for us."
After saying that, Xue Yucheng controlled the bone boat to go downstream. As the boat rose and fell, Xue Yucheng's painful groans could be faintly heard.