Chapter 429: First Meeting, She Is the Little White-Eyed Wolf, Just a Little Novice
Chapter 429: First Meeting, She Is the Little White-Eyed Wolf, Just a Little Novice
Three days later.
The port of Vast Sea City.
The morning mist had just cleared from the surface of the sea.
Hundreds of masts swayed gently in the morning breeze.
The sails were furled around the masts like rows of white packages waiting to be unwrapped.
A large spirit tool merchant ship named "sea fish" was docked at the outermost edge of Pier 3.
Xiao Wu was the first to jump onto the deck.
She gripped the wooden railing of the ship’s side with both hands, leaning half her body out to gaze at the churning seawater below, her pink and white skirt fluttering in the sea breeze.
"Wow! This is the sea!"
She turned her head and shouted at Lin Qingmo, her eyes shining as if they contained stars.
"Brother! The water really is salty! I just tasted a mouthful—"
"Don’t drink the seawater."
Lin Qingmo quickly grabbed her and pulled her down from the railing.
Ning Rongrong followed her onto the ship.
Ning Rongrong held up her skirt with one hand and pointed at the glaze pattern on the sail with the other.
Her expression was as proud as if she were introducing it: "This ship seems to be an asset of my family’s No. 3 Shipyard; the quality is absolutely guaranteed."
"Just how many assets does your family have?" Dugu Yan glanced at her sideways.
"Countless." Ning Rongrong replied righteously.
Zhu Zhuqing walked quietly to the side of the ship, her long black hair blowing back in the sea breeze.
She gazed at the line where the sea met the sky in the distance, the corners of her lips curling slightly upward.
Bai Chenxiang stood beside her, gripping the railing tightly with both hands.
This girl was actually a bit seasick; the ship hadn’t even departed, and her legs were already shaking.
Ye Lingling was the last to board.
She was carrying a wooden medical box.
The first thing she did after boarding wasn’t to look at the sea, but to crouch down and take out seasickness medicine from the medical box for Bai Chenxiang.
Liu Erlong stood at the bow of the ship with her hands on her hips, her dark red combat outfit snapping in the sea breeze like a flame burning at the bow.
She swept her gaze over the young girls on the deck and nodded with satisfaction.
"Everyone is here."
Lin Qingmo walked onto the deck and clapped his hands.
Everyone’s eyes fell on him.
"Before we set off, let me introduce a new friend to everyone."
"A new friend?" Ning Rongrong tilted her head.
"Who is it?" Dugu Yan also leaned in.
Lin Qingmo turned to the side and called out toward the entrance of the cabin: "Come out."
A figure walked out from the shadows of the cabin.
Her long black hair fluttered slightly in the sea breeze, and her fox-like features carried a touch of innate pride and a touch of deliberate coldness.
She wore a gold and white combat outfit, with a storage spirit tool hanging from her waist.
As she stood on the deck, her presence immediately drew the gazes of the young girls around her.
"Little White-Eyed Wolf, Hu Liena."
Lin Qingmo made a gesture of introduction.
"The Holy Maiden of Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation, she will be traveling with us to Sea God Island."
The deck was silent for two full seconds.
Ning Rongrong’s eyes widened.
Xiao Wu frowned and gripped Lin Qingmo’s arm even tighter.
Zhu Zhuqing’s eyes narrowed slightly, her gaze sweeping across Hu Liena’s Face like a knife.
Bai Chenxiang instinctively took half a step back.
Ye Lingling looked up at her.
"Wait."
Dugu Yan was the first to jump out, pointing at Hu Liena, her tone filled with deep vigilance.
"A-Qing, not asking why the Holy Maiden of Spirit Hall is here yet, but is it really okay for her to follow us?"
"It’s not a big problem." Lin Qingmo’s tone was light and breezy.
Hu Liena stood where she was, trying hard to maintain the composure and calmness expected of a Holy Maiden.
She nodded slightly at everyone, preparing to say, "Please take care of me."
"She’s just a little novice, she doesn’t pose any threat."
Hu Liena’s smile froze on her Face.
What?
A little novice?
Although she had indeed been beaten up by Lin Qingmo before, saying it in front of so many people was just too disrespectful to her!
She cursed Lin Qingmo eight hundred times in her heart,
but she still forced a twisted smile of "thanks for the compliment" onto her Face.
"Hello," she said through gritted teeth, "I am Hu Liena."
Ning Rongrong looked her up and down, her gaze carrying the pickiness typical of the Young Miss of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.
Then she suddenly laughed: "Not bad, you can bend and stretch; you’re better than that one surnamed Yu."
Hu Liena didn’t know how to respond to this, so she just maintained her smile.
Liu Erlong patted her shoulder, with such force that Hu Liena stumbled half a step forward.
"Since Qingmo says it’s no problem, I won’t ask any more questions."
"Once you’re on the ship, you’re a teammate; once you get off, everyone goes their own way. No problem, right?"
She was also very worried about the Spirit Hall issue and felt it was necessary to give a warning.
"No problem." Hu Liena nodded while rubbing her shoulder.
Following Liu Erlong’s order, the sea fish slowly sailed away from the port.
The spirit tool propulsion system at the stern ran at full power, leaving two long white wakes behind the ship.
The workers loading cargo on the pier drifted further and further away, and the white-walled, blue-roofed building complex of Vast Sea City slowly shrank into a blurry patch of color on the coastline.
Xiao Wu grabbed Lin Qingmo’s hand and ran to the bow, pointing at the endless blue ahead and shouting: "Brother! In which direction is Sea God Island?"
"Keep heading east," Lin Qingmo said.
The Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud in his arms emitted a warm and steady blue light, like a silent compass, steadily pointing toward the depths of that unknown sea area.
Ten days later, they would arrive at that island.
The sea fish rode the wind and waves, moving at full speed toward the east.
The sea breeze grew saltier, and the waves grew whiter.
The ship’s hull made a rhythmic creaking sound with the rise and fall of the waves.
A few seagulls glided behind the stern, their cries torn by the wind into intermittent notes.
At the same time.
Lin Qingmo walked to the stern and swept his gaze over the sea surface churning behind the ship.
The wake of the sea fish dragged a long white arc across the azure sea surface.
And at the end of that arc, on the horizon, he noticed another ship.
It was a black speedboat slightly smaller than the sea fish.
The hull was painted dark gray, which was not very conspicuous on the shimmering sea surface.
But its course and speed were too precise.
The distance kept from the sea fish remained constant.
Neither fast nor slow, like a remora following behind a shark to pick up leftovers.
Lin Qingmo narrowed his eyes.
It had been less than half a day since leaving Vast Sea City, and this route led to Sea God Island, so it wasn’t strange to have other ships.
But the following distance was too steady, too deliberate.
It wasn’t a coincidence, nor was it a merchant ship on the same route; someone was deliberately following them.
Who could be tracking them?
Could it be people from Spirit Hall?
Could this guy Hu Liena have some other backup plan?
"Brother? What are you looking at?"
Xiao Wu hugged his arm from behind and looked at the sea surface, following his gaze.
The horizon was empty.
That ship was gone, as if the scene from just a moment ago had been an illusion.
"Nothing." Lin Qingmo ruffled her hair, a faint smile hanging on the corners of his lips.
"Just looking at the seascape and the seagulls."
"Oh, oh, I’ll keep you company!"
The sea fish continued eastward.
The wind and waves gradually grew stronger, but Lin Qingmo’s gaze never left the sea surface behind the stern.
(End of Chapter)
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