“My sister and her friends came to visit me and wanted to go out to sea,” Rong Zhiyuan explained.

Old Chen pondered for a moment and said, "I can't make the decision to rent a boat; it has to go through the captain and the others."

Old Chen rubbed his hands together and lowered his voice, saying, "However... it's rare for Comrade Rong to speak up, so I'll take you to Captain Wang first thing tomorrow morning to put in a good word for you."

Rong Zhiyuan smiled and nodded: "Then I'll have to trouble Uncle Chen."

Mo Bai was a little anxious: "Tomorrow morning? Wouldn't that mean we'll miss the sunrise?"

Old Chen laughed heartily upon hearing this: "Young man, you're too impatient!" He stroked his beard and thought for a moment, "How about this, you wait at the dock first, I'll go and call Captain Wang over."

Rong Jiaojiao quickly asked, "It's so late, won't we be disturbing them too much?"

"It's alright!" Old Chen waved his hand. "Captain Wang's house is right next door, he's probably still awake."

Sure enough, in less than fifteen minutes, Old Chen returned with a lean, middle-aged man.

Captain Wang was wearing an old military uniform, but his eyes were bright and piercing.

He immediately looked at Rong Zhiyuan and asked, "Comrade Rong, do you want to rent a boat?"

Rong Zhiyuan nodded, and Captain Wang readily agreed, "Sure, just follow the rules. How many days do you want to rent?" He glanced at Mo Bai and the others, "But we have to agree on this first: you have to pay a deposit, and you can only stay near the coast, not go far."

Mo Bai asked impatiently, "How much is the deposit? How much is the rent?"

As for whether he goes to far places or not, they can still control him once he's out at sea.

Captain Wang said, "The deposit is five hundred, and as for the rental fee, plus the gas money, it's fifty yuan a day. How about that?"

Fifty yuan was actually too expensive, but he could tell from the group's clothes that they were well-off, so he deliberately asked for more.

Mo Zhizhou took out a cloth bag, counted out five hundred and gave it to Captain Wang: "Here's five hundred for you, but we need to set sail as soon as possible. We'll deduct the rental fee from this five hundred, okay?"

Captain Wang happily accepted the money and said, "Okay, okay, you can take Old Chen's boat now, and I'll fill it up with fuel!"

Things went surprisingly smoothly.

When everyone arrived at the dock, Old Chen had already quickly prepared the fishing boat.

"This boat is a bit old," Old Chen said proudly, patting the gunwale, "but the engine was replaced last year, and it runs more steadily than those new boats!"

Zi Ling was the first to jump onto the deck, circling around and sniffing in the moonlight.

Old Chen suddenly asked, "Does anyone here know how to drive a boat?"

Rong Jiaojiao and Mo Bai exchanged glances, then looked at Mo Zhizhou. Mo Zhizhou shook his head speechlessly, thankfully they were cultivators.

He said to Old Chen, "I will, don't worry!"

Old Chen was relieved and went back home, and it was also time for Rong Zhiyuan to return to the military camp.

Rong Jiaojiao wanted to give him a ride, but Rong Zhiyuan refused. Rong Jiaojiao insisted, and in the end, she said she would secretly send him off on her sword.

Upon hearing this, how could Rong Zhiyuan refuse?

He also wanted to experience what it felt like to fly in the air, and looked at Rong Jiaojiao expectantly.

Rong Jiaojiao smiled slyly, cast an invisibility spell, and lightly leaped up while holding her brother's wrist.

Zi Ling immediately understood and jumped onto her shoulder. The two of them, along with Rong Zhiyuan, took off on their swords and rose to a height of 100 meters in the blink of an eye.

Rong Zhiyuan gripped his sister's arm tightly, his eyes shining with an astonishing intensity: "This is so exciting!"

The sea breeze howled past, and the sea surface shimmered with silver light under the moonlight.

Zi Ling jumped excitedly on the sword, and Rong Jiaojiao led them to play on the sea for a while, letting Rong Zhiyuan experience the feeling of flying.

Seeing that Rong Zhiyuan's time was almost up, Rong Jiaojiao escorted him back to the camp.

Rong Zhiyuan asked, "Jiaojiao, can't you stay here a few more days?"

Rong Jiaojiao shook her head: "Second brother, Master should be here soon. I'll go back to see him first. If we pass by here in a while, we'll come to see you again."

"Okay, then be careful at sea."

"I know, brother. Make sure you keep the defensive talisman I gave you safe."

"I know, go back now, don't keep your friend waiting."

"Alright, goodbye then, Second Brother!"

Rong Jiaojiao waved goodbye, turned around, and disappeared into the night as a streak of light.

Back on the fishing boat, Mo Bai was excitedly pacing around on the deck, while Mo Zhizhou was studying the instrument panel in the cockpit.

"How is it? Can it be driven?" Rong Jiaojiao asked, leaning closer.

Mo Zhizhou nodded confidently: "It shouldn't be difficult. You all rest first, and we'll set sail again when it's almost dawn."

Seeing his confident look, Rong Jiaojiao nodded trustingly.

The next day, before dawn, Mo Bai woke Rong Jiaojiao up.

Seeing that they had woken up, Mo Zhizhou skillfully started the engine, and the fishing boat roared loudly as it slowly sailed away from the dock.

Mo Bai ran to the bow of the ship, opened his arms to the sea breeze: "Now this is what adventure is all about!"

At dawn, fishing boats traced silver trails on the starlight, and the sea breeze gently caressed everyone's faces.

Mo Zhizhou kept the boat speed at its most stable level, and the fishing boat glided lightly on the sea like a leaf.

As the sky grew brighter, a faint orange-red hue began to spread among the clouds, gradually illuminating the deep blue sky.

"Look over there!" Rong Jiaojiao pointed to the eastern horizon.

Mo Bai excitedly climbed onto the ship's side: "It's sunrise! It's magnificent!"

Zi Ling also jumped to the bow of the boat, her little paws resting on the gunwale, her eyes fixed on the distance.

In the morning light, its pale purple fur was tinged with a faint gold.

As the sun slowly rises, the shimmering waves on the sea resemble scattered gold dust.

Mo Zhizhou used his divine sense to control the direction, ran to the deck, set up a table, and conjured up a pot of hot tea from somewhere, pouring a cup for everyone.

"Come, try this Cloud Mist Spirit Tea," he said with a smile.

Rong Jiaojiao held the warm teacup, feeling the warmth brought by the morning light.

The aroma of tea mingled with the salty, fishy smell of the sea breeze, creating an indescribable harmony.

"Huh? What's that?" Mo Bai suddenly pointed to the sea not far away. Several silver-gray dorsal fins were cutting through the water, gracefully darting around the fishing boat.

"They look like dolphins!" Rong Jiaojiao exclaimed in surprise. "They're swimming alongside our boat!"

Zi Ling let out a "woof" and curiously poked her body out.

A baby dolphin suddenly leaped out of the water, drawing a graceful arc in the air, the water droplets sparkling in the sunlight as if greeting them.

Rong Jiaojiao and the others remained silent, quietly enjoying this pleasant moment.

The fishing boat continued its journey as the sun slowly rose into the sky.

Mo Zhizhou asked, "Young Master, the sea here is calm. Shall we go fishing?"

Mo Bai waved his hand: "We've only just begun, let's keep going."

Mo Zhizhou said, "If we go any further, we'll be entering the deep sea!"

Mo Bai wasn't one to listen to reason. His eyes gleamed as he patted the gunwale: "The deep sea is much more exciting! Maybe we can catch a big one!"