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Tang Yue's lips curled up slightly. Was this a test of her learning ability? Or did he not want to pass on the inheritance? However, it was no longer up to him to decide.

Tang Yue really liked this place; the spiritual energy here was incredibly rich. She wondered if the place would maintain such a rich spiritual energy after she took the spatial materials.

However, Tang Yue was indeed in a hurry. She gently lifted her foot, and she had already crossed the boundary wall and re-entered the sea.

"Ah!" Tang Yue couldn't help but marvel at this spatial teleportation ability. However, she had only just learned it, and the distance she could teleport to now was not very far, but this did not diminish Tang Yue's excitement.

After several spatial shifts, Tang Yue felt she had reached the middle layer of the ocean. A few more shifts later, she surfaced. Breathing in the air again, Tang Yue felt the world was even more wonderful.

It was nighttime. Tang Yue projected her consciousness outwards, and the giant pin was controlling a Japanese ship, making it spin aimlessly at sea. Tang Yue smiled. This guy was quite interesting. She continued practicing spatial teleportation, and soon found herself on the small boat she had released.

Tang Yue was too lazy to row herself and didn't want to waste any spiritual energy, so she simply made a rope and hung it on the large ship. Big Headpin then took control of the ship, setting sail towards the Japanese port of Taki along the original course.

Tang Yue then began fiddling with the stones on the small boat. Although she knew how to refine them, she was still missing some auxiliary materials. Since she didn't have any on hand, she had to put it aside for the time being.

As dawn broke, Tang Yue spotted several fishing boats. Looking at them, these boats seemed far superior to those in China. Tang Yue knew they belonged to Japan.

It seems we're quite close to Japan. I'll make my small boat invisible first. As we pass each other, the fishermen on the fishing boats are somewhat surprised; there's no one on the deck of this ship.

"Kobayashi, what are you looking at?"

Xiao Lin turned around and shouted to the ship next to him, "Wu Nan, why is there no one on the cruise ship today? Something feels off."

Wu Nan shook his head with amusement, pointing a finger at the sky, "Look at what time it is now. Those nobles should still be sleeping. Who's fishing so early in the morning like us?"

Xiao Lin thought Wu Nan made sense. Oh well, the boat was sailing smoothly and seemed to be heading in the right direction, so what was there to worry about? He should focus on how many nets of fish he could catch today.

Tang Yue overheard their conversation, and it was indeed unusual. However, Tang Yue didn't care. She wondered if the poisons on the ship were still effective, and she kept her spiritual energy shield closed.

She couldn't let the innocent marine life on the high seas suffer. If anyone was going to cause trouble, it should be the Japanese. Tang Yue then instructed Big Headpin to increase the cruise ship's speed.

Upon reaching Japanese waters, Tang Yue discovered many Japanese ships, which looked quite impressive, far superior to the vessels currently in service on their southern islands.

These ships didn't seem to be warships. Tang Yue felt a mix of emotions. But then she smiled; this was actually quite good, they could just be taken back and used directly. It saved her a lot of trouble.

Soon, around 1 PM, Tang Yue spotted the silhouette of Japan in the distance. Their designated dock was Nakajima Kokuti Dock. This was the location they had set before the captain died. Tang Yue was now very excited.

What Tang Yue didn't know was that Japan was already in complete chaos.

"Deputy Minister Xiu, has there been any news yet?"

"Yes, Manager Matsumoto. We have tried to contact Mr. Kozo many times, but we don't know if something happened to him, we haven't received any reply so far."

"This is very unusual. Have you received any reports of shipwrecks in the Bohai or Yellow Seas?"

"Minister Matsumoto, I've already had someone investigate this, but there haven't been any results yet. However, I think it's unlikely. After all, that ship wasn't completely unequipped."

It won't sink so easily. Besides, they messaged us a few hours after they set off, saying everything was going smoothly.

This was also something Nomura Hideichi couldn't understand: why did they set off without any problems, but now they couldn't make contact? "Could it be that some Chinese people boarded the ship?"

Nomura Hideichi's eyes widened suddenly; this was the only possibility he could think of.

Naoki Matsumoto frowned; he wasn't sure either. "Logically speaking, many of the people who returned this time are from powerful families, and they should all have someone accompanying them. Moreover, Mr. Takahashi's protection is extremely strict; one or two Chinese people simply couldn't control the situation."

The two were unsure how to explain their current loss of contact. Just then, a subordinate rushed into the office.

Matsumoto frowned, and before he could reprimand him, his subordinate excitedly exclaimed, "They're back! They're back!"

Hidekazu Nomura asked, "What's back?"

The subordinate took a breath and said, "We just received a call from the port on the island. The ship that's going to pick up people from China is about to enter the port."

"What?"

"What?"

Matsumoto and Nomura stood up simultaneously, exclaiming in surprise, "What?! Although it's a few days late, they really are back!" A look of relief crossed their faces.

Heaven knows how much pressure they've been under these past two days. Mr. Takahashi is an important figure under Japanese protection. If it weren't for the crucial importance of that truth serum, the Emperor certainly wouldn't have allowed him to go on the ship.

In addition, people from the Mitsui and Hatoyama families came to urge them every day. The trip, which was supposed to be three to four days, was dragged on for eight days. Who wouldn't be anxious?

"Let's go take a look."

This operation is quite important; the two of them have been staying with Duanqi for many days.

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