Seeing the women gradually regain their vitality, Tang Yue didn't delay any longer and left with the Chinese. Gu Yanxi seemed very happy. Tang Yue didn't care what he had done there; as long as it didn't harm China, she would pretend she hadn't seen anything.

The pirate leader, like Tang Yue, the third-in-command, had cast a mind-controlling spell. The pirate leader bowed and scraped as he arranged for several small boats and personally rowed them to their ship.

Watching the pirates disappear into the distance, Gu Yanxi sighed. Tang Yue tilted her head slightly, and Gu Yanxi grinned, "It's still more exciting to be with you. You effortlessly subdued the most formidable bandits in the Erdu Strait, what else could possibly be difficult for you?"

Tang Yue was quite happy to hear Gu Yanxi's praise.

However, this put the troops responsible for picking them up at Zhougang in a difficult position. After receiving the call, Commander Kang felt it would be safer for Chang Yin to go there himself.

After all, Chang Yin knew Tang Yue best. She couldn't have just sent some people back after going out; she might have brought something back with her.

Commander Kang thought Chang Yin's suggestion made sense. Tang Yue was a soldier from their South Island, so how could her achievements not have been met by people from their South Island? They missed her last time she went out, so they were determined to go this time.

Commander Kang immediately ordered Chang Yin and his men to take two warships directly by sea, hoping to rendezvous with Tang Yue and the others at sea. Commander Kang contacted the troops on this side, and they also agreed that they should go to sea to provide support.

After all, Tang Yue and her group were only sailing one boat, which was still very dangerous at sea. Especially since the route they were taking was right in the waters where conflicts were frequent.

Tang Yue, whom they were eyeing, actually encountered a problem. The reason was simple: their ship was from Japan, with obvious Japanese markings, and Japanese ships looked more advanced than Chinese ships.

Fishermen from both countries cast nets to fish at sea, and since there is no clear boundary between their territorial waters, it is normal for Chinese fishermen to fish in the waters of neighboring Japan, and for Japanese fishermen to cross into Chinese waters.

However, these incidents often lead to conflicts between fishermen from both countries. Tang Yue and her group quickly passed through the Erdu Strait and were soon in waters very close to Japan. Their boat was moving very fast, and in the waters between the two countries, Chinese fishing boats and Japanese fishing boats were clashing.