Wen Xiuying climbed up the rope ladder with trembling body, and stood timidly in front of Zhu Yanyan with her head down.
Zhu Yanyan cautiously approached the ship, raised the torch in her hand, and looked out at the sea.
Only after confirming that there was no one else on the lifeboat did she feel relieved enough to look at Wen Xiuya.
"What are you doing here? Where is Zhu Zinan?"
Wen Xiuying lowered her head guiltily, nervously fidgeting with her fingers. She swallowed hard before looking at Zhu Yanyan with tears in her eyes.
"Yan Yan, you have to save Zi Nan. All of this was arranged by Grandma Zhu and the others."
"Their cargo ship was attacked by dragonfish. In order to survive, they found your ship and sent me here for help."
“If I don’t do as they say, Zinan will be hurt by them.”
Zhu Yanyan didn't completely believe her stepmother's explanation. She stared at her face suspiciously and asked in a low voice.
Are you coming alone?
Wen Xiuying noticed Zhu Yanyan's suspicion. She fidgeted with her fingers, pondered for a moment, and then looked up to answer.
"There are still people."
"Who? Where are you now?"
Zhu Yanyan knew that, given the Zhu family's cunning nature, they would never entrust such an important matter to Wen Xiuying.
Upon hearing this, Wen Xiuying replied decisively, "They asked me to scout ahead first, and then they will bring people over."
"They're coming? The dragonfish still occupy the deck, why would they have time to send people over?"
Zhu Yanyan didn't believe Wen Xiuying's perfunctory explanation at all. Her face instantly darkened, and she stepped forward, intending to interrogate Wen Xiuying about the purpose of her trip.
Xi Xi was worried that Wen Xiuya would not be able to withstand Zhu Yanyan's questioning, so she quickly took out the treasure she had taken from the research lab from her bracelet.
This is a motorboat that resembles a wooden boat, and it is equipped with several artificial intelligence robots.
After placing the speedboat on the sea, she ordered the intelligent robot to light the torches.
Under her instructions, the robot swayed back and forth, constantly shaking the torch in its hand.
The flickering firelight caught Zhu Yanyan's attention, but she hadn't yet seen the wooden boat on the sea clearly.
They then noticed that white fog had suddenly risen from the sea.
The white fog completely enveloped the wooden boat, making it impossible to see anything about it.
Wen Xiuying also saw the situation with the wooden boat and mistakenly thought that the Zhu family had sent someone over. She mustered up her courage and shouted at Zhu Yanyan.
"See, I didn't lie to you!"
Zhu Yanyan remained silent with a sullen face, and after thinking for a while, she looked at her and asked.
Who from the Zhu family sent this time?
Having learned from her previous experience, Wen Xiuying was no longer as nervous as before, and she was much calmer when she told the lie.
"The men are all dealing with the dragonfish. This time, it's Grandma Zhu and the others who came. They have weapons, so Yan Yan, you have to be careful."
Zhu Yanyan was still worried that Old Lady Zhu would leave on the lifeboat, but she never expected that she would walk right into the trap. She turned to look at Granny Wang with a cold smile.
"Grandma Wang, it's time for you to show your skills. It's time to make the Zhu family pay the price for their mistakes."
When Granny Wang heard that Old Lady Zhu and the others had walked right into her trap, she revealed a vicious expression. "Don't worry, I'll make them wish they were dead."
Zhu Yanyan had been waiting for Wang Pozi to say this, and smiled with satisfaction. She then turned to instruct Wen Xiuya.
"You wait on the deck for Grandma Zhu and the others to board the ship, and then find a way to bring them into the cabin."
Wen Xiuying didn't know what Zhu Yanyan was up to. She swallowed nervously and nodded blankly.
"Yan Yan, you wouldn't be thinking of killing them, would you?"
"Why should I lift a finger? I'm not the only one the Zhu family has enemies."
Zhu Yanyan would never let her hands get stained with human blood; she kept Wang Pozi around to kill someone using her as a tool.
Wen Xiuying looked at her unfamiliar daughter and couldn't say a word. She could only follow her daughter's instructions and stand by the ship.
Zhu Yanyan and Granny Wang quietly hid in a corner of the deck, silently observing the situation on the deck.
After Zhu Yanyan and Granny Wang hid, Xixi quickly turned around and went into the cabin to check on Old Lady Zhu's condition.
At this moment, Old Lady Zhu had found the little dragonfish's storage, but no matter what she did, she couldn't cut the fishing net lines.
Curious, Xi went closer to examine the fishing net and discovered that it was made from the scales of merfolk.
She frowned, buried her small body in the space, and searched for a long time before finally finding a dagger that could split a diamond.
After finding the dagger, she hurriedly threw it at Old Lady Zhu's feet and anxiously fluttered around her.
Grandma, quickly pick up this dagger.
After cutting the fishing net for a long time, Old Lady Zhu found that there was no sign of damage. Exhausted, she slumped to the ground, panting, and looked at the dagger at her feet.
Curious, she picked up the dagger and examined it from left to right. After looking at the chipped dagger in her hand, she decisively picked up the new dagger and continued to cut through the fishing net.
To everyone's surprise, before Old Lady Zhu could even exert all her strength, the fishing net was easily torn.
She excitedly reached out her hand to the little dragonfish in the fishing net and said excitedly, "Sweetie, come here quickly, Grandma will take you to find your parents."
The little dragonfish cowered fearfully in the corner, looking at Grandma Zhu with tears in her eyes. After observing for a moment, she finally mustered up the courage to place her hand in Grandma Zhu's hand.
Seeing this, Grandma Zhu carefully took the little dragonfish's hand, picked up the towel and hugged her in her arms like she would hug Xixi, her eyes slightly red as she looked at the little dragonfish covered in wounds.
“Poor child, you’ve suffered so much. We’ll go find your family right away.”
After the little dragon fish entered Grandma Zhu's arms, its trembling body calmed down considerably, and it slowly closed its eyes and fell asleep.
After holding the dragonfish in her arms, Grandma Zhu turned around and prepared to run out of the cabin.
Grandma, you can't go out now. Zhu Yanyan and Granny Wang are keeping watch outside.
To protect her grandmother's safety, Xixi had no choice but to teleport to the robots and order them to transform into Grandma Zhu's appearance.
Xixi shared her memories with the robot, allowing the robot to remember the appearances of Old Lady Zhu and Liu Shi.
They were made to look like members of the Zhu family in order to attract the attention of Zhu Yanyan and Granny Wang.
After reading Xixi's memories, the robot quickly used its transformation mode, and in a short while, it transformed into the appearances of Old Lady Zhu, Liu, Tao, and Sun.
Following Xixi's instructions, the robot quickly climbed onto the ship, arrived on the deck, and stared blankly around.
The sudden appearance of the group startled Wen Xiuying. She stared in surprise at the stiff-faced old lady Zhu, then looked back fearfully at the cabin and then at the group of people in front of her.
“Grandma Zhu… you…”
XiXi was very dissatisfied with the robots' stiff performance and gave them orders again.
"Don't act like a robot, act and behave like a human."
After receiving the command from Xixi again, the robot quickly ran the program and soon changed state, looking at Wen Xiuya with a smile.
"What are you doing sitting here? Aren't we here to ask the owner of this ship for help?"
Wen Xiuying stared blankly at the old lady Zhu in front of her. It took her a while to come to her senses, and she nodded blankly.
"Yes... there seems to be no one here. Let's go inside the cabin and take a look!"
"OK!"
The robot, Granny Zhu, always had a faint smile on her face. Without hesitation, she nodded, pulled Wen Xiuya up from the deck, and led her by the hand quickly toward the cabin.
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