After severing all ties with the Pei family, Pei Wuwang immediately had a document severing ties drafted.
He, Pei's father, and Pei's second uncle solemnly signed their names in front of many villagers.
And he pressed his fingerprint on it.
The document clearly states in black and white: From this day forward, Pei Wuwang's lineage will have no further connection with the Pei family. They will not be raised or buried, and will remain completely unrelated.
When Madam Pei found out, she cried and made a scene at home, scolding Pei Wuwang for being unfilial and Pei's father for being cowardly.
But this time, no one paid any attention to her. After completing the formalities, Pei Wuwang took Shen Qingtang, Pei Nian'an, and his loyal subordinates with him.
She moved to live on the other side of the island, completely severing ties with the Pei family.
Having resolved the Pei family's troubles, Shen Qingtang thought she could finally focus on handling the follow-up matters on the island. However, an even bigger unexpected event occurred.
That morning, Shen Qingtang and Pei Wuwang took Pei Nian'an to the beach to watch the sunrise.
But when they reached the seaside, they were stunned to find that the once boundless sea had turned into a vast expanse of water, with fog covering the surface and no ships in sight.
There was no trace of land in sight.
"What...what's going on?"
Shen Qingtang said in shock, "When we came here yesterday, we could clearly see the small islands and fishing boats in the distance! How could it have changed like this overnight?"
Pei Wuwang frowned as well. He took out his compass, but found that the needle was spinning wildly, making it impossible to determine the direction. "The compass is malfunctioning. We've completely lost our way."
Shen Qingtang's heart sank. Without direction or boats, they were like stranded on a deserted island, facing danger at any moment.
She desperately needed a reliable navigation tool, and the most direct way to do that was to make a compass.
She immediately had someone find a natural magnet, a thin silk thread, and a small steel needle.
She first rubbed the steel needle repeatedly on the magnet to make it magnetic, and then suspended the steel needle with a silk thread to ensure that it could rotate freely.
soon.
A simple compass was thus completed. When the steel needle stabilized, with one end pointing south and the other north, Shen Qingtang finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"With this, we can determine our direction."
Holding the compass, Shen Qingtang said to Pei Wuwang, "Although we don't know exactly how big this ocean is, at least we won't lose our way."
Pei Wuwang nodded, his admiration for Shen Qingtang growing even stronger.
No matter what difficulties she encounters, she always manages to find a solution.
However, the others on the island were not so calm.
When they discovered that the sea had turned into a vast ocean and the compass had malfunctioned, they were all thrown into panic.
"What should we do? Are we trapped here?"
"This sea is boundless, and we have no idea where the shore is!"
"I've heard that this sea is frequently hit by tsunamis and storms. If one comes, we'll all drown!"
"What if this island suddenly sinks too?"
Panic spread across the island, and people gathered together, bewildered and at a loss.
Constable Zhang was also extremely anxious. He found Shen Qingtang and Pei Wuwang and pleaded, "Shen Qingtang, you must think of a way! We can't stay trapped here forever!"
Shen Qingtang felt anxious as she looked at the panicked people.
She knew that the most important thing now was to calm everyone down.
Holding a compass, she stood on high ground and shouted, "Don't panic, everyone! I've made a compass, and now we can determine our direction. As long as we keep walking in one direction, we'll definitely find land!"
She paused, then continued, “I know you’re all scared, but panic won’t solve anything. What we need to do now is unite and work together to figure out how to get out of here. I will lead you to build boats and prepare enough food and water. Once we’re ready, we’ll set off immediately!”
Shen Qingtang's words gave everyone a glimmer of hope. People looked at her determined eyes.
He glanced at the compass in her hand again, and his emotions gradually calmed down.
"Shen Qingtang is right! We can't panic!"
"We believe in Shen Qingtang! We'll definitely get out of here if we follow her!"
Seeing that everyone's emotions had stabilized.
Shen Qingtang and Pei Wuwang exchanged a glance, both seeing determination in each other's eyes.
They knew the road ahead would be difficult, but as long as they worked together, they would surely overcome the difficulties and find their way home.
Shen Qingtang summoned an assault boat from her spatial storage. Everyone was initially full of anticipation, but their expressions instantly darkened when they saw the size of the assault boat.
This assault boat is indeed too small; it can only seat five or six people at most.
Moreover, the ship is too light to withstand the giant waves of the vast ocean in front of it.
“This assault boat is no good!” Officer Zhang said with a frown. “Such a small boat, let alone carrying so many people, even if there are only a few people, it is easy to capsize in such big waves.”
Shen Qingtang nodded, realizing the seriousness of the problem: "We need a larger, more stable ship to safely cross this sea."
Just then, Lu Jiaojiao suddenly spoke up.
His tone was full of sarcasm: "Shen Qingtang, do you not want to take us with you at all? You clearly have so many 'divine objects,' you must have a bigger ship, but you deliberately brought out such a small thing to fool us!"
Her words immediately drew agreement from some people.
"Yes, Shen Qingtang, if you have a way, don't keep it to yourself!"
"We're almost trapped here to die, so please stop joking around with us!"
Seeing that someone was agreeing with her, Lu Jiaojiao became even more smug: "I knew it! She just doesn't want to take us with her! She has her own space, food and drink, and she doesn't care about our lives at all! She just wants to watch us all die here!"
Looking at Lu Jiaojiao's distorted face, Shen Qingtang felt a surge of anger welling up inside her.
She never expected that her kind attempt to save everyone would be met with such slander.
"Smack!"
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