"However, don't you think she looks a little familiar?"
"It does seem a bit like our former leader of the Hongyun Gang..."
"What do you mean 'a little bit'? This is the boss, okay! Open your dog eyes and take a good look!"
"Wow! The Boss is back from his world travels!"
"..."
Just as everyone was excitedly making noise, with a "bang," a large white wave burst forth on the sea below the bow of the ship.
Someone jumped.
It was their superior officer.
After Yun Zhao floated to the surface, he swam vigorously toward the giant whale.
He swam to the whale's head, stopped, and stared intently at the woman sitting on its back, revealing two rows of white teeth.
"Third Sister, it's been a long time."
Qiu Sanniang smiled gently: "Long time no see."
She gently patted the whale's back, and the whale sank into the water. She swam towards Yun Zhao.
Before Yun Zhao could even think of what to say, her neck was suddenly grabbed and pulled close.
Then came the scene he had been longing for day and night.
He froze.
He only came to his senses when Qiu Sanniang let go, feeling the lingering warmth on her lips, his heart pounding so hard he could barely contain himself.
Qiu San Niang smiled gracefully.
"Why are you acting like a fool? Are you like Lord Ye, who professed to like dragons but only dared to admire them from afar? Or are you just all talk and no action—"
Before she could finish speaking, Yun Zhao pulled her into his arms.
She had only skimmed the surface, but he was attacking and plundering, threatening her at every turn.
The two men were so engrossed in their battle on the sea that they completely forgot about the large whale beside them and the entire ship of soldiers not far away.
Only when floating became increasingly difficult did Yun Zhao lead Qiu San Niang to swim back to his own boat.
When the giant whale saw Qiu San Niang board the boat, it swam away in a different direction, heading into the depths of the sea.
The soldiers on the ship surrounded the two men with great enthusiasm, calling out "Big Boss" repeatedly.
Yun Zhao, unwilling to let them see San Niang's soaking wet appearance, pulled her into his arms and scolded, "What are you all doing here! Anyone who has abandoned their post will have to go to Vice General Li to receive punishment later!"
The soldiers knew his temperament and that he was just threatening them. Instead of backing down, they laughed and joked around.
"We haven't seen the boss in so long, can't we even say hello!"
"General, you're too domineering. Third Sister isn't just yours. What's wrong with talking to us?"
"It's not just the general who's eagerly awaiting Third Sister's return; we're the same!"
"..."
Qiu Sanniang laughed incessantly in Yun Zhao's arms as she listened to these ridiculous words.
Yun Zhao glared at these people, then quickly led her down from the cabin, slamming the door shut to block out the chaotic noise.
Then he led Qiu Sanniang to his temporary rest room and took out two sets of clothes from the cabinet.
He handed a set to Qiu San Niang.
"This is a spare one I left here. I haven't worn it yet, so you can change into it first to avoid catching a cold. It will take more than half an hour to get back to shore from here."
The other set is taken to another room to change into.
After changing my clothes and waiting, I couldn't help but keep replaying the scene in the sea in my mind. My heart was pounding, and my back was instantly soaked with sweat.
With a creak, the door opened from the inside.
As Qiu Sanniang walked out, she said, "The sleeves and trouser legs are too long; I have to roll them up several times."
Yun Zhao turned around and saw that his robes were hanging loosely on her body. He belatedly realized how inappropriate it was to ask her to change into his clothes.
—That's so suggestive.
He was only thinking about keeping her warm and hadn't considered this at all.
But it's not appropriate to ask her to change it back now.
He could only turn his head away and look away from her to make himself feel better.
Looking at his face, which was flushed red, Qiu Sanniang knew what he was thinking. So she leaned against the door frame, crossed her arms, and teased, "What, you think I'm too hot to look at because I'm tanned?"
"No."
Yun Zhao replied quickly.
Qiu San Niang was unwilling to let him off easily.
"Then why don't you dare look at me? I'm not Medusa, I can't turn you to stone just by looking at you."
Forced into a corner, Yun Zhao had no choice but to turn around.
Her skin tone was much darker than before, but it wasn't black; rather, it was a healthy wheat color.
His cheeks had thinned a bit, which made his expression appear even more resolute.
The way his eyes moved was full of stories.
The person he had been sketching in his mind day and night finally came to life, a hundred or a thousand times more vivid than he had imagined.
He had so much to say, but not a single word came out. He just stared at her blankly and asked, "Who is Medusa?"
Qiu Sanniang laughed and said, "It's a sea monster from ancient Western mythology, with a poisonous snake on its head. Whoever it glares at turns to stone..."
Once it started, it couldn't stop, going from mythology to the nation, from the nation to the people, from the people to customs...
The stories and observations that couldn't be contained in those brief flying letters flowed endlessly from her mouth, and Yun Zhao listened to her talk non-stop as if she were telling a fairy tale.
When the ship docked, she only told a small part of the story.
Qiu Sanniang sighed, "I could talk about it for three days and three nights and still not finish."
"No rush, there's plenty of time later."
Yun Zhao smiled.
The words had a double meaning.
Qiu San Niang understood and laughed heartily, "You're right. There's plenty of time in the future, we can talk about it slowly."
She looked out at the dock through the porthole, her eyes filled with nostalgia.
“In the two years I’ve been away from home, I think about the snacks in Nanyue City several times a day, and I even dream about them.”
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