Liu Piaopiao was startled and glanced at the ordinary-looking woman beside her, wondering what she wanted to do. "I don't understand what you're saying."
The woman lowered her head and chuckled softly, "That's enough. The hatred in your eyes can't escape my notice."
Seeing that Liu Piaopiao did not answer, the woman asked again, "How about we cooperate?"
Liu Piaopiao wasn't stupid, so she naturally wouldn't easily believe a stranger's words. But what the woman whispered in her ear next made her expression change. She gave the woman a meaningful look and then left.
The woman watched Liu Piaopiao's departing figure and sneered. She knew that things had gone well. Although Ji Jiuying had disguised herself, judging from Liu Piaopiao's reaction and the reactions of the Night Lord and her own master, she was certain that the man was Ji Jiuying in disguise.
The cabin was exceptionally spacious.
"It's been a long time since I've tasted Little Nine's spirit wine," Ye Qingchen said with a smile, taking a small sip of the spirit wine in his cup.
"If Qingchen wants to drink, is it too difficult for you?"
Ji Jiuying picked up the spirit wine and filled the cup in front of Ye Qingchen. Upon hearing this, Ye Qingchen's lips curled up slightly. Indeed, this was no challenge for him, but he wasn't just talking about wine.
"Qingchen is not much older than Jiu'er, yet she has already broken through to the Spirit Saint realm. Her talent is truly astonishing!" Feng Che praised from the side.
Ye Qingchen had witnessed Feng Che's strength and knew that he was a Spirit Venerable expert, so he was not surprised that Feng Che could see through his strength. He slowly stood up, looked at Feng Che, and raised his wine cup, "I dare not claim that your talent is amazing. Compared with Xiao Jiu, you are far inferior. Come, Second Master Feng, I would like to toast you."
Seeing Ye Qingchen's composed demeanor, Feng Che's goodwill towards him doubled, and he smiled and said, "Alright! I hope Qingchen will take care of Xiao Jiu in the future."
"Second Master Feng, you flatter me. Xiao Jiu and I hit it off immediately, like brothers, inseparable. To say you're taking care of me would be too formal!"
As she spoke, Ye Qingchen glanced at her profile as she looked out the window.
"Alright, alright, come on! Cheers!"
The two chattered on and on for most of the day, and Ji Jiuying tried to interject several times but couldn't! It made her both amused and helpless. Finally, when they had absolutely nothing to say to each other, Ji Jiuying managed to join in the conversation!
"Qingchen, when did you get here?" Ji Jiuying picked up the spiritual tea in her hand and took a sip.
"We arrived yesterday morning, and we even ran into the person behind you on the way."
Ji Jiuying didn't speak, but naturally knew that the person Ye Qingchen was talking about was Yingyue.
"Xiao Jiu, do you know that the Ji family was burned down overnight?" Ye Qingchen asked.
Ji Jiuying looked at Ye Qingchen with suspicion. The Ji family was burned down? She really didn't know about this.
Seeing her like this, Ye Qingchen knew that she definitely didn't know, so he said, "Yes, the Ji family was burned down overnight. Except for Ji Chenyuan, everyone in the mansion died. The next day, Ji Chenyuan went to the palace to resign his official position and retired to his hometown."
Ji Jiuying frowned. Given Ji Chenyuan's personality, how could he suddenly give up the position he had worked so hard to climb to? The Ji family was burned down overnight, so someone who was afraid of him must have come looking for him.
"If I'm not mistaken, someone has approached Ji Chenyuan, and burning down the Ji residence is very likely an act of revenge."
Ji Jiuying and Feng Che exchanged a glance, both understanding each other without saying a word. Feng Luo probably already knew her identity, so they were bound to run into each other in the East Sea this time.
Just then, there was a knock on the door. It was the Third Elder's voice, "Xiao Jiu, Feng Che, are you there?"
Ji Jiuying stepped forward and opened the door: "Third Elder, is there something you need?"
"Lord Ye is here too!" The Third Elder nodded to Ye Qingchen, then said earnestly to Ji Jiuying and Feng Che, "I just observed that we will be passing through the Flowing Sea soon, so please be careful."
"Hairline?" Ji Jiuying looked at the Third Elder with a puzzled expression.
"At this speed, we'll pass Liu Hai very quickly!" Ye Qingchen said.
The Third Elder looked at the young Ye Qingchen in surprise, not expecting that he also knew about Liu Hai.
"Liuhai is a sea that looks calm, but the seabed is full of whirlpools. Once a ship or people fall in, their chances of survival are slim. So we must be careful later," the elder said solemnly.
Ji Jiuying frowned slightly. The East Sea region was already fraught with danger before they even reached it, yet so many people were still going. It seemed that the authenticity of this peerless spiritual treasure had increased.
On another ship.
Murong Yun gazed at Feng Luo's face, lost in thought. The teachers from Star Academy bore a striking resemblance in both their aura and appearance. Could it be…?
Murong Yun tentatively asked, "Third Master Feng, do you have any brothers or anything like that?"
Feng Luo jumped to her feet, her pupils shrinking, an expression of disbelief on her face. "What did you find?"
Seeing Feng Luo's expression, Murong Yun immediately felt that his guess was correct, so he said, "I saw someone who looks a lot like you, Third Master Feng, both in aura and appearance."
Upon hearing this, Feng Luo concluded that the person Murong Yun had seen must have been her second brother, Feng Che. "Where did you see him? Where is he now?"
"He boarded the boat on the shore, just half an hour before you arrived."
"So he's also going to the East China Sea." Feng Luo lowered his eyes and pondered for a moment.
"Third Master Feng, could it be that the teacher is really your brother?" Murong Yun asked.
"Teacher? What teacher?" Feng Luo asked in confusion.
"He is a teacher at Star Academy. He just boarded the ship with people from Star Academy heading to the East China Sea."
Feng Luo narrowed his eyes. How could someone as unrestrained as his second brother stay in one place and even become a teacher? Recalling what the secret guards had found out before, he guessed that his second brother must have known about Ji Jiuying for a long time, and that becoming a teacher at Star Academy was probably to protect her.
Hehehe, Feng Luo's lips curled into a cold smile. Second brother really hadn't changed at all, still as indecisive as ever. But now that he knew, he was determined to bring Ji Jiuying back no matter what, whether for the Feng family or for his little sister.
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People from the Wuji Sect and the Star Academy all came out onto the deck. The ship slowly sailed into a calm sea at a visible speed. The calmness was unusual, like being on a lake. Often, the calmer the sea, the greater the danger.
"Everyone stay alert. When we disembark and sail through the whirlpool, we must work together to keep the boat balanced and pass through the whirlpool steadily. When passing through the whirlpool, be careful where you step and don't fall in."
The elder gave a heartfelt reminder.
Everyone tensed up immediately and stood at attention. Liu Piaopiao glanced at the woman and then looked at Ji Jiuying, a look of decision flashing in her eyes.
The ship was clearly moving forward, but it seemed to be stopped on the sea. The atmosphere in the air was more like the calm before a storm, and the sky darkened a bit!
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