They headed north.
A few days later, Li Yu and Meng Hao arrived before a vast lake.
"This is... the North Sea? Yun Jie County lies on the other side of the North Sea!"
Meng Hao looked at the familiar lake and gazed toward the faint mountains on the far shore, his heart trembling.
That indistinct mountain across the water was Green Mountain!
Home... was on the other side of the North Sea!
"Lord Li's inheritance site lies beneath the sea."
Li Yu pointed at the lake ahead and glanced at Meng Hao.
"Mm! Let's head down now!"
Meng Hao gathered his thoughts, nodded firmly, and started walking toward the water's surface.
With Meng Hao's current cultivation, a minor spell like the Water Repelling Technique was naturally no mystery to him. Diving deep underwater was no difficult task either.
"No rush! Since we're borrowing passage from here, we should naturally greet the owner first."
Li Yu reached out and stopped Meng Hao. Then, smiling at the lake before them, he cupped his hands in salute. "I am Li Yu. Today, I need to borrow passage through the North Sea. I hope you can make things convenient for us."
As soon as he spoke, mist began rising from the lake.
"Are the two scholars planning to cross the sea?"
An ancient boat emerged from the watery mist and slowly rowed over the lake.
On the old boat stood an old man in a brown straw raincoat. He rowed with one hand, his weathered face smiling at Li Yu and Meng Hao.
"This elder..."
Meng Hao looked at the old man in the straw raincoat, and a trace of shock rose in his heart!
This old boat had suddenly sailed out of the mist, and this weathered old man looked like nothing