The sailboat continued onward. Jiang Hao's Sixth Sense was keen; he could sense that something seemed to be following and watching him from beneath the water. He guessed it was the Mermaid Princess's doing. After all, this was her territory, and she had countless monsters and sea clan warriors under her command. How could his ship possibly outrun those fish monsters in the sea?
But that was fine too. It saved him from running into other sea clans looking for trouble.
Before he knew it, night had fallen. Jiang Hao moored the boat, finished dinner, and waited for Avril to come by.
There was neither wind nor cloud tonight, and Ming Yue hung high in the sky.
Splash!
The sound of water rose.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Someone knocked hard on the side of the ship three times.
Helen had not gone to sleep this time. She asked softly, "Is that Mermaid Princess here?"
Jiang Hao nodded. "Come on, let's go meet her."
He climbed out of the cabin with Little Fox. Avril was stunned when she saw Helen. "You aren't alone? You even brought a Fox Clan maiden with you?"
"A Pig race man and a Fox Clan maiden... you two aren't eloping, are you?" Avril asked after curiously examining them.
"That has nothing to do with our trade, does it?" Jiang Hao said.
It truly had nothing to do with it, but when Avril saw a woman beside Jiang Hao, she felt inexplicably unhappy. She did not know why herself.
She waved for the Octopus Monster to give Jiang Hao the monsters from this trip. Its massive tentacles tossed down pile after pile of creatures, covering the deck. Some of the monsters crawled while others ran, startling Helen into a scream. Seeing Helen's frightened expression, Avril giggled.
"This time,