When life hung in the balance, the impossible became possible.
In just two and a half hours, the Seven Python had reached shore.
A lush oasis lay before him. Braced against the cool morning breeze, Xu Yi stepped ashore.
He turned to look east. The demonic mist had cleared, and the vast blue sea opened its arms in a tender embrace. A red sun had just begun to rise above the horizon, while gulls and egrets wheeled overhead and sunlight shimmered across the water to meet the sky.
"This place is far from the Central Plains, surrounded by the boundless sea. The mountains and waters are magnificent, and the scenery is beautiful—it has a charm all its own. If you wait for the sun to climb due east, the sea to surge, and golden light to glitter across the waves as the fish leap, you'll see a truly magnificent sight, senior."
Liu Mo'er had come up beside him at some point. She smiled as she spoke.
Xu Yi said, "I'm afraid I won't have the good fortune to see that. Enjoy it yourself, miss."
"From what I can tell, senior rarely goes out to sea, and this may be your first time at the Monster Hunting Workshop. Would you like a guide? I'd be happy to help."
Xu Yi paused, then smiled. "You've got some nerve. You and I are strangers, and this Monster Hunting Workshop is beyond the law. Aren't you afraid I might take a notion to end your life?"
"Senior couldn't bear to let even a little Blue Charm meet with misfortune. How could you take my life for no reason?"
"Come to think of it, I do seem to owe you a favor."
Xu Yi was referring to how Liu Mo'er had taken the blame for