The polite question from an unexpected visitor deeply shook the two people in the cave.
His tone was so casual, as if they were simply caught in an ordinary mountain rain.
But one question was enough to make the situation instantly terrifying: where had he come from?
Leaving aside how he had found them, Rachel was certain she had never seen this clearly unfamiliar face before.
Aside from their little landing boat, were there actually other living people in the Sea of Ashes?
And he even seemed to be in pretty good shape, leisurely enough to look like he was on a sightseeing trip.
From Rachel's reaction, Li Min had clearly realized that the unexpected visitor wasn't from the boat, and her vigilance shot up as she prepared to act at any moment.
For a while, no one said a word.
Fortunately, Fu Qian had only been making a polite gesture. The next moment, he walked into the cave as naturally as could be, then came straight toward them under their distinctly unwelcoming gazes.
The tentacle that had flashed by just now had naturally been Fu Qian's doing.
He didn't have time to wait for Lady Li Min to slowly make her way outside and check the situation.
Since entering the Sea of Ashes, he hadn't felt any special connection or summons. So his current strategy was to use everyone as probes and have them help him uncover anomalies.
After all, even he had no idea what "normal" looked like in the Sea of Ashes.
And so far, Lady Ash had undoubtedly brought him the most surprises.
From the conversation between the two of them, he could tell that Li Min wasn't just a true resident of the Sea of Ashes; she had also known quite a bit about