"Well, perhaps he's afraid!" Hou Fangjin chuckled awkwardly. "He must know Senior Xiang and the Giant Whale Naval Force are here, so he doesn't dare come!"
Hearing this, much of the anger in Wen Qing's heart instantly dispersed.
Who didn't like hearing pleasant words?
Hou Fangjin's explanation was also quite reasonable.
Yang Zhengshan not daring to come to Shenmu Island because he feared Xiang Anxu's strength made sense too.
"In that case, shouldn't we go to Star Moon Island?"
Hou Fangjin nodded. "Since Yang Zhengshan doesn't dare come, then we'll take the initiative and go to him. Just right—we can seize Star Moon Island in one stroke and make Star Moon Island submit completely!"
"When do we set out?" Wen Qing could no longer wait and spoke directly.
It was one thing for him to be stuck here, but Xiang Anxu was still on the ship. If Xiang Anxu grew impatient from waiting, he would have no way to answer for it.
Besides, with twenty thousand navy troops on campaign, the money and provisions consumed every day were no small sum, so he wanted to overawe Star Moon Island as quickly as possible.
Hou Fangjin did not delay any longer either and hurriedly said, "We set out tomorrow! I'll go invite the High Priest right away!"
After the two of them agreed, they immediately took action.
Whether it was the Shenmu Sect or the Giant Whale Naval Force, they had long since made preparations to set out at any time.
And the Shenmu Sect's High Priest Chang Lin and Xiang Anxu had both already made preparations to face Yang Zhengshan in battle.
Thus, after both sides reached an agreement, early the next morning, they swept grandly toward Star Moon Island.
Shenmu Island did not have many navy troops. Even counting