Xiao Xiao offered no further explanation and looked out at the sea ahead.
Zhang Bo followed his gaze toward the distance.
It had only been a topic of conversation to begin with.
He hadn't needed to get to the bottom of it.
Besides, if someone wasn't cold, they simply weren't cold. It was inborn, not something acquired later. What reason could there be?
"If you're really that cold, go inside the cabin."
Annoyed by Zhuge Yun and Zhao Luzheng constantly pacing in circles and stamping their feet, Zhang Bo couldn't help snapping, "Why are you still standing on deck?"
"No."
Zhuge Yun flatly refused. "What if we miss the divine turtle?"
"Yeah."
Zhao Luzheng agreed.
Zhang Bo: ...
He was about to repeat himself. "You guys—"
"We're almost there."
Xiao Xiao suddenly spoke, and Zhang Bo's voice cut off.
"...Huh?"
"Really?"
Zhuge Yun dashed over to the railing.
Zhao Luzheng gripped the railing with both hands and leaned forward, straining to look ahead. "Where?"
"There's nothing."
Zhuge Yun looked around. Apart from the boundless sea, there was nothing but more boundless sea.
There wasn't a thing on the surface except their boat.
Xiao Xiao smiled but said nothing, simply gazing ahead.
Zhang Bo and the others glanced at him, then fell quiet too.
They followed Xiao Xiao's gaze, their eyes betraying a hint of anxious anticipation.
"Hm?"
Zhang Bo suddenly called out. He leaned forward, his eyes widening even further.
"What is it?"
Zhuge Yun asked urgently. Then his eyes lit up. "Did you see something?"
"Where?"
"I've looked everywhere, and all I can see is the sea—"
Zhuge Yun's voice trailed off.
"I see it!" Zhao Luzheng shouted.
A few black specks appeared against the blue stretching as far as the eye could see.
They were