"Is that so?"
Uncle Zhang watched the old man's every move intently, just like many people on the surrounding boats.
After all, Old Master Li had spotted the divine turtle in these waters at noon.
So everyone had stopped searching aimlessly and was conducting a thorough search of the nearby area.
That was why so many boats had gathered here.
While Uncle Zhang and Uncle Yu talked, the younger men weren't idle either.
"Hey, Third Brother, have you spotted anything?"
Zhuge Yun moved beside Xiao Xiao and asked in a low voice, his tone eager and excited.
Zhang Bo and Zhao Luzheng came over too, their eyes fixed intently on Xiao Xiao.
Xiao Xiao looked ahead. Past the masts and sails of the boats, he could clearly see the area of water surrounded by them.
Compared to the densely packed boats on the outskirts, the waters within the circle were much more open.
Only a handful of boats were stopped there.
The sea was deep blue, its surface rolling beneath the cold wind. There was something dark and surging about the waters below.
He shook his head. "No."
The three of them, who had been full of anticipation, immediately looked disappointed. "Nothing?"
But they quickly perked up again.
"How could we find it so soon?"
Zhuge Yun said it for the others' sake, and for his own. "But since the old man saw it around here at noon, it should still be nearby, right?"
"It probably hasn't left, has it?"
Zhuge Yun looked to the others for confirmation. Zhang Bo and Zhao Luzheng exchanged glances, then all three turned to Xiao Xiao in unison.
Xiao Xiao looked innocent. "I'm not that divine turtle."
"How would I know what it's thinking?"
"Well... you can see things other people can't."
Zhuge