From the Academy to Mechanism Island, the only way was by boat. The trip along the waterways took about an hour.
Disciples could also find their own boats for the journey.
Zhang Xiangyun used a private boat, so the Academy wouldn't record his movements.
Only the five people they had agreed on were aboard.
When Nian Qiuyan saw Li Jinshuang accompanying Yu Sui, he didn't ask any questions, as if he'd already guessed.
It was only aboard the boat that Yu Sui spoke to Nian Qiuyan for the first time. "Are you sure my Senior Martial Brother has already gotten the Milky Way Water you hid?"
Nian Qiuyan remained composed and answered gently, "Almost certainly."
"Where is he now?" Yu Sui asked again.
Nian Qiuyan looked toward Mechanism Island but didn't answer right away.
That was because he couldn't divine Mei Chengyu's location.
He couldn't divine it even if he switched to Zhongli Shan or Xing Chun.
He feared the three of them might have encountered some misfortune in the Abyssal Sea. That sea really did conceal all sorts of dangers.
Nian Qiuyan looked away and said, "We'll know when we get there."
Yu Sui continued to watch him. "If my Senior Martial Brother really did get the Milky Way Water, what will you do?"
Nian Qiuyan smiled. "I was only responsible for taking the Milky Way Water out of the Hanging Moon Cave. The rest isn't my concern. What about you? Have you decided what you're going to do?"
Yu Sui looked away, gazing out over the sea. She sighed softly and said, troubled, "I'll have to find a way to get it back from my Senior Martial Brother."
"That won't be easy," Nian Qiuyan said.
Yu Sui agreed. "First we need to find out where he is and