Her First Impression: She Was the Little White-Eyed Wolf, Nothing but a Little Rookie

Three days later.

Vast Sea City Port.

The morning mist had just dissipated from the sea.

Hundreds of masts swayed gently in the morning breeze.

The sails were rolled up on the mast like rows of white packages waiting to be opened.

A large soul-guided merchant ship named "Sea Fish" is moored on the outermost side of Pier No. 3.

Xiao Wu was the first to jump onto the deck.

She gripped the wooden railing of the ship's gunwale with both hands, leaning half her body out to look at the surging sea below, her pink and white skirt fluttering in the Sea Breeze.

Wow! This is the sea!

She turned her head and shouted at Lin Qingmo, her eyes shining like they were filled with stars.

"Brother! This water really is salty! I just tasted it—"

Don't drink seawater.

Lin Qingmo quickly pulled her off the ship's side.

Ning Rongrong followed her onto the boat.

Ning Rongrong held up her skirt with one hand and pointed to the glass patterns on the sail with the other.

His expression was one of pride, as if he were introducing a ship. "This ship appears to be from my family's No. 3 shipyard; the quality is absolutely guaranteed."

"How many businesses does your family actually own?" Dugu Yan asked, glancing at her sideways.

"I can't count them all," Ning Rongrong said matter-of-factly.

Zhu Zhuqing walked quietly to the side of the ship's railing, her long black hair blowing backward in the Sea Breeze.

She gazed at the horizon where the sea met the sky in the distance, a slight smile playing on her lips.

Bai Chenxiang stood beside her, her hands gripping the railing tightly.

The girl was actually seasick; her legs were already shaking even before the boat started moving.

Ye Lingling was the last to board the ship.

She was carrying a wooden medicine box.

The first thing he did after boarding the ship wasn't to look at the sea, but to squat down and take out seasickness medicine from the first-aid kit for Bai Chenxiang.

Liu Erlong stood at the bow of the ship, hands on her hips, her dark red outfit fluttering in the Sea Breeze like a cluster of flames burning on the bow.

She glanced at the girls on the deck and nodded in satisfaction.

"Everyone's here."

Lin Qingmo walked onto the deck and clapped his hands.

All eyes were on him.

Before we set off, let me introduce a new friend to everyone.

"A new friend?" Ning Rongrong tilted her head.

"Who is it?" Dugu Yan also came closer.

Lin Qingmo to the side and called out towards the cabin entrance, "Come out."

A figure emerged from the shadows of the cabin.

Her long black hair swayed slightly in the Sea Breeze, and her foxy features carried a hint of innate pride and a touch of deliberate indifference.

She was dressed in a gold and white outfit, with a Storage Soul Tool hanging from her waist.

The moment he stood on the deck, his aura immediately drew the attention of the several girls around him.

"Little White-Eyed Wolf, Hu Liena."

Lin Qingmo made an introductory gesture.

"Her Saintess Hall of the Spirit Hall Golden Generation, will be traveling with us to Sea God Island."

There was a full two seconds of silence on the deck.

Ning Rongrong's eyes widened.

Xiao Wu frowned and tightened her grip on Lin Qingmo's arm.

Zhu Zhuqing narrowed her eyes slightly, her gaze sweeping across Hu Liena's face like a knife.

Bai Chenxiang subconsciously took half a step back.

Ye Lingling looked up.

"Etc."

Dugu Yan was the first to jump out, pointing at Hu Liena with a strong sense of vigilance in her tone.

"A-Qing, let's put aside why the Saintess of the Spirit Hall is here. Is it alright for her to come with us?"

"It's not a big problem," Lin Qingmo said casually.

Hu Liena stood still, trying her best to maintain the composure and calmness befitting Saintess.

She nodded slightly to everyone, preparing to say, "Please take care of me."

"She's just a nobody, she poses no threat whatsoever."

Hu Liena's smile froze on her face.

What?

Little chicken?

Although he had indeed been Lin Qingmo before.

But saying it in front of so many people would be too disrespectful to her!

She cursed Lin Qingmo eight hundred times in her heart.

But she still forced a distorted smile that said, "Thank you for the compliment."

Hello.

She gritted her teeth and said, "I am Hu Liena."

Ning Rongrong looked her up and down, her gaze carrying the discerning eye typical of the young lady of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Then he suddenly laughed, "Not bad, you can be flexible and adaptable, better than that guy surnamed Yu."

Hu Liena didn't know how to respond, so she just kept smiling.

Liu Erlong patted her shoulder with such force that Hu Liena staggered forward half a step.

"Since Qingmo says it's no problem, then I won't ask any more questions."

"Once we're on board, we're teammates; once we disembark, we go our separate ways. Is that alright?"

She was also very worried about the Spirit Hall and felt it necessary to issue a warning.

"No problem." Hu Liena nodded, rubbing her shoulder.

With Liu Erlong's command, the Sea Fish slowly sailed away from the port.

The Soul Tool Thruster at the stern were operating at full power, leaving two long white trails of water behind the ship.

The workers carrying goods on the dock gradually walked away, and the white-walled, blue-roofed buildings of Vast Sea City slowly shrank into a blurry patch of color on the coastline.

Xiao Wu grabbed Lin Qingmo's hand and ran to the bow of the ship, pointing to the boundless blue expanse ahead and shouting, "Brother! Which direction is Sea God Island?"

"Keep heading east."

Lin Qingmo said.

The Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud him, radiating a warm and stable blue light, like a silent compass, steadily pointing to the depths of that unknown Sea Region.

Ten days later, they will arrive at that island.

The Sea Fish sails against the wind and waves, heading east at full speed.

The Sea Breeze grew saltier, and the waves grew whiter.

The boat creaked rhythmically as it rose and fell with the waves.

Several seagulls glided behind the stern of the boat, their cries torn into fragmented notes by the wind.

At the same time.

Lin Qingmo walked to the stern, his gaze sweeping over the sea behind him, which was being churned up by the stern.

The Sea Fish left a long, white arc on the azure sea.

At the end of that arc, on the horizon, he noticed another ship.

It was a black speedboat, slightly smaller than the Sea Fish.

The ship's hull was painted dark gray, making it inconspicuous on the shimmering sea.

But its course and speed are too precise.

The distance between them and the Sea Fish remained constant.

It moved at a steady pace, like a remora scavenging scraps behind a shark.

Lin Qingmo narrowed her eyes.

It's not surprising that there are other ships on this route, which leads from Vast Sea City to Sea God Island, as it's less than half a day since we departed.

But the following distance was too steady, too deliberate.

It's not a coincidence.

They were not traveling the same route as the merchant ships.

Instead, someone was deliberately following them.

Who could be following them?

Could they be from the Spirit Hall?

Could it be that Hu Liena has some other trick up her sleeve?

"Brother? What are you looking at?"

Xiao Wu hugged his arm from behind and followed his gaze to the sea.

The horizon was empty.

The ship was gone; it seemed the scene from before was just an illusion.

"Nothing."

Lin Qingmo ruffled her hair, a faint smile playing on his lips.

"Just to see the sea view and the seagulls."

"Oh, I'll go with you!"

The Sea Fish continued eastward.

The wind and waves gradually grew stronger, but Lin Qingmo's gaze never left the sea at the stern of the ship.