After Ariad finished speaking, he took the lead and walked ahead, as though trying to assert his status. Vastiya followed close behind. Uchiha Madara, Silier, Tiscar, and Alexander trailed casually at the back, strolling along at an unhurried pace.
"Senior Brother Ariad, I have a question for you," Vastiya said.
"Junior Brother Vastiya, what would you like to ask your senior brother?" Ariad said.
"Senior Brother Ariad, what happened to those pirates afterward? And how did you escape?" Vastiya asked with a foolishly dazed expression of complete trust in his senior brother.
"That's right, Vastiya. Fortunately, your senior brother encountered a ship from the Great Righteousness Pavilion back then. Otherwise, I would have perished at the pirates' hands," Ariad said.
"Junior Brother Vastiya, after I was rescued, I immediately wanted to find you. But the sea was so vast that I couldn't find you no matter what. I even thought you had already died in the ocean," Ariad said.
"Senior Brother Ariad, you said it was a ship from the Great Righteousness Pavilion?" Vastiya said.
"Yes, Junior Brother Vastiya," Ariad said.
"Senior Brother Ariad, does that mean the people from the Great Righteousness Pavilion are also on Ten Thousand Flowers Island?" Vastiya said.
"That's right, Junior Brother Vastiya. The people from the Great Righteousness Pavilion are also on Ten Thousand Flowers Island," Ariad said.
"But they were faster than us. They've already entered the center of the island ahead of us," Ariad continued.
"So that's how it is. Then, Senior Brother Ariad, let's hurry up as well," Vastiya said.
"Junior Brother Vastiya, we came here to gather spirit herbs, so there's no need to rush. Let's take our time," Ariad said.
Because of Ariad's dawdling, Uchiha Madara, Silier, and Vastiya covered less ground than they had the previous day, and