"Our Qian Household makes its living at sea. Although there was no one aboard this ship when we first found it, I can judge which direction it came from by the damage it sustained."
Mu Feng already had a flowering branch pressed against Qian Tong's vital point. Even with ten times the courage, he would not have dared spout nonsense.
"Head of the Qian Household, where do you think this ship came from?"
Qian Tong swallowed with great difficulty and turned his head toward Mu Feng. "Young brother, could you move that thing a little farther away?"
Mu Feng's expression had remained dark throughout. Qian Tong was genuinely afraid that, if displeased, he might drive that flowering branch straight into a vital spot.
As head of the Qian Household, keeping such a large Lineage afloat had not been easy. He had earned plenty of money, but had barely enjoyed any days of comfort.
Qian Tong did not want to die.
Mu Feng merely glanced at him without a word, pressing the flowering branch a little closer against his neck.
Qian Tong no longer dared move.
Even his breathing had grown much lighter.
"If my guess is correct, this ship came from the Eastern Sea."
The Eastern Sea...
When Yang Qing and the others said nothing, Qian Tong realized his answer had been too vague and hurried to explain further.
"There are many islands in the Eastern Sea. The famous Immortal Island is there, too."
Yang Qing began weighing things in his mind, but said nothing. He simply wandered around the objects unloaded from the ship.
His expression was intent, as though he were admiring something.
Qian Tong looked at him, then glanced back at Si Yifan, but did not dare say anything more.
As Yang Qing examined the objects, he