"They're wearing red robes. Those people must be Jade Void Disciples!"
"What scumbags."
"The Netherdark Sea is so dangerous. It's bad enough that they won't help us and work together, but they actually destroyed our boat! We had no quarrel with them, and we never even provoked them!"
"As a disciple of the Dao Sect, I, Ren Shaohua, openly declare my contempt for them!"
Sheltering beneath a rock by the shore, Senior Brother Ren spoke with righteous indignation.
After destroying the other boat, the red-robed Jade Void Disciples probably decided that exploring the island at night was too risky, so they returned to their own boat to rest.
That left Chen Yu and the others with no choice but to find some random spot to rest.
After listening to his angry words, Lü Yanyan chuckled and said, "If you're so angry, Senior Brother, why not charge over and kill them or drive them away? From what I saw, the strongest of those five Jade Void Disciples was only at the fifth layer of Qi Refining. They shouldn't be a match for you."
Once Ren Shaohua's true strength had been exposed, Lü Yanyan had stopped treating him kindly.
Her earlier concern had only been because she felt guilty about how forcefully she had slapped... woken him up.
At Junior Sister Lü's words, Ren Shaohua's expression stiffened. Then he gave an awkward smile. "There's no need to go that far. After all, we still need to rely on them to explore the island."
"Heh."
Lü Yanyan smiled.
She said nothing more.
Turning toward Chen Yu, who was frowning as though deep in thought, she smiled and asked gently, "What are you thinking about, Junior Brother?"
Chen Yu had been absorbed in his thoughts. Hearing Senior Sister Lü's voice, he came back to