Su Shi knew how Luo Ge felt about Su Jiu and merely gave her a dispassionate glance.
He did not take up her remark, instead continuing, "If you don't want to die, once we're swept inside, ration your defensive magic treasures carefully. Don't use them all up at once.
"You're a personal disciple, after all. Your master must have given you quite a few magic treasures.
"However long this black whirlpool stretches, it has to end somewhere. As long as you use those defensive magic treasures to hold out until you reach the bottom, you won't die.
"Oh, and try to control your direction. Don't get swept around until you can't tell north from south the moment you go in."
Although Luo Ge looked down on Su Shi, she knew he had some cunning, so she chose to follow his advice.
At the same time, she gradually regained her usual composure and calm.
"I'm not an idiot. Of course I know all that."
Su Shi gave Luo Ge a somewhat doubtful look and said no more.
Forget it. Life and death are governed by fate. If she says she isn't an idiot, then she isn't.
Soon, their boat reached the center of the whirlpool. In little more than a dozen breaths, the defensive formation covering the boat was shredded to pieces by the whirlpool in the seawater.
Although Luo Ge appeared calm, she could not help panicking a little when facing such a situation alone. Perhaps because of that panic, she failed to control her body's direction after entering the water. Unfortunately, her carelessness also meant that the defensive magic treasure in her hand was swept away before she could activate it.
Now she was like rootless duckweed, drifting through the water as the turbulence tugged at her body with