The fish-belly white at the horizon gave off resplendent light.
Dawn had only just broken when the two left Linhai City and set off for the Endless Heavenly Sea.
The two chatted as they traveled. Li Zhizhong was very reserved by nature.
Unless Xu Zimo took the initiative to speak, he could remain silent indefinitely.
When they reached the docks by the sea, Xu Zimo saw the old man from before seemingly feeding something into the waters with a yellow sack in hand.
"Be careful of him," Li Zhizhong reminded Xu Zimo tersely after glancing at the old man.
Xu Zimo frowned slightly. He had suspected before that there was something wrong with the old man.
This time, he was retrieving Sun Zhuozhao. He could not allow any accidents to occur.
He wondered whether he should simply kill the old man beforehand and cut off all future trouble.
"Let's go," Li Zhizhong said from beside him. Without saying anything else, he stepped onto a small boat and called to Xu Zimo.
After pondering for a moment, Xu Zimo entered the boat as well.
Watching the small boat gradually sail away, the old man's cloudy eyes became unfathomably deep. No one knew what he was thinking.
The seawater was still calm. The dark-blue sea was far from clear, carrying instead a faint murkiness.
"How strange. Not a single Evil Flood Dragon has attacked us," Li Zhizhong said, shaking his head.
Xu Zimo paused. They said this sea was plagued by Evil Flood Dragons, yet he had not seen any when he came yesterday either!
After reaching a stretch of water, Li Zhizhong observed their surroundings and slowly brought the boat to a stop.
Then, he nodded at Xu Zimo and jumped straight into the sea.
Xu Zimo was startled, secretly