"Good! Bie Lu, you really are straightforward."
Huang Yunying laughed heartily, then called behind him, "Come!"
Two people were waiting on the water not far from Honglu Island, each standing on something like a nutshell that floated on the surface. Hearing his summons, they immediately flew over on their nutshell artifacts.
"Hurry and guide Lord Feng to the Jiao Kingdom to find Fourth Qing's men. Put every ounce of strength you have into it. Don't delay Lord Feng!"
"Yes!"
The two answered loudly.
"Let's go."
Cheng Xinzhan spoke and stepped into the air. Third Younger Sister, who had been playing, also took a few steps through the air and landed in her master's arms.
Along the way, Cheng Xinzhan said nothing, and the two guides dared not speak either. Yet however hard they pushed themselves to hurry, Cheng Xinzhan kept up effortlessly.
After flying for some time, Cheng Xinzhan had a question and spoke first.
"Tell me."
The two ahead immediately stopped and raised their clasped hands high toward Cheng Xinzhan, saying respectfully,
"Your instructions, Lord Feng?"
These two were among those who had stopped Cheng Xinzhan on the way when he went looking for Yellow Sulfur Island a few days earlier. They had personally seen him arrive carrying two Second Realm sea snakes.
"We can talk as we go."
"Yes."
The three picked up speed again. Only then did Cheng Xinzhan ask,
"The seas are vast, stretching boundlessly for ten thousand miles, and everything looks the same in every direction. How do you find places and people?"
Hearing this, the two exchanged a look, then one began explaining to Cheng Xinzhan:
Finding people and finding one's way at sea were no simple tasks.
The sea was unlike the land, with its mountains and rivers to serve as landmarks. Unless