Before Chu Ge came here, he had never expected much help from his supposed "contact." The most cooperation he hoped for was information-at least a rough location, and ideally a little cover as well.
Yet after treating an illness, he received a staggering amount of support. They had even brought out vessels and personally escorted him straight to the heart of the matter.
There was no faulting that loyalty. He could hardly let someone else do everything for him from here on out. The rest was up to him.
Qiu Wuji stood apart at the side, seemingly "aloof from the world," but she was not actually seeking peace and solitude.
Ever since they put out to sea, she had been silently sensing changes in spiritual energy. What she sensed was faint and intermittent, probably because of the seal on the Azure Dragon's main body, which greatly affected its little toe bone. Not only had its spiritual energy not fully dispersed, but it had very likely sunk even deeper.
That was a good thing. It made the search harder for others, which instead gave Qiu Wuji and Chu Ge an advantage.
They just did not know how many factions had received word and were searching here... Judging by the patrol boat's behavior earlier, the South Korean authorities probably did not yet know what had happened, but they were already watching and on guard. Any major disturbance would inevitably bring official intervention.
By the same reasoning, things were very likely much the same on the Japanese side.
These waters were not far from either country, and minor disputes and clashes occurred here even normally. If this went badly, could it even turn into a conflict between the two countries?
The thought left Chu Ge a little speechless. He figured the best outcome