That morning, sea and sky were a clear blue, without a wave for ten thousand miles.
Two round octopus heads were swimming forward, cleaving through the wind and waves.
This counted as everyone's first outing together in all the Worry-Relief Pavilion's years, and everyone was happy.
Idle-Fishing Boy lay on his back atop Zhang Chao's head, basking in the sun. Eight tentacles curled and stretched in the water, occasionally catching little fish for him.
Li Cheng carried Ruan Zhi and Wu Mengliu on his back, with Zhou Jue and Xu Xiuran sitting beside them.
"Seniors," Zhou Jue was telling the two women.
"Floating Jade Island is really just a little island. We don't have anything particularly worth showing off."
"But it's peaceful, and Sea Otter Mountain outside Otter Mountain Village has its own charms. I can take you for a walk there when we arrive."
Zhou Jue was quite respectful toward Ruan Zhi and Wu Mengliu.
This was not merely because of the difference in their cultivation.
When the matter of Seeking Immortals had first begun, these two seniors had brought his grandmother from Floating Jade Island to Chivalrous Heroes Island.
Fan Dai had told Zhou Jue that these two seniors, like Senior Song, had come from the "moon."
Naturally, Zhou Jue did not believe in any immortal palace on the moon. He also knew perfectly well that these seniors, Song Yan included, were not actually immortals.
But they had all saved his grandmother's life and saved Floating Jade Island. That alone was enough to make him grateful and eager to repay them.
So when he learned that these two seniors needed someone familiar with Floating Jade Island to guide them, he naturally volunteered.
The sea breeze brushed their faces as everyone chatted idly.
Floating Jade Island's outline was gradually