Is there something outside?
Shen Yuan frowned and looked outside. It was night, but the Jiangnan was bustling with commerce, and boat lights could be seen everywhere. The view was not dark at all, but rather lively and reassuring.
The things the little girl was talking about were clearly not those reassuring things.
"What do you mean?" Shen Yuan asked softly, looking at the girl whose face had turned pale.
"I don't know." The little girl lowered her head and covered her face. "I'm afraid to look over there. I don't know what it is. It's watching me, it keeps watching me!"
"You brat, talking nonsense again?" Yun Yu'e frowned immediately. She'd always been eccentric since she was little. This time, she'd finally been valued, and now she was acting like this. What if she left a bad impression?
"It's not necessarily just random talk." Shen Yuan took it seriously.
Because he remembered that Dean Chen had said that people with Spirit Eye are rare not only because such talent is hard to come by, but also because such people are easily targeted by demons!
Because these kinds of people are very sensitive, they are often noticed by demons. However, the problem is that some demons hiding in the human world may not necessarily have murderous intentions towards people, but they will definitely hide their identities. And if they are discovered, even if they didn't have any ideas about you at first, they will have ideas about you later.
It's like you've discovered a hidden murderer. Even though you have no grudge against them, they'll still try to kill you to silence you.
"Do you feel like there's something that's hostile towards you?" Shen Yuan asked in a low, gentle voice.
The little girl's eyes lit up at the words, and she nodded repeatedly like a chick pecking at rice!
Yun Yu'e was immediately startled upon hearing this. "Sir, what do you mean by that?"
"Don't worry, it's nothing serious." Shen Yuan quickly reassured him, "This ship is guarded by the Battle God Army, and the leading general is General Huang Feihu, who won a great victory before. With him here, nothing can hurt the child."
Upon hearing Huang Feihu's name, Yun Yu'e breathed a slight sigh of relief.
They were from Yunzhou, and naturally, they had heard of Huang Feihu's reputation. Among all the fighter generals in Yunzhou, General Feihu was the most outstanding, and he was also the object of their daughter's affections.
Sure enough, upon hearing Huang Feihu's name, the little girl's pale face brightened considerably, and she cautiously asked, "Then... where is General Feihu? Could you bring him closer to me?"
"You little brat, you're even giving orders now?" Yun Yu'e glared at her.
"Okay, I'll go ask." Shen Yuan immediately stood up.
"Really?" The little girl's eyes lit up. She had only asked casually, but she didn't expect the other party to agree so readily.
The little girl blushed quite a bit at the thought of seeing General Feihu soon.
When Yun Yu'e saw this, she immediately became suspicious. Could this girl be deliberately trying to get close to General Huang Feihu by acting like this? This is not good. I'll ask her about it later. I can't let the girl develop such an affected personality.
Shen Yuan smiled slightly, "It's alright. General Feihu is a straightforward person and easy to get along with. I'll go and have him come over."
The little girl blushed, lowered her head, and said nothing more.
Seeing her shy expression, Shen Yuan shook his head with amusement, got up and walked outside, but a hint of unease flashed in his eyes.
Actually, he had been feeling uneasy since earlier.
The little girl's fear made him even more convinced that he and his group might really be being watched.
Could it be a demon?
But in the Jiangnan region, there are guardian deities at every turn, as well as Underworld officials from various places guarding the area. What kind of demons could possibly enter?
With a heavy heart, Shen Yuan made his way to the front of the cabin and found Yuchi Feihu chatting with an old man.
Shen Yuan glanced at him. He actually recognized the old man as Yuchi Hong Lie, a famous veteran of the Yuchi Household. It was said that in this battle, he was beaten so badly by his own nephews that he had no temper left.
"How is it, Fourth Uncle? Is the boat stable?" Shen Yuan placed the wine in front of him. Despite the boat's high speed, the two men's full wine cups did not overflow, which made Yuchi Hong Lie extremely envious.
"What a fine boat! What a fine boat!" the old man exclaimed, stroking the surrounding timbers. This boat was so large; the keel was said to be made of fine steel. It was truly magnificent, and its practicality was astonishing—it maintained such speed even against the current, and yet it was so stable!
"That's nothing," Yuchi Feihu said smugly. "I heard that there's a scholar named Huang in Yunzhou who's supposedly building a massive ship made entirely of steel, and it'll be three times faster than the current mainstream warships. Hmph, when that happens, our Jiangnan navy will probably only need less than half a month to reach the East Sea!"
Yuchi Hong Lie was taken aback, somewhat shocked. "All reinforced steel? A ship made of iron? Can it even float?"
"What can't it float?" Yuchi Feihu rolled his eyes at the other person. "Those sorcerers in the academy can do a lot of things. I wouldn't be surprised if they built an iron ship that flies in the sky one day."
"Is it really that mysterious?" Yuchi Hong Lie's eyes widened.
If what this brat says is true, then Chen Qing's Yin-Yang Academy is far more practical than the one in the capital.
Shen Yuan, who had walked over, looked annoyed.
Although they are both from the Yuchi Household, their current allies are different, right?
Is it really a good idea to so openly display our own intelligence?
Shen Yuan felt that he would have to strengthen the protection of that student in the future. These loose-lipped guys were so careless, even revealing their names and locations. Weren't they afraid that someone would send someone to rob them?
"General Feihu!" Shen Yuan approached and said in a deep voice, "What a fine mood you're in, even drinking."
"Oh, Mr. Shen?" Yuchi Feihu immediately stood up and chuckled, "This is Hongsen wine from Great Azure Mountain, would you like some, Mr. Shen?"
The two were old friends of Liuzhou. Back then, one of them went to the Battle God Army, one went to the Academy, and one went to Great Azure Mountain. Now, two years later, he has become famous in one battle and become a well-known general. Shen Yuan is also thriving in the Academy and has become one of the representative figures of the Heaven Academy. It was the other who first proposed the idea of using Rune Stone stones to set up the formation in Nanming Prefecture. It is said that Dean Chen intends to keep him at the school as a lecturer.
And then there's that brat Wei Gongzhan. Because of the popularity of the red ginseng wine, he's now quite famous in Great Azure Mountain. Thinking about it now, it's really a sad story. I remember in the beginning, the three of us were even mixed in with refugees, receiving relief together.
"I'm not drinking," Shen Yuan rolled his eyes at the other person. "We're on a mission right now, General Feihu. We shouldn't let a victory be ruined by a small mission like this."
"Are you kidding?" Yuchi Feihu chuckled. "Does anyone in Jiangnan dare to touch a warship?"
As for the security situation in Jiangnan, it's so good that no one would pick up lost items on the road. After all, everyone's life is better, so their moral standards naturally rise. Nowadays, there's practically no one in Jiangnan who would even hear of river thieves.
"Things are different now," Shen Yuan said seriously. "With the Lord opening up Nanming Prefecture this time, I suspect quite a few strange things have infiltrated. General, you'd better be careful."
"You're really cautious." Upon hearing this, Yuchi Feihu stood up. Although he said that, his eyes became serious. "Have you sensed something?"
"That little girl seemed to sense that something was hostile towards her."
"Really?" Yuchi Feihu was taken aback. He was about to make a joke, like, "Is it because you're watching that little girl too closely? Maybe you want her to stay away from you?"
Before he could even finish speaking, Yuchi Feihu's expression changed drastically, instantly turning grim!
"What's wrong?" Shen Yuan immediately sensed something was amiss.
Fourth Uncle!
"Huh?" Yuchi Hong Lie was taken aback. "What's wrong?"
"You protect Mr. Shen for me. Remember, don't leave his side for even a moment!" She then looked at Shen Yuan: "You stay with my fourth uncle, don't wander off, and remember, no matter what happens, don't leave here!!"
Seeing the other person's serious expression, even Yuchi Hong Lie couldn't help but stand up. "Tiger, what exactly happened?"
But Feihu didn't answer; his figure vanished from the room in a very hurry.
" Feihu?" Shen Yuan couldn't help but call out the name: "Be careful!"
He could sense that Yuchi Feihu had discovered something extraordinary; it seemed the little girl wasn't joking!
Damn it, what the hell is this? How dare they touch my people?
Yuchi Feihu's face was extremely gloomy. He opened all his blood vessels and circulated his divine power in his meridians without any reservation, rushing towards the room of Yun Yu'e and her daughter at top speed!
He had just realized that something had happened to one of his men!
The two people guarding outside the mother and daughter's cabin vanished in an instant!
Those were all his trusted subordinates, Fifth Rank fighters, which, if converted to martial arts, would be Third Rank- rank martial artists. In the imperial court, they could all be captains commanding a thousand men!
But just now, without making a sound, the person was gone!
If it weren't for my Divine Seal sense, I probably wouldn't even know if everyone had died.
"Oh, isn't this the young general from the Yuchi Household?"
A teasing voice came almost right next to his ear, Yuchi Feihu froze. He could feel those soft lips touching his earlobe!
In an instant, I felt as if I had fallen into an ice cellar!