Make Them Get Off the Ship
The speaker was taken aback. He hadn't expected Dong Fuzhu to be so straightforward; he had only said a few words, yet she wanted to kick him off the ship.
Moreover, this person had been spoiled at home since childhood, and this was the first time in his life that someone had dared to speak to him like that.
Realizing they were trying to kick him off the ship, the deeply humiliated youth blushed instantly. Suppressing his shame, he gritted his teeth and roared, "Fine, I'll leave! I don't even want this lousy ship of yours! I was originally thinking you'd helped me out once, and I was going to give you something in return. But now it seems..."
After saying that, he turned around and started cursing at the butler beside him. "Old Qian, didn't you hear what they were saying? Hurry up and pack your things and get me out of here! It's just a broken-down ship, who wants to stay here? If that Demon Beast hadn't suddenly thrown a tantrum, I wouldn't have come to this dump!"
The steward, surnamed Qian, glanced apologetically at Dong Fuzhu and the others, bowed to them in apology, and then turned to his master in a low voice to comfort him, "Young master, don't be angry. Our ship is now destroyed. If no one comes to our rescue, we're afraid we won't be able to hold out until our family arrives."
But the boy didn't care about that; he only knew he had been wronged and insisted on leaving.
Steward Qian was in a difficult position, but for everyone's safety, he had no choice but to continue persuading, "But young master, this is the deep sea area, and the Demon Beast there are incredibly powerful. We've lost almost all the Law Artifact we had on the ship. If we leave this ship and encounter sea Demon Beast, we'll all be doomed."
After being persuaded like this, the boy recalled the scene he had seen earlier of the giant mouth swallowing half a ship.
If it weren't for Steward Qian helping him escape their ship in time, he might have been swallowed up as well.
To save his life, the boy reluctantly suppressed his temper. "Alright then, I'll do as you say."
Seeing that the young master had finally become more sensible, Steward Qian breathed a sigh of relief. He was just about to go forward to apologize to Dong Fuzhu and the others when Zhang Ping'an suddenly rushed up, grabbed their young master by the collar, and pulled him straight up.
"It was you, wasn't it!" Zhang Ping'an's eyes were bloodshot, and his whole body was filled with hostility.
The boy was startled by his appearance. He had good Spirit Root and his cultivation was higher than Zhang Ping'an's. He raised his hand and cast a Method Formula, which sent Zhang Ping'an flying far away and crashing off the treasure ship!
Seeing this, Zhang's father was terrified. He screamed and tried to rush forward to save the person, but it was too late.
Even Zhang Ping'an himself thought he was doomed this time, but unexpectedly a hand suddenly grabbed Zhang Ping'an's collar and forcibly pulled him back from under the boat.
This scene naturally caught the attention of Dong Fuzhu and the others. Dong Fuzhu didn't care about anyone else; she immediately rushed to Sang Ying's side, took her hand, and asked with concern, "Senior Sister, are you alright? That was absolutely terrifying!"
The one who was in danger was Zhang Ping'an, not Sang Ying.
Sang Ying let her junior sister look her over before she had a chance to look at Zhang Ping'an, who was slumped on the deck, covered in a cold sweat from fright.
Zhang's father reacted immediately, rushing to his son's side. He patted his son's back several times with his rough hands, crying and yelling, "Why did you go looking for them?! Do you want to die?!"
Zhang Ping'an hadn't recovered from what he'd just witnessed. If he had actually fallen into the sea, while his Qi Refinement Great Perfection body wouldn't have killed him, he would certainly have been seriously injured.
Moreover, the deck was quite high above the sea, and the incident happened so suddenly that Zhang Ping'an himself didn't have time to react.
He patted Zhang's father's hand as a gesture of comfort, and with the father's help, slowly stood up.
Since Dong Fuzhu had volunteered to rescue the people, Sang Ying handed them over to Dong Fuzhu after pulling them out of the water, also wanting to test her junior sister's abilities.
But by a moment of carelessness, these people caused trouble, so how could Dong Fuzhu be happy?
She gathered all those involved in the incident together and, in front of the dozen or so people who had been rescued, personally questioned them, "What exactly happened? Fighting is not allowed on our ship. I told you this when you boarded. Why did you still cause trouble?"
The young master of the Qian Household quickly replied, "This time it's not my fault. He suddenly ran out and grabbed my collar, asking me all sorts of strange questions. I acted impulsively."
Dong Fuzhu did not listen to just one person's one-sided account, but turned to look at Zhang Ping'an.
Zhang Ping'an knew this was his benefactor giving him a chance to explain, so he immediately said, "I was the one who grabbed his collar first, but I had my reasons for doing so..."
"Ha, what's your reason? You just want to cause trouble on purpose! Quickly kick him off the ship!" The last sentence was said by the boy to Dong Fuzhu.
He wanted to continue shouting, but after only a few words, his voice suddenly went hoarse.
Sang Ying, who was standing on top of the group, withdrew her hand from the hand seal and said to her junior sister, "Fuzhu, continue asking questions. If anyone disturbs you again, just silence them."
The Qian Household could easily tell that the other party had a problem with them, and the boy still wanted to cause trouble. But Dong Fuzhu had already received her senior sister's instructions, didn't give him the chance at all. She immediately cast an Immobilization Incantation him, making it impossible for the boy to curse or hit her.
The Steward Qian initially wanted to talk to Sang Ying and the others, but when they saw that the weakest member of the group was already at the Nascent Soul Qian Household stage, they realized they were no match for them and quieted down, hoping that the other party would calm down and let their young master off the hook.
With the boy's antics gone, Zhang Ping'an finally revealed his discovery. "We all have poor Spirit Root and no powerful families. For years, we've only been able to make a living by fishing for sea Demon Beast in the small boats passed down from our ancestors. Today, we risked coming to the deep sea because there was nothing left to fish for in the nearshore waters. Originally, we just wanted to catch a small fish, enough for a few days, and then leave. Who knew these people would appear out of nowhere and do something that would anger the sea Demon Beast!"
"The Demon Beast lost its temper and the huge waves it created destroyed our ship. If it weren't for the passing of our benefactors, we would probably have perished at sea. Now, this person has destroyed our only means of livelihood, and my sick sister at home needs Spirit Stone to heal her. Fairy, how can I not be angry?!"
After hearing this, Dong Fuzhu's eyes instantly turned cold. She glanced at the young man and asked Steward Qian, "Is what they're saying true?"
The Steward Qian opened his mouth, but under the glares of the crowd, he ultimately didn't utter a word of denial. Instead, he said, "We will compensate you, we really will compensate you!"
Dong Fuzhu closed her eyes, a surge of anger rising to her head.
She looked at Sang Ying pleadingly; she already regretted it. She shouldn't have saved this group of people surnamed Qian.
"Give them a small boat and let them go on that boat. If they want to come with us, they can; if not, that's fine too. We're not on the same page." That was Sang Ying's reply.