Those Are Aristocratic Clans

Back on the treasure ship, Green Lotus and Lan Fusheng clearly drew a map showing the direction of the water flow they had discovered. The seawater flowing towards the reefs came from somewhere in the deep sea.

Therefore, working backwards, the area where the High Antiquity Teleportation Array was located should be in that vicinity.

The area had shrunk considerably, which finally put Sang Ying at ease.

For some reason, she felt an urgency to return the Dragon Abyss Sword to the Dragon Race as soon as possible. It was as if a voice in the Unseen was telling her that something bad would happen if she was late.

A cultivator's premonitions are inherently mysterious, and Sang Ying's intuitions always come true, which makes it impossible for her to ignore them.

Seeing that everyone was busy and flustered, Zhang Ping'an felt embarrassed to stay any longer, so he mentioned to Dong Fuzhu, who seemed the most easy to talk to, that he planned to take his leave first.

Seeing that there was nothing else Zhang Ping'an could do to help for the time being, Dong Fuzhu decided it was better to let him go back to his family, so she readily agreed and even lent him one of the small boats.

However, before seeing Zhang Ping'an off, she patted her forehead and said, "I almost forgot, my senior sister asked me to give you some things."

Sitting on the boat, Zhang Ping'an was filled with curiosity. He watched as Dong Fuzhu took out her Storage Bag, from which she took out a crab claw as big as an adult man, a one-meter-long shrimp with beautiful dark blue starry sky patterns on its back, and some other miscellaneous seafood, and threw them onto the small boat where Zhang Ping'an was.

The originally spacious boat was instantly squeezed out, and Zhang Ping'an could only reluctantly occupy the smallest section of it.

But at that moment, he couldn't care less about any of that; all his attention was drawn to the cargo on the ship.

"What... what does this mean?" Zhang Ping'an stared blankly at Dong Fuzhu, his mind completely blank.

Dong Fuzhu smiled and said, "This is what my senior sister asked me to give you when she came back. She also told you not to mind it. This is your reward for helping us on the way back. The others also received rewards, but there are too many things for you to carry alone. Please inform them one by one when you get back, and let them come to me to pick them up when they find time."

Zhang Ping'an opened his mouth, but deep down he felt he shouldn't have accepted these things. Even though he couldn't name all the seafood on the ship, just by looking at the Spiritual Qi emanating from these Demon Beasts, he knew they must be incredibly valuable.

I reckon any one of those boats would be enough for him to buy another small boat.

But if he refuses, wouldn't the other people who also get a generous reward miss out on this good opportunity?

Zhang Ping'an hesitated for a moment, then, remembering his sister's incomplete recovery, he finally accepted the offer with a guilty conscience. "Thank you so much, my benefactors! Our family will never forget your great kindness!"

"Hey, why bring this up? Didn't you help us clear the treasure ship back then? This is what you deserve." Anyway, these sea beasts, which aren't the highest level, aren't of any benefit to them. Giving them to Zhang Ping'an and the others won't be too conspicuous, they'll get some Spirit Stone, and it'll free up space in my Storage Bag —why not?

Zhang Ping'an returned home laden with goodies. Along the way, many people saw the pile of valuable items in his arms and offered to help while inquiring about the situation.

Zhang Ping'an didn't hide anything and explained the whole story clearly. Many people who heard the news went to find Dong Fuzhu with Zhang Ping'an's encouragement.

Dong Fuzhu was happy to clear out the unnecessary items, so she distributed them fairly to everyone. The dozen or so people happily took their things back, and along the way, they spoke highly of Sang Ying and the others.

Qian Wencong and the others, who were locked inside the room, could also hear the discussions outside.

Just then, someone compared Dong Fuzhu and her group with Qian Wencong's group, praising one and criticizing the other, and then lamented, "Tell me, how come some cultivators in this world are as benevolent as Fairy Sang and her group, while some aristocratic Aristocratic Clan are like the Qian Household, leaving no way for people to live?"

The man laughed after hearing this, "You said it yourself, they're Aristocratic Clan."

They chuckled softly again, then quickly dispersed.

But the Qian Household who overheard this were displeased, especially the Steward Qian, who had grown up in the Qian Household since childhood. He snorted and cursed, "What do a bunch of lowly commoners know? You've been bought off with just a few small favors. You're so shallow!"

"Alright, housekeeper, stop talking. Let me have some peace and quiet," Qian Wencong said, stopping him.

Steward Qian looked at the young master's lonely figure huddled in the corner. Although he didn't say anything, he continued to curse Sang Ying and the others in his heart.

However, none of these incidents reached Sang Ying's eyes; at the moment, she was busy searching for the location of the Teleportation Array.

Dong Fuzhu cautiously entered the cabin and patted Red Lotus, who was standing on the perimeter, not approaching the crowd. "How's their discussion going? Have they found any clues?"

"We have a clue, but the area they've identified is quite large. We'll probably have to go to the seabed to check it out later." Red Lotus, who had overheard some of the conversation, handed Bai Ze, who was nestled in her arms and sleeping, to Dong Fuzhu. "Hold him for a bit, he's too heavy, it's making my arms ache."

Dong Fuzhu sighed helplessly. Not long ago, this guy finally got bored and crawled out of the pet bag.

However, Sang Ying was currently too busy to take care of him, so she entrusted Bai Ze to Dong Fuzhu and the others.

They are taking turns caring for the little Beast God; Red Lotus just managed to coax him to sleep.

"So, the location of the Teleportation Array has been narrowed down to this area." Sang Ying drew a circle at a certain point on the sea chart.

Green Lotus and Lan Fusheng nodded in unison. "This is the most likely place."

The rest will only be known once we dive into the sea.

"Alright then, we'll set off after we've dealt with the matter in Blue-Green Village," Sang Ying continued. "But don't forget what you promised me: you can only look at that Teleportation Array; you can't come with me and Jiang Zhuoxue on this adventure."

This was something Sang Ying had agreed upon with them beforehand when she informed them about the Teleportation Array.

Even though they genuinely wanted to visit the Upper Realm and see the ancestral land of the Dragon Race, remembering the sect leader's instructions before leaving and seeing Sang Ying's resolute attitude, they could only abandon the idea and obediently nodded under their senior sister's sharp gaze.

"Once we open the Teleportation Array, you can either take Bai Ze with you to continue your training at sea, or leave him in the care of the Beast Soul Sect and depart from the Cloud Mulberry Realm. But you must return by the time specified by the Sect Master, understand?"

Dong Fuzhu nodded, and Green Lotus and Red Lotus exchanged a glance, sensing a strange tension in the conversation.

Finally, Sang Ying sighed softly, "I truly hope that before you grow up to be able to stand on your own, you can first live well."

Because a crisis is already closing in on them.