Chapter 683: Got Some Guts

"Feng’er, do you want to watch us all die?" Huo Tu shot him a cold look.

"Second Uncle, the fresh water will last a few more days. Maybe we’ll find our way by then. It’s too soon to make a decision now."

"Soon? Feng’er, you’re still too young. In extreme situations, things like humanity and loyalty are worthless. If you don’t make a move, someone else will." Huo Tu added, "I know you’re close with the Jiang siblings. I promise you, I won’t touch them."

Huo Feng’s resolve wavered.

Huo Liran had more or less guessed Huo Tu’s intentions. She walked over to Huo Feng’s side. "Big Brother, they’re just servants our family bought. It’s only right that they should give their lives for their masters. Besides, Second Uncle already promised he wouldn’t touch them."

Huo Feng’s expression was grim.

In a room inside the ship’s cabin, Huo Ting stood in a corner, silent the whole time.

On deck, Jiang Yue saw Jiang Chenyi emerge with a cold expression and immediately guessed what had happened.

"I knew something was wrong when Mr. Tu boarded the ship. If he hadn’t ignored everyone’s advice and insisted on not turning back, how could the ship have lost its way?" Jiang Yue fumed.

"Tell everyone from the Jiang family to be on high alert."

"Are they really going to make a move on our family?"

"You know what kind of person Mr. Tu is. Now that he’s got it in his head, he’s very likely to act."

Jiang Yue slammed her fist on the railing. "So this is the great Huo family. If he dares to try anything, I’ll have Dad annihilate the Huo family when we get back."

Jiang Chenyi said nothing, his gaze fixed on the horizon.

Right now, they had no idea which way to go. They had already changed course many times, but no matter which direction they sailed, all they saw was an endless ocean, devoid of any hope.

"A ship... There’s a ship..."

The shout came from the ship’s crow’s nest.

Jiang Chenyi froze and looked around. The vessel was very far away; from where he stood, he could only see a black dot.

He scrambled up to the crow’s nest and looked into the distance. It was a ship—a small boat.

Hearing the news, the members of the Huo family also came out from the cabin. The distant speck was so small they couldn’t even tell if it was truly a ship.

"Second Brother, is it really a ship?" Jiang Yue asked, looking up.

Jiang Chenyi leaped down from the crow’s nest. "It’s a ship."

"A ship means we’re going in the right direction! It means we’re about to reach shore!" Huo Liran exclaimed excitedly.

Huo Feng also breathed a sigh of relief. "See? Things always work out in the end. A ship has appeared. Our fresh water should last until we make it to shore."

"Head toward that fishing boat!" Huo Tu yelled.

The large ship gradually changed course, heading straight for the other vessel.

In the distance, Ye Qianning watched the large ship sail straight toward her. ’These people are certainly brave,’ she thought.

’The waters ahead aren’t a place human ships can reach. Never mind the gale-force winds, there are whirlpools in the sea. Once you’re sucked in, not even an immortal could pull you back out.’

’If my little boat hadn’t been protected by Cannon this whole time, it would have been destroyed countless times over.’

’At Cannon’s speed, I can reach the coast in about half a month. A human ship would take around three months, and that’s only if it didn’t lose its way.’

’I’ve only been sailing for ten days. Judging by the distance, these people must have been at sea for a very long time.’

’And they’re still sailing straight ahead. They’ve got some nerve.’

’A ship! Such a big ship!’ the little monkey chattered, jumping up and down excitedly.

As the large ship drew nearer, Ye Qianning could also see it more clearly. It was a huge vessel, its hull and overall construction far more luxurious than that of an ordinary ship.

It was massive, easily a dozen times the size of her own small boat.

It wasn’t a merchant ship; it had to be the vessel of some great family out on an adventurous voyage.