Tinglan knew that all was lost for her. She slumped to the ground and sat there in a daze for a while.
She had thought that the princess didn't care about what had happened back then. Unexpectedly, the princess still remembered it.
"Ye Ling, escort Tinglan and Xie Haotian to the Holy Light Royal Family yourself and explain the whole story. Here's something for you."
The golden token was casually tossed into Ye Ling's arms by Nan Chaoyu.
"If anyone gives you trouble, show them this token. Remember?"
Ye Ling solemnly put away the token, bowed, and then grabbed Tinglan and disappeared from the room.
After everyone had left, Nan Chaoyu heaved a sigh of relief and stood up.
"Alright, let's go too!"
*
On the Xuanbing Continent, the sea area accounts for one - third of the total area. The five cities independent of the Holy Light Empire are not connected by land.
They form a semi - circle around the Holy Light Empire, separated by the boundless Soul - Devouring Sea.
The sea water is pale blue and deep, with countless sea beasts and hidden dangers lurking beneath.
On the sea surface, it is occupied by a group of pirates. Once targeted by these ferocious pirates,
the passengers may either lose their wealth or even their lives.
The Holy Light Empire once sent out the Holy Light Guards to wipe out these pirates. Unfortunately, the Soul - Devouring Sea is too vast, and the Holy Light Guards are not good at naval battles.
These pirates would run away when they were outmatched, so for a while, the empire had no way to deal with them.
In the sea area not far from Dream Sea City, a passenger ship was speeding across the sea.
The night was shrouded in thick fog. In the pitch - black night, the thick fog added a touch of mystery.
On the deck, a man in a white brocade robe was looking out at the sea. His jade - like face wore a cold expression, and his brows were slightly furrowed, as if he was deep in thought.
This man was none other than Mu Qihan, who had left without saying goodbye.
At this moment, Xiao Tian came onto the deck with a black cloak in his hand and put it on his young master.
"Young master, the sea breeze is strong. You'd better go down to the cabin."
Mu Qihan waved his hand. "Go and call A Jiu."
Xiao Tian nodded. After seeing Mu Qihan put on the cloak, he turned around and went down to the cabin.
Not long after, a man named A Jiu quickly walked up.
"Young master, you called me?"
Mu Qihan pointed to one side of the ship. "Over there, was there a lighthouse when you came?"
A Jiu carefully identified the direction and shook his head. "It was daytime when I came. There was nothing here."
Saying this, he fell silent. After a while, he looked up at Mu Qihan's expression and said cautiously, "Is the young master suspicious?"
Mu Qihan nodded. "It seems that we've encountered pirates."
Thick fog would descend on the Soul - Devouring Sea every night, and this was also the time when the pirates would go out.
Usually at this time, the merchants traveling to and fro would find sea inns to stay in. These inns were either protected by the pirates or had paid protection fees to them.
The pirates generally wouldn't attack these inns.
But Mu Qihan was in a hurry to return to Wuxiang City, so he didn't stop at the inn. He thought that this was the border between Dream Sea City and Wuxiang City, and the pirates generally wouldn't come here.
Unexpectedly, the pirates were so bold now.
A Jiu's face turned pale. "Young master, what should we do?"
Watching the lights in the thick fog getting closer, a cold light flashed in Mu Qihan's eyes. He waved his hand. "Slow down the ship."
No matter how fast his ship was, it couldn't outrun the pirates' ships.
Mu Qihan stood as straight as a pine, staring motionlessly at the lights approaching from afar.
After a while, a thin layer of water droplets had fallen on his black cloak.
Soon, he felt the ship slow down.
Just then, there was a sudden impact at the stern of the ship, and the ship swayed.
A Jiu rushed up and ran straight to the stern to check the situation.
People also rushed out of the cabin one after another, fearing that it was a trick of the pirates.
But soon, they all came back. When they passed by Mu Qihan, their faces all looked a bit strange.
This gave him a bad feeling.
Soon, this feeling came true!
"Mu Qihan, why did you leave without saying goodbye?"
Nan Chaoyu had really gone all out. After arranging everything, she originally wanted to chase him on a big ship.
Her ship was bought from the pirates and was faster than ordinary ships.
But unexpectedly, she just couldn't catch up. Helpless, she had to take a fast - speed boat with Ye Yun to chase him.
Just as she was about to catch up, the ship in front suddenly slowed down. The small boat couldn't be controlled well and directly rammed into it.
If she hadn't reacted quickly and grabbed Ye Yun to jump onto the ship, they would have fallen into the sea by now.
Confronted with her question, there was not the slightest change in Mu Qihan's expression. He replied indifferently, "Why aren't you dealing with your fiancé's matter in Dream Sea City? Why are you chasing me?"
"Tsk tsk!" Nan Chaoyu's already not - so - good mood was instantly smoothed out by this sentence. She walked around Mu Qihan twice and said in surprise, "Are you jealous?"
Mu Qihan regretted saying that as soon as the words left his mouth. But he didn't want this girl to take advantage of him. So he immediately said, "I'm just asking the reason for your coming."
"Of course I'm here to chase you." Nan Chaoyu didn't expose him. She leaned against the ship's railing and stared directly into his eyes. "You clearly defended me before and openly held my hand. Why do you deny it now?"
Mu Qihan turned his face away. "We've known each other. I couldn't just watch you being deceived by a man."
"Then you might as well deceive me away!" Nan Chaoyu flashed in front of Mu Qihan, hooking her hands around his neck. "Mu Qihan, I like you. Deceive me away!"
"..." Mu Qihan knew that this girl was used to pestering people. He didn't know where she had learned these flirting tricks, but she had used them all on him!
Immediately, he reached out to pull her arms away. "You're a girl. Don't you know how to be reserved? Let go!"
"I won't let go. If I do, you'll drive me away again!"
Just thinking about his leaving without saying goodbye and their possible separation made Nan Chaoyu extremely angry.
But she had no position and was also reluctant to be angry with him.
So, this time she was going to pester him!
Mu Qihan couldn't pull her away. When his hand touched her slightly tired face, he sighed and didn't continue to use force.
Nan Chaoyu secretly rejoiced.
So what if he lost his memory?
Wasn't he still unable to resist her?
Just then, a horn sounded suddenly in front of the ship. The sound was dull and mournful, exploding in the quiet night.
Nan Chaoyu loosened her hands and stood beside Mu Qihan, craning her neck to take a look.
A magnificent big ship slowly emerged in front of the ship. The ship was brightly lit, as if it were daytime.
Nan Chaoyu's face looked a bit strange. She glanced at Mu Qihan. "Your luck. You've bumped into a pirate leader!"
Only those well - known pirate leaders could have a ship of such a high - class specification.
Mu Qihan's face showed no change, as if the ship coming towards them was just an ordinary one.
At this time, A Jiu led some people up. Xiao Tian followed beside A Jiu. Seeing Nan Chaoyu, he couldn't help but widen his eyes.
The surprise only lasted for a moment. Now he didn't dare to say anything in front of Nan Chaoyu.
When the ship on the opposite side came alongside, Nan Chaoyu suddenly shouted loudly, "Which boss is coming? There are old acquaintances on this ship. Please come out and have a chat!"