While Zhao Shuning and her companions were still on the ship,
a group of people had quietly entered the territory of Dongzhou.
Among them was a cold and imposing man in black.
Behind him followed a handsome man who seemed to be around the same age.
However,
on this vast continent of the Nine Regions,
a significant portion of the population were cultivators. Some high - ranking alchemists could refine special pills to preserve their youth.
So,
judging a person's age by their appearance was not entirely accurate.
Take these two for example.
The one walking in front was Mo Bai, the new master of the Ghost Domain, and the man behind was Mo Yan.
They were father and son with a considerable age gap, but due to their cultivation, they looked like brothers from the outside.
It was all thanks to their good fortune.
Just a few days ago,
the seal of the Ghost Domain suddenly loosened.
It seemed that there had been some fluctuations within the body of the Emperor Zun, Yan Ruyu, which in turn affected the barrier.
What made the father - son duo even more delighted was that
the Supreme Beast living in the Ancient Wasteland had, for some unknown urgent matter, left the Ancient Wasteland.
This presented them with an opportunity.
It might be difficult for others to escape,
but Mo Yan and Mo Bai were extremely powerful. It only took them a little time to get out of the Ghost Domain.
Now,
as soon as they got out,
the first place they headed for was Dongzhou.
Mo Bai never expected that
the person he had been longing to see was also on her way to Dongzhou, and they were after the same thing.
On the sea,
the large ship set sail and sped forward.
Zhao Shuning still preferred to sit at the bow of the ship, gazing into the distance.
It was noon.
Luo Qiu was preparing lunch in the cabin.
Zhao Shuning was alone, enjoying the peace.
After a while,
feeling that it was about time,
Zhao Shuning was about to enter the cabin to check on Luo Qiu and Dongfang Yinuo's progress.
As she passed by the first cabin, she was attracted by the conversation of several people.
They seemed to be salt merchants from the dock.
They usually talked quite loudly, and Zhao Shuning had never paid much attention to them before.
But this time,
it was different.
They deliberately lowered their voices while talking.
Zhao Shuning walked by quietly but could still clearly hear them mention a couple.
At first, she didn't care much.
Until the merchant said mysteriously, "It is said that this couple is from the Eastern Swamp Wilderness. They have quite a background."
Zhao Shuning stopped in her tracks.
She thought she might be overthinking.
But then,
their descriptions made her heart clench.
"Exactly! You don't know how beautiful the man's wife is. She speaks so gently. Oh, that woman has a nice name. What was it again?"
The merchant seemed to be thinking for a while.
At this moment,
Luo Qiu walked over and said, "Miss, lunch is ready."
Zhao Shuning nodded.
She lifted her feet,
planning to return to their own cabin.
There were so many troubles in the world, and she was not a superhero who could take care of everything.
"I said, do you remember or not?"
"Brother Hong, could it be that all the things you said before were just empty talk? You've never actually seen the bully rob someone. You just said it to pique our curiosity?"
"Exactly! Brother Hong must have just been trying to get attention."
"Brother Hong, we know you're vain. You always describe things in such detail, but most of the time, you haven't seen them yourself. You're just spreading rumors."
The merchant surnamed Hong was extremely vain.
Hearing others question the authenticity of his words,
he immediately got angry, his face turning red.
"Who says I don't know? That man claimed to be from the Zhao family in the Eastern Swamp Wilderness. He called the woman Min'er."
Min'er—
Zhao Shuning's foot was about to step into their cabin.
Hearing this,
she suddenly stopped.
Luo Qiu looked up.
She saw that Zhao Shuning's face was extremely pale.
She quickly said, "Miss, what's wrong?"
Zhao Shuning didn't answer.
She just turned around and walked towards the merchants who were talking before.
The merchants
were still discussing the woman's beauty and gentleness,
completely unaware of Zhao Shuning's approach.
Until
Zhao Shuning appeared in front of them.
The chair moved to her back out of thin air,
which finally caught their attention.
Luo Qiu quickly came to Zhao Shuning's side.
Zhao Shuning nodded slightly at her, indicating that she was okay and not to worry.
Then,
she sat down,
right across from the merchants.
"Miss, what is this about?"
"Is what you said true?"
Zhao Shuning's intense gaze made the merchant surnamed Hong shiver involuntarily.
Since they got on the ship, they knew that the people in the innermost cabin were not to be provoked, and this young lady was one of them.
Now,
this young lady had actually come to talk to them.
Although
her tone was not very friendly.
"Miss, what we said was all hearsay. If it offended your ears, we won't talk about it again next time."
"Is the couple you mentioned really from the Zhao family in the Eastern Swamp Wilderness? Where are they now?"
"Jiangning—"
The merchant surnamed Hong stammered and could only utter these two words.
Because they noticed that
when Zhao Shuning gently placed her hand on the table in the cabin, a crack immediately appeared on the table. With such powerful spiritual energy, they, ordinary people, naturally didn't dare to provoke her.
Jiangning?
Zhao Shuning wasn't very familiar with this place.
Luo Qiu quickly explained, "Jiangning is a city in the Cangwu Kingdom. It used to be unknown, but in recent years, a Seven - Realm Spiritual Pharmacist seemed to have emerged there. Jiangning has become quite well - known throughout the Cangwu Kingdom because of this person."
So,
it had only developed in recent years.
"Is what you said true? Hmm?"
Meeting Zhao Shuning's gaze,
the merchant surnamed Hong swallowed hard.
He nodded.
"This... I saw this with my own eyes, but... but I didn't participate. Miss, I hope you—"
Zhao Shuning suddenly stood up,
scaring everyone.
She turned around.
"Xiao Qiu, do you know who the owner of this ship is?"
"I'll go and invite the shipowner now."
"Okay, hurry up."
"All right."
Luo Qiu quickly walked in the other direction and disappeared from everyone's sight in an instant.
Everyone didn't have time to be surprised.
Because at this moment,
the formidable girl was still there.
Zhao Shuning said to the merchant surnamed Hong, "Tell me everything you saw, every single detail, without missing a word."