A middle - aged man with a gentle face got out of the passenger seat. He wasn't wearing a suit or black sunglasses. Instead, he had on a gray casual outfit.
Lu Chuanbai introduced this middle - aged man to Xu Qingqing formally.
"This is Uncle Meng. He's a world champion in free fighting. He used to be my dad's bodyguard. I specially invited him back."
Uncle Meng was full of energy. Even though he was wearing a thick casual coat, Xu Qingqing could tell there were well - built muscles beneath it.
Xu Qingqing shook hands with Uncle Meng respectfully. "Hello, Uncle Meng. Sorry to trouble you this time."
"Hello."
Uncle Meng had been with Lu's father since he retired and had a life - and - death friendship with him. Lu Chuanbai was a child he watched grow up.
Now that Lu Chuanbai had a happy family, he was really happy for him.
Xu Qingqing chatted with her parents for a while. Then she pulled her luggage and got into the leisure car, heading for the dock.
Surrounded by a carload of bodyguards, Xu Qingqing somehow felt really safe.
Gu Anrou borrowed money from Lu Fenglin and immediately asked a shopping agent to buy a bag for Xu Qingqing.
Then she packed her luggage and prepared to go to sea with Uncle Huang Tonghai.
Xu Qingqing arrived at the dock where the yacht was moored by car. Chen Jiashu, Gu Yuan, and Wang Lide were already there.
Seeing the six bodyguards getting out of the business car, Gu Yuan opened his mouth in surprise and quietly leaned over to Xu Qingqing, giving her a thumbs - up.
"With so many bodyguards, even if we have a fight with the other side, we don't need to be afraid!"
Xu Qingqing gave Gu Yuan a disdainful look and said angrily, "We haven't even set off yet, and you're already thinking about a fight. Can't you say something good?"
Gu Yuan grinned, took out his sunglasses from his bag, put them on, and struck a confident pose.
"Don't I look cool?"
Everyone was too lazy to pay attention to him. Xu Qingqing pulled her suitcase and followed Uncle Meng, who was leading the way, towards the yacht.
The blue sea was calm and peaceful. The white waves crashed against the golden beach playfully like a child, laughing and then running away.
A beautiful and clean white yacht was quietly moored at the dock. Its huge body blocked Xu Qingqing's view. A low, hoarse steam sound hissed.
This yacht was extremely large, almost like a small cruise ship. It could easily accommodate a dozen people.
Uncle Meng and the bodyguards carried Xu Qingqing and the others' luggage onto the yacht. Then they all stayed in the cabin, their eyes fixed on the cruise ship at the nearby dock.
Gu Anrou and the other two, who had met Uncle Huang Tonghai with their suitcases, were queuing up to board the cruise ship.
Looking at so many people queuing up in front, Gu Anrou couldn't help frowning. "With so many people, can we really salvage the sunken ship?"
They might be discovered!
Huang Tonghai laughed cheerfully. "I've arranged for a boat to wait for us on an island near the sunken ship. We're taking the cruise ship now just to cover our tracks."
Hearing this, Gu Anrou nodded in understanding, full of hope.
Once they salvaged the sunken ship, she would get rich and wouldn't be looked down upon by Xu Qingqing anymore.
The yacht was equipped with high - powered binoculars. Xu Qingqing squinted and could clearly see the expressions on Gu Anrou's and Uncle Huang Tonghai's faces through the binoculars.
Seeing their confident and determined looks, Xu Qingqing felt even more nervous.
She must protect the sunken ship!
In the cabin, Wang Lide took out an ancient book he had searched for all night. It recorded information about the sunken ship.
Legend had it that it was the ship of a very famous financial merchant in the Tang Dynasty named Li Songsan, who was extremely wealthy.
It was rumored that Li Songsan had contributed more than half of the money for the construction of the initial imperial palace in the Tang Dynasty. Even the emperor treated him with deference, which showed how rich Li Songsan was.
Back then, when foreign envoys came across the ocean to visit the Tang Dynasty, Li Songsan immediately smelled business opportunities.
He built an extremely huge ship, followed the foreign envoys to Western countries, purchased a batch of mechanical treasures like clocks, and then brought them back to China to sell.
Those rare treasures immediately caused a mad rush among the nobles when they were brought to China. Li Songsan made a fortune and started to transport goods between the two places.
The sunken ship at the bottom of the sea was one on which Li Songsan had loaded a large number of treasures in the Tang Dynasty and was going to sell them abroad. However, he encountered an extremely rare storm, and the whole ship sank.
Even Li Songsan couldn't escape and sank to the bottom of the sea. The treasures that had helped him amass wealth also became his burial objects.
As time passed, the place where the ship had sunk had turned into an extremely dangerous rapid. Fishing boats in the sea would avoid that area.
It had to be said that this trip would be very dangerous.
But there was no such word as "retreat" in Xu Qingqing's dictionary. After reading the ancient book, she was even more determined to protect the treasures.
After everyone got on board, the cruise ship let out a loud whistle and slowly started to sail towards the island.
Through the binoculars, Xu Qingqing saw the cruise ship start to move. She immediately called out to the bodyguard who was driving the yacht.
"Hurry up and follow that ship!"
The bodyguard immediately started the yacht, which kept an appropriate distance and followed the cruise ship.
Lu Chuanbai's yacht had excellent safety performance. Gliding on the calm sea surface, it slowly got closer to the destination of the cruise ship, the Basha Islands.
The Basha Islands had a warm and humid climate all year round. Most of the people on the cruise ship were there for a vacation.
Gu Anrou and her group got off with the crowd. Huang Tonghai called his friend to pick them up.
Soon, an old - looking fishing boat stopped at the entrance of the Basha Islands. The person who came to pick them up had arrived.
"Boss Huang, I've finally been able to wait for you."
A fisherman with dark - tanned skin and a sweat - soaked shirt full of salt grains got off the boat.
As he moved, the fishing boat swayed. The mast on it turned around, looking as if it was about to collapse.
Gu Anrou stared at the boat in disbelief, full of resistance.
This boat was so shabby! She had thought they would at least take a yacht.
Huang Tonghai didn't seem to care at all. He smiled and asked the fisherman, "Lao Hong, no one has been to the place I asked you to watch, right?"
Lao Hong had a simple and honest smile on his face and scratched his head.
"Don't worry, Boss Huang. I've always had my son carefully guarding that place. No one has been there for sure."
Hearing this, Huang Tonghai felt relieved and urged the other two to get on the boat quickly.
"Hurry up. We need to get there as soon as possible. We can't waste a single minute."
Uncle Huang didn't seem to care at all. He happily carried his luggage and stepped onto the swaying boat.
But Gu Anrou was still hesitating. "This boat is so flimsy. Can we really salvage the sunken ship on it?"
Huang Tonghai explained, "I deliberately rented a shabby boat so as not to attract attention. Otherwise, we might be easily discovered."
Hearing this, Gu Anrou had no choice but to reluctantly get on the boat.
The security guard on the Basha Island saw them about to leave by boat and kindly tried to dissuade them.