The Fairy: From the Traveling Merchant

Chapter 922 Sea
To be fair, although Ji Danfei's strength is only a fraction of what it used to be, the essence of her true spirit is still at the "Ascension" level, and she is still quite capable in calculations.

Even so, she couldn't calculate much information about Zhao Chen. She could only roughly know from the vital energy left in his body that he came to Ye Yi under the identity of a young master surnamed Wang and had some connection with the Meng family.

That's why Danfei took the initiative to approach the Meng family and, relying on the Meng family's connections in Yeyi, found the whereabouts of "Young Master Wang".

Zhao Chen never expected that the dignified Empress would use deception to exploit the Meng family, which meant that her situation was probably worse than she had anticipated.

She might even have difficulty using magic, just like her master back then.

In addition, the Meng family has now formed a good relationship. Given the Empress's magnanimity, she will certainly not treat them unfairly once she recovers.

As his thoughts raced, Zhao Chen carefully examined his "fiancée." He noticed that she seemed less dignified and more delicate than before, possessing a unique charm. So he teased, "Since you, my 'fiancée,' have already surprised me, let's not linger at the Meng family's restaurant any longer. Come back to the inn with me."

The Chiyu Tower where they were located was one of the Meng family's properties.

The Meng family has three experts at the "magical power" level: one works at the Six Doors, one is in charge of the family, and the other is the vice president of the Yeyi Fisheries Association.

Danfei had this plan all along; she couldn't exert much power right now and desperately needed someone reliable to protect her, but hearing Zhao Chen say it just didn't sound quite right...

Anyway, we've done everything we could, so there's nothing to be afraid of... Danfei tried her best to comfort herself, then got up and went to Zhao Chen's side, hugging his arm to show intimacy.

Since she had lied, she had to keep up the act. After all, her enemies were still investigating. Although she couldn't figure anything out by direct calculation, she couldn't leave too many clues.

Seeing this, Zhao Chen honestly and without hesitation put his arm around the empress's slender waist, feeling her body stiffen at first, but then quickly relax.

The two walked out of the private room, and the Meng family members who were waiting outside were relieved to see this. They warmly invited the two to visit the Meng family when they had time.

Zhao Chen didn't completely refuse, planning to visit Song Wurui before setting sail, and to give him the sword technique "Moonlit Evening and Flowery Morning," which Song Wurui had created and which he later named, to settle this karmic debt.

……

Two days later, at dawn, at Ye Yi Wharf.

Zhao Chen and Dan Fei, who had changed into a light and comfortable outfit, boarded the "Seeking Immortals" ship, which was about to set sail, and waved goodbye to the Meng family who had come to see them off.

The "Xunxian" was an old-fashioned steam-powered ironclad warship, naturally incomparable to the steel behemoth "Youzhou" that Ming Hongyue was riding.

Not to mention the vast difference in tonnage, in terms of armament, the "Seeking Immortals" only has one mid-grade divine power master on board, and its cannons are only equivalent to the power of a seventh-grade spell.

This weaponry is sufficient to deal with ordinary pirates or sea monsters, but if they encounter sea monsters of the same supernatural power level, the chances of the ship capsizing will greatly increase.

Fortunately, Yeyi is not far from Ludao, which belongs to Yingzhou. If the "Xunxianhao" travels at full speed, it can arrive in the evening after departing in the morning.

However, to guard against accidents, and because sailing at night is also likely to encounter "strange things", the "Seeking Immortals" ship usually stops overnight on a small island called "Three Immortals Island" along the way, and arrives at Deer Island the next day at noon or afternoon.

“As far as I know, sea monsters mostly slip through the island chain defenses, and their numbers aren’t too high. In the last ten years or so, ships traveling from Dayi to Lushima have encountered sea monsters three times,” Zhao Chen casually remarked as he led Danfei to first class, trying to ease her “anxiety.”

First-class tickets already allow passengers to bring servants or maids, so Danfei didn't need to buy another ticket. "No... if I'm here, something will definitely happen," Danfei said with a slight shake of her head.

In the past two days, she and Zhao Chen have become more familiar with each other. Since they have to pretend to be engaged, she no longer resists things like holding hands.

"Why do you say that?" Zhao Chen asked, somewhat surprised.

Is this someone with an even more "accidental" constitution than me?
“I am the ‘Azure Dragon of the East.’ Whenever I go out to sea, the descendants of those ‘Dragon Kings’ will sense me and inevitably attack me,” Danfei sighed. “This is the main reason why I need someone to protect me.”

"So that's how it is..." Zhao Chen glanced at the Empress and thought to himself: This woman is not honest. She only tells me such important information now?

Fortunately, the sea monsters that slip through the island chain defense line aren't too strong, so I can still keep them under control...

The two walked and talked until they reached the door of the cabin they had bought, at which point they used a key to open the door.

Because it was an old-fashioned ironclad warship, even the first-class cabin did not have the "space expansion spell," but it still had two bedrooms and a living room, a complete kitchen and bathroom, plus a reinforced closed training cabin, so the overall area was not small.

After entering the cabin, Zhao Chen glanced at the Empress, who still had a furrowed brow, and couldn't help but say, "Actually, I could use the 'Dark Domain Passage' to send you directly to Yingzhou; there's no need to actually go out to sea."

"I chose to travel by boat because I wanted to explore the world."

Wang Daoyi, the great hero, is currently paving the way for him in Yingzhou, and can be used as a "beacon" to establish a passage.

Upon hearing this, Danfei's furrowed brows relaxed slightly, but she still shook her head and said, "Passing through the 'Black Domain' is more dangerous for me, and I might also attract the 'Ascension Profound' beings there. It's far safer to face the sea monsters, since the sea monsters within the 'Zhou Tian Star Array' are at most at the high-grade divine power level."

"A superior-grade divine power is already quite powerful, isn't it? If we really encountered this and I didn't intervene, none of the people on this ship would survive..." Zhao Chen shook his head slightly, pondering how to avert the danger.

He didn't want to actually engage in a skirmish.

To be fair, Danfei's "feelings" were quite good, but she still disregarded the lives of everyone on the ship. In some ways, "ascending to the profound" cultivators had long since become "inhuman," with only the light of humanity remaining in their "adherent" beliefs.

"The best way is to take care of the sea monster before it gets close to the 'Seeking Immortals' ship, but I'm not good at underwater combat..."

"In addition, it can also pull the opponent into a pre-set battlefield!"
"Hmm... I can think of a way to address that..."

Zhao Chen narrowed his eyes and took out the "client" chessboard that contained the secret realm of "Yaochi Chess".

“If an entrance is set up underwater, cultivators will certainly not be foolish enough to go in.”

"But sea monsters are a different story... the bait has to be substantial!"

Thinking of this, Zhao Chen looked at the somewhat confused Empress and smiled, "Danfei, would you be interested in going to a hot spring with me?"

(End of this chapter)