Zhao Hongyuan quickly started making calls, first to Qin Susu, but her phone was switched off.
He then called Shu Tongtian, whose phone was also off. He immediately realized that something was amiss.
Still unwilling to give up, he made one last call to his subordinate, Manager Ma, but his phone was also switched off.
"It's over. Something has really happened this time. They've all turned off their phones."
Realizing that Qin Susu was in trouble, Zhao Hongyuan's face showed panic.
"If their phones are off, they're off. What are you panicking about?"
Master Jin Gong, seeing his demeanor, reprimanded him with displeasure.
"Master Jin Gong, what should we do now?"
Zhao Hongyuan asked, at a loss.
"What do you mean, what should we do? Just do what needs to be done!"
Master Jin Gong said coldly, "It's nothing more than that kid finding out. As long as he doesn't jump off the ship and run away midway, we'll proceed with the original plan!"
"That's right, with Master Jin Gong here, why should I panic? And even if that kid runs away this time, he can run from the monk but not from the temple. I will make him pay!"
Zhao Hongyuan finally reacted and said fiercely, "What belongs to me, Zhao Hongyuan, I would rather destroy it than let anyone else touch it!"
...
As the sun rose in the east, the Royal Huadu finally docked at Jiangcheng Port.
After the cruise ship berthed, tourists began to disembark. Master Jin Gong, his eight disciples, and Zhao Hongyuan waited at the exit.
The Eight Great Vajras displayed their thuggish nature, roughly stopping every disembarking tourist and comparing their photos with Chen Xiao's.
Those who could afford to travel on the Royal Huadu were either wealthy or noble, not lambs to be slaughtered.
Someone was about to get angry, but upon seeing Zhao Hongyuan behind the Eight Great Vajras, they immediately backed down.
Compared to Zhao Hongyuan, the dignitaries present were not as influential.
Wu Yufei, who was disembarking amidst the crowd, turned pale with fright when she saw Zhao Hongyuan below. She grabbed Chen Xiao and turned to run back.
"What's wrong? What happened?"
Chen Xiao asked with a frown.
"It's Zhao Hongyuan, he's here!"
Wu Yufei pointed at Zhao Hongyuan on the ground and said tremblingly.
Over the years, Zhao Hongyuan had instilled such fear in her that she instinctively became afraid the moment she saw him.
"So what if he's here? Where can you run to now? Are you going to stay on the ship forever?"
Hearing Chen Xiao's words, Wu Yufei realized that she couldn't possibly stay on the ship for her entire life.
"Alright, then I'll go down and explain things to him!"
Wu Yufei bit her lip lightly, finally gathering her courage.
However, as she was about to go down, she found that Chen Xiao had stopped moving.
"Chen Xiao?"
Wu Yufei called out. Chen Xiao ignored her, his eyes fixed on the scene below.
Following Chen Xiao's gaze, Wu Yufei saw a hateful bald head.
The bald head was also staring intently at Chen Xiao, just as Chen Xiao was staring at him.
Wu Yufei was stunned. Why were these two grown men locking eyes?
The bald head was, of course, Master Jin Gong.
Upon making eye contact with Jin Gong, Chen Xiao suddenly felt everything around him slowly disappear.
The cruise ship beneath his feet, the tourists on the ship, and Wu Yufei beside him all turned into nothingness.
The land below the ship and the buildings on it also vanished.
All he could see was a vast expanse of blue sea and the bald man in the red robe.
"Are you here to deal with me at Zhao Hongyuan's request?"
Chen Xiao asked the bald man.
"I am Jin Gong. I have been waiting for you."
Jin Gong replied calmly.
Chen Xiao looked around and slowly said, "If I'm not mistaken, this is your spiritual world?"
"As expected of someone who defeated Tu Junhou, you indeed have some insight."
Jin Gong was momentarily stunned, then smiled slightly. "That's right. This is the spiritual prison I've prepared for you. I will use the power of the endless sea to trap you."
"Although you are very strong, you are more careless than I expected. If you had been prepared beforehand, I might not have succeeded."
Although Jin Gong spoke humbly, his pride was undeniable.
After all, Chen Xiao was the one who had defeated his lifelong enemy. By defeating Chen Xiao, he could break his inner demons and advance his cultivation by another level.
Upon hearing his words, Chen Xiao chuckled, "But what if I told you I let myself be trapped?"
Jin Gong was slightly taken aback, then smiled proudly. "Then you are simply walking to your death. In my spiritual prison, no one can defeat me..."
Before he could finish speaking, Chen Xiao said, "You made two mistakes. First, you shouldn't have borrowed the power of the sea, because no one understands the power of the sea better than I do."
"Second, you shouldn't have used spiritual attacks in front of me, because that is like showing off your skills before an expert!"
As his voice faded, Chen Xiao unleashed his vast divine sense, covering the sky and blotting out the sun!
Jin Gong was suddenly stunned, his face showing a look of horror!
...
Chen Xiao finally came back to his senses and said calmly to Wu Yufei beside him, "Let's go."
Wu Yufei didn't know what had just happened, but in her eyes, Chen Xiao had only been spacing out for a dozen seconds. She didn't pay it much mind and followed Chen Xiao off the cruise ship.
The ship was now empty. Apart from Zhao Hongyuan's group, there was no one else below.
"Stop right there!"
Seeing Chen Xiao and Wu Yufei walking down hand in hand, Zhao Hongyuan's anger, mixed with jealousy, blocked their path.
"Zhao Hongyuan, can't you just leave me alone? What do I have to do for you to let me go?"
Wu Yufei asked wearily.
"Let you go? Hmph!"
Zhao Hongyuan snorted angrily. "You slut, don't even think about such things anymore. You are married to me, Zhao Hongyuan. You are part of the Zhao family in life and in death!"
"Then why did you find people to assault me?"
Wu Yufei stared coldly at Zhao Hongyuan!
"You brought it upon yourself. You are part of my Zhao family. I can ruin you whenever I want!"
Zhao Hongyuan said arrogantly, then looked coldly at Chen Xiao. "You brat, you're truly arrogant. Just because you have some skills, you think you can do whatever you want? Let me tell you, Song Anguo might fall for your tricks, but I won't!"
Chen Xiao smiled contemptuously. "Zhao Hongyuan, as a man, you are truly pathetic and pitiful. It's not terrible to have a problem with your body, but it's terrible to have a problem here."
Chen Xiao pointed to the position of Zhao Hongyuan's heart.
Zhao Hongyuan's pupils rapidly dilated. He asked Wu Yufei fiercely, "You slut, what did you tell him?"
Wu Yufei said coldly, "Everything that should be said, and everything that shouldn't be said, I told him!"
Zhao Hongyuan's head buzzed. The thing he feared most in his life was for others to know about his impotence.
And now, Wu Yufei had told this to her lover.
Zhao Hongyuan trembled with rage, his eyes filled with a killing intent like an erupting volcano...