The sea distance between Sakura Country and Great Xia Country was not very far.
At this moment, Hu Fox and the others were almost safe!
Breathing in the salty sea breeze, Hu Fox stretched comfortably, marveling at the sights she had witnessed these past few days.
However, her thoughts were soon interrupted by a large ship that suddenly appeared before them.
This ship, blocking their path, was far larger than the Miyamoto God Maru they were traveling on!
As the two ships drew near, Hu Fox’s hand went to her waist, ready for battle.
Simultaneously, she quickly pressed the walkie-talkie clipped to her chest, speaking to the Prophet below deck, who was trying to stabilize Xiang Jingzhu and the others.
“Our ship has been intercepted. Looking at this ship, it should belong to the Sakura Country royal family. They likely have ill intentions!”
At this moment, the Prophet, who was preparing medicine in the lower cabin, frowned upon hearing Hu Fox’s words.
He pressed the walkie-talkie and spoke at length.
Unfortunately, there was no response from the other end.
The Prophet’s mood immediately turned somber.
Based on his combat experience, he estimated a seventy to eighty percent chance that Hu Fox had already been captured or killed!
His expression turned extremely serious.
He then picked up the walkie-talkie again and said, “Everyone, the situation is critical. Switch to the backup line immediately!”
He then turned the dial on the walkie-talkie to change channels and said to everyone, “Hide well. I will deal with them. I will risk my life to protect you all!”
After saying this, the Prophet took out a set of clothes belonging to a Miyamoto priest from the storage.
Dressing quickly, the Prophet then hurried onto the deck.
As he stepped onto the deck, he was somewhat surprised.
For, Hu Fox was standing right there, perfectly fine.
Since the other party had let Hu Fox go, it perhaps indicated that the moment of life-or-death had not yet arrived!
Therefore, the Prophet gave Hu Fox a meaningful glance.
Hu Fox wanted to speak, but felt that the Prophet would not believe her, so she chose to remain silent.
Meanwhile, the Prophet walked ahead of Hu Fox, stood on the deck, tilted his head back, and shouted loudly to the people on the large ship before him.
“A divine official is out on official business. Make way quickly!”
The Prophet was bluffing!
The two ships were clearly not on the same level. At this moment, he had no idea how they, with this ship and mere handful of people, could possibly face the massive vessel head-on.
However, as the Prophet’s words fell, a stern voice from the large ship responded to him.
“Our master knows who you are. Your ship has been targeted. Come, board our ship.”
Upon hearing this, the Prophet’s expression froze for a moment, and he asked with great confusion.
“Who is your master?”
This time, however, the people on the large ship did not answer the Prophet.
For a moment, other than the sound of waves and wind, no other sound could be heard from the large ship.
Seeing that the other party did not respond, the Prophet dared not act rashly.
After all, some time had passed, and the Prophet was feeling fearful.
He worried that their silence might mean they were preparing to attack them.
This tense atmosphere did not last long.
Soon, a woman cloaked in a cape walked out from the bow of the large ship before the Prophet.
Standing at the bow, the woman removed her cloak, revealing her true face.
“The master of this ship is me,” the woman said first.
Then she continued, “Since Mr. Long is willing to give this ship to you, I believe he trusts you.”
“You… you are!” Upon seeing the woman’s face, the Prophet was greatly astonished.
Because!
The woman was none other than Princess Mieko of Sakura Country!
“Yes, it is I,” Princess Mieko nodded at the Prophet and said.
“A military exercise is about to be conducted here targeting you. Your situation is very dangerous. Come aboard my ship, and I will take you away immediately.”
“Where are you going?”
…
In the shrine of the Wanzhang Divine Official, Wanzhang Divine Official and Jiujiu Divine Official were in a fierce argument.
Initially, the two of them had indeed been discussing countermeasures in a serious manner.
However, as they spoke, their differing opinions and viewpoints led to a quarrel.
The entire night, they appeared to be discussing important matters, but in reality, they were merely attacking each other in a meaningless argument.
It was now late.
Wanzhang Divine Official, who was already advanced in age, no longer wished to continue arguing with Jiujiu.
However, Jiujiu Divine Official was currently in a fit of temper, with all his hormones surging, and began to babble incessantly!
But after Wanzhang Divine Official repeatedly refused to retort, Jiujiu Divine Official found himself unable to sustain the argument alone.
At this point, he finally began to discuss actual business with Wanzhang Divine Official.
And this business was the very method that Wanzhang Divine Official had previously mentioned – “he had his own way”!
Wanzhang Divine Official’s specific method was to involve Mitsui Kenji and proceed with the original plan without any changes.
Jiujiu Divine Official had just had his neck gripped by Mitsui Kenji. He was furious and gave Wanzhang Divine Official no chance to explain before erupting into an argument.
The argument continued until the present.
Now that their emotions had been vented, Jiujiu Divine Official was still not willing to let it go and continued to reprimand Wanzhang Divine Official grumpily.
“Hey! Wanzhang! Do you know what you are doing!”
“What?” Wanzhang Divine Official was also annoyed by Jiujiu Divine Official at this moment and responded indifferently with just two words.
Seeing that Wanzhang Divine Official still paid him no mind, Jiujiu Divine Official said resentfully,
“What? That bastard Mitsui will surely eliminate us after defeating the challenger!”
Upon hearing Jiujiu Divine Official’s foolish response, Wanzhang Divine Official merely smiled coldly and retorted, “Jiujiu, how do you know it won’t be us who eliminate him?”
However, in Jiujiu Divine Official’s eyes, Wanzhang Divine Official was the one who had truly reached the peak of foolishness!
“I say, Wanzhang Nishino, you aren’t unaware that Mitsui Kenji possesses a fragment of the Dragon Crest Compass! If he were to unleash that power, even the combined efforts of the two of us and the Five Great Martial Gods would not be enough to defeat him!”