Chapter 416 - 97: The Mantis Stalks the Cicada, Unaware of the Oriole Behind (Seeking Monthly Pass) _3
Chapter 416: Chapter 97: The Mantis Stalks the Cicada, Unaware of the Oriole Behind (Seeking Monthly Pass) _3
Obviously, the journey wasn’t a smooth one.
Aboard the leading ship, a grey-robed old man with a hooded cloak, was carefully observing the compass in his hand, while his other hand was constantly calculating something.
After a while, he put down the compass and indicated to the helmsman to slightly adjust the ship’s direction, yet his brows remained furrowed.
“Principal, are you still uncertain of the direction?” A young man next to him asked tentatively, seeing this.
The old man shook his head.
The young man’s expression turned into clear disappointment: “It’s been nearly three months now. We have faced danger after danger on our journey, with storms and sea beasts, and we’ve even lost a ship. How much longer is this going to last?”
The old man gave him a cold glance: “If you’re not willing to stay on the ship, I can send you into the sea to clear your head.”
The young man shivered at his words and immediately shut up. The sea was filled with vicious sea beasts; if he really did get thrown overboard, there was no chance he would be able to return.
At that moment, a young man dressed in the uniform of the Huangfu Clan’s head of household ran out from the cabin and bowed to the principal, “Mr. Nine, the young master and old ancestor demand your presence.”