Mo Hua slowly let out a breath, but his gaze also grew somewhat serious.
After sailing for a while longer, there were no other boats around. The Mistwater River was vast, the night was dark, and only his own Spirit Boat was sailing alone.
Mo Hua did not even know where he had ended up.
After a moment, the Letter Token trembled slightly. Mo Hua took it out to check, and it was a message from Gu Changhuai:
"We’ve been tricked, we boarded the wrong boat."
Mo Hua silently replied:
"No worries, I boarded the right one..."
Gu Changhuai was silent for a moment, seemingly unable to understand, "Why is the boat you boarded not wrong?"
Mo Hua also found it hard to explain at the moment, so he simply replied:
"A stroke of luck..."
Gu Changhuai didn’t dwell on it; time was tight, and this was not the time to discuss such matters.
"Do you know which part of the river you’re in now?"
Surrounded by pitch darkness, Mo Hua thought for a while and sighed, "I don’t know."
This is troublesome...
Gu Changhuai frowned.
Mo Hua recalled for a moment, then sent a message to Gu Changhuai:
"I only remember the first half of the route and the direction we veered. You can try to find Cheng Mo and Hao Xuan, compare routes, and you should figure out the general direction."
Gu Changhuai’s spirit lifted, "Alright."
Mo Hua then relayed the details of the Spirit Boat’s route to Gu Changhuai, hoping he could deduce the location where the Rouge Boat would dock.
"I’ll make haste in checking, don’t act rashly on your own." Gu Changhuai advised.
But he knew, unless he tied Mo Hua up, immobilizing him, otherwise, it would be impossible for Mo Hua to stay calm.
Gu Changhuai was merely giving routine advice.
Mo Hua symbolically responded, "Okay."
Then Mo Hua sent a message to Situ Jian, telling them the general situation and asking them to cooperate with Gu Changhuai in checking the route.
Besides, Situ Jian and the others should be safe.
Though they couldn’t get on the Rouge Boat and see the novelty, they also wouldn’t have to bear the boat’s temptations and risks.
"By the way," Mo Hua remembered something and sent a message, "When you return, remember to find that Senior Brother of Wang Chen’s and give him a beating to get back the hundred thousand Spirit Stones’ ticket fee."
A hundred thousand Spirit Stones is no small amount.
Even though they’re not his Spirit Stones, the Junior Brothers’ Spirit Stones are still Spirit Stones, and they shouldn’t benefit others.
"Alright..."
Situ Jian sighed.
No wonder he’s our Junior Brother, truly doesn’t suffer any loss.
Then he also cautioned, "Junior Brother, be very careful on your own."
"Mmm, don’t worry."
After giving all the instructions, Mo Hua put away the Letter Token, concentrating on watching the night scenery outside the window, waiting for the Spirit Boat to reach its destination and become a real "Rouge Boat."
He wanted to see what kind of business the rumored "Rouge Boat" was doing and what it looked like inside.
Ye Hong sat beside Mo Hua, also watching the heavy night outside, looking somewhat serious.
...
Meanwhile, in Mistwater City, inside a luxurious tavern.
Two people were drinking and having a secret conversation.
The room was dark, with only a single candle flickering, making it hard to see their faces.
"Has the boat set off?"
"It has."
"How’s the situation?"
"Fairly smooth."
"Good," one of them nodded and then sneered, "Do they really think our Gui Water Sect is blind? A Taoist Court, a Taixu Gate, and that Gu Family, they think they can blend in the boat just by disguising?"
The other person chimed in, "Yes, this time, any boat associated with the Taoist Court, Taixu Gate, or Gu Family, we made sure they all disembarked."
"For confidentiality, we aren’t even using Gui Water Sect’s boats. Only some Spirit Boats we’ve hired from outside can reach the place."
"And the boat prepared for the gentlemen."
"Yes, very good!"