So if it isn't Sixth Master Huang, who else could be on this boat?
Li Yaner recalled the overpowering suppression she sensed that night. There were great cultivators on the boat, and although they remained hidden in the third layer and did not emerge, Li Yaner was a ghost, and her senses were naturally sharper than those of ordinary mortals...
It could also potentially be those Outer Sect Disciples of Bishui Sect, but they were not much more clever than the escorts from Dragon-Tiger Escort Agency, and considering Bishui Sect had a branch in Sima City, why would they bother to entrust the task to Shiyi if they could handle it themselves!
Indeed, worthy of being a high-grade student from that realm's nine years of compulsory education, classmate Li Yaner quickly figured things out after a few thoughts!
Having figured it out, she knew her close friend was in danger!
At such a critical moment, she naturally had to keep her mouth shut even more, not saying any unnecessary words, just quietly absorbing moonlight and staying by Gu Shi Yi's side, waiting for her to respond!
Gu Shi Yi didn't sleep at all that night. In the middle of the night, Liu Er and a few others even came back and knocked on Gu Shi Yi's cabin door, making a racket outside,
"Shiyi, why didn't you come out?"
Inside the cabin, Gu Shi Yi pretended to be woken up and said groggily,
"Sixth Master invited me for a drink!"
With the mention of Sixth Master, Liu Er and the others didn't dare to make any more noise and obediently went back to sleep. By the next day, the Escort Team had moved the horses, the Escort Boxes, and all other things to another boat. After the sun set, Gu Shi Yi joined everyone on the new boat to depart.
It wasn't until they had left Sima City by ten miles on the new boat that Sixth Master Huang invited Gu Shi Yi to the third layer to talk. Sixth Master Huang didn't ask what the middle-aged man had actually instructed Gu Shi Yi to do, but he said rather apologetically to Gu Shi Yi,
"I didn't expect you to get dragged into this too!"
Gu Shi Yi responded with a bitter smile,
"What are you saying, Sixth Master? If it weren't for you, I'd still be buried in some barren mountain by now. Having this matter is also a tribulation written in my destiny..."
Sixth Master Huang sighed and comforted her,
"Although I don't know their identities or origins, Bishui Sect conducts themselves with integrity. The people they associate with should not be too wicked in their actions. As long as you finish the task they've asked of you, I think they won't make things difficult for you!"
His words carried a hint of guilt, but Gu Shi Yi could only smile bitterly,
"Then I'll take that as a blessing from you!"
What else could she do?
This was the sorrow of a mere mortal, in a world where the strong prey on the weak, all they could do was struggle desperately!
After thinking it over, Gu Shi Yi said to Sixth Master Huang,
"Sixth Master, it's not just me who has been implicated; I'm afraid everyone on this boat might also be involved. The journey in the next few days probably won't be peaceful!"
Sixth Master Huang responded with a bitter laugh,
"That... I've also vaguely guessed as much, but if there's anything you need my help with!"
Considering that Shang San had obviously been able to approach Gu Shi Yi directly but instead pulled him in for an introduction, Sixth Master Huang knew that he was likely involved in this matter as well. He immediately offered without hesitation,
"Do you need me to send someone to assist you?"
After contemplating for a moment, Gu Shi Yi answered,
"No need, your people are all mortals; they would only hinder me. I just ask that you arrange a separate place for me to stay and order that if people near my location hear any noises in the middle of the night, they must keep their doors shut tight and not come out!"
Sixth Master Huang nodded,
"Alright!"
Gu Shi Yi and Sixth Master Huang were unaware that after they disembarked, Bishui Sect's boat continued forward. However, just after traveling another fifty miles, they were chased down by several Flight Lights. The middle-aged man who had spoken to Gu Shi Yi stood on the deck with a grim face, watching the rapidly approaching Flight Lights and instructed the men behind him,
"Prepare for battle!"
The people behind him immediately brought out their Magic Artifacts. Behind them, a slender figure quietly appeared, and a gentle voice expressed regret,
"Ah! They still caught up!"
The middle-aged man didn't turn around; he just replied,
"Master, a few mere Foundation Establishment Early Stage aren't worth your intervention; let your servants handle them!"
The slender figure chuckled softly,
"Shang San, you've misjudged this time. The first three are indeed at the Foundation Establishment Stage, but I'm afraid the one following them isn't so simple!"
The middle-aged man was momentarily startled, and the woman continued,
"Big sister really doesn't value sisterly affection. For just a thousand-year-old Blood Corrosion Grass, she even dispatched her Medicinal Slave. How ruthless!"
The middle-aged man scoffed,
"Master, you're just too kind-hearted. This is a struggle for leadership of the sect. You found the thousand-year-old Blood Corrosion Grass before the other two sisters did. With this, you can become the next leader of Wonder Medicine Sect. They won't spare you for the position of sect master. In my opinion, you were too soft-hearted in the beginning. If you had reported big sister's collusion with wicked sects to the Old Sect Master, this situation would never have arisen!"