“Don’t worry, I understand the fake Dragon King’s intentions well. That kind of situation won’t happen,” Shang Hongyu said with confidence.0

Zu An acknowledged her conclusion too, asking, “Do we really not have to capture that fake Dragon King alive? Who knows, we might be able to obtain some useful intelligence from questioning him.”0

“Absolutely not!” Shang Hongyu immediately said with a stern and firm expression. “That fake Dragon King is an imposter, but his cultivation can only be stronger than the real Dragon King’s. It was only because I understood the formations and mechanisms of the Dragon Palace well, and also because I sacrificed a lot of immortal-grade treasures, that I was able to just barely escape from his clutches. Even so, I was still seriously injured. Your cultivation is extremely high, but silently restraining him would still be extremely difficult. If we ended up alerting other people, all of our following plans will be done for.”5

“Fine, we’ll follow your plans then,” Zu An replied. According to what Shang Hongyu was saying, apart from that fake Dragon King, there were some trusted aides in the palace that were also this imposter’s men. He didn’t have to worry about not having people to question.0

After discussing some details, the two chased after the ship to board it again. However, Shang Hongyu refused Zu An’s proposal to take her by air and instead chose to swim by sea.0

Zu An let her do what she wanted to. Along the way, he maintained the barrier to prevent her aura from leaking out and being detected by the outside world. Watching that wonderful figure swim through the waters was quite the pleasing sight.0

Soon after, the two of them quickly caught up to the ship. Shang Hongyu suddenly realized what was going on and she looked at the man in the sky apologetically, saying, “Sorry, I was a bit too stubborn and forgot that you had to maintain the barrier to protect me. You probably exhausted a lot of energy along the way, right?”0

Zu An smiled. “This bit isn’t too big of a deal. Being able to see you happily swim through the sea made it worth it.”0

Shang Hongyu was briefly stunned. She looked at him quietly for a long time, and after a while, she said with a sigh, “Ever since my father passed away, there has never been someone else who doted on me so much.”1

On the contrary, she had been made to bear...2