Chapter 146 Dormancy

Hengluo Sea Area, Tiansuo Archipelago.

A small boat sailed slowly. On the boat, various sundries and cargo were scattered about haphazardly.

Among the messy cargo, Shi Yan lay sideways, leaning against a large crate. He wore a patched garment and looked weak.

Kamon and his group stood or sat in various corners of the boat, casting quite unfriendly glances toward Shi Yan.

After boarding the boat, Linda sneezed repeatedly. She had gone to the cabin below to change into a fresh set of clothes and had not had the chance to say much to Shi Yan.

The moment Linda left, Kamon made the first move, tossing the weak Shi Yan among the cargo and glaring at him coldly.

The men nearby gritted their teeth and cursed inwardly, itching to step forward, punch and kick Shi Yan, and teach him a harsh lesson.

On this boat, Linda was the object of adoration for all these young men. Every single night, their conversations invariably revolved around her.

In their hearts, Linda was the soul of this vessel.

Shi Yan had been stark naked and even rescued from the seabed while holding hands with Linda. To them, Shi Yan had undoubtedly defiled Linda's purity.

Even if Linda's purity were to be defiled, it should have benefited them, not some outsider!

Cursing silently, these men naturally looked upon Shi Yan with hostility.

Kamon, in particular, was burning with anger. Gritting his teeth, he sneered, "brat, you really know how to play, huh? Stripping down completely and taking a bath in a glacier—was it thrilling? Are you out of your mind? How come the seawater didn't drown you?"

Shi Yan frowned, his expression indifferent, and made no reply.

"Why were you in the sea? If you don't answer, I'll throw you right back in!" Kamon snapped, suddenly standing up and walking toward Shi Yan step by step with a menacing look.

At this moment, all the energy within Shi Yan's body had been absorbed by the Blood Vein Ring, reducing him to the level of an ordinary mortal. If he were to actually fight Kamon, it would undoubtedly be courting death.

"I am from an island nearby. I went out fishing, and my boat broke apart, which is why the tide washed me here..." Shi Yan lied through his teeth, offering a continuous, bitter smile. "I thought I was dead for sure, but I never expected that beautiful young lady to suddenly appear, and that's how I was rescued."

"Brat, why were you stark naked?" This was what bothered Kamon the most.

"We fishermen wear loose clothing. When hit by the ocean current, it easily slips off," Shi Yan frowned and said helplessly, "I don't know what happened either. I was unconscious for a while, and when I woke up, I was like this."

"Bullshit!" Kamon kicked Shi Yan viciously. "Fishermen's clothes are loose, but are their shorts loose too?"

Kamon kicked Shi Yan again, gritting his teeth as he said, "I think you just wanted to take advantage of my Linda and deliberately stripped yourself bare. You shameless wretch, if I don't teach you a lesson, you won't tell the truth!"

"Who is your Linda?" Linda's voice came from the stairwell. A moment later, she emerged, having changed into dry clothes, wiping her damp hair with one hand. She glared hostilely at Kamon and snapped, "Who told you to hit him?"

Kamon felt a bit guilty and gave a dry chuckle. "I'm just helping you teach him a lesson, Linda. This guy was stark naked—he's definitely a pervert. Linda, I'm not saying this just to hear myself talk, but a guy like this shouldn't have been saved. You should have just let him drown. Since he likes being exposed so much, it would be best if the sea beasts down below tore him apart."

Linda frowned and said with disdain, "Kamon, you're disgusting."

Kamon put on a wronged expression and smiled bitterly, "I'm doing this for your own good. Move aside, I have something to ask him."

Linda gave a cold hum, walked forward impatiently, and glared at Kamon. "Get away."

Under her gaze, Kamon had no choice. He drooped his head and went to stand with the other martial artists in the opposite corner of the boat, gazing toward them from afar.

"Kamon, got the short end of the stick, huh?"

"Heh heh, Sister Linda is fierce. You always said you could tame her, but it looks like you've got no hope in this lifetime."

"Kamon, Sister Linda isn't a soft-hearted person. Why would she save this punk this whole time? Could it be that Sister Linda has been single for so long and is starting to crave a man?"

"Cut the crap!" Kamon cursed, glaring fiercely at the speaker. "Even if Linda craved a man, she'd only look for someone like me. What is that punk worth? He doesn't even have a shred of vital energy in his body; he's a complete weakling. Does he deserve to be Linda's man? Damn it! Do you guys have your brains grown down in your pants? Idiots!"

The martial artists scolded by Kamon were only at the first or second level of the Human Realm, while Kamon was at the peak of the third level of the Human Realm. Scolded as they were, they could only force smiles and dare not clash head-on with Kamon. On this boat, Linda was undoubtedly the strongest, followed closely by Kamon.

After venting his curses, Kamon felt increasingly resentful and glared coldly at Shi Yan. He noticed that Linda had squatted down and was actually sitting very close to Shi Yan. The more he looked, the more displeased he became, his chest full of fury.

Squatting down with her back to Kamon and his group, Linda extended a fair hand, resting it on Shi Yan's pulse to check his condition. After a moment, she said, "You are a martial artist, but the energy within your body is completely exhausted, am I right?"

Shi Yan nodded, smiling faintly, "Thank you for saving me. Otherwise, I'm afraid I would have sunk to the bottom of the sea."

"Who on earth are you? Where did you come from? Why were you there?" Linda withdrew her hand, smoothed her chestnut-colored hair, and exhaled a breath as fragrant as orchids.

To prevent others from overhearing her conversation with Shi Yan, Linda stayed very close to him. As she spoke, the fragrance from her red lips drifted softly toward Shi Yan's mouth and nose.

Linda's looks naturally couldn't match Xia Xinyan's; she could only be considered on the same level as Di Yalan, but she was still a rare beauty. When a beauty exhaled like orchids, Shi Yan certainly didn't feel repulsed, but his lips remained tightly sealed. He said indifferently, "I just told Kamon, I'm a lowly commoner from a nearby island. Because my boat was destroyed by a hurricane while fishing, the tide washed me here in a daze."

"Is that really so?" Linda looked at him deeply, clearly not believing it.

Shi Yan nodded with certainty. "That's how it is."

Linda frowned and fell silent.

Shi Yan being frozen inside the largest glacier—others hadn't seen this scene, but she had.

A fellow who could be frozen inside a ten-thousand-foot glacier was definitely no ordinary person. Linda was well aware of this. Seeing that Shi Yan stubbornly insisted he was a commoner, she naturally understood he was lying. Knowing he was lying yet helpless to do otherwise, she hesitated on how to uncover Shi Yan's secret.

"Fine, let's say you're a fisherman." Linda hesitated, feeling it was better to take things slowly. She said indifferently, "No matter where you originally came from, we will not change course because of you. This trip of ours is heading to the Gu family's island. All the supplies on this boat are to be delivered to the Gu family's island, and we won't stop for you."

"The Gu family?" Shi Yan looked blank, then cried out in surprise, "You mean the Gu family that possesses the Myriad Engraving Peak? You, you..."

As if suddenly discovering something, Shi Yan looked at the sun, moon, and stars banner on the small boat and shouted, "You people are from the Three Gods Sect?"

*Acting, keep putting on an act!*

Linda frowned and sneered inwardly, though her expression remained calm. She nodded and said, "That's right, we are people of the Three Gods Sect, but we are only outer disciples, just handling trivial matters for the sect. The cargo on these boats was purchased by the Gu family from the Three Gods Sect. Over the past two years, the Gu family has been tormented to the point of misery by the Yang family. The defenses on many of their islands were directly destroyed, forcing them to purchase defensive crystals from our Three Gods Sect."

"The Gu family has been tormented to the point of misery by the Yang family?" Shi Yan was stunned, truly surprised this time.

"Mn." Linda quietly observed Shi Yan. Seeing him display an expression of interest, she couldn't help but continue explaining, "I don't know how the Gu family, the Dongfang family, the Lingbao Cave Heaven, and the Tianschi Holy Land managed to offend the arrogant and unreasonable Yang family. Over the past two years, experts from the Yang family have traveled everywhere, pulling up the islands of the four major forces by their roots and slaughtering quite a few of their people. The Yang family is notorious in the Endless Sea for their barbarism. This time, they even seemed to be in the right, stirring up the four major families until they were utterly miserable..."

Frowning, Linda secretly observed Shi Yan as she slowly described the battles between the Yang family and the four major clans.

Shi Yan's face was gloomy, a flash of joyful light crossing his eyes.

What happened last at Menluo Island was witnessed only by the four major forces and Xia Xinyan. The four major forces had no idea of his true identity, so they certainly wouldn't go around babbling about it.

Whatever information the Yang family obtained must have come from Xia Xinyan!

Although he had guessed back when they fell into the cave that Xia Xinyan should be fine thanks to the Reincarnation Martial Spirit, he had still harbored some worries over the past three years.

Now, hearing definite news from Linda, he inwardly breathed a sigh of relief. He suddenly felt a stone drop from his heart, bringing an immense sense of relaxation.

The Yang family—true to form, they were indeed formidable.

Shi Yan took a deep breath, though his expression remained rather solemn. Feigning a shared hatred of the enemy, he said, "The Yang family is truly overbearing!"

"Who can blame them when the Yang family is strong?" Linda's expression was indifferent. "Although the four major forces are also among the fifteen major powers of the Endless Sea, compared to the deep-rooted Yang family, they are still a notch or two inferior. This time, they seemed to be in the wrong and let the Yang family catch a handle on them, so it's no wonder they are suffering. Our Three Gods Sect shouldn't be afraid of the Yang family, right?" Shi Yan suddenly threw out this question.

He was pretending to be a native of the Hengluo Sea Area, and the foundation of the Three Gods Sect was right in the Hengluo Sea Area. The status of the Three Gods Sect in the Hengluo Sea Area was not much different from that of the Yang family in the Jialuo Sea Area. Aligning himself with the Three Gods Sect carried no impropriety.

Sure enough, Linda didn't mind either, nodding as she said, "To be honest, our Three Gods Sect was slightly inferior to the Yang family in the past. However, who knows about the future? Our Three Gods Sect has welcomed back a divine person. In a few more decades, our Three Gods Sect will definitely surpass the Yang family! Humph! When that time comes, if the Yang family dares to stir up trouble in our Hengluo Sea Area again, we'll make sure they pay!"

As she spoke these words, Linda also gritted her teeth, looking as though she truly disliked the Yang family.

*A divine person?*

Shi Yan frowned, a flash of realization crossing his mind as he instantly knew who Linda was referring to.

The Divine Stone Plaza, the extraterrestrial meteorite—Ouyang Luoshuang.