Chapter 416: Chapter 97: The Praying Mantis Hunts the Cicada, Yellow Sparrow is Behind (Seeking Monthly Tickets)_3

It was clear that this journey was not peaceful.

On the leading sea ship, an old man in a hooded gray robe was intently focusing on the compass in his hand, with his other hand constantly calculating.

After a while, he put down the compass and instructed the helmsman to slightly adjust the ship’s direction, yet his brows remained furrowed.

"Manager, still unsure of the direction?" a young man beside him cautiously asked.

The old man shook his head.

The young man looked visibly disappointed: "It’s been almost three months already. We’ve been through plenty of turbulence on this journey, hurricanes and sea beasts, we even lost a ship. How much longer till we get there?"

The old man swept him a cold glance: "If you don’t like staying on the ship, I can send you to the sea to sober up."

The young man shivered at this and instantly dared not speak further. The sea was full of ferocious sea beasts, being thrown overboard would surely spell doom.

At this moment, a young man in a Huangfu Family Household Generals uniform ran out from the cabin, saluting the manager: "Mr. Jiu, the young master and my family ancestor are asking for you."

"Understood."

The old man put away the compass and turned to enter the cabin.

Inside the cabin, in a modestly luxurious room, sat a handsome white-clad young master and an old man with a full head of red hair, casually conversing.

This white-clad young master, naturally was the young master. However, the young master’s name was always kept secret, and the subordinates only referred to him as the young master.

And the red-haired old man was of course the Celestial Human Ancestor of the Changning Huangfu Family, Ancestor Hua Ye.

With the secret techniques of the Yin Sha Sect suppressing it, the Purple Mansion Sword Qi rampaging in Ancestor Hua Ye’s body was temporarily contained, and his injuries had almost fully healed, showing his full glory as before.

Were it not for the traces of age on his face, one would hardly be able to tell he had been severely injured.

Standing behind him was Huangfu Jinhuan, attending to his own ancestor with respect.

Upon seeing the managing elder enter, Ancestor Hua Ye turned his head and glanced at him: "Manager Yin Jiu, have you found any signs of the Ice Demon Island?"

Yin Jiu bowed to him, and respectfully said, "Not yet."

Upon hearing this, Ancestor Hua Ye frowned, seemingly dissatisfied, but dared not vent due to the young master’s presence.

"Why are you in such a hurry?" the young master sipped his tea leisurely, "The remnants left behind by those Blood Venerables used every conceivable method to evade pursuit from the Divine Martial Dynasty. The location of the Blood Nest was naturally extremely well-hidden, also heavily shielded by arrays. It’s not easily found."

"The young master is right." Yin Jiu explained to Ancestor Hua Ye, "The array techniques during the Divine Martial Dynasty were sophisticated, and this Blood Nest is extremely well concealed and often changes its location, making it very difficult to find. It’s only because the array has long been in disrepair that we even have an opportunity now. I have calculated, around this time every three years, the array is at its weakest. In at most half a month, I will be able to locate the Ice Demon Island."

"That’s easy for you to say." Ancestor Hua Ye’s face darkened slightly, "Who knows if you can really find it? If the timing is missed, who am I supposed to complain to?"

The young master responded with a faint glance at Ancestor Hua Ye: "If the Celestial Human Ancestor is impatient, you can certainly send someone to find it yourself. I won’t stop you."

Only then did Ancestor Hua Ye keep quiet and stop talking.

The Huangfu Family had their own Array Masters, but their skills were far inferior to that of this Yin Jiu. Furthermore, Yin Jiu had been stationed in the Hundred Islands Guard for many years, and no one could surpass him in the understanding of the external arrays of the Blood Nest. He couldn’t even guarantee his family’s Array Masters could find the location.

The room fell silent for a moment.

The young master’s voice sounded again softly: "Celestial Human Ancestor Hua Ye, there is no need to be so anxious. Even if the Ice Demon Floating Island isn’t found this year, I will still help suppress the Purple Mansion Sword Qi in you again. No need to worry."

Ancestor Hua Ye lowered his eyes, his face not only unimproving but becoming gloomier.

Seeing this, Huangfu Jinhuan hurriedly saluted the young master on behalf of his ancestor to express gratitude: "Then thank you, Young Master. The Huangfu Family is forever grateful to you for your noble act."

He understood that the young master intended to use the ancestor’s injury to control the Huangfu Family, to ensure they continued to serve him obediently. But now, in a situation where you have to bow under the eaves, dissatisfaction couldn’t be displayed.

Amid the conversation, someone outside suddenly reported.

"Young master, Celestial Human Ancestor Hua Ye, a sudden dense fog has appeared on the sea surface, and the temperature has dropped drastically."

As the words fell, before the young master and Hua Ye could react, Yin Jiu surprisingly became delighted: "The Ice Evil Mist has appeared? Excellent, this means the direction is right."

He bowed to the young master, excitedly: "Young master, please allow me to go to the deck immediately to continue calculating the position and searching for the Ice Demon Island."

The young master nodded his head: "Go ahead."

Yin Jiu accepted the order cheerfully and quickly returned to the deck.

Huangfu Huaye couldn’t hold back and followed along.

Naturally, Huangfu Jinhuan also followed.

When he arrived on the deck, he glanced at the numerous Huangfu Family Household Generals around, and his gaze immediately fell on an old man in a cyan uniform among them, nodding at him. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

The old man understood and quietly retreated.

Meanwhile, Yin Jiu was already rapidly calculating at the bow of the ship.

The fog enveloping the sea was extremely cold, and even mingled with a thick evil atmosphere, as if it was creeping in from the Nine Netherworld Hell, making one’s heart sink heavily.