Fuzi grabbed Lin Dahai by the collar. He struggled desperately, kicking his hands and feet. Fuzi was so angry that he freed one hand to hold both of his hands.

Lin Xiaoyu walked towards him indifferently, "Dad, we have money to get, why don't we go."

Lin Dahai glared and cursed: "You little bastard, what do you know? If you go there, you will die. You can't go."

Tang Zhongbai ignored him, waved his hand, and asked Fuzi to take them to the starting point.

Yin Yusheng gave Zhang Sanhu one tael of silver and said, "Brother, we'll leave our horses to you."

"No problem." He glanced at the Lin family father and son and curled his lips. "Are you sure you want them to lead the way? Then I wish you can fulfill your wish and return home soon."

He went to the Lin family by the sea to get the horse, singing a little tune that they couldn't understand as he walked.

Yin Yusheng, Fuzi and Tang Si pushed the boat into the sea. They jumped on board, set sail and set off.

After Lin Dahai got on the boat, he knew that there was no hope of returning, so he looked at a stool with a sullen face and sat down on it, without saying anything or making a fuss, and just sat down quietly.

Jiang Muxia and her sister went into the cabin and checked it carefully. There were all the necessary items on the ship, including a stove, firewood, pots and pans.

The weather today was clear and cloudless, with a light breeze from the sea, and they were heading in a favorable direction.

It was a good start for their trip.

Lin Xiaoyu stood at the bow of the boat with Yin Yusheng in great interest, steering the boat.

Lin Xiaoyu pointed at the morning glow on the edge of the sea and turned to Lin Dahai and shouted, "Dad, look. We have never encountered such beautiful weather before when we went out to sea. Today will definitely be smooth sailing."

Lin Dahai curled his lips, rolled his eyes, closed his eyes and said nothing more.

Soon, the snoring became deafening, and it was hard for him to still sleep.

The sea was very unfamiliar to Jiang Muxia. After two lifetimes, this was the first time she came to the seaside and took a boat out to sea.

There was a light breeze and no waves on the sea, and the boat was sailing steadily. She and Jiang Hongxin found a flat and clean place, sat down, looked straight ahead, and felt the wet feeling of the sea breeze blowing on their faces.

Even before them, the villagers' fishing boats going out to sea for salvage were traveling in twos and threes on the sea.

Their boat was obviously not heading in the same direction as them. When the fishermen saw their boat heading southeast, they all moved out of the way to make way for them.

Tang Zhongbai and his companions didn't think twice and went around them, opened the sails completely, and sped forward.

"Brother Xiaoyu, how long will it take to get to Wuquan Villa?"

"I haven't been there. I need to ask my dad." He turned his head and shouted at Lin Dahai, "Dad, when can we get to Wuquan Villa?"

Lin Dahai was sleeping soundly when he was woken up by his son. He replied unhappily, "In the evening."

"So long?"

Lin Dahai glared and squeezed out a sentence from his throat, "It's such a long way, it's good enough if we can get there before dark."

Yin Yu was afraid that he would have other thoughts, so he didn't dare to place all his hopes on them father and son.

He sat in the cabin with a map in his hand, carefully identifying the direction.

If it were on land, the location on this map would be like a piece of waste paper after eight or nine years of changes. But this was in the sea, and the islands along the way would not move. If the ship deviated from the general direction, even those of them who had never been out to sea would be able to see the clues.

The map shows that to get to Wuquan Villa, one has to pass two uninhabited islands. The two islands are different in size and shape, like two road signs.

However, Xu Da repeatedly reminded him that after passing the second island, it would take more than a hundred nautical miles to reach the destination.

These one hundred nautical miles are also the place where it is easiest to get lost. The ship they want to avoid is thirty nautical miles due north of the villa.

The route Lin Dahai showed them was to go around to the east and pass another small island, which was not on the map.

They were eager to bring talents back to Suanzao County and could not delay here any longer. They had to work hard to get people out of the mountains, and they didn't know how much time it would take. They didn't have time to waste on the journey.

The latest plan is to bring people back early tomorrow morning and return to Suanzao County two days later.

"Brother Xiaoyu, if we take the shortest route, can we arrive at 3 p.m.?" Tang Zhongbai asked him.

"What?" Lin Xiaoyu opened his mouth in shock. "How is that possible? Even if it's the shortest route, it will take until the end of the afternoon. Besides, safety is the most important thing. Don't you want to live?"

Yin Yusheng also came out and said firmly: "Listen to me, we will not change the route, we will take the shortest route. Don't worry, we guarantee that you and your son will be safe."

Tang Zhongbai stared at Lin Dahai who was sleeping soundly, and saw that Lin Dahai's body trembled without any warning.

He lowered his eyes imperceptibly and did not respond.

Lin Xiaoyu was firm in his attitude and refused to change the course. "No, no. There are so many of them. Even if you have extraordinary abilities, how can you be their opponent? Instead of dying, it is better for us to spend more time and ensure safety. I have accepted your job and I am paid for it, so I have to be responsible for it."

Yin Yusheng's face turned cold. "Our lives are in our own hands. Just follow my orders."

He threatened, "Otherwise, you won't get any money and you might even lose your life. Which path do you choose?"

Seeing that he was not joking, Lin Xiaoyu felt timid and turned his gaze to Tang Zhongbai, asking him for help. However, Tang Zhongbai nodded firmly at him and said, "Just listen to him."

Lin Xiaoyu's heart was beating like a drum. He felt a little regretful and had to ask Lin Dahai for help, "Dad, they want to change the route."

"Change it if you want. If they want to die, just grant their wish." Lin Dahai turned over angrily and ignored them.

Lin Xiaoyu repeatedly asked them, "Can you guarantee my safety? I'm only in my twenties and I haven't lived enough."

"As long as you obey, we promise to bring you back safely."

Lin Xiaoyu hardened her heart and said, "Okay."

The boat changed direction, Lin Xiaoyu adjusted the sail, and headed due south.

The boat was moving much slower due to the change of direction. Lin Xiaoyu kept adjusting the sail with his hands and feet at the bow, using the wind to make the boat move faster.

The journey was uneventful, and they successfully passed the first island. It was called an island, but it was actually a palm-sized, uneven reef protruding from the sea, covered with lush greenery and unknown trees. Fuzi yelled at it, startling a group of seabirds that had landed on the trees and flew up into the sky.

Theirs was the only boat floating in this sea.

The fishermen's boats were so far away that they could only be seen as a small black dot. The birds on the sea landed on this small island and refused to move forward. They screamed at their boats, as if to tell them that there was danger over there and asked them to stay away.

Jiang Muxia sat for a long time. After passing the first island, she stood up and walked to the deck. She pointed to the dark island in front of her and said, "Brother Yusheng, is that the second island?"

"Yes, we are only halfway there after that island. In the sea, it looks very close, but it is far away when we are sailing."

Lin Dahai turned over again and started snoring.

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