Invisible Security Guard
Chapter 665 - 664: Taking the Sea Route [Fourth Update]

Chapter 665: Chapter 664: Taking the Sea Route [Fourth Update]

Meanwhile, in Jizhou City, at the Higgins King’s Royal Palace!

A court elder dressed in red and yellow robes had a sullen face. Just now, he had already combed through the entire Jizhou City but failed to find Yusuf Zuck’s two women.

What was most troubling was that no one knew where Yusuf Zuck’s two women had gone. They seemed to have vanished into thin air after one night’s sleep.

This court elder was quite certain that Yusuf Zuck should still be in the direction of the capital city, so it was simply not possible for him to have sent word ahead, as he had been ordered and then had rushed here nonstop. So even if someone wanted to send a message, there wouldn’t have been enough time, right? Could any "thousand-mile horse" or "ten-thousand-mile pigeon" be faster than him?

But those two women had just disappeared.

Queen Skye Torres, along with the cane-wielding Grandmother Liu, were also sitting in the Palace Hall.

"Are you really clueless about where they went? They are people from your own household!" The Golden Pill elder asked gravely, as if the loss of the two women was somehow the Queen’s and Grandmother Liu’s fault—like they had hidden them away.

"I’ve already said it, if I don’t know, then I don’t know. What, are you going to blame my Family Head now? Whoever you are, roll back to where you came from! This is the Higgins Royal Palace, not your place to run riot," Grandmother Liu snapped, slamming her cane down, and a burst of Gang Qi suddenly made the teacups on the table in front of the Golden Pill elder buzz and ring!

"Hmph, the Iron Pen Judge will be here soon. You better think about how you’re going to explain yourselves to him!" The Golden Pill elder’s mouth twitched. Being called a nobody was a great shame, yet he suppressed his anger, not letting it show, his frustration sinking into his Dantian.

Of course, his anger subsided, and he no longer glared nor dared to confront them further, as he was no match for Grandmother Liu. He was just flexing his status and authority!

"Iron Pen Judge? He has to call me big sister when he sees me!" Grandmother Liu scoffed coldly.

"Alright, Grandmother, honorable Gold Elder, as for the whereabouts of Mr. Zuck’s two wives, we truly have no clue. In the morning when you arrived, it was Grandmother who personally took you to them. At the time, I didn’t even know you were here to capture his two wives, so this matter is also quite mysterious to us!" Queen Skye Torres said with a smile, maintaining a very dignified air.

"Let’s wait and see, they should be arriving soon," the Golden Pill elder replied indifferently.

...

After seeing off Elijah Burch, Yusuf Zuck immediately left the cave with Ruth Wilcox and others, and then they hurried eastward.

The East was the coast; he planned to detour around the South Continent by sea.

In fact, the map of the Saint Dragon Continent was very similar to that of the mundane mainland, with the sea to the east, the south called Dian Nan, which was a tropical wilderness, barren and sparsely populated. To the west was an endless desert, and to the north was Yun Bei, which was vast with grasslands, swamps, and mountain ranges.

Whether it was the East Sea, Dian Nan, the Western Deserts, or Yun Bei, these areas were all haunts of Demon Cultivators, wild and barren lands, scarcely visited by humans. Those who did venture there were either very powerful cultivators or master demon hunters, and so on.

In the north beyond Yun Bei, no one knew where it led, nor did anyone know what lay beyond the southern regions of Dian Nan. It was said that even Golden Pill Monks would die from exhaustion if they ventured deep into the Western Deserts. As for the East Sea, it was an even more mysterious ocean, with even more Demon Cultivators lurking within.

There was much unknown in this world. Even the mightiest of masters couldn’t reach the other side of the sky, and few knew what else existed in this world.

Having examined the map of the Saint Dragon Continent, Yusuf Zuck knew that if he set out to sea and followed the coastline, he could reach the South Continent by traveling halfway around the circle.

And Elijah Burch’s earlier suggestion was also to take the sea route, which coincided with his prior thoughts.

Of course, the reason for choosing the sea route was that the land route was no longer viable. To get to the South Continent, one needed to pass through the Central Continent, and even travel through the imperial capital. Now that he had caught the attention of the royal court sorcerers, taking the land route would undoubtedly be incredibly dangerous.

If it were just him, it wouldn’t matter which way he went, but now he was dragging family along, with four demons and two women. With so many people, to travel across the entire Mainland heading south, it wasn’t just the royal court sorcerers who would be after him. Other forces would likely be interested as well, considering he was accompanied by five beauties with looks that could overthrow states and cities—it was impossible not to attract attention.

However, by taking the sea route, these troubles would be much less, because there were basically no people at sea, and the royal court sorcerers wouldn’t expect him to take to the ocean. Plus, Elijah Burch had said the sea was a forbidden area for human cultivators. Although he didn’t understand what this meant, as long as he wasn’t caught by the royal court sorcerers, it would be fine!

After two days and a night’s journey, the party of seven finally reached the East Coast. There were no households or roads nearby, a place of pure wilderness. The seaside was also full of huge burnt stones.

"No boat, no households, no fishermen, what do we do?" Ember Vance spoke her mind bluntly. After traveling such a long distance to end up finding nothing, she was extremely dismayed.

"Did I ever say we were going to take a boat?" Yusuf Zuck asked with a smile.

"Uh..." Upon hearing Yusuf Zuck’s words, everyone was taken aback. Indeed, Yusuf Zuck had only mentioned coming to the East Sea and taking the sea route; he seemed to have never mentioned taking a boat.

"So you’re planning to fly across?" Everyone widened their eyes in disbelief. This joke was too dangerous. Flying over the ocean was far too risky—there was nowhere to land, no supplies, and it was unbearable to keep up for an extended period!

"At least let’s get away from Ji Province’s Earth Realm first. I don’t believe there aren’t any small islands at sea, so let’s consider it sightseeing, without any psychological burden. I’m here!" Yusuf Zuck reassured, thumping his chest.

"Yusuf Zuck, that’s not right," Ruth Wilcox frowned. "Once we fly out to sea, we’ll quickly lose our sense of direction because all you’ll see is the blue ocean, and without a sense of direction, not knowing the sea routes here, we could easily get lost. We might feel like we’re flying south, but that doesn’t necessarily mean we’ll end up going south. What’s more, if there are no islands at sea, what will we do then?"

"Exactly, my sister’s right!" Ember Vance had started calling her ’sister’ directly—a symbol of good friendship.

She also expressed her concern, "At the very least, we need to find a boat. It’s so uncomfortable to always be clamped under your arm!"

"Okay, I’ll go have a look, you all rest here for a bit!" Yusuf Zuck thought it over and agreed. Previously he had been solely focused on flying over the sea, but he hadn’t considered the discomfort of the two women clamped under his arms, especially as they would need to be prepared for long-distance flying over the ocean; he was genuinely worried they might not be able to endure it.

Yusuf Zuck expanded his Thought Overlay to cover sixty li, but within that distance there wasn’t a soul. So after saying goodbye, he quickly followed the coastline south.

After traveling for two hours, he finally saw a village. It was built beside the sea, with a few small, shabby boats docked near the shore, none of which seemed capable of withstanding a long journey.

"These won’t do at all!" Yusuf Zuck wryly smiled. He had found the boats, but how could small fishing vessels possibly sail the open sea?

"Hm? What’s that sound?" Just as Yusuf Zuck was observing the village from the distance, suddenly, screams and barking came from the small fishing village.

Until now, he had only focused on the seaside and hadn’t scanned the village, so when he heard the noises, he immediately applied Telekinesis to probe into it!

However, this probe was alarming; upon seeing the scene within the village, he was outraged.

Because... he saw two Condensing Pill Monster Cultivators grabbing two children and sucking their blood.

Yes, drinking blood—biting the children’s necks and gulping voraciously.

"Seeking death!" As Yusuf Zuck witnessed this scene, he pointed his toes and rushed toward the village with incredible speed.