When Bai Lan rushed to Jiangnan Airport, in the waters near Hong Kong, Ye Qiu, Cat, and others had already boarded Li Hai's small boat, completely escaping the crisis.
Ye Qiu stood on the deck of the small boat, having a simple conversation with Li Hai, and soon, a medium-sized private yacht appeared in view.
Li Hai pointed to the yacht and said with a smile, "Brother Ye, this yacht belongs to the Huo family's eldest son, Hodou, in Hong Kong. We were having a party on it before, and feeling bored, I took the small boat out for a spin, not expecting to meet you.
In a moment, just follow me onto the yacht. There's food and emergency medical equipment inside, which will be of considerable help to you."
"Thank you very much."
Ye Qiu smiled at Li Hai, genuinely grateful to him. Although they had dealed with the sharks earlier, the small boat had lost power, and had Li Hai not appeared in time, Ye Qiu would have had to wait with his brothers on the boat.
During that waiting, who knows if other dangers would have arisen?
Even without sharks and cannibal fish, encountering a storm could be deadly.
Fortunately, after driving away the sharks, the previously overcast skies cleared up, no storm came, and Li Hai appeared just in time.
Soon, the small boat reached below the yacht.
The boat and yacht were compatible, and once docked, a ladder connected them. Li Hai gestured for them to board, prepared to lead Ye Qiu and the others onto the yacht to rest.
Just then, a stern shout suddenly came from not far away.
"Li Hai, what are you doing!"
A sea party was being held on the yacht, gathering a large number of wealthy young people from Hong Kong. Seeing Li Hai return with people, many of them immediately came over. Seeing Ye Qiu and the others covered in wounds and dirt, the young elites immediately showed expressions of disgust.
"Li Hai, what are you doing? How did you come back with so much trash after just going out?"
"Exactly, look at them, covered in blood, filthy like beggars. Aren't you afraid they'll dirty Young Master Huo's boat?"
"Hurry up and get them out of here. Just looking at them disgusts me, they're polluting my eyesight."
A group of rich young men chastised Li Hai in a harsh tone, one after the other.
"All of you, shut up!" On the way here, Li Hai and Ye Qiu had talked a lot and got along well, having already regarded Ye Qiu as a good friend. Seeing Ye Qiu being humiliated by these young aristocrats, he couldn't hold back and angrily said, "What do you know? Do you realize how incredible these people are? Let me tell you, just now, they were attacked by a swarm of cannibal fish and sharks at sea.
Those swarms of cannibal fish and sharks were very powerful. If we had encountered them, we'd have been completely wiped out. But Brother Ye, all by himself, single-handedly dealt with those cannibal fish and sharks.
Brother Ye's strength is top-tier, even in all of Huaxia. How does he not have the qualifications to board this ship?"
Li Hai then detailed the previous incident where Ye Qiu single-handedly fought the swarms of cannibal fish and sharks, hoping the rich young men on board would change their opinion of Ye Qiu and allow him and the others to rest on the ship soon.
However, after speaking for a long time, not only did no one change their mind, but the young elites on board burst into laughter.
"Hahaha, Li Hai, have you slept so much that you've become stupid? Are you really praising that guy named Ye Qiu just to let them aboard?"
"Exactly, cannibal fish shoals and shark shoals, huh? Do you think this is a movie? Just look at them, all injured and weak. If they really encountered those fish and sharks, there'd be nothing left of them but bones."
"Li Hai, you haven't improved in other areas over time, but your ability to brag has grown tremendously."
The rich youth on the ship ridiculed Li Hai; none of them respected Ye Qiu and his friends, believing Li Hai was exaggerating.
"Move aside!" Li Hai shouted, worried about Ye Qiu and the others' injuries, not wanting to continue arguing with those rich youths.
"Heh!" Before the rich youth on the ship could respond, a cold laugh came from not far away.
In the next moment, the space fell silent.
The young elites on the yacht all turned serious, retreating to both sides and leaving a path.
Soon after, a young man in a black casual suit, wearing shiny leather shoes, walked over radiantly.
Li Hai glanced at Ye Qiu and whispered, "This is the Huo family's eldest son I mentioned to you before, Hodou."
Ye Qiu nodded slightly, smiled at Hodou, and said, "Young Master Huo, hello."
The yacht is his property, basic courtesy must be maintained.
Ye Qiu's attitude was excellent, however, Hodou didn't acknowledge him, not even glancing at him, only staring coldly at Li Hai, "Interesting, Li Hai. Do you think this yacht belongs to you and you can bring anyone up whenever you want?"
"I…" Li Hai opened his mouth, hesitated to speak. Normally, he got along well with Hodou, never expecting Hodou to have this attitude now, not giving any face at all.
"These are all my friends. They encountered some trouble at sea. I just wanted to bring them up to rest a bit."
"Friends, you say? Heh." Hodou scoffed disdainfully, "Li Hai, you are also the Li family's seventh young master, someone with status. How did you end up with such trashy friends?
Look at them, covered in wounds, clothes all tattered. Just looking at them disgusts me. What right do they have to board my ship?"
"Right, they have no right to board Young Master Huo's ship. Get them out of here!"
"A bunch of garbage, boarding the ship would only pollute our environment."
"They're all so severely injured, who knows where they escaped from. If they get on the ship, maybe they'll bring us bad luck."
The surrounding young elites all agreed, backing Hodou's words.
"You all!!!"
Li Hai was infuriated, feeling that this group of people was really going too far. How could they call others trash just because they were heavily injured? It was just too excessive.
However, despite his anger, Li Hai ultimately didn't say anything.
After all, the yacht belonged to Hodou.
If he didn't want Ye Qiu and the others to board, what could he possibly say?
"Li Hai, thank you for today, really." While Li Hai was torn, Ye Qiu suddenly spoke up, smiling, "Since they don't welcome us, we shouldn't cause you trouble. Please send us back to the small boat. I'll find another way."
"How can that be okay?"
Li Hai was anxious, about to say something, but was interrupted by Hodou's calm voice, "Don't be in such a rush. I didn't say you couldn't come aboard. That guy, Ye Qiu, Li Hai was just talking about how incredible you are.
Saying things like single-handedly fighting swarms of cannibal fish and sharks. Well, then, show us something. If you can beat my bodyguard, I'll let you board the ship."