Suddenly, Annie, who had been silent all this while, pointed towards the horizon in surprise and exclaimed, "Look, there’s a ship!"
Annie’s words instantly silenced the two of them!
Following the direction of Annie’s finger, Anna quickly spotted a massive ship. She was overjoyed and began to wave frantically towards the ship.
"We are here! We are here!"
Anna cried with all her might, revealing a human’s desire for survival.
Soon, Annie also joined in the cries for help. The sounds of the two women traveled far with the help of the sea wind.
Anna glanced at Ren Feifan and found that he was staying quiet, firstly furrowing his brows as if someone owed him a fortune.
"Ren Feifan, why aren’t you shouting? We will be saved soon. No, you should start a fire quickly. When they see the flames, they will notice us."
But Ren Feifan remained unmoved. He stared at that ship, feeling a sense of unease.
Being a cultivator, he could see very far. On the hull of the ship, there was a red skull hanging like a chess piece.
The skull looked as if it was painted with fresh blood.
The ship was steering towards the island, radiating an aura of death.
As the ship got closer and closer, Anna and Annie were over the moon.
Finally, they’re saved!
But the very next second, Ren Feifan quickly pulled the two girls and coldly commanded, "Let’s go!"
Before the two could react, Ren Feifan had already whisked them away!
With one hand, he carried each and brought them to hide behind a tree.
Then, he swiftly formed a formation with his finger, cloaking their presence entirely.
They were as good as vanished.
Anna was furious. Here was a perfect opportunity to escape and yet Ren Feifan just took it away from them!
Was it really that great staying on a deserted island?
Just as Anna was about to speak, an invisible force covered her.
Annie remained silent all this while. She chose to trust Brother Ren, believing that Ren Feifan wanted to leave the island even more than they did.
Soon, the ship docked. Silence ensued.
Anna’s face turned pale the moment she saw the flag of the ship.
It was a blood-soaked skull!
If she still couldn’t figure out something was wrong with the ship, she might as well be dead.
Could it be a pirate ship?
This particular sea territory was inherently dangerous with very few ships.
The sudden appearance of a ship was indeed strange, and the likelihood of it being a pirate ship was quite high.
The three of them waited for a long time, but there wasn’t a trace of movement from the ship. The irritation started building up.
Ren Feifan was their backbone in this situation. Therefore, Anna directly asked, "Ren Feifan, is the ship empty?"
Ren Feifan shook his head. He had sensed several sources of energy emanating from the ship –– people were on their way.
The ship’s door opened, and several figures in black robes disembarked. All in all, there were around a dozen of them.
At first, Anna didn’t think much of it. But when she saw the two leading figures seemingly floating, a cold sweat broke out on her back.
Could this be the legendary Ghost Ship?
It seemed that Ren Feifan felt Anna’s body trembling slightly. He focused his True Qi into his hands and struck the two girls with it.
"Rest assured, those who disembarked are humans. Most are cultivators. They’re just using unusual cultivation techniques to make their bodies float. As for the people on the ship, I’m not sure!"
Ren Feifan distinctly felt an aura of death aboard the ship!
And these robed men who disembarked were probably headed to the deepest part of the island. As to what they were there for, Ren Feifan had no clue.
It seems that the deserted island he thought was ordinary was not so ordinary after all.
The robed figures disappeared from their sight.
Anna looked at Ren Feifan, lightbulb flashed in her mind, and she had an idea!
"Ren Feifan, how about we take over the ship? I bet there are only a few people left on the ship. With your strength, it should be an easy task. This way, we can go back!"
Hearing this, Annie’s eyes lit up.
Ren Feifan pondered for a few seconds, then nodded. He instructed the two of them, "You two wait here. I’ll go have a look. Don’t leave this area at any cost. Understand?"
The two girls nodded, wearing innocent expressions on their faces.
Ren Feifan channelled True Qi into his legs and quickly arrived below the ship. With a sudden grasp on the edge, he exploded with power and leapt onto the deck!
Scanning the surroundings with his penetrative gaze, no secrets could hide away from him. However, when his gaze swept to the stern of the ship, something powerful halted his further progress.
At the same time, a cold sensation engulfed him entirely, causing Ren Feifan to shudder involuntarily.
Ren Feifan knew clearly that he should keep away from this –– the most dangerous part of the ship.
However, he still sensed the strong aura of death, and he estimated that there were several formidable corpses in the stern of the ship.
Ren Feifan directly found the control room on the ship.
He astonishingly discovered that the source of the ship’s energy was a black Crystal Stone that was emitting black mist.
Below the Crystal Stone, there was a recess, clearly indicating needing a key.
"It seems this ship’s key should be with those robed men."
Ren Feifan glanced at the stern of the ship once again before returning to where Anna and Annie were waiting.
"So, how is it? Can we start the ship?" Anna asked eagerly.
Ren Feifan nodded, "We could start it, but we do not have the key."
"What do we do then?" Tears welled up in Annie’s eyes.
Ren Feifan glanced towards the depth of the island and took out two bracelets from his bag. They were the same protective bracelets he had given to Xu Shihan and the others before.
"Both of you put on these bracelets. I’ll go have a look inside. Remember, no matter what happens, don’t make a sound and never leave this area."
The two girls agreed, knowing that Ren Feifan was risking danger to do this.
Anna’s perception of Ren Feifan started to change. This man from Huaxia was not as bad as she had imagined.
Ren Feifan immediately headed towards the depths of the deserted island.
The island was full of jungle. The air quality was excellent, but the path was littered with various kinds of man-eating grasses and toxic substances.
Ren Feifan covered his body with Nine Yang True Qi. Wherever it passed, all poisonous substances dispersed.
Soon, Ren Feifan discovered those robed men. All of them were cloaked in a layer of black energy, performing some kind of hand gesture.
Ren Feifan’s eyes narrowed. Gazing through his penetrative vision, he shockingly found that these people were circled around a black coffin, bowing their heads and doing something.
The coffin was slightly ajar. Ren Feifan’s attempt to see inside was obstructed.
Suddenly, Ren Feifan noticed the robed man at the front was wearing a chain around his neck, and on the chain was the pattern of the key!
So that was the ship’s key!
His eyes flamed instantly. No matter what, he needed to possess that key!
However, he couldn’t alert them prematurely because Ren Feifan found that he couldn’t see through the levels of these robed men’s cultivation. Either these men used the Secret Technique to mask their level, or their level was very high.
Ren Feifan slowly approached the group of robed men.