A Close Call
Empowered by his bloodline and the natural intuition granted by his protagonist status, Gu Ran had a sharp sense for danger.
From the very first glance, he sensed Fu Huacan's malicious intent.
With a polite shake of his head, Gu Ran declined, "No, thank you."
"I need to visit another part of the sea before heading back to Black Wood Island. Please excuse me." Offering a respectful fist-and-palm salute to Fu Huacan and his party, he promptly turned and began to depart.
"Stop right there!" Fu Huacan shouted, and his lackeys naturally fanned out, blocking all of Gu Ran's escape routes.
"Do you really have other destinations, fellow Daoist?" one of them questioned assertively. "The seas are in such turmoil, yet you refuse to return?"
"Don't tell me you've discovered where those demonic beasts have retreated—or perhaps you know of a place where they can still be hunted?"