Chapter 831

He wasn't the least bit worried that Little Lufei would encounter danger in this sea.

Some things…

Are already destined!

Little Lufei absolutely cannot be harmed.

This point is an inevitable trend.

Lu En could already imagine it.

Little Lufei will be rescued unscathed!

As for Red Hair?

He couldn't guarantee that.

"Will Red Hair lose an arm?"

"To save Little Lufei, will he lose an arm?"

Lu En pondered.

The plot…

Must it still unfold as originally written?

Even if he eliminated that band of bandits,

It seemed utterly futile!

Little Lufei still fell into the sea,

Red Hair still set sail to rescue Little Lufei.

Everything unfolded exactly as the original plot dictated.

Even though Lu En had interfered.

And disrupted the original storyline.

He had slain the bandit leader…

But what was meant to happen still happened.

"Could it be…"

"Fate cannot be changed?"

Lu En's eyes narrowed slightly, his gaze carrying a hint of amusement and depth.

What bullshit fate!

He never believed in such things!

Fate can definitely be changed!

At least,

He could change this so-called fate!

"Red Hair…"

"You want to be Little Lufei's guide?"

"Are you worthy?"

"Can you do it?"

A strange smile appeared on Lu En's face.

He suppressed all his thoughts,

Then said to the Red Hair crewman before him: "Thank you for coming specially to inform me. As for the rest? Leave it all to me."

"You, 3.5, return temporarily to the port and notify the villagers."

"Tell them not to worry too much—Little Lufei won't be harmed. With me here, Little Lufei cannot possibly meet misfortune; they need not fret."

With that said.

Before the Red Hair crewman could react,

Suddenly,

Lu En had already activated the Step of Flowing Moon.

Stepping on the Moon Step,

His figure shot instantly into the air.

Boom! Boom! Boom! …

Each step crushed the air, producing sharp, ear-splitting bursts.

Using space to generate continuous displacement.

With every step Lu En took,

It was as if he tore through space itself.

Like the sound of shattering glass.

Exceedingly piercing,

Making his ears ring with a continuous buzz.

In the blink of an eye,

Lu En, stepping on the Moon Step, vanished into the sky from his residence.

His body became a tiny black dot,

And vanished beyond the horizon in an instant.

He raced at maximum speed toward the endless sea beyond Windmill Village's port.

On the spot,

The red-haired crewmember could only see Lu En's back as he stepped on Moon Step and departed.

Watching Lu En's retreating figure, the red-haired crewmember only came to his senses shortly after.

He hurried back along the same path, heart trembling with shock, toward the harbor shore.

Windmill Village.

To the east, the harbor shore.

The sea, about three thousand meters away from the harbor.

The blue sea,

Vast and endless.

Golden sunlight poured down from the horizon.

The calm sea surface reflected the glow; golden sunlight sparkled, as if scattered like gold across the sea, emitting blinding rays.

At this moment,

On the sea surface.

Little Lufei was struggling continuously.

In his struggle, he swallowed several mouthfuls of seawater; his face turned pale, almost bloodless, filled with despair, limbs weak, about to sink beneath the waves.

"Am I going to die?"

Little Lufei's eyes glazed over, as if he had lost the strength to struggle, his face ashen, his small cheeks covered in despair.

His heart was filled with regret.

I was careless!

I ignored the fact that I'm a Devil Fruit user.

And as a result…

The moment I jumped into the sea, my limbs went weak, swept away by the waves, carried far beyond Windmill Village.

Now, at this very moment,

Even Little Lufei himself could no longer discern how far he was from Windmill Village's harbor shore.

Thinking of this, his despair deepened.

"Could it be…"

"Have I been drifted to the center of the sea?"

The more he thought, the heavier it becomes.