Chapter 1162

"Any more questions? If not, I have things to attend to."

"Nothing else, go ahead."

Watching the crew member's back as he turned and walked away, Lin Cheng felt a twinge of doubt.

Setting aside the fellow's admirable character in being unmoved by the lure of gold coins—Lin Cheng simply could not believe there existed in this world a person who did not covet money, and this was one gold coin, not a handful of copper coins.

The other party's consistently icy attitude also struck him as cold and unfeeling, giving him the same sense of frustration he felt when facing stubborn soldiers.

The crew member was like an excellent soldier, while the previously slovenly captain had seemed more like a kitchen handyman.

This ship.

Was indeed 17 a little interesting.

On the second floor, the crew member assigned Lin Cheng and his two companions three adjacent rooms. The rooms were not large—only a cramped dozen or so square feet—equipped with a private washroom, and aside from a bed, a table, and a stool, there was nothing else.

"This ship is a little interesting."

The three of them gathered in one room, and the moment Lin Cheng sat down, he spoke up.

The giant vessel had been chartered by a mysterious Young Master, and the strange affair of allowing only martial artists to board for free made one feel that this Young Master was plotting something.

The crew and captain were far too different from each other, and nearly everyone aboard was a martial artist; the crew's cold, unbribable, upright character made it seem, no matter how you looked at it, as though they were a group of well-trained soldiers.

As far as the present went, everything Lin Cheng had observed pointed to something eerie about the ship, warning them that this trip would likely not be a peaceful one.

"What's wrong?"

Lin Cheng told Miss Qianhui and General Ji Xia what he had observed, and the two women gradually fell silent.

Earlier, they had not noticed any of it, but now that they heard it, their vigilance immediately rose—though they were currently in the safety of their room, there was no need for such caution.

"Do you still remember what that mercenary leader said before Master Jianong died—that he was coming to the Lucina docks to settle things?" Lin Cheng gave the two women another gentle reminder, and they instantly recalled the incident of Master Jianong being betrayed by the hired soldiers on his deathbed, who said they were coming to the Lucina docks.

Now, combining this matter together, a similar answer instantly formed in their minds.

"Lin Cheng, you mean to say that this mysterious Young Master very possibly…."

Lin Cheng nodded and put a finger to his lips, signaling Miss Qianhui not to continue—they would keep it to themselves.

Miss Qianhui immediately nodded and fell silent, though her eyes revealed a firm, certain gaze.

"I can only say it's very possible… in short, this trip is not as peaceful as we had imagined. When we go out, we should all be careful and avoid going out alone."

"Alright." Miss Qianhui immediately decided to share a room with Lin Cheng.

"Shall I go gather information on that so-called Young Master?" General Ji Xia asked, her tone somewhat solemn.

As a scout, it was her occupational habit—whenever a problem arose, she wanted to go investigate and scout first.

"Go if you want, but judging from that crew member's reaction earlier, I doubt you'll find any useful information. By the way, the crew member said there'll be some kind of arena competition on the fifth floor tonight—let's go take a look then; that mysterious Young Master might show himself."

"Before that, be careful—I'd guess plenty of people share the same idea as you."

"Mm, then I won't go for now." Although General Ji Xia very much wanted to go investigate right away, having just arrived on someone else's turf, it was best to keep a low profile, lest they alert the enemy and draw unwanted attention.

Based on the situation currently in hand, the possibility that this mysterious Young Master might be the mastermind behind Master Jianong could not be ruled out.