Chapter 660: Encounter Interception

"How can that be?" Ye Liuyun, Wu Qingcheng, and the others heard for the first time that a warship could also be used to ram another's flying boat.

"Won't it get damaged?" Lei Ming couldn't help asking.

"Are you doubting our skills?" Bojiao asked, somewhat dissatisfied.

Lei Ming stuck out his tongue, made a face at Bojiao, and didn't dare reply. Bojiao then didn't argue with her further.

The warship's interior is very spacious, with more than fifty private rooms for everyone to cultivate.

But Ye Liuyun still habitually keeps everyone inside the Xuan Kong Shi; this speeds up their cultivation and prevents them from getting separated in danger.

Wu Qingcheng stayed outside temporarily to brief Ye Liuyun on their current resources.

After entering the Xuan Kong Shi, Ye Liuyun also gave the folding fan he had snatched from Tang Yao in the Qing Huo Mi Jing to Wu Qingcheng, and the divine artifact long sword to Su Miaoyin for self-defense.

"Familiarize yourselves with these divine artifacts; you can use them in future battles."

Afterwards, Ye Liuyun left the Xuan Kong Shi to check on Luo Yurou.

Since boarding the ship, Luo Yurou has truly regarded herself as a crew member, always staying by Du Yan's side and letting him assign her some simple tasks.

Seeing that she was no longer upset, Ye Liuyun didn't disturb her and went straight to the warship's control room to chat with Du Yan.

"I haven't yet asked about the crew's fees—how should I pay?" Ye Liuyun didn't want to avoid the fee issue; he thought it best to clarify it first.

"You can pay directly with spirit stones or cultivation resources. As for how much, base it on the resources needed for the Yuan Dan Realm!"

Du Yan also didn't avoid this question.

"But everyone is in the Yin-Yang Realm; charging according to the Yuan Dan Realm—how could that work?" Ye Liuyun asked, puzzled.

"They came here to help me take revenge, so their fees shouldn't be borne by you. Just pay the normal crew rate!" Du Yan said fairly.

However, he added: "Of course, if you're well off, you can give a bit more! But you should know that from here to the Central Continent is far, and there are many places where you'll need to spend money. You might even have to switch to one or two warships midway. So don't spend all your money right at the start."

"Alright then, I'll give as much as I can." Ye Liuyun didn't boast either.

After all, he didn't know how much resources would be consumed along the way, so he could only say "as much as possible." Otherwise, if supplies ran out halfway, it would be embarrassing.

By then, would we have to have them act like bandits and rob others?

"Then when should I pay the fees?" Ye Liuyun asked again.

"No rush; they currently have cultivation resources on hand. You can pay a small portion based on distance after reaching the first relay city. I'll tell you then. I'll help bring this thought of yours to everyone!"

Du Yan truly appreciated Ye Liuyun's good intentions.

Ye Liuyun also liked dealing with such people—everything was clear at a glance.

So Ye Liuyun sat down, chatted longer with Du Yan, learned from his experience, and asked for some navigation basics.

Other crew members occasionally came over to rest, chatted with Ye Liuyun for a while, and deepened their feelings toward each other.

After all, we'll be sailing together for several years—this time is not short.

Only the little beggar kept busy working inside the warship, rarely coming over.

Luo Yurou also rarely joined the chats; when free, she returned to her private room to cultivate.

"Ah, this girl really has a tough life! Whenever I see her, I think of my daughter!" Seeing Luo Yurou lock herself in her room again, Du Yan also felt sorry for her.

"So that's why you took her as your disciple?" Ye Liuyun asked.

"Mm!" Du Yan nodded.

Ye Liuyun then grew curious about Du Yan's daughter's fate: "What exactly happened to your daughter?"

Du Yan thought of his daughter, his gaze hollow as he stared into the distance, as if lost in memory.

"She was captured by demon cultivators, her fate unknown. I was severely wounded at the time and was rescued by someone."

Ye Liuyun took out a jug of wine and handed it to Du Yan. "I'll help you when the time comes!"

He didn't just say it offhand; he truly meant it.

Just from Du Yan's kind act of taking in Luo Yurou, he knew Du Yan's heart was still very good.

Moreover, after interacting with these people these days, Ye Liuyun felt they were all decent. Like attracts like, so Du Yan shouldn't be any different.

Therefore he felt he should help Du Yan with something.

"Let's talk about it later—whether we can find the enemy is still uncertain!"

Du Yan grew somewhat pessimistic, took a sip of wine. "Let's not talk about this—it's far off! Go cultivate, quickly raise your realm; if anything comes up, I'll call you!"

"Alright then, call me if anything happens!" Ye Liuyun also felt it was time to cultivate; he couldn't keep staying here chatting with Du Yan, after all, boosting strength is the most important thing.

He is now a step closer to his parents and aunt; if his strength isn't enough later, going there would only add trouble for them.

Ye Liuyun had just returned, hadn't even settled down to cultivate, when he felt the warship shudder violently; he hurried back to the control room.

Seeing Du Yan and the others all there, their faces still beaming with smiles.

"What's going on?" he asked, puzzled.

"We've taken care of some trouble for you. A interception flying boat of the Three Element Sect was directly rammed and blown up by us!" Li Sanniang told him with a smile.

"Get ready for battle; there are surely more experts ahead!" Du Yan warned him.

"Okay!"

Ye Liuyun acknowledged with a sound, didn't hesitate, went straight onto the warship's outer deck, and activated his Golden Pupil to look into the distance.

The warship was fast, already reaching the edge of the Fog Sea, with a thin layer of mist.

Ye Liuyun's Golden Pupil could just see far ahead; if the mist thickened further, his Golden Pupil wouldn't be able to see much farther.

In the distance, a Yin Yang Eightfold Martial Cultivator, accompanied by two Yin Yang Sixfold Martial Cultivators, was launching an attack head-on at the warship.

"Three?"

Ye Liuyun furrowed his brow.

He only had one Skeleton Puppet, capable of fighting at most two opponents—"Dealing with two is already a stretch; what about the third?"

His thoughts raced; he used Divine Sense to ask Du Yan: "Can we charge through? Scatter them. I can at most handle two, but there are three ahead!"

"Then charge through; leave the remaining one to Li Sanniang to hold off, and hurry." Du Yan replied, activating the warship's defenses.

Withstanding the attack of the opposing Martial Cultivator, they charged straight ahead.

"I'll help you hold off the strongest one!" San Niang's voice also came over.