Chapter 161: I'll wait for you! I'll always wait!

  Dark clouds gather. A strong gust of wind suddenly swept across the sea, and the sky was gloomy, as if a torrential rain would fall at any moment.

  The calm sea surface suddenly rises and falls, stirring up layers of waves.

  In the waves, a small ship was moving forward with difficulty. On the deck, Linda's hair was flying in the wind, her face solemn, constantly shouting to Jett and others to be careful, letting all the warriors on the ship be vigilant, they must not capsize the boat.

  The sea breeze grew more fierce and violent, raging on the surface of the sea, whipping up even higher and more ferocious giant waves.

  The small boat rocked back and forth, looking very dangerous. Linda was also slightly tense, holding her breath, being extremely careful, not daring to relax for a moment.

  Shi Yan furrowed his brow, standing at the stern of the ship with a serious expression. The storm had come suddenly, without any warning signs beforehand. Just a moment ago, it was sunny and clear, but in an instant, dark clouds gathered, creating an eerie atmosphere. With a gloomy face, Shi Yan suddenly recalled when he and Xiao Han Yi rode on the Green Blood Bat King. It was also a sudden storm with strong winds and heavy rain, and dark clouds pressed down on them. Then, from the layers of dark clouds, a white bony giant hand emerged, directly grabbing Xiao Han Yi away, taking him to who-knows-where in the Fourth Demon Domain. Thinking of Xiao Han Yi, Shi Yan's mood also became heavy, with a feeling of suffocation in his chest. Now, this storm was also extremely sudden, appearing right before his eyes and making Shi Yan feel suspicious and worried.

  At this time, the small boat was extremely close to Yunxia Island, and after another day's journey, the ship could reach Yunxia Island.

  At this critical moment, a sudden change occurred on this piece of sea surface, which really made Shi Yan dare not relax. Many guesses were added in his heart.

  Standing at the stern of the ship, Shi Yan's spiritual power swept across all directions. On the surface of the sea, there was nothing unusual; wherever his spiritual power passed, everything was normal. Shi Yan did not give up and continued to extend his spiritual power towards the distance, relying on the resilience of his exhausted spiritual power, spreading in the direction of Yunxia Island. After an unknown period of time, just when he felt spiritually exhausted, he faintly sensed a cold, evil aura coming from the direction of Yunxia Island. That aura seemed to be scattered and not concentrated, dissipating between heaven and earth, gradually disappearing... Shi Yan was shocked, and his spiritual power sank into the direction of Yunxia Island, carefully sensing it.

  This icy, evil aura was evenly distributed throughout Yunxia Island, like a mass of air swirling above the island. The icy, evil air seemed to be similar to the aura released by Mo Xu's white bone method when he was the Demon Emperor, but it was slightly weaker. Could it be that someone from the Ninth Demon Domain had appeared on Yunxia Island?

  A sudden chill ran through his heart, and Shi Yan's face suddenly changed color.

  He had a premonition that something must have happened on Yunxia Island, and he secretly suspected that there was something eerie about the place.

  As he was about to continue to concentrate and feel it, the cold and evil aura that lingered around Yunxia Island dissipated with the wind.

  At this time, his spiritual power was also consumed too much, a wave of fatigue came, and he had to withdraw his spiritual power, frowning and thinking hard.

  The storm that was brewing is slowly dissipating, the dark clouds in the sky are drifting away, and everything has quickly returned to normal.

  The sunset glow reappeared on the horizon, and Shi Yan looked up at the sky with an increasingly solemn expression.

  At this moment, it was Gu Lie and his son Gu Jian Ge who were talking to the demon in the Soul Gathering Pool.

  "What's going on? The storm has disappeared again? This is really strange."

  "Yes, this kind of situation is really rare, it's been brewing like this and in the end it just fizzled out."

  "Hmm, something's not right. Usually when clouds gather like this, there should be a heavy downpour. It's strange that it didn't rain heavily this time, I don't know what's going on."

  Jett, Nano and others furrowed their brows, discussing it in an uproar, looking extremely surprised, marveling at such an unusual natural phenomenon.

  Linda let out a quiet sigh, shook her hair and said in a spoiled tone: "You can relax your vigilance now." "Got it, Linda sister," Jett smiled lazily, leaning against the deck with his eyes narrowed, looking towards the direction of Yunxia Island, and shouted: "This trip will end soon, after we hand over the things on the ship to the Gu family, we can also return. Linda sister, are you going back with us?"

  Many crew members on the boat, upon hearing Jett's words, were slightly stunned, then seemed to suddenly remember something and looked at Linda and Shiyan.

  In a distant corner, Kamon and Hodge looked at Linda with gloomy faces and venomous eyes.

  Linda's beautiful eyes flickered, and she silently sighed in her heart. She glanced secretly at the stone wall behind her, and a faint bitterness seeped out from the corner of her mouth. "Of course I'll go back with you all. As a member of the Divine Sect, my mission is complete, so naturally I need to return to the sect to report back. My home is there; where else can I go?"

  "Really..." Jetta secretly glanced at Shiyan, smiling and saying: "That's good, I thought we wouldn't be able to see Sister Linda again! Hehe, it's still more comfortable following Sister Linda. Following others, when danger comes, we'll just be sacrificed as cannon fodder. Those leaders aren't as kind-hearted as Sister Linda."

  "Yes, yes, we'll still follow Sister Linda in the future."

  The other crew members on the boat also shouted in agreement, and after Linda went back, these people all secretly let out a sigh of relief and quietly congratulated themselves.

  Many leaders among the outer disciples of San Shen Jiao, when going on a mission, would often let their subordinates take the risk and serve as human shields once they encountered danger, without regard for their subordinates' lives.

  Jie Te, Na No and others also have many friends who were mistakenly identified as cannon fodder and sacrificed forever during missions.

  Jie Te has been in the San Shen Jiao for a long time and knows what kind of people those small leaders are. If Lin Da doesn't return this time, without a leader, they will be assigned to other small leaders, and their safety can no longer be guaranteed. Who knows, they might end up like those dead friends, being used as cannon fodder and sacrificed.

  Jett gazed quietly at Shi Yan, while secretly glancing at Linda. From Linda's face, he saw worry and helplessness. Seeing that Linda was not in the mood, Jett didn't dare say much either. He made a gesture to Nanao and the others, indicating that they should stop probing further, lest Linda felt uncomfortable. Linda stood before Jett and the others, her spirit seemingly not too good, with a somewhat despondent expression. After a while, Linda took a light breath, left from this side, and walked gently towards Shi Yan's side at the ship's stern. The two of them stood shoulder to shoulder, gazing out at the sea surface that was glowing with a bright red color under the sunset glow. Their backs were against the sunset glow, their shadows stretching very long, merging into one.

  Linda hung her head, finding that she and Shi Yan's shadows overlapped together. She sighed inwardly, thinking that if they could really be inseparable like these two shadows, it would be a wonderful thing. Unfortunately... Shi Yan furrowed his brow, still pondering the icy evil aura on Yunxia Island. He suspected that something must have happened on Yunxia Island and was filled with doubts in his mind, unsure whether he should continue this trip to Yunxia Island or not.

  That one strand of icy, evil aura. Although it's extremely dispersed, if it were to gather together, it would likely be enormous and terrifying. No matter what kind of creature that aura comes from, Shi Yan can affirm that it's definitely not something he can handle right now. If he rashly enters Yunxia Island and encounters that creature, he fears he won't have any power to fight back.

  Thinking so, Shiyuan began to hesitate.

  "Rocky shore..."

  "Huh?"

  The chaotic thoughts in his mind slowly receded, Shi Yan took a deep breath and regained his clarity, glancing at Linda beside him.

  Under the sunset glow, Linda's face was rosy and radiant, with a subtle shimmer. Her bright eyes sparkled with a hint of tender feelings, making one's heart skip a beat. "Linda, you're becoming more and more enchanting," Shi Yan said sincerely, gazing deeply at her. During this time, under his care, Linda had indeed become more vibrant and radiant, as if living in a state of love had brought joy to both body and soul, naturally making her even more charming.

  "Shi Yan, we're arriving at Yunxia Island soon." Linda sighed softly and reminded him. Shi Yan's expression changed slightly, his eyebrows furrowed suddenly, and after a moment, he said reluctantly, "Good times are always short-lived, inevitably..."

  "Shi Yan, you can be with me, no matter who you are, as long as you're willing to be with me... I'm willing to follow you..." Linda trailed off. "I have to go to the Garo Sea Domain." Shi Yan shook his head, "Linda, I have my own pursuits, and you have your family. If you're willing, you can come with me. I'll still return to the Garo Sea Domain, but it will be to deal with the Eastern House and the Gu House. You can follow me..."

  He knew he couldn't bear the loneliness, and that he would take revenge on the Gu and Dongfang families sooner or later. One day, his name would resound across the endless seas. Linda's family was affiliated with the Three Gods Sect in the Galuo Sea Domain. If Linda followed him to the Galuo Sea Domain and the Three Gods Sect found out, they might vent their anger on Linda's family, and none of her relatives could escape the wrath of the Three Gods Sect. This was not what Linda wanted to see happen.

  Before he had enough strength to change everything, Linda followed him without any benefit and he didn't dare make promises easily. Linda suddenly fell silent.

  After a long time, Linda lowered her head and said softly: "Shi Yan, my home is on Xue Long Island in the Yuan Luo Sea Domain. If you come to the Yuan Luo Sea Domain in the future, if you pass by Xue Long Island, remember to come to Qiao Rui's house to see me."

  Shi Yan let out a sigh in his heart, nodded lightly and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely find you. One day when I am strong enough, I will go to Xue Long Island. On that day, I won't be afraid of the San Shen Sect, I can protect you and your family from harm."

  Linda's eyes were quietly moistening, she bit her teeth, trying to hold back tears, and looked at Shi Yan with a determined gaze: "Shi Yan, you must remember your promise today! I'll wait for you! I'll always wait!"