Chapter 989 - 998: Maritime Trade Bureau Fleet Attacked at Sea

The Second Year of Zhen Guan, June 1st.

Evening.

The merchant ship Chen Mo boarded was a converted warship, very grand and referred to as a giant ship by some small overseas nations. It was over ten zhang long, truly a thousand-load ship.

In terms of Chen Mo's previous life, the displacement was about 2500 tons and could transport over 300 tons of goods.

Yet on this turbulent sea, it seemed like a lone leaf, wavering unpredictably.

The lights on the ship appeared like a firefly in the vast darkness.

As the ship sailed, it left a long trail of splashes and ripples on the sea surface, the shimmering water surface reflected the ship's outline, akin to a beautiful ink painting.

At night, the sea temperature dropped sharply, becoming very cold, and everyone except the staff on duty on the deck retreated inside.

On the bed in the master bedroom on the second floor, Chen Mo held Yue Ruyan in his arms, whispering by the side of the beautiful woman's brave and stern face: "Ru Yan, it's getting late, let's rest."

As he spoke, his hand holding Yue Ruyan's waist reached under her skirt, moving upward until it stopped at the warm waterbag.

"You...be gentle."

Yue Ruyan did not refuse, nor did she have a reason to refuse; it was nighttime after all, and even if she refused, it would be in vain, as she and Chen Mo were well aware of each other. She turned her face, only asking that Chen Mo's movements not be too loud, since there were people living downstairs.

However, as soon as she spoke, Chen Mo sealed her lips, and her brave and stern face suddenly turned red, like the sunset glow.

The two were old married couples, naturally without the dither of newcomers.

After warming up a bit, they entered into the competition.

Yue Ruyan was very in tune; with a casual movement from Chen Mo, she knew what to do next and prepared in advance.

This competition was fierce, much like the turbulent sea.

Soon, Yue Ruyan whimpered softly, feeling her body soften, almost unable to hold on, her neck greeted Chen Mo's lingering kiss, her face was red as blood, and her voice trembled as she said, ashamed and annoyed: "I told you...to be quieter."

"Don't worry, the sound of the waves and wind is so loud, they won't hear us." Chen Mo frowned slightly, holding Yue Ruyan still, entering the halftime pause.

Yue Ruyan caught her breath, taking the nearby handkerchief to wipe the fragrant sweat from her forehead.

"Help me wipe too."

Chen Mo toyed with Yue Ruyan's hair.

"How can I help you."

Yue Ruyan was lying on the bed, back turned to Chen Mo, replying somewhat irritably.

But despite her words, she still awkwardly turned her hand, using the handkerchief she just used to wipe the sweat from Chen Mo's face.

"Ru Yan is so virtuous." Chen Mo blew a breath on her cheek.

"How disgusting, it's all saliva." Yue Ruyan pretended to be annoyed.

Chen Mo chuckled, halftime was over, the competition continued, and he said: "Ru Yan, I feel your aura is becoming more and more substantial recently, you should be close to a breakthrough, right?"

Yue Ruyan remained silent first, then sighed, saying: "It's hard to say..."

Yue Ruyan continued to talk about her situation.

If her dantian were like a large kettle, her Third Grade kettle was already full, meaning her Spiritual Qi needed for the breakthrough to Third Grade had reached the standard.

But she was different from Chen Mo; she didn't have a cheat code, being at the standard wasn't enough for a breakthrough.

She's currently at a bottleneck, needing an opportunity for a breakthrough.

If she never finds this opportunity, she might be stuck at this bottleneck for life.

Ninety percent of martial artists in Central State face this situation.

This is also one of the reasons why she cultivated for decades before Chen Mo, yet was surpassed by later comers.

There are many possible opportunities for this breakthrough, maybe a casual remark from a passerby or a scenery, and suddenly you understand, then you breakthrough.

Of course, there is another way to break through this bottleneck, which is "power can break it".

If you can't break through, it's because your power isn't large enough.

Returning to the kettle analogy, if there's a huge energy, not only can it fill the kettle, but the excess energy is enough to push open the cork, that can also lead to a breakthrough.

Going further, Nangong Jin and Zhang Feng are also at a bottleneck, especially Nangong Jin, stuck at the Fourth Grade Realm for decades, suddenly obtaining the Immortal Fruit, its immense energy directly pushed open the "cork" blocking them.

It should be noted, the energy needed to break through a bottleneck must be done in one go, not a little by little, accumulated over a long period to use for a breakthrough, that's not feasible.

Chen Mo understood Yue Ruyan's meaning, but as a cheat coder himself, he couldn't "sympathize", so he couldn't offer any advice, only say some good words with no practical use.

For instance, don't be discouraged, you surely can do it.

Yue Ruyan didn't dwell too much on this matter, saying softly: "I just wonder whether Nangong Jin and Zhang Feng stepping into Upper-Grade Martial Artist is truly connected to the Immortal Fruit."

"We'll...know when we see them..."

Chen Mo raised his eyebrows, his voice having a slightly heavy tone.

The embarrassment on Yue Ruyan's face that had mostly faded climbed back up again; she knew the competition was speeding up.

She hurriedly pulled the quilt over, burying her whole face in it.

At that moment, both of their ears perked up.

Yue Ruyan raised her head, sensed carefully, and her expression turned anxious, patting the bed: "Stop quickly, the ship stopped, someone is coming."