Chapter 742: She Can Travel a Thousand Li a Day at Sea

"Brother, why are you pleading for her? She’s the one who did this to me." Huo Liran walked over and pulled Huo Feng away.

"Feng’er, stop this nonsense," Huo Tu chided, then turned and whispered to Old Prince Feng, "Prince, there’s something strange about this girl. Her fishing boat can travel thousands of li a day."

Old Prince Feng stiffened, his eyes wide with shock. "Thousands of li a day?"

"Yes. At the time, our ship had lost its bearings and was drifting toward the deep sea. This girl appeared, coming from the opposite direction. She pointed us the right way and then left. Our fishing boat sailed straight from there, and we only made it to shore two days ago. But I heard the Shopkeeper at the inn say that girl came ashore a month ago. To cross the vast ocean to reach land in just a few days... that’s unheard of," Huo Tu leaned closer to the Old Prince and spoke in a hushed tone.

Old Prince Feng was even more astonished. Nanyuan was a maritime nation, and he knew the conditions at sea better than anyone. For a fishing boat to sail a month into the depths was to reach a place beyond human reach.

’A girl, coming from the deep sea and reaching shore in a few days... In all my long years, I’ve never heard of such a thing.’

"Prince, if we want to get to the bottom of this, we must capture her for a harsh interrogation. If a sailing technology that can cover thousands of li a day truly exists, our Nanyuan is sure to flourish."

Hearing this, Old Prince Feng turned to look at Ye Qianning. ’Sailing that can cover thousands of li a day?’

"Cousin, I don’t want to go! Cousin..."

Before the Old Prince could react, Du Yi was already dragging Qin Fuwei down the stairs.

The group looked up, but before they could get a clear view, a woman in a gauze dress tumbled down the middle of the staircase, rolling to a stop at their feet.

"Wuh... wuh... wuh..."

Qin Fuwei had taken a nasty fall and was sobbing quietly. As she looked up, her eyes met Old Prince Feng’s, and she froze, completely dumbstruck.

"Sister, what’s wrong with you?" Huo Liran rushed forward to help her up as soon as she recognized the person.

"Isn’t this the young mistress of the Immortal Sea Building?" Huo Tu said, recognizing the newcomer.

Qin Fuwei was so frightened she forgot to cry, her lip trembling as she looked utterly aggrieved.

"Young Mistress? What Young Mistress? Miss Qin, since when did you become the young mistress of our Immortal Sea Building?" a waiter commented casually as he passed by with a tray of food.

At these words, the expressions of the group turned grim. Old Prince Feng’s gaze, in particular, grew sharp as he stared at Qin Fuwei.

"You are not the young mistress of the Immortal Sea Building?" His voice was dangerously low.

Qin Fuwei was nearly frightened out of her wits. Trembling, she fumbled in her robes and pulled out some money. "Pr-Prince... The twelfth of the sixth month has already been reserved. Prince... perhaps... perhaps... Aaaah!"

Before she could finish, Huo Liran, who had been holding her up, threw her backward, and she slammed flat onto the floor.

"If you’re not the young mistress of the Immortal Sea Building, then who are you pretending to be? How dare you deceive me..." ’It was so rare for her to go out of her way to flatter someone, and she’d ended up picking a fraud!’

Huo Tu’s heart was in his throat as he covertly watched the Old Prince’s expression. What he saw only made him more terrified.

"No one has ever dared to make a fool of me like this," Old Prince Feng raged. "Guards! Drag her away and execute her!"

Her head still spinning from the fall, Qin Fuwei was horrified by the order. She scrambled to her feet and shrieked toward the man at the top of the stairs, "Cousin, save me! Cousin... I won’t do it again! I’ll never do it again..."

All eyes followed her gaze to the top of the stairs, where a cold and severe-looking young man stood.

Du Yi watched coldly, showing no intention of intervening.

Anyone with a discerning eye could tell this man was no simple character, but he just stood there without moving. Could he really be the "cousin" she was calling for?

"Cousin... Cousin, save me..."

"Cousin..."

The guards seized Qin Fuwei and began to drag her away.