The Jinan city area wasn't on the coast; to get to the sea, you had to go to the pier in Fuyang County, which was under Jinan's jurisdiction.

Chen Xiao rented a business van, driven by Li Mu, and they took the group to meet He Xinyi first.

After meeting, Chen Xiao found that He Xinyi had only driven one car, and only she and Master Lin were with her.

This made Chen Xiao wonder. He looked at them and asked, "Just the two of you? Where are your bodyguards?"

Master Lin looked at Chen Xiao coldly, with an alert expression, as if he wanted to see right through him.

He Xinyi said lightly, "Too many people would attract attention. I had the others set off last night. They should be at the pier by now."

Chen Xiao nodded, said nothing more, and returned to his car. The two cars set off, one after the other.

The Fuyang pier was only forty kilometers away from Jinan city. After driving for more than forty minutes, they arrived at their destination.

At this moment, the entire Fuyang pier had been sealed off, but Chen Xiao and He Xinyi's cars passed through unhindered.

It was clear that He Xinyi had done this through her connections.

"As expected of the He family from Hong Kong Island. They can just seal off such a large pier whenever they want."

Li Mu gripped the steering wheel, curling his lips and sighing, not knowing if he was jealous or envious, or both.

Chen Xiao noticed that a cruise ship was already docked on the pier not far away, and several tall, strong foreigners with beards were standing on the deck.

They were smoking cigars, looking like typical mercenaries.

Chen Xiao also noticed that their waists were all bulging, and it was clear that they were carrying real weapons.

After parking the car, everyone got out, only to find a row of sports cars and luxury cars parked in the parking lot. A group of guys who looked like playboys were standing together, chatting and boasting.

As soon as He Xinyi got out of the car, the group of people went to greet her.

Just as everyone was wondering who these young masters were, a flashy Bentley stopped next to them, and Huang Wenlei got out of the driver's seat.

Huang Wenlei was obviously stunned when he saw everyone. "What are you doing here?"

"I was just about to ask you the same thing. Why are you here?"

Sun Buzhou asked.

Huang Wenlei smiled sheepishly and explained, "Grandpa Zhou, it's like this. You see that group of people over there? They are all well-known young masters in Jinan. We're here today to accompany Miss He on her trip to sea."

The word "we" clearly indicated that he was there for that group of people, not for Sun Buzhou and the others.

"Hmph, a bunch of spoiled brats. This trip is extremely dangerous. Why are you joining in on the fun?"

Sun Buzhou snorted unhappily. He had a lot of complaints about this Huang Wenlei, and he directly expressed them, relying on the fact that he was his grandfather's friend.

"Grandpa Sun, don't say that. What spoiled brats? That sounds so bad!"

When Huang Wenlei heard Sun Buzhou's words, he immediately looked frightened and said, "Grandpa Sun, I'm your grandson, you can say whatever you want to me, but don't let that group of people over there hear you, especially that one. He's the number one young master in Jinan, Zheng Aoqiu. He has a lot of influence."

"Alright, I'm not going to talk to you anymore. I have to go and meet up with my good brothers!"

After saying that, Huang Wenlei walked towards the circle of young masters.

The person he was pointing at was a young man with a mohawk hairstyle and a very flamboyant appearance.

This person was Zheng Aoqiu, the core figure in Jinan's playboy circle. As for someone like Huang Wenlei, he was just a marginal character with no presence.

In the eyes of He Xinyi, the true heiress, these Jinan playboys were just a bunch of nouveau riche and country bumpkins.

They swarmed around He Xinyi like flies, desperately trying to show off, while He Xinyi just folded her arms, cold and aloof. Even nodding to someone was considered a great honor.

But these playboys were just asking for it. The more indifferent He Xinyi was to them, the more they flocked to her.

In their eyes, He Xinyi was a true aristocrat, whose family had been rich for hundreds of years, unlike them, whose families had only become rich in the last one or two generations.

This admiration for He Xinyi also made them, who were usually high and mighty, feel inferior.

He Xinyi took advantage of this mentality, summoning them when she needed them and dismissing them when she didn't.

Master Lin also disliked these mainland playboys. After getting out of the car, he walked directly towards Chen Xiao and the others.

Master Lin walked over with a cold and arrogant expression, nodding slightly to everyone as a greeting.

But when his gaze swept over Gu Zhendong, he suddenly widened his eyes in surprise. "In just three days, how has your strength improved so much?"

It turned out that after Gu Zhendong took the Spirit Gathering Pill Chen Xiao gave him yesterday, his strength had recovered a lot.

The reason why Master Lin didn't notice that Li Qin's strength had also improved was because he had never taken Li Qin, a woman, seriously, so he didn't care.

Gu Zhendong curled his lips and sneered, looking at Master Lin and saying, "I don't need to explain this to you, do I?"

Master Lin's eyes turned cold, and then he understood. "I see, you must have eaten the Buddha Hand Tuo! You actually wasted the Buddha Hand Tuo like that. What a waste of God's gift!"

In his opinion, the Buddha Hand Tuo was a good thing that should be refined into pills. In his mind, it would take at least a month to refine such a treasure into pills.

Little did he know that the reason why he had such a stereotype was just because his alchemy skills were too low. What he needed a month to do, Chen Xiao only needed a day.

Moreover, he could do it better than him.

Gu Zhendong smiled disdainfully and didn't explain it to him at all.

At this time, Huang Wenlei was sent over to inform everyone, "Young Master Zheng has arranged a seafood dinner at a nearby seafood restaurant to send Miss He off. Young Master Zheng said, he wants you to go too."

Chen Xiao frowned slightly. Did they have to go drinking?

Sun Buzhou saw Chen Xiao's displeasure and explained, "Chen Xiao, there's no rush to go to Icefire Island. It will take at least two or three days to get there by sea, so it won't make a difference if we have this meal."

"Alright then."

Chen Xiao nodded slightly in agreement.

Zheng Aoqiu was indeed the number one young master in Jinan, and he was quite skilled at showing off his wealth.

In order to treat Miss He to dinner, he booked the entire seafood restaurant. Lobster, shark fin, and seafood abalone were like they didn't cost any money, and the wine was even more extravagant, starting with thirty-year-old Maotai.

The county chief of Fuyang County, after hearing the news of He Xinyi's arrival, even came to accompany them in person, giving her a lot of face.