Ivan and Ze rowed the inflatable boat.
"Dark Night, I am a billionaire, worth billions of US dollars, and now I'm rowing a boat for you," Ivan said.
"How much do you want?" Chen Fan asked.
"No, I don't want money, I want your favor!"
Ivan said, "The favor of the Lord of Darkness cannot be bought with any amount of money."
"Then consider it a favor owed, but you know me, no one can force me to do something I don't want to do."
"I understand!"
Ivan grinned and said, "How rare is the favor of the Lord of Darkness, it's something to be saved for life-threatening situations. Just for that, with one phone call, I would have personally come with my submarine!"
Chen Fan shook his head, unconcerned.
His gaze swept across the dark sea and he saw one or two figures struggling to swim towards them.
"We have guests."
He smiled.
"It depends on what kind of guests. If it's a beautiful woman, that would be perfect,"
Ze chuckled, appearing flippant.
One of the figures swam very fast. Upon reaching them and looking at the inflatable boat, they abruptly changed direction, intending to get as far away from Chen Fan and the boat as possible.
In the darkness, their face was unclear, but the person clearly recognized Chen Fan, hence their reaction.
Chen Fan didn't recognize him immediately and signaled Ivan and Ze to paddle and pursue.
Seeing Chen Fan approaching, the person swam away with more effort.
However, swimming speed was no match for an inflatable boat, and after spending a considerable amount of time in the sea, the person was beginning to struggle.
He stopped, treading water, with his hands outstretched, and said, "Mr. Chen, I am just a nobody. There's no need for you to pursue me so relentlessly."
Chen Fan had some impression of this person but couldn't recall which faction he belonged to. He narrowed his eyes and asked, "From the Brotherhood?"
The person gave a wry smile and said, "I am just following orders, and I don't pose much of a threat to you."
Indeed, he was from the Brotherhood, and seemed to possess some strength, but nowhere near the level of a Martial Grandmaster.
Chen Fan slashed with his sword.
The person panicked and tried to dive underwater, but it was too late. Blood immediately stained the sea.
Ivan and Ze chuckled, accustomed to such events, and paddled the boat towards the other figure.
"Dark Night, using a gun would be more efficient," Ze said.
"Don't be careless, there's a master here," Chen Fan said. "You two keep your guns for self-defense!"
"A master that even Dark Night struggles against? Great Xia is truly worthy of being the most ancient country in the East, quite mysterious, one might say," Ivan remarked.
Compared to this, the mysterious powerhouses from Stone Country were far fewer.
The other figure had also seen the commotion and, suspended in the water, did not approach.
However, as the inflatable boat paddled closer, this person stared at Chen Fan's figure, appearing hesitant.
"Who is that up ahead?" Chen Fan asked first.
"Mr. Chen, it's me." The person hesitated for a moment before answering, using the common tongue, "I am Raman!"
Ye Yunchen's senior brother, a martial arts master from the Southern Ocean.
Chen Fan smiled and said, "Ah, Mr. Raman. I apologize, but this inflatable boat has very limited space and cannot accommodate you."
"Alright." Raman abandoned his plan to forcibly board the boat. "Mr. Chen, I have no ill intentions."
He knew Chen Fan's strength. He was in the water, while Chen Fan was on the boat, putting him at a complete disadvantage.
If he were to make a move, he would be the one to die.
"But I do have ill intentions."
Chen Fan smiled and said, "Now, if I were to strike you with my sword, Mr. Raman, what are your chances of blocking it?"
"Not even a one percent chance," Raman said pragmatically.
"Then, I have a few questions for you, and I hope you will answer honestly, Mr. Raman."
Raman cooperated, saying, "Go ahead."
"Mr. Raman, which faction in the Southern Ocean do you belong to? Who is your master?"
Chen Fan narrowed his eyes and asked.
"Tiandao Sect, my master is named Zun Xin."
Raman showed no sign of defiance and answered crisply.
"Did you come to Great Xia to restore the Four Seas Gang? What are your plans after restoring it?" Chen Fan asked again.
Raman hesitated for a moment before saying, "My master is very powerful. He sent me and Ye Yunchen back to retrieve the Dragon Carved Compass."
For the Dragon Carved Compass?
Chen Fan narrowed his eyes.
Back then, Ye Yunchen had used a fragment of the Dragon Carved Compass as a bargaining chip, with malicious intent!
"Mr. Raman, my apologies, but I must send you on your way!"
Chen Fan swung his sword.
Raman, being a Martial Grandmaster, reacted swiftly and immediately dove underwater, disappearing from sight.
Having grown up in the Southern Ocean, his swimming skills were clearly excellent.
Chen Fan chuckled and prepared to have Ivan and Ze paddle away, but then he suddenly frowned and leaped into the water.
In the dark water, a figure approached like a fish,潜水 towards the underside of the inflatable boat.
Chen Fan swam over.
That person was Raman. He was far less honest than he appeared, and was still plotting to get the inflatable boat.
Of course, this was not entirely unexpected.
In the vast ocean, survival was not easy, even for a Martial Grandmaster.
With an inflatable boat, there was hope for survival.
Therefore, even in the face of a powerful existence like Chen Fan, he still harbored ill intentions.
Sensing Chen Fan approaching, Raman used his aquatic skills to escape rapidly.
But Chen Fan's swimming speed was even faster.
His water skills could only be better than Raman's, and with greater stamina and cultivation, he quickly caught up.
Seeing that he couldn't shake off Chen Fan, Raman immediately sank further down.
Chen Fan pursued him and thrust his sword forward.
The speed of this thrust was not fast, and the resistance of the seawater greatly affected the Tenkei Sword.
Raman reached out to block.
The effect of true energy and internal force in the seawater was already minimal.
He grabbed the blade and resisted with all his might.
However, after only about four or five seconds of struggle, the Tenkei Sword slowly advanced, piercing through his body.
Raman's body convulsed a few times, and his hands weakly loosened.
Chen Fan withdrew his sword, surfaced, and jumped back into the inflatable boat.
"He looked like a master."
Ze laughed, "But he became a drowned rat, unable to exert his strength."
Chen Fan sat in the inflatable boat and said, "Let's continue. There's quite a lot of work to do tonight."
Ivan and Ze continued to paddle the boat.
Both of them had a lamp on, and under its illumination, someone ahead was shouting for help, desperately waving their arms.
As they got closer, Chen Fan's gaze fell upon the waving figure. He was slightly stunned, his expression turning complex.
It was Su Yingxia.
She was alone in the water, without a life jacket or any buoyant object to rely on, appearing to be struggling to stay afloat, on the verge of sinking at any moment.
"Yo, Dark Night, there really is a beauty here?"
Ze chuckled and paddled closer.
Su Yingxia had not realized that Chen Fan was on the inflatable boat. She was still waving her hands, her movements up and down, looking pathetic and pitiful.
As the inflatable boat neared, Su Yingxia cried out, "Help me... save me!"
Chen Fan remained silent but extended his hand.
The light was too dim. Su Yingxia grabbed Chen Fan's hand and, after being pulled onto the inflatable boat, lay on it, gasping for breath, and said, "Thank... thank you!"
"Beautiful lady, if you want to thank us, you can do so with your body,"
Ze flirted, "Tsk tsk, quite a nice figure you have."
Su Yingxia was startled and quickly shrank to a corner of the inflatable boat.
"Alright, Ze, stop joking. Let's continue, there are several important figures we must find."
Chen Fan spoke.
As Chen Fan spoke, Su Yingxia's body trembled, and she looked at Chen Fan's figure with disbelief.
She had never expected that it would be Chen Fan who saved her.