Chapter 90: Phoenix, don't jump into the sea just because you're so desperate.

"Chen Jichuan, twenty-four years old, and a naval captain! Phoenix, the descendant of Feng Bo Yu Shi is really good-looking!"

Shang Youqing's point was: "Since he already inherited Feng Bo Yu Shi's spiritual weapon, why hasn't he completed his cultivation yet?"

"...Phoenix, I have another question. Do you think it's really appropriate for us to squat in the hold of a warship under their jurisdiction and speculate on them?"

Before Shang Youqing could reply, there was a muffled clang, and the hatch was lifted from above.

The two men squatting in the hold exchanged glances with the patrolmen overhead for a few seconds. When their guns met, they raised their hands.

Half an hour later.

Command cabin.

"Colonel, these two insist they know you."

Shen Jichuan, seated in the command room's main seat and dressed in a crisp dark blue military uniform, looked up from the console. He had intended to personally interrogate the two suspects who had somehow evaded detection and entered the ship's hold. Instead, he looked up and remained silent for a moment, facing the two men with divine auras. He then instructed his two tense-looking subordinates to release them and leave.

Only after the command room door closed did Shen Jichuan stand up.

Cheng Huang readily introduced himself, "I'm Cheng Huang, the divine beast accompanying Father Shang Que. This is the Phoenix."

Shang Youqing nodded and added, "Shang Youqing."

Shen Jichuan's gaze lingered on Shang Youqing's cold, porcelain-white face for a moment. Knowing she had likely long forgotten her childhood self, he didn't bring up that distant memory. Instead, he lowered his gaze and asked, "Why are you here looking for me?"

Shang Youqing didn't beat around the bush, simply telling him she'd come to borrow a spiritual weapon.

After listening to this, Chen Jichuan paused for a moment before speaking.

"It's not that I don't want to lend you my spiritual weapon, but I haven't reached the full potential of my cultivation and can't activate it yet."

Shang Youqing glanced out the porthole. "I see this area we're cruising in isn't within the Navy's regular reconnaissance range. Is something wrong?"

Chen Jichuan stared at her for a moment, his lips curled up slightly, and he waved. "Come here."

Shang Youqing paused and walked over.

Chen Jichuan showed her several of the latest weather satellite cloud maps on the console, "Did you notice anything strange?"

Shang Youqing supported herself on the side of the table, leaned forward slightly and stared at the screen carefully, "The cloud distribution and sea surface temperature in this sea area are all quite normal." "

Yes, they are all normal. But it just so happens that in such normal weather data, there have been cargo ships wrecked at sea for several consecutive days. Although the crew members on board were rescued in time in the escape capsules, the overturned cargo ships all sank into the sea and disappeared."

Chen Jichuan showed her several sets of pictures taken during the dive, "I suspect it was a sea dragon that caused trouble, stirring up trouble on the shipping routes in this sea area and hijacking the cargo ships."

Shang Youqing enlarged the details of the picture and took a look, "The storm formed at the coordinates of the accident is indeed very abnormal, as if the normal wind direction has been deliberately disrupted."

Chen Jichuan responded, "Yes, in the past, sea dragons only appeared in extreme thunderstorms. As you know, when the weather at sea is bad, cargo ships will not sail through, but these times the cargo ships happened to have accidents under normal sailing conditions, so I came here to inspect in person." "

Are the coordinates of the accident far from here?"

As soon as Chen Jichuan turned his head, he saw Shang Youqing's face close at hand. Her facial features were beautiful, her eyes were slightly lowered, and she was looking at the main control screen very intently. Her cold pupils reflected a little shadow, and her lips were slightly parted because of speaking, forming a clear and beautiful arc.

Shang Youqing waited for a while but got no answer. Just as he raised his eyes, Chen Jichuan happened to look away and said, "It's not too far."

Shang Youqing also stood up straight, "Would it be convenient for you to take me over there to take a look? Maybe we can find something."

"Of course."

Chen Jichuan immediately ordered a light small ship to be sent over. When taking Shang Youqing and Cheng Huang over together, Chen Jichuan lowered his eyes and saw Shang Youqing gently pull the cuffs under the back of her fingers. She seemed to be cold. He turned back to find someone to get a new coat and handed it to Shang Youqing.

Shang Youqing was slightly startled. Just as she was about to say something, Shen Jichuan's subordinates came over to discuss something with him. Shen Jichuan asked her to wait for a moment, then took the documents from his subordinates and went into the cabin.

Shang Youqing and Cheng Huang boarded the ship first. While waiting on the deck, Cheng Huang couldn't help but come over and said mysteriously, "Phoenix, do you feel that there's something wrong with the way Colonel Shen looks at you? Did you know each other before?"

Shang Youqing said "No", then looked down at the coat in his hand and handed it to Cheng Huang, "Put it on."

"Huh?"

Cheng Huang put on the coat with a confused look on his face. He saw Shang Youqing leaning against the deck railing, looking down at the deep blue sea under the ship, wondering what he was thinking.

Cheng Huang couldn't bear it any longer and poked her anxiously with his elbow, "Phoenix, don't jump into the sea just because you feel desperate. I'm not a good swimmer, and you're afraid of the cold. If you really jump in, how can I explain to the priest when I go back..."

Shang Youqing: "...Thank you, I didn't mean to jump into the sea."

"Then you looked so uneasy just now..." Cheng Huang was still observing her expression worriedly, "The priest told me to keep an eye on you and not to think about irrelevant people, Phoenix! That guy, he has harmed you so much, you are not allowed to think about him anymore!"

Shang Youqing had a blank expression: "Is it possible that I was just thinking about the mischief of the sea dragon."

"...Oh, really?" Cheng Huang breathed a sigh of relief and patted his chest. "You scared me! I thought you..."

Before Cheng Huang could finish his words, he caught a glimpse of Chen Jichuan standing a short distance behind him on the deck. He hadn't known how long he'd been there. Cheng Huang quickly waved him over. "Colonel Shen!" Chen

Jichuan lowered his gaze and stepped forward, glancing at the coat Cheng Huang was wearing. Cheng Huang scratched his head and explained, "Colonel Shen, Fenghuang told me to put it on."

Chen Jichuan said nothing, simply moving slightly to the right, where the sea breeze was blowing, next to Shang Youqing, slightly blocking the wind.

Shortly after the ship departed, Chen Jichuan suddenly asked.

"Shang Youqing, are you helping me just to borrow your spiritual weapon?"

Shang Youqing nodded, admitting honestly, "Yes, I was anxious to borrow Colonel Shen's spiritual weapon."

Chen Jichuan lowered his gaze, his presence imposing and his eyes direct, and then smiled.

"If that's the case, wouldn't it be better if you weren't so distant towards me?"

Cheng Huang's eyes flicked back and forth between the two of them. Suddenly, in front of Shang Youqing, he pulled Shen Jichuan to the other side and reminded him solemnly,

"Colonel Shen, our Phoenix has just been injured. You need to change your strategy a bit."