119: Chapter 119 Flower Island

Li Tao's eyes were about to pop out of their sockets.

"Qi Yun!!! What… what did you do to Li Yue?! It's only been a few days?! Huh?!"

Qi Yun had a face full of black lines, and he retorted irritably:

"What did I do? What kind of species are you, anyway?! Even if she were pregnant with Nezha, it wouldn't be this fast, right?! How could a belly get this big in just a few days?!"

Li Tao raged:

"This isn't the world it used to be anymore! The rules have changed! Isn't it normal for a belly to get big in just a day or two?!"

Qi Yun was almost amused by this line of reasoning and couldn't be bothered to argue with them any further.

"Fine, fine, fine. Think whatever you want. You have the person! I've taken the sugar! We're even!"

As he said this, he gave a wink to Shu Qianxue, who was standing beside him.

Seeing this, Shu Qianxue giggled, stepped forward, grabbed Li Yue's arm, and casually flung her outward—

"Ah—!!!"

Li Yue shrieked, her entire body tracing a literal parabolic arc as she flew toward the deck of the transport ship, dozens of meters away!

"Qi Yun! You heartless man! You bastard!!"

Even while in mid-air, Li Yue didn't forget to shriek curses at the top of her lungs.

Li Tao and his subordinates were stunned; they hadn't expected the other side to actually just toss her over like that!

Just as Li Yue was about to slam into the hard deck—

"Whoosh—"

A patch of golden, fine sand appeared out of thin air, precisely catching the falling Li Yue, holding her steady, and then slowly lowering her onto the deck.

That was Li Tao's ability.

Li Yue stood on the pile of sand, still shaken, patting her chest, before immediately putting on that "miserable and pitiful" expression again.

Li Tao rushed over to support Li Yue, his face a complex mix of grief, anger, and helplessness, which finally turned into a long sigh as he shouted in a pained and accusatory tone:

"Qi Yun! Is this how you treat your own flesh and blood?!"

The tone and the expression made it seem as if Qi Yun were an unparalleled scumbag who had abandoned his wife and child.

Qi Yun felt a wave of profound powerlessness wash over him.

Damn it, what is all this nonsense!

"Accelerate! Leave this place!" Qi Yun couldn't be bothered to waste any more breath and issued the order directly.

The luxury cruise ship's engines let out a powerful roar, eventually disappearing where the sea met the sky.

Li Tao watched the direction they disappeared in, then looked at Li Yue beside him, who was clutching her stomach with her head bowed, her expression unreadable, his heart filled with mixed emotions.

He patted Li Yue's shoulder, trying hard to make his tone sound magnanimous and forgiving:

"Li Yue, it's okay now, it's good to be back. No matter what happened, I'm here. That bastard doesn't want you, but I do. The child… give birth to it, I'm willing to raise it."

He spoke with deep sincerity.

However, Li Yue, who was currently immersed in the immense sorrow of "the comfortable life on the luxury cruise ship being gone forever" and "coke, potato chips, and ham sausages becoming things of the past," slowly raised her head upon hearing this.

She looked Li Tao up and down with the gaze one would reserve for an idiot, then squeezed a few words through her teeth:

"Raise your grandma's leg."

Li Tao: "...???"

...

The luxury cruise ship sailed at full speed across the azure sea.

Qi Yun stood outside the wheelhouse, leaning against the railing and gazing into the distance, his brows slightly furrowed.

"Li, are we really going to keep drifting aimlessly on the sea like this? Just trying our luck to find islands, find resources, and find that ethereal 'Land of Beginning'?"

Li withdrew her gaze, turned her head to look at him, her tone calm with a hint of world-weary indifference:

"Unless you have a Sea Chart that marks resource points, dangerous areas, or even the sea areas where the 'Land of Beginning' might appear. Otherwise, on this vast, rule-distorted ocean, we are no different from blind men touching an elephant; we can only rely on luck."

Just then—

"Qi Bao! That rabbit treasure chest! I just carefully checked the interlayer again, and there's only a map inside!"

Chen Xiaolin was waving a piece of peculiarly shaped leather in her hand.

She ran up to Qi Yun and handed him the leather map.

Qi Yun and Li were both startled, their gazes instantly focusing on the map.

Qi Yun took it, feeling a coarse yet tough texture in his hand. He slowly unfolded the map.

The leather wasn't large, and the patterns on it were constantly changing.

In the center of the map, there was a faintly flickering, silver-white point of light.

And in the top right corner of the map, next to a flower pattern blooming with seven-colored light, were two small characters—Flower Island.

This was a real-time positioning dynamic nautical chart! The central light point represented their current location!

"It's here already?!" An astonishing brilliance erupted in Qi Yun's eyes.

Li also leaned in to look at the map, and when she saw the "Flower Island" mark, a clear emotional fluctuation appeared for the first time in her usually calm and waveless eyes.

"Flower Island…" she murmured, her finger gently brushing over the flower pattern on the map. "I didn't expect it to be in this direction, and it's not too far from us."

"You know this place?" Qi Yun immediately pressed her.

Li nodded, her tone carrying a hint of solemnity:

"Mm, I know some rumors. Flower Island is one of the few famous 'Places of Opportunity' on the sea."

"In history, any Tribe that successfully brought back certain special products from Flower Island would see a qualitative leap in their overall combat power when they finally reached the 'Land of Beginning,' often allowing them to secure a place for themselves."

She looked at Qi Yun, her eyes sharp: "Although no one knows exactly what is on Flower Island, or what dangers one might encounter, its value is unquestionable."

Upon hearing this, Qi Yun's breathing became slightly rapid.

It could make a Tribe's combat power leap after reaching the "Land of Beginning"? And one could obtain all sorts of magical plants?

"It's all mine!" He growled almost without hesitation, flames of determination flickering in his eyes.

He turned around immediately and issued an order in an unquestionable voice:

"Adjust course! Target—Flower Island! Full speed ahead!"

"Yes!"

According to the map display and their current speed, they would need about a day's journey.

...

The night deepened.

Qi Yun lay on the large bed in the captain's cabin, but he had no desire to sleep.

At this moment, what kept flashing through his mind was the figure he had caught a fleeting glimpse of on the transport ship during the day.

That Amazonian woman who stood over 2.3 meters tall.

That exceptionally huge and soft figure.

"A masterpiece of the human world…" Qi Yun swallowed involuntarily, his heart feeling as if a small kitten were scratching at it.

The visual impact brought by that body type, as well as the distinct "softness" and "warmth" it might contain, made his heart heat up.

Just then—

"Bang!"

The door to the captain's cabin was pushed open, and Shu Qianxue entered, wearing a cool camisole nightdress.

"Qi Bao! We agreed! It's my turn today! You can't welch on the deal!"

As she spoke, she lunged toward the big bed.

However, she lunged into empty air.

The bed was completely empty, with only the messy bedding still retaining Qi Yun's body heat, but he was nowhere to be seen.

Shu Qianxue sprawled on the bed, blinked in confusion, and then raised her head to look around.

"Qi Yun? Qi Bao?"

The room was silent, with only the gentle sound of waves outside the porthole.

"Where did he go?" Shu Qianxue pouted, looking depressed. "Where did he run off to? Don't tell me he got intercepted by someone else again?!"

She punched the soft mattress angrily and muttered, "Hmph, next time… next time I definitely won't let you get away…"