Hearing this, Zhang He's eyes flickered, and he subconsciously cast an inquiring look at Han Meiyan.
Han Meiyan shook her head imperceptibly, then faced Li Musheng and revealed a pure and elegant smile, saying softly, "Young Master, rest assured. This humble woman will do her utmost to lead you out of this water labyrinth."
As she spoke, she bowed slightly, then indicated for Zhang He to propel the wooden boat forward into the mist-shrouded depths of the cavern ahead.
Watching this scene, Li Yuanling didn't find anything amiss. She immediately also used martial Dao true qi to propel the wooden boat, following behind Han Meiyan and her companion's boat.
At this moment, Li Musheng suddenly asked, "Sworn sister, do you think that woman ahead is more beautiful, or are you more beautiful?"
Li Yuanling's delicate brows furrowed tightly. After hesitating for a while, she looked at Li Musheng and said, "Can't we both be equally beautiful?"
Hearing this, Li Musheng stroked his chin. His gaze looked toward the backs of Han Meiyan and Zhang He on the wooden boat ahead, showing a thoughtful expression.
Although Han Meiyan's charming technique was useless on him, judging from Li Yuanling's performance, to make Li Yuanling, a dignified Great Li princess, give up a woman's competitive spirit and praise a strange woman's appearance, the other party's charming technique was quite impressive.
Moreover, Li Musheng could naturally see that Han Meiyan's martial Dao cultivation was not weak.
For these two demonic path practitioners to come to Floating Boat City, it was hard to say they didn't have some other purpose. Perhaps they were also coming for that divine treasure that enhanced martial Dao cultivation.
If so, letting them take the lead would save him quite a bit of trouble.
At the same time, on the wooden boat ahead, Han Meiyan and Zhang He were propelling the boat forward while transmitting messages to each other through true qi threads.
"Why doesn't the Saintess continue to make a move?"
"This Eighth Prince is not simple. My Charming Gaze Smoke Movement has no effect on him, and moreover, there's something very wrong with this person."
Han Meiyan, with her back to Li Musheng's wooden boat, suddenly had an extremely grave expression, "You should have noticed that he appears to have no fluctuations of true qi in his body, nor does he protect his body with martial Dao true qi, yet this surrounding poisonous mist has no effect on him whatsoever."
Zhang He showed a contemplative expression, then nodded, "Perhaps he took an anti-poison pill. However, to remain unmoved under the Saintess's charm is truly unfathomable."
"Furthermore, there must be martial Dao experts nearby protecting them. We indeed cannot act rashly."
However, Han Meiyan shook her head. Her eyes flickered uncertainly, "You don't understand. The Six Desires Sacred Scripture I cultivate has its own unique characteristics. It can sense some imperceptible dangers in the unseen and give me warnings."
"Just now when I faced his gaze, for a brief moment, an indescribable fear inexplicably arose in my heart."
Hearing this, Zhang He's face showed a strange expression. He subconsciously wanted to look back at Li Musheng, but Han Meiyan stopped him, "Don't look back. I now have a suspicion that there may be no expert protecting those two at all. The real expert has always been this Eighth Prince himself."
As soon as these words came out, a trace of shock and suspicion immediately appeared in Zhang He's eyes, "But he's just a prince who wandered among the common people for twenty years, and he's still so young. Could he truly have such powerful martial Dao cultivation?"
Han Meiyan didn't speak. She just shook her head gravely, "Even if there's only a one-in-ten-thousand possibility, we cannot be careless."
Then, she solemnly instructed, "Find an opportunity to escape from their line of sight later. The purpose of our trip is for the Qilin Blood. We absolutely cannot have such an unknown expert following beside us."
At this moment, Han Meiyan was already beginning to regret having taken the initiative to approach Li Musheng earlier.
Although she had previously speculated that there was an expert protecting him, relying on her confidence in the "Charming Gaze Smoke Movement," she felt that even under that expert's nose, taking down this Eighth Prince would be no problem.
But what she hadn't expected was that the real expert was very likely Li Musheng himself. This was undoubtedly kicking an iron plate, and it also made her no longer dare to continue trying to turn this Great Li Eighth Prince to defection.
Hearing this, Zhang He's expression changed uncertainly, then he nodded heavily.
Han Meiyan was clearly not speaking groundlessly. At this moment, a chill inexplicably arose on his back as well.
Next, the two propelled their wooden boat forward silently through the mist.
The underground cavern ahead extended in all directions. Waterways crisscrossed and intersected. The deeper they went, the more there was a chaotic sense of being in a labyrinth.
Han Meiyan and Zhang He constantly distinguished between the cavern waterways appearing before them, searching for the path leading to the endpoint.
Suddenly, Han Meiyan's expression moved, and she transmitted to Zhang He, "There's an opportunity ahead. Speed up later and take the waterway to the front left, taking the chance to escape from their line of sight."
At this moment, the water area ahead in the cavern suddenly narrowed, and there happened to be a turn. As long as they suddenly accelerated, they could shake off Li Musheng and his companion in the visual blind spot.
Zhang He nodded imperceptibly.
When their wooden boat passed the turn and briefly disappeared from Li Yuanling's view, they simultaneously released martial Dao true qi with Han Meiyan, propelling the wooden boat at astonishing speed to cut through the water surface, suddenly disappearing into the mist at the fork ahead.
At the same time, Han Meiyan turned and struck out with two palms. One palm stirred up a gale, disturbing the water surface ripples of another cavern passage, while the other palm smoothed out the traces on the water surface behind them.
Before long, Li Yuanling propelled the wooden boat to the turn.
She looked blankly at the mist ahead. At this moment, Han Meiyan and her companion's wooden boat were nowhere to be seen.
However, her mind quickly turned, and she immediately thought of a solution. She hurriedly lowered her head to observe the traces on the water surface.
Just as her eyes brightened and she was about to steer the boat toward one cavern waterway, Li Musheng gently patted her head and pointed to another passage, "Go this way."
Li Yuanling was slightly stunned and was about to speak in refutation, but Li Musheng glanced at her, "My martial Dao cultivation is as high as a dozen floors. You still don't trust me?"
Hearing this, Li Yuanling's mouth moved, but in the end, she didn't say anything more. She just pouted and continued forward according to Li Musheng's instructions.
"How did they catch up?"
Soon, Zhang He, who had thought they had already shaken off Li Musheng and his companion, discovered the wooden boat gradually catching up from behind. His face immediately showed alarm.
Han Meiyan glanced imperceptibly behind her. Seeing Li Musheng, who was currently just sitting with his eyes closed in meditation, she hesitated for a moment and transmitted, "Continue trying to shake them off. No matter what, we cannot let them keep following."
Hearing this, Zhang He nodded.
For the rest of the journey, whenever they found an opportunity, the two would go all out trying to shake off Li Musheng and his companion following behind.
However, every time they thought they could succeed, the other party would always leisurely catch up, like a persistent plaster that couldn't be shaken off no matter what!