After deciding to go directly to the Thousand Academy Business Alliance, Lin Lichuan and the other two naturally changed their destination. They were no longer going to Xi Sheng City, which was close to the sea. Instead, they were going to a city called Taoshan City. They were going to transit there and transfer to the Thousand Academy Business Alliance.
It would take three days to reach Taoshan City from their current location. Lin Lichuan did not waste any time. After Yao Qian and Yao Bing left, he continued to cultivate his void-form.
The night passed.
The next morning, after his usual cultivation, Lin Lichuan left his room and went to the restaurant on the top floor. After filling a plate with food, he found a quiet corner to eat.
Halfway through his meal, he sensed someone approaching. He raised his head and saw that it was the girl in the white dress from yesterday. However, she had changed her clothes into a light yellow dress. Compared to yesterday's dress, she looked less stunning but more elegant.
The girl looked at him with a sweet smile.
"What's the matter?" Lin Lichuan asked calmly.
Gu Yu was slightly startled, seemingly surprised by his calm reaction, but she quickly recovered and said with a smile, "Thank you for yesterday."
"You're welcome. It was nothing." Lin Lichuan shook his head slightly, then lowered his head and continued eating.
There was an awkward silence. After more than ten seconds, Gu Yu seemed to be unable to bear it any longer and tried to find a topic to talk about. "Do you eat this much every day?"
"I've been eating a lot lately." Lin Lichuan answered calmly.
He was not like this in the past. However, cultivating his void-form had consumed a lot of energy recently. He had no choice but to eat more to replenish his energy.
Gu Yu wanted to say more, but was shocked to see that Lin Lichuan had already finished the plate full of food. He nodded at her with the plate in his hand, then turned and left, leaving her standing there in a daze.
It wasn't until someone gently patted Gu Yu's shoulder that she suddenly woke up. She turned around and saw that it was her best friend, Liu Zhi.
"What's wrong? You look like you've lost your soul."
"… Nothing." Gu Yu shook her head.
Liu Zhi smiled slyly. "Liar. I saw it all. I didn't think that the great beauty Gu's charm would be ineffective one day."
"I'm not loved by everyone." Gu Yu glared at her good friend.
Liu Zhi didn't think much of it and continued, "But Xiao Yu, don't tell me you have feelings for that person?
She only helped you up when you fell. Is there a need for you to have feelings for her? "
"What do you mean by 'amorous feelings'? That's so unpleasant to hear."
A trace of embarrassment flashed across Gu Yu's face. She lightly knocked Liu Zhi's head in annoyance. "I just felt that this person was a little special. I just happened to see him eating here, so I came over to thank him and say hello."
Liu Zhi covered her head and curled her lips. "Is it your so-called intuition again?
In my opinion, although your intuition is quite accurate most of the time, it is most likely wrong this time. That person is just an ordinary person. Did you see any energy or Qi fluctuation on his body? "
"This …" Gu Yu looked hesitant. "But I keep having the feeling that this person is giving me a very strange feeling."
"Then it's called love." Liu Zhi blinked and smiled.
"You're talking about this again. I'm going to tear your mouth apart!"
The two girls laughed heartily.
Not far away, the handsome gray-haired man who was with them yesterday saw the whole thing from beginning to end. A haze flashed across his face.
After leaving the restaurant, Lin Lichuan felt that his physical strength was slowly recovering. He thought for a moment and didn't immediately return to his room. Instead, he went to the deck and stood by the railing of the ship, overlooking the distant sea.
The sparkling sea reflected the gentle sunlight, making people feel relaxed and happy from the bottom of their hearts.
However, not long after he stood still, Lin Lichuan felt a familiar aura approaching, followed by the sound of footsteps behind him.
He tilted his head slightly and caught a glimpse of Gu Yu standing beside him from the corner of his eye.
"Let me introduce myself. My name is Gu Yu." The girl stretched out her hand to Lin Lichuan.
Lin Lichuan glanced at her and reached out to gently shake her hand. He then quickly let go and said calmly, "Lin Ze."
Lin Ze was the fake name he registered when he boarded the ship. He would also be using this identity in the Thousand Yards Business Alliance.
"Are you a citizen of the Mauritanian Empire?"
"No, I'm from the Thousand Yards Business Alliance." Lin Lichuan shrugged. This was naturally part of his fake identity.
Gu Yu's eyes lit up when she heard that. "What a coincidence. I'm also from the Thousand Yards Business Alliance. I'm currently touring the Mauritanian Empire."
Lin Lichuan was slightly surprised. He didn't expect to meet someone from the Thousand Yards Business Alliance on the ship.
"Are you also traveling to the Mauritanian Empire?" Gu Yu asked excitedly.
"You can say so."
"Then you're going to Taoshan City next?
It's a very famous scenic city. "
"Yes."
Lin Lichuan nodded and suddenly changed the topic. "Sorry, I have something to do. I'll go back to my room first."
After saying that, he walked straight down the deck without waiting for Gu Yu to react.
Gu Yu was stunned. She looked at Lin Lichuan's back as her eyes flickered. She felt even more curious.
Returning to the corridor where his room was, Lin Lichuan shook his head. His identity as a citizen of the Thousand Yards Business Alliance was fake. If he interacted too much with a real citizen of the alliance, he might be exposed. In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, it was better to stay away from that girl.
A tall and burly man was walking towards him from the corridor. Just when Lin Lichuan was about to turn sideways and walk past him, the man suddenly stepped in front of him and blocked his path.
The burly man was more than two meters tall. His strong muscles stretched his clothes tightly as he looked down at Lin Lichuan. Without any expression on his face, he pointed at Lin Lichuan's chest and said coldly, "Kid, the most important thing in life is to know your place. There are some people that a commoner like you can't get close to."
Lin Lichuan was slightly stunned, but he immediately reacted. A strange look flashed across his face as he said playfully, "Are you talking about Gu Yu?"
"Is Miss Gu's name something you can call?"
The burly man sneered. "You better behave yourself for the next few days. Don't let me see you interact with Miss Gu, or else …"
"Or else what?" Lin Lichuan smiled.
This carefree attitude angered the burly man. A cold light flashed in his eyes. He suddenly stretched out his huge palm and grabbed Lin Lichuan's shoulder with a speed that was completely inconsistent with his body size. His movements were swift and neat. It was obvious that he was an expert in martial arts. From his movements and speed, although he had not stepped into the Extraordinary Realm, he was at least at the level of a martial artist. It was more than enough to deal with ordinary people.
Unfortunately, he chose the wrong person.
Just as his palm reached out halfway, the burly man suddenly felt a flash in front of his eyes. Lin Lichuan's palm had already grabbed his wrist. He did not seem to use any force, but in the next second, an unbearable pain came from his wrist.
Crack!
The crisp sound of bones shattering could be heard in the corridor.
Dense cold sweat appeared on the burly man's forehead almost instantly. His face became distorted from the intense pain, and his eyes revealed an uncontrollable look of horror.
At this point, how could he not know that he had hit a wall? The ordinary-looking young man in front of him was actually a powerful Extraordinaire.
Without waiting for the burly man to beg for mercy, Lin Lichuan's hand, which was like an iron hoop around the burly man's wrist, suddenly loosened. Then, he slapped upwards several times. Every time he slapped down, there would be a crisp sound of bones shattering. He only stopped when he slapped the burly man's shoulder.
The burly man's face was already ashen. His entire arm went limp and fell to the ground.
"You wanted to break my shoulder, so I'll break your arm. That's fair, isn't it?"
After Lin Lichuan finished speaking, he no longer paid any attention to the burly man who was about to faint from the pain. Instead, he turned his head and looked at a half-closed door more than twenty meters away.
The person behind the door met his gaze and was immediately shocked. He hurriedly wanted to close the door, but he suddenly felt a strong force coming from behind the door. The door was suddenly pushed open, and he could not withstand the force. He flew out and fell heavily to the ground, letting out a hurried scream.
Lin Lichuan had appeared at the door at some point. He looked calmly at the gray-haired man who was lying on the ground and howling in pain. He quickly recognized that this person was with Gu Yu, and the burly man just now seemed to be his bodyguard.
After thinking for a while, Lin Lichuan understood the reason for the matter and could not help but shake his head secretly.
His current identity was just an ordinary male passenger on the cruise ship. Originally, he wanted to spend these days peacefully on the journey, but he did not expect that he would be involved in such a boring matter as a fight over a woman.
After a long while, the gray-haired man finally caught his breath. Just as he opened his mouth to say something, his body suddenly stiffened. He only felt a terrifying pressure descend out of nowhere, enveloping the entire room.
In an instant, the gray-haired man had the illusion that everything in the room had suddenly sunk down. His entire body felt as if it was being pressed down by a heavy mountain. He could not help but lie on the ground, unable to move at all.
With Lin Lichuan's current strength, just the release of his spiritual pressure was enough to suppress enemies below the Gold Rank to the point that they could not move. The gray-haired man was at most an Iron Rank Extraordinaire, so how could he resist it?
In just an instant, the gray-haired man's forehead was covered in dense cold sweat. He only felt that the bones in his body were trembling, and his ears seemed to hear the sound of his bones being unable to bear the burden and about to shatter.
It seemed like only a few seconds had passed, but it also seemed like a century had passed. When his body suddenly became light, the terrifying pressure disappeared out of thin air. Only then did the gray-haired man come to his senses. He was sweating profusely and panting heavily. His face was already filled with a look of horror.
He looked up and saw that there was no one else in the room except for himself. He did not know when that terrifying man had left.
Seeing this, the gray-haired man immediately heaved a sigh of relief. Just as he relaxed, he suddenly felt a piercing pain in his right arm. When he turned his head to look, he was horrified to find that his arm was limp on the ground. Just like the bodyguard, the bones in his entire arm had been shattered.
"Ah!!!"
Suddenly, a shrill scream echoed in the room.