He was about to change clothes when his toe suddenly bumped into sothing, which rolled away far.
Upon closer inspection, he found it was a white porcelain bottle, empty inside.
"Isn't this the silky smooth grease Yuan'er brought last night?"
"It's all used up, could it be..."
Chen Mo turned to look at the sleeping Li Yuan, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, which then transford into tenderness.
He reached out to pinch her rosy cheek, infused a bit of Vitality Essence, and left the room quietly without disturbing her.
He arrived at the helm.
There was a furnace made of fine steel here, operating tirelessly, channeling spiritual power to every corner of the ship through an array.
Chen Mo looked down through the porthole, roughly confirming the location, already at the juncture between Tiannan State and Nantu State, with the first destination "Fengmu County" situated here.
"Huh, the timing is about as I expected."
"Ready to land."
Chen Mo placed his palm at the center of the array inscribed on the wall.
The flying boat gradually slowed down, and then began to descend swiftly.
Boom—
With a slight tremor, the flying boat hovered about three feet above the ground, the gangway naturally extended, and Chen Mo stepped down the stairs.
The landing spot was in a wilderness, overgrown with weeds, the sun was not fully up yet, and a misty haze surrounded the area with a cold dampness in the air.
Others noticed the movent and walked out of their rooms one after another.
"Mr. Chen."
"Greetings, Mr. Chen."
Fire Departnt Officer Song Xuan and Tusi Hundred Household Officer Lu Shuyuan were the first to disembark the flying boat, bowing in salute before Chen Mo.
"Why are you alone?" Chen Mo looked at Lu Shuyuan and asked, "Where are Mr. Xu and Households Commander Ye? Still not awake?"
Before Lu Shuyuan could answer, Xu You and Ye Zi'e also ca out.
"Oh, good morning to both of you," Chen Mo raised his hand in greeting.
"Hmph."
Xu You remained expressionless, seemingly shrouded in frost, casting a cold glare at him.
Ye Zi'e frowned tightly, walking unsteadily, hurriedly averted her gaze upon seeing Chen Mo, not daring to et his eyes.
"Households Commander Ye, what's wrong..." Chen Mo asked, puzzled.
"N-nothing, slipped in the bath last night," Ye Zi'e whispered, her ears turning a vermilion hue.
This reason was too clumsy, being a peak of Fourth Grade Transcendence, how could she fall like this?
But as she didn't want to elaborate, Chen Mo didn't press further.
After a while, Li Yuan also ca out.
Seeing everyone ready to depart, she hurriedly stepped forward, apologetically saying, "Sorry, I'm late."
"No matter, it's still early."
Chen Mo winked, whispering, "How did you sleep last night? Still sore?"
Li Yuan blanked out, unable to rember anything, shook her head, "Not sore, just arms a bit achy, like I fought soone..."
Saying this, her cheeks flushed, fingers clutching her lapel, murmuring, "Sir, last night did we really..."
"Ready to head out?"
At this point, Xu You coldly said, "Why don't Mr. Chen and General Li chat slowly, we'll proceed with the investigation first."
Saying this, he walked straight towards the county town.
Ye Zi'e hurriedly limped along.
Watching their backs, Chen Mo frowned slightly, feeling sothing odd.
"Did they take gunpowder this early in the morning?"
"They were just fine yesterday while drinking..."
He quickly followed, coming to Xu You's side, inquiring, "Mr. Xu, yesterday after I was drunk, I didn't do anything, did I?"
"..."
Xu You clenched his fists tightly, his face dark enough to wring out water.
Ye Zi'e staggered a bit, her eyes darting, nearly bowing to her chest.
"Mr. Chen, you don't know what you did yourself?"
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