Leng Ruo Li and Jun Mo Han immediately got up, washed, and dressed before going downstairs. As they reached the staircase, they saw Shui Yi He and another person sitting quietly in the inn's main hall.
Upon seeing the King and Consort descend, his thin lips curved into a smile.
"Your Highness, Your Consort, did I come too early today and disturb your rest?"
"It's alright, we were about to get up anyway," Leng Ruo Li replied quickly.
"Consort Leng, my father drew out the route to the Flower Tribe for you overnight. However, he only knows the general path because he was blindfolded both times he went to the Flower Tribe. Therefore, the route map he drew is based on his intuition."
Shui Yi He took out the rough sketch his father had drawn the previous night from his sleeve and handed it to Leng Ruo Li, explaining his father's limitations.
Leng Ruo Li immediately took the sketch from Shui Yi He and, upon unfolding it, was slightly surprised. The route depicted by Shui Ming Lou was remarkably similar to the one drawn by her elder brother's adoptive father. The only difference was an additional segment in Shui Ming Lou's map: a cave.
Just then, Leng Jin Yu, his son, and Ming Jiu Xiao also came downstairs. Shui Yi He glanced at these individuals, inwardly amazed. Their appearances and bearing all spoke of exceptional individuals. Fortunately, he had persuaded his father to draw the route to the Flower Tribe last night. Otherwise, if their Shui family were to make enemies of these people, they would surely have no foothold in the Tian Wu Kingdom in the future.
Seeing her father and elder brother descend, Leng Ruo Li quickly called them over.
"Daddy, Big Brother, please come quickly and see what differences there are between the route map drawn by Patriarch Shui and the one drawn by Patriarch Xie."
Subsequently, Leng Ruo Rui took the sketch from Leng Ruo Li and examined it carefully, showing surprise for a few seconds.
"Ruo Li, this sketch is almost identical to the one my adoptive father drew, but the one by Patriarch Shui includes an extra cave. This indicates that both their route maps lead to the Flower Tribe, and there is no..." Leng Ruo Rui stated earnestly.
Next, Leng Ruo Li turned to Shui Yi He and asked, "Young Master Shui, do you know which part of the East Sea this area your father depicted is located?"
"I know this. This place is called the Lan Yue Archipelago. I have sailed there many times for leisure."
Shui Yi He looked at everyone and stated very seriously.
"Then, can Young Master Shui help us by taking us to this place called the Lan Yue Archipelago today?"
Leng Jin Yu clasped Shui Yi He's hand and asked excitedly.
Shui Yi He looked at Leng Jin Yu carefully, noticing the resemblance to Leng Ruo Li, and guessed that he was Leng Ruo Li's father (General Leng Jin Yu of the Tian Wu Kingdom).
"General Leng, please rest assured. I promised the King and Consort last night that I would guide you to find the Flower Tribe today, which is why I came to the inn so early to disturb you."
"Then I, Leng, thank you, Young Master Shui," Leng Jin Yu replied politely.
"Daddy, since we now know the general route to the Flower Tribe, let's have a quick breakfast and set off," Leng Ruo Li suggested to everyone.
"Alright!"
Everyone nodded eagerly.
Finally, Leng Ruo Li looked at Shui Yi He again and said, "Young Master Shui, you haven't had breakfast yet, have you? Join us for a casual meal today."
Shui Yi He readily agreed. It was a stroke of luck to dine with so many outstanding individuals.
After breakfast, Shui Yi He led the King and Consort and a large group of people to another pier in Dong Hai City called Dong Men Pier. They boarded Shui Yi He's private luxury ship and slowly sailed towards the Lan Yue Archipelago.
Less than half an hour after reaching the open sea, thick fog inexplicably rose, enveloping the entire ship and obscuring all sense of direction. This greatly alarmed the supervisor in charge of the ship.
"Young Master, the sea fog is too dense. We cannot discern our direction by sight and will be trapped at sea. What should we do?" the supervisor said anxiously.
"Then we'll wait for the fog to clear before sailing," Shui Yi He could only say.
He looked at the swirling mist around the ship with concern. He had often visited the Lan Yue Archipelago before without encountering such a situation. Why was he facing this today? It was truly bizarre.
But at that moment, Leng Ruo Li emerged from the cabin, having overheard Shui Yi He and the ship's supervisor.
"Young Master Shui, don't worry. I have a compass with me. You can give it to the helmsman later; it will help us determine our direction. Let me briefly explain how to read this compass: the blue side points south, and the red side points north..."
Shui Yi He looked at the compass with immense surprise.
"Consort Leng, this item of yours is truly a treasure! With this compass, we won't have to worry about getting lost at sea anymore."
Leng Ruo Li was slightly taken aback. Had the compass not been invented in this era?
It seemed unlikely.
"Don't you usually have a 'Si Nan' to guide direction when sailing at sea?" Leng Ruo Li asked with a face full of confusion.
"Si Nan? Is the Si Nan the same as this compass you've given me? We don't have anything like it here. We usually navigate by the stars, but during the day, it's difficult to determine direction. If we had your compass in the future, for leisurely sailing or fishing, I wouldn't have to worry about getting lost at sea."
Hearing Shui Yi He's words, Leng Ruo Li mused: It seems the historical development of this ancient era differs from her own time.
"Then I'll give this compass to you!"
Leng Ruo Li generously gifted Shui Yi He a compass, and Shui Yi He was overjoyed.
Later, with the compass from Leng Ruo Li, the ship quickly sailed out of the fog and successfully reached the Lan Yue Archipelago.
The Lan Yue Archipelago is mainly composed of eight relatively large islands, and each island is connected to the others in some way.
Shui Yi He instructed the helmsman to anchor the ship on the beach of one of the islands. Then, Shui Yi He led the King and Consort and the Leng family father and son, along with their large group, ashore.
Everyone carefully disembarked and entered the dense, primeval forest that blocked out the sun.
It was covered in tropical plants, with towering trees bearing peculiar buttress roots that they had never seen before. Various flowers and fruits, evergreens, grew densely, along with low-lying thickets. The air was humid, and it was estimated that poisonous snakes were abundant.
At this point, Leng Ruo Li took out the sketches from the Shui family patriarch and Xie family patriarch and compared them carefully, quickly determining their next objective.
They needed to find a small thatched hut next to a waterfall on these islands to locate the entrance to the Flower Tribe.