This move is the most practical!

Ding Lai tilted her head and chuckled, "Hey, so you know how to avoid us now."

"Let them hide then."

Liu Dong shrugged, "As long as it works, it's worth it to be invisible."

"Anyway, we're not going any deeper, so we won't run into anything."

Before she could finish speaking, Ding Lai's eyes lit up: "Hey, you mean... they really didn't notice us?"

"How about we secretly follow them for a while?" she quipped, "and see how far it goes in the end?"

"Wow, so my wife has a gossipy side after all?" Liu Dong raised an eyebrow and smiled.

Ding Lai snorted, "I want to know if they can actually talk things out! Don't you, as their master, really want to see?"

Liu Dong stroked his chin and nodded: "Yeah, that's true."

The couple immediately crouched down and quietly attached themselves to the fallen leaves.

You must know that Liu Dong is a late-stage Grand Luo Golden Immortal. If he wanted to hide, even an eight-winged dragonfly wouldn't be able to detect the movement of the wind.

Wang Zhonggui was only at the peak of the late Golden Immortal stage, let alone...

But after following them all the way, there was no movement.

They didn't hold hands or stand side by side; they just swayed slowly, one in front of the other.

He doesn't talk much, and when he does, he only points to a wildflower or a broken branch by the roadside and says a few dry words.

It's incredibly boring.

Ding Lai quickly lost heart:

"Forget it, I'm not watching anymore."

"Let's find a place to rest; that's better than watching a silent film."

"I'll listen to you!"

Liu Dong pointed and said, "Look at those rocks over there. If you sit there, you can definitely watch the sun go down."

Ding Lai followed his finger and immediately nodded: "That's it!"

The two of them turned on their toes and arrived in a few steps.

It was already late afternoon, around 3 PM.

The fleet traveled eastward, so the sun naturally set early.

The setting sun hung in the west, dyeing the entire cloudscape as if it had been splashed with thick blood.

Ding Lai tugged at Liu Dong's sleeve, looked up at him with a smile, and said:

"My lord, look to the west! That person in the red robe just before sunset looks so dashing!"

Liu Dong squinted at it, then nodded:

"It's quite bright, but unfortunately, no matter how dazzling it is, it's still short-lived and will be finished in the blink of an eye."

"So what?"

Ding Lai shook his arm and giggled.

"No matter how small the flower, as long as it blooms brightly, that's enough; no matter how short its life, as long as we can stand hand in hand, I'll be secretly happy!"

Liu Dong was stunned. He looked down into her clear, bright eyes, the words stuck in his throat, and he stood there frozen, as if nailed to the spot.

But this sweet eye contact hadn't even warmed up yet.

"Hey!! Something's happened!!"

A sharp and urgent shout suddenly rang out from the west end of the island, crashing down on us.

Ding Lai's brows immediately furrowed: "Who's shouting? What's going on over there?"

Liu Dong's face tightened as well: "Something doesn't sound right... Could it be that a monster has rushed ashore?"

"Don't guess, let's go! Let's go take a look!"

The two of them took off running, skimming forward along the treetops without their feet touching the ground.

The island isn't very big to begin with, and I had only gone a short walk. I was back in the crowd in no time.

As soon as they landed, they saw Wei Duo, Huang Rujiao and the others craning their necks, staring intently at the western sky, their faces pale.

Liu Dong hurriedly asked, "Captain Huang, what's going on? Everyone looks like they've seen a ghost!"

Huang Rujiao didn't answer, but raised his hand and pointed to the horizon, his fingers trembling:

"Immortal Liu, look for yourself! That sunset is as red as blood!"

"This color is ominous! The sea is about to turn on us, whipping up black winds and white waves!"

"If it really starts causing trouble, the ship won't be able to move, and we'll all be trapped and die in this tiny place!"

It turned out that the veteran sailors Jin Yao and Huang Rujiao recognized this omen. When the clouds turned blood red, the sea was about to overturn, and even the rocks on the shore could be smashed, leaving no way to hide.

The moment those words were spoken, everyone felt a chill run down their spines.

Wei Duo leaped into the air, shouting, "Brother Liu, I'll call Wang Zhonggui and Ting'er back!"

"You guys need to come up with a plan quickly, how are we going to get through this!"

Before the words had even faded, the person had already flown far away.

Liu Dong clapped his hands, gathering everyone into a circle: "Just talking and glaring won't do! We need to use our brains and get to work!"

He stared intently at Huang Rujiao and Jin Yan: "We must accomplish two things before the storm hits."

First, no one can die;

Second, the ship must be kept alive!

Otherwise, once the wind stops, we won't even have any planks to paddle on!

Jin Dong shrugged and smiled wryly:

"This kind of natural disaster... no matter how capable a person is, they can't withstand God's sneeze."

"I've encountered this several times before. I can't even outrun them on land, let alone at sea."

Huang Rujiao also hung his head and slumped his shoulders.

Upon hearing this, Lei Yuan flew into a rage and jumped out: "Hey! Captain Huang, Jin Ying, are you two planning to kneel and wait to be buried?!"

"There are dozens of living people on the boat, your own brothers and sisters, all thrown here to dry like salted fish?!"

These words struck Huang Rujiao like a brick, waking him up with a thud. His eyes darted around, and he suddenly looked up: "Right! We can't wait!"

Save the people first, then the ship; as long as the people are alive, the ship can be rebuilt; if the ship falls apart, the people will truly have nowhere to go!

Liu Dong immediately chimed in: "I'll cover the people. The island is a ready-made refuge. We'll dig a 'cellar' up high, big and deep enough, and add another layer of protection. It'll be perfectly safe."

But let's talk about boats.

A problem has arisen: all four spirit stone ships are adrift on the sea, unable to be moved to the island or docked, and can only withstand the wind and waves.

A strong gust of wind, and it'll probably scatter into firewood.

Without saying a word, Lei Yuan and Qiao Yuanmu led a group of people to the center of the island to start wielding hoes.

Liu Dong, Ding Lai, Huang Rujiao, and Jin Dong stayed put and continued to tackle the tough challenge of "protecting the ship."

A whole host of proposals were put forward, but they were all rejected by our own people.

Jin Yao squatted down and grabbed a handful of sand, becoming more and more discouraged: "Sigh... why don't we just remove the spirit stone driver?"

"A ship's hull can be repaired if it's damaged, but if this thing breaks, we can't even screw it in on this island!"

"Ding!"

These words struck like a thunderbolt, and Huang Rujiao jumped to his feet, his eyes flashing with an alarming light:

"Uninstall! Uninstall this one!"

It's the 'heart' of the ship; as long as the heart beats, even if the body rots, it can be mended!

Liu Dong stroked his chin, pondered for a moment, and nodded: "Okay! This is the most practical approach!"

In the distance, the clouds in the west were growing wildly, surging upwards like an overturned inkwell;

Nearby, the wind was already pushing the leaves, making them rustle and tumble.

"Captain Huang, you and Jinwen get aboard immediately and try to figure out the safest way to dismantle it!"

"We'll go dig the hole first. You guys decide on the plan, and then we'll get right to the work on the boat!"

"All done!"

The two called over a few experienced men and ran towards the dock.

Liu Dong led the remaining men straight to the highest point in the center of the island.

Wei Duo had already arrived with Wang Zhonggui, Ting'er, and the first group of people, and they were digging in the soil, sweating profusely.

They've only dug half a meter deep; the progress is as slow as a tortoise crawling.

Liu Dong waved his hand, urging everyone to step back: "Make way! Leave about a hundred steps in the middle, no one should move forward!"

Everyone scattered outside the circle, staring at him expectantly.

He leaped into the air with a "whoosh" and flipped his palms over.

A gigantic, veiny hand of vital energy suddenly appeared!