Hearing such a hysterical roar, they knew Cao Meng was really angry.
Exchanging a glance, they laughed dryly and spoke softly.
"Family Head, what are you saying? Of course, youâre the Family Head!"
"Thatâs right, weâre all your subordinates. You tell us to go east, we wouldnât dare go west."
Hearing their meaningless nonsense, Cao Mengâs face turned icy, "Afraid? I really couldnât tell you were! Stop talking nonsense now, burst in there for me, or else youâll be expelled from the family in the future!"
"Yes, we understand!"
Knowing Cao Meng had issued a death order, they could only agree.
Of course, in their hearts, they cursed Cao Meng fiercely hundreds of times...
Cao Meng knew their hearts must be unhappy, but he didnât care at all, for he had already completely blacklisted the two of them!
Once he returned, he would completely abandon them, and never employ them again in the future.
...
Due to Cao Mengâs order, the small boat began entering the pure white mist three minutes later.
At first, everything was normal.
Standing on the boatâs prow, Cao Meng glanced at them and said coldly, "Now you see, your previous worries were completely unnecessary. This white mist is naturally formed, thereâs no need to worry!"
"Yes!"
They responded awkwardly.
But in their hearts, they still felt a little uneasy...
Because they always felt this mist was unusual, and they clearly felt that after entering the white mist, the whole world quieted down.
Really!
All sounds were completely isolated!
Before, while on the lake, they could clearly hear the sound of water and wind.
But at this moment, they couldnât hear anything.
They wanted to express this discovery, but they didnât dare, so they could only bury everything in their hearts.
...
Half an hour later, Cao Mengâs brows furrowed tightly together.
The reason for this was that Cao Meng noticed they still hadnât reached Lake Heart Island.
He had carefully observed the extent of this white mist before, thinking it wasnât large, so they should have arrived by now.
Honestly, time had dragged on too long.
Looking around a bit numbly, his eyelids twitched violently.
He found that the surrounding mist was becoming denser...
"What the hell is going on? Are we lost?"
As soon as this thought emerged, all the hairs on his body stood up.
"Can you two determine the direction now?"
Taking a few deep breaths, he looked at his two subordinates and asked in a low voice.
They heard the question and lightly shook their heads.
Since earlier, they couldnât make out the direction at all.
So they were relying entirely on intuition to row the boat.
Seeing them shake their heads, he spoke irritably, "You donât know? If you didnât know, why didnât you say anything earlier! Do you have a death wish?"
Hearing Cao Mengâs frantic complaints, they frowned with some discontent.
"Family Head, earlier, we were following your instructions!"
"Thatâs right, now youâre unhappy; isnât that a bit too much!"
Wanting to curse out loud, Cao Meng held back. He knew that at this stage, the most important thing wasnât to argue like a shrew, and what they said was trueâhe did let them row the boat in earlier.
Clarifying priorities, he spoke in a low tone, "I know I was a bit excessive earlier, but now isnât the time to dwell on those things. Tell me what we should do now! If we truly get lost here, itâs really troublesome, right!"
"Indeed!"
Both of them fell silent!
They knew they were like grasshoppers tied to the same rope, so internal conflict really made no sense at this point.
Seeing their silence, Cao Meng knew they agreed with his reasoning. With a light smile, he quickly said, "We rise and fall together; we must work together now!"
Nodding, they spoke, "Family Head, weâll definitely be united with you now!"
"Thatâs good then!"
Having said this, the three of them began seriously observing all around...
They wanted to find some kind of reference point, knowing that once they had one, theyâd have a direction to advance.
Unfortunately, no matter how they looked, they couldnât see any reference point at all.
With eyes turning bloodshot, Cao Meng looked at them and hoarsely said, "Did you see anything? All I see is white mist, nothing else at all!"
"Neither do we!"
After a slight pause, they too spoke hoarsely.
They also hoped to see something different, but sadly, there was nothing to be seen.
Everywhere they looked was just white mist.
They even felt they couldnât see the sun...
"Not seeing is fine, can you hear anything? We could determine our position based on sound!"
"I canât hear anything!"
"Me neither!"
Earlier, they couldnât hear any surrounding sounds at all, so when they heard Cao Mengâs question, they quickly shook their heads.
"Damn it!"
Seeing them shake their heads, Cao Mengâs suppressed anger began to boil again!
Thereâs no way around it!
These two were utterly clueless...
Cao Meng now regretted bringing them along, as they couldnât help at all in critical moments.
...
"Family Head, what should we do now? Just stay here?"
"Exactly!"
Seeing Cao Meng silent, they took the initiative to inquire...
They were at a loss now, so they prepared to let Cao Meng decide.
Hearing their words, Cao Meng furrowed his brow and said, "We canât stay here. We must row forward together, I feel we might have a chance to get out! What do you think of my suggestion?"
"I think itâs a good suggestion!"
"I agree!"
They had completely lost their backbone, so they turned into the proverbial yes-men.
Hearing that they all agreed with his suggestion, Cao Meng took a deep breath and said, "Alright, letâs row forward, and when the time comes, everyone exert full force. I believe we can get out in the shortest time!"
"Right!"
Agreeing, they vigorously swung their oars...
Seeing their excitement, Cao Meng also grabbed an oar, and with their coordinated maneuvers, the boat quickly surged forward...