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Chapter 4252: Money Flowing Like Water

Long Hui saw his younger sister's distress and felt a pang of sympathy. He raised a hand to comfort her, whispering, "Alright, Xiangyun, your elder brother isn't blaming you. I just hope you'll use your brain a bit more in the future and stop provoking her."

"Everything will be discussed when we return to Forgetfulness Sea and meet Mother."

Long Xiangyun, still tearfully wronged, bit her lip and said, "Mother will definitely help me deal with her."

"Alright," Long Hui patted her shoulder. "You've been anxious for so many days; you've worked hard. Now that everything is going smoothly, get some good rest today and don't overthink anything."

Long Xiangyun nodded.

On the other side, the little poker-face transferred the money from Long Hui's spirit coin card to her own, feeling a little stifled.

"What's wrong with them?"

These people are all quite strange. Every time, they challenge her to play Madiao.

And every time, they flee in dismay.

"Tomorrow, they definitely won't be willing to continue playing with me."

Whoever plays with you is unlucky! Feng Changfei couldn't help but grumble inwardly.

"What should we do tomorrow?"

"Qiaoqiao," Mu Xingchen said with a smile, walking towards her, holding a lively, jumping fish. "Want some grilled fish?"

The next day.

When Long Hui and his sister arrived on the deck, they saw the little poker-face and the others already enjoying a very exquisite breakfast.

The ingredients were all purchased by Long Hui at her request, preserved fresh with ice.

The products from Cai Die Xuan naturally wouldn't disappoint, though the chef's skills were somewhat underwhelming.

However, floating on the sea now, everything had to be kept simple.

The poker-face's philosophy was: eat Long Hui's, use Long Hui's. Since Long Hui invited them to Forgetfulness Sea, the expenses, of course, had to be borne by him!

Don't even think about Her Royal Highness Qiao paying her own way, hmph.

Long Hui saw their comfortable expressions and couldn't help but feel a pang of annoyance.

What was even more annoying was that the little poker-face had brought a hundred Feng clan members. Originally, they only needed to cover the meals for a few people; now they had to provide for over a hundred...

The ingredients they had originally bought were enough for all of them until they reached Forgetfulness Sea. Now, they'd have to make a stop for supplies midway!

Watching the ingredients rapidly deplete and the spirit coins flow out like water every day, Long Hui felt a bit heartbroken for himself.

Even if he had money, yesterday's Madiao game had practically emptied him out.

"Young Master," a subordinate of the Long clan invited Long Hui and his sister to sit, pouring tea and serving breakfast pastries.

The eight-immortals table was already occupied by the little poker-face, Crown Prince Mo, Mu Xingchen, and the Feng Changqing brothers, a total of five people.

Adding seats for Long Hui and his sister made it a bit crowded.

Long Hui said with a smile, "You all are quite early. Are you perhaps having trouble sleeping at sea?"

Mu Xingchen's expression was bland. "It's fine."

"We'll be crossing the river into the open sea around this time tomorrow. Then the sailing speed will pick up."

"If the weather is good along the way, we'll be able to enjoy the sea scenery."

Their two-story ship, intricately crafted with carved beams and jade pillars, had its cabins on the second floor all redecorated.

So, as long as they didn't encounter any particularly violent weather, they could be as comfortable as at home, even if they drifted at sea for half a month.

"Thank you, Young Master Long, for your trouble," Mu Xingchen said politely.

Long Hui chuckled. "We're family; no need to be so polite."

As they spoke, a clanging sound echoed on the river. Everyone looked to the side and saw a small boat bobbing up and down on the river, drifting with the current.