The small boat approached the reef, and two sailors in coarse linen clothes waved to signal them. Ye Wuji helped Shěn Qīngxuě and Xiao Hei jump into the boat one after the other. The hull rocked slightly before quickly steadying.
"Thank you all for the rescue," Ye Wuji cupped his fists in gratitude to the sailors. "We encountered a shipwreck and have been drifting here for a full day."
The leading sailor was a dark-skinned, heavily bearded middle-aged man. He looked the three of them up and down. "To survive in the perilous waters of the South Sea, you've got good luck. Judging by your attire, you're cultivators, aren't you?"
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