What to do when you’re bored? Jiang Xue came up with an idea, found fishing lines, and sat on the deck looking like a stuffed dumpling — fishing!

It’s known that the chances of catching fish from a moving ship are slim, but Jiang Xue was clever. She used feed mixed with Spiritual Spring water, and not just humans liked the taste of this spring water, but animals and plants did too. Ancient ships moved slowly, and initially, she just wanted to pass the time. But as more fish were caught, she even landed a big octopus, astonishing everyone with her good luck.

Both were lame, Beiming Yi due to poisoning, while Jiang Xue had injured herself, witnessed by him, and he thought this noisy woman might finally quiet down. But contrary to his hopes, she spent every day dizzy, vomiting, yet stubbornly staying on the deck to fish, even if she was shivering from the cold, unwilling to go into the cabin. Such a peculiar woman, no wonder Shui Yixuan found such a rare gem.

Every day, he carried her up and down, not showing impatience, personally attending to her, which made Beiming Yi take a few extra glances at her. Although she didn’t look bad, her personality was too noisy. He wondered how Shui Runyu put up with this crazy woman.

Jiang Xue was unaware of being labeled a madwoman by Beiming Yi. If she knew, she’d probably make his leg permanently lame.

On the ship, most of the food came from local seafood caught by nets, mostly boiled, fishy and unpleasant. For the fourteen people used to Jiang Xue’s cooking, none could tolerate it. Moreover, seafood is not suitable for excessive consumption. Beiming Yi, for instance, wouldn’t touch even a bit due to severe gout symptoms.

"Bro, how come he has so many illnesses at such a young age? He seems kind of pitiful!"

Shui Yixuan had brought rice, flour, oil, and seasonings, but in this cold weather, edible vegetables were limited, forcing her to sneak into space at night to eat some radishes and nibble on lettuce.

Thanks to the octopus, they retrieved grill equipment from the galley and barbequed all those ingredients.

The ship housed no more than fifty people; they were fifteen, Beiming Yi’s group twenty, the rest being crew. The ship was large, mainly transporting goods, and took on their business simultaneously, preferring not to deal with scattered customers but big group deals — for both lucrative rewards and easier management.

The group of fifteen paid 1,500 taels of Silver, equating a hundred taels per person, covering food and lodging to the destination — a roughly twenty-day journey, not particularly expensive.

Though they couldn’t complain about food and lodging, the meals were basically whatever was caught. Zi Su couldn’t tolerate this, especially having seafood thrice daily. She was inexperienced in cooking, attempting once, and Mu Hui never let her try again due to the abysmal taste.

The ancient oceans were clean and pollution-free, abundant in seafood, with seagulls in the sky, dolphins in the sea, and occasionally whales spouting water. If she weren’t dizzy and vomiting, she might enjoy such days, but alas, during bad luck, even drinking water would make her choke.

Rumors described sea weather as unpredictable; they hoped for better conditions than the heavy rains of summer, but unexpectedly faced a superstorm in the depths of winter. Intense shaking battered the ship as oars and sails were torn away. Despite twelve Mu and Beiming Yi’s martial arts skills keeping the framework intact, the strong winds drove the ship onto the rocks, shattering it in an instant.

In the final moment, Jiang Xue gathered everything within her reach into space. With the ship fragmented and stormy seas ahead, everyone scrambled outward. Shui Yixuan’s group was on deck, naturally unable to concern themselves with her. Zi Su attempted to pull her, but got pushed away by her instead.

"Swim out fast! I can keep up! You won’t swim well if you drag me!"

Once she was out of sight, she hurried towards the cabins, collecting all items, goods, and food into space.

Even though the ship shattered and began sinking, it would take some time. She exploited this time difference to salvage belongings meant for the ocean floor into her space, claiming them for herself. People might say she prioritized wealth over safety, but who cared — she had space that could ensure her safety at all times!