After all, they had known before that Qian Jiyun's trip to the Zhedu Sea Area was specifically to search for the Cold Soul Flower Core. It wasn't too worrisome if they didn't find it after many days, but if they found it within just a few...
And if they happened to still be in the Zhedu Sea Area, given Qian Jiyun's indifferent attitude towards them, it was highly likely he would leave directly, not even bothering to wait for them.
"Then... let's just go with them, we should also be able to find quite a few medicinal herbs," someone suggested.
In the end, they had no other choice and had to change their tune.
...
Two "it would be dawn"s later.
An Jiuyue, eyeing her guards behind her, spoke up and asked Su Tang, "Has everyone from the ship already come ashore?"
"If it's the Princess Consort of the Second Rank's command, then everyone from the ship has come ashore," Su Tang replied, puzzled by her question. Initially, he had intended to leave some people on the ship.