Lin Wan’er felt a sudden surge of powerful strength in her body. Her balance and core stability against the waves improved considerably. The discomfort eased instantly. Filled with gratitude, she nodded and said softly, “Young master, please return to meditation and cultivation quickly. Do not worry about this servant.”
Ye Chen smiled faintly. “Such a place is rare to visit. I might as well accompany you to enjoy the scenery.”
A gleam of joy flashed in Lin Wan’er’s eyes. She nodded shyly and gently.
At this moment in the Drake Passage, fierce winds whipped up deep blue waves tinged with black. The entire sea surface boiled like seething water, heaving unpredictably. It could hardly be called scenery.
Yet Ye Chen gazed at this violent ocean, lost in thought.
For this trip to Antarctica, he had prepared to endure the entire Antarctic winter. He wondered what encounters awaited him on the mysterious Antarctic continent over the coming half-year or more.
Unlike the conventional four seasons, those dealing with Antarctica divided its seasons simply into summer and winter. Summer ran from November to March, winter from April to October. Winter was relatively longer, lasting a full seven months.
In the coming seven months, no tourists would visit the Antarctic continent. All commercial vessels would cease operations completely. Currently, a few research ships still plied the routes. By late April, navigation to the Antarctic continent would halt entirely. Even research vessels could not handle the extreme temperatures then.
In other words, by that time, anyone on the Antarctic continent wishing to leave would be unable, waiting until October for navigation to resume.
Half a year in a blink. Ye Chen could not help worrying in his heart. If family, friends, or subordinates encountered trouble during this period, he would be too far away in Antarctica to assist.
As for his wife, Xiao Churan, he was even more powerless to search for her. He could only pray for her safety.
Seeing Ye Chen’s distracted expression, Lin Wan’er asked with concern, “Young master, are you uneasy about matters at home?”
Ye Chen nodded frankly. “Family, friends, and subordinates lack the ability to protect themselves against the Poqing Society. I only hope that during our time in Antarctica, the Poqing Society makes no moves or progress.”
Lin Wan’er consoled him. “The only ones currently exposed are the young master’s maternal grandparents and their family. But this servant believes Wu Feiyan should have some apprehensions and will not act rashly.”
Ye Chen nodded lightly, sighing. “Let us hope so.”
With that, he thought of the Ye family. Using the ship’s satellite network, he sent a WeChat message to his grandfather. “Grandfather, I have matters recently that I cannot escape. This year, I cannot return to Ye Ling Mountain for the Qingming ancestor worship. Everything will have to trouble grandfather. Please keep it simple and low-key.”
Ye Zhongquan replied, asking, “Chen’er, where have you gone? Cannot spare time even for Qingming?”
Ye Chen responded, “Grandfather need not ask where. I will return to China the moment matters are settled.”
Ye Zhongquan then said, “Very well. I shall arrange the ancestor worship. Rest assured. This year, only direct Ye family members may attend. All branch members are barred from coming to the capital.”
Ye Chen felt relieved and replied, “Then it will be hard on grandfather.”
After sending the message, he saw his grandfather reply, “We are all one family. No need for such words.”
However, he did not respond further, simply setting the phone aside.
Just as he was about to chat idly with Lin Wan’er, the phone suddenly received another WeChat message.
Opening it, he saw it was not from grandfather Ye Zhongquan, but from Li Yalin.
He clicked to play the voice message Li Yalin had sent. Li Yalin’s tense voice came through. “Mr Ye, our Skynet system has just captured facial features of the Poqing Society’s three great elders in Buenos Aires!”
