"You meant it was Sea Master Gongsun instead of Yingdun who had plotted this?" Sheng Weiqiao's mouth parched and tongue scorched. Pausing a while, she continued, "That's why no one has come to pick us up?"

"Eldest Brother took charge of the family in a hurry, and many elders of Gongsun Family did not accept that at that time. When you came to the island the year before, Yingjiang must have told you this." Sheng Shuihe stopped looking toward the beach and started gazing at the ...