Chapter 97
At this moment, the coward came back with Xue Junli. He saw the empty table from the vanished food and was struck by lingering fears and said to himself, âGood thing I didnât eat it. Who knows what the food is made of?â
As soon as he spoke, his stomach rumbled loudly. He immediately covered his stomach in embarra.s.sment while still carefully observing the reactions of other people. But no one was paying attention to him, everyone was asking if Xue Junli had found anything. He sneakily looked away again.
âDid you find anything?â Duan Hongzhen asked Xue Junli with crossed arms.
Xue Junli nodded, âI found a diary in a guest room.â
As he spoke, he brought out a yellowed leather notebook. Everyone quickly moved forward, asking him to open the fairly thick diary that probably had dozens of pages. But the things written in the front were all unimportant things. It was not until the last few pages that it gradually started talking about the Angela.
At first glance, the diary was only about some of the experiences of the Angela during the voyage. One day a pa.s.senger lost something, one day a lot of beef disappeared in the kitchen, one day the food in the restaurant was missing, one day a certain guest suddenly disappearedâ¦
âFood went missing, and a pa.s.senger mysteriously disappeared?â Xiao Tangqiu frowned, âHow come this sounds like the situation on the pirate s.h.i.+p?â
Tang Mianmian suddenly realized, âWhat you said⦠Right! Itâs exactly the same! Did that cursed mysterious treasure also appeared on that pirate s.h.i.+p?â
Xiao Tangqiu suddenly remembered something and quickly reached for the ruby ââring he found on the pirate s.h.i.+p. But when he touched his pocket, he found that the pocket was empty. The ruby ââring disappeared without his realization!
Xiao Tangqiu suddenly felt cold all over, âItâs gone, itâs gone!â
When did the ruby ââring disappear? Why didnât he feel it at all?
âWhatâs missing?â Shen Yuan frowned and asked.
Xiao Tangqiu tried to keep himself calm, âThat ruby ââring I found on the pirate s.h.i.+p.â
Tang Mianmianâs eyes widened, âIs that ruby ââring the legendary cursed treasure?â
Xiao Tangqiu looked solemnly, âItâs possible, but now itâs gone.â
Shen Yuan said lightly, âThat ruby ââring may be on the Angela.â
Xiao Tangqiu paused and quickly realized that if the pirate s.h.i.+p met with disaster because of the ruby k200K;k200K;ring, then the Angela should also have a ruby k200K;k200K;ring.
âWhat do you mean? Are there two ruby k200K;k200K;rings?â Tang Mianmian had a blank look.
Xiao Tangqiu shook his head, âItâs not that there are two ruby k200K;k200K;rings. The pirate s.h.i.+p and the Angela may not be in the same time and s.p.a.ce.â
Tang Mianmian reacted instantly, âI see! So our current goal is to find that ruby ââring?â
Xiao Tangqiu, âMaybe, yes.â
Duan Hongzhen crossed his arms and said, âBut we searched through this entire cruise s.h.i.+p and no one found the ruby ââring, right?â
Shen Yuan said lightly, âMaybe we didnât search carefully enough. Search again.â
He looked up at the black night, took another look at Xiao Tangqiu, and continued to say, âItâs getting late now. Letâs sleep first and look for it tomorrow.â
Everyone nodded. Although it was difficult finding a clue, it was also important to recharge your energyâ¦They also secretly breathed a sigh of relief. In the past three months, their captain madly forced them to run instances and they had to keep going day and night. The captain hardly gave them time to take a breather even in the instances. Now the captain finally offered to let them rest. It was really not easy!
Everyone was moved. Of course, Tang Mianmian was the most obviously moved as a newcomer, while the others were much more subtle about their feelings.
âThe deck and the second floor were both recreational areas. Starting from the third floor are the guest rooms. I suggest that we sleep in the third-floor guest rooms. Although the electricity is still being supplied, no one knows when the power will be cut off. It will be awkward if thereâs no elevator at some point,â Xiao Tangqiu said, âWe can also live closer and take care of each other.â
Shen Yuan said lightly, âThere are ten people in total, so letâs have two to a room.â
Tang Mianmian asked, âHow are we splitting?â
Shen Yuan said lightly, âJust follow the result of the draw.â
Tang Mianmian glanced at Duan Hongzhen subconsciously with a look of disgust, ââ¦Follow the result of the draw?â
Of course, Duan Hongzhen also felt disgusted.
Shen Yuan, âAre you against it?â
Tang Mianmian, âN-no.â He didnât dare!
In short, the rooms were happily divided up. Xiao Tangqiu was still frowning and thinking about when and where the ruby ââring disappeared. He finally looked up after the others selected their rooms and entered and saw that there was only a Shen Yuan left here.
Shen Yuan looked at him and didnât rush him. He blinked, âShould we go back to the room to sleep?â
The corners of Shen Yuanâs lips curved as if he was pleased by the word âweâ, but when he spoke, his tone was still mild, âLetâs rest. If you have any questions, think about it tomorrow.â
Xiao Tangqiu nodded and went back to the room with Shen Yuan.
The room was even a room with a sea-view outside through the gla.s.s window, but the dark and deep sea under the cover of the night could only give him a sense of mystery and terror.
He stared at the sea outside the window, feeling as if his entire body was about to be sucked in by the sea. He shook his head quickly and turned his back to the sea only to be met with Shen Yuanâs line of sight.
Shen Yuan looked deeply at Xiao Tangqiu, his eyes were just as dark and endless like the sea currently outside the window.
Xiao Tangqiu also felt as if he was going to be sucked in by Shen Yuanâs eyes. He quickly pulled up the corners of his mouth and squeezed out a smile, âIs there something wrong?â
Shen Yuan asked, âAre you taking a bath?â
Xiao Tangqiu hadnât taken a bath for a long time. After finally having a physical body, of course he wanted to take a hot bath. But then he remembered the embarra.s.sment the last time he took a bath with Shen Yuan. No, he was in the bath and Shen Yuan had embarra.s.singly barged in⦠Well, thatâs not right either. Either way, it was a bit embarra.s.sing, so he laughed and said, âNot yet.â
Shen Yuan glanced at Xiao Tangqiu and didnât question him, just turning around and going into the bathroom by himself.
Because the soundproofing was not very good, Xiao Tangqiu could clearly hear the sound of water coming from the bathroom. He involuntarily sketched the picture of the bathroom in his mind⦠He shook his head quickly and drove away the images that shouldnât be there. He fell onto the bed and pulled up a quilt to force himself to fall asleep.
Maybe it was because he hadnât rested for too long, as soon as he closed his eyes, strong drowsiness surged up and he fell asleep.
Xiao Tangqiu felt like he had been asleep for a long time but also no time at all when he suddenly woke up from his sleep.
He got up from the bed and saw that Shen Yuan was lying quietly on the other bed, asleep. He sighed with relief and was about to turn over to continue sleeping, but suddenly saw a huge shadow rush past the gla.s.s window from the rough sea outside.
He woke up completely and wanted to take a closer look at the dark shadow, but the dark shadow instantly disappeared.
Xiao Tangqiu frowned in thought. Suddenly there was a sound of singing in his ear.
The song was ethereal and mesmerizing, like joyous fairy music that made people helplessly addicted to it, unable to extricate themselves. After a few seconds in a trance, his body got out of the bed without his control and walked toward the door automatically.
His brain barely remained sober, desperately trying to stop himself, but his body was out of his control and he slowly opened the door and walked towards the corridor.
Wait! Stop! Stop!
Xiao Tangqiu couldnât control his body. As the ethereal and mesmerizing singing voice became clearer and clearer, his body became more and more uncontrollable. Soon, his body followed the song to the deck. The wet sea breeze rushed over his face and he finally saw clearly what was happening in the rough sea.
Fishtails covered with silver scales weaved in the sea, but the upper bodies were not from a fishy creature. They had human necks and upper limbs⦠Was this the legendary ocean siren?
The legendary fish-tailed beauties, the mermaid?
â¦Was this Siren Bay?
Xiao Tangqiuâs heart thudded. Although he knew the terrible creatures of this legend, he couldnât help but want to witness the peerless faces of mermaids. However, when he saw the true faces of those mermaids, he broke out in a cold sweat. .
Although these mermaids did have human-like upper bodies, their upper bodies were still covered with fish scales, with fish eyes, no noses, and most importantly, no hair!
Even beauties didnât look good if they didnât have hair, let alone these âmermaidsâ who were not good looking at all! It was so disillusioning!
These âmermaidsâ were not only unsightly, they were also full of animalistic aggressiveness. Their hands were covered with nails that were sharp enough to serve as weapons and their mouths were also filled with rows of thin and dense sharp teeth.
Xiao Tangqiu was completely awake, but his body still walked uncontrollably towards the deck rails amidst the ethereal singing. He could practically see his coming destiny⦠At any moment he would go over the fence, jump into the sea, and then plunge into the arms of these âmermaidsâ!