Chapter 72 Chapter 72 A man's mouth is always open until his death
Zhang Rui: With Shifang following, Xiao Zhong's goal will be accomplished quickly, and we'll reunite before anything happens. You're the only one missing from the entire market. Thank goodness, Sister Chang, you're finally making some noise.
[Shi Fang: Exactly. If Lu Baian's chat box with you hadn't disappeared, we would have thought something had happened to you.]
[Yu Jianyi: It's good to know it's safe, it's good to have news. Otherwise, some people would be really worried.]
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Seeing the chat history constantly being refreshed in the group chat, Chang Ruijia couldn't help but pause at her fingertips what she was about to say.
Have you come back a long time ago?
Chang Ruijia suddenly realized that what she originally thought was the reminder in the group chat, which was aimed at most people who were out, might just be her own "wishful thinking".
The combination of Zhong Yuan and Shi Fang actually came back before the crisis occurred. So when a big problem occurred in the market, she was probably the only one left outside.
In other words, this group chat muting status was designed just for her? She probably thought so.
Chang Ruijia clenched her fists uncomfortably, not knowing what to say in response to such enthusiastic greetings in the group chat.
She believed that although she had become closer to other people in the group chat before, most of the exchanges were about material things, and it seemed that they were not close enough to worry about each other's safety.
Accustomed to the intrigues and fratricide among strangers on the sea, she was a little overwhelmed by the concern shown in the group chat.
Specifically for her, he paused the communication function of the group chat, leaving only a striking reminder message, waiting for her to discover it as soon as she got close. It was really generous.
Moreover, Yu Jianyi's last words...
Fortunately, she didn't have to worry about it for long. Xiao Yi quickly brought her to the outskirts of the market. When she looked up, she could see the outline of the edge of the market.
I don’t know if Chang Ruijia’s previous words worked, but after Xiao Yi discovered a group of dangerous things, he automatically stopped moving forward.
"Good Xiao Ai, that's great!" Chang Ruijia touched Xiao Ai, who was leaning her head against the edge of the bed waiting for praise. She glanced at the market in the distance with a complicated look in her eyes. "Just send me here. It will be dangerous if you go in further. You should go and move around freely first."
"Aiya~" Xiao Ai raised his head and called out, as if he wanted to respond to her.
"Don't worry," Chang Ruijia retracted her gaze and patted the reluctant head with a bit of amusement, "I will come out from time to time, and then I will definitely feed you a lot of delicious food!"
"Aiya~" After calling out contentedly, Xiao Ya dived directly under the sea surface, splashed some water on Chang Ruijia with a flick of its tail, and then disappeared without a trace.
However, Chang Ruijia knew that Xiao Yi was just moving around in the nearby sea. If she needed to find Xiao Yi for something, it would definitely appear in front of her first with its keen sense of hearing and smell.
After adjusting her thoughts, Chang Ruijia finally opened the group chat and responded in it.
[Chang Ruijia: I'm almost at the market. We'll discuss the details when we meet.]
[Zhang Rui: You're back so soon? I thought you needed to wander around a bit before returning to the market.]
[Shifang: Are you crazy? What's so interesting about this market? There's nothing special here. The only special attraction is our market.]
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[Lu Baian: I'll open the door for you.]
At the same time that Lu Baian sent the message, Chang Ruijia happened to see a figure standing out from the bustling crowd out of the corner of her eye. After looking around anxiously, he headed straight for the edge where she was.
After calmly closing the phone group chat that exploded instantly after Lu Baian, Chang Ruijia managed to remain calm and comfort herself: Hadn't she seen how much those people in the group were booing?
Even Shi Fang and Zhang Rui, who quarreled every day and wanted to kill each other, were instigated by Yu Jianyi in the group.
The two of them were almost driven crazy by the pressure, and even made a special statement in the group: Even if I fall in love with someone in this life, I will never fall in love with someone like her who is uneducated/big-breasted and brainless.
This shows how unreliable those who make trouble in group chats are, so just listen to them and don't take them to heart.
After comforting herself several times in this way, the blush on Chang Ruijia's face finally subsided a lot, and she was able to look at Lu Baian who was getting closer and closer normally.
"Are you back?" Seeing Chang Ruijia standing in front of him safely and soundly, Lu Baian finally breathed a sigh of relief and asked with a smile.
"Yeah, I'm back." Chang Ruijia was still a little uncomfortable, especially when she saw Lu Baian's eyes wandering all over her body.
Why do I feel like I'm being looked at strangely? We're just normal partners and friends.
"I... I haven't heard from you for such a long time. I thought you were in danger. I'm glad you're back." Lu Baian was about to say something excitedly, but seeing Chang Ruijia's slightly evasive eyes, he changed his words and said, "The market's golden thigh is back again. They must be very excited."
"Huh," Chang Ruijia let out a sigh of relief in her heart after hearing Lu Baian's words.
She said that Lu Baian was so anxious to mute the group chat and then rushed over in an instant. It was probably because she provided a lot of resources to the market. It was not like she was stirring up trouble in the group chat.
Unconsciously ignoring the sudden uncomfortable feeling in her heart, the tension on Chang Ruijia's face was instantly relieved a lot, and even the look in her eyes when she looked at Lu Baian became much more normal.
"I knew you were just thinking about these few things of mine!" Chang Ruijia secretly encouraged herself in her heart. The moment she looked up, an unusual smile appeared on her face. She joked to the old friend who came to greet her, "Don't worry, everything is super complete, and this time I even brought back a little surprise that will definitely surprise you."
"That's great." Lu Baian's face didn't show the surprise she had hoped for. Instead, he said calmly, "Don't say so much. Let's go inside and talk about other things first. It's not very safe outside right now."
"Oh," Chang Ruijia's originally forced enthusiasm did not get the expected result, so she could only nod her head following his words. When a hole was opened in the outer cable, she instantly slid into the protection range.
However, although Lu Baian's reaction was not that enthusiastic, it really made her breathe a sigh of relief. It turned out that she was not suitable for such a job as livening up the atmosphere. It was best for her to stay quietly.
The two of them were standing one in front and one behind, approaching the middle of the two areas of the market. Although no one was talking, the atmosphere between them felt natural.
However, this atmosphere was not clearly felt from a distance, so the few people who were hiding in the crowd and looking over constantly looked at Lu Baian with eyes full of disappointment.
What a great opportunity!
It was obvious that these two were the ones who had been together the longest, and their concern for each other was already obvious. Even if they couldn't force any big progress, there should at least be some obvious improvement, right?
How was this feeling any different from before Little Chang Sister/Little Chang Sister left? Even the completely unfamiliar people at the market seemed closer than these two.
"Brother Lu is really disappointing!"
"Brother Lu is really worrying!"
Two voices sounded simultaneously in the crowd on one side. Zhang Rui and Shi Fang, who were "forced" to hide together, looked at each other and both turned away with disdain.
How could she/he think the same way as this kind of man/woman? Pah, they have completely lowered their own level of thinking.
Meanwhile, Zhong Yuan, hiding on the other side, kept looking between the distance and the near: "Alas, you stubborn person! Sooner or later you will regret what you said and did today."
Before they could see more of the fun, the group chat in their hands suddenly started buzzing.
[Lu Baian: Everyone, gather at the usual place. We have new news to announce.]
New news? The few people who saw the news couldn't help but feel nervous. The thought that Lu Baian had originally been thinking about, why didn't he seize the opportunity to spend more time with him, was instantly thrown away to Java.
The only thing that allowed Lu Baian to inform them at this time must be information about the underwater crisis, which has been bothering them for so many days.
No one dared to go into the sea easily, and they couldn't find out what the crisis was on the sea surface. They were very worried these days.
Now Chang Ruijia, who is out, actually has new news back. All the regrets about being disappointed in someone have been thrown aside. It's better to let them wait a little longer.
Several people were moving quite fast, especially Zhang Rui and Shi Fang, who were originally observing them in the crowd at the market. After receiving the news from Lu Baian, they rushed out of the crowd directly.
Looking at the understanding looks of Lu Baian and Chang Ruijia, the two of them seemed unaware of the embarrassment and touched their heads with a smile on their faces.
"What a coincidence, you two are also strolling around here." Shifang said without thinking.
At this moment, Zhang Rui and his tacit understanding instantly reached an agreement, "I want to talk to Shi Fang about something, and you two happen to be here."
They seemed to have completely forgotten that they were still teasing them in the group chat just a few minutes ago.
"Wow, brothers and sisters came so quickly." Zhong Yuan, who arrived late, looked at the four people who had already gathered, and put the oars he had specially taken out aside.
Just now, she deliberately walked around in the crowd and took out the oars just to avoid being mixed up with those two people with so many loopholes.
Now it seems to be very successful.
After seeing Zhong Yuan appear, Shi Fang and Zhang Rui, who gave their reasons in unison, finally felt a little relieved from their embarrassment and glared at each other in dissatisfaction.
"It's because we're close that we moved a little faster." Zhang Rui finally regained some of his normal feeling and replied to Zhong Yuan with a smile.
It was all because of that idiot from Shifang who led her astray, otherwise why would she come up with such a stupid reason? It really is true that you can't play with idiots.
"My speed is obvious to everyone, so I have to arrive first." Shifangpo snorted a little arrogantly, and was quite confident in his speed.
In the end, only Yu Jianyi was left. He didn't get involved in their gossiping at all. For safety, he stayed in the deepest part of the market and paddled his boat steadily to rush over. By the time he got near them, he was almost sweating all over.
"Speaking of which, it's so urgent. Why are you urging us to do it so quickly? What are you doing?" Yu Jianyi gasped and could hardly finish his sentence.
Maybe what he wanted to say was really important. Seeing that he was the only one who hadn't arrived yet, the conspicuous person in Shifang kept urging him in the group chat. It really made people realize that he was so frustrated by being banned from the group chat before that he was having fun now. He didn't even consider whether a middle-aged man like him had the physical strength. It was like he was urging him to die.
"Take a few more breaths. It's okay. There's no need to rush when we get there." Seeing that Yu Jianyi looked like he was half dead, Zhang Rui hurriedly comforted him.
"Okay, I'll listen to you guys first. It doesn't matter if I take two minutes to catch my breath." Yu Jianyi waved his hand. The time was wasted because of him. There was no need to wait for him to relax.
"Okay." Lu Baian nodded, first picked up a large piece of cable from the floating object, and surrounded it at a safe distance around several people.
They have been gathered here for such a long time that many people have been looking at them. If they want to discuss something important, they dare not easily leave the entire security protection area, so it is safer to surround it.
Sure enough, after seeing the cable being placed on the sea and powered on, the people who had originally wanted to pretend to be passers-by instantly gave up the idea.
This equipment is now a must-have for discussing things in the market. The small groups that were formed when they could go into the water without restraint have lost the convenience of gathering together on a floating object to discuss things. If they don’t have the same mobile phone capabilities as Lu Baian, they will buy a large piece of cable and gather together to discuss private matters.
On the one hand, it ensures that no accidents will occur during the discussion, and on the other hand, it warns others not to get too close to them.
So now, when people in the market see such equipment being used, they already know how to bypass them.
Watching Lu Baian's familiar movements, Chang Ruijia looked around and saw that there were indeed many people gathered in circles like them.
After Zhang Rui finished explaining to her, Chang Ruijia nodded. It was very necessary to have such protection. Otherwise, she would have to guard against monsters under the sea and keep humans away. How tiring life would be.
"All the protection is in place. Now can you tell us what kind of news is worth gathering everyone together?" Shi Fang said, staring at Lu Baian and Chang Ruijia with excitement.
Chang Ruijia looked at their location. When the demarcation was just beginning, Lu Baian had already moved very close to the outermost cable protection circle at her suggestion. So she looked up at the other concerned people.
"I know what this underwater crisis is."
What? Already knew?
After hearing Chang Ruijia's words, several people who originally thought they had only heard the news from other places on the road were all shocked.
Is this such certain news?
They only knew that a man-eating creature had appeared under the sea, and that was reported by someone who had just escaped death from the sea that day. How did Chang Ruijia know so much about it after rushing all the way back from outside? Could it be that people outside spread news so quickly?
Looking at the shocked looks of the others, Chang Ruijia knew that their silence now did not mean that they had all kinds of questions in their minds, so she stopped keeping them in suspense and explained directly.
"It's an item I harvested during this trip, and it directly brought me specific information about this crisis. Those man-eating creatures are the monsters that disappeared in the sea before!"
What the hell?!
Words are not enough, so Chang Ruijia directly uploaded the video she had taken under the sea to the group chat.
Seeing Chang Ruijia's determined look, several people opened the video without hesitation and tuned to the specific time she mentioned.
However, time passed by minute by minute, and several people's fingers kept moving back and forth on the video, but still no word was said.
It’s not that they don’t believe Chang Ruijia’s words, but how can they see the shadow of the monster in the video clip that goes black for a few seconds?
Just as several people's brows were furrowed more and more, Lu Baian withdrew his hand and pressed his brow. "I think I saw a little bit of white and yellowish thing. What is it? Teeth?"
"Yes," Chang Ruijia nodded affirmatively, "It's the monster's teeth."
She also knew that this short video, which didn't reveal anything, really put them in a difficult position. If it weren't for the guesses she got from several attempts and the answers she got after the monster flew up, she wouldn't have been sure of her guess.
"It's okay. The monster I encountered before was really... indescribable." Chang Ruijia's face turned bitter as she thought of the huge monster that flew into the sky. She didn't know how to describe it. "There should be monsters under the market as well. We can check for traces of monsters on the spot."
A few people who had a vague idea after Lu Baian's hint, but still couldn't see anything specific nodded, still looking forward to witnessing this moment with their own eyes.
Just as Chang Ruijia took out the GoPro she had prepared, before anyone else could say anything, an exclamation came from the Shifang area, "GoPro?! What brand is that? I've never seen one before."
"Have you seen that thing?" Zhang Rui asked in disbelief.
"Who are you looking down on?" Shifang rolled his eyes. "I used to be a sports enthusiast. I've tried every extreme sport imaginable. I've broken GoPros worth at least eight hundred, if not a thousand. I know them like the back of my hand!"
"This kid used to be a silly, playful rich second-generation kid," Lu Baian carefully approached Chang Ruijia and explained, "It is said that before he appeared on the sea, he was preparing a kayak to cross the Pacific Ocean, so he had a kayak as a float."
Chang Ruijia nodded, and then she had a little understanding of his usual words and deeds. No wonder he had such high athletic talent and could easily play with floating objects.
The verbal attack over there was almost over, and Chang Ruijia interrupted them, looking at the two people who were arguing happily, "This is a daily accessory of floating objects. I guess it's like Lu Baian's mobile phone, no brand but fully functional. Even if it goes into the sea, it won't lose its function easily..."
Suddenly thinking of the GoPros that died in the monster's mouth, Chang Ruijia stopped what she was about to say. Forget it, let's not talk about such sad things.
After exchanging mobile phones with Lu Baian, Chang Ruijia's phone had an APP connected to GoPro, but she couldn't give it to anyone else to see.
It just so happened that Lu Baian had another spare mobile phone in his hand. He could use one phone to watch the screen and use the other phone to live broadcast the screen to others in the group chat. He could also use his own phone to live broadcast the screen to Chang Ruijia who had lost her phone.
Although she always felt that something seemed to be wrong, when she saw Lu Baian, who made the suggestion, throw the phone to her cleanly and neatly, the feeling of something wrong in Chang Ruijia's heart was suppressed.
However, the other people who had been shouting "Yo yo yo" in the market before, perhaps because they were too concerned about the true appearance of the monster, did not see what happened between them.
"It's started!" Chang Ruijia reminded loudly in the video chat, and then slowly put down the GoPro in her hand.
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