Chapter 77 Chapter 77 All Kinds of People
Lu Baian's head suddenly buzzed, as if it had been blown up by a bomb. He just watched Chang Ruijia and Xiao Yi rubbing their heads intimately, and for a moment he couldn't say anything.
He's still awake, right? He must be.
"Come here!" Looking at Lu Baian's dazed eyes, Chang Ruijia rarely avoided confronting him.
After all, she also knew that according to the current situation, what she did was really a bit unacceptable and she still needed to adapt to it.
Xiao Yi tilted his head and looked at the two two-legged fish in front of him looking at each other, as if he suddenly understood something.
The head quietly dived down and did something in the sea. When it came out the next second, it spit a stream of water directly onto Lu Baian's face.
"Hahahahahahahaha," Chang Ruijia finally couldn't help laughing out loud when she saw Lu Baian's soaked appearance. Xiao Ai didn't know where he learned to be so bad.
"Hmm," Lu Baian wiped the seawater from his face and looked at the two people across from him who were so happy they didn't know what to do. "What the hell is going on?"
Since Chang Ruijia wanted to tell Lu Baian about Xiao Yi's existence, she didn't think about continuing to talk. After all, a strange monster fish suddenly appeared and was told that it was from her own camp. She had to tell him all the details clearly.
So next, Lu Baian and Chang Ruijia sat cross-legged facing each other on the bed, teasing and feeding Xiao Yi's mouth while talking about everything about Xiao Yi in detail.
From the beginning when she was blown onto the sky by a storm, to later when she collaborated with the little mermaid to escape and cause trouble, she talked about every single thing like a funny story, until she disappeared under the fog and suddenly reappeared.
"That's about it," Chang Ruijia lifted the last big watermelon in her hand with great effort and threw it into Xiao Yi's mouth. "So I think we can rest assured. Xiao Yi seems to be fine at the moment. As for the future..."
Under Lu Baian's gaze, Chang Ruijia frowned, "Try not to let it get too close to places where people gather. It would be bad if something happens."
"Okay, just be mentally prepared." Lu Baian nodded. He felt that there would be no problem as long as Chang Ruijia didn't really let down her guard.
There are still two bad apples in the crowd that spoil the whole pot of soup. Why can't there be two good fish in the group of monster fish?
"Your name is Xiao Yi, right?" Lu Baian took out the fruit that Chang Ruijia had specially left for him and waved it in front of Xiao Yi. "Come, let me touch it. These fruits are all for you to eat."
However, the result Lu Baian got was completely different from that of Chang Ruijia, who was just peaceful. Xiao Yi splashed a handful of water on his face again.
It shook its tail and dived back into the sea, never to be seen again.
"Puchi, you'd better wipe it carefully..." Chang Ruijia forced herself to hold back her laughter, picked up the towel that had just been put aside, and handed it to Lu Baian.
"I say, why am I so annoying?" Lu Baian wiped his face and said dejectedly, "Those people in the group always gang up on me whenever something happens. Now that there's a small incident, they're throwing water at me just because they disagree with me."
"Who knows? It might be a character issue." Chang Ruijia looked up at the sky and down at the earth, but didn't look at Lu Baian's sad face.
After chatting and laughing for a while, Lu Baian finally nodded and said, "Okay, I understand. I will restrain our people and try to avoid it in the future. However, there is something I still want to discuss with you."
"Discuss something?" Chang Ruijia narrowed her eyes and looked at Lu Baian's face. Suddenly, she covered her pockets with a look of vigilance. "What? What do you want to exchange from me again? Seeing your smile, I always feel like I'm going to lose money."
"Hehe," sitting on a floating object is convenient. Lu Baian carefully pulled Chang Ruijia's sleeve and said, "Please help me. You can't just watch the people in our market go the wrong way, right?"
Looking in the direction of Lu Baian's finger, Chang Ruijia saw at a glance the person who was stirring the sea with a rope when they came over from a distance.
"You saw it too. When I was secretly using the GoPro before, I was able to stir up some waves, which caused the giant Tost squid under the sea to lose its composure. But after the GoPro was gone, it was like it just disappeared. They've been stirring for a long time, but there's been no movement."
As he spoke, Lu Baian looked at Chang Ruijia pitifully, "How about, please take a look at what else you like on our side and change a little? Without further ado, let's at least form a few teams that can use GoPro."
Chang Ruijia opened her mouth, but before she could say anything, a figure emerged from the direction of the market. After identifying the direction, he rushed straight towards them.
"Little Sister Chang," Zhong Yuan approached their floating object, spread out the bed that had been prepared long ago, and rushed to Chang Ruijia's side. "I don't know what Brother Lu asked for, but please agree to her, please~"
Lu Baian made faces for a long time, but when he heard Zhong Yuan's words that he would sell him out as soon as he arrived, he rolled his eyes. He knew that he would be the only one who would be unlucky in the end.
"Oh my, oh my, can't I change?" The best thing Lu Baian did was to summon Zhong Yuan over. Seeing a cute girl of 1.6 meters tall begging, Chang Ruijia couldn't help but soften her heart no matter how hard it was.
Not to mention that she was already ready to give in before Zhong Yuan came, shh!
"Great!" Zhong Yuan glanced at Lu Baian complacently, holding Chang Ruijia's arm and laughing like a fox who had stolen some meat.
Lu Baian rubbed his hands, hugged the GoPro cameras he had worked so hard to get, and quickly slipped back onto his floating object.
You have to know when to quit and be self-aware enough to return to your own territory. If you can be actively called to the floating object this time, maybe you will naturally come over next time.
…
Two flowers bloom, each showing its own beauty.
The market on Chang Ruijia and Lu Baian's side was in full swing, and the atmosphere was so heated that it was almost overwhelming. On the other side, an old acquaintance of theirs was in trouble.
"What should we do? Almost all the people we know are gone...only these few are left." Hong Ta said dejectedly, looking at the scattered people behind him with a gloomy face.
This man was the big brother from Northeast China who sewed flowered clothes that Chang Ruijia met at the market before the fog came, and in front of him was Wu Jin, the armed police soldier that Chang Ruijia and Lu Baian met at the first place.
"Oh, it's all my fault for not noticing something was wrong earlier," Wu Jin said self-reproachfully, looking at the few acquaintances left. "If I had discovered it earlier, they wouldn't have..."
Thinking of the tragic scene that happened to them that day, he couldn't help but tremble with his martial arts skills, which he thought were commonplace. There was blood everywhere. People he knew, people he didn't know, people who were laughing and making noises in the last second, disappeared in the sea in the next second, leaving only streams of blood surging from the bottom of the sea.
The monster fish that had disappeared suddenly appeared at some point. They had been planning to rescue more people, but the smell of blood drove the monster fish crazy. The entire sea area was instantly filled with huge waves, and those who were not prepared fell into the sea again, attracting many more monster fish to rush over.
Until the end, the entire sea area seemed to be covered with a layer of blood mist, and the eyes were filled with bright red blood, and nothing else could be seen.
If they had not made a prompt decision to take the remaining people out, I am afraid that the few people left would have died in it.
"No one expected something like this to happen," Hong Ta patted Wu Jin's shoulder and sighed. He was also in the sea when it happened. If Wu Jin hadn't quickly pulled him out, he might not even know which wandering ghost he was. "The most important thing now is what to do with the rest of us. How about finding another place? We're still here, so we can just start over..."
Wu Jin looked back at the rest of the people who looked terrified, and sighed softly, "Forget it, I don't think I'm suitable for such a big responsibility. Let's find a reliable gathering point and go there."
Wu Jin was used to following orders from his superiors. Although he had won many victories in small battles, once the number of people increased and various trivial matters were involved, it would be a life-threatening situation.
"You can do it!" Hearing Wu Jin's direct denial, Hong Ta suddenly became anxious. "You're the first among us who dared to attack the monster fish, and you're also the first to rush forward whenever danger strikes. If you're not suitable, who else is?"
"Stop talking, Brother Hong," Wu Jin shook his head. "I'm good at physical things, but I'm far inferior to others. If you hadn't helped me with the market, I'm afraid the market would have been in chaos a long time ago."
Seeing that Hong Ta seemed to want to say something more, Wu Jin patted his shoulder and sighed, "There is still a big difference between a knife and the person holding it. I don't want to let these people die for no reason anymore."
Hearing this, Hong Ta also sighed and stopped trying to persuade him.
Although he didn't understand these things, he always loved watching scenes of fighting and killing. He knew that once the leader's strong spirit was gone, it would not be able to be gathered again in a short time.
"I see," Hong Ta nodded. "You should have a good rest first. There shouldn't be any major problems in the near future. I'll set up the float. We don't have a destination anyway, so let's see if we can meet any people or groups on the sea."
"Okay, remember to look...to the east." Wu Jin was exhausted both physically and mentally by what had happened during this period. He forced himself to give Hong Ta a general direction, but he couldn't resist the exhaustion emanating from the bottom of his heart and fell into a deep sleep.
"Okay," Hongta replied softly, shaking his head helplessly.
When he heard Wu Jin's words, he knew that Wu Jin had not given up his plan to look for the official group. He had just happened to meet a person passing by the market before, who mentioned that he seemed to have seen someone who looked like an official in the east, and he had never let go of the idea in his heart.
However, now that they have suffered so many casualties, it would be great if they could find someone from the official group.
After floating on the sea for a long time, I really miss the peaceful and harmonious days in the past.
…
I don't know if someone actually leaked the official collective news. Chang Ruijia is currently counting money in her own small business.
As expected, Lu Baian was generous enough in his promise of exchange. Chang Ruijia simply took out a dozen GoPros that had appeared every night in recent days and exchanged them for dozens of voucher cards.
This is the currency commonly used in the market nowadays. It smells like money. How can it not make people happy?
"Hehe, Sister Chang, you look like a money-grubber," Zhong Yuan, who was already familiar with the place and often visited Chang Ruijia's bed, teased.
During this period, the layout of the settlement area and trading area in the market was almost completed, and the few people who were originally busy with work began to relax their bodies and minds and began to return to their original track of life.
Zhang Rui continued to sit in the trading area. This time, with the large platform in the middle of the trading area, Zhang Rui was finally able to communicate with traders face to face and discover what was happening in the market more quickly and clearly.
As for Shifang, for him, the days of guarding the market and staring at people were too boring, so he patted his butt, and after being fed by others in the group chat, he took a big handful of protective measures and returned to his days of exploration.
Yu Jianyi was still guarding his hidden floating object, thinking about how to protect himself better. Lu Baian didn't know what he was busy with recently. He could only be seen for a short while every day, and then he would disappear for the whole day.
Zhong Yuan has been like an unattended child recently. Although she always tells Chang Ruijia that she is doing something earth-shattering and heart-wrenching, Chang Ruijia really doubts the truthfulness of her words when she sees her leaning on her floating object.
"Alas, everyone's been so busy lately," Zhong Yuan crossed her fingers, "Sister Xiao Chang is the only one left who can chat with me, so just treat it as keeping me company."
"So I'm not busy?" Chang Ruijia couldn't help but roll her eyes when she heard this. "But it seems that I'm really not too busy. After all, as the major supplier of the entire market, what's wrong with having some free time?"
"Hahahahaha," Zhong Yuan chuckled when she heard Chang Ruijia's increasingly self-righteous words. "Yes, that's right. As the biggest financial supporter, I have a reason to be idle."
"Hey, Sister Chang," the two of them laughed for a while, and Zhong Yuan secretly poked Chang Ruijia's waist, "Hasn't Brother Lu looked for you recently?"
"Why is he looking for me?" Chang Ruijia looked at the gossipy Zhong Yuan with a puzzled expression. "He's been so busy that he's been robbing me of all the good stuff I have. Why is he still looking for me?"
"Alas," Zhong Yuan couldn't help but sigh for Lu Baian when he saw Chang Ruijia's matter-of-fact look. "My brother Lu's road is long and arduous. I don't know when we can see the beginning."
"What?" Chang Ruijia only saw Zhong Yuan mumbling, but couldn't hear clearly what he was mumbling, so she asked in confusion, "What are you talking about?"
"Ah, I mean..."
Zhong Yuan subconsciously wanted to change the subject, but before he could say anything, the group chat suddenly vibrated wildly.
Chang Ruijia, who felt the same thing, couldn't help but look at Zhong Yuan: Something happened!
Unless there is a special situation, they all have an unspoken rule in their hearts. If it is not an important or urgent matter, they will not send messages continuously in the group chat to remind others.
Sure enough, as soon as the two took out their phones, they saw the messages in the group chat directly flooding the screen.
[Shifang: Help! Help! Big help!]
Shifang: Dear brothers and sisters, dear grandparents, if anyone has time, please come out and save me! My life is in danger!
[Shifang: Oh my god, it’s almost the seventh day of the first lunar month, someone please come out quickly!]
[Shifang: Where are the people? Where are the people in the group? Why can't I see any of them now?]
[Shifang: I’m really going to die! Help!]
"Sister Xiao Chang, it seems that this is not a trivial matter," Zhong Yuan's face became serious the moment she saw the sender of the message, and she immediately replied in the group.
Although Shifang is always whining and unruly, he would never joke about such things. He must have left because something uncontrollable happened.
[Zhong Yuan: Brother Shi, what happened?]
[Zhong Yuan: I'm with Sister Xiao Chang. If you need anything, just send us your location and we'll be there right away.]
Seeing that someone finally appeared in the group, Shifang, who was desperately fleeing, finally breathed a sigh of relief. The frown he had been wearing when he first saw Zhong Yuan's name relaxed the moment he saw Chang Ruijia's name.
Let’s forget about Sister Zhong Yuan. Sister Chang Ruijia is a lifesaver. She is truly a timely help!
[Shifang: Amitabha, someone finally came out!]
[Shifang: I happened to come across a group of people being chased by a monster fish. I was thinking of saving them, but I didn't expect to be targeted by that unknown monster fish.]
[Shifang: Help! Bring someone to save me! My arm is about to be dislocated.]
Seeing the simple information sent by Shifang, Chang Ruijia and Zhong Yuan did not dare to delay at all. They paddled their floats and rushed towards the direction he shared.
Zhong Yuan originally wanted to return to her floating object, but Chang Ruijia, considering her fighting ability and the criticality of the situation, could not leave her behind, so she asked her to fix herself on the bed and paddled out directly on her own bed.
Along the way, Chang Ruijia was responsible for the speed of advancement, while Zhong Yuan followed behind to inform Zhang Rui, Lu Baian and others of the news, waiting for them to catch up with more support.
Sure enough, when Chang Ruijia and the others were rushing towards the positioning point, they saw from a distance a black shadow and a group of black shadows rushing towards them, howling.
"Help! Help! My life is in danger! Oh my god!"
"Brother Shifang!" Zhong Yuan immediately stood up and waved his arms as soon as he saw the figure in the distance, calling out loudly, "Over here, over here!"
No one knew what the monster under the sea was. Shifang came over with a group of strangers. She couldn't let Xiaoyi go out to explore the direction, so she directly used the biggest means of attack.
A GoPro tied to a rope was dropped into the sea, waiting for feedback on the specific situation. On the other side, Chang Ruijia pulled up all the slingshots on her body, and the kitchen knife and arrow in her hand were aimed directly at the place that gave her the greatest sense of crisis.
Just waiting for Shifang and his men to come closer.
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