Fortunately, I had the excuse of injury, otherwise it would have been embarrassing.
She was no ordinary woman after all. Thinking about the task she was responsible for, she quickly adjusted her mindset and began to seriously guide him.
At first, the two tried to chat to ease the awkwardness, but later they seemed to run out of topics and just silently communicated with each other through body language.
...
She didn't know how much time had passed, but Shang Hongyu's breathing became heavy and labored, and an inexplicable atmosphere seemed to permeate the room.
At this moment, she quickly stepped aside, separating from the other person's embrace, a sweet smile on her face, and a somewhat inexplicable look in her eyes: "Hmm, you are indeed very quick to learn, you've learned it quite well so quickly."
Zuan sighed, "I suddenly regret it. I should have learned more slowly just now."
Shang Hongyu's heart skipped a beat; if they had been a little slower, they could have kept embracing like this forever...
She quickly glared at Zu'an: "Hmph, you even dare to flirt with your older sister. Just wait and see how Liu Yu deals with you later."
As soon as Zu An spoke, he regretted it. He shouldn't have said those words, but he couldn't control his mouth. You see, he's always been a smooth talker; it's practically an instinct ingrained in his bones.
The other party deliberately mentioned Shang Liuyu's name to remind him of the relationship between the two.
He certainly wouldn't develop any feelings in such a short time, but such close intimacy, especially with the other person being the most beautiful woman in the sea tribe back then, and especially with that taboo identity, would inevitably stir up some ripples in any normal man.
He quickly composed himself and coughed lightly, "I'm going to go up on the deck for some fresh air."
"Yes, I want to go too." Shang Hongyu was also a little flustered, not wanting to stay in this room to avoid recalling some things that had just happened.
The two walked towards the door at the same time, and because the room was too narrow, they bumped into each other.
At this moment, Shang Hongyu chuckled: "It seems you forgot to put your mask back on."
This guy doesn't seem as nonchalant as he appears. Hmph, I guess I'm not the only one with a problem.
Zuan retorted irritably, "You weren't wearing one either, were you?"
After this round of teasing, the two felt their relationship had returned to normal, and they chatted while putting on their pretense again.
The two of them came to the deck and were surprised to see that the moon and stars were few and far between outside.
How time flies!
Did the two of them stay in the room for that long?
Given their cultivation levels, they shouldn't have been unaware of the passage of time, unless they had just been too... absorbed in their surroundings.
The two couldn't help but look at each other, their eyes meeting briefly before they quickly and awkwardly looked away.
“You must be hungry, shall we go to the restaurant and get something to eat?” Zuan suggested.
"Okay." Shang Hongyu nodded.
The two quickly arrived at the restaurant. Fortunately, their previous boat tickets were too expensive, so they didn't have to pay for meals along the way.
"It's a buffet restaurant?" Zuan was a little surprised. He hadn't had high expectations for the restaurant on the ship after seeing the cramped and narrow room.
The environment turned out to be much better than he had imagined, with only a few customers around, so it wasn't crowded.
Although the dishes were not as plentiful as those at real buffets in my previous life, they were superior in terms of freshness, with many of them probably just caught from the sea.
Zuan was craving seafood sashimi, so he picked out several plates of tuna and excitedly turned around to ask, "What do you want to eat?"
He saw the other person raise his eyebrows slightly, staring intently at the fish on his plate.
Zuan then remembered her identity, and awkwardly put the plates of tuna back, taking some shrimp and grilled steak instead: "Hmm, shrimp is still the best."
Seeing his actions, Shang Hongyu finally smiled and picked out some shrimp and fruit.
The two sat by the window for their meal. Shang Hongyu seemed preoccupied, and she suddenly said, "Would you like some wine?"
"I'd better not." Zu An's heart skipped a beat. As the saying goes, alcohol makes people prone to losing control, and he was really afraid that he wouldn't be able to control himself.
Shang Hongyu seemed to have guessed what he was thinking, and glared at him irritably: "I'm not afraid, so what are you afraid of?"
With a casual wave of her hand, she drew the red wine from afar over, and also retrieved two wine glasses.
The nearby guests did not show any unusual expressions when they saw this scene. After all, those who could board this ship to go to the Azure Sea could not be ordinary people, and each of them had a high level of cultivation. They could all absorb objects from a distance.
"Have a drink with me." Shang Hongyu poured two glasses, then gently clinked them together with the other person's before downing them in one gulp.
Zuan said with some concern, "You seem to be in a bad mood."
Shang Hongyu sighed softly: "If you had gone through so much, would you be in a good mood?"
“That’s true.” Zuan thought of how she was once the high and mighty Queen of the Sea Clan, but now she had become a wanted criminal. The key was that her husband seemed to be in grave danger. An imposter had stolen everything from the Dragon King, and she still had to worry about the fate of the Sea Clan.
She probably didn't have time to think about these things when she was on the run and facing life and death.
Now that things have temporarily settled down, these thoughts have involuntarily come to mind.
"Don't worry, I'll help you," Zuan comforted her.
Shang Hongyu rolled her eyes at him: "All you can think about is finding that Divine Dragon Immortal Grass. If the two things don't conflict, you might help me out, but once they do, you won't care whether I live or die."
"I'm sorry." Zu'an fell silent for a moment. Saving Qiu Honglei was the most important thing right now. Compared to her, the Mermaid Queen's side was indeed...
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