After several days at sea, staying in her room without even seeing natural light, Jiang Shuyin found a less crowded public area to sunbathe, where she could also cultivate for a little while each day.
There were two thousand people on the ship, and tickets were not checked easily. The children adapted very well, quickly becoming friends with other children, and did not find the journey difficult.
Xingchen had the most fulfilling life. Because of her good personality and good looks, she was pulled up to the upper floor by a group of young men and women, where she learned to play cards, mahjong and other games.
The day before they disembarked, the group tried to get Xingchen to drink with them, but Jiang Shuyin stopped them.
She dragged Xingchen away, and the tattooed girl rushed over, cursing a vulgar Chinese phrase: "***** Who the hell are you? This is the person I've set my sights on."
Hearing Xingchen say he was about to disembark, she arranged a drinking party to have some fun that night. Is this woman trying to steal him away?
Jiang Shuyi glanced sideways: "I don't care if your father is Mozi, this is my brother. Tell me, should I care or not? Don't think I don't know why you're making him drink."
The tattooed girl sneered, "What kind of siblings are you two? You don't look alike at all. Xingchen and I are just friends, it's none of your business, not even his mother can interfere."
Xingchen huddled in the back, trembling. He suddenly realized the seriousness of the situation.
Jiang Shuyin tilted her head: "He is a minor, so he is not under my jurisdiction. Do you, a stranger, have any say in this?" She took a step closer to the girl with the tattooed arm and looked at her: "I hope you can behave yourselves before I disembark, otherwise I can't guarantee that a few more people won't go missing on this ship."
When someone has seen blood on their hands, their tone and demeanor when they get serious are unmistakable.
Inside the comfortably heated, air-conditioned cabin, the group of young men and women broke out in a cold sweat.
Before the tattooed girl could speak again, Jiang Shuyin escorted Xingchen back to his room and warned him before closing the door: "If you don't want to waste time, stay in your room and don't come out. Get some sleep. We'll go to sea tomorrow."
Xingchen nodded, wondering what she had done wrong again.
He couldn't stay in the room except for the bathroom; there was no one to talk to.
After a long time, he seemed to hear a knock on the door, but when he pressed the doorknob, it got stuck.
Xingchen tried several times but couldn't open it: "I can't get out. Is it already tomorrow?"
"It's me."
Xingchen's eyes widened. The person outside the door was that girl. She actually came to find him: "You should go back. My sister won't let me go out."
The tattooed girl still has a romantic heart. She now automatically puts herself and Xingchen into the roles of Romeo and Juliet, and Jiang Shuyin is the unreasonable elder.
"Xingchen, I like you."
Xingchen's heart pounded a few times. Didn't Alvin say that humans are reserved?
"Xingchen, why aren't you saying anything? If you like me too, come with me, and I'll take care of you."
"But...but..." Xingchen hesitated clearly. Merfolk are a race that is easily moved by emotions, and once they fall in love with someone, they will be entangled for life.
The soundproofing in the inner cabin wasn't very good. Jiang Shuyin eavesdropped at the door for a while, and now it was time to step in and break up the couple.
The tattooed girl squinted at her, her expression serious: "You can't do anything to me, Xingchen likes me too."
Jiang Shuyin seemed oblivious to her wariness and walked over step by step: "Since you're already here, I can't let you go back empty-handed."
Fortunately, she had been careful when she closed the door for Xingchen, and used her mental power to lock the door from the inside, otherwise she would have been easily kidnapped.
Forcibly dragging the girl to the restaurant, Jiang Shuyin tied the tattooed girl to the only movable stool.
He found a position where he could barely stand and move, and tightened his grip: "You can take this stool with you. If I see any more of your people..."
Those who know, know.
Before the tattooed girl could respond, Jiang Shuyin shoved a rag from the table next to her into her mouth. The tattooed girl was uncooperative and tried to bite her, so Jiang Shuyin pinched the back of her neck with some force.
"Ugh! Ugh—" The tattooed arm cried out in pain, her neck involuntarily twisting backward, her mouth opening. Jiang Shuyin took the opportunity to stuff the cloth inside, making sure she couldn't spit it out herself, then clapped her hands and turned back.
As I passed Xingchen's room, I heard him still inside asking, "Are you still there? Could you tell me your address? I'll come visit you next time..."
Jiang Shuyin shook her head. "Too foolish."
As the night passed, the cruise ship entered the storm clouds, where the wind and waves were very strong. The items on the balconies and decks had been removed in advance, and the ship was rocking violently.
The three children, who were originally sleeping in the middle of the bed, have now rolled to the edge. If another wave comes, they will fall off the bed. Jiang Shu led them over to stop them, feeling both amused and exasperated.
The next second, the ship rocked, and Jiang Shu used her back to block it. ICE bumped into him, and the sisters bumped into him as well, and they all woke up.
"The TV is shaking, Mom."
"Mom is swaying too."
Jiang Shuyin explained to them, "It's because the wind and waves outside are big. How about we play a game? Whoever can stay on the bed without falling off will get a special reward."
Kids are the easiest to coax. With something to play, all their attention is focused on winning the game, and they don't even feel dizzy. Three little hands grip the sheets and blankets tightly. A wave comes over, the boat tilts, and they fall onto the bed laughing.
"I didn't fall."
“But you bumped into me, so I need to switch places with ICE and not be so close to Shui Ning.”
ICE and Black Plum silently switched places, and the two moved carefully just as the second wave arrived.
The three of them bumped heads together, making quite a noise, and each covered their heads, frowning as they looked at each other.
Fortunately, none of them fell, so there's still time to play.
Jiang Shuyin looked at it for a while, then looked away and opened her bracelet to compare her current location with the distance to the merfolk's settlement on the map.
"System, how much longer until we arrive?"
"We estimate we will arrive in 45 minutes."
She could start preparing in advance. In the past few days, she had also inspected several suitable places to go into the sea. After entering the seawater, she had to be careful not to be sucked to the bottom of the cruise ship. She had to choose her location according to the direction and speed of travel.
Xingchen slept fitfully for a few days before Jiang Shuyin came to call him.
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