The three people who rushed over stopped within three meters of where Shang Lin and Situ Pojun were hiding. It was unclear where they had come from, as they were all breathing heavily, with one of them even breathing rapidly.
Shang Lin and Situ Pojun exchanged a glance and, in the dim light, began to examine the three of them.
The leader was a man in a black trench coat with a cold face, but his eyes betrayed his panic. The two men beside him were a burly man with bulging muscles and a thin man with a pointed face.
But their gazes mirrored those of the man in the lead, revealing an undisguised panic.
The muscular man lowered his voice as much as possible and said, "Boss, could that thing be alive? This is too eerie. Should we leave under the cover of night?"
The man with the pointed face and monkey-like cheeks finally caught his breath and chimed in, "That's right, that's right. This ship is on the high seas, so there's not much security to begin with. If there's something sinister on it, I don't want to lose my life."
The man in the lead frowned, his eyes filled with a mixture of panic and reluctance, as if he were torn between two conflicting emotions. "But the auction doesn't start until tomorrow night. We haven't even seen anything yet. If we leave like this, wouldn't our trip have been for nothing?"
"But you can't risk your life!" The muscular man was clearly terrified. "Brother, I don't want to die here."
"What's the panic!" The leading man seemed to have made up his mind, and his tone became calm. "You can leave if you want, I'll wait until the auction is over."
The other two looked troubled. The man with the pointed chin and monkey-like face said dejectedly, "If our leader doesn't leave, how can the two of us possibly make it safely back to land in this vast ocean?"
Shang Lin immediately sent a telepathic message to Situ Pojun, "What they're talking about, could it be some kind of evil spirit?"
Situ Pojun looked intently at the three men in front of him, while also sending a telepathic message to Shang Lin, "Who knows? It could be an auction item. After all, some antiques can develop spirits due to certain favorable circumstances, and it's normal for spirits to come out and be active at night."
Shang Lin, "..."
How can you say that so casually? Didn't you see how terrified those three were? Human joys and sorrows are truly not shared!
However, Situ Pojun must know some inside information about the auction items. This guy is not saying anything and wants to play mysterious. Isn't that a bit boring?
At this moment, the muscular man suddenly stomped his foot and said, "Since you're not leaving, let's go back to the guest room. But we need to stay together, just in case something unexpected happens."
The man in the lead immediately agreed, "Okay, then let's go back."
Once the three figures had completely disappeared from sight, Shang Lin and Situ Pojun revealed themselves. However, compared to ordinary humans, Shang Lin was more concerned about the evil spirits in the sea.
Even if they don't cross the boundary to harm people, it's not a good thing for them to keep following the ship around. Besides, they did cross the boundary just now, they just didn't go any further.
Shang Lin then looked at Situ Pojun and asked, "What should we do now? Should we go back to our cabins?"
Situ Pojun smiled mysteriously, "Since we're already out here, let's go take a look at the auction items and see if there's anything that's really come out to stretch our muscles."
Shang Lin, "..."
How idle is this person? And you don't need to rest, but I do! Luckily, I went to bed early, otherwise I wouldn't have had time to rest. But in the end, Shang Lin still left with Situ Pojun.
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