In the darkness, such sounds rose and fell, growing louder and louder, gradually taking on the sound of wolves howling at the moon.
Cheng Shuang clung to the wooden pillar in the water. Despite being disgusted by the color of the river, she knew that now was not a good time to go ashore.
As for why, knowing the danger, they didn't go downstream to get away from this place, it was because they wanted to unravel the secret.
The clues on the ticket are hidden secrets.
Is this secret about to be revealed to her?
Despite the pressure of the water flow, Cheng Shuang squeezed herself into the shadow of the many wooden pillars, adjusted her breathing, and the sangsang monster took the opportunity to shrink into a ball, covering her head and obscuring her pink and white face, revealing only a pair of bright and lively peach blossom eyes.
Gradually, other sounds besides howling began to emerge from the bamboo house.
She listened quietly to the clattering sound of heavy objects scraping against wood and bamboo on the ground, a sound even heavier than the footsteps of a nonagenarian.
Moreover... the force distribution surface is incorrect.
Cheng Shuang tilted her head and strained her ears, but the sound coming from the bamboo floor above wasn't the sound of footsteps; instead, it sounded like a lump of flesh slowly moving across the ground.
The moonlight illuminated the water's surface and also the various creatures that emerged from the bamboo houses.
The river under the moonlight resembled a jewel, while the stout figures in front of the bamboo house looked like demons and monsters.
Cheng Shuang pressed her lips tightly together to keep herself from screaming.
All sorts of marine creatures lay on the bamboo bridge. If they were just fish, that would be fine; if they were large, that would be fine too. But most of them had a human head propped up on their necks, with no change in facial features except for their eyes, which were obviously dead fish eyes.
A fish's body and a human brain—it's like a bizarre experimental product.
So that's where Sister Juan's skill hints should be!
They lined up one by one, heads tilted back, their human mouths opening and closing as if silently speaking to the moon.
Cheng Shuang thought of a word: 'moon worship'!
She sighed softly. She should have realized it sooner. How could people living on the water not have boats? And there was no means of transportation between the two banks in the vicinity.
Fortunately, he woke up not too late.
Cheng Shuang silently plunged into the water again, thinking to herself that if they went into the water, she would hide back in the bamboo house.
However, upon closer inspection, she spotted a 'fish' on the bamboo bridge that was more acceptable than the other homeless creatures. This particular creature was rather unique; it had a human upper body and a fish tail, resembling a mermaid from a fairy tale.
But the little girl had met the mermaid before. The king of the sea had scales so beautiful they were like works of art, completely different from the skinny boy who was squeezed out at the back of the wooden bridge.
The boy had its tail curled up and its back hunched over, its arms struggling to support its body. It wanted to move closer to the moon, but its companions turned around and bared their teeth intimidating it, so it dared not move for a long time.
Unlike the bustling yet harmonious atmosphere of the village during the day, the 'fish' of today are pure beasts, revered for their strength or appearance and other hard attributes.
Unexpectedly, this unassuming mermaid boy, unnoticed by all the more powerful wanderers, quietly turned his head, lowered his head, and stared straight at Cheng Shuang hiding underwater.
The little girl was certain that the other person 'couldn't see' her, but her wild instincts made her wary.
If I wasn't mistaken during the day, it was this boy named Liu Liu who discovered her and the Lost Monster's hiding place and tried to approach her silently.
The man and the fish stared at each other. Just before Cheng Shuang was about to draw her card and launch the first attack, the mermaid boy turned his head away again. As the other mermaids fell into the water, he obediently lined up at the back of the line and plunged into the river. A group of wanderers went upstream.
Cheng Shuang hesitated for a long time, wondering whether to pursue him or not. If she did, the mermaid boy would be too perceptive; if she didn't, it would be a waste of this good opportunity.
The water-repellent bead card is a one-time use card; once it is removed from water, the card becomes invalid.
She had no other suitable cards or tools at hand.
The little girl pursed her lips. She knew that the reason why the mermaid boy had discovered her presence before the other wanderers must be related to the expired blessing of the mermaid princess.
If it weren't for two coincidences, she would have almost forgotten about this blessing attribute.
However, it is also clear that these 'wanderers' are not real sea creatures, otherwise they would at least have some fear and apprehension about her presence. After all, the mermaid princess is the queen of the sea, and her blessing, even if it has expired, should still have some effect.
Instead of being treated like a toy while she is seriously injured and in a coma.
In this strange village, the blessing had a bit of a curse-like quality.
Since Cheng Shuang dared to figure out how to get out of the water tank on her own, she dared to take the opportunity to follow him.
She paused for only a moment before wading upstream through the water.
The water-repelling bead allows one to swim at the speed of a mermaid and also to find the direction of the main group swimming ahead by observing the vibrations of the water.
The little girl swam nimbly, lagging far behind, never getting very close.
After swimming for an unknown amount of time, the pale green water grew increasingly dark and murky, and Cheng Shuang slowly guessed her destination. Avoiding the main channels and entering several smaller branches, she heard the sound of waterfalls crashing against the water's surface; the moon had already shifted to the west.
Cheng Shuang hesitated for a moment. If, as she thought, the final destination was the dark pool at the bottom of the crevice, was there any need to follow?
She recalled the giant fish's head and tail, severed by a mechanical blade in the tank, which fell into the pool at the bottom of the cliff and disappeared in no time.
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