Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
The day passed quickly.
Before nightfall, Chen Changan silently threw the bloody love letter he had written to Nangong Cuihua into the fire and turned it into ashes.
Nobody else was allowed to know about this dark history!
Chen Changan silently glanced at Orange and said meaningfully, “I’m glad you can’t read.”
Chirp chirp~
Orange called out doubtfully.
“It’s fine; I’m praising you.” Chen Changan coughed twice and changed the topic. “Oh yes, you can go play by yourself after I fall asleep. If you manage to find other islands, I will give you squid to eat.”
Orange nodded and dove under the water surface.
After enjoying the seafood feast, Chen Changan hugged the round statue and prepared to sleep. If he didn’t hug it, he would not be able to sleep soundly.
Other people would fall asleep as soon as they touched the pillow, but Chen Changan’s eyelids started twitching the moment he touched the statue.
As the night deepened, everything became silent.
The sea breeze blew over the nameless island, and the sound of the wind was heard. The boat swayed along with the waves, making strange sounds. There seemed to be insects crawling on the beach, making rustling sounds.
Everything was silent, and these subtle sounds that usually weren’t noticed became clearer.
Squeak~
In his half-asleep state, Chen Changan vaguely heard the sounds of insects on the beach, but he was too sleepy to care about anything else and fell asleep.
Gradually… the bugs on the beach fell silent as if they had sensed a fear that originated from the depths of their souls. They held their breaths, willing to suffocate to death. They dared not cry out loudly, for fear of alarming the people in the sky.
‘Someone’ was here. It was a figure drenched from head to toe, with the tip of her embroidered shoe facing the ground.
In a breath’s time, she drifted over from the distant sea.
She landed on the boat and whispered into Chen Changan’s ear. “Sleep! Sleep! Sleep!”
Chen Changan felt a gust of wind blowing by his ear as if something was lingering around him. The temperature around his body also inexplicably dropped by more than ten degrees celsius as if a huge ice cube was pressing on his body.
He sensed that something was wrong with his surroundings—the insects that accompanied him to sleep had all disappeared.
However, Chen Changan couldn’t wake up. The female voice beside his ear was too gentle, sounding like a lullaby before his mother’s sleep. It made him lose all will to resist.
Chen Changan’s breathing gradually became difficult, and his entire body became incomparably cold. His survival instincts suddenly exploded, waking him up.
Just as he was about to open his eyes, he realized that his body felt like it was being drained.
Chen Changan gradually sobered up, and two words immediately popped up in his mind: ‘Sleep paralysis!’
For a moment, Chen Changan was flustered and at a loss. He couldn’t think of any solution, and his breathing became more and more difficult. It was as if someone had used a pair of ice-cold hands to grip his throat.
Just as Chen Changan felt that his life was over, he suddenly remembered that there was a statue in his arms. He opened his mouth with great effort and roared, “Mazu, please bless me.”
Oosh!
For the first time, the statue of Mazu glowed faintly.
The owner of the embroidered shoe retreated in shock as if she had met her natural enemy.
Chen Changan held his breath for a long time. When he recovered, he immediately gasped for air.
But when he raised his head, his heart couldn’t help but thump.
A Woman (×)
A Female Ghost (√)
Chen Changan took a close look.
The embroidered shoe’s owner was like a drowned corpse. Turbid seawater dripped from her sleeves, and her long black hair covered half of her face. The other half of her face was as pale as white bones, and her scarlet eyes were fixed on Chen Changan.
After confirming her gaze, he was sure he met a dead person~
The more afraid Chen Changan was, the more he was used to using his inner complaints to ease his nervousness. He secretly pressed the gold coin icon with his left hand and held the Mazu statue in his right hand as he confronted the female ghost. “Little Missy, I’m your—Mazu’s descendant, and I have Mazu’s protection. You should leave.”
The embroidered shoe’s owner was unmoved. She merely paced about ten meters away from Chen Changan. Every time she tried to approach Chen Changan, the glow of the statue would intensify and force her back.
The female ghost tried several times but was chased away by the Mazu statue.
Chen Changan looked at the statue worriedly and tried to negotiate with the female ghost again. “Little Missy, do you have any unfulfilled wishes? I can fulfill them for you.”
The female ghost in embroidered shoes finally raised her head and said miserably, “I like screams; I want to tear your body apart. The moment you die, you will scream miserably. That is a supreme delicacy to me.”
Chen Changan muttered softly, “Pervert~”
“What did you say?” The female ghost in embroidered shoes took a step forward and got within eight meters of Chen Changan.
“Nothing, I didn’t say anything. You might have heard wrongly!” Chen Changan denied it and smiled at the female ghost in embroidered shoes. “Why don’t you have an appetizer first? I’ll scream and let you have a taste.”
The female ghost in embroidered shoes ignored Chen Changan and floated another step toward him.
The statue’s glow became dimmer and dimmer.
Chen Changan knew that he couldn’t delay any longer, so he immediately screamed at the top of his voice: “Orange!”
At first, the female ghost in embroidered shoes looked a little obsessed when she heard Chen Changan’s scream. But when Chen Changan stopped shouting, she immediately regained her senses.
She took a few steps forward and spoke with a voice that seemed to come from hell. “You’re calling for reinforcements!”
Chen Changan said seriously, “There’s absolutely no such thing. I’ve only loved eating oranges since I was young. I hope to peel an orange before I die.”
“Ha.” The female ghost in embroidered shoes sneered; it was unknown if she believed him or not.
Chen Changan tried to divert the attention of the female ghost in embroidered shoes.
She was clearly in danger, but she was still smiling. It was better not to slap a smiling face.
“Hahaha, where are you from, Sister? There are a few people in the house, and each of them has a few acres of land. How many cows are there in the land?”
The smile on the female ghost’s face gradually disappeared. As the glow of the Mazu statue dimmed, she took a few steps closer.
Chen Changan could even see the flat grassland below her neck.
Right at this moment, the divine power left behind in the Mazu statue was exhausted.
The female ghost in embroidered shoes was about to pounce; the ghostly shadow closed in.
Chen Changan summoned the Mountain-Beheading Axe and prepared to fight.
Chirp chirp~
Like a life-saving straw, Orange arrived in time and bit the rope at the bow of the ship. It quickly activated its ability to swim rapidly.
The Flying Henan People started up and accelerated.
For the first time, Chen Changan regretted upgrading The Flying Henan People because the ship had increased in weight. Even though Orange had launched Rapid Diving, its speed wasn’t that fast.
After all, Orange’s body was only 1.2 meters long. Therefore, its propulsion ability was limited.
“Die!” The female ghost in embroidered shoes was stunned at first; then, she flew into a rage and quickly floated toward The Flying Henan People. She managed to fly at the same speed as the ship.
Chen Changan was anxious. ‘Orange’s Rapid Diving ability can only last for one minute. Without this ability’s support, I’m afraid that I will soon be caught by the female ghost in embroidered shoes. Damn it!’