Half of Yiqing

Dead Silent Island wasn't particularly large or small. After remembering Yu Xing Qing, Yu Xing headed towards the area he hadn't sensed last time.

Taking advantage of the fact that there was no one else on the island, Yu Xing was able to let loose. Since he was now very clear about the enormous amount of curse power he had accumulated, he simply manipulated the withered Ghost Tree branches from underground to the surface. Then, using the black mist as a guide, he floated over, his body enveloped in black mist.

This is certainly much faster than walking.

As he floated, he released his mental energy, turning all the tree branches and corpses into his eyes. Although the many perspectives were quite confusing, after a while, Yu Xing's thoughts became very clear.

The problem is that this time he could see almost the general situation on the other half of the road, but he didn't find Yiqing's figure.

Perhaps the Sheqing Ghost found the ruins too boring, so it hid inside the dagger and refused to come out?

Anyway, he had seen Yiqing's "residence"—an elegant bamboo house with an ethereal, otherworldly feel, which was indeed much more beautiful than the island that had lost everything.

Yu Xing then began to pay attention to the offerings that might be hidden among the waste.

He didn't bring some of the offerings to the event. He did retrieve the [permit to play the role] at the art museum, but he handed the permit to Zhao Mou for safekeeping before going underground.

He wondered if Zhao Mou could bring his license back to the real world. If he couldn't, Zhao Mou would probably leave the license at the school. He knew that, judging from Zhao Mou's mindset, this guy definitely believed that nothing had happened to him, so he would put the thing somewhere they could both expect.

But now the site where the school was located has collapsed, and if it were still there, it would be buried among the massive ruins.

If it were someone else, they might only be able to look at the ruins and sigh in despair.

Yu Xing fortunate that he could manipulate the withered branches, so he put the permit issue aside for now and focused on finding Yi Qing.

Where could that guy possibly run off to?

Yu Xing drifted to the other side of the island.

He withdrew the black mist and stepped onto the hard reef. The negative effects he had when he first arrived had completely dissipated with his seven deaths underground, and the reef no longer bothered him.

Other offerings are fine, but the dagger from the Sheqing Dreamscape can move.

Yi Qing possesses the dagger; similarly, if he were to materialize, he could carry the dagger with him, making his whereabouts difficult to track.

Yu Xing had a slight headache.

He planned to circle the island first. In fact, he had considered the worst-case scenario: although he himself had been abandoned by the Absurdity System, Yi Qing would still be able to contact the system, so he and the dagger would leave first.

This is certainly good news for Yi Qing, but Yu Xing hasn't seen Yi Qing in a long time either. If Yi Qing leaves again, he won't be able to tease that ghost for a very, very long time. What a pity...

As she walked along the beach, letting her thoughts wander, Yu Xing could hear the sounds of the deep sea all around her.

The sound of the waves is very crisp, especially when they crash against the rocks, gradually smoothing their surface – it's a truly soothing sight.

But Yu Xing heard more than that.

His hearing has been enhanced, and the medium for this enhancement is still the power of the curse. Now, as soon as he approaches this sea, he can hear a kind of... gurgling sound from the seawater, as if it were coming from a throat.

Interspersed from time to time are high-pitched and strange fish calls, like those of ancient whales.

There were also delicate tentacles gliding through the water, the scales opening and closing in breath, the coral trembling... all the tiny sounds seemed to blend together, forming a terrifying, indescribable murmur.

In Yu Xing's perception, the sea seemed to have shed its false pretense and come alive.

Even in this environment, he would feel waves of discomfort, as if something in his mind was being subtly distorted and altered.

This is certainly not Yu Xing's own problem. If it were a real sea, hearing these things might make him wonder if he was hallucinating because of his abnormal mental state.

But this sea area...

The fact that so many terrifying and bizarre giant fish can be born suggests that the ocean itself is strange.

It's not impossible that it's alive.

"Splash..."

Just then, irregular splashing sounds suddenly came from the sea very close to the shore, contrary to the sound of the waves, and it was clear that something was approaching.

Yu Xing squinted and looked toward the source of the sound. If he wanted, he could also see through the seawater and know what was inside in advance, since the thing inside was already very, very close to the surface of the sea.

However, out of a sense of caution, Yu Xing took a step back after confirming that something was approaching and had not stopped, intending to improvise.

Gradually, that thing got closer and closer.

Seawater is transparent, and after that thing floated to the surface, a shadow appeared beneath the surface.

It wasn't large; it was a black mass spread out, contracting as it moved.

For a moment, Yu Xing wondered if this was some new kind of Water Ghost, until the black thing rose above the water's surface—its long hair was instantly flattened by the water, covering the newcomer's head. The thing reached out and wiped the hair that was stuck to its face back...

"You're back."

Beneath his hair was Yi Qing's refined and handsome face. After getting wet, he had the air of a down-on-his-luck scholar, smiling gently as if it were just an ordinary reunion, without complaint or excitement.

The black mass that Yu Xing seen, which could expand and contract, was actually Yi Qing's long, loose hair. Now, as Yi Qing's upper body emerged from the water, the lower half of her black hair bloomed like flower petals.

Yi Qing's blue robe had disappeared, leaving only a thin white undergarment, which was more convenient for movement in the sea than a wide-sleeved robe.

Yu Xing looked down at Yi Qing from the shore, somewhat taken aback, and after a few seconds asked, "You went fishing in the sea?"

No wonder he could sense the approximate locations of his offerings but couldn't find any trace of Yi Qing on the island; it turns out that guy went to sea!

Yi Qing was still smiling, but that unchanging smile gradually made Yu Xing realize that Yi Qing was actually a little angry.

Yeah, if we hadn't been stranded on the island, who would want to go down and catch fish?

The human and the ghost stared at each other silently for a while. After a long pause, Yi Qing's smile vanished, and she said coldly, "What are you looking at? Do you think my current appearance is funny?"

Yu Xing tilted her head, looked at Yi Qing who hadn't come ashore yet, and finally said, "No, I was just wondering if you would get hurt if you fought those things underwater."

If he wasn't injured, what was he doing soaking in the water down there? Was he really enjoying the fun of catching fish?

There will be another chapter in a little while.