After leaving Zi Zhenzhu's room, Ye Qiu didn't linger. He flew straight back toward the coast where he'd come from.
He was even faster than on the way there.
Less than fifteen minutes later, Ye Qiu arrived at the beach. As he watched the waves surging before him, a purple-black gleam lit his eyes while he searched for Xiao Bai.
Splash—!
Ye Qiu didn't have to wait long. The Demon Soul Great White Shark King, who had been watching from afar, immediately surfaced. Her enormous body, more than twenty meters long, stretched out before him.
Her gray-blue eyes scrutinized Ye Qiu, looking for any sign that he'd been unfaithful to Zhu Zhuqing and the others.
But Ye Qiu had no idea Xiao Bai was thinking that way. He leapt up, intending to climb onto her back, and called out, "All right, Xiao Bai, I've placed the mark. We can go straight there now."
Before his words had even faded—
The Demon Soul Great White Shark King's body, more than twenty meters long, suddenly glowed gray-blue. She shrank rapidly on the surface of the sea, eventually transforming into a streak of light that landed on the beach.
"Whoa, damn!"
Ye Qiu let out a startled yelp. The spot he'd been about to land on was suddenly gone. His body jerked in midair, then vanished from where he'd been.
On the beach—
Xiao Bai had already transformed into human form.
Her long hair was still gray-blue, and her fair, strikingly spirited face had an exotic beauty. Her curvaceous figure was tall and well-proportioned, and her jade-like legs were straight and slender as chopsticks.
Whoosh—!
Ye Qiu's body appeared out of thin air in front of Xiao Bai. Looking at the graceful mermaid before him, he complained helplessly, "Xiao Bai, what are you