After turning Ke Yi down without leaving room for discussion, Li Xian paid no attention to his reaction. He carried the box into the nearest room, then went to the bathroom to fill a basin with water and put the fish in it.
"Let's go."
Once he had finished, he turned to Ji Xie and spoke.
Ji Xie chuckled and followed Li Xian, seemingly in a very good mood. They walked across the deck one behind the other, and before long, Ji Xie asked:
"So why are you looking for fish?"
Li Xian had no clear purpose in doing this. He simply had a gut feeling that these fish would be useful-at least more useful than searching the storage room again.
But that sort of reason would hardly convince anyone. Li Xian had thought he had already brushed the question aside, only for Ji Xie to bring it up again.
Li Xian hesitated for a moment, then decided to tell the truth:
"I just feel like... they'll be useful."
The moment he said it, he suddenly worried that Ji Xie would think he was unreliable. Yet Ji Xie merely nodded seriously and said:
"Then where should we go first?"
The ship they were on was fairly large, so finding a few fish that might not even exist was actually quite difficult. Li Xian first retrieved the flashlight he had found yesterday.
After searching the rooms one by one, they arrived at the kitchen door again.
Li Xian cautiously peered inside-a cleaver was stuck in the cutting board in that familiar position.
Unless it was absolutely necessary, he really did not want to go in there.
But he had no choice. The only fresh water was in this room.
Li Xian drew a breath and braced himself to rush inside, but