Melodious music drifted over the River Styx. If you listened closely, you could hear discordant notes mixed in.
That was not how the score went. The musician was simply too nervous.
Ever since boarding this little boat, Li Hua had felt cold sweat breaking out all over him.
It was as though something evil was watching him from the darkness.
So he stared unblinkingly at Orpheus as he played, urging him on under his breath.
"Whatever you do, don't mess this up. Play properly. Everyone on this boat has their life in your hands."
Yin Chao sat at the bow, leaning leisurely against the side.
He drawled, "Entrusting your life to someone else isn't exactly a rational choice."
Li Hua took that as mockery and felt rather displeased.
Throughout the past few days in the Instance, he had found this lazy young man irritating.
He was so young, reportedly a newcomer who had only cleared a few Instances through luck. Yet not only was he leading the Bai Family's team this time, he had never shown Li Hua any respect.
In the real world, Li Hua was the CEO of a well-known company.
Even the mayor had to bow and scrape when meeting him.
On this swaying little boat, the resentment Li Hua had built up toward Yin Chao snowballed.
He stood with his back bent, then made his trembling way over to sit beside Yin Chao.
Yin Chao merely glanced at him and never looked his way again.
Bai Tan narrowed his eyes slightly, watching the nervous Li Hua with interest.
At such close range, with Yin Chao completely unguarded, it seemed Li Hua could push him overboard with a casual shove.
Suddenly, the boat lurched violently, as though it had struck a submerged reef, and a tremendous crash