"I'm sorry. I'm too timid. Being chosen to enter the academy is the luckiest thing in my life… Ah—"
Chen Lian apologized weakly. She was about to say more when the ship seemed to have hit something and stopped.
"W-what's going on? Why did we stop?"
Chen Lian's tears were forced back as she asked in a trembling voice.
Fang Lan and Mu Feng were still rowing, but the boat couldn't move. The few of them thought of something and their faces turned pale.
Chen Lian hugged Mu Feng's arm tightly and said weakly, "Brother Mu Feng…"
Mu Feng looked around at the quiet surroundings and comforted her gently. "It's fine. Don't be afraid."
Wang Mingyue and Jiang Wanlin carefully stood up and looked out. They didn't see anything. If there was anything, it should be at the bottom of the ship.
Dong, dong, dong, dong—
There was a knock from the bottom of the boat.
"Ah—"
Chen Lian screamed in fear.
"Stop pretending."