Chapter 303: Could it be a high-level sea demon?

Get lost! Now you know I'm handsome, damn it. Let me tell you, the Sea King has a trident, and there are loads of shell-maidens accompanying you—how great is that!

I'm not going! If you want to go, you go! Xiao Hu shook his head like a rattle drum.

In the thick fog, that faint sound grew more frequent and louder; the two huddled together nervously, fearing a big hand would lunge out of the mist and grab them.

Life—ah—

Another sound came through, but this time there was an extra character.

Ye Cheng looked dubiously at Xiao Hu,

Did you hear that? It sounds like someone's calling for help.

Xiao Hu had actually heard it too; he jerked his head up,

It sounds like a woman calling for help.

Upon saying that, they both realized at once and said in unison,

Damn! Turns out someone fell into the sea.

Knowing what was happening, they were no longer afraid; they stomped out the torch and focused all their attention on locating the source of the sound.

Over there! Xiao Hu pointed to the front-right.

Ye Cheng quickly increased the boat's speed and headed toward the front-right.

Sure enough, the further they went, the clearer the sound became.

Help—

Help—

Now it's certain—it's a person!

Ye Cheng shouted at the top of his lungs,

Where are you? We're coming to save you!!!

I'm here!

A surprised voice came from the mist, a little hoarse.

Ye Cheng was about to accelerate when Xiao Hu suddenly grabbed him, his face filled with terror,

Brother, I heard the elders say some sea demons can talk; this one's so clever—could it be a high-level sea demon?

Ye Cheng was speechless,

Brother, we're atheists—there's no such thing as sea demons; hurry up and save the person, most likely they just fell into the sea in the fog.

It's lucky for her; otherwise she'd probably be dead by now.

After traveling several dozen meters toward the cries, Ye Cheng finally saw a person ahead of the boat—a long-haired girl clinging to a plank, drifting on the sea.

Miss, don't be afraid—we're coming to rescue you. Ye Cheng shouted.

The girl on the plank could no longer speak; she barely lifted her head, and shiny tears began to stream from her eyes behind her hair.

The two adjusted their angle, then threw a lifebuoy over.

The girl summoned her last strength to grab the lifebuoy; the two hurriedly pulled her over and managed to drag her aboard the deck.

As for the trawl net, we'll talk about it later.

The girl's clothes were completely soaked; after coming aboard she had no strength left, merely lying on the deck panting heavily, too lazy to push her hair off her face.

Anyway, we've at least managed to rescue someone.

Ye Cheng fetched a bottle of water and handed it over,

Have some water.

The girl propped herself up with her right arm, sat up from the ground, pushed back her hair, thanked him softly, and took the water from Ye Cheng's hand.

As her hair was pushed aside, her true face was revealed.

Damn! Yang Liu! Ye Cheng exclaimed.

The girl before him was actually Yang Liu—

Yang Liu, still shaken from her close call, suddenly heard someone call her name and looked up in surprise,

Ye Cheng? Is that you?

It's me, I'm Ye Cheng—wow, what a coincidence! Ye Cheng said happily.

I never expected that the person I rescued would be my classmate.

Seeing that it really was Ye Cheng, Yang Liu could no longer hold herself back; she flung herself into his arms with a wail and burst into loud sobs.

During that long stretch, she thought she was going to die, calling to heaven and earth with no answer; all around was thick fog, with no one, no sound, no living thing.

After finally being rescued, she didn't know whether she'd run into bad people.

Now that it was Ye Cheng, someone she knew, her nerves relaxed; after a few sobs in his arms, she actually fell asleep right away.

Ye Cheng's pose was utterly helpless—sitting on the ground, having been tackled by the beauty, with his hands braced behind him.

He had intended to let her cry a bit and then be fine, but he hadn't expected her to fall asleep.

Xiao Hu beside them was about to laugh himself silly, covering his mouth and straining not to,

Brother, brother, you've had a lucky encounter—hahaha, cough cough—

Cut the 'lucky encounter' nonsense—quickly find something to cover her with, or she'll lose body heat.

She's been soaked in seawater for so long; her body is definitely weak—if we can't keep her temperature up, it'll be trouble.

There's no proper blanket on the boat, but there is a throw; they occasionally use it—it's a bit dirty, but it still insulates fine.

Ye Cheng fetched a few pieces of clothing to make a makeshift pillow for Yang Liu, slowly eased himself out from under her, then covered her with the blanket.

Ye Cheng got up, stretched a bit, then walked with Xiao Hu to the stern to smoke.

Brother, is this the school belle you guys talk about? Xiao Hu said in a low voice.

Yeah, the last time we ate I told her about the white dolphin; I didn't expect her to actually show up—she probably ran into the same fog as us, though I don't know where her companions went.

Yang Liu definitely wasn't alone, but in this vast fog, Ye Cheng also didn't know where their boat was.

Besides, it's none of anyone else's business.

Now what they need to do is to quickly get out of the fog, then take Yang Liu to the hospital for a check-up.

After the two finished smoking, they hauled the trawl net up; inside, besides a few lazy shrimp that didn't bother to run, there was nothing else.

Now that they need to rescue someone, Ye Cheng doesn't want to waste any time; he directly increased the boat speed to eighty percent. As for whether they'll hit a rock, that's left to fate.

Fortunately, the heavens seemed to be looking after them; after about half an hour, the thick fog gradually dissipated.

When Ye Cheng and the others burst out of the fog, everything before them suddenly cleared up; the sea was still the sea, but it felt as if the two had just walked through another world.

Besides the fog, the equipment on the boat also got a signal; Ye Cheng checked their position.

He himself is now located tens of nautical miles from No. 2 Fishing Ground, not knowing how he got here, and he sees no other ships around.

They dared not retrace their route, fearing to encounter the fog again, so they took the longest detour around, only returning to Matou when it was nearly 6 p. m.

Yang Liu woke up midway and recounted her ordeal.

They had gone out to sea yesterday, aiming to find the white dolphin Ye Cheng mentioned, but yesterday they came up empty-handed.

So today they continued outward into the open sea, unexpectedly encountering thick fog midway; Ye Cheng was lucky and didn't hit anything.

But their boat ran aground in the fog; Yang Liu's position was poor, she was thrown directly off the boat and quickly swept away by the seawater.

Fortunately, she found a piece of wood in the sea, which carried her drifting in the fog.

She herself didn't know how long she had been drifting; she could only keep shouting for help, and if she hadn't run into Ye Cheng, she estimated she would have ended up at the bottom of the sea.