Chapter 266: with translation of title

266. Chapter 266 Gui Gui I ah, I'm really about to die……

Dailina's thoughts were in turmoil, until someone grabbed her and dragged her inside, she was so frightened her whole body tensed, already prepared to fight for her life.

It's us, Miss Dailina.

Hearing the familiar voice, Dailina slowly relaxed her breath, but suddenly her gaze froze, the sight before her made her whole body tremble, unable to make a sound.

Dead, a dead person!

"Miss Dailina, are you alright?" Captain Boen noticed her gaze and immediately had someone cover the corpse on the ground.

Calling it a corpse isn't accurate; it's a desiccated dried corpse, with thin skin clinging to the bones, like a yellowed sheet of paper.

The man's clothes were somewhat disheveled, a white rose emblem tied at his waist, hanging loosely; looking further up, one could faintly see some facial contours.

Dailina tightly covered her mouth, never expecting to see this scene.

Looking aside, Captain Boen and the crew were staring at her; she barely swallowed her scream: "He, he died?"

Captain Boen nodded: "When we found him, he had been dead for a long time; this man is Louis, a crew member, you probably haven't met him."

Unexpectedly, Dailina stiffly shook her head: "No, I've seen him."

In a daze, she recalled what happened yesterday: that drunken man, who at the time was with a gorgeous woman**, which she disliked greatly.

Dailina tensed her body, but she never expected that after just one night, he would turn into such a desiccated corpse!

What on earth happened?!

Not just her; at the same time, this was everyone's feeling—since they boarded this ship, on the first night, someone had already died!

No one knows how many people stared at the desiccated corpse with trembling legs, their backs breaking out in cold sweats, terrified that the next victim would be themselves!

At the same time, the livestream's viewers were also drawn in; when they saw the corpse on the ground, the barrage of comments froze instantly, and the livestream couldn't even add a mosaic, causing many to feel creeped out, as if their bodies were electrified.

【Holy shit, save me! This isn't the pure love I wanted! How did my pure love movie turn into a suspense film!】

【So exciting, so thrilling, the person upstairs, keep it down—you should naturally be aware, this is a ghost ship, a ghost ship needs some deaths to show its power, right?】

【【Scared】【Covering eyes】【Peeking through fingers】【Closing again】 This is too thrilling!】

At that moment, the door was suddenly pushed open; a man in uniform glanced at Dailina, suddenly furrowed his brows, and while everyone was on edge, he suddenly gave an ambiguous smile.

He turned around and left again.

Dailina: "???"

Her mind was full of question marks—what was this guy doing?

Captain Boen, knowledgeable and experienced, explained: "It might be the ship's inspector, checking the situation."

Dailina breathed a sigh of relief, but felt she had missed something; she stared at the corpse on the ground, fearful and timid, her head about to explode!

Ahhh, she's just a pleasure-loving young lady who only wants to live well! Perhaps it was wrong from the start—she shouldn't have stepped out of her circle.

Dailina: π_π

The surrounding crew were discussing how to handle all of this, basically having no attention to spare for these things.

Suddenly, Dailina widened her eyes in fear, tears welling up; not just her, the livestream viewers were also startled by the scene before them.

The dark floor suddenly opened a big mouth, with a hiss, swallowing the corpse; the scene was terrifying yet silent.

【Ahhh, he, he, he—he was eaten by the ship!】

【Ahhhh, save me! What kind of ship is this! Is it a monster!】

Dailina's scalp went numb, she almost wanted to faint on the spot; her earlier training kicked in at the crucial moment, her body swaying but she just wouldn't pass out.

At that moment, the crew discovered the corpse had vanished, instantly terrified, cold sweat pouring down their backs.

"Where's Louis? Why, why, why, why is he missing?"

Everyone's gazes fell on the speaking Dailina; her face was ashen, devoid of any color, an expression all too obvious.

Dailina's lips trembled as she weakly pointed at the empty floor: "He, he was eaten, eaten!"

After saying that, she covered her mouth, her eyes wide and round, looking at the bewildered others, as if realizing the ambiguity in her words, she added: "I saw it with my own eyes…… he was eaten by the floor!"

Just as her words fell, a group of people's eyes nearly popped out, incredulously staring at Dailina; even Old Boen couldn't help but speak: "Dailina, are you seeing things?"

His words were met with Dailina's firm denial, her trembling finger pointing at the floor; as she spoke each word with certainty, people felt a chill run halfway down their bodies.

"What in the world is going on? Since boarding this broken ship, everything's been happening! Why don't we gather together so we can look out for each other?"

Some people held the opposite view, shouting at the top of their lungs: "Gather together? What if we all get wiped out in one net? By then, none of us would escape!"

That makes sense.

This isn't like before, when everyone had different positions; now we can't even find the ship, drifting on this terrifying ghost ship, no one can convince anyone else.

So they split up—those who wanted to stick together formed groups, and those who wanted to go separate ways went their own ways.

The livestream viewers watching them each hold their own opinions were nearly laughing in anger.

Separated by the screen, they couldn't empathize with the crew; instead, thanks to the excellent editing, they felt it was like a movie, the actors' performances were great, but they acted so foolishly!

Many people have a hatred of stupidity and don't have the patience to watch these unimportant cannon fodder, but through this incident, the god's-eye-view viewers discovered something!

【Why does that person have no expression at all?】

【With such a huge murder case, could the other people on the ship really be so indifferent?】

【Holy shit, didn't you notice? That person just passed by the open door, glanced inside, and had no reaction at all!】

【Moreover, he didn't even look this way! I saw clearly—he gave the young lady an ambiguous look, definitely thinking dirty thoughts!】

【No way, with such a huge corpse, he didn't notice it?】

【Maybe…… the people on the ship simply can't see it; they're not indifferent, they just don't know!】

These words made people think deeply and feel terrified.

The viewers could notice these things, yet a group of people remained clueless, perhaps due to the on-site environment's hypnotic effect, making them seem not to have considered these at all.

Dailina clenched her talisman, returning to the cabin when Jester had already awakened, tidying up; seeing Dailina, he froze for a moment, originally thinking she had left.

Seeing her return, he couldn't help but say: "This is the lower deck, a mixed crowd; you're a young lady, don't just run around recklessly—if something happens, I wouldn't know either."

Dai Linna heard this and was startled; at that moment her wits kicked in, hearing Jiesite's words, she immediately realized something was wrong, she tentatively asked Jiesite: "You didn't hear any strange sounds, did you?"

The urgency in her eyes surged like a tide, she stared fixedly at the man before her, wanting an answer.

Jiesite asked blankly: "What sound?"

He thumped his waist, lay stiffly on the ground all night, his body felt a bit uncomfortable, but young people have good physiques, so this feeling soon faded.

Jiesite said seriously: "I didn't hear any strange sounds; I slept well today, what's wrong?"

Dai Linna's face turned deathly pale in an instant.

This confirmed her suspicion, and at the same time she became tense to the extreme, because the truth was so cruel it almost made her suffocate.

Others had no idea about the dead person's affair, nor would they know; this reminded her that she was on a ghost ship, surrounded by ghosts all around.

Her hand trembling, she looked at Jiesite—was her brother also turned into a ghost?

In the deathly silent space, Dai Linna suddenly turned and ran out stumbling, she drifted like a kite with its string cut, completely unaware where she could run to.

Seeing her like that, Jiesite thought he had misspoken, he worriedly chased after her; although he didn't know this strange girl, she seemed to be in bad shape.

Thinking this, his heart actually felt a faint ache.

In the hall came a burst of laughter and merriment; the wealthy and noble of high society held an extravagant ball to while away the time.

The lavishly dressed noble ladies and gentlemen's gazes entwined; some noticed the uninvited guest at the banquet, some sneered at this dusty miss, she stumbled about, clumsy and vulgar, surely a whore from the lower decks!

A man with oily hair and powdered face stepped forward, bowing with a smile to Dai Linna: "Beautiful miss, may I have this dance?"

Although Dai Linna was simply dressed, her bright face and gem-like eyes were very attractive; her modern, unique aura made her look confident and unconventional.

Looking at the man's gentle, modest smile, the blood drained from her pallid face, fear creeping over her eyes as if she had seen a ghost.

She turned her head to look around, her heart pounding from fear; every person's face here began to twist, so terrifying, horrible, like a beast that picks its prey!

She turned and fled without mercy, as if a horde of evil spirits were chasing her from behind.

A misstep underfoot almost sent Dai Linna tumbling from the upper level—know that below is a hard wooden deck; falling would not kill her but would break half her body.

In an instant, a pair of big hands grabbed her waist and wrist, yanking her back from the low railing.

Seeing the familiar face, Dai Linna's heart sank with relief—it was Dick, who had come after her.

Jiesite looked worriedly at the girl seeking death, opened his mouth to say something, when his chest suddenly clenched in pain.

He lowered his head and saw a fluffy golden head; Dai Linna wailed in his arms: "Brother, I'm so scared."

"Brother, let's go home… sob… brother, please take me home!"

She was frightened out of her wits, her shrunken body like a little quail, still just a little girl.

Jiesite patted the little girl's head, comforting her: "Don't cry, don't cry."

The fresh sea breeze brushed their cheeks; the little girl's crying drew a crowd of onlookers.

Including Anna, the sudden loud cry made her freeze mid-motion; a red blot appeared instantly on her unfinished painting, she frowned at the abrupt stroke, then angrily turned toward the source of the sound—

"Pat—"

Her fine brush fell to the ground.

Anna's eyes welled with tears as she dazedly lifted her gaze to her lover far away; he instantly blushed, this distance could not block the transmission of longing.

The two gazed at each other from afar, their intimate ambiguity intertwining, leaving no room for others to intrude.

Jiesite and Anna gazed at each other from afar on the deck; Miss Wendi crept down beside her feet, inching along the deck, not far off lay a proud spotted dog, Haley's loyal, lovely eyes fixed on the adorable Miss Wendi.

The dogs' hearts were about to melt.

Standing together, they looked like two dogs reflected in a mirror, leaning on each other; unless you knew them well, you could hardly tell them apart.

Miss Wendi flicked her ears: "You didn't say you found a fun place? My master will be here soon; can you take me there?"

Hearing its voice, Haley snapped to attention: "Yes."

It raised its paw to its ear, tapped it, and made a non‑standard salute ∠(｀ω】*): "I'll take you there right away."

The two seemingly twin dogs staggered off, running through passenger after passenger.

Ling Yue was on the deck, holding hands with her boyfriend; the protagonist's vicinity is a plot hotspot, and since she also wanted to get to the bottom of the truth, her daily routine unfolded near Anna.

Suddenly, she stopped in her tracks and glanced out to sea.

"Ahhhh!"

"It flew! Again!"

Under the sunlight, the calm sea surface showed a glassy blue, rippling gleams shimmering like sheets of golden scales.

Bringing her view closer, Ling Yue saw an oval‑shaped creature bobbing up and down with a thud.

She looked over, and her expression instantly turned into a big embarrassed face.

Two sleek bottlenose dolphins shook their heads and wagged their tails; the object being tossed up and down between them finally revealed its true form—a poor sea turtle.

"Spare me, spare me! Little Ancestor, I'm about to vomit!"

The sea turtle screamed at the top of its lungs, its four legs paddling nonstop, bawling as it was batted about like a ball; unlike the suffering turtle, the dolphin brothers were overjoyed, laughing uproariously.

"Fun~ fun~"

Ling Yue seemed to see their mouths split open; without a doubt dolphins are the most healing animals, but now she felt a creepy prickle on her scalp, praying for that poor sea turtle—this was no cute dolphin, clearly two little demons.

"Brother, humans, humans!"

A childish voice rang out; for some reason, Ling Yue's heart suddenly felt a chill.

At that moment the tossed‑to‑and‑fro sea turtle thumped into the water, it darted away, trying to escape the terrifying place.

A tail blocked the poor turtle's path; a slightly larger dolphin darted ahead: "Why are you running? Weren't you having fun just now?"

Ball‑turtle: "QAQ"

"Happy, happy, especially happy… sob sob sob~~ look, I'm crying from happiness T﹏T" It can't outswim the dolphins; if it doesn't obey, its fate will surely be worse than being kicked like a ball.

Little turtle, I'm really done for!

It shut its eyes in fright, the expected punishment never came; the little turtle poked its head out, curiously opening a slit, and instantly relaxed.

The one whose heart is lifted is Ling Yue.

Two dolphins, at a direction not far nor near the ship, surfaced half their bodies, lifted their heads to look at her, as if gazing at something rare; the sea breeze carried the dolphin siblings' voices—

"Wow wow wow! It's really a human, big brother, come quick!"

The petite dolphin happily flicked its tail; the blue‑green sea water slapped by it made a pattering sound; its brother, on the other hand, was very calm, lightly answering with an 'En.'

If one ignored the tail frantically slapping with pat‑pat sounds.

Ling Yue: '……'

She was hesitating whether to greet them when the dolphin sister suddenly pushed forward the small turtle from just before, which let out a loud wail.

The dolphin sister smiled and let out a melodious call toward her: 'Beautiful human, look at me! Look at me!'

They actually put on a performance right there for Ling Yue—slapping the dolphin—while the turtle grew dizzy and kept crying 'aiya aiya'; they probably thought Ling Yue liked it.

Ling Yue: 'Stop it.'

She really couldn't bear it and directly halted the siblings' game; at that moment, the dizzy turtle lay on the dolphin's head, its short, stout limbs stretching out of its shell, its head drooping limp.

The turtle clan isn't as fond of humans as dolphins are, but now the turtle that has saved its life can swear that humans are its favorite for life!

"Wuu wuu wuu, thank you, you saved my turtle QAQ"

"If I get the chance, I'll treat you to super‑delicious beautiful jellyfish!"

Ling Yue hastily waved her hands: 'No need, I don't like jellyfish.'

The scene fell dead silent for a moment.

Upon learning she could understand animal speech, the two dolphins went crazy happy, chatting with Ling Yue one after another, from 'What do you humans like to eat? Want me to give you some?' to 'Humans are so cute, can we touch you? QWQ'

They practically became walking question marks; Ling Yue chatted intermittently; suddenly, the dolphin sister, holding the turtle, exchanged a few glances with her brother, glided a few steps, and said: 'Adorable little human, this turtle is my and my brother's favorite pet…'

When Ling Yue heard that, she felt uneasy; sure enough, the next moment she heard the dolphin sister say: 'Can I give it to you?'

It blinked its big eyes, really giving its all to attract a human.

Before Ling Yue could answer, a voice sounded: 'I'm willing, I'm willing!'

It turned out to be the turtle perched on the dolphin's back, excitedly waving its claws (not baring teeth, just waving them), as if it wanted to fly straight into Ling Yue's embrace.

Ling Yue couldn't help but rub her forehead; she didn't need a turtle, so she politely refused; the two little dolphins looked sadly at the human rejecting their gift, their tails unable to wag.

With watery big eyes, it gazed at Ling Yue foolishly, looking utterly pitiful.

Ling Yue's heart softened: 'Wait, I'll keep you company.'

The dolphins didn't understand her meaning, staring blankly; the next moment, their eyes blazed with fierce spirit.

The beautiful human leapt from the high ship, long black hair, delicate white skin; the sea stirred a little splash from her fall.

Ling Yue, without getting her clothes wet, watched the two dolphins.

She had seen dolphins before, more than once; judging by their size, they were more like juveniles; indeed, that explained their soft, childish voices.

She reached out and stroked the dolphin sister's smooth little head; the dolphin rubbed against her, cooing: 'So soft and warm~'

"Brother bro I've sucked in a fragrant soft human!"

The brother dolphin rushed over, placing his round big head on Ling Yue's palm: 'Look, I sucked in too!'

The siblings glanced at each other; just moments ago they had been getting along, now they both snorted coldly, as if entering a cold war.

The reason, it seems, is because of her.

Ling Yue couldn't help laughing; the turtle lingered, glanced at Ling Yue, then slipped away.

Humans may be nice, but compared to freedom, freedom is still most important!

Turtle: I managed to escape from under the little demon star's tail—what great fortune, destiny, and craftsmanship! If I told other sea turtles, they'd surely be jealous to death!

It slipped away quietly, leaving a string of colorful little bubbles.

Jun Jun, who also jumped down, seemed forgotten; the dolphins not only didn't get close to him, they were actually a bit afraid.

Dolphin sister: 'Good heavens, I've never seen such an ugly human!'

"I don't want to play with him at all!"

Jun Jun showed no reaction; Ling Yue resentfully rubbed her nose tip, maybe… because Jun Jun isn't actually human?

She casually said a couple of lines, preparing to change the topic.

Upon hearing the human say they were underage, the little dolphin puffed up proudly: 'What's wrong with being underage? Mom said I can already hunt!'

"Human, do you like eating fish? I'll go catch some for you!"

The dolphin sister not to be outdone: 'I'll go too, I'll go too!'

Suddenly, it seemed to remember something; its tail slapped once: 'Where's my turtle? The turtle I wanted to give to the little human?'

"It must have run away! Let's chase after it!"

Watching them come up with one scheme after another, Ling Yue also swam after them, her seaweed‑like black hair flowing in the water, rippling light shining on her lovely face; the tranquil underwater world seemed to gain extra brilliance because of this.

"Save the dolphin! Save the dolphin!"

Ling Yue startled, the runaway turtle swam over quickly, shouting while swimming; seeing them, it became even more excited: 'Come save the dolphin!'

Ling Yue: 'What do you mean?'

The panting turtle gulped seawater: 'I, I saw a little dolphin running toward the propeller!'

Ling Yue shuddered in shock; the propeller—she naturally knew that even dolphins closest to humans, when they first saw her, dared not approach the ship, because the suction underneath and various things could easily harm dolphins.

This is hard‑won wisdom countless marine creatures paid for with their flesh and blood; every mother tells her child: never get near human big ships, or else Mom will never see her baby again.

The dolphin siblings jumped in surprise, glanced at each other: 'Is it a dolphin smaller than us, with a slightly crooked tail? Didn't you stop it?'

The turtle: 'How do you know? As for stopping…' Its voice dropped: 'I told it it couldn't go there, but it wouldn't listen, and I couldn't stop it either!'

The two dolphins looked at each other: 'That must be our little sister!'

"We have to go save it!"

As they spoke, they dove toward the ship's underside; their tails were simultaneously entangled by something; Ling Yue's reward for previously helping the albatross—she was still manipulating seawater for the first time—an ice‑blue slender current, supple and strong, like a ring, wrapped around the two small dolphins.

Compared to the huge cruise ship like a mountain range, they were tiny as two specks of dust; there was a strong suction at the ship's bottom, and if one wasn't careful, they would be twisted into a bloody mess.

Ling Yue shook her head: "I'll go find it; you wait here."

She lightly tapped her fingertip; the fine current, faster than a person, was like countless transparent tendrils, and as Ling Yue's thoughts stirred slightly, it finally found the little dolphin in the pitch-black ship's bottom.

Behind it was a frantically spinning propeller, the seawater vortex sucking and pulling it, like a gaping bloody maw.

The little dolphin trembled with fear, frantically wagging its tail, awkwardly trying to escape.

It was extremely remorseful: "Wuu… Mom… Mom… Miao Miao won't play around anymore…"

At the critical moment, countless tendrils ensnared the little dolphin; it widened its sparkling eyes, gazing at the transparent current, then—whoosh!

The whole dolphin had already been pulled from the ship's bottom and tossed beside the older siblings, swaying dazedly in the water; at that time, Ling Yue hadn't even swum over yet.

Little dolphin: "……"

Anxious older siblings: "……"

"Miao Miao, come over here; we promise not to interrupt your little tail!"

"Waaah, Mom, come save Miao Miao quickly!"

Ling Yue: "*^_^*"

Such a commotion naturally attracted the dolphin mother; seeing the dolphin family surface, Ling Yue realized a pod of dolphins was lingering here.

Recalling her recent experiences, the plot setting indeed resembled Titanic, so she asked the dolphin mother: "Are there any glaciers around?"

The dolphin mother shook her head: "No, there simply aren't any!"

"This is the flattest area; how could there be glaciers?"

Ling Yue pressed her lips; the rescued little dolphin shyly wagged its tail, and taking advantage of her inattention, it stole a fragrant kiss!

Ling Yue touched one side of her cheek.

It shyly hid behind its mother, involuntarily revealing its little head: "Mom, I… I kissed the beautiful human QWQ."

Soft and smooth!

Not to mention the little dolphin; for the dolphin clan that naturally likes two-legged creatures, who wouldn't want to get close and kiss Ling Yue? Its gaze had just fallen on the beautiful human when a hard-bodied figure blocked its view.

Jun Jun blocked its line of sight; he definitely did it on purpose. The treasure he secretly hid in his box, once seen by others, emitted a sour aura that seemed to spread sourness for ten miles.

Ling Yue, puzzled, took his hand; his warm palm wrapped around her.

The dolphin mother exploded: "I knew it! I knew it! You're jealous! How can humans' possessiveness be greater than ours dolphins? Forget it, I won't kiss; I can tell at a glance you're a jealous husband!"

Ling Yue: "……"

She glanced at the man beside her; he had a blank expression, utterly unashamed.

The underwater story ended; she surfaced and also learned some dolphin insider news, knowing they would live here for a while; for some reason, Ling Yue suddenly had an idea.

She quietly sighed in relief and bade farewell to the reluctant dolphins.

In this ghost ship incident, Ling Yue became a complete bystander.

She was the most sober, yet she never expected this journey to turn into her own love period.

When the male and female leads were in the throes of passion, they too were in love; under the setting sun's romantic afterglow, the two leaned on each other on the deck; at the hall's ball, Ling Yue slightly tilted her head, they hid in a secluded corner and kissed each other.

Ling Yue hooked her arms around his neck; her soft fingers felt the bulging veins, and under her fingertips they pulsed one after another, like flickering flames scorching her fingertips.

At the ball, the graceful dance continued; as the music suddenly soared, the swaying overskirt resembled gorgeous flowers.

Anna and Jester stepped on the polished marble tiles, dancing gracefully; in their eyes there was nothing but their lover.

On one side, a suitor shot resentful glances, chasing their graceful dance moves; the anger in his chest flared ever more intensely, like a prairie fire.

Ling Yue touched the man's neck; her neat, round, translucent nails tinged pink, she dug sharply into his cold-white flesh, the man seemingly unaware, tightening his grip on her waist: "Yueyue… Yueyue…"

His murmurs entered her ears, like countless threads of love entwining her heart.

After the ball ended, Ling Yue touched her lips; they were hot and swollen, prompting her to instinctively kick the man's shin, but he looked concerned at her foot: "Does it hurt?"

In an instant, Ling Yue's face flushed red, she angrily snapped at him: "Shut up!"

【How did the host's lips suddenly turn red?】

【Oh wow, so gorgeous! Is there a lipstick in this shade? I'll definitely buy it!】

【Anyway, don't worry about this; I just saw that admirer who was defeated by Jester earlier, who suddenly gathered a few people and sneaked off to first class!】，，，.