Chapter 99 - 67: You Lunatic, You Have a Death Wish and Still Want Me to Be Buried With You

Fu Yuan: "..."

He laughed in exasperation.

"So, you jumped down on purpose to force me to risk my life with you?"

Jiang Yunnuan: "..."

Her cheeks flushed with shame at his words. She could only hug him tighter and turn her face away, avoiding his gaze.

"Don’t say that. No matter how you look at it, Si Xie is family to you. You’ve known each other for so long, you can’t have zero feelings for him, right? Please, just have a heart and help me look for him, okay?"

"He’s not really dead, believe me. I’m his Contract Master. I can sense that he’s still alive."

Hearing this, Fu Yuan sighed. "Even if he is alive, this sea is huge. How long would it take us to find him? It’s not that I’m unwilling to help you look, but without any goal or direction, it’s impossible."

"Can’t you communicate with the creatures in the sea? Ask them to help search. As for us, you can take me to that undercurrent you mentioned earlier."

’This damned woman, she still wants to go there. If I’d known, I never would have told her about that place.’

He was filled with regret and refused through gritted teeth.

"I can ask the sea creatures to help search, but that undercurrent is too dangerous. Don’t even think about going. I can’t even protect myself there, let alone you."

"How will we know if we don’t try? To put it bluntly, you just don’t want to take the risk. If you won’t take me, fine. I’ll go by myself."

’These guys... Every single one of them is cold, selfish, and heartless, with not an ounce of compassion.’

Overwhelmed with disappointment, Jiang Yunnuan let go of him.

Noticing her movement, Fu Yuan’s expression changed. He quickly reached out, grabbed her arm, and pulled her back into his embrace.

"I’ll go with you, alright?"

"Really??"

She cried out in delight.

Seeing her eyes instantly light up, he turned his head away and said expressionlessly, "Hold on tight."

’Did he have any other choice?’

’If he went with her, he could at least protect her. If he didn’t, he’d just be joining her in death!’

"Oh, okay!"

Jiang Yunnuan immediately wrapped her arms and legs around him, clinging to him like a pendant. He instantly swished his fishtail and headed toward the undercurrent.

Not long after the two of them left, Tiger-shaped Jun Yao appeared.

The undercurrent churned, and a powerful force twisted madly toward him. He dodged nimbly, but the water pressure affected him, making it impossible to discern Jiang Yunnuan’s location.

Pairs of blood-red, gigantic eyes, each larger than a millstone, appeared out of nowhere, staring him down.

Swarms of giant deep-sea beasts slowly closed in on him.

*

A little over ten minutes later, Fu Yuan and Jiang Yunnuan arrived near the undercurrent.

From a distance, they could see a massive black vortex.

The vortex radiated a sharp, violent power. Even with his Energy protecting her, and even from a distance, she could still feel its terrifying force.

"Once we get close, we could die. Are you sure about this?"

Fu Yuan’s strong arms supported her hips, his deep, beautiful eyes fixed on the dark vortex.

She curled her lips into a smile and suddenly turned back to give him a quick kiss on the cheek.

"It’s like I said before: I have faith in you. I believe in your abilities!"

Of course, what she truly believed in was her own luck.

She had drawn the Golden Carp Luck on her very first day after being transported here. Today was the day to bet on that luck. She was going all in.

’If she lost the bet, she’d just have to pack it up and get ready to be reincarnated. Anyway, she’d have Si Xie, Ming Ye, and Fu Yuan to be buried with her, so it wasn’t a big deal.’

The sudden soft touch on his cheek made Fu Yuan freeze. His mind went blank for an instant, and then, without a word, he swished his fishtail and charged toward the vortex.

When they were still a few meters from the vortex, a powerful suction caught them and pulled them in in the blink of an eye.

The world instantly started spinning around them, and she grew so dizzy she couldn’t open her eyes.

Jiang Yunnuan used all her strength to hold onto Fu Yuan. Thankfully, he was also holding her tightly. The two were entwined like vines, inseparable.

Under the immense, tearing force, their clothes were instantly shredded to pieces.

Her consciousness faded to black, and Jiang Yunnuan fainted completely.

"Jiang Yunnuan, wake up..."

Fu Yuan gritted his teeth and held on, pushing all of his Energy to fight against the violent force.

*

「On the cliff.」

Three more people had appeared: Ming Ye, Jiang Tang, and Jiang Wang.

They had been chasing Jiang Yunnuan, but she had vanished in a flash. After completely losing her trail, Ming Ye had eventually tracked her here using the Contract Seal.

Jiang Tang and Jiang Wang searched everywhere, but aside from some messy footprints, they couldn’t find any sign of Jiang Yunnuan or the other three.

Helpless, the siblings asked Ming Ye to contact Jiang Yunnuan.

Frowning, Ming Ye sent a message to the "Harem" group, tagging @everyone. However, the message sank without a trace, as if it were a stone dropped into the ocean.