People despised by the Heavenly Dao who act against it must endure a severe price.
However, this dilemma was fleeting as Yun Ran suddenly stopped walking, forcing Xia Jing to halt as well, who then looked bewildered at Yun Ran: "What’s wrong?"
On Yun Ran’s face, at that moment, was written utter seriousness: "If I told you that you might die soon, would you still go downstairs?"
Xia Jing’s face was full of confusion, even reaching out to touch Yun Ran’s head: "Are you still half asleep? Why talk such nonsense?"
Yun Ran did not stop Xia Jing’s action, and continued to ask: "Do you believe me?"
Unexpectedly, Xia Jing chuckled lightly and then looked at Yun Ran somewhat helplessly.
"You young girls like to play these midnight horror games, huh? Alright, alright, I believe you. Whatever you say, I’ll believe."
Although clearly an indulgent response, it oddly strengthened Yun Ran’s resolve to save Xia Jing.
In the blink of an eye, Xia Jing saw Yun Ran produce a mung-bean-sized bead strand from nowhere and put it on her wrist.
Fair-skinned wrists paired with the bead strand and her tight, bright red dress seemed surprisingly harmonious.
Xia Jing liked the bead strand the moment she saw it, even though it looked merely handmade and not valuable, she was still delighted.
"It’s really beautiful, but wait, where did you pull that from just now? I didn’t see, you are quite skilled at hiding things, huh?"
No sooner had she spoken, her expression froze suddenly recalling Yun Ran’s awkward identity.
Which well-bred young lady learns such tricks to hide things? Clearly, that’s a bad habit formed by being mistreated.
Yun Ran wasn’t embarrassed, but Xia Jing felt a bit guilty: "Well, thank you for the bead strand, I will treasure it."
Wearing the bead strand, the dark aura from Xia Jing’s forehead dissipated quite a bit, and the disturbing crimson also withdrew.
But Yun Ran was unlucky, for she forcibly interfered with Xia Jing’s destined death, and suffered backlash.
Had her lips not been covered in lipstick, the paleness might have been frightening.
At the same time, a sweet and fishy taste surged in her throat, after suppressing it her entire body felt somewhat weak, and even darkness clouded her vision for a few seconds.
If she hadn’t quickly steadied herself on a nearby handrail by now, she might have collapsed.
Yun Ran could feel that her presence had weakened a lot since coming to Huannan.
It was as if to correspond, in a world where another Qi Fortune girl played the main role, she was an insignificant passerby.
Xia Jing utterly failed to notice Yun Ran’s discomfort, pulling her to get on the descending elevator.
As anticipated, downstairs was bustling, filled with handsome men and beautiful women, many of whom were frequent subjects of entertainment news.
"You recognize him, right? He’s the young master from Hong Kong, eight out of ten scandals involve him, not a good guy, best avoid him.
And that one, the temperamental daughter of a jewelry tycoon from Hong Kong, better not mess with her, she’s played with guns during her studies abroad.
That group over there, don’t be deceived by their respectable looks, they specialize in cheating young girls’ emotions, very wicked..."
Listening to Xia Jing almost stripping clean the stories of half the people present, Yun Ran felt numb.
Can’t help but want to ask Xia Jing: You’re not the Xia Family’s young lady and Zhao Family’s Lady, so why are you like those paparazzi, knowing all the gossip news?
Looking at Yun Ran’s expression, although Xia Jing didn’t say anything, she still guessed what Yun Ran wanted to say.
"Well, I started a small company with a few friends, and I’m quite familiar with many marketing account people..."
As Xia Jing spoke, her gaze darted around and her voice was extremely low, as if she feared others knowing how much gossip she knew about people, which would be quite embarrassing.
Yun Ran was really convinced, indeed, everyone has a gossiping heart, even those born wealthy and noble ladies are no exception.
"I’ll take you to meet my friend..."
Before she could finish speaking, a sound system worth hundreds of millions broadcasted: "Welcome all honored guests to the night of sea carnival... Please hold on to your number plates..."
It turned out that the lottery was about to start. Yun Ran looked at the host on the stage, who was a well-known TV personality. It really was a grand event led by the Zhao Family.
Xia Jing was very excited about this lottery draw; as Zhao Family’s Lady, she naturally had seen that diamond as a prize, which was a rare treasure.
Her gaze was fixed tightly on the big screen on the stage, not even noticing when Yun Ran walked away from her side.
Initially, Yun Ran was just counting with her fingers, trying to see who the supposed grand prize would end up with.
Unexpectedly, she calculated a no-winner result.
A cold smirk appeared on Yun Ran’s lips.
It seems like someone from the Zhao Family knew that everyone on this cruise today would die. Hence, the grand prize wasn’t even put on the cruise as a formality.
This made Yun Ran’s unnamed anger burn even more fiercely, as if somebody was brazenly trespassing into her territory.
A familiar figure walked by her side, and Yun Ran quickly chased after.
A young man dressed as a waiter was grabbed by the wrist by Yun Ran; surprise flashed in his eyes, followed by a professional smile.
"Ma’am, you must have mistaken me for someone else. I’m a waiter on this cruise. How may I assist you?"
Eyes might deceive, appearances might change, but a person, especially one from the Xuanmen, their aura is hard to alter.
"Stop pretending in front of me, we’ve met before. Even if you turned to ashes, I’d recognize you!"
No, he had dressed up so handsomely, a far cry from the old blind beggar he impersonated before, how did this damn girl recognize him?!
Taoist Xia could only sigh, his voice sounding somewhat stifled: "Alright, alright, I’m scared of you now. But is this a place you should be meddling in? Don’t you know your own Life Chart? Aren’t you afraid that by invoking Heavenly Dao, you might harm innocent people?"
Although very angry, now the two were, after all, from the same system, people she could trust. Yun Ran told Taoist Xia everything she knew.
Taoist Xia thought he already had enough information, but to his surprise, there were insiders from the Zhao Family causing mischief, even involving pirates.
"There are two groups of Xuanmen people on this cruise, one group has chosen someone on this cruise to conduct a ritual.
The other group is here to sabotage. These two groups are definitely archenemies, but neither regards human lives seriously!"