She was certainly gone by now.
Soon David came to inform them:
"Get your gear ready, we’ll be at our destination in seven or eight minutes."
After these words, Lu Xiao stood up and came over to help Wen Xian get ready with her diving mask, snorkel, and fins.
Since they would be underwater for an extended period, Lu Xiao seriously checked her air tank for any problems—underwater, the tank was their lifeline.
Wen Xian also helped him, and by the time they were nearly finished packing, everyone else was ready to head into the sea.
David was the first to prepare to go down. With his back to the sea, he sat on the edge of the boat, pulled down his diving mask to put it on, and then flipped backward into the water.
Splash followed by splash, and soon, the disappeared David poked his head out from the water once more, waved to them, signaling everything was fine.
Next, Ailin went down.
Wen Xian knew how to swim, but deep diving was a rarity; she still made thorough preparations.
Lu Xiao went down before her, and then waited for her.
Wen Xian lowered her goggles, bit down on the snorkel, took a deep breath of oxygen, sat on the edge of the boat, leaned back, and instantly plunged into the sea.
The seawater was cool, but since their wetsuits were both warming and resistant to cuts, their body temperature could still be maintained within a normal, comfortable range.
As soon as Wen Xian dived into the sea, Lu Xiao swam towards her.
The two surfaced, and after Wen Xian confirmed that her equipment was all in order, she nodded at him and then the two of them dived back down together.
The bottom of the sea was like being in another world.
The sun’s rays penetrated, making the underwater world clear to see.
The surrounding waves pushed against her in layers, and Wen Xian followed Lu Xiao as they swam deeper.
In fact, she used to have a particular fear of the sea, a phobia of the deep sea, but later, when she needed to swim for a film, her manager, Ling Jie, found her a professional coach and practiced with her every day.
Fear comes from not knowing.
After learning, her fear was gradually overcome.
And now, with Lu Xiao leading, she felt even less afraid.
There were many colorful fish in the ocean, the names of which Wen Xian could not call to mind. Some swam past sporadically, others in groups. As Wen Xian swam by them, she couldn’t resist reaching out to touch them, scattering them instantly.
Lu Xiao patiently waited for her, his eyes brimming with indulgence.
Wen Xian smiled with her eyes, then continued to follow him forward.
David and Ailin were also nearby; once below, there was no need to stay together unless something important came up.
Wen Xian saw jellyfish and sea anemones with clownfish on the ocean floor and carefully avoided them.
Clownfish are a hermaphroditic species capable of changing their sex, but only males can change, not females.
Wen Xian continued to swim deeper with Lu Xiao, and that’s when she suddenly caught sight of something long drifting near a coral reef on the sea floor.
It didn’t look like it belonged on the ocean floor.
She touched Lu Xiao’s arm, and then they swam over together.
As Wen Xian drew closer, she realized it was an abandoned fishing net. Knowing that fishing nets are very sturdy and pose a threat to marine life, it had to be taken ashore.
Lu Xiao swam around to the other side of the coral reef, but the scene before him left him stunned—