Along tied a rope around himself, the other end secured to the deck. Equipped with a flashlight and a knife, he slowly slid off the boat.
Trying to make out the designs on the rusty ship hull was challenging enough, not to mention that parts of the designs were submerged in the water.
Along was underwater for a long time, with Pan Xiaoxin watching him from the railings.
Bai Youwei sat next to Mr. Chang during the long wait, wiping his body dry with a towel to keep him as dry as possible.
Several times, Mr. Chang opened his eyes but said nothing, only watching them for a while before closing his eyes again, seemingly very tired.
Bai Youwei wiped Mr. Chang's face, his arms, and his hands until she felt something hard...
Like a fingernail.
She gazed down at it in silence.
There, on the back of Mr. Chang's hand, grew a layer of tiny… semi-transparent fish scales.
Pan Xiaoxin also noticed them and turned to Bai Youwei with reddened eyes, "Sister Weiwei…"
