Chapter 2: Abilities, the Eye of Exploration

Just as their lips were about to touch, Wang Yunzhao, who had been unconscious, suddenly opened his eyes.

He saw a pair of black grape-like eyes staring at him, and he was so scared that he pushed away Song Haier with a cry of "Oh my god".

Seeing his pale face, Song Haier couldn't help but chuckle and teased, "You were so confident just now, how come you got scared in the blink of an eye?"

Keeping a distance, Wang Yunzhao finally realized that the person standing in front of him was Song Haier.

In fact, they didn't know each other before, but they had heard from the villagers that a girl was going to be sacrificed to the Dragon King, so they rushed over.

So he didn't feel anything wrong with Song Haier's character, just thinking that this girl was quite bold in speaking.

"Men and women should not be too close. How can a girl like you be so close to me?"

Then he added with a relieved expression, "They didn't push you into the sea. I guess these people still have some conscience. The beating you took was worth it."

Song Haier rolled her eyes and sat down on the beach.

Conscience? These people probably don't even know how to spell the word "conscience".

"I escaped by myself. They probably thought they saw a ghost, and now they must have all run away."

As the leader of a mercenary group, Song Haier always had a cold face, but today, for some reason, she was willing to chat with this young man.

"So that's what happened."

Wang Yunzhao sighed helplessly. "Anyway, it's best that you're okay. What are you going to do in the future? I heard your grandmother took money from the villagers. If you go back, they probably won't let you off."

Song Haier couldn't help but chuckle. Even if they let her off, she wouldn't let these people off. But she couldn't go back to that home anymore, that was for sure.

Looking at Wang Yunzhao, she teased, "Definitely can't go back. Otherwise, you can be a good person and let me stay at your house for a few days."

"That won't do."

Wang Yunzhao shook his head like a rattle drum, and said like an old scholar, "If you stay at my house, it will ruin my reputation. Who would dare to marry you in the future?"

It was the first time Song Haier had encountered such a conservative and silly boy, and she couldn't help but tease him, "What's the big deal? If no one marries me, I can just marry you."

"Ah!"

Wang Yunzhao was dumbfounded, with his mouth wide open.

Seeing his silly look, Song Haier couldn't help but burst into laughter, even she herself couldn't remember the last time she had laughed so happily.

Just as she was laughing uncontrollably, Wang Yunzhao had already closed his mouth and hesitated for a moment before saying, "If you don't mind that I'm poor, I'm willing to take responsibility for you."

What, he actually wants to take responsibility for her?

Song Haier burst into laughter again. If this were in modern times, anyone who said such a thing to her would probably have been long gone.

Although Song Haier was not yet twenty in modern age, her experience was hundreds of times richer than Wang Yunzhao's. In her eyes, this silly boy was almost like her own son.

As she pondered, Wang Yunzhao suddenly stood up in a panic.

"The sun is about to set, and my younger siblings are still at home. If they can't find me, they will definitely be worried. I have to go back."

Song Haier also stood up, and just as she was about to follow Wang Yunzhao, she suddenly saw a dazzling white light flashing by the sea.

Then, something strange happened.

Her gaze could actually penetrate the water's surface and directly see the source of the light, which was a clam the size of an adult's palm, and the glowing thing was the large pearl inside the clam. She immediately jumped into the water and scooped out the clam.

Violently breaking open the clam's shell, she indeed found a very rare yellow pearl inside. The pearl was full in color, round in shape, and almost the size of a quail egg.

Even someone as knowledgeable as Song Haier had never seen such a fine specimen.

Soon, she discovered another faint light, and upon scooping it up, she found another pearl inside, this time a white one, about the size of a thumbnail. Although it couldn't compare to the previous yellow one, it was still a rare find.

Wang Yunzhao, seeing Song Haier suddenly diving into the sea, couldn't help but curiously come over.

Seeing her holding two large pearls, his jaw dropped in astonishment.

"How did you find these? This yellow one could fetch a thousand taels of silver in the capital."

"Oh?"

It's worth that much?

As Song Haier spoke, her eyes were still fixed on the sea. When Wang Yunzhao spoke, she noticed many more lights, and each light was a pearl.

Why could she see all this?

Suddenly, she remembered the red line that had burned her right eye in the water, and realized that it must have given her some kind of extraordinary experience.

It seemed that the heavens were fair after all, taking her life but giving her a big surprise in return.

"Try selling them tomorrow."

Song Haier nonchalantly handed the pearls to Wang Yunzhao, who was quick to decline.

"These are yours, how can I take them? If they are to be sold, you should go."

Song Haier clapped her hands and said without looking back, "Consider it as a lodging fee."

"How can this be? A gentleman does not take rewards for no merit, and a gentleman loves money with reason..."

Wang Yunzhao hurriedly followed, chattering all the way. Song Haier couldn't help but ask in wonder, "You speak so well, you must have been educated. How did you end up here?"

Wang Yunzhao's gaze darkened all of a sudden, and it took him a while to say, "My parents are dead, and our land has been taken away. I had no choice but to take my younger siblings and beg for food everywhere. Fortunately, the head of Wangxing Village had an abandoned thatched hut, so we settled here."

"I see."

Song Haier nodded, but she realized that things might not be as simple as he had said. It was just a chance encounter, and she couldn't delve deeper.

At that moment, Wang Yunzhao suddenly pointed ahead.

"We're here."