Ye Feng heard her words and quickly whispered, "What do you mean, it's them? Do you know them?"
Aixī nodded at his words, her face filled with anger and hatred.
Just as Ye Feng was about to inquire further, the monsters began to move closer, searching for them everywhere.
The two were immediately frightened and pressed close together, not daring to make a sound.
The monstrous figure paced back and forth in front of them but did not discover them.
However, the two were terrified, knowing that a single slip-up would reveal them.
Once discovered, it would be all over.
Fortunately, the monster did not find them and slowly moved away in a different direction.
Seeing them pass by, the two immediately emerged and ran towards the direction of the small compartments.
Their location was just around a large corner from the compartments, and once inside, the monsters wouldn't know who they were.
However, they had only run two or three meters when the monsters heard the sound and quickly chased back.
This direction was closest to Aixī's room. She ran past the corner, flung open the door, and slipped inside.
Ye Feng had intended to return to his own small compartment, but his compartment was the last one in this direction.
By the time he ran over, the monsters would likely have discovered him.
Therefore, without a word, he followed Aixī into her room and immediately closed the door behind him.
"Hey, what are you doing?" Aixī asked urgently.
Ye Feng didn't answer. He again covered her mouth and pressed her onto the bed.
Just as she was about to struggle, Ye Feng spoke, "Shh, don't move! I don't have time to get back to my own room! I can only hide in yours for now!"
Just as Aixī was about to protest, footsteps suddenly echoed from the corridor outside the door.
The sound was somewhat grating, sharp like claws scraping across wood, frightening her into silence.
At this moment, Ye Feng was pressing down on Aixī, instantly catching the alluring scent of her womanhood and feeling her clear heartbeat.
Aixī, in turn, felt Ye Feng's strong heartbeat and caught the potent masculine scent emanating from him, the atmosphere suddenly becoming somewhat strange.
The hot breath of the two individuals blew into each other's faces, and for a moment, their breathing became rapid.
The next second, Aixī suddenly whispered, "Hey, you, something is pressing against me!"
Ye Feng felt incredibly awkward and quickly replied, "Oh, it's nothing, nothing!"
Seeing Ye Feng's embarrassed expression, Aixī immediately understood something.
However, at this moment, rapid approaching footsteps sounded from outside the door, and the two were instantly frightened into silence.
The monsters outside the door showed a look of confusion.
At this moment, Ye Feng and Aixī heard the monsters speaking outside.
"It should be these few rooms! Should we break in?"
"Shh! Better not. Seeing how fast those two were, they might be something more!"
"Exactly! If we make a move, it will alert the people in the other rooms. If they all wake up, it will be a big problem!"
"Alright! Lucky them..."
With that, the three of them left.
Inside the room, the two breathed a sigh of relief as the sounds from outside gradually faded.
"Hey, how long are you going to keep pressing me?" Aixī suddenly asked.
Ye Feng came to his senses and quickly stood up to apologize, "Sorry, sorry! It was a matter of necessity, a matter of necessity..."
Aixī gave him a sidelong glance and then stood up, calming herself.
At this point, Ye Feng asked curiously, "What exactly are these guys? Why are they like monsters?"
Aixī replied, "They are Jiaoren! A legendary underwater race, the Jiaoren tribe!"
"Underwater race Jiaoren tribe? What is that?" Ye Feng asked in shock.
This was the first time he had heard of such a thing, and it left him feeling very surprised.
Aixī explained, "Jiaoren are beings who can live in the sea. Their intelligence is no less than that of humans, and they have sharp claws and immense strength!"
"I see! By the way, how do you know all this?" Ye Feng asked curiously.
Aixī said, "A month ago, my brother went on a sea adventure and was kidnapped by the Jiaoren tribe! He sent me some information! Plus what I've learned from inquiring during this time!"
"Oh, I see!"
At this point, Aixī looked at Ye Feng and said, "By the way, what about you? What are you doing here in the middle of the night instead of sleeping?"
Ye Feng quickly explained what he had seen during the day and also relayed the conversation to Aixī.
After listening, Aixī exclaimed excitedly, "I see! Then, according to you, my brother is likely still alive! Thank you!"
Ye Feng smiled and said, "You're welcome!"
Then, they chatted more about the Jiaoren tribe, and Ye Feng quietly returned to his own room.
Upon entering the room, Ye Feng found that Chu Ling'er, that little girl, was sleeping soundly.
She was even murmuring in her sleep, saying things like "so fragrant, so fragrant" and "all mine," all while drooling.
Ye Feng smiled helplessly at the sight and then began to cultivate by sitting cross-legged.
Meanwhile, in the captain's cabin, the three Jiaoren reported the situation to Boss Huang.
Boss Huang frowned upon hearing this and said, "What? Could it be that someone already knows our identity?"
"It should be! Boss, what should we do now?" one of the Jiaoren asked.
Boss Huang pondered for a moment and then said, "We are still two-thirds of the way to the misty sea area. We can't make a move on them yet! Otherwise, if we alert others, all our efforts this time will be in vain!"
Another Jiaoren said, "Then, should we just let them be? What if they pass information to each other, and everyone knows our identity? Then our plan might fail!"
"We'll see how it goes! You all need to restrain yourselves recently and don't transform into your true forms!" Boss Huang said.
The three Jiaoren then lowered their heads and said, "Understood, Boss!"
Time passed quickly, and soon it was daytime.
"Everyone! Wake up and have breakfast!"
Early in the morning, a knock came from outside everyone's door.
Hearing the sound, Ye Feng immediately recognized Boss Huang's voice, which struck him as strange.
Why would Boss Huang be up so early to call them for breakfast? Usually, his crew would do the calling.
Therefore, something was clearly amiss. Ye Feng guessed it might be related to the incident last night where they were discovered.
However, he didn't say much. Seeing that many people were already up, he called Chu Ling'er and headed to the restaurant for breakfast.
Breakfast was a bowl of fish porridge, which tasted just as bad as before.
Of course, it was bad for Ye Feng and the others, but everyone else ate it with relish.
However, while eating, Ye Feng noticed the three waiters and Boss Huang constantly scanning the crowd...