Mufeng sneaked into the Spirit Shark Sea under the cover of night. Bathed in moonlight, the sea shimmered with a faint glow, its rippled surface resembling countless scattered fragments of stars. Jiyue was hosting the clan leaders tonight and could not stay by my side, which gave Mufeng an opportunity to slip in.
I sat quietly on the edge of the bed in a silence so profound that only my own breathing and the distant, faint sound of ocean currents could be heard. Suddenly, an unusual sensation prickled my back, as if a pair of eyes were watching me from the dark.
I seemed to feel his gaze—cool, like a chilling current welling up from the depths of the Spirit Shark Sea. Not daring to make a sound, Mufeng merely lingered cautiously behind me.
Chapter 184