"Please, take me with you!!"
The golden-haired girl, holding onto Ye Feng, looked at him with desperate hope. Her expression was so earnest that Ye Feng almost thought he had misheard.
He was momentarily stunned. He had been holding the girl hostage to escape, but now she was asking him to take her away?
Without time to ponder, seeing Mellen and his men approaching from behind, and the girl's pitiable appearance, Ye Feng couldn't help but soften.
"Okay!!"
He nodded gently, then gritted his teeth, immediately slung an arm around the golden-haired girl's body, and leaped into the sea before them!
"Chinese, you!!"
Seeing this, Mellen and his men behind them all turned ashen.
They had assumed Ye Feng was merely using the golden-haired girl to escape, but they never expected him to take her with him.
They rushed to the shore, searching for any sign of the two, but looking down, there was nothing but the vast ocean.
"Damn it, you detestable Chinese brat, search for him, search for him, you must find him!!" Mellen roared in anger, his face a picture of fury.
Ye Feng's audacity exceeded his imagination; he dared to kidnap Miss Tina.
He couldn't fathom how enraged the Snake Shrine headquarters would be if this news reached them.
Soon, countless ships set sail, beginning their search for Ye Feng and the girl.
However, what made Mellen's face darken further was that no matter how hard they searched, they couldn't find any trace of the two.
"Damn it, this is unscientific! Send more people, I refuse to believe he can stay underwater indefinitely!" Mellen ordered gloomily.
Even cultivators couldn't stay underwater for extended periods; they needed to surface for air periodically. Therefore, as long as they increased their search parties, Ye Feng would eventually be discovered.
What he didn't know was that Ye Feng didn't need to surface for air.
At this moment, he was hiding hundreds of meters below the seabed with the golden-haired girl, rapidly recovering from his injuries. With the enhancement of the Everflowing Stream, his internal injuries were healing swiftly.
However, a problem arose. The golden-haired girl was not a cultivator, and after a short while, she began to struggle for breath.
This left Ye Feng feeling helpless. After all, the Water Stabilizing Pearl could only protect them from the underwater pressure; it couldn't allow her to breathe freely.
Moreover, the surface was now swarming with search parties from the Snake Shrine, making Ye Feng's situation difficult.
But just as he was contemplating whether to risk surfacing for air, a voice from beside him made him disbelieve his ears.
"Um, excuse me, could you... could you kiss me? I, I can't hold on much longer..." the golden-haired girl said, her face blushing as she looked at Ye Feng.
"Ah? Kiss you?" Ye Feng was taken aback. The situation felt eerily familiar. He realized that he had been in a similar predicament with Le Yao underwater before.
However, back then, Le Yao had occupied Luo Bingshuang's body, and they had already shared physical intimacy, so a kiss was not a big deal.
But now, the golden-haired girl before him was a stranger. Although she was incredibly beautiful, Ye Feng still found it difficult to act.
Seeing his hesitation, the golden-haired girl looked at him pleadingly, begging, "Please, I don't want them to find me. Only you can help me, please..."
Hearing the girl's desperate plea, Ye Feng felt somewhat speechless. After a moment's thought, deciding he wouldn't lose anything, he nodded.
"Alright, I agree. But let's be clear, this is your initiative, and I'm not taking advantage of you!" Ye Feng said, opening his eyes wide.
He couldn't help but marvel inwardly at the openness of foreign girls, to actually make such a request.
However, as soon as Ye Feng kissed the golden-haired girl's soft lips, he realized he had been mistaken. This golden-haired girl was a complete novice.
"Wh-what's going on? You, you're not a virgin, are you!" Ye Feng exclaimed, his eyes wide with surprise. He considered himself somewhat experienced in this regard and could tell at a glance that the girl was inexperienced.
Upon hearing this, the golden-haired girl's face flushed as if a shameful secret had been exposed. "Y-yes, it's my first kiss. I, I've never been this close to anyone before!"
In fact, apart from her father and a few bodyguards, she had never been this close to any man in her life.
Yet, the moment Ye Feng kissed her, she felt no fear, only a pleasant sensation that left her somewhat intoxicated.
"Is this what a passionate kiss feels like? I've only read about it in books, I never imagined it would be so wonderful..." the golden-haired girl thought to herself.
Although she had grown up abroad, due to her background, she had limited exposure to many things, let alone kissing.
Ye Feng was also somewhat surprised by her words, as it was quite unexpected. But before he could dwell on it, the sound of approaching ships reached them.
"Not good, that's the sound of a submarine! They're coming, let's go!!" Ye Feng exclaimed, forced to abandon the pleasant moment and pull the golden-haired girl as they swam forward.
And so, they swam for days.
At this moment, looking at the ever-increasing number of ships on the surface and the submarines occasionally passing by underwater, Ye Feng's expression grew increasingly grim.
He hadn't expected the Snake Shrine to harbor such deep animosity towards him. Days had passed, yet they not only hadn't given up but had also dispatched more personnel to search for him.
The only solace was that with the Everflowing Stream, he could remain underwater for extended periods without major issues.
But then, another problem arose: the golden-haired girl, Tina, was beginning to show signs of strain from being in the sea for so long.
"Damn it, I can't stay here any longer. While I can breathe indefinitely, this isn't land, and prolonged exposure will affect the body!"
Ye Feng thought to himself, then began searching the seabed for a deserted island where he could let Tina rest briefly.
As he led Tina in search of an island, on the surface, Mellen's face had turned completely grim after days of fruitless searching.
"Damn it, how could this happen? How could this happen? What kind of magic is that Chinese kid using to truly disappear from the sea?!"
Mellen slammed his hand against the ship's railing in frustration. What made it worse was that the Snake Shrine headquarters had already learned of the situation, and everyone was furious.
In their rage, they had issued him a death order: if he failed to bring Miss Tina back, he would be sacrificed to the Great Snake God upon his return!
The thought of this sent shivers down Mellen's spine, making him unable to sleep and greatly diminishing his spirits.
However, just as he was sinking into despair, his subordinate's respectful voice reached him, "Reporting, Lord Mellen, the Sea Crab Tribe has arrived..."