And there was a p.s. underneath: ’Additional anomaly detected beneath the sediment layer.’ 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

When Han Ruochen saw the price quoted underneath the notification, her heartbeat could not help but quicken. And what did the system mean by that there was an anomaly buried deep into the seabed? What kind of anomaly was buried in the sea that even the system could not detect?

’Interesting,’ thought Han Ruochen as she picked up the diving mask from the surface of the motorboat.

When Zhai Heng saw that the woman was really thinking of jumping into the sea, his eyes popped out of his sockets. He jumped to his feet and then reached out to grab Han Ruochen’s wrist. "Wait!"

Han Ruochen raised her head. She looked at the man, who was holding her wrist and frowned hard. "What?"

"The current below is too strong." Zhai Heng warned Han Ruochen when he saw that the woman was really going to jump into the sea.

"You need to trust me." Han Ruochen patted the man on the back of his hand. She said to him, "I will be fine—"

But before she could finish speaking, the sea began to roar around them.

At first, Han Ruochen did not sense anything unusual. But then a low, grinding vibration started to churn beneath the waves. It was like a giant stone was dragging across the sea. And no sooner did the sound start to echo under the surface than the alert system started to get crazy. It started to flash crimson.

Warning! Warning! Warning!

Unstable underwater cavity detected.

[The collapse probability is around sixty seven percent.]

Han Ruochen’s eyes sharpened when she read the information on the screen.

So this was the danger. There was an underwater sinkhole.

Tong Zhaodi sensed the change in Han Ruochen’s expression and knew that there was something amiss. She immediately turned panicked and asked, "What? What is going on? Why do I feel like we are about to die?" Though she was not very keen on keeping herself alive, Tong Zhaodi still could not help but feel scared when she saw that there was something amiss on the boat.

"We are fine." Han Ruochen calmed down and ignored the pale look on Tong Zhaodi’s face.

"You do not look fine." Tong Zhaodi did not believe a thing that came out of Han Ruochen’s mouth at the moment, and neither did Zhai Heng. "What is it? What is going on?" He asked when he sensed that there was something amiss.

Han Ruochen freed herself from the grip that was holding her and said, "I am going down."

"No!" Zhai Heng refused at once. He raised his head and looked at the woman in shock when he saw that she was still inclined to jump into the sea. No matter how he looked at it, the current situation was not fit for her to jump into those heavy waters. What was she even thinking?

Tong Zhaodi also wanted to convince Han Ruochen, but then she saw the scene in front of her and did not know what to think. The way Zhai Heng was holding Han Ruochen was like she was the only light in his life, and if she were to jump in, then things might turn even more troublesome for him.

Oho, so that was how it was. However, Tong Zhaodi was also a bit worried. She knew that Zhai Tianyu was chasing after Han Ruochen, and he was a really good man. Not only was he the commander of the army, but he was also stable and upright. But Zhai Heng was not too bad either. He was the heir that the Zhai family had cultivated carefully to take over their businesses. He was haughty and arrogant like a lone wolf. No matter how she looked at it, Tong Zhaodi felt that both of these men were really good in their own aspects.

Whom should she ship with Sister Han Ruochen?

Han Ruochen looked at the man and said in a low voice, "What do you expect me to do? Are you going to jump in my place instead?" She could not help but feel slightly frustrated when she saw that the man was stopping her from jumping. She needed to go down and see what was going on

Zhai Heng choked. Of course, he could not jump into the sea. Though he could swim, he was not an expert. How could he wade through these currents that looked like they could swallow a person whole?

Han Ruochen snorted softly when she saw that the man had stopped speaking. She turned around and looked at the dark water below. The system map had expanded, and her vision had turned stronger and wider. She could easily see the cluster beneath the seabed, like stars scattered in the darkness.

Sea ginseng.

Pearls.

And corals.

And at the deepest point—

A brilliant golden signal kept pulsing slowly beneath the surface of the rock.

[Unknown Treasure Detected.]

[Probability of being An Ancient Artefact: 87%]

Han Ruochen sucked in a breath. How could she let go of such a crucial opportunity?

This was a risk that could make her big.

So, even if the risk were grave and dangerous, she knew that she could not ignore it.

She ignored the warning gazes of Tong Zhaodi and Zhai Heng. Strapping a small yet sturdy machete on her side, she jumped into the sea. And the moment she dived into the water, the world vanished.

Cold seawater crashed over her head as she cut through the surface of the water like an arrow. Bubbles exploded all over her body. The sea swallowed the sound instantly, leaving behind only the muffled sound of the thrumming of the currents that were moving through the dark waters.

"Ruochen!"

"Sister Ruochen!"

When Tong Zhaodi and Zhai Heng saw Han Ruochen jumping into the sea, they were scared stiff. This woman, she really jumped right into the sea.

"What? What should we do now?" Tong Zhaodi asked nervously.

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Hey guys, your author is pregnant lol. Please forgive me if I make some mistakes in the upcoming days. I am heavy and my pregnancy brain is getting way too out of hand.}