Chapter 1364
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Chapter 1364 Mysterious Ballroom
On the vast ocean, a luxury yacht carved a white trail across the water’s surface, humming as it moved forward into the distance.
Bai Li Pangpang sat at the dining table on the top deck of the yacht, wearing sunglasses and holding a glass of champagne, feeling the sea breeze against his face, looking completely content.
Cao Yuan forked a piece of beef into his mouth, glancing at Bai Li Pangpang’s windswept hairstyle,
“Pangpang, your hairline has receded again.”
“Puh-cough cough cough…”
Bai Li Pangpang’s champagne almost spilled as his hand shook. He glared at Cao Yuan, “What do you know? This is a symbol of male maturity!”
He leaned back leisurely against his chair, gazing at the sparkling sea in the distance, “Besides, what’s wrong with a receding hairline? After all, what woman could resist a rich young man who can drive a yacht with one hand?”
Cao Yuan raised an eyebrow,
“What about Molly?”
Bai Li Pangpang’s right hand, which had been swirling the champagne, suddenly stopped.
“I remember, you two used to be quite close.” Cao Yuan thought carefully, “Back then in Guangshen, you almost…”
In Bai Li Pangpang’s mind, the image of that bus driving in the rain and the silhouette of a woman in a yellow dress resurfaced, his eyes showing complexity,
He remained silent for a moment,
“Past matters… better left unmentioned.”
Bai Li Pangpang seemed unwilling to continue this topic and sat up straight, “By the way, where’s Qiye?”
“He’s in the KTV downstairs,” An Qingyu chimed in at the right moment.
“KTV?” Bai Li Pangpang and Cao Yuan exchanged glances, “What’s he doing there? Doesn’t he dislike singing?”
“…I don’t know, he locked the door from inside, we can’t get in.”
An Qingyu sighed.
Cao Yuan looked down at the sea chart in his hand, “Speaking of which, why is this island so far away? It’s not on the border of Daxia, and it’s far from the mainland… feels very remote around here.”
“That’s normal. If we were too close to land, our Jinxu might cause a big commotion and be discovered by them.” An Qingyu turned to look at the horizon where the outline of an island was faintly visible, “Let’s go get Qiye… we’re almost there.”
As the luxury yacht gradually approached the shore, everyone finally saw the outline of the island clearly.
Although just an island, it was much larger than Lin Qiye and the others had imagined, at least the size of two prefecture-level cities. The coastal areas were mostly beaches and small hills, and looking deeper inland, they could see the outlines of tall mountain peaks.
Lin Qiye and the others disembarked from the yacht, standing on the golden sand, looking around.
“This place doesn’t look like it has a training base…”
“Commander Zuo only told us to come to this island, but didn’t specify where exactly. We probably have to find it ourselves.”
Lin Qiye closed his eyes, quickly spreading his mental power. With his current mental strength, covering the entire island wasn’t a problem.
A moment later, Lin Qiye opened his eyes, his expression somewhat strange.
“How is it? Did you find anything?” Bai Li Pangpang asked curiously.
“…I’m not sure.” Lin Qiye sighed, “Let’s go take a look.”
Under Lin Qiye’s lead, everyone crossed the beach and headed straight into the depths of the island.
The vegetation on the island was very lush, with almost no signs of human activity. After walking along the rugged path for a long time, they finally arrived at an open wasteland.
“Over there.”
Lin Qiye pointed to a corner.
Everyone’s gaze followed, and they saw a gravel downhill path built who knows how many years ago, emerging from the overgrown weeds. At the bottom of the slope stood an iron door covered in rust and dust, towering firmly.
“What is this place? An air raid shelter?” Bai Li Pangpang walked to the iron door and examined it carefully, “No, this shelter looks like it hasn’t been opened for decades. How could this be our training place?”
“But on this island, apart from here, there are no other man-made structures,” Lin Qiye shrugged helplessly.
An Qingyu stepped forward to the iron door, pinched a piece of rust between his fingers, and a deep gray appeared in his eyes.
“Judging from the degree of rust, it should indeed be a product from the 1920s, with crude workmanship, and there are indeed no signs of it being opened for a long time.
Theoretically, no one could live behind this door, unless…”
An Qingyu looked back at Jiang Er, “Unless they’re ghosts.”
“Anyway, let’s go in and take a look.”
Lin Qiye placed both hands on the rusty iron door and pushed hard!
Creeeeak—!
As the iron door slowly opened, a deep, dark passage appeared before everyone.
“Do you smell something strange?” Bai Li Pangpang sniffed the air suspiciously.
“…Mustiness?”
“No, it’s a kind of… fragrance?” Bai Li Pangpang said uncertainly, “It feels like some kind of perfume.”
“You’re imagining things. How could there be perfume in here?”
“Seven, did you hear something?”
“What did you say?! Speak louder! My ears haven’t recovered yet!”
“…Never mind.”
Everyone proceeded along the deep, dark passage. After walking for an unknown amount of time, a faint fragrance wafted into everyone’s nostrils.
At the same time, rhythmic music clearly came from the depths of the passage. Even Lin Qiye, whose hearing was impaired, could vaguely hear something.
“This is unbelievable… there’s really someone here?” Cao Yuan said incredulously.
As everyone continued forward, a glimmer of light gradually appeared in their vision…
The dark, narrow passage suddenly opened up, and when they saw what was before them, everyone’s eyes widened in shock!
“Holy shit!” Bai Li Pangpang exclaimed.
At the end of the passage stood a magnificent, glittering ballroom!
Crystal chandeliers hung from the ceiling, their dreamlike light slowly sweeping across every corner of the ballroom. Golden tiles covered the floor.
In the center of the dance floor, dozens of men and women dressed in suits and qipaos were embracing each other, moving rhythmically to the jazz music, looking completely entranced.
Soft songs, elegant dances, beautiful figures swaying—it was dazzling to everyone’s eyes.
“This, this is…” Looking at this incredible scene before him, Cao Yuan struggled to find words.
How could there possibly be a ballroom from the 70s or 80s beneath an air raid shelter that had been abandoned for a hundred years on this island far from mainland civilization?!
Most bizarre of all, there were so many people dancing inside?!
If it weren’t for the faint musty dampness still emanating from the passage behind them, everyone would have thought they had arrived at the Bund in old Huaihai.
“Something’s not right,” Lin Qiye’s gaze swept across the people before him, his expression solemn,
“This place is very wrong!”
