The second the ship broke apart, Shen Nianzu sprang into action, swiftly dragging Ariel and Jin Jiuchi with him into the tumultuous sea.
Now back in her preferred habitat, Ariel swam agilely to avoid the crushing wreckage, all the while looking back in worry. She had not forgotten that it was thanks to Shen Nianzu and others that she was unharmed. Otherwise with the number of people eyeing her on the ship, she feared that she would have become nothing but a bag of bones right now!
She returned to the spot where they had fallen into, and her eyes widened in shock when she saw Shen Nianzu sinking deeper and deeper, seemingly unable to find his way out to the surface. Oh no, her savior was in danger!
