Chapter 193: A Dolphin Presents a Golden Bracelet

After a quick meal, Wang Jianlin headed to the police station.

Wang Yun and the others, however, stayed behind.

Yun Jiao took them beachcombing.

But the weather was truly cold, and the wind by the sea was strong, so they only got a small taste of beachcombing before leaving.

When they arrived at the part of the sea where she had played with the killer whales, Yun Jiao subconsciously glanced into the water.

The killer whales hadn’t returned, but she thought she saw something in the sea.

’Not sure. Let me look again.’

"What’s wrong?"

Sun Yaoqin was very fond of this little girl who was much, much prettier than any of her dolls. She had been following Yun Jiao around like a little tail the entire time.

Yun Jiao climbed onto a reef. "I thought I saw something just now."

The moment she finished speaking, an especially cheerful, strange voice popped into her head.

’She’s here! She’s here! She finally showed up!’

’We’ve been waiting for so long, and now she’s finally here!’

’WAAAH... Why did you only show up now? This fish was about to die from waiting!’

’Pretty one! Her voice sounds so good! Kind human, look at me, look at me!’

Standing on the reef, Yun Jiao watched the large fish leaping out of the water and fell into a contemplative silence.

’Ugh, so noisy.’

"WOW!!!"

Unable to hear the noisy chatter, Sun Yaoqin let out a gasp of amazement as she saw the large fish leap from the water and splash back down, her eyes shining brightly.

"Is that a dolphin? I’ve seen them in books! Is it a dolphin? Wow, there are pink ones too! They’re so pretty!"

Setting aside the incessant chirping in Yun Jiao’s head, the actual calls of the dolphins were quite beautiful.

And so... a world where only Yun Jiao suffered was created.

Furthermore, the dolphins’ discussion was gradually getting absurd.

’She’s so beautiful. I want to have a baby with her.’

’I was completely captivated when she sang before. Human, wanna date?’

Yun Jiao shot them a fierce (not really) glare.

"Shut up!"

’You’re a bad influence on the kids. What kind of nonsense are you spouting?’

The dolphins fell silent for a few seconds, then grew even more excited.

’She spoke! Her voice is so lovely.’

’Ah... it’s the most beautiful voice I’ve ever heard.’

’Are you going to sing today? Are you?’

Yun Jiao suddenly remembered seeing a flash of a different color—the color of these dolphins, she now realized—while she was singing on the day the killer whales left.

There were about ten dolphins in the group below, all Chinese white dolphins.

Most were white, and as far as fish go, they were rather handsome, with a hint of cuteness.

The three pink ones were the most beautiful of all.

Chinese white dolphins are born greyish-white, but as they age, they gradually turn a beautiful, delicate pink before finally fading to white.

Wang Yi had also spotted the dolphins, and he was kicking himself for not bringing his camera to take pictures!

After all, the photos he had brought to school before had made him the talk of the town for a while.

’If I had known there’d be a surprise every time I followed Yun Jiao, I would have brought my camera!’

Listening to the dolphins chattering away, begging her to sing, just gave Yun Jiao a headache.

With a stern expression on her pretty face, she took Sun Yaoqin by the hand and turned to leave.

’Human, a gift for you.’

Out of the corner of her eye, Yun Jiao noticed a golden object in the white dolphin’s mouth. She turned back.

’Then again,’ she thought, ’it has been a while since I’ve warmed up my voice. Singing a song or two wouldn’t be the worst thing.’

Yun Jiao climbed down from the reef and beckoned to the dolphin holding the object.

With a WHOOSH, the dolphin shot out of the sea and glided an impressive distance across the sand with exceptional smoothness.

"Whoa!"

Wang Yi and Sun Yaoqin were stunned, but more than that, they were thrilled.

Dolphins are mammals, so it was fine for them to be out of the water for a little while.

Yun Jiao crouched in front of the dolphin and held out her hand.

Something heavy landed in her palm.

She was familiar with this sort of thing; Gui Yi had given her a piece before.

That’s right. It was gold.

It was a golden bracelet, to be exact, inlaid with gemstones. It looked incredibly opulent.

"What is that...?"

Wang Yi leaned in for a closer look, his eyes and mouth flying wide open. Doubting his own eyes, he squeezed them shut and opened them again.

"Holy shit!" The curse had slipped out involuntarily.

’I mean, it’s one thing for a dolphin to give a gift, but a golden bracelet?!’

The golden bracelet looked ancient, but it was still a beautiful, glittering gold, inlaid with gems of different colors.

"My eyes aren’t playing tricks on me. They’re really not."

Yun Jiao patted the dolphin’s head. Looking at the object in her hand, she suddenly felt that this particular dolphin was looking exceptionally handsome.

"What song do you want to hear?"

’I’ll even let you make a request.’

The dolphin’s cheerful voice came back: ’All of them! Sing all of them!’

Yun Jiao: "..."

’I gave you an inch and you want to take a mile.’

’All of them? Between my past life and this one, I’ve learned more songs than I can count. ’All of them,’ he says. Why don’t you just ask me to fly?’

Yun Jiao rolled her eyes.

"You get five songs. No more than that."

Yun Jiao toyed with the heavy golden bracelet in her hand and began to hum a tune.

Nearby, Wang Yi, who was still marveling at the bracelet from the dolphin, soon found his attention captured by Yun Jiao’s singing.

The same went for Sun Yaoqin.

Being so young, Sun Yaoqin had no idea of the golden bracelet’s true value. She only knew that the song Yun Jiao was singing was beautiful. So, so beautiful. Incredibly beautiful!

’How can someone be so pretty and have such a beautiful voice?!’

At that moment, human and fish alike were utterly mesmerized.

As they listened, the dolphins in the sea began to leap into the air, plunging elegantly back into the water.

Their low, trilling calls seemed to serve as both accompaniment and a dance for Yun Jiao’s song.

It was a feast for both the eyes and the ears.

Wang Yi felt that even the TV shows he watched weren’t this spectacular!

’AAAHHH! Why didn’t I bring my camera?! Why can’t I record this moment?!’

Five songs: two from her past life, and three from this world.

The ones from her past life were mostly wordless, ethereal chants. The ones from this world had lyrics; they were the songs played over the school’s loudspeaker.

Simple and childish, yes, but when she sang them, they became something extraordinarily beautiful, as if the entire song had been elevated.

The only drawback was that it was all over too soon.

"All done."

Having finished the five songs, Yun Jiao clapped her hands, stood up, grabbed the large tail of the dolphin still on the shore, and tossed it back into the sea.

"Off you go!"

"Oooooooh~"

The dolphin had wanted to get some cuddles from Yun Jiao, but by the time it snapped out of its musical trance, it had already been thrown back into the ocean.

With Yun Jiao’s singing finished, both the humans and the dolphins felt a deep sense of disappointment, wishing she would continue.

Yun Jiao: ’Impossible. Absolutely impossible!’

She waved goodbye to the dolphins with the large golden bracelet, then skipped off happily, leading Wang Yi and Sun Yaoqin back toward home.

The other two only belatedly registered the cold. They had been so immersed in the song that they hadn’t noticed, but now that they’d snapped out of it, they felt like the wind was about to freeze them solid.

Even so, they peppered her with curious questions the entire way back.