Stop pretending, the fake heiress is actually a master of metaphysics.

The consequence of not cheating was that Shen Nian lost.

Shen Nian: ...

While it's true that she's always had bad luck, she can't be unlucky every time, can she?

As for Zhang Xiaoling and Lin Xiyue's group...

Zhang Xiaoling was still reeling from the fear of being forced to sing opera in the theater in the previous episode, and asked Lin Xiyue if she could learn to make lanterns.

Lin Xiyue nodded.

Before we began, Granny Fan said with a serious expression, "Mermaids are real, beautiful and powerful beings. If you want to see mermaids, you must firmly believe this."

"...You must be sincere!"

The guests nodded in agreement, and Nono agreed.

The concept of sincerity is extremely difficult to define.

If they don't see this thing when the time comes, it means they weren't sincere.

It's just like praying to a deity; sincerity brings results.

However, everyone tacitly refrained from saying it for a long time.

The first step in making a mermaid lamp is to prepare the materials.

Preparing all the materials is a considerable undertaking.

The subsequent steps are even more complex, making it a veritable intangible cultural heritage.

While the lantern group was preparing materials, Grandma Fan began teaching the other three songs.

The melody is melodious and beautiful, but the specific lyrics are not discernible.

It doesn't seem to be the local dialect either.

Shen Nian listened to it only once, and her expression changed for a moment.

This song...

This is no ordinary folk song.

She could sense the presence of the "curse" within it.

This is a summoning spell.

The scope of spells is very broad. Since there are spells to summon ghosts, there must also be spells to summon other living beings.

She never expected that a "curse" would exist in the songs passed down through generations of ordinary islanders.

Could it be that nearly a hundred years ago, the people on this island really had contact with mermaids or merfolk?

So why has that connection disappeared now?

What did they do?

Or did the mermaids return to the deep sea?

Shen Nian and Lin Xiyue exchanged a glance.

Lin Xiyue said, "There are indeed traces of a spell, but I feel that the spell here is incomplete."

It's incomplete, so it might not be effective.

Shen Nian suppressed her doubts.

Holy crap, has this really turned into a travel and leisure program?

Why are you doing crafts now?

But do you really believe that mermaids exist?

[Didn't they say they discovered mermaid-like skeletons?]

It's all a mix of truth and falsehood; I don't really believe it.

[It's nice that things are peaceful like this now; this is too scary, my heart can't take it.]

Is this lamp really not an intangible cultural heritage item? It looks so difficult to make.

[My brother is so skillful! How can he make this?!]

[Mengmeng is practically an all-rounder, she has no weaknesses!]

[But what language is this? I can't make out the lyrics at all.]

Fans in the live chat started showering the comments with compliments.

Suddenly, the village chief, who had already entered the room, came out and said something to Granny Fan in the local language.

None of the guests could understand the language of the island, but judging from their expressions, it probably wasn't anything pleasant.

Granny Fan said, "Let's stop here for today."

The village chief said something again, this time without using dialect, and the group understood him.

He meant to take these things out.

Don't put it in his house.

Grandma Fan's expression turned sour, but she didn't say anything in the end and asked the crew to take the materials for making the mermaid lantern back to her own house.

She also asked the guests to come to her house at nine o'clock the next morning to continue their studies.

The guests looked at each other for a moment.

After Granny Fan left and the village chief returned to his room, they began to discuss the matter in hushed tones.

"Why does the village chief seem to dislike anything related to 'mermaids'?"

"But don't the people on this island all believe in the existence of mermaids? If he opposed it, how did he become the village chief?"

"It is a bit strange."

"But it doesn't seem to have anything to do with our show... let's not worry about it for now."

The village chief only needs to allow them to film on the island; other matters are none of their concern.

After whispering among themselves, the group prepared to wash up and rest.

The village chief gave up half of the vacant house.

There is a courtyard in the middle, which separates the rooms on both sides.

The rooms are divided into one room for male guests and one room for female guests.

Inside was a slightly larger wooden bed and a smaller bed.

Hu Die: "Shen Nian, shall we sleep in the same bed, and then Mengmeng will sleep by herself?"

Lu Mengmeng nodded.

She really wasn't used to sleeping in the same bed with other people.

The cameras in the room will automatically turn off at a certain time to prevent the guests' privacy from being captured.

Shen Nian cleansed herself with a cleansing spell and changed into comfortable pajamas.

After the other two quickly washed up, they changed their clothes and went to bed.

The guests had been busy for a while and were all a bit tired by now. Even the most lively Lu Mengmeng had stopped talking.

The signal on the island was intermittent, but it was pretty good right now. Shen Nian glanced at the messages popping up on social media and replied as she read them.

Shen Yingjia would send her various videos from time to time. After learning that the theme of this episode was to find mermaids, she sent her a bunch of scientists' speculations about mermaids and asked her if there were any mermaids.

Shen Nian replied: I don't know, we're still looking.

Gu Qiwen also sent her a few messages.

There was an inexplicable sour undertone in her words, which Shen Nian found amusing, and she replied with a few words.

Song Daiqing hadn't contacted her for a long time, anxiously waiting for Shen Yingwei to be released from prison. This time, she surprisingly sent her a message, telling her to be careful.

Shen Nian did not reply.

Gu Yuncheng sent her the homework she had assigned during this period. After Shen Nian finished grading it, she assigned him new homework.

After replying to the message, the signal seemed to be down again, so Shen Nian put away her phone and prepared to go to sleep.

In the middle of the night, Lu Mengmeng got up to use the restroom and went to the water dispenser where the production crew had put out water to drink.

Suddenly, I felt someone watching me.

She was startled, and mustered her courage to turn around and shine her flashlight on the spot.

The village chief stood in the darkness, his eyes cold, and she didn't know how long he had been watching her.

Lu Mengmeng wasn't actually very brave. Startled, she tried to remain calm and asked, "What are you doing here? Is something wrong?"

After a long silence, the village chief suddenly said, "You shouldn't have come to the island."

"...Why do you say that? Did we do something wrong?"

The village chief said, "You shouldn't have come looking for mermaids."

"...Are there really mermaids?"

The village chief did not answer, but said in a deep voice, "If you don't want to regret it, leave the island tomorrow."

Going off the island is of course impossible.

Their program had only just begun filming, so Lu Mengmeng could only cautiously reply, "Could you elaborate a bit more?"

The village chief merely glanced at her coldly before turning and disappearing into the darkness.

After drinking the water, Lu Mengmeng returned to her room, but she still felt uneasy about sleeping.

It's as if in a dream, I can faintly hear a melodious and poignant ballad.