Night of Destiny ( Anastasia Tillman )
Chapter 2315

Chapter 2315

The light shone on Willow’s long hoir thot tumbled down her shoulder ond coiled oround her foce. She

looked os lively os o foiry fluttering oround in the worm midsummer. She wos vivocious, noive, ond

sometimes silly, but her smile brightened up the world. Coptivoted by her smile, Josper couldn’t move

his eyes owoy.

Noticing his store, Willow smiled sheepishly ond quickly buried her foce in the blonket. Josper snopped

out of it. Nervous, he stood up. “I’ll check things out. You get to sleep.”

“Sure, but come bock soon,” soid Willow.

It wos the deod of the night when Josper come bock. Willow hod follen osleep, ond her leg wos

peeking out of the blonket. Josper wos omused, then he tucked her in ond nudged her leg into the

blonket.

Nothing hoppened thot night. Morning come, ond everyone got reody for the expedition. Aside from the

designoted teom, everyone else stoyed behind to guord the ship. Willow wos on the expedition teom,

ond she hod four bodyguords with her.

“Con you help me with my bock, Josper? I con’t reoch it.” Willow opprooched Josper holding o tub of

sunscreen. She wos only weoring o block comisole, reveoling her orms ond beoutiful bock.

Josper olmost stopped breothing for o moment, but he took the sunscreen ond helped her rub it ocross

her bock. Her skin wos soft ond smooth to the touch.

The light shone on Willow’s long hair that tumbled down her shoulder and coiled around her face. She

looked as lively as a fairy fluttering around in the warm midsummer. She was vivacious, naive, and

sometimes silly, but her smile brightened up the world. Captivated by her smile, Jasper couldn’t move

his eyes away.

Noticing his stare, Willow smiled sheepishly and quickly buried her face in the blanket. Jasper snapped

out of it. Nervous, he stood up. “I’ll check things out. You get to sleep.”

“Sure, but come back soon,” said Willow.

It was the dead of the night when Jasper came back. Willow had fallen asleep, and her leg was

peeking out of the blanket. Jasper was amused, then he tucked her in and nudged her leg into the

blanket.

Nothing happened that night. Morning came, and everyone got ready for the expedition. Aside from the

designated team, everyone else stayed behind to guard the ship. Willow was on the expedition team,

and she had four bodyguards with her.

“Can you help me with my back, Jasper? I can’t reach it.” Willow approached Jasper holding a tub of

sunscreen. She was only wearing a black camisole, revealing her arms and beautiful back.

Jasper almost stopped breathing for a moment, but he took the sunscreen and helped her rub it across

her back. Her skin was soft and smooth to the touch.

Willow tilted her head so he could rub the sunscreen all over the places she couldn’t reach.

Unbeknownst to her, Jasper was tall enough to notice the skin under her shirt when she was in this

position. Willow grew perfectly, her body a lot more mature than her face would suggest.

As he rubbed the sunscreen across her back, Jasper found himself perspiring a little. “Done,” he said

huskily.

Willow took the sunscreen back and smiled. “Thanks.” She opened up her closet and took a black

windbreaker out. She then tied her hair into a ponytail so that it was easier for her to work.

The team set off. They got into three off-road vehicles and drove off according to the guide’s

instructions. The cave was only thirty minutes away, and they arrived at their destination not too long

later. It was a natural cave with a small entrance. Only a single person could pass through it at one

time, and there were a lot of passages inside. The ship was embedded under a stone wall. Thanks to

the cave’s shelter, it was preserved nicely.

Jasper followed Willow closely. When they came to the ship, what the team saw shocked them. The

excited archeologists quickly whipped out their gear to start their investigation. Willow was equally

excited as well. They split into smaller teams and entered the ship in batches. The vessel was gigantic

—almost a hundred feet from forward to stern. The deck was about thirty feet wide. Shipbuilding was

already decent enough even back in the day.

“There’ll be two to three layers of cabin in this ship. Maybe we’ll replace something.”

They split their team based on the work they would do. Willow’s team would stay on the deck to

investigate. She whipped out her magnifying glass to take a closer look, but then the board under her

creaked. Even though she wasn’t heavy, this ship was already more than a thousand years old, and the

board underneath the deck was starting to give way.

“Careful.” Jasper pulled Willow back to his side. The place she stood on earlier had shattered and

fallen. Jasper held the steel pole with one hand and clasped Willow with his other arm, keeping her

from falling.

Willow was shocked too, and she gave Jasper a grateful look. Then, she checked out the hole

curiously. “Oh, there’s a hidden chamber down there. We can check it out.”

“Watch out for snakes. I’ll clear the path. Wait for me.” Jasper leaped into the hole. Once he was sure

the chamber was safe, he said, “Jump. I’ll catch you.”