Shen Nanchuan didn't think much of it, and just chased after Shen Nanxing, calling out, "Little brother, wait for us!"

It's getting late, he should go back and rest. It would be even better if he could share a room with his younger brother!

He had only taken a few steps when he was stopped by people below the city wall, "Young Master, something's up!"

Shen Nanchuan paused, feeling frustrated, but he could only go down to check the situation first.

"Let's go take a look!"

Jiang Nian'an stirred in Shen Nanxing's arms.

The unease that had been lingering in her heart returned, even more intense than before.

"You should rest."

Shen Nanxing kept walking forward without stopping, saying, "I'll come back after I take you back to rest."

"No, even if you take me back to rest, I still won't be able to sleep."

Jiang Nian'an grabbed his arm, her expression more solemn than Shen Nanxing had ever seen before. "I feel very uneasy, I have a feeling that something is going to happen. Let's go down and check the situation now."

"good."

Hearing her say that, Shen Nanxing stopped insisting, turned around, picked her up, and walked back.

Once they reached the other side of the city wall, Jiang Nian'an jumped from Shen Nanxing's arms to the ground.

Holding Xiaolongzhan's hand in one hand and Shen Nanxing's hand in the other, she walked quickly toward Shen Nanchuan.

Shen Nanchuan was surrounded by people.

They were all members of the Shen family, as well as survivors who came to work and earn supplies.

When the Shen family saw Shen Nanxing, their eyes lit up and they all exclaimed, "Second Young Master!"

Compared to the gentle eldest son, the decisive second son made them feel more at ease.

Shen Nanxing gestured to them to be quiet, "Don't bring those guys back."

The crowd quickly covered their mouths and quieted down, but the fervor in their eyes remained undiminished. They stepped aside to make way for them.

Shen Nanchuan was frowning and staring blankly at the land at the foot of the city wall.

When he saw Shen Nanxing return, his face immediately lit up with a smile, and his eyes shone. "Little brother!"

The younger brother must have been worried about him, which is why he came back!

"Um."

Shen Nanxing responded and looked down at the base of the city wall.

Even though Shen Nanxing's reply was indifferent, Shen Nanchuan was still secretly pleased.

"Brother, sister-in-law, look here!"

He pointed to the base of the city wall and said in a low voice.

Water is constantly seeping out from the base of the city wall and the surrounding land.

In a short time, it had spread from the base of the city wall to their feet.

'Gurgle'

'Gurgle'

Before Jiang Nian'an and Shen Nanxing could investigate further, the water that was constantly gushing out from under the city wall suddenly turned into tiny white foam.

"This foam..."

A strange light flashed in Jiang Nian'an and Shen Nanxing's eyes. Could it be that there were also mutated sea creatures below the guard point?

A night breeze blew by, and the strong smell of the sea filled everyone's nostrils.

"Strange, why does it taste like seawater?"

"It smells like those bubbles..."

"Look closely, those bubbles look like they were expelled by a creature like a sea crab!"

"Impossible, we're on land, not at the seaside..."

They are currently located in the open ocean. Even if groundwater is seeping out, it should be fresh water, definitely not salty seawater...

A murmur of noise arose from the crowd, like cold water being poured into a hot oil pan, instantly making it lively.

The noise grew louder and louder. Shen Nanxing turned around and glanced at the crowd with some impatience. "Quiet down!"

Under the moonlight, his eyes, gleaming with an electric light, were somewhat frightening, and the noise immediately ceased.

"Your Majesty!"

Jiang Nian'an pointed to the white foam at the foot of the city wall and said to the king, "Burn that foam!"

The king climbed to the foam, opened his mouth, and flames burst forth.

After a hissing sound, the white foam disappeared, and the fishy smell was gone, replaced by the acrid smell of burning protein.

The crowd was startled by the king who suddenly crawled out of the darkness, but before they could express their shock, they were overwhelmed by the foul smell of burning.

"It stinks, it smells awful, it's so pungent!"

The people gathered around the city wall retreated, moving away from the source of the aroma.

"This taste..."

Shen Nanchuan covered his nose, but before he could even open his mouth, Jiang Nian'an pushed him aside, causing him to fall onto Qiao Huaxi.

Both of them took a few steps back at the same time.

After regaining her footing, Qiao Huaxi looked up and glared angrily at Jiang Nian'an, "What are you doing—"

Before he could finish speaking, Shen Nanxing's lightning struck directly at the base of the city wall.

With a loud 'boom,' the mutated creature that had emerged from the ground was blasted into dust before it could even show its face.

Startled by the noise, Qiao Huaxi stared wide-eyed at the black ash floating around the base of the wall, still glowing with sparks.

Besides the black ash, a pair of broken, dark blue crab claws appeared at the base of the city wall.

Bathed in moonlight, it gleamed with a chilling light, seemingly carrying deadly poison.

"Give it a try!"

Jiang Nian'an told Xiao Yin and the little blood fox.

The two little guys nodded, then jumped off Xiao Longzhan's shoulder at the same time, quickly darted to the crab claws, and stuck out their tongues to lick them lightly.

'Hiss~'

'Waaah~'

Xiao Longzhan and Jiang Nian'an heard the two little ones' cheerful voices: "So poisonous! So poisonous! So delicious!"

Although Shen Nanxing couldn't understand it, he had already gotten the answer from their behavior.

"Back off!"

Shen Nanxing raised his hand, directing everyone to retreat.

"Little brother, is there something down there?"

"Um."

Shen Nanxing stared intently at the base of the city wall, where new white foam had begun to emerge.

The fishy smell grew stronger, carrying a faint hint of blood, which made people uneasy.

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