Chapter 25

Ji Wenxue woke up again and was surrounded by a group of people, including Sister Wan Di, Sister Zou Wei, Sister Ying Zhao and Yao Si. Everyone came over with concern, and finally a relaxed smile appeared in their eyes.

"I...?" Ji Wenxue had just regained consciousness and was still a little vague about what had happened before. She went to her own area, returned, the sudden rise of the river, the sinking of the small wooden boat... She slowly recalled everything one by one.

"When Wan Di went over, you were already unconscious. When you were carried up, we were all shocked and thought you were in trouble. Fortunately, you are awake now. We were all worried..." Yao Si said while wiping her tears. She was really scared just now and didn't dare to cry for fear that it was a bad omen. She had to hold it in. Now that she saw Ji Wenxue wake up, she finally felt relieved and tears flowed down her face unconsciously.

Wandi touched the heads of her two sisters, and the two little ones threw themselves into her arms and started crying.

Jiang Zouwei folded his arms and watched without saying a word. Ying Zhaoze also felt tears welling up in her eyes as she recalled what happened at that time. Ji Wenxue happened to ask about it, so she started talking about it.

Wandi swam underwater, only to discover a hidden world beneath. The moment she touched the surface, the feeling of the energy stone that had vanished before reappeared with a powerful intensity. Searching for someone in the vast expanse of water was like looking for a needle in a haystack, and Wandi couldn't figure out which direction to turn to find Ji Wenxue.

Later, considering that the energy stone was spiritual, she decided to follow the direction of the energy stone. If she couldn't find it, she would swim quickly to it and then set off from there to swim to another place.

Following this force, Wandi noticed the solid ice forming on the surface of the water above her head. She continued to move forward quickly while thinking.

When Wandi saw a figure in the distance, she almost wondered if it was a mirage. But when she saw the weed figures about to collapse, she swam over as fast as she could.

A heavy weight fell on her arm, and Wandi confirmed that it was the missing Ji Wenxue. She reached out and patted Ji Wenxue's cheek, but she didn't react at all.

There was no other way, Wandi could only carry Ji Wenxue towards the exit. They had to get ashore first to find out what was going on with Ji Wenxue.

"Swim to the shore?" Ji Wenxue was puzzled. "I tried for a long time, but I could never reach the end. But everyone said that Sister Wandi should soon bring me to the shore, to the pit where I fell into. What's going on? Is it because I'm too weak?" But Ji Wenxue clearly remembered that she swam very fast and for a long time.

At this point, Wandi couldn't help but reach out, bend her middle and index fingers, and gently tap Ji Wenxue's forehead. "Stupid, you're swimming in the wrong direction. Even if you're the best swimmer in the galaxy, you won't reach the exit."

"Huh?" Everyone was puzzled.

Moonlight shines on the bottom of the lake, and the clear water reflects the pitch-black sky, making people mistakenly believe that the bottom of the water is an exit to the light. However, the depth of the water causes spatial disorientation. In the buoyant water flow that is different from the surface, people will lose their way and lose their sense of direction.

That's why Ji Wenxue swam hard towards the bottom of the water, getting farther and farther away from the water surface.

Humans also encounter this kind of situation while flying airplanes or spacecraft. However, given the rigid requirements of interstellar flight, there has been extensive research and much progress. There are now relatively reliable methods to avoid this.

But the ocean is still a blue unknown.

Everyone was frightened after hearing this.

"It feels really scary in the water. I often heard adults talk about children drowning in the water. I finally overcame my fear a while ago and thought the underwater world was quite beautiful. Now I'm even more scared." Yao Si rubbed the goose bumps on his hands.

Even Ji Wenxue, who has experience in water sports, could be in this situation. I heard that many people who have undergone specialized training could also encounter such a situation. That's too dangerous!

Ying Zhao listened and marveled at the wonder and majesty of nature. Although she could swim a bit, she didn't like water and usually stayed away in awe when she saw it.

Jiang Zouwei didn't know this rule. But based on her many actual combat experiences, she didn't have this problem. Whether it was land, sea, or air, any location would not affect her ability to perform.

Wandi helped Ji Wenxue untangle the weeds from around her body while quietly observing everyone's reactions. She had long ago come up with the idea that she needed to protect everyone's safety; relying on herself or others wouldn't always be a matter of luck.

It is better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish.

Only when her own abilities are strong can she save her life. She wants to teach everyone her skills and experience.

Ji Wenxue felt the seaweed on her body tense and relax randomly as her fingers pulled at it. Wandi was fiddling with it, occasionally speaking. The green seaweed still clung to the surface with water droplets, but it no longer fluttered like it would in the water. It hung wetly against her body.

White fingers weaved through the green seaweed. The skin on the tips of the fingers was slightly wrinkled and pink from being underwater for so long. It was these powerful hands that had just saved her from the suffocating ocean.

A beautiful woman, at ease in such unfamiliar waters, her wet hair draped casually across Wandi's back like seaweed. Her eyes, like sharp swords, fluttered as she lowered them, her lashes like a butterfly about to take flight.

"Sister Wandi, are you really not a god, like the god of the sea?" Ji Wenxue suddenly came forward and asked.

Wandi was stunned for a moment before laughing, "What? Where do you get all these weird ideas?"

Ji Wenxue also laughed, "Because my sister feels like a fish in water down there, it's amazing!"

"In a place like this, it's more like a female ghost! It's a bit creepy and powerful." Jiang Zouwei suddenly spoke up and joined the team that was trying to solve the water grass. Then he looked at Wan Di and asked, "Who do you think is right?"

"Hmm?" Wandi let out a puzzled sound, a bit unresponsive. Why did Zouwei suddenly say that? Was she kidding? They'd often joked like this when they were in school together, making each other laugh at trivial matters. But then, those days seemed like a lifetime ago, the jokes and the happy times buried together.

"I like them both," Wandi said happily. The time of struggle and revolution had come to an end. She would be happy if they could return to their old ways. Previously, she had been saddened by the distance between them.

"I'm asking if it's true, not which one you like. How can you just say that to me?" Jiang Zouwei said, but his tone was nonchalant, and he even had a smile that seemed happy.

"What I like is right, don't you think so?"

Jiang Zouwei let out a "ha" sound, looking as if he really couldn't do anything to you, and everyone laughed together.

Jiang Zouwei also smiled widely, a rare occurrence. She didn't say, "That's how I feel." She had done this thousands of times before.

Yao Si, who usually laughed the most cheerfully and unrestrainedly, restrained herself after a while. Jiang Zouwei and Wan Di's joke just now suddenly reminded her of something she had forgotten before.

At that moment, he saw the looming figure approaching. When they reached the shore, the first thing Yao Si noticed wasn't Wati's thin clothes or her damp hair, but her eyes. Because of the intensified color contrast from the water, Wati's eyes seemed even deeper than usual, like a water snake, alluring and aggressive. It seemed as if once he took one look, he couldn't look away, and would unknowingly step into that unknown and dangerous green water.

This strange feeling brought her a huge impact, making her feel a little uneasy, but also a little surprised as if she had discovered a treasure map.

The laughter and joy in the moonlight gradually faded, and everyone stood up one after another. Their companions were rescued, but their mission was not yet complete.

"So what should we do next? Should we divide up into different areas and act separately? Or should we all go somewhere together?" Ying Zhao asked, looking around. She preferred the second option. Although she preferred to conduct experiments alone, being with others in the wild made her feel safer. Furthermore, the evil fish monster Wen Xue had just mentioned made her feel that being near water was extremely dangerous!

"Hey, Wandi, aren't you done with the water plants yet?" Yao Si poked her head in and saw Wandi still squatting down, messing with the mess. She didn't understand. Why would she just throw that thing away?

Jiang Zouwei suddenly realized something, squatted down opposite Wandi, and quickly rubbed the bunch of water plants.

Ji Wenxue coughed and coughed beside her. She finally woke up, but she choked on some water before falling asleep, and her throat still felt uncomfortable. She didn't even want to talk.

"Found it!" Wandi picked up a rough, deformed "seaweed ball" and smiled. "This is the Energy Stone. We don't need to look for it anymore. Let's go back to Jiao Garden first."

"Wow, this is the famous energy stone!" Yao Si came over and admired it with shining eyes, "But I can't seem to see anything special about it!" No wonder she couldn't find it. Now she couldn't see it even if she tried hard. She thought it was garbage and wanted to throw it away, not to mention when she was looking for it alone.

Wandi smiled and said, "From the outside, there's really nothing special about it. You have to rely on your feeling." However, there is no way to describe this feeling specifically. It is something that can only be understood but not expressed in words.

Ji Wenxue said at the time that the evil fish suddenly left, and it must be the energy stone that played a role.

"How magical! But the energy stone is really powerful, and it turns out these animals can also be afraid." Yao Si continued to sigh on the way.

Everyone was in a hurry and didn't notice that in the calm pond behind them, a fish suddenly jumped out of the water and then fell back down.

Maybe he didn't leave out of fear?