A cool breeze blew through the woods, and after a while, he opened his eyes, his expression clearly revealing a hint of frustration.

"How cunning, he's gone again..." He muttered softly.

At this point, Hua Shi had almost guessed the ability that Xie Mingchi, the village defender, possessed... something similar to perception... ?

Xie Mingchi looked up at her again and said, "I need to walk around in the mountains."

His perception and sharpness can almost communicate with the entire outer layer of the forest. If the wolf demon reveals its traces and hides again, he will need to use his sight to search again.

Hua Shi nodded.

Xie Mingchi's gaze fell on the fish basket slung around her waist. A light flickered in his dark eyes, and he heard him say, "Are you planning to go fishing in the mountains? I know a place with lots of fish. I'll take you there."

Hua Shi's eyes lit up, which was exactly what she wanted.

The lush green forest is filled with the chirping of birds. Under the trees that block out the sun, it feels light and cool, without any sense of heat at all.

In the silent and deserted woods, two figures, one in front and one behind, were moving back and forth.

After passing the rugged and winding mountain road, the view in front of me suddenly opened up, and my ears were filled with the sound of the cascading waterfall...

“Huahua——”

The lake water below is emerald green and crystal clear.

“Huo…!”

Hua Shi was attracted by the scene in front of her. She followed the direction of the waterfall and looked down. She suddenly exclaimed.

The noisy sound of fish leaping, flying and colliding in the water and on the lake surface, makes a thudding sound.

Countless schools of fish formed a huge vortex in the center of the lake. From the bottom of the water to the air, from bottom to top, it looked like layers of black and white waves...

“…More fish!!”

Hua Shi swallowed, and one hand unconsciously grabbed Xie Mingchi's sleeve, squeezing it a little tighter, his voice trembling a little.

She thought there were a lot of fish, and at most they would just be swimming in clusters in the water, but she didn't expect... there were so many that they formed the eye of a storm.

It took Hua Shi a long time to come back to his senses. The palms of his hands that were pulling Xie Mingchi's sleeves were covered with sweat without him knowing when.

She tilted her head back, followed his chin, looked into his eyes, and blinked.

His expression clearly showed that he was shocked by the scene before him. His dark eyes were wide open and he looked dazed and dazed, as if he had not yet come to his senses.

"...Xie Mingchi, this is a bit abnormal with so many fish."

Even someone as slow as her realized that this was clearly not normal.

She had good eyesight and saw several fish leaping out of the whirlpool, their sharp teeth bared, making a sharp sound as their teeth clashed against each other. The fish were thick and plump...

She had never seen a fish with a big head, a short body and sharp teeth. It didn't look like a normal fish.

Xie Mingchi blinked, came to his senses, and looked down at her.

When she saw the sparkle of excitement in his eyes...?

No...what is he excited about...? ?

Xie Mingchi: "This is a fish spirit."

Blink when you spend time.

I see, but why are they in groups...

Xie Mingchi continued, "I've seen fish spirits swarm in this lake twice before, and this is the third time. Whenever they swarm, it's a sign that something unusual is happening in the mountains."

His overly calm words made Hua Shi doubt whether he had heard it wrong.

Unusual movement in the mountains...?

"What are you talking about?" Hua Shi had a vague guess in his mind.

Xie Mingchi didn't seem to take it to heart. "It probably has nothing to do with the monster. No problem, let's go down and catch two fish first. I've eaten this kind of fish before, it's delicious."

Flower time:? ?

After Xie Mingchi finished speaking, he pulled her by the hand and walked towards the lake.

“Hey hey…”

After a few flicks, he was dragged to the lakeside. Hua Shi's words were still stuck in his throat and before he could utter them, he heard a "gulp".

Xie Mingchi quickly took off his shirt and jumped into the crystal clear lake. The splashing water flew up and wet the thin uppers of Hua Shi's shoes.

“…Xie Mingchi!”

Hua Shi was a little dumbfounded and subconsciously called out his name.

He saw the figure that jumped into the water, looking at him clearly from the bottom of the water, and diving rapidly towards the direction of the whirlpool of fish.

Hua Shi stared, stood on the lake, tiptoed, and tried hard to see his movements clearly.

“Gurgle——”

The sound of bubbles on the water surface was heard, and in the blink of an eye, the figure that was originally in sight suddenly disappeared.

The whirlpool of fish was still churning, and the figure that had dived into the water was nowhere to be found...

"Xie Mingchi!!"

Hua Shi was startled and hurriedly shouted towards the center of the lake.

"Gugu..."

In the distance, the fish were surging and jumping towards the surface of the lake, and their movements were becoming faster and denser.

Her cry received no response, and her voice even echoed from the distant valley.

Hua Shi walked on the surface of the lake, gradually approaching the school of fish.

She felt a little flustered...

Unexpectedly, her mood had not yet calmed down, and her eyes were fixed on the bottom of the emerald green lake. Suddenly, a school of fish, as if attracted by something, swam towards her direction at a rapid speed...

By the time Hua Shi noticed, the lake nearest to her was already full of fish, densely surrounding the lake, and some even jumped out of the water and flew to the shore.

“Puff, puff—”

The fish jumped onto the shore, swung its tail, and fluttered towards her feet.

Hua Shi looked at the fish scrambling to the lakeside, as if they were about to rush to the shore at any time. He swallowed hard and moved back one meter.

My dear, there is more to this chapter. Please click on the next page to continue reading. It will be even more exciting later!