To her surprise, a treasure chest emitting a mysterious light was faintly visible deep within the vortex.

Xi Xi paused, but she did not let her guard down just because she was far away.

Instead, a bold idea quickly formed in her mind.

She carefully maneuvered around the bushes, trying not to make a sound. Gripping her light-bladed scythe tightly, she moved step by step toward the thicket on the other side of the pool.

When she was still dozens of meters away from the water's edge, she slowly stopped, stood still, and took a deep breath, as if she wanted to take in all the surrounding air.

Immediately afterwards, she emerged from the dense bushes, drew her light-bladed scythe, and swept it towards the flock of ducks that were fleeing in panic.

"Quack quack quack! Quack quack—" The duck's hoarse voice was much louder than the birdsong.

Accompanied by the terrified cries of the ducks, the frightened white ducks scattered in all directions, plunging into chaos.

Xi Xi, with her sharp eyes, noticed that the water monster froze for a moment because of the group of uninvited guests. In an instant, another tentacle suddenly shot out of the water and swatted at the ducks. A flash of electricity passed by, and a burnt smell immediately rose with the wind.

She guessed right. A faint smile involuntarily appeared on Xi Xi's lips.

While the birds were fighting the water monster, Xi Xi took the opportunity to run downstream into the pond and quickly took off her feather gloves.

Once separated from the body, the gloves quickly returned to their original shape, and Xi Xi used them as stockings, putting them on her calves.

Although it looked a bit strange, thanks to the water and electricity-proof properties of the gloves, Xi Xi successfully crossed the stream, quietly circled behind the water monster, and climbed up a big tree.

She tried to move as quietly as possible, but she still made some noise, which was fortunately drowned out by the sounds of the fierce battle on the other side.

Xi Xi gripped the gleaming, cold-sharp scythe tightly, her eyes revealing a resolute determination. She wrapped the vines around her left arm, then leaped up with all her might and swam toward the pond.

However, at the very moment when the arc of her trajectory was closest to the water monster, a tentacle wrapped around Xi Xi's ankle...