At the edge of the pool, I heard Wei Shengnan shout to Song Laosan, and I echoed, "Move my head so I can see the pool."

Wei Shengnan nodded and squatted down beside me, shifting my body slightly.

Our valley is covered by water, except for one-fifth of the land area, and the other three sides are cliffs, except for our side.

This valley is not within the feng shui layout of the Miao Jiang Immortal Palace, so it is impossible for a secret passage to exist there.

But Duan Jinyan didn't run into the valley; instead, he jumped into the pool.

I don't know how he sensed Wei Shengnan and the others' arrival, but I really can't understand why he jumped into the water, because this is the only place in this pool where we can get ashore.

What's the difference between Duan Jinyan jumping into the pool and walking into a trap?

Upon hearing Wei Shengnan's call and confirming the identities of Ma Gan and the others, Song Laosan quickly ran over and stood on the shore, saying, "This lake is at least forty or fifty meters in diameter. If Duan Jinyan swims to the other side, it will be difficult for me to hit him at this distance."

“The terrain around this pool is treacherous, and only our side can get ashore! Xiao Duan said that Duan Jinyan jumped into the water only a few dozen seconds after we arrived. In such a short time, he couldn’t have gotten out, and there were no signs of anyone getting out of the water on the shore.”

Looking at the calm water, Wei Shengnan squinted and said, "Let's wait here. I don't believe Duan Jinyan can live in the water forever."

Qu Ruilin quickly added, "If possible, capture him as much as possible. I want to kill him myself to avenge him!"

As the three of them were talking, I felt my eyelids getting heavier and heavier, and my vision began to spin.

As the medication took effect, my consciousness became increasingly blurred.

I felt like I had only blinked, but Song Laosan asked, "Xiao Duan, three minutes have passed. Are you really sure you saw Duan Jinyan jump into the water with your own eyes?"

If Song Laosan hadn't spoken, I wouldn't have known so much time had passed. I mumbled in a daze, "He jumped down by stepping on that rock behind you. I saw it with my own eyes!"

Old Song turned to look at the rock: "Logically speaking, this shouldn't be the case. If he really jumped into the water, how come he hasn't come up yet? A person isn't a fish; he can't breathe underwater, can he?"

Qu Ruilin's voice rang out immediately: "Is it possible that we've all been deceived by Duan Shenxing? He told us that Duan Jinyan jumped into the sea, but in reality, he was buying Duan Jinyan time to escape?"

Without hesitation, Song Laosan replied, "Even a fool would know that such a thing is impossible! Xiao Duan has a deep-seated hatred for Duan Jinyan, and he was almost killed by Duan Jinyan in the tomb. What kind of despicable character would he have to cover for Duan Jinyan? Besides, if they really were in a situation where they were covering for each other, why didn't Duan Jinyan just take him away?"

"That's not necessarily true. After all, he is Duan Jinyan's biological son. They share the same blood. Who can guarantee that he hasn't inherited Duan Jinyan's ruthlessness?"

Qu Ruilin still didn't believe me: "They are father and son after all. Even if they have hatred, it's different from our hatred. If he lets them go, I won't be surprised at all!"

When I heard Qu Ruilin say that, I wanted to retort, but at that moment, I didn't even have the strength to speak, and I closed my eyes completely.

...

I had a very long dream.

In my dream, I re-entered the main hall of the Miao Jiang Immortal Palace, captured Duan Jinyan by my own strength, and then took him back to Shenyang to kowtow to my grandfather and confess my sins.

I realized I was asleep when I was only halfway through the dream.

That conversation between Duan Jinyan and me was like a nail, smashing into the softest part of my heart.

Duan Jinyan left me with a strong psychological trauma.

It was so intense that even in my dreams, I felt that I alone could never catch Duan Jinyan.

I wasn't awakened by sleep, but by anger. I was so angry that even in my dreams, Duan Jinyan instilled such intense fear in me.

I suddenly opened my eyes.

I was lying on a double bed with an IV needle in the back of my hand, and the IV drip was hanging on a clothes rack.

I don't know how long I slept, I just felt thirsty.

After hesitating for a while, he finally called out, "Is anyone there?"

"They're here!"

A male voice came from outside the door, and then a young man quickly ran into the room: "Mr. Duan, you're awake?"

I recognized the young man, but couldn't quite place him: "Have we met somewhere before?"

The young man smiled and explained, "Mr. Duan, you really have a bad memory. I am a member of the Wei family. When I went to India to open the tomb of the evil monk, I was with you. However, I was in charge of logistics and did not act with you."

Hearing the young man say that, I recalled what had happened before I lost consciousness: "Are you from the Wei family? Where am I?"

The young man replied, "You have already left Qingyun Town. This is the county seat. We have rented a villa in the city as a temporary place to stay."

I pressed on quickly, "What about Duan Jinyan? Did Wei Shengnan kill him? And what about my friends? How are they doing now?"

"I'm not too sure about that. You were brought back by the young lady and the others three days ago. They left me here and asked me to take good care of you. They set off back to Shenyang early yesterday morning."

The young man shook his head, then smiled at me: "After Miss brought you back, we had the doctor give you a full check-up. Strangely, there was nothing wrong with your body, but you just couldn't wake up! Helpless, Miss had to leave you here. But don't worry, your friends are all here!"

"What about staff? Have there been any reductions in personnel?"

I realized the young man didn't recognize Jiang Man and the others, so I explained, "I have three men and one woman, and one of the men has injured his hand!"

The young man looked at me blankly: "Three men and one woman? That doesn't make sense. There were four men who came back with the young lady! One of them was tall and thin, and another had a big beard. I didn't see any women!"

Upon hearing what the young man said, I immediately realized that the people he was talking about were not my friends, but rather the "Mouse Gang" gang.

In other words, there is still no news about Jiang Man and Monkey.

According to my memory, there was no other way out of the pool where Duan Jinyan jumped in, so he definitely had to get ashore.

The young man said that Wei Shengnan hurriedly returned to Shenyang. Could it be that they had succeeded and went back to ask Old Master Wei for instructions?

Thinking of this, I sat up abruptly in bed: "I need to call Wei Shengnan, I have to call now!"