She recognized the woman. In fact, she had been with her just moments before coming down from the building.
Yan Qing simply couldn't convince herself that one of the three people she had just thrown into the dark room had suddenly ended up lying in an underwater coffin at the bottom of the lake. She just couldn't understand it.
Yes, this female corpse was one of the three women in red who were with her. Moreover, she was one of only three living people she could confirm in the entire Zhang family mansion.
Now, she had actually seen this person's corpse with her own eyes. For a moment, even she herself couldn't tell whether this was reality or a hallucination.
Yan Qing gently touched the female corpse. The body was still elastic, looking as if it were alive. However, she could clearly see that the person was firmly sealed inside the coffin.
And since she's here, what about the other two?
Yan Qing refused to believe it, and continued to break down the roofs of the remaining two courtyards. As expected, she dug out two more fresh female corpses. From their clothing to their physical condition, the corpses were exactly the same.
Now, she could only convince herself, no matter how much she didn't believe it. If what she saw in the water was real, then what she had seen before—
Yan Qing dared not think any further. By this time, she had already spent quite some time at the bottom of the lake, and the oxygen tank was almost empty.
She planned to return the way she came; this place was indeed a bit eerie.
Before she could even turn around, the lake behind her suddenly began to churn violently. Even from a short distance away, Yan Qing could feel the temperature suddenly rise behind her.
With no other option, to avoid being scalded to death, she had to keep swimming forward.
Along the way, the underwater buildings she saw were exactly the same as the Zhang family's old house where she lived. Except for the small courtyard where she lived, Yan Qing confirmed all the other buildings.
In addition, there is another place, the ancestral hall of the Zhang family's old house, which is also missing here. Instead, there is a cave entrance that emits a faint light.
The lake water at the cave entrance was a pale pink color.
Yan Qing desperately didn't want to go in, but the oxygen tank behind her was about to run out. All she could see was this cave entrance, which sloped upwards, and judging by the distance, it might be dry up there.
Yan Qing made a firm decision and swam directly towards the cave entrance.
Following the cave entrance upwards, the water indeed became shallower. A few minutes later, she was able to stand up in the water. Ahead of her, the lake water gradually receded, eventually turning into a wet, unknown passage.
At this point, Yan Qing's oxygen tank was completely empty. Left with no other option, she had to stand up from the water.
She took off her oxygen tank and put on a new one. Then, carrying the heavy oxygen tank on her back, she set off onto the path.
Fifteen minutes later, Yan Qing was completely dumbfounded.
Damn it, is this road another bottomless pit? She's been walking for so long, and all she can see is an endless uphill climb, and it just keeps going up.
"Whoosh—whoosh—"
Forgive her, she was simply too exhausted and had no choice but to rest for a while. She never imagined that today would be a marathon training session, starting with an underwater triathlon and then climbing mountains—no, I mean, hills.
"Pfft—"
Suddenly, she heard a man's laughter beside her ear. Yan Qing turned around sharply, but there was no one there.
Just when she thought she had misheard, the soft laughter rang out again.
"Who!" Yan Qingteng stood up abruptly. "Who, who's there!"
Her response was still a man's soft chuckle, which sounded somewhat helpless.
"You—" The doting in his voice was undisguised. Yan Qing wondered why the voice sounded so familiar.
"Walk another 2 kilometers and you'll see me."
The male voice seemed to have guessed what she was thinking and actually took the initiative to give her a hint.
Yan Qing reacted quickly; without hesitation, she turned and walked in the opposite direction. Going downhill, she intended to return the way she came. She had no interest in knowing who these people were.
"Hahahaha—as expected of you, you haven't changed a bit at all!"
The man laughed again, his voice brimming with uncontrollable amusement. "Come here, I won't do anything to you."
Yan Qing ignored him, focused solely on getting downhill.
Just then, a huge blocking stone suddenly appeared in the road ahead of her, completely blocking her way back.
"Come here, sweetie—"
Yan Qing sighed, resigned herself to her fate, turned around, and continued climbing the hill.
This time, the man was right. She continued climbing for about two kilometers and saw a huge, glowing place in the distance. It looked like a large cave.
The light emanating from the cave was exceptionally dim. She felt a mixture of anticipation and fear, and finally stamped her foot and walked towards the source of the light.
"You've arrived—"
Inside a cave backlit by the sun, a man sits alone, seemingly making tea.
Yan Qing narrowed her eyes, "It really was you!"
The man turned his head and smiled slightly at her. "What, you guessed it was me all along, didn't you? Otherwise, you wouldn't have left so decisively. —As expected of my Qingqing, so clever!"
"Enough with the nonsense!" Yan Qing wasn't buying it. "I remember you were dead, weren't you? How come you're alive again? Could it be—you died with your eyes open in disbelief?"
"You guessed right!" The man didn't seem to care about her sarcasm at all; instead, he smiled genuinely and waved to her.
"Come here and chat with me."
"No!" Yan Qing crossed her arms and stood still, looking down at him.
The man gave a wry smile. "What, am I so untrustworthy that you can't even have time for a cup of tea?"
"Shut up!" Yan Qing didn't want to stay with this person any longer. This person had too many secrets.
So she decisively pulled out her old partner, the Luoyang shovel, and pointed the tip at the man.
"Tell me, weren't you supposed to be dead as long as possible? Your body vanished without a trace, so why are you willing to come back to life now?"
The man, with the shovel pressed against his head, nearly collapsed from laughter. When he looked up again, tears streamed down his face. He nonchalantly touched the sharp Luoyang shovel and chuckled.
"I remember it's only been a few days since we last saw each other, Qingqing, when did you become so humorous and witty?"
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