The bottom of the dark lake was surging darkly. A figure was paddling with his limbs, and under the push of the layers of water, he was approaching like an underwater missile.

The visitor was wearing heavy armor and a black iron mask. Under the armor, it was impossible to tell whether he was a man or a woman from his figure.

If Zhang Yuanqing's cruising is compared to a speedboat, the speed of this armored vehicle can be compared to an underwater missile, stirring up the undercurrent and making a "booming" sound.

The speed is very fast, either he is the God of Plague, or he has a water-controlling tool of saint quality...

Zhang Yuanqing continued his night tour with a frown on his face.

"The arrival of this uninvited guest completely disrupted his plans."

It shouldn't be coming for me. Before entering the water, I observed the area nearby and was not followed by anyone. I rushed all the way here. It is even more impossible to be discovered when I am swimming at night. The only person who can see me in the invisible state is the master, but there is no master in Qinfeng Academy. Is he coming for the stone gate of the Hundred Beasts Island? This is impossible, Zhang Yuanqing muttered in his heart.

The armored man soon arrived at the Island of Beasts. Like Zhang Yuanqing, he swam half a circle around the isolated cliff and stopped in front of the stone gate.

At this time, the two were about twenty meters apart. If it were daytime, they would be able to look at each other in surprise if they turned their heads.

But this was pitch-black underwater, and Zhang Yuanqing was swimming at night, so as long as he didn't attack actively, he wouldn't be discovered.

The armored man looked at the stone door, sometimes pushing it hard, sometimes touching the surrounding cliffs to look for a mechanism. Finally, he floated in front of the stone door, staring at the round hole in the crack of the door, and seemed to understand something.

He really came here for the hidden mission of Qinfeng College!

Zhang Yuanqing, who was watching this scene, felt a sinking feeling in his heart. He couldn't help but start thinking about whether he should launch a sneak attack on the armored man, get a glimpse of his true identity, and force him to tell where he got the information about Shimen.

As soon as this thought flashed through his mind, it was forcibly suppressed because he saw a group of lithe mermaids swimming towards him rapidly in the lake in the distance.

Leading the group was a gorgeous female mermaid with delicate and three-dimensional facial features. Her appearance surpassed any other woman he had ever seen.

And she is not weak. Her bright and pretty face is full of wildness and bravery, like a female warrior who is always full of fighting spirit.

Her graceful, agile and smooth curves reveal great power.

She is larger than the average mermaid, equivalent to a human's 1.9 meters tall. This is a mermaid queen who is like a Valkyrie.

The mermaids have human bodies and fish tails. They hold long spears in their hands and have bras woven with water plants wrapped around their chests. They swing their fish bodies flexibly and powerfully and quickly approach the Island of Beasts.

How did the mermaids come here? Was it because the armored man made too much noise?

Zhang Yuanqing frowned secretly, feeling a little strange.

The Mermaid Lake is so big that if you just control the water and sneak around, even if you make a little noise, it shouldn't attract a group of mermaids. And looking at the aggressive posture of these mermaids, it looks like they are ready to fight to the death with the enemy.

A thought suddenly flashed through Zhang Yuanqing's mind: Since the giant tiger on the Hundred Beasts Island was sent by the Grand Elder of the Hundred Flowers Society to guard the stone gate, why couldn't the mermaid be the same?

The place where Fu Qingyang participated in rescuing Lingjun was also on the Island of Beasts.

Tiansi! Is it really such a coincidence?

Could it be that Lingjun was attracted by the beauty of the mermaid queen and dived into the lake, but was discovered by the mermaids near the Beast Island? The mermaids mistakenly thought he was a thief who had targeted Shimen, so they surrounded and killed him.

This is exactly the same as the situation we are facing now.

At this time, the armored man also discovered the mermaids swimming towards him in groups. Without any hesitation, he kicked the stone gate with his legs, turned into an underwater missile, and roared away.

Seeing this, the mermaid queen immediately increased her speed, as if sprinting, her body twisted, she suddenly raised her body and threw the spear in her hand out fiercely.

Aided by the current, the spear sailed into the lightning, caught up with the armored man in an instant, and stared at his waist.

"bite!"

The armor's defensive power was surprisingly amazing, and the spear bounced back, making a slightly dull sound of metal colliding under the water.

Behind the mermaid queen, dozens of female mermaids accelerated in unison, raised their spears in unison, and threw their spears at the armored man. For a moment, dense ding-ding sounds were heard, and the armored man was like a leaf falling in the water.

He was knocked back and forth by the penetrating force of the spear.

But it quickly stabilized its body and flew away in the water like a missile, leaving behind countless dense and undulating bubbles.

The mermaid queen led the other mermaids in pursuit, leaving six or seven mermaids patrolling near the Island of Beasts.

Leave quickly, it’s not suitable to enter the stone gate tonight!

During the night tour, Zhang Yuanqing controlled the current and went around to the other side of the Island of Beasts, staying far away from the mermaids. He controlled the current and swam quickly towards the shore.

He was confident that he could deal with the remaining mermaids, but he was afraid that the mermaid queen would block the door and make such a big noise. If the teachers from the academy heard the noise and came, he would not be able to hide the matter even if he got the treasure from the stone gate.

The consequence of not being able to conceal it is that the Baihua Society will intervene, and the official young general Yuanshi Tianzun will hand over the treasure in exchange for merit and wealth.

This is not what he wants.

Half an hour later, Zhang Yuanqing returned to the shore, stuck his head out to look around, and confirmed that there was no one before going ashore.

In room 404, a hazy and dreamy starlight rose up and condensed into a handsome and tall young man.

"You're back?"

Princess Yin Yao, who was sitting at the table, conveyed a voice that only the Night Wanderer could hear. Beside her was Blood Rose, who stood upright.

"Well, there was an accident on the way."

As Zhang Yuanqing spoke, he took off his school uniform, put on the Yin-Yang robe, used the fire master's fire control ability to quickly dry the school uniform, hung it back in the closet, then changed into the pajamas given to him and got into bed.

"That's about it. When Zhang Yuanqing lay down, the story was already told."

Princess Yin Yao nodded, indicating that she understood and did not ask any more questions.

With the princess as a light bulb, it would be difficult for me to have a fight with Teacher Song Man even if I wanted to!

Zhang Yuanqing thought to himself as he took a look at Princess Yin Yao who was sitting upright. He gathered all these random thoughts and began to ponder what he had seen and heard underwater.

Who is that person?

Most likely, if the student was a teacher in the college, he would not have to wait until now.

There aren't many people who are students and know the secrets of the hidden dungeon in Qinfeng College. First, we will target those members with complicated family backgrounds...

Zhang Yuanqing realized that he had to think clearly about one question: Is the armored man an enemy or a friend?

"Unless I can convince myself to share it with him (her), then he (she) must be an enemy. I must find the armored man."

"He can't possibly have the key to Takama-ga-hara. What's the point of diving into the lake tonight to check it out? Is it to satisfy the curiosity he heard from his elders?" Zhang Yuanqing was puzzled.

"If the mission of the mermaids is to guard the stone gate, then the commotion tonight will definitely be known to the teachers in the academy. They will definitely investigate who sneaked into the Mermaid Lake. Perhaps, I can get clues from the teachers. There is no surveillance in the dormitory corridor. I entered the corridor for a night walk and was not "seen" by the plants outside the dormitory. The curtains were also drawn, so I was still considered hidden..."

Linlang Library, conference room.

The gray-haired dean, holding a thermos cup, silently listened to the report from the Mermaid Lake administrator: "The Mermaid Queen said that someone sneaked into the lake tonight and lingered in front of the stone gate of the Beast Island for a long time. The man was wearing thick armor and had amazing defensive power. She led her tribe to chase him, but failed to catch up and let the intruder escape. Dean, we need to be vigilant about this matter."

Li Yanqi's face was blurred in the curling water vapor. He thought for a moment, looked at the teachers at the table, and sighed, "I heard from Song Man that there are many troublemakers among this batch of students. There are also more colleges with extraordinary backgrounds than in previous years. What do you think about the matter of Mermaid Lake?"

"The intruder must be that Red Chicken guy. He is reckless and arrogant, and ignores the rules. Only he would do such a ridiculous thing."

Song Man has a lot of opinions about Brother Hongji.

"If it was him, he wouldn't hide himself so well. It's a pity that there is no surveillance in the college." said Lin Su, an intelligent and beautiful female teacher.

"Not many people know about the hidden mission. They should be those with good family backgrounds. Dean, how do you want to deal with this matter?" said the Star Observer.

Li Yanqi pondered for a moment, "The mission of Qinfeng College has already begun. The main mission

Until it is completed, no one can leave here, and no one can come in."

"Since someone knows about the hidden mission and shows some desire, we must find a way to find him and not let him go. I will gather the students later."

"Song Man, ask the plants and animals outside the dormitory to see who has gone out."

Xiahou Aotian sat at the table, staring at the bill in front of him. A hint of heaviness appeared on his usually proud face.

The most expensive juice cost 1,000 yuan. 22 people consumed 50 cups in total, 2.2 cups per person, and the total consumption was 50,000 yuan.

Of course, this amount of money is nothing, but Xiahou Aotian is still carrying a debt of 80 million, which he is repaying in installments. He spent 50,000 on his first day at the academy. What's next?

The already tight wallet became even worse.

"I saw clearly that bastard Yuanshi Tianzun drank four cups, which cost a total of four thousand yuan. I must find a chance to cheat him back or make some money from him." Xiahou Aotian swore secretly.

At this moment, he heard an urgent bell, which almost made him think he was back in middle school.

Soon, Dean Li Yanqi's gentle and kind voice echoed in Qinfeng College: "All students, gather at Linlang Academy immediately."

The voice seemed to contain some kind of magic, making those who heard the call obey unconsciously and instinctively get up and leave the room.

Xiahou Aotian hurried out of the room in his slippers.

Zhang Yuanqing was awakened by the call of Dean Li Yanqi just as he fell asleep.

Tsk, they're going to check it out so soon? The teachers in the academy take Hundred Beasts Island more seriously than I thought. Zhang Yuanqing lifted the quilt, changed into his school uniform, and walked out of the room.

It was nine o'clock in the evening and the students had not yet fallen asleep. After hearing the horn, they immediately ran out of the room and rushed to the Linlang Library.

Soon, students arrived one after another, still to the same "church" as during the day.

"What happened?"

"Assault training?"

"I'm just bored at night, hehe, now I have some fun."

"Yeah, this crappy place has no cell phones or computers, and it would be too boring if there's no fun." The students whispered to each other.

Li Yanqi glanced at the crowd and saw that all the students had arrived. He immediately raised the loudspeaker and said in a deep voice: "As the dean, I am very disappointed in you."

Hearing this, the students who were talking incessantly quieted down and cast blank glances towards the podium.

"What's there to be disappointed about? We didn't even have class." Brother Red Chicken shouted.

But the dean ignored him and continued, "Just now, one of you sneaked into the mermaid lake, causing the anger of the mermaids. In order to clean up the mess for one of you, the academy teacher paid a huge price."

"Now, please ask that student to stand up and accept the punishment."

Is this an attempt to find the intruder by claiming that he violated school rules? Zhang Yuanqing turned his head and glanced at the students behind him.

They were also looking around in surprise.

After waiting for a while and seeing that no one took the initiative to admit it, Li Yanqi said: "I'll say it again, please stand up yourself, deal with this matter as soon as possible, and go back to rest early." Still no one took the initiative to admit it.

The dean's face darkened slightly, and he said, "In this case, we can only take compulsory measures. Now, male students stand on the left, female students stand on the right, and no one is allowed to wear props. Please take them off voluntarily." After saying that, he looked at Lin Su and the star observer.

The two teachers understood what he meant, the former walked to the right and the latter walked to the left.

After a body search, all the girls' jewelry was taken off, and the boys were no longer wearing anything except clothes. Li Yanqi put away the speaker, walked down the podium, and stopped at the first row on the left.

He stared at Zhao Chenghuang with deep and sharp eyes, and said in a deep voice: "Did you sneak into the Mermaid Lake tonight?"

Zhao Chenghuang shook his head: "It's not me."

Li Yanqi stared at him for a few seconds and nodded slightly.

The dean is a swordsman? If you are not allowed to wear props, the swordsman's insight is indeed a sharp weapon to identify lies. They are looking for the armored man, but I have also infiltrated the mermaid.

Zhang Yuanqing grinned secretly.

At this time, Li Yanqi looked over and asked, "Were you the one who sneaked into the Mermaid Lake?"