If this power is a blessing or a curse from heaven, then grant me supreme power... Blackwater, that's what it's called. Perhaps for thousands of years, no one has ever told it what it's called. It only has a vague impression of this matter, which is not enough to affect its subsequent decisions.
When it discovered humans had set foot in the area, it was surprised and astonished. But when it heard that the humans wanted to get rid of it, it felt angry, sad, and powerless. So, when night fell and everything was quiet, it saw a boy staring at it and dozing off. Curious, it wanted to go and see what was going on, so it wriggled its way to the boy's side. However, it didn't control its distance well and ended up on the boy's feet. Then it heard a scream like a pig being slaughtered, which terrified it, and it ran away with its head in its hands.
He hurriedly left, like a child who had done something wrong and caused trouble. He returned to where his true form was, wanting to see if the humans intended to eliminate him now. But that wouldn't do! The distance was too great for him to eavesdrop. He could only watch from afar as they seemed to be talking about something. He waited and waited, and finally saw that everyone had left, leaving only a little girl.
It thought, "This girl is so beautiful; she's the most beautiful woman I've ever seen." In reality, it hadn't seen many people, and Xu Yuehuai was the only woman it had ever met.
When it saw the woman walk to its side, it moved even more excitedly, wanting to know what Xu Yuehuai wanted to do this time.
But the next second, an attack struck it, and it groaned in pain. The black water in the entire pool stopped bubbling, as if it had been subjected to some unbearable attack.
Xu Yuehuai looked at the scene in front of her and felt strange. The attack she had just launched was by no means powerful or dangerous. It could only knock a person a few meters away.
After a while, the black water finally recovered and began to bubble again, but this time it was obviously not as active as at the beginning. Xu Yuehuai was puzzled and asked, "I know you can hear me. What exactly are you?"
Xu Yuehuai spoke up, and the thing felt very wronged and didn't want to speak for a moment. It understood that being beaten up innocently would make anyone feel bad. It made a huge bubble in the middle and then burst, splashing black liquid all around, venting its dissatisfaction in this way.
But while venting her frustration, she also had to control her strength to avoid hurting the fragile human again. This time, she wouldn't let these humans try to scam her! He hadn't done anything, yet he blamed everything on her.
Xu Yuehuai had no idea that so many things were hidden on the calm surface of the black water—complex, unpredictable, and all sorts of things, dazzling and confusing, making it impossible to tell which way was which.
Xu Yuehuai waited for the black water to give him an answer, but apart from a large bubble appearing, the black water did not react at all.
Xu Yuehuai launched another attack into the pool, puzzled. This time, the black water remained still for an even longer period, and after recovering, the pool water showed signs of becoming enraged.
This time, Xu Yuehuai was certain that it had its own thoughts. Blackwater didn't understand why Xu Yuehuai had hit it once and then had to hit it a second time. This was really too much. It was angry for a moment and then realized Xu Yuehuai's intention, as if it wanted to communicate with it.
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"Senior sister hasn't made a sound for so long, has something happened? Why is there no movement at all? It's so worrying." Nangong Yu kept looking in Xu Yuehuai's direction, trying to find some other evidence or other ways to prove that Xu Yuehuai's current situation was not bad.
Xuan Chi, standing to the side, was much calmer than him, and took care of Shi Mu with concern, saying, "Senior Sister's abilities are not as weak as you think. Besides, she said she has a way to save her life, so we should trust her."
Baili Xiuwen and Fu Ziyi stood firmly on the tree, unmoved by the wind. Nangong Yu couldn't help but complain, "They're standing so high, anyone who didn't know better would think they were two birds."
Nangong Yu's words were obviously just a joke and shouldn't be taken seriously. Suddenly, a piece of bark fell from above and hit him squarely on the head. Nangong Yu winced in pain and dodged. When he came to his senses, he looked up at the tree. He gritted his teeth, but this time he dared not say anything more. He was worried that those two things would hit him again.
Fu Ziyi had been watching Xu Yuehuai's situation closely, but he couldn't see much from his direction. He could only see that after Xu Yuehuai attacked twice, the black water began to surge and then rushed towards Xu Yuehuai. Upon seeing this, Fu Ziyi couldn't sit still any longer and wanted to rush over and pull Xu Yuehuai out of the encirclement. Fortunately, Baili Xiuwen stopped him quickly, saying, "Calm down. Have you forgotten what she said? Wait here and don't move. She has a way to survive. You should trust her."
Fu Ziyi's entire being screamed with resistance. He didn't want to listen to this nonsense and just wanted to go up and save Xu Yuehuai. But Baili Xiuwen was right. It was true that some things were beyond his control. He hung his hands at his sides, looking like a loser.
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After confirming that the black water had its own thoughts, Xu Yuehuai tried to communicate with it. She originally thought that cross-species communication would be difficult, but the whole process was much simpler than she had imagined. The black water was also unusually cooperative. She wanted to know what the black water was. The black water began to approach Xu Yuehuai and used its true form to spell out a few words next to her.
Xu Yuehuai was speechless when she saw the three unknown figures shining brightly. This was exactly the scene that Fu Ziyi had seen, where the black water rushed towards Xu Yuehuai. It was just that the difference in their perspectives led to this misunderstanding.
Xu Yuehuai asked several questions in a row, and the guy's answer was always "I don't know." Xu Yuehuai's forehead veins bulged, and he asked through gritted teeth, "Then what do you know? You know nothing."
Blackwater seemed a little embarrassed, so it turned around and answered from the ground.
“I won’t harm anyone. I’ve been here for a long time and haven’t seen any people, animals, or other living creatures.”
These words silenced Xu Yuehuai for a moment. Wouldn't harm people? What about all the villagers who died? She told it everything, and also explained why she came to find it: it was because it was emitting poisonous gas and miasma, shrouding the entire forest in a gloom.
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