Deep within the desolate marsh, a gray otter-rabbit cautiously poked its head out of its burrow. Its two slender ears stood upright as it listened to the sounds around it, warily guarding against an enemy ambush.
Suddenly, its ears twitched. It had caught a faintly unusual sound.
The timid gray otter-rabbit immediately shrank back into its burrow, not daring to show its head again.
The next instant, two figures swept past above the otter-rabbit's burrow, flashing more than a dozen zhang away in the blink of an eye.
The ones who had appeared in the heart of Yunmeng Marsh were a middle-aged man and a young girl. Their feet barely touched the ground as they leaped like flying, making almost no sound.
Only when the black, deep pool appeared ahead did the middle-aged man and the girl stop.
"Father."
Blinking, the girl asked curiously, "Is this the Black Flood Dragon Pool we were looking for?"
The middle-aged man smiled. "It should be."
This middle-aged man was none other than Wang Chen, and the one following at his side was his fourteen-year-old daughter, Wang Zhenzhen!
Ten years ago, Wang Chen had moved his entire family to Yunze Prefecture and laid down roots in this vast, boundless marshland.
Ten years had passed. Wang Zhenzhen, who had only been three or four at the time, had now grown into a graceful young maiden.
Wang Chen had brought her here today to temper herself.
"So that means there's a flood dragon hiding in there?"
Wang Zhenzhen's eyes lit up, excitement and eagerness blooming across her pretty face.
She had inherited seventy percent of her mother's beauty. She was not the sort of peerless beauty who could topple cities and kingdoms, and because she had practiced the Nine Yang Divine Skill all year round, her