Sanjiangyan was actually a man-made scenic area, built around Sanjiang Lake.
Sanjiang Lake was a natural lake, and not a small one, so the Sanjiangyan Scenic Area was huge. Lake Heart Island was almost at the very center of the entire area.
At first, Ye Jinghong was like me, with no sense of direction while rowing. But she quickly got the hang of it. Not only did she keep the boat balanced, she could also control its direction, and we went faster and faster.
Before long, we moored at Lake Heart Island and went ashore.
But a thick fog had risen on the island, and visibility was extremely low.
Ye Jinghong said softly, "Be careful. I have a feeling this fog isn't normal. There's something strange about it."
Even if she hadn't said so, I could tell.
There shouldn't have been such heavy fog at this time of day.
Someone had to be behind this.
Could the other side have an Otherworlder with that kind of ability?
"Do you smell it? There's a faint scent of blood in the air," I said to Ye Jinghong.
She nodded.
It seemed this place was still full of danger.
We couldn't see the Pavilion in the Lake Heart, so I could only rely on instinct and head in one direction.
Suddenly, we both heard a sigh from somewhere nearby. It sounded like a woman, and it was full of sorrow and resentment.
"It's not an illusion," Ye Jinghong said.
It really wasn't an illusion. We were still on Lake Heart Island, and I was certain of that. This had to be some kind of trap set by the enemy, while the heavy fog was another smokescreen meant to keep us from seeing anything.
We took a few steps in the direction of the