The lake water parted to either side, and a gigantic head slowly rose from Misty Rain Lake, glaring fixedly at the crowd outside the prince's manor.
Liu Xian'er tugged at Li Dalu's sleeve and stared blankly. "Sir, where did that giant snake come from?"
"That's no giant snake. It's a black flood dragon!"
Not far away, Liu Piaopiao was stunned too. She wondered why a demonic beast she had never even seen in the East Sea had suddenly appeared in Misty Rain Lake, in the imperial city of Jinling.
Li Dalu was dumbstruck as well. Leaving aside the time he had spent at the Academy before,
even in all the days since he had come down the mountain to the imperial city, he had never sensed any demonic aura in Misty Rain Lake.
So where had this black flood dragon come from?
Tang Shisan sucked in a sharp breath and murmured, "Wang Xian, there's a monster at your house!"
Tang Ruoyu was already so terrified that her hands and feet had gone limp. She clung tightly to Tang Qingyu and refused to let go.
Ximen Tinghua refused to be outdone. She stepped forward, and with a ringing sound, drew the golden sword in her hand and pointed it at the black serpent slowly rising into the air.
Li Dalu shook his head and said to everyone, "Get back. I'll handle this!"
The black serpent before them clearly had the aura of a late-stage Spirit Transformation cultivator. Even Liu Piaopiao might not be a match for it.
It had chosen to appear at this hour, so it was clearly targeting the Southern Garrison Prince's manor—and Hua Mantian.
He had never expected that someone in the imperial palace would actually want to uproot the problem once and for all.
Seeing Li Dalu