By the Qiantang River.
The river surged endlessly, its depths unfathomable.
Jiang Yuechu reined in her horse by the riverbank.
She let the river wind scatter her long black hair.
"This is the place."
Yue Huaiyuan stood beside her, staring at the river with a grave expression.
"That beast built itself a Water Mansion on the riverbed and usually hides inside it."
As he spoke, the great general of Yuhang furrowed his brows, a trace of helplessness flashing through his eyes.
"Though that beast is arrogant, it cherishes its life dearly. It knows full well that human martial artists are unfamiliar with water. Once they enter it, seventy or eighty percent of their abilities are gone, and they must divide their attention to hold their breath. Unless it is feeding, it will never leave its lair so easily."
"However..."
He abruptly removed his black iron heavy armor, then began undoing the soft armor beneath it.
"What is General Yue doing?" Jiang Yuechu glanced sideways at him.
"Luring it out."
Yue Huaiyuan stripped bare to the waist, revealing a body crisscrossed with scars.
Amid the bleak wind and bitter rain, steam actually rose from his body.
"The flesh and blood of a consummate Ink-Dotting martial artist is a great tonic to that beast."
"Ordinarily, while I am in the city, it naturally would not dare fight me. But if..."
As he spoke, he used the spearhead to slash his arm viciously.
Blood immediately gushed out.
"If I take off my armor, suppress all my true qi, and pretend to be exhausted and wounded before splashing around down there a little, I refuse to believe it can keep its jaws shut when such a fat morsel is delivered right to its door!"
How was this luring it out?
He was clearly using