"Forget about those people. Go get some water."
The Black-Clad Examinee sneered at Xia Ping and the others, then ordered the people beside him to go fetch water. They had traveled a long way to reach this Oasis and were already exhausted, hungry, and thirsty.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!!!
At once, twenty or thirty people set off for the lake, while the remaining dozen or so kept a wary eye on Xia Ping and the others, guarding against a sneak attack.
"Xia Ping, you said the water in this lake isn't safe to drink. Is it poisonous?" Jiang Yaru asked in a low voice.
Chu Rong, Nangong Wu, and Feng Hetang also watched Xia Ping anxiously. If the water here was poisonous, where could they find clean water? If things went on much longer, wouldn't they die of thirst?!
"The lake water isn't poisonous, but there's something in it far more terrifying than poison." A cold glint flashed in Xia Ping's eyes. He could sense a dangerous presence coming from the lake.
Although the lake looked calm and peaceful, it was actually the most dangerous place around. If they let their guard down, even a Martial Artist Realm expert would die there.
"What exactly is it?"
Jiang Yaru asked curiously.
Xia Ping looked ahead. "You'll find out soon enough. Just watch what happens to them."
By then, a group of examinees from Jizhou District had drawn close to the lake. They were arrogant enough to think Xia Ping was only trying to scare them, but they were still cautious, approaching carefully.
If anything seemed amiss, they would turn and run at once.
"Damn, that Yang Province District pretty boy almost had me fooled. There's nothing wrong here at all!"
"Exactly. How could anything bad happen at a lake this peaceful?"
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