The water in the underground river kept rising.
Before long, it would cover most of the rock on which Yang Qing and the others stood.
Bu Er stared at the river, then looked at the still-unconscious Jiang Zhizhou and Yang Qing, whose clothes were soaked by the seeping groundwater, making his figure seem all the more frail. Worry welled up in his heart.
"Young master, I'm afraid you were right earlier. The way out must be underwater! But..."
But now, one was injured and the other ill. What were they to do?
Yang Qing naturally understood their predicament. But going underwater... He pressed his lips together.
Although this was the only way out he could think of, getting out safely under the circumstances would be harder than scaling the heavens.
"Young master, have you thought of a safe plan? The water looks like it's rising even higher."
Yang Qing continued watching the surface and said casually, "Perhaps beyond the dark willows, bright blossoms await."
Had he just seen something flash in the water?
He was about to lean out for a closer look when Bu Er suddenly said, "Young master, look after Young Master Jiang. Don't move about."
Yang Qing looked up at his words and saw that several figures had appeared on the opposite bank of the underground river without his noticing.
Clearly, their pursuers had also found the Secret Passage and followed it all the way here.
Seeing those all-too-familiar men, Yang Qing's lips curved into a cold smile.
They pursued him with such relentless tenacity. They truly would not rest until he was dead!
At that thought, desolation spread through Yang Qing's heart once more.
The men in black naturally spotted Yang Qing, Bu Er, and Jiang Zhizhou stranded in the middle of the water, and delight