Hu Xiaotian could stay underwater for a long time without coming up for air. Unfortunately, he did not know how to decipher the Pattern Lock. An idea occurred to him, and he wanted to suggest it, but if he did, would Qiqi think he was trying to take advantage of her?
Once her breathing had settled, Qiqi took another deep breath. Naturally, she would not rest until she had solved the Bronze Bull's mystery. She turned and swam down again.
After she went underwater, Hu Xiaotian also drew a deep breath and followed her down to the Bronze Bull.
Qiqi pondered as she rearranged the patterns underwater. Before long, she could no longer hold her breath and prepared to swim up. Yet the moment she moved away, the patterns she had arranged began shifting again. Hu Xiaotian came around in front of her and pointed at his puffed-out cheeks. Like Jiang Taigong fishing, only the willing take the bait. I'm not deliberately taking advantage of you. I'm giving you air when you need it.
Qiqi understood what he meant, and her pretty face grew hot. She was only a young girl whose heart had just begun to awaken to love, and she had never been so intimate with a member of the opposite sex. She shook her head vigorously and swam toward the surface.
Hu Xiaotian looked at the Bronze Bull's back. In that brief interval, the patterns had already fallen into complete disarray. He followed Qiqi back to the surface, rested beside her, and said, "The moment you leave, those patterns start shifting. There's simply no time."
Qiqi had originally hoped to take several more breaths and solve the Pattern Lock in stages. But the instant she left, it began shifting, which meant she would have to start all