With barely a moment's hesitation, Chi Qinghu bundled up the oilpaper parcel on the ground, grabbed the wine flask, and used his lightness skills to chase after Mai Lingfei.
Something must have happened. Since he had stumbled upon it, he absolutely could not miss it.
If Chi Qinghu could notice the changes in the water, A Fei naturally could too-and he could keep up with them.
What had surfaced just now was a gray shadow, indistinct yet enormous. Chi Qinghu had not seen it clearly, but A Fei had.
It was the head of some kind of monster, hideously fierce. Even A Fei felt his hair stand on end when it surfaced and looked toward the shore. It looked human yet not human, with a livid face and protruding fangs, its long green hair seeming to coil through the water.
But after that fleeting glimpse, the monster quickly submerged again.
A Fei had seen monsters before and knew that what he had just seen was no illusion. The feeling was not as intense as when he had slain monsters during the locust plague, but neither could anything ordinary have given him that sensation.
His outstanding lightness skills allowed A Fei to keep pace with whatever was in the water.
Splash!
Another surge of water rose, even washing against the bank. Watching the water all the while, A Fei saw several whirlpools form on the Datong River, with bubbles continually rising in one spot.
After quite a while, the current changed again, waves parting to either side as something continued forward.
A Fei, who had already stopped, immediately followed again, leaving the newly arrived Chi Qinghu somewhat bewildered.
"Hero Mai, what are you chasing?"
"There's something in the water!"
Mai Lingfei answered briefly, moving to the rhythm of the changes in