As dusk approached the Dark Marsh Creeklands, where sinister winds howled, the already meager daylight grew dimmer still, and ghostly wails mingled with the wind.
Beside a broad stretch of water, a beautiful woman sat on the ground, performing a circulation of the heavenly circuit, surrounded by misty radiance. It was Dong Mengyao. Yue Wen had just returned after breaking off a long, thick wooden pole and was now taking a coil of rope out of his Storage Artifact.
Since they had come to survive in the Wasteland Zone, they had brought some basic supplies, such as lighters, dry rations, and rope. Although he had guessed before coming that these might prove useful, he had never imagined using them like this.
Yue Wen tied one end of the rope to the long pole and the other to Xiao Chubei, who lay unconscious on the ground.
"Brother Xiao, try this out with me. After all-you're not doing anything else."
"Well?"
"If you don't say anything, I'll take that as agreement."
"Don't worry. I'll protect you with my life."
Muttering to himself, he finished his preparations, dragged the pole to the water's edge, and looked down at the rippling, shadowy surface. With a swing of his arm, he flung Xiao Chubei straight into the water!
From a distance, Yue Wen looked as though he were holding an enormous fishing rod, long and thick, with Xiao Chubei as its supersized bait!
Splash.
The instant his feet touched the surface, a burst of yin energy erupted! Whoosh-
Through his Divine Sense, Yue Wen immediately sensed a cold, sinister presence sweeping through the previously calm water like a sudden storm, exploding outward. He flicked his wrist at once, hauled Xiao Chubei back up, and swung him onto the bank.
As the dripping figure was pulled