Splash~
The dozen or so people from Peony Pond swam underwater toward the Tower Ship. When they discovered that the earth-shaking commotion had abruptly stopped, they all froze.
Linghu Qingmo floated in the water, gazing anxiously at the suddenly silent Boat Tower:
"Why has it gone quiet?"
Commandery Princess Changning floated nearby, her brows tightly knitted:
"The fight's probably over."
"Who won?"
"No idea. If the Demon Bandits won, they must have fled already. If Xie Jinhuan won, we're in serious trouble."
Everyone clearly realized how grave the situation was.
But without knowing what was happening aboard, they could hardly slip away. What if Xie Jinhuan was gravely wounded and could still be saved?
Lin Wanyi desperately wanted to go up and look, but she was a witch maiden. Even aboard, she would not dare act rashly, so she could only ask:
"What should we do?"
Commandery Princess Changning wanted to rely on her martial skills to sneak up for a look, but before she could reach the ship, a coal-black ball of a bird swooped down onto the roof of the Boat Tower and peered below:
"Coo-chee, coo-chee~"
Boom-
It was as though that step had landed on explosives. A crash immediately erupted from the Boat Tower, and a figure shot skyward, landing on a bare beam. He first glanced at the large bird, then swept his gaze around, and then:
Their eyes met!
The entire river fell deathly silent!
Immersed in the water, Lin Wanyi saw Xie Jinhuan above her, his eyes brimming with excitement and lust, itching to make her eyes roll back on the spot. Her heart lurched:
"Oh no, run!"
Boom-
The next instant, a shrill rush of wind came from above the Boat Tower, accompanied by a crisply articulated curse in the refined accent