Chapter 3: The Strange Silver Ornament

  Jiang Ping fell onto the bamboo raft with a thud and stared blankly at Zhan Zhao, his hair disheveled.

  Rumors have it that Nan Xiaozhao's martial arts skills are unparalleled, his lightness skill is unmatched, but why did he suddenly lose his footing and fall into the water?!

  The mouse's heart is full of emotion and regret, rumors in Jianghu are indeed unreliable!

  Zhan Zhao fell into the water, splashing around, treading on the water, looking at Fan Jiang Mouse's face changing colors in an instant, and feeling a sense of wonder in his heart. Could this Fan Jiang Mouse be the ancestor of Sichuan's face-changing art?

  "Jiang Sige, don't make a move, wait till I get on the bamboo raft and explain!" Zhan Zhao looked at Fan Jiang's expression and hastily shouted!

  However, the next second, Zhan Zhao's face changed instantly, becoming ashen. He keenly felt that both legs of his calves cramped at the same time, and the intense pain made him stop pedaling, his whole body seemingly petrified, all movements coming to an abrupt halt!

  A mournful cry in my heart, no way, a cramp at this time, how can it be so cliché?! I don't want to travel through time yet...

  "Brother Jiang, save me!" After shouting out these words, Zhan Zhao's entire body sank into the water like a stone statue...

  Fan Jiang's face changed again, and he stared blankly at the place where Xian Zhao sank into the water, his whole body as still as a wooden chicken. The lightly shaken goose feather fan also stopped shaking, and he looked at the water in disbelief...

  "Isn't that...?" Jiang Mou's face turned red, he was stunned and speechless. "This, this Nan Xiaozhao isn't a poor swimmer, why did he just calmly tread water with a straight face? It seems, absolutely a good hand underwater, but before I could even sigh in relief that the rumors were false, why did he sink again?! And what's with that 'save me' business, what does it mean?!"

  Always having a good brain, as the clever and resourceful mouse Jiang Ping's brain suddenly short-circuited...

  Fan Jiang Mouse stared at the lake, standing stupidly on the bamboo raft for two or three minutes before coming to his senses, suddenly remembering that Xian Zhao was shouting "Save me!" just now.

  "Oh no!" Flip the mouse suddenly came back to his senses, Nan Xiaozhao was shouting for help, and there was no movement on the lake surface for so long, wouldn't he drown? If he really drowned, it would be over, things would be big. Immediately, Flip the Mouse directly plunged into the water where Xiaozhao had fallen earlier, but suddenly, with a loud crash, he was thrown back onto the bamboo raft by a powerful force. The force was incredibly strong, however, Flip the Mouse was unscathed, and the entire bamboo raft shattered into pieces when he crashed onto it!

  The rat that had been flipping over in mid-air suddenly turned into a water rat, its body twisting and turning, and it had already scurried out more than ten feet away, staring blankly at the spot where it had just been.

  The waves surged and formed a column of water, with a loud crash, directly rushing into the sky! Fan Jiang Mouse secretly cursed to himself, "Wow, this Nan Xiaozhao's internal strength is too deep!" However, if that's the case, why did he shout for help earlier and also kick empty air!? Fan Jiang Mouse only felt that his brain, which he had always thought was very clever, seemed to be lacking in brain cells!

  A giant red figure suddenly emerged from the water, and with the splashing water that shot up into the air, it seemed like a celestial being, rushing into the sky. The Jiang Mo was stunned in an instant, only because this giant red figure was none other than Zhan Zhao who had just fallen into the water!

  Only to see Zhan Zhao's eyes tightly closed, a faint silver light emanating from his chest, and the mouse's mouth growing bigger and bigger, almost able to swallow a whole watermelon!

  This, this inner power is externalized, isn't it? Zhan Zhao has already reached the pinnacle of internal skill...

  However, the next second, Flip's chin fell off, because after Zhan Zhao opened his eyes in mid-air and looked around blankly, he let out a cry of surprise and splashed back into the water...

  This Nan Xiaozhao is really getting on my nerves... My head is splitting from trying to figure out what this Xiaozhao is doing.

  "Ahem!" Zhan Zhao poked his head out of the water, coughed a few times, looked around and spotted the raft, chuckled and shouted, "Brother Jiang, where's the best place to get ashore?"

  The otter pointed stupidly in one direction, and Zhan Zhao shouted loudly, "Thank you!" Then he swam towards that direction!

  The mouse hesitated for a moment and then chased after him!

  The two finally sat on the shore at the same time, and Fan Jiang Mouse said in a daze, "Nan Xia, what are you doing? Just now, looking at your appearance, it's clear that your internal skills have reached the highest peak, only one step away from breaking through the void. What...what..." Fan Jiang Mouse was speechless, muttering a few words, and then fell silent...

  Zhan Zhao smiled awkwardly and made a fist at Jiang Ping, saying, "Fourth Brother Jiang, please wait for a moment, I have something to think about!"

  Then, Zhan Zhao directly closed his eyes. Jiang Ping, the mouse who flipped the river, looked at Zhan Zhao in shock, a black line on his head, begging you, we are still enemies now, aren't you afraid I'll launch a sneak attack?!

  Zhan Zhao was now utterly shocked in his heart, because he felt that some things had already exceeded his expectations!

  Just now, Zhan Zhao's calf cramped up and fell into the water. The pain made him think he was going to die. His calf cramped up in the deep water, and at first, he thought he would either drown or be rescued by the rat... Who knew that the rat was stunned at that time...

  Zhan Zhao's face had already turned bright red from holding his breath underwater, and his lips were purple. His consciousness was a bit dizzy, but in an instant, a warm feeling spread from his lower abdomen to his limbs, making him feel refreshed and clear-headed. Zhan Zhao immediately understood that this was the internal energy within his body, which had been unable to be called upon until now, suddenly starting to circulate on its own at this critical moment. However, his calf was still cramped, and if he didn't quickly solve the problem with his calf, even with the support of his internal energy, he would probably still end up in a bad way!

  Zhan Zhao struggled to lift his head in the water and saw a thin figure rushing towards him. Although his vision was blurry, Zhan Zhao could still make out that it was Jiang Ping, the Flipper Mouse. His mind suddenly relaxed, knowing he wouldn't die with Jiang Ping's help.

  However, in an instant, a thread of silver light burst forth from his chest and entered his body. Zhan Zhao only felt his entire body swelling to the point of bursting, and suddenly he felt endless power surging throughout his body. He let out a long roar, swung both arms, and incredibly, massive energy erupted from every corner of his body, blasting open the surface of the lake. And in that same instant, he also shot up into the high sky!

  Then, it just fell down directly. However, the symptoms of calf cramps had disappeared, and surprisingly, there was no lingering pain from the cramps, which made Xianzhao feel endless puzzlement in his heart!

  Zhan Zhao closed his eyes for a moment, then opened them again, gently pulling open the clothes on his chest. There was nothing inside except for a silver crescent-shaped ornament with strange symbols etched onto it. The ornament was about one centimeter wide and two centimeters long, with a small dot in the middle that looked like an eye. Zhan Zhao clearly felt that the silver light he had seen earlier was emitted from this very ornament!

  What is this silver ornament?! Wait a minute, I've never paid attention to it before, thinking it was just a decoration. Now that I take a closer look, it looks like... the birthmark on my chest from my past life! However, my birthmark was about half the size of this one. If not for this time when this thing suddenly emitted silver light, I probably wouldn't have noticed this small silver ornament either, and I wouldn't have realized that it resembles the birthmark from my past life!

  Could it be that I crossed over because of this silver ornament!?

  What is this silver ornament after all? Why does it look so similar to the birthmark on my chest in my past life?!

  Forget it, forget it, this kind of ghostly and mysterious thing, I'd better not think about it myself. However, why do I always feel like there's a heavy burden weighing on my shoulders?

  It's probably because I've watched too many time-traveling shows in my past life. I'm not some kind of main character, where did this heavy burden come from!

  Xie Zhaoming smiled and turned his head to look at Jiang Ping, cupping his hands together in a gesture of gratitude. "Thanks, Fourth Brother Jiang!"

  Jiang Ping asked in surprise, "Why did Zhang Daxia thank me?"

  Zhan Zhao smiled and said, "Just now when I fell into the water, wasn't Fourth Brother Jiang going to come and rescue me? And just now, Fourth Brother Jiang also pointed out a place for me to land on shore. Of course, I must thank him!"

  "Ah?" Jiang Ping was speechless for a moment, then said, "Just now, when you fell into the water, I was stunned for a long time. You, ah, don't need to thank me. Let's not discuss these issues for now. Please, Nan Xia, tell me what's going on. What were you doing just now? Why didn't I understand?"

  Zhan Zhao smiled slightly, thinking for a moment in his heart. The five mice were all chivalrous people, so be it. As long as he didn't reveal that he was a transmigrator, everything else could be said casually. First of all, he had to explain his current situation.

  "To be honest!" Zhan Zhao cupped his hands, "Zhan certain is now considered a useless person, with only internal strength that he won't use!"

  Jiang Ping was taken aback, furrowed his brow and asked, "Can Nan Xia tell me in detail?" Jiang Ping was shocked in his heart. This Nan Xia actually knew how to use internal force. This was really a strange thing. It seemed that something had happened to Nan Xia.

  Zhan Zhao let out a wry smile and said, "To be honest, during the recent case of the beauty's murder, I snuck into the groom's residence at night and accidentally got poisoned. I barely made it back to Kaifeng Prefecture, and when I woke up, I had forgotten some memories. The most important thing is that I forgot my martial arts skills, including who my master was. I don't even know where my parents are, but I can still sense the internal energy within me. However, I'm unable to use it at all!"

  "Phew~~" Xian Zhao let out a long sigh, "If it weren't for my reputation from before, I reckon that the second time I went to the Marquis's residence, Xian would have been hacked to death by those thugs... Looking back on it now, it's really quite pitiful..." Xian Zhao was indeed a lawyer, his eloquence was impressive, he had already woven together a coherent narrative of cause and effect, there was no way Jiang Ping could find any fault in it!

  Jiang Ping's mouth grew bigger as he took a deep breath and said, "This matter... is really astonishing! Didn't Nan Xia tell Lord Bao? And how could Nan Xia, knowing his own situation, still dare to come alone to this isolated island?"

  Zhan Zhao smiled slightly, as if a spring breeze had passed by, and said, "The Five Rats of Trap Island are famous throughout the land, all of them being chivalrous people. What is there that Zhan cannot dare to come forward for?"

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