Chapter 69 Entrance

  Just as I was about to follow Wen Shu, a big ugly fish swam in front of me, blocking my way. I picked up the fishing spear and stabbed at it. The big fish cleverly dodged to the side, using its left fin to grab my right hand, and its right fin swept across my left cheek. Luckily, I dodged quickly, otherwise, it wouldn't have been just a sweep, I would have definitely been slapped hard by this fish! Being slapped in the face by a fish would be ridiculous!

  But what's strange is that this fish actually used its fins like hands. I turned around, switched the fishing spear to my left hand, and stabbed at it again from an angle. It didn't let go of my left hand, but instead made a quick dodge to the side, taking advantage of my momentary lapse in attention to grab my left hand with its right fin, and then its fish mouth snapped sharply towards my head. I was immediately dazed and saw stars, followed by a brief blackout.

  Finally, I calmed down and took a closer look, only to find that it wasn't some ugly big fish holding my two hands, but rather Hou Dàyǒng. Looking further away, there was no sign of Yún Shū, only the beautiful mermaid from earlier, gazing at me with a hint of resentment.

  As I came to, Hou Dàyǒng let go of me and swam straight over to Wang Jue, slapping him twice. Wang Jue seemed like he had just woken up from a dream, with an expression that showed he had no idea what had just happened.

  This is the legendary mermaid who likes to charm men. I don't know if after charming us, she will kill us like in the legend.

  Wang Jue walked over to me, and his eyes regained their former vitality. I thought he must have just seen Hua Gu.

  Underwater, you can't speak, and if you do, a mouthful of blood will gush into your mouth. The taste I just experienced is ten times more uncomfortable than drinking water in the swimming pool. So, Hou Dayong gestured with his hands, leading us to follow him towards the center of the lake.

  The lake heart is a large rock, like the roof of a house in Miao Village. According to Hou Dajun's previous statement, there should be a room below. However, the current problem is where the entrance to the room is. We walked around the rock and found that except for sand and stone, there was no cave or door-like thing around the rock that could serve as an entrance. The rocks were stacked layer by layer, seemingly movable.

  Hou Dayong lifted up a piece of rock, underneath was another piece of rock; he lifted up another one, and underneath was yet another. He repeated this process layer by layer until he had moved a whole pile, but there seemed to be no end in sight. Apart from the rocks, nothing else could be seen. Finally, he stopped what he was doing and began to think of other ways.

  The mermaid was watching us from a distance, looking a bit pitiful. After Hou Dàyǒng stared blankly for half a day, he slowly swam towards her, and when he was about to reach her, he suddenly accelerated, shooting past her like an arrow, instantly appearing behind her, using his elbow to pin her neck, with a threatening hostage-taker's demeanor. Then, with his mouth against her ear, he bubbled for half a day.

  After blowing bubbles, the mermaid was released and swam towards us voluntarily. Having had a thrilling encounter before, both of us kept a distance from her, trying not to look at her eyes or face.

  But she didn't come to our side, only saw her swim to the side of the rock, use hand start to peel those loose sandstone, Hou Dàyǒng also went up a piece to peel. In a little while, an entrance with a dark hole appeared.

  Hou Dayong beckoned to me and Wang Jue behind her, we tacitly followed him and the mermaid to swim into the cave.