Chapter 576: Tears of the Merfolk Beneath Jingluo Lake (Part 1)
From the map, looking at Jingluo Lake, its beauty is already visible, but only upon reaching Jingluo Lake in person does one realize it’s not just beautiful, it’s breathtakingly beautiful!
Looking around, one can hardly see the edges of the calm and waveless turquoise lake surface, reflecting the whole blue sky like a mirror. It’s as if it holds an entirely new world, so beautiful it’s suffocating.
To the east of Jingluo Lake, one can see a range of mountains shrouded in white mist from a distance, and that’s the location of the Spirit Flame Sect, Flame Mountain.
Though Jingluo Lake and Flame Mountain appear adjacent on the map, in reality, they are separated by a great distance.
"I’ll go down with you, and Lan Ling will wait outside to support us," Lian Xichen said.
"Alright," Han Jing nodded, then told Lan Ling, "Lan Ling, you stay here. If there’s any danger we can’t handle, I’ll signal you. You and Youyou think of a way to assist us."
Lan Ling nodded, "Alright!"
Han Jing then said to Lian Xichen and An Chuxue, "I’ll go with Xiao Xue, An’an, you go with Big Brother. Big Brother, you are responsible for ensuring An’an’s safety. Don’t worry about me and Xiao Xue; no matter what, we must come out safely!"
Lian Xichen didn’t fully trust Han Jing’s capability, especially since she was carrying a child who seemed incapable... Even though Lan Ling assured Xiao Xue wasn’t entirely helpless, he still felt uneasy and frowned, "I should carry Xiao Xue. I’ll protect her and Chuxue; you just need to take care of yourself."
Han Jing shook her head, "There’s no need, Big Brother, you need to trust me."
Han Jing understood that Lian Xichen didn’t trust her, but she and Xiao Xue genuinely didn’t need protection. With Xiao Xue by Lian Xichen’s side, he might focus too much on her, which could cause more trouble, so Han Jing firmly refused.
Seeing Han Jing’s insistence, Lian Xichen recalled something and nodded, "Then you be careful."
Han Jing agreed, then turned to Lan Ling, "Lan Ling, set up the barrier to block the view from outside Jingluo Lake. Our actions can’t be discovered by outsiders. If we attract unnecessary trouble, it wouldn’t be good!"
"Don’t worry!" Lan Ling answered while retreating and quickly set up a barrier to block the view from outside Jingluo Lake. As this place is nearest to the Spirit Flame Sect, if there were any anomalies at Jingluo Lake, the Spirit Flame Sect would be the first to notice. In the past, he was confident in keeping them at bay, but now, few in the Spirit Flame Sect would give him any face.
It’s best to be careful about everything.
With Lan Ling ready, Han Jing didn’t hesitate. She held Xiao Xue and walked to the lake’s edge, then put Xiao Xue down, instructing, "No matter what happens, stay close to Mother and don’t stray. Understood?"
It was Xiao Xue’s first time helping with something, and his excitement hadn’t yet subsided. With a solemn nod like a little adult, he said, "I understand!"
"Big Brother, An’an, you two follow us as well, and try not to stray too far," Han Jing said. Though it’s uncertain what might happen later, staying close is the best.
The two nodded.
Only then did Han Jing turn her gaze to the lake’s surface and raise her right hand.
The Ice Entanglement on her right wrist glimmered with a faint blue light as Han Jing brought her five fingers together into a palm and struck downward like a knife. A flash of blue light shot towards the calm and waveless Jingluo Lake, and the lake surface instantly split open as if sliced, revealing a path leading straight to the lake bed!