Chapter 508: I'm Different

It all happened so suddenly that everyone froze, including Fan Xing, who was in the middle of casting a spell.

So much so that when the lake water suddenly swelled up with a RUSH in the next moment, forming a turbulent wave that crashed down toward them, Fan Xing still hadn’t managed to react!

Fan Lin and the other two were farther away. They were quick to run when they noticed something was wrong, so they were in no danger of being caught in it.

Only Fan Xing remained, standing dumbfounded as she watched the massive, uncontrolled wave crash down on her!

The giant wave loomed larger in her vision, and a look of terror filled her eyes. The image of the Magic Beast being instantly devoured by the lake water flashed through her mind. It was as if she could see her own fate…

But in the next moment, just as the water was about to swallow her, she suddenly felt herself fall into a warm embrace, and the scenery before her eyes changed in an instant.

By the time she came to her senses, she was already in a nearby tree.

She watched the giant wave crash down, churning violently for a moment before the lake’s surface finally, gradually, returned to calm.

Just a moment ago, much of the water had been drawn away, leaving the lake half-empty. Yet now, it had returned to its original state, lying there quietly as if nothing had ever happened.

Fan Xing’s face was ashen. It took her a long moment to remember to turn her head and look at the person beside her.

She froze when she saw who it was. The one who had saved her was none other than Lu Yi Dao You, who had abandoned her earlier.

“Mr…. Mr. Lu?”

Fan Xing’s voice was trembling. “Why… are you here?”

Lu Sangjiu had no time for her. Her gaze was fixed on the distant lake, watching for any other sudden developments.

Upon hearing her question, she gave a perfunctory reply. “Just passing by.”

Fan Xing: “…”

‘I may not be the brightest, but did he really have to be so dismissive?’

‘To have saved me so quickly in a situation like that… Mr. Lu must have been nearby the whole time, right?’

But he had saved her life, after all. Fan Xing pursed her lips, deciding not to call him out on it. “Thank you for saving me…”

Lu Sangjiu said dismissively, “It’s nothing. I was just fulfilling our contract.”

The contracts they had signed before entering were all binding. If violated, they would suffer a degree of backlash themselves.

Although it wasn’t so serious as to be life-threatening, it was definitely not something one could recover from in a day or two.

Lu Sangjiu didn’t have that much time to waste on recovering from injuries, so saving Fan Xing was a given.

Yan Xue, on the other hand, was leisurely and calm. She didn’t seem to care much about the contract and had shown no intention of saving anyone.

Lu Sangjiu’s attitude was cool, so Fan Xing tactfully decided not to say anything more.

At that moment, Fan Lin and the others below came to their senses and finally noticed Lu Sangjiu’s presence. His tone immediately turned hostile. “Why are you here? Are you trying to steal from us?”

Lu Sangjiu didn’t even spare him a glance. “Before you worry about me stealing anything, maybe you should see if you have what it takes to get it yourself.”

Fan Lin was speechless… He was right. The lake was bizarre, and for the moment, he truly had no idea what to do.

Lu Sangjiu was exposed, but since Yan Xue hadn’t acted, the others hadn’t noticed her. Yan Xue had no intention of revealing herself, instead sending a voice transmission to Lu Sangjiu. “Let’s have one of us out in the open and one hidden. We’ll play it by ear.”

Lu Sangjiu acknowledged. Seeing that nothing else was happening below, she jumped down with Fan Xing, landing back on the ground.

Fan Lin, rendered speechless by her retort, grew indignant. “So what if I can’t do it? You think you can? You have a way to deal with it?”

Lu Sangjiu didn’t even give him a glance. “Why would I tell you whether I have a solution or not?”

Fan Lin: “…”

He was furious and about to argue further, but someone beside him suddenly spoke up. “The miasma around us… I think it’s getting thicker.”

They had been maintaining protective barriers to prevent the miasma’s corrosion. So when the miasma intensified, their barriers required more Demonic Qi to sustain, making the change obvious.

‘Actually, Lu Sangjiu had felt it too. She figured what they had just done to the lake had caused more water to evaporate. Of course the miasma would get thicker.’

‘Not to mention all the lake water that had been diverted elsewhere. It was probably even thicker over there.’

This reminder made Fan Lin frown. He, too, seemed to find the situation troublesome.

Another person suddenly suggested, “Since none of us can do anything about it, why continue to waste time here?”

“Time in the Secret Realm is limited. We have Fan Xing, so we can find other treasures. It’s better than wasting time here.”

Fan Lin considered this, then nodded reluctantly. “Fine… We’ll leave now.”

Fan Xing heard this and felt reluctant to stay with them. After all, when disaster struck, none of them had shown any intention of saving her.

‘But Lu Yi Dao You… Never mind. He’s so cold; it doesn’t look like he has any intention of taking her with him.’

‘Besides, they were all counting on the Compass to find more things. If she said she wasn’t going, they probably wouldn’t agree so easily.’

So she could only look back reluctantly as she bid farewell to Lu Sangjiu. “Well… Mr. Lu, I’ll be going then. Please take care.”

Lu Sangjiu grunted noncommittally. “You too.”

Afterward, Lu Sangjiu walked to the lake’s edge. Just as she stopped, she heard Yan Xue’s voice transmission. “They didn’t go far. They’ve turned back.”

“Looks like they’re planning to hide and wait to pick up your scraps.”

Lu Sangjiu wasn’t the least bit surprised. “Mhm, I figured.”

‘But it was unlikely they’d be able to pick up any scraps from her.’

‘Because just now, she had felt the strong call of the Divine Artifact again. It gave her a feeling… perhaps the lake water wouldn’t be that harmful to her?’

Once the thought took root, she grew restless, tempted to jump right in and test it.

After a moment’s hesitation, she sent a voice transmission to Yan Xue. “I want to go down and take a look. You stand guard up here.”

Yan Xue was a little surprised. “Go down directly? Aren’t you afraid of being dissolved?”

Lu Sangjiu replied, “I think… I might be different.”

She didn’t explain further. After saying that, she decisively jumped straight into the lake!

The moment she hit the water, Fan Lin and the others, who were hiding nearby, couldn’t help but cry out in shock. “Holy shit, he really just jumped in like that?”

Fan Xing couldn’t hold back and rushed out, running to the edge of the lake to look for any sign of Lu Sangjiu.

“Lu Yi Dao You, Lu Yi Dao You, are you still alive?”

But alas, the lake’s surface was calm, as if nothing had happened. There was no sign of her at all.

Fan Lin and the others emerged one by one. After watching for a long time, one of them finally spoke. “Don’t tell me… he’s already been dissolved?”

“Definitely. I can’t believe he was so reckless. He’d rather die for money.”

“So now… should we leave?”