The beautiful mage was kidnapped by the contracted beast again

A week later.

Jiang Liujing stepped barefoot on the reef, the clear water flooded over his white insteps, and the ripples crashed against his ankles, like a piece of pure jade being immersed in the water.

He narrowed his eyes slightly, staring intently at the water, holding in his hand a golden spear that looked very cool and domineering, completely inconsistent with his temperament.

The spear was long and heavy, making the boy look petite in comparison.

Yet, the expression in his beautiful eyes, exposed to the air, was incredibly fierce. It immediately became clear that he wasn't some weak creature protected by a spear, but a hunter wielding his weapon, heading out to hunt.

Catching a sudden ripple on the calm water, the young man's dark eyes flickered with alertness. He suddenly clenched his spear and stabbed it towards the bottom of the ripple like a cheetah ready to pounce.

"Wow--"

The golden spear reflected a dazzling light in the sunlight, breaking through the water surface and stirring up a crystal splash.

After a few seconds, the tip of the gun was pulled out, leaving behind a long string of water droplets and a void of transparent air.

Got nothing.

Jiang Liujing: "..."

Mo Ya quickly covered his mouth and tried to keep his facial expression unchanged, but Jiang Liujing still heard the faint laughter leaking out from between his fingers.

He was panting heavily, his face flushed, and he seemed to be having a very hard time holding it in.

He might as well just laugh.

Jiang Liujing angrily threw the spear back to Anderwei behind him and walked to the side with a sullen face.

In fact, Andway also wanted to laugh. After all, it was very rare to see Jiang Liujing so confident and then being humiliated.

But laughing might make him and his good brother mixed doubles, and Andway was still more cautious about his life. He calmed down and comforted him: "It's okay, it's hard for beginners to succeed for the first time, just practice more and you will be fine."

Before he finished speaking, he heard another burst of exclamations from Mo Ya's side.

The two turned around and saw Chi Zheng coming out of the water dripping wet.

In his hand, he held a handful of dry branches, the kind you'd find everywhere on the mountain floor; he could pick up a dozen at a touch. Each one was pierced with a fish, still struggling and twisting frantically.

These fish are ordinary fish, not mythical beasts, but they are struggling with great strength, and the dead branches show signs of breaking.

Chi bent his fingers and knocked them out one by one, and used magic to dry the water stains on his body. He walked to Jiang Liujing and handed him the fish.

Very selfless sharing.

Jiang Liujing looked up at him and inexplicably felt even more depressed.

Lunch, of course, was the fish that Chi caught.

A few of them built a fire and started grilling. When it was almost done, Taiqi and Vita, who had been out exploring, came back. Vita said to Jiang Liujing, "We found a very strange pool of water."

"How strange is it?" Mo Ya asked.

His voice and expression were very calm. A week ago, he would have jumped up excitedly, but he is not the same person now.

During this week, they searched for water sources of all sizes nearby, and even risked their lives to enter some gloomy underground caves, but they found no signs of the existence of any source of life.

If they were not a team but a single person doing the mission, Mo Ya thought he would have given up long ago.

This is completely a hopeless search.

If you think about it carefully, the clue that asked them to go to Canglong Mountain Range to find the source of life was just one-sided statement of the elf girl.

She might have seen the source of life in the Canglong Mountains, but after so many years, who can guarantee that it has not drifted to other places along the water?

Taichi stepped forward and replied on Vita's behalf: "That pool of water is very small, not even a pond. It's only a dozen meters wide and hidden in a patch of grass. We didn't pay attention when we passed by, and Vita almost fell in."

Vita nodded to indicate he was right, his expression solemn. "Usually, a pool this small wouldn't be very deep, but almost half of us had fallen in, and we couldn't even feel the bottom. After Taichi pulled me out, we tried exploring, but the fire magic was consumed as soon as we entered. We had no choice but to come back to find you."

"It does sound a bit strange." Jiang Liujing said thoughtfully, then looked at the others, "Let's go and take a look?"

"There's no rush, let's eat first." Chi pulled back the young man who was about to stand up and stuffed a grilled fish into his hand.

Mo Ya also agreed: "Let's eat first, otherwise we'll look around and find nothing." He would be hungry and his efforts would be in vain, which made him feel depressed just thinking about it.

After dinner, the group, led by Taichi and Vita, headed towards the pond.

As the distance shortened, Jiang Liujing's perception of the water element became clearer and clearer, and he let out a puzzled "Huh?"

He walked to the edge of the pool, reached a hand under the water, and closed his eyes for a moment, feeling the surface. When he opened them again, he said in disbelief, "This pool is nearly a hundred meters deep. But there's nothing alive in it."

The tiny mosses, insects, and fish that can be seen everywhere are completely absent in this pond.

Jiang Liujing was sure that natural waters could not do this. In addition, Vita said that this pool of water could block fire magic, and a bold guess emerged in his mind.

He turned to the group and said, "I suspect the water in this pool is an illusion."

Vita frowned, somewhat puzzled by Jiang Liujing's judgment: "I can feel the real existence of the water flow inside."

"If it's a high-level illusion, simulating the feel and texture of water would be easy. The difficulty lies in its ability to completely conceal its own magical fluctuations."

Jiang Liujing scooped up a handful of water and held it in front of his eyes to observe. Even with his eyesight, he could not detect any trace of magic flowing in it. It seemed as if it was just ordinary clear water.

But it is precisely because of its ordinariness that it seems strange - it is too pure, so pure that life and other magic are not allowed to exist at all.

He stood up and said to everyone, "I'll go down and take a look."

"Are you still alone?"

Jiang Liujing nodded: "This is the most convenient way."

When he discovered a similar strange water source before, he also went down to search alone. Most of the people were fire elements, and as the only mage with a high affinity with water elements, he had to take on the responsibility of this family.

If he takes a bunch of people whose abilities in water are limited, Jiang Liujing might have to go back and rescue them if they encounter danger.

His attitude was firm and no one said much, even Chi let it go. After all, Jiang Liujing would definitely call him if he really encountered danger that could not be solved.

After casting some protective and detection magic, Jiang Liujing took a deep breath and dived into the pool.

The moment he entered the water, a faint blue light instantly covered his entire body. The mermaid sisters' transformation abilities activated, and tiny, delicate, translucent blue ear fins sprouted from his ears. His legs quickly fused into a long fish tail.

When he raised his eyes again, they were the enchanting color of glass, almost sucking the soul of the beholder into them. With a slap, his body quickly dived downwards.