Yuan Ming pole-vaulted so that the piece of wood beneath his feet flew forward rapidly, while he frequently looked back over his shoulder. Fortunately, that tentacle-like black shadow did not reappear.
He still didn't dare to relax the slightest bit and continued to vault quickly. Simultaneously, he invoked the Exorcism Technique to aid his escape and soon completely left the area where the anomaly had occurred. Unknowingly, he had arrived near the center of Qianlu Lake, where Huo Chan'er had intended to go earlier.
In the mist ahead, a shadowy outline barely visible, looked rather like an island. Yuan Ming, seeing this, cast a puzzled gaze toward the little creature lying on his shoulder.
Huo Chan'er, however, had lost its earlier excitement and was nervously looking around. The whirlpool and the black tentacle had frightened it considerably.
Yuan Ming patted Huo Chan'er to soothe it then, after a moment's thought, decided to check out the shadowy place.
