Just after Liu Ming had left for a meal's time.
In the passageway he had previously occupied, a sudden gust of wind arose, a "hissing" sound grew loud, and amidst flying sand and rolling stones, the passageway instantly became a hazy yellow. Vaguely, several enormous shadows burst forth with a few deep roars and darted into the seemingly empty corridor without any hesitation.
The two massive frog-like monsters blocking the entrance to the exchange area saw this and cleared their previously dumbfounded expressions. After emitting two strange "gurgling" noises, they lightly leaped a dozen yards and followed suit, disappearing within moments.
...
In a resplendent undersea palace thousands of zhang away from the deep-sea mines,
A room on the top floor of the palace.
The room was about several dozen zhang in size, extremely spacious, with not only exquisitely beautiful blue jade laid on the floor but also water-blue crystals encrusted all around the walls and ceiling.
