Yu An swam upward with Xiao Yu. As long as they reached the surface and met up with the others, they would be safe.
No Water Beasts bothered them on the way. Their path was unbelievably clear.
Xiao Yu put his hands on his hips and said proudly, "Beast Father said the Merfolk are the kings of the water, so I'm a little king! Female Mother, when I grow up and get a little stronger, I'll let you walk sideways underwater!"
Yu An couldn't help but laugh. "Female Mother isn't a crab. Why would I need to walk sideways?"
"Oh, that's true."
They had no idea how deep this lake was. They had been swimming for ages but still hadn't reached the surface. Xiao Yu was so tired he was about to turn into a fish pancake.
Yu An was exhausted too. She stopped swimming and began to observe her surroundings.
A lake couldn't possibly be this deep. Besides, Lan Ying still hadn't caught up to them after all this time. 'Could it be that we haven't left the lakebed at all, but instead—'
