Chapter 3109 - 3110: Lakebed

Chapter 3109: Chapter 3110: Lakebed

Once they fail to rescue, it will surely alert the enemy, making it difficult to save the Prince again.

"We can’t break in forcefully." She turned her head to look at the Red Lotus Pond beside her, her eyes narrowing slightly, "I’ll take the water route."

"Ah?" Ao Song was startled, but quickly understood what she meant.

It’s said that the Water Prison is connected to the Red Lotus Pond, drawing water from it, so there must be a connection from the pond, and even if the passage is small, with Bai Ruozhu’s ability, it wouldn’t be hard to manage.

"But the water is chilly, and we don’t know exactly where the connection is; it’s probably not easy, right?" Ao Song said.

Bai Ruozhu winked at her, "I have a Waterproof Pearl."

They went to sea once, and indeed gained many good things.

"But I can only go alone; you stay here to support me. Otherwise, if I rescue someone, it will be hard to bring both of you out." Bai Ruozhu said.

Ao Song nodded, "Alright, I’ll wait here for you. Be careful, and don’t push yourself too hard."

"Alright."

Bai Ruozhu didn’t waste words, took out the Waterproof Pearl from Space, and silently slipped into the Red Lotus Pond under the cover of darkness.

Generally, royal palaces, including the Imperial Palace, have ponds, not just for beauty but also for Feng Shui. This Red Lotus Pond is the largest in the Western Regions’ royal palace, with blooming Red Lotus Flowers, and since the Red Lotus represents good luck in the Western Regions, it was named so.

However, the words "Red Lotus" made Bai Ruozhu uncomfortable, reminding her of the former Saintess, Honglian, especially since Honglian ultimately turned into a monster, which was truly disgusting.

The bottom of the pond was pitch-black; Bai Ruozhu took out a Night Pearl from Space for lighting and slowly swam forward.

She felt the fluctuations in the water, and the connection to the Water Prison must have more significant water flow disturbances than other places.

The bottom of the pond was indeed cold; without the Waterproof Pearl, she would only be able to endure for about 15 minutes.

She hadn’t swum far when she suddenly spotted a dark shadow not far ahead; her heart tightened, and she already had a dagger in her hand. Even though this was the royal palace, it didn’t mean there weren’t fierce, aggressive fish in the pond.

The shadow remained motionless, making her even more curious, so she cautiously approached it.

The light from the Night Pearl was soft, with a limited illuminating range; only when she got closer did she finally see what it was.

If she weren’t used to seeing dead bodies, she would have been scared into a cold sweat.

It was a corpse wearing a maid’s outfit, hair scattered like thick seaweed floating in the water. Who knows how long this maid had been dead? Her face had become deformed from soaking and was severely swollen, making it impossible to identify her features.

The reason she hadn’t floated to the surface was that a rope was tied around her, weighing her down with a substantial copper censer.

Another tragic case in the royal palace; tying a corpse down with such a large copper censer must not be a simple matter. Still, Bai Ruozhu had no interest in solving cases, least of all those in the Western Regions’ royal palace.

Of course, Hang Shen’s matter was also an affair of the royal palace, but Hang Shen was different.

She swam around the corpse and continued forwards, soon spotting some fish, which were the Koi Fish raised in the pond. They seemed to be swimming in groups towards one direction, so she decided to follow them.

Gradually, there was an undercurrent in the water, and she began to feel happy, thinking that it must be just ahead.

However, she quickly thought of a problem: if the entrance to the Water Prison was large, wouldn’t the Koi Fish have entered it already?

As she pondered this, she saw the entrance to the passage!