Chapter 23 (1/2)

After Gu Qingqing and the others were swallowed by the vortex, they fell into a strange space.

A full moon was suspended in the air. The moonlight shone on the ground, coating the huge lake in front of them with a layer of silver light.

What appeared in front of them was a lake that stretched as far as the eye could see. The surface of the lake was very calm, with only the moonlight shining on it. However, the entire space was too quiet, giving people an unreal feeling.

Gu Qingqing was being protected by Mu Chen and Jun Wu. Zhuo Tingqiu and his guards had already fainted and were lying on the ground, unable to wake up for the time being.

“There’s something wrong here.” Mu Chen looked around and said with a frown.

Jun Wu’s cultivation level was still relatively low, so there was a limit to what he could sense. Hearing Mu Chen’s words, he subconsciously frowned.

Gu Qingqing held onto the sleeves of the two people beside her, her gaze fixed on the surface of the lake. She did not know why, but she felt that there was something under the lake staring at them. As she thought about it, she tugged on the sleeves of Mu Chen and Jun Wu, and when the two of them looked over, she pointed at the surface of the lake.

“Little Qingqing, are you saying that there’s something wrong with the surface of the lake?” Mu Chen followed her finger and looked at the surface of the lake as well, asking softly.

Gu Qingqing nodded lightly and used her hands to tell Mu Chen and Jun Wu her feelings.

The two of them looked at each other and their gazes fell on the surface of the lake, their expressions wary.

At that moment, ripples suddenly appeared on the surface of the lake. Immediately after, the surface of the water in the middle of the lake began to churn, as if something was about to come out of the water.

Jun Wu and Mu Chen hurriedly took Gu Qingqing and retreated while they stared at the surface of the lake vigilantly. The Red Flame Spear was already in Mu Chen’s hands and Jun Wu had also taken out his own weapon, a heavy sword.

“Hua!”

A sound came from the surface of the lake, followed by something breaking out of the water and hanging in mid-air.

Gu Qingqing and the other two raised their heads. When they clearly saw the creature in the air, Gu Qingqing took a deep breath, and Mu Chen and Jun Wu’s expressions became solemn.

What appeared in mid-air was a monster with nine heads and a huge body.

“Nine neonate!”Mu Chen called out the creature’s name with a wooden face.

The nine neonate was a ferocious beast with nine heads. It got its name because its voice sounded like the cry of an infant. In a low-level plane like the Mysterious Sky Continent, the existence of the nine neonate should not have appeared. However, it did. Moreover, they were brought before the nine neonate!

Just as Mu Chen and the other two were having a headache over the appearance of the nine neonate, the nine neonate also discovered their existence. The eyes on the nine heads looked at them with a greedy gaze.

“Keke, after waiting for so many years, I can finally have a good meal.” Its voice was indeed like a baby crying, especially when the nine heads spoke at the same time. It sounded very discomforting.

After saying that, its left head suddenly opened its mouth and spat out a column of water towards Mu Chen and the other two.