Leng Ruoli and Jun Mohhan walked into the circular curtain of water and quickly took out two diving oxygen masks from their spatial dimension. The two then passed through the waterfall curtain and entered the sea.
Leng Ruoli couldn't understand why, even though the seawater outside was much higher than the cave entrance, the cave they had just been in was not flooded by the seawater. What magical function did this waterfall curtain have?
However, Leng Ruoli didn't have time to think about this at the moment. After she and Jun Mohhan jumped into the sea, they were anxious to surface.
Leng Ruoli and Jun Mohhan swam in the sea for the time it takes to drink a cup of tea before surfacing.
After surfacing, Leng Ruoli and Jun Mohhan were stunned when they saw the buildings on the shore.
The shore was also an island, and it was an island like a fairyland, shrouded in mist and filled with spiritual energy.
Under the azure sky, a magnificent white palace stood on the mountaintop, with many large and small houses around it. From the perspective of Leng Ruoli and Jun Mohhan, the entire island was covered in lush trees, with a hundred flowers vying for beauty… In short, the environment here was extremely beautiful.
“Jun Mohhan, this is where we were looking for the Flower Clan to live, right?” Leng Ruoli said disbelievingly.
“I can’t be sure, but the simple map drawn by Patriarch Shui and Patriarch Xie roughly points to this place. This place should be correct.”
Jun Mohhan was also not entirely sure, as he did not know much about the Flower Clan.
“What worries me now is that we brought so many people, and we don’t know the situation of the Flower Clan. If everyone goes ashore, how can we find a place to hide them without being discovered?” Leng Ruoli said with a worried expression.
At this moment, Jun Mohhan looked towards the distant small island and replied after some thought, “Li’er, look at that isolated small island over there. It is densely forested and should be rarely visited by people. The other two islands around it can shield it. Let’s arrange Ye Ying and Yin Chen to live on that small island.”
“Okay, it’s settled then. But let’s go to that island first to check for any danger,” Leng Ruoli immediately suggested.
“Yes, let’s swim over now.” Jun Mohhan strongly agreed with Leng Ruoli’s suggestion.
Immediately, the couple dived back into the water and swam towards the small island.
After swimming for nearly half an hour, they reached the shore of the small island. Leng Ruoli and Jun Mohhan climbed ashore and carefully observed the island. After confirming that the small island was not inhabited by venomous snakes and insects, Leng Ruoli found a spacious clearing in the small woods on the island. Then, she moved more than ten military tents and some daily necessities from her spatial dimension and placed them on the grass. The couple then swam back to the cave they had emerged from earlier.
As soon as Leng Ruoli and Jun Mohhan returned to the cave, the anxious and worried people who had been waiting there were relieved to see the King and Consort return.
“Li’er, are you alright? What’s the situation outside?” Leng Jinyu asked Leng Ruoli impatiently.
“Father, outside is the sea. After surfacing, we saw islands. However, this time we saw buildings and people walking on a large island. Therefore, I suspect that outside is the residence of the Flower Clan.”
“But we don’t know the situation of the Flower Clan yet, so we two found an isolated island in the sea and let everyone live there first, so as not to disturb the residents of this island and alert the scheming people of the Flower Clan in advance, and then do things that are unfavorable to us. This would be a huge loss for us.”
Leng Ruoli smiled warmly and said in a soft tone.
“Li’er, you and your husband can make decisions about these matters. Father believes in you.”
In short, Leng Jinyu unconditionally supported his daughter’s arrangements. He reached out and stroked Leng Ruoli’s head, saying to her with doting eyes.
“Okay, then when you jump into the sea later, you must stay close to me and the Prince. If any of you cannot swim, you must step forward now?”
As soon as Leng Ruoli finished speaking, her two little maids stepped forward with their heads lowered.
“Consort, I and Sister Xing’er cannot swim,” Ling’er said softly, her head lowered.
“It’s okay. Later, I’ll put on diving oxygen tanks for both of you and arrange for two people who can swim to protect you. You won’t be afraid,” Leng Ruoli said.
Leng Ruoli looked at her two maids looking inferior, but she did not despise or reject them for this reason. Instead, she comforted them with a smile. After all, these two maids were brought out by her own consent. She, Leng Ruoli, would never abandon them to fend for themselves.
However, what Leng Ruoli did not expect was that her casual remark moved Xing’er and Ling’er to tears and made them even more loyal to Leng Ruoli.
Then, the two nodded vigorously upon hearing Leng Ruoli’s words.
Finally, Leng Ruoli said, “Is there anyone else who cannot swim? If not, we will set off. Ye Ying and Ye Yi, you two will protect Xing’er, and Yin Chen and Yin Yi, you two will protect Ling’er. Everyone else will follow me and the Prince closely. If anyone cannot swim during the swim, quickly call for help from your companions. We will rescue you in time. Does everyone understand?”
As soon as her voice fell, everyone replied in unison.
“Consort, we all understand!”
Hearing this, Leng Ruoli nodded with satisfaction.
Then, she put on the diving equipment for Xing’er and Ling’er. Leng Ruoli and Jun Mohhan first passed through the waterfall curtain of the cave and entered the sea. Then, Leng Jinyu and his son, and Ming Jiuxiao also entered the sea. Finally, everyone else jumped into the sea one after another.
Except for Xing’er and Ling’er who couldn’t swim, everyone else swam smoothly in the sea, which surprised Leng Ruoli. She had always thought that Jun Mohhan’s subordinates were mostly landlubbers.
This was because Ye Ying and Yin Chen were from inland areas, unlike Shui Yi, whose family lived in coastal areas and dealt with water all year round, so it was normal for them to be able to swim. That’s why Leng Ruoli had asked clearly who couldn’t swim earlier, but she didn’t expect everyone to be such good swimmers.
Later, everyone successfully swam to the isolated island that Leng Ruoli and Jun Mohhan had arranged. However, as they reached the shore and counted heads, Leng Ruoli found that one person was missing. That person was Ye Er, who had been dragged away by the man-eating tree vine and then rescued.
“Oh no, Jun Mohhan, we left Ye Er behind. He had so much blood sucked out by that man-eating tree vine earlier, and his body must be very weak. How could I have forgotten to arrange someone to be with him? Oh…”
Saying that, Leng Ruoli slapped her forehead hard and quickly dived into the sea. Jun Mohhan also followed her into the sea.
Leng Jinyu and the others standing on the shore watched the figures of the King and Consort disappear with great concern.