Hong Chuan was stunned as well. After a long while, he finally said, “It seems that only this explanation makes sense.”
“Then, Brother Lu,” he asked, “since you’ve lived in this village for so long, have you ever heard any legends about strange fish appearing in Dragon Lake?”
Lu Chen shook his head. “No. Dragon Lake and Dragon Pool—aside from their grand names—have never really had anything unusual about them over the years. They’re like stagnant water. No one has ever seen any strange fish.”
For some reason, he paused slightly on those last two words.
Hong Chuan did not notice. Instead, he let out a relieved sigh. “In any case, I truly must thank you, Brother Lu. Otherwise, I would have died here for no reason at all. That would have been far too unjust.”
Lu Chen laughed. “It was onl
