If you take the bus, it only takes about four stops along Taihang Road to reach the scenic Meilan Lake.

Even if you walk, it won't take long.

Meilan Lake is said to have been funded by a former city leader in earlier years.

Later, this leader embezzled the funds, was reported and exposed, resulting in only a partial completion of Meilan Lake.

However, there is another version circulating among the people.

It's said that during the construction of this artificial lake, many things happened.

The most famous is that on the seventh day of construction, when workers were digging deeper, they unexpectedly uncovered a cyan snake about 2.5 meters long and 5 centimeters in diameter.

Its appearance was akin to an enlarged bamboo green snake.

This really scared the workers at the time.

Later, a few braver workers, armed with shovels and hoes, wanted to extract the snake.

But when they pressed a shovel on the snake's head, it didn't move, and they discovered it was already dead.

The gang bravely pulled out the snake to take a closer look, and found it intact, with no clue how or when it died.

So they dared not mess with it, instead, they incinerated the snake on the spot.

Ever since Meilan Lake received government investment and was rebuilt, a few people have died there every year.

At first, it was thought to be a coincidence, but over the years, it remained so.

Helpless, someone sought out a famous monk from the East Sea to see what was going on.

The monk claimed it was the doing of a snake demon, drew a Demon Suppression Talisman on the spot, performed a ritual, and the matter gradually calmed down.

Yang Yan, who mingled in the East Sea back then, also knew about these things.

So today, seeing the demon qi on Wang Xue, he couldn't help but want to come and investigate.

Even though Wang Xue took a taxi, Yang Yan had no trouble keeping up with the vehicle.

Even if Wang Xue left first, Yang Yan managed to arrive just as she got out of the car.

However, he remained calm, quietly tailing her from behind.

He knew that the demon qi on Wang Xue wasn't just a simple contamination, but a direct lock by the other.

Sure enough, as Wang Xue headed to the parking lot to retrieve her car, a Yin Wind blew by Meilan Lake's walkway, and she stood frozen in place as if held by a spell.

Yang Yan furrowed his brow, then stared intensely at Meilan Lake, murmuring to himself:

"Tsk tsk! It's truly a big one! Although not one of the legendary ones, it's not small in this world either."

At this moment, the stationary Wang Xue slowly turned around and started walking swiftly towards the center of Meilan Lake with vacant eyes.

As she walked, crystalline tears trickled down from her wooden eyes.

Seeing this, Yang Yan promptly appeared beside Wang Xue with a swift move.

By now, she had reached the lakeside, with her feet in the water.

After Yang Yan pulled her back to the shore, Wang Xue suddenly snapped back to her senses, her eyes regaining their radiance.

She looked at Yang Yan with a hint of puzzlement, scanned around, and then asked in bewilderment:

"Why are you here? I... What happened to me?"

As she spoke, she instinctively looked at her wet feet.

"Shh! Don't speak, no matter what you see later, don't say a word. I'll show you something interesting."

Yang Yan said with a smile.

All things in the world have spirits and can become demons.

It's just that their future achievements are determined by their wisdom.

To other animals, aren't humans just demons?

Therefore, Yang Yan found it amusing upon this discovery and wasn't inclined toward violence.

He mysteriously brought Wang Xue to squat by the lakeside, quietly watching the lake.

By now, autumn was deep in the East Sea, and it was quite cold at night.

Especially given her wet feet, the demon qi assault, and the eerie sight, Wang Xue shivered involuntarily with fear.

Seeing this, Yang Yan reached out to hold Wang Xue's hand.

Strangely enough, whether psychological or otherwise, Wang Xue found that once Yang Yan held her hand, she didn't feel cold anymore.

"Letting it go so easily? I ruined your plan, and you're taking it this calmly? We're still here! Alright, five more minutes, if you don't show, I'll take action!"

After about five minutes and still no change, Yang Yan muttered impatiently.

But again, another five minutes passed, and the lake remained calm.

Wang Xue moved slightly but remained silent, looking at him with curious eyes seeking an explanation.

Yang Yan chuckled wryly:

"Never mind, I'm curious to see exactly what you are."

Upon saying this, he stood up with Wang Xue and said:

"You should step back a bit, I'll stir it out for you to see."

Without giving Wang Xue a chance to ask more questions, Yang Yan swiftly appeared above the lake.

But what left Wang Xue wide-eyed in disbelief was that he was walking on water.

She wondered if she was dreaming, or if her eyes were deceiving her.

Hence, she vigorously rubbed her eyes.

But she realized everything in front of her was real.

That familiar guy was actually walking on waves!

How could anyone walk on water?

Wang Xue instinctively covered her mouth, eyes wide, watching intently.

She clearly remembered Yang Yan saying he'd open her eyes.

At the moment, besides questioning Yang Yan's identity, she wanted to know what was hidden in the gourd.

"Don't disappoint me! I hope you're related to the dragon beneath the East Sea, that would kill two birds with one stone."

Yang Yan mused to himself as he swiftly moved forward.

Once at the lake's center, Yang Yan crouched down, placed a hand on the water's surface, and began chanting softly like a whisper:

"In all the three thousand worlds, there's nothing I cannot break; In all the realms, there's no ground I cannot tread..."

Suddenly, the once-calm lake surface started forming waves, growing larger with time.

Eventually, it surged into a tempest, with waves crashing furiously.

Yang Yan, seeing this unfold, wasn't surprised at all; instead, he donned a subtle smile.

"Trying to drag me into the Hidden World? How overestimated you are!"

The so-called Hidden World is merely a mirror of the present world.

Like a person looking into a mirror, outside is the current world, the Mirror World is the Hidden World.

However, entering the Hidden World requires numerous complicated steps.

The foremost requirement is having the strength to reach that level.

Otherwise, you can't even open the door.

Or you can enter the Hidden World through a "Hidden Sect".

But that is exceptionally difficult.

Even the world's most elite mercenary group, the Kalfa Squad, couldn't find the door to the Hidden World.

At this moment, the creature in the lake wanted to forcibly open a "door" to drag Yang Yan in, hoping to gain the upper hand in its realm.

Yang Yan chuckled, raising a fist towards the water.

Boom!

The lake water exploded into a massive wave splashing down.

"Who are you? Why are you ruining my business?"

A woman's harsh voice came from the lake.

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