As they walked, they discovered a large wooden boat ahead on the river, which had crashed into the riverbank.

This was the wooden boat Su Mu had made for Nannan.

At this moment, seeing Su Mu, Nannan standing on the deck waved to Su Mu, saying, "Daddy, here, here!"

As Su Mu approached, he noticed... something seemed to be pulling the bottom of his large wooden boat, causing the bow to lose control and crash into the riverside, even creating a big hole.

That was what made the loud noise just now.

.....

"Daddy, it seems like something underwater is pulling our wooden boat."

Nannan looked anxious and pointed underwater.

Upon hearing this, Su Mu dived into the water.

Soon, he saw at the bottom of the boat, a pitch-black iron chain about a meter in diameter, tightly hooked to the bottom.

Getting closer, he felt a bizarre and powerful aura from the chain.

.....

Su Mu took out his dagger and tried to cut the chain, but was shocked to find how incredibly sturdy it was!

This pitch-black chain, made of unknown material, was something Su Mu had never seen before. After several cuts, it only left shallow marks.

The next second, the chain vibrated violently, accompanied by a strong pulling force, as if someone at the end of the chain was frantically yanking the wooden boat, attempting to drag it back.

...

Su Mu burst out of the water and came onto the deck.

Seeing her daddy arrive, Nannan approached, her little face a bit pale as if she had been frightened.

Seeing this, Su Mu frowned and asked, "What happened?"

.....

After her daddy came, Nannan calmed down and felt much more at ease.

She recounted today's experiences in detail.

Early in the morning, like usual, Nannan patrolled downstream along the river on the wooden boat, noting any issues on the river to report back to her daddy.

For example, areas with a lot of trash, overgrown weeds, or collapsed embankments, all were recorded one by one.

Recently, the patrols had been smooth, with no danger.

But today, Nannan accidentally entered a rapidly flowing section downstream.

That section not only had rapid currents but also had various whirlpools on the river surface.

Which caused the wooden boat to lose some direction, eventually being swept into a pitch-black swamp area.

This pitch-black swamp area had black water, with the surface being only a few centimeters deep, mostly composed of thick black silt, causing the wooden boat to run aground.

.....

Soon after, many strange-looking crocodiles, large green crabs, and densely packed massive ants emerged from the silt, starting to gnaw at the bottom of the boat.

And those ants even climbed up along the boat's body toward the deck.

In such a situation, little Nannan panicked as well.

She activated the boat's array to forcefully escape the silt swamp.

Finally, as they were about to leave the silt swamp, they found the bottom of the boat caught by something, which kept dragging it back into the swamp.

In a moment of urgency, little Nannan blew the conch Brother Qi had given her.

Soon, Brother Qi appeared, leading a large group of fish, together they pushed the wooden boat to this spot.

...

"Daddy, quickly go save Brother Qi!"

Suddenly, Nannan thought of something and said urgently.

Hearing this, Su Mu waved his large hand, sending little Nannan and the old Cyan Ox on the deck back to the shore: "You wait for me at home."

After saying this, Su Mu took control of the wooden boat.

Then, Su Mu deactivated the array and turned off the power, without any obstructions.

The next second, the chain at the bottom almost instantaneously pulled the wooden boat in a certain direction.

Su Mu stood at the stern, letting the chain drag the small boat into the swamp waters.

Half an hour later.

Su Mu arrived at a new stretch of water, where just like little Nannan described, the current became extremely turbulent with whirlpools, causing the boat to sway, but fortunately, the boat was stable enough not to capsize.

Quickly, Su Mu noticed that the water here was very shallow, you could even see the black silt beneath the surface.

The next second.

A thick white fog rose over the river, obscuring the view, but Su Mu waved his large hand, dispersing the white fog directly.

He was already very close.....

Su Mu sensed the breath ahead, it was the breath of the little Tiger Whale, but its condition was very poor, its energy faint.

Minutes later, the wooden boat stopped, and Su Mu had reached the swamp.

Looking at the scene before him, Su Mu widened his eyes.

The little Tiger Whale was stranded in the swamp, its body covered with dense black ants, continuously gnawing at its flesh.

But fortunately.... the little Tiger Whale's self-healing ability was extremely strong, its body recovered quickly after being devoured... yet it couldn't withstand the sheer number of ants.

These ants were very large, about the size of a fist, with two long fangs on their mouths, biting into the little Tiger Whale's body.

Though the little Tiger Whale was incredibly powerful, the swamp completely hindered its movement.

Moreover, the little Tiger Whale had already exhausted itself to help Nannan escape.

.....

Seeing this scene, Su Mu was deeply distressed.

He jumped off the wooden boat, stepping onto the swamp, and because of his "Swimming" divine technique, he wasn't hindered by the swamp at all.

Stepping in the swamp, he realized... this silt was very bizarre, containing a powerful devouring force.... no wonder the river's overlord, the little Tiger Whale, couldn't move here.

Yet the little Tiger Whale was only trapped in the swamp to save Nannan.

Su Mu walked toward the little Tiger Whale, operating his cultivation technique, and the powerful spiritual power instantly vaporized the black ants on the little Tiger Whale.

Only then did he notice the alarming blood holes already bitten into the little Tiger Whale's body.

Feeling its owner's presence, the little Tiger Whale struggled to open its eyes, letting out a low, weak sound.

Even at this moment, the little Tiger Whale still blamed itself, feeling useless, thinking it brought trouble for Su Mu.

Upon hearing this, Su Mu was stunned, as the little Tiger Whale was so considerate it made him heartbroken.

Su Mu directly spent thousands of Favor Points to fully heal the little Tiger Whale's wounds.

Due to Su Mu's terrifying deterrence, the creatures in the swamp all shrank back, not daring to show themselves.

The next second.

In the swamp ahead, at the end of the chain, bubbles began to gurgle up, as if some creature was about to emerge from the swamp.

Seeing this, Su Mu's pupils contracted sharply, fixating his gaze on the bubbling area.

Suddenly, a hand abruptly stretched out from the swamp.

The hand, gripping the chain, crawled out slowly.

"The legendary River Guardian... it should be you."

A hoarse voice reached Su Mu's ears.

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