Peerless Divine Doctor in the City of Flowers
Chapter 294: The Kiss of Death Underwater

Chapter 294: Chapter 294: The Kiss of Death Underwater

"Honey, I’m so sorry. I really didn’t mean to, I never imagined that stone was the key to the formation!"

Ning Mengyao looked at Lin Fan with a wronged expression.

It was just an unintentional small action.

Unexpectedly, it had ruined Lin Fan’s plan.

"It’s okay, it’s actually good that we came in. At least Zhi Rou is safer now."

Lin Fan said, smiling as he patted Ning Mengyao’s shoulder.

"I’m sorry... Honey, I always mess things up, I’m really so useless."

Ning Mengyao, head bowed, sobbed softly.

Her guilt only made her breathtakingly beautiful face even more attractive.

"I said it’s alright, let’s go check out what’s up ahead."

As Lin Fan comforted Ning Mengyao, they walked forward.

By now, their team had arrived at the clear waters of the lake.

Death Lake wasn’t very large, but a chill could be felt as soon as they approached.

Moreover, not a single fish could be seen in the crystal-clear waters.

Lin Fan frowned at this.

No wonder it was called Death Lake; indeed, it had an eerie aura.

"Young man, stop wasting time, it’s time to get in the water."

Beitiao Qian Naizi, having descended from her palanquin, made her way to the lake’s edge step by step.

She pointed to a spot on the right: "I can give you a little spoiler, there’s an entrance over there, probably the gateway to the underground palace, but we’ve already failed several times before and lost quite a few people. So be careful, okay?"

"You’re being kind-hearted?"

Lin Fan squinted his eyes looking at the corpulent Beitiao Qian Naizi.

"It’s bad for everyone if you die, you said it yourself, we’re all here for the treasure. As long as you help me enter the underground palace and get what I need, then we’ll have a pleasant cooperation, and I have even better opportunities for you in the future. This is what I’ve prepared for you."

Beitiao Qian Naizi’s smile was always chilling.

Yet she commanded her subordinates to pass over two thermal diving suits.

"You make sense."

However, Lin Fan saw a certain confidence in her eyes.

As if she had everything under control.

"But my wife is susceptible to cold, and the water is too cold. I can’t let her go down. I’ll take Xu Zhi Rou with me. You don’t mind, do you?"

Lin Fan glanced at Ning Mengyao.

She was scantily dressed and just an ordinary person.

Hypothermia would be serious trouble.

"If you’re willing to leave such a beautiful wife with me, of course I’d be happy."

Beitiao Qian Naizi, smiling, reached out to grab Ning Mengyao.

But was deftly dodged with obvious disgust.

"Honey, I’ll just go with you. I don’t want to stay with her."

Ning Mengyao walked behind Lin Fan and tugged at the hem of his clothes.

Staying with this woman was too terrifying.

"My dear, you need to listen, the water is too cold. Besides, we still don’t know what’s down there. Let me go down first to check things out."

Lin Fan took Ning Mengyao into his arms.

He then glanced over at Xu Zhi Rou standing next to them.

"Do you have a problem with that?"

"No problem."

Xu Zhi Rou hurriedly shook her head.

She was ready to dive into the water with Lin Fan.

"Alright, then let’s get ready to set off."

As Lin Fan spoke, he began to take off his coat and pants.

He put on the thermal diving suit.

He also pulled out an outdoor survival divine artifact from his pocket and wrapped it around the suit.

Xu Zhi Rou hurriedly stripped off her outerwear and folded it neatly as Lin Fan had instructed.

She put it into the survival divine artifact.

She secured both sets of clothing around her waist.

Only then did Lin Fan take Xu Zhi Rou’s arm and start walking toward the center of the lake.

"Handsome, don’t disappoint me."

Beitiao Qian Naizi, standing on the shore with a smile, placed her hand on Ning Mengyao’s shoulder.

Obviously, this was a threat.

"Take good care of my wife. If I find out even a single hair on her head is harmed, you and I are going to have a serious problem."

Lin Fan held a giant underwater flare in his grip.

After one last look at Ning Mengyao, who had tears in her eyes,

he took Xu Zhi Rou’s hand and jumped into the water.

As the two of them entered the water, a chilling cold enveloped them immediately.

Even with the most advanced cold-resistant wetsuits, they still couldn’t fend off the extremely low water temperatures.

Xu Zhi Rou struggled to endure the biting chill.

Following Lin Fan, she swam deeper.

"Pff!"

When Lin Fan ignited the flare stick.

The flare stick, as thick as an arm, immediately lit up the surroundings.

The lake bottom was completely gravelly, appearing to be twenty or thirty meters deep.

To the right, an opening five or six meters high appeared before the two of them.

Lin Fan gestured and immediately swam toward the cave.

And Xu Zhi Rou, who had grown up by the sea, followed into the cave like a mermaid.

The underwater cave was pitch black.

Even with the light from the flare stick, the end was not in sight.

As they slowly made their way through the passage.

About five minutes later, several bodies appeared in the water cavern.

They were wearing wetsuits and must have been the divers who died before.

The cold water of the lake had preserved their bodies from any decay.

Their wide-open eyes betrayed their unwillingness to die.

While Xu Zhi Rou avoided the terrifying bodies in horror.

Lin Fan, swimming ahead, suddenly gestured, signaling her to look down.

With the help of the light, Xu Zhi Rou then saw.

The gravel at the bottom of the cave faintly revealed white bones.

Their shape was the same as human bones.

Besides that, there were many broken weapons.

Could it be that a battle had taken place here long ago?

However, as time went on, the deeper the two dived, the end was still nowhere in sight.

Eight minutes had passed.

Xu Zhi Rou, already past the critical point, began to panic.

After all, even if she turned around to swim back now, it was already too late.

If they couldn’t find an exit within a minute.

She too would become a ghost under the water.

"Gurgle..."

Her nervousness increased the amplitude of her movements.

The oxygen consumption in her lungs continued to rise.

As water rushed into her mouth.

Xu Zhi Rou’s eyes widened.

She felt death approaching.

Just a few seconds more, and she’d perish in this endless water cavern.

Just when she was so panicked she couldn’t control herself.

She suddenly felt a grip on her waist.

Immediately after, Lin Fan had closed in on her.

And he covered her open, breathing mouth with his.

"Hoo..."

A breath of air washed into Xu Zhi Rou’s mouth.

This made her instinctively cling to Lin Fan greedily.

Maybe this wasn’t a kiss.

But it was her first one.

It wasn’t until Lin Fan tapped her on the back that Xu Zhi Rou realized how she’d behaved.

Anxiously, she let go of Lin Fan and followed him, continuing to swim forward.

After about another two minutes.

Just when it seemed like their breath was about to run out.

Lin Fan finally pointed up and swam forward with all his might.

"Pff!"

The moment Xu Zhi Rou’s head broke the water surface.

She felt as if she were reborn.

Greedily breathing in the taste of air, it was simply too wonderful.

However, the moment she removed her goggles.

She was astounded by the sight before her.

This... was magnificent.