Chapter 50: Severe Injury to the Left Foot

Chapter 50: Severe Injury to the Left Foot

Unexpectedly for Leng Xiyue, as soon as she put the glowing pearl into her mouth, it automatically slid down to her lower abdomen.

Damn, how did I swallow it?

Leng Xiyue tried to spit out the pearl, but after retching a few times, she couldn't succeed.

However, she suddenly discovered she had gained night vision. Even without any light around, she could see everything clearly.

Is this really a pearl? Leng Xiyue began to doubt.

But at the moment, she couldn't afford to think too much; escaping was the priority.

Leng Xiyue used all her strength, desperately pounding on the clam's flesh.

The clam, unable to bear the pain, had no choice but to open its shell.

The moment the clamshell opened, Leng Xiyue seized the opportunity and rushed out.

However, the clam was not easily defeated; seeing Leng Xiyue about to escape completely, it immediately closed its shell.

Leng Xiyue was caught off guard, her left foot firmly clamped by the clamshell.

She struggled forcefully but couldn't escape the clam's grasp.

During her struggle, Leng Xiyue made another significant discovery: she could breathe freely underwater.

After several deep breaths, Leng Xiyue was one hundred percent sure that it was the pearl inside her that granted her the special ability to breathe underwater.

Leng Xiyue couldn't help but suspect that this clam was not ordinary, but a clam spirit that had cultivated for hundreds or even thousands of years. The pearl she took might not be just a pearl, but the clam's inner elixir.

It sounded unrealistic, but it was truly happening to her.

Now, she could breathe freely underwater, no matter how long it took.

The only problem was how to remove her foot from the clamshell unharmed.

After another round of struggling, Leng Xiyue still couldn't free her foot, cursing herself in frustration, "Serves you right for taking someone else's pearl!"

With that curse, Leng Xiyue discovered a new ability: she could speak underwater.

Thinking about it, if she could breathe freely, why shouldn't she be able to speak?

It seems this pearl was indeed no ordinary object. If she could spit it out, it would be best to return it to the clam.

The problem was, she couldn't spit it out.

For the clam, swallowing her would mean getting its pearl back and having a feast at the same time.

But for her, this was the end of the line.

Her death was inconsequential, but what about the children?

For the sake of her children, she must survive!

Leng Xiyue was ready to sacrifice a leg to save her life, but at the critical moment, the clam suddenly opened its shell and lunged at her again.

It couldn't wait any longer and wanted to swallow Leng Xiyue whole.

The instant the clamshell opened, Leng Xiyue swiftly withdrew and desperately swam towards the surface, sparing no effort.

Even a cooked duck can fly away! The clam regretted immediately and hurriedly opened its shell to chase after her.

Leng Xiyue swam frantically, with the clam in relentless pursuit.

Perhaps due to the loss of its inner elixir, the clam's speed gradually slowed down.

Whereas Leng Xiyue's speed only increased.

By dawn, Leng Xiyue finally reached the water's surface.

However, she was no longer above the river of Jinjia Village but on the boundless surface of a river.

It was only now that Leng Xiyue realized the vortex and black hole she had been in were not at the bottom of the river, but at the bottom of a larger river.

The river was many times deeper than the river, and had she not obtained the clam's inner elixir, with the ability to breathe freely underwater, her previous strength would have never allowed her to reach the river's surface.

Exhausted, Leng Xiyue crawled onto the shore and attempted to stand, only to discover her left foot was grievously injured, making it impossible to walk upright.

Fortunately, her left foot was still attached, and she had not become a meal for the clam.