Su Heng and Li Lingxiu had arranged to meet in Liuzhou, Fen County.
The reason it was called Fen County was because of its proximity to the largest tributary of the long Guanjiang River, the Fen River.
The water level of the Fen River was rather shallow, and now, as summer was giving way to early autumn, the climate around Fen County was unusually hot and humid. At this time, amid a rather vast mangrove forest, large swarms of mosquitoes and flies buzzed incessantly under the leaves, creating an irritating noise.
Gurgle gurgle!
Bubbles rose to the surface in the black swamp.
A giant grey crocodile slowly emerged its head, waiting for its prey to arrive.
Slap!
A foot clad in cloth shoes and bound with black leggings landed on the top of the crocodile's head.
The crocodile seemed completely unaware, not even causing a ripple on the black water below its body—it perceived the sensation as though a dry leaf had fallen on its head, no different.