Sword Pond

"Alright, I am going to enter this pond since I have a good feeling that I will find a key at the end— no, I am certain." Yuan said with a resolute expression on his face.

"Is that so? Have fun." Jin Xi said in a nonchalant manner, almost as if she couldn't care less.

Yuan didn't say anything and started stripping his clothes.

However, just as he took two steps towards the pond and prepared to plunge inside, his movements suddenly halted.

"What are you doing?" Jin Xi asked after seeing his weird movements.

"..."

After a moment of awkward silence, he said in a somewhat embarrassed voice, "I… I don't know how to swim."

"..."

Jin Xi's eyes widened as she stared at him in silence.

A moment later, she bent backwards and started laughing out loud that her voice could be heard miles away.

"Are you serious?! You don't know how to swim?! That's pathetic!" She pointed at him and laughed without restraint.