Back to the present, Planet Earth.
Bai Zemin's group submerged into the deep waters of the East Sea and under the guidance of Xian Mei'er moved with a clear goal in mind.
"It really feels a bit scary." Wu Yijun commented as she looked at her surroundings warily.
The masks that Xian Mei'er had given them earlier were primarily intended to allow the wearer to breathe underwater, but being a mask without holes it also allowed the wearer to open their mouth and speak without having to worry about filling their lungs with water.
"Most sea creatures in this area obey me after my Third Brother took his soldiers with him when he ran away from the previous war." Xian Mei'er pointed out. She and the two triton bodyguards were the only three who could see with absolute clarity amidst so much darkness, after all, the three of them were sea creatures, to begin with.