Ultimate Note: You Are Worthy

Full Moon Tide Effect

🔥 Zhang Qiling 🔥

It was the still the middle of the night when Qiling hear the rush of water coming from the lake. He open his eyes an look at Wu Xie for a moment, who was still sleeping peacefully while holding him under the cover and as gently as he could, he slip from Wu Xie's arms, making him mumble as he carefully moved to unwrap himself from Wu Xie's hold.

Wu Xie protested a bit while in his sleep, but fortunately for Qiling, he did not wake up as he slipped away and out of their sleeping bags bed. He loved Wu Xie's cuddling the best, but the sound of the lake was not normal and if there was something out there that could threaten both Wu Xie and Pangzi's safety, he will make sure to eliminate it to the best of his abilities, so after he give Wu Xie a slight kiss on his forehead, he went out of the tent and walked toward the lake in full guard.

The sound came from the middle of the lake, strong and ominous, while the water sparkle beautifully under the rays of the shining moon, but there were no demons coming out this time, only the sound of what he believed was a tide. One he could not see but hear quite clearly... meaning that the lake was truly deeper than it looked. For them to dive to the bottom, they will need the equipment Wu Xie had asked Xiao Hua, but for it to arrive it make take a few days and they can still explore part of the lake until then.

"Xiaoge..." Wu Xie whisper at his back and Qiling turned to look at him in the light of the moon. His hair was a mess, so were his clothes, but he looked gorgeous to him, while his pale skin was bathed by the platinum light of the moon and his sleepy appearance make him cutter than usual.

"Did I wake you up?" Qiling asked and Wu Xie walked to him, still half asleep to hug him from behind, grabbing his back and close his arms around his waist.

"Not really... you are too good for me to notice you getting away... I just miss your warmth... and I find you gone, so I worry... went out and see you standing here... was it the sound of the lake that wake you?" Wu Xie asked, as he could hear it clearly too.

"Yes." Xiaoge answer and Wu Xie pressed himself closer to Xiaoge.

"Ah, it's good to know... I thought you had another nightmare when I saw you gone... what is that sound?" Wu Xie asked as he let go of Xiaoge and starred at the lake by his side.

"A tide."

"A lake like this had tides? Are you sure?" Wu Xie asked as he walked closer to the water and squatted down to grab some moist soil from the ground.

"Yes."

"Then it must be a siphon effect... this lake must be connected to a bigger river somewhere in it deeps and when the moon gravity comes into effect, it creates a siphon mostly like a flushing toilet, thus the sound of the tide as the water circle into the whirlpool inside."

"Yes."

"Then, we really may need that diving equipment after all, because this only mean that the lake is deep and that had sucked everything close to the siphon into its deep and if it is more than a few meters, it will be hard to retrieve anything from it without an air tank. I will call Xiao Hua in the morning and see if he can send what we need here as soon as possible. Uncle Gui will come back in a few days and maybe by then it may be delivered here, so I will head down and retrieve it from town, then go back here as soon as I have it."

"I will go back with you..."

"That's not necessary, it's only a trip down the mountain and back. I promise I will not slip to my death without you for a day or two." Wu Xie joked and Xiaoge pull Wu Xie close and hug him.

"Don't joke with that..." Xiaoge whisper to his ear and Wu Xie smiled.

"You worry too much, I can handle a walk down, I promise... even Uncle Gui at his age can do that, so can I..." Wu Xie insisted with a hint of embarrassment and Qiling sighed.