Chapter 1705 The Odd River

"It can't just be that you were hunted. With your abilities, you could have returned anytime you wanted," Wynter stated, her voice probing.

She had already seen through the black serpent's cultivation-it had enough power to influence humans. If she and Dalton hadn't appeared when they did, it might have already hypnotized Oscar, likely leading him to commit some misdeed under its influence.

The black serpent shuddered, lowering its head. "I admit I had some bad intentions before. I won't dare to do it again. But there's a reason I targeted that man.

"It's because this river started changing since he came here last month. My lord, you saw it, too-those fish floating to the surface. At this time of year, it's not normal for so many fish to die like that."

Wynter already knew something strange was at play.

She had read Oscar's fortune earlier. Though he had wild animals' blood on his hands, he wasn't an inherently bad person. In fact, he had an honest quality and wasn't the type to orchestrate such a large-scale disturbance.

"Are you saying that the water started changing all of a sudden a month ago?" Wynter asked.

black

"What about the river water? Has it been different from

its gaze. "Actually, there is one difference. The water... it doesn't taste

Wynter's sharp eyes

direct than humans'. While the river water appeared clean and clear to the naked eye, the black serpent's statement suggested something was wrong

area had no factories producing anything harmful, and there were no obvious sources of pollution

"Boss!"

river, Balmond came running

fair, clean -cut features, he resembled the type of office worker who quietly typed reports, barely drawing any

one

hadn't wanted to report this to Wynter. Normally, a

investigate, his worry had grown. The possibility of a pandemic

handle. He was truly

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