Chapter 21: Narrow Passage

Inside the cramped detention room, the dim light cast long shadows, making Gu Sheng’s expression appear particularly composed and resolute as he spoke.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Qinglang paused, looking up in disbelief as tears welled in his eyes and spilled down his cheeks.

Gu Sheng spread his hands, watching him with a blank expression. "I’ve just been released from prison. How exactly do you expect me to help you?"

Liu Ruomeng stared blankly at the surface of the pond. Suddenly, she felt a violent tremor run through the water, followed by ripples spreading outward. It seemed Tian Kongxiang had already begun the battle below. Her heart tightened, and she could only pray desperately for his safety.

The cry from Bishop Russ that Xiao Qi had heard earlier in the room was likely a primal reaction to the monster that had suddenly appeared before him.

Thinking of this, Jing Mo felt his last shred of mercy vanish, replaced by a chilling indifference. His mind turned to another matter: what exactly did Qin Keyi want with Yu Feng? It seemed to be something of great importance, and Jing Mo was now determined to find out.

"Ye, shouldn't you tell your mother if you're staying here?" Zi Xu'er was still unwilling to give up. The only way she could feel at ease leaving Leng Xuanye with Yu Mo was if she had lost her mind.

However, after the group eliminated a portion of the Phantoms emerging from the river and threw a stun grenade, the creatures vanished without a trace.

Although these questions plagued him, he had been awake for nearly a day and a night, and he eventually drifted into a deep sleep.

As night fell, Luohua brought back some wild game and roasted it. After they had eaten, Siya activated the Magic Color Pearl to heal his wounds. Yet, the moment the pearl rose into the air, nine colors began to swirl around Luohua—a resonance between the Nine-Turn Exquisite Pearl and the Magic Color Pearl.

Before he could finish his sentence, a mouthful of blood erupted from his throat. His vision went black, and he collapsed stiffly to the ground.

"Wow, am I actually flying? It’s all because of that weird name my bastard master gave me!" He seemed to have forgotten that his flight had absolutely nothing to do with Pedi.

He had expected his mother to stand up for him and scold his brother, but to his surprise, she remained strictly impartial this time.

Yan Qingyi now felt it was only natural that Xiao Yao preferred Gu Fanghua over her.

With that, Chu Chan'er hurriedly apologized to Yun Yue and quickly sent a message to discuss the matter with the family head.

"Right, I'll contact him." Wang Jin hurriedly added the contact information provided by the expert to his friend list.

He felt quite uncertain. After swimming for a while, he realized he could not continue downstream, or he might never find his way back.

Yet, the door was pushed open regardless, and two tall, middle-aged men walked in, holding wine glasses.

This was a formation. It seemed this Master Zhong was truly not simple if he even knew how to set up arrays. However, considering he could imbue various ornaments with magical power to turn them into artifacts, it was perhaps not so strange that he could also lay down formations.

Fighting this way was more energy-efficient. After all, Wu Jingbu’s mana bar was not infinite, and the extreme abilities of the BGM could not be used constantly; his body could not withstand it. He could only resort to them when truly backed into a corner.

"That looks like Li Jianhui over there. Shall we go over and ask him what the situation is?" Yang Zhi pointed toward Li Jianhui, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground practicing breathing exercises, and spoke to Master Huo.

After winding downward for about thirty more meters, they finally arrived at a spacious underground hall.

"My name is Shui Li," came a faint voice from the opposite side, though it was much warmer than the icy tone from before.

Han Mingchao watched Li Xu for a moment, then told him to find a baseball cap, swap his trench coat for a cheap but trendy jacket, and put on a pair of ripped jeans.