The senior apprentice pounded on the malfunctioning compass that had been with him for decades, wailing in pain.

Master Tianji was exhausted from walking. He sat down on a bench he had finally found and sighed, "Perhaps we really won't be able to get out..."

My senior brother was just saying it casually.

Hearing this, he jumped up in surprise.

"Master, don't scare me."

"The fact that a family like the Sheng family was inexplicably shrouded in gray fog will definitely attract the attention of the whole society."

"The authorities will definitely send people to investigate this gray fog and then rescue us..."

"Silly child." Master Tianji stroked his completely white beard, his face filled with sorrow. "Can't you see?"

"This is Sheng Ai's punishment for us."

Senior brother: "What kind of punishment?"

"What did we do to offend her?"

Master Tianji said, "Close your eyes and listen carefully to the sounds coming from deep within the fog."

The senior brother waved his hand: "I won't listen."

"Isn't that Sheng Ai's voice searching for her father, mother, brother, and sister?"

"I'm so tired of hearing it, I'm sick of it..."

I'm scared too.

Master Tianji said, "Sheng Ai's wish is to be with her whole family."

"But we..."

"But indirectly helped her family leave her."

"She's angry."

"She was furious."

"So the gray fog descended, trapping us here..."

The senior brother's face changed drastically upon hearing this: "Master, what you're saying is too frightening..."

Master Tianji: "Don't be too afraid."

"There's plenty of food inside, enough to last us for many days."

“Sheng Ai wouldn’t kill anyone, so we don’t need to worry about dying at her hands.”

"Also, over time, people outside will naturally bring in food and supplies."

"The worst-case scenario is that we'll be stuck here forever."

"Until Sheng Ai finds her entire family..."

The senior student clutched his chest, his teeth chattering: "This...this isn't scary enough?"

"No light, no day and night, no birdsong and fragrant flowers, no cell phones or television, no other people..."

"We live like ghosts in the gray fog..."

"How is this any better than death?"

“Master knows you can’t stand this kind of life.” Master Tianji smiled bitterly, “Master can’t stand this kind of life either.”

"But what can we do? We offended Miss Fifth."

"If you can't beat them and you can't escape, you can only endure it..."

The senior brother's expression darkened further: "If our junior sister's family doesn't show up soon, or if not all of them do, won't we be stuck here forever?"

"Waaaaah, no..."

He buried his face in his hands and wept bitterly.

"I'm young, rich, and have many girlfriends."

"I want to enjoy life, I don't want to be trapped here forever..."

Just then.

I could faintly hear the rustling of footsteps.

He looked in the direction of the sound with trepidation.

Then, terrified, she took two steps back, fell to the ground, and screamed, "A ghost—!"

Master Tianji followed his gaze and looked over.

A faint, pale red light appeared in the mist, slowly drifting towards them...