The giant eyeball and "her" figure suddenly vanished.
The air was filled with dappled fluorescent light, like scattered stars, which eventually converged into a magnificent galaxy above Xiao Cheng's head.
A door is hidden within the Milky Way.
The sounds of bustling traffic echoed in my ears, then grew increasingly faint and distant, finally fading away completely like a dream.
The galaxy collapsed silently, and a torrent of water poured down, enveloping Xiao Cheng completely.
But I did not feel suffocated.
Xiao Cheng was immersed in the gentle ripples of water, an invisible force separating her from the water, so that even the hem of her clothes didn't get wet.
Countless images flashed by like a carousel, broken down into countless segments, rapidly passing on the water curtain beside her.
The densely packed figures and intertwined light and shadow, fast-forwarding to the very end of the world's collapse, and then abruptly stopping.
The scene freezes on Fang He standing before a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.
All was silent.
Then all the images began to rewind, and the incredibly clear sound of the second hand ticking echoed deep within Xiao Cheng's mind.
Click, click.
Then everything returned to zero, the power that had been blocking the water flow suddenly collapsed, and the icy water instantly swallowed Xiao Cheng completely.
She kept falling downwards, as if sinking into the bottom of a dark ocean, where all the light around her gradually disappeared.
"We will disappear."
Her voice echoed from deeper within.
Then came the inorganic, synthesized voice: "You will return."
Return? Return to where?
Xiao Cheng was slightly dazed for a moment.
Suddenly, a sharp, needle-like pain surged from my fingertips and quickly spread throughout my body.
This feeling is so familiar, so familiar that I'll probably never forget it for the rest of my life.
Her skin began to crack, as if being cut with a dull knife. Fresh blood gushed from the cracks, seeping into the water and staining the area around Xiao Cheng a light red.
She then discovered that she could no longer breathe underwater.
Water rushed into my nasal cavity, causing a burning stinging pain, but compared to the pain in my body, it didn't seem so unbearable.
She desperately held her breath and struggled to stop herself from sinking. She barely managed to stay afloat, feeling like she was about to lose half her life.
I'm going to die...
Xiao Cheng felt like her lungs were about to burst, she was seeing stars, and she had almost completely lost feeling in her limbs.
Suddenly, a splashing sound came from above.
Which unlucky guy is it this time?
Xiao Cheng looked up blankly, but it was too dark, and she could only see a very blurry shadow that broke through the water and swam quickly toward her.
So he wasn't unlucky, but jumped down voluntarily?
The phantom grew closer and closer, and the more Xiao Cheng looked at it, the more familiar it seemed. A thought flashed through her mind, and before she could fully recover, she was suddenly pulled into a warm embrace.
All the pain vanished.
Fang He's presence suddenly drew closer, overwhelming her completely. The water rushed away instantly, and what followed was something even more suffocating than drowning—
A burning kiss.
Holy crap?
Holy crap?!
Xiao Cheng's eyes widened suddenly, and then Fang He covered them with his hands without saying a word.
Her eyelashes brushed against his palm, sending a tingling sensation straight to the tip of her heart.
The kiss didn't last long before turning into a more domineering and deep embrace.
While her mind was still reeling, Xiao Cheng heard Fang He whisper in her ear in a slightly hoarse voice.
"...I've been waiting for you, Xiao Cheng."
Life's ups and downs happen too fast; Xiao Cheng is completely bewildered right now.
Fang He reluctantly released her, sighing and reminding her, "Breathe, you're going to suffocate."
Xiao Cheng: "..." Aaaaaaahh ...
"So just now... just now was CPR, right?"
She sifted through her jumbled thoughts and pulled out a plausible answer, asking it in a low voice without much confidence, not even daring to meet Fang He's gaze.
"The water has disappeared." Fang He coldly and ruthlessly denied her guess.
Xiao Cheng: "..."
Her cheeks flushed red as she knelt down, head bowed. "Oh dear, how could you... how could you... Fang He, you really are..."
Fang He followed closely behind, squatting down next to her: "But it could also be CPR. Anyway, dungeons never play by the rules, I'm afraid of you..."
His words came to an abrupt end.
Xiao Cheng angrily grabbed his collar and bit him hard on the corner of his mouth in a fit of rage, leaving a clear, almost comical bite mark.
Now, Fang He was the one who looked completely bewildered.
Xiao Cheng looked at his still slightly flushed ears and chuckled mischievously, "That's it? A pure and innocent boy?"
Fang He: "..." So what does this mean?
"I am a rather passive person when it comes to relationships, and as you know, I have never been very patient, I hate riddles, and I'm too lazy to use my brain."
Xiao Cheng tilted her head slightly to meet his gaze with a calm expression and a playful smile on her face: "So, Fang He, have you thought about what you want to say to me?"
“I…” Fang He’s gaze slowly moved down, staring at her slightly moist, rosy lips.
"I want to say... our relationship is like that of a straight man and a funny man in a comedy duo, instant noodles and seasoning packet, dumplings and vinegar..."
Under Xiao Cheng's dangerous gaze, he sighed deeply and said in a self-deprecating tone, "Okay, I like you."
"Isn't this just a son's affection for his father?" Xiao Cheng narrowed her eyes, staring at Fang He's ears, which were so red they were almost bleeding, and asked in a low voice.
Fang He: "..." I can tell, he's sly and wicked.
He pulled Xiao Cheng to her feet, avoiding her mocking gaze: "...Shut up."
"Alright, alright, let's get down to business. So I'm back in the Dark Fairy Tale instance, right?" Xiao Cheng put away her playful mood and turned to look around at the scene.
This is the place where they parted ways with the White Snake.
So it should be that we have gone back to this point in time. If nothing unexpected happens, we will be able to meet the soldier who took them away back then if we continue forward.
“Let’s continue that way,” Fang He said. “We’re going to attend the princess’s banquet, but this time… we’ll be in a different capacity.”
Just as they expected, the fully armed privates reappeared in their sights, but this time they did not approach them. Instead, they deliberately went around them until the privates had completely passed by, and then followed them at a distance.
"They're going to pick up those nobles?" Xiao Cheng's mind raced, and she quickly guessed their intentions. "So you're planning to use your noble status to sneak into the castle?"
“This is the safest approach,” Fang He nodded. “After all, we still haven’t figured out exactly how the princess turned players into collectibles.”
It's not just transformed into a collectible; it's practically changed species!
Having experienced the Little Mermaid's suffering, Xiao Cheng silently grumbled to himself.
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