Chapter 373 Leaving the Light for the Dark
"Wow, that's quite handsome." Sect Leader Feng stood at the back and poked his head out. "If I had known, I would have rushed to wear it."
"You..." Shu Yu glanced at her, but said nothing more.
He always felt that there must be another way. Staying here as a manager forever...what's the difference between that and sacrifice?
Over there, Xia Wanqing breathed a sigh of relief, and the light on her crown dimmed, obviously she had adapted to it.
"The crown just told me what happened in the past," Xia Wanqing said. "Its previous owner was the consort of the Yellow Dragon King. They lived here for 1,800 years but were killed by intruders."
"Without the protection of the administrators, the resentment of not being able to obtain what one desires grows more and more, piling up there and becoming those monkeys."
At this point she raised her head with some pride: "But now that I'm here, order can be restored. The crown recognizes me."
Although, if it doesn't recognize you, no one else can recognize it!
"Who killed the previous owner of the crown?" Xiao Yu asked.
Xia Wanqing shook her head: "It doesn't know. But I guess it should be the Black Dragon King's people."
"This stool is so majestic." Sect Leader Feng stroked the crystal chair in a playful manner and asked Xia Wanqing, "Can I try sitting on it? I'll return it to you in a moment!"
When asked this question, Xia Wanqing's expression froze for a moment.
But soon she said calmly: "Sorry, I can't get up anymore."
"What?" Xu Chuchu was stunned.
"Sure enough, this chair isn't meant to be sat on lightly." Shu Yu's face darkened. "Miss Xia, the managers of the space-time channel used to be yellow dragons. They could go to any time in dreams, and sitting anywhere didn't have much of an impact on them. But you're human, so you can't go anywhere except sitting on this chair."
Xu Chuchu hurriedly asked, "Is there any way to remove this? It's too overbearing to only allow you to hold the position and not resign."
Shu Yu thought about it, then shook his head. "The crown has already recognized its master and dedicated its power. How can it let him go so easily? What's more, what it wants most is someone to manage the space-time channel with it."
Xiao Yu also asked, "Is there no other way to manage it for the rest of my life?"
"Of course there is." It was Xia Wanqing who answered, "Xu Chuchu defeated the Black Dragon King and eliminated all enemies. Once the space-time channel is back in the hands of the Yellow Dragon King, it will naturally be able to release me."
"That's easy to say." Xu Chuchu said, "Wait until the chickens have pecked at the rice and the dogs have licked the noodles, and then we'll see if I can defeat the Black Dragon King."
Xia Wanqing pursed her lips and smiled: "You always talk so interestingly, Chuchu."
"I believe you, and I don't regret this journey." She was clearly sitting, but her aura was no less impressive than anyone else's. "I may not have been of much help along the way, but the experience I've gained is something I could never have gained even if I lived my entire life in seclusion. Only after I came out did I realize the order and prosperity of this world. Even if you really fail, I won't lose anything."
Xu Chuchu closed her eyes and said, "Wanqing, I, Xu Chuchu, promise that I will do my best to complete the task and help you leave here as soon as possible. You... just wait here!"
"Okay, I'll work here and wait." Xia Wanqing smiled.
Xiao Yu also said: "Protect yourself, the Black Dragon King's men might attack again."
"Okay, okay." Xia Wanqing said perfunctorily.
Xu Chuchu wanted to give her more instructions, but she couldn't hold back any longer: "Alright, stop wasting time. There's no need to be so clingy even when life and death are parting ways."
She snapped her fingers, and the crystal behind her slowly moved aside, revealing a path.
"Leaving here leads to the secret passage of the space-time tunnel. But that part is not under my jurisdiction." She added, "If there is a problem here, things may not be better over there either. Be careful."
"You should be careful too." Xu Chuchu patted her shoulder.
The two sides looked at each other in silence for a while, then smiled, said nothing, and turned towards the secret passage.
Five people came in and four left. Although Xia Wanqing acted as if she didn't care, the others felt bad.
Especially Xu Chuchu, she always remembered what Huang Longwang had mentioned. This time she was different from before and used the words that several companions around her said.
At that time, she just felt that there were a few friends who could help her.
Looking back now, Huang Longwang's meaning was more like that there were a few companions who could sacrifice for her.
She didn't know whether the scenes she encountered in her previous life or the life before that were the same as now.
If they were consistent, it would be absolutely impossible for her to walk out of the time and space channel alone.
After passing through a junction of light and darkness, the bright crystal disappeared, and everyone stepped into the shadows without any surprise.
As the name suggests, there is not much light in the secret passage. The sound of water dripping on the ground can be faintly heard in front of us. The road under our feet is also a bit wet and soft, as if we have stepped into the mud and sand by the river.
Unable to sense the fluctuations of spiritual energy around them, everyone activated their spiritual energy to see what was happening around them.
This place is like a cave somewhere in the deep mountains. The ceiling is very high and flat. There is some reflection in the front. When you look closely, you will find that there is a deep lake in front of you.
No, it’s not necessarily lake water. It could be underground river water or even backflowing seawater.
Do they need to cross this body of water?
"Look, there's a boat here!" Sect Leader Feng was the first to see the small boat moored by the lake.
The boat is very small, with just two rows of seats, just enough for four people. There are two oars at the stern, so people can stand at the stern and row.
"Let's see if we can sit down." Master Feng turned around and said.
Seeing that the others looked pleased, she turned back.
A skinny figure suddenly appeared behind her.
"Ah!" Even a powerful clan like the dragon clan could not withstand such intimidation.
Xu Chuchu hurriedly pulled her back, and she also saw that the figure suddenly appeared at the stern of the ship, rather than moving.
The fashionable term for this is teleportation, but theoretically humans cannot achieve this no matter what.
Sometimes the instantaneous movement seen by humans is due to the fortune teller's rapid movements, resulting in an optical illusion.
The appearance of this figure now is not a matter of speed.
Weird.
What's even more bizarre is that this man didn't move after he appeared. Looking closely, he was skinny, hunchbacked, with his neck stretched out and wearing a hood.
Under the hood was not a human head, but a bald skull that had even been polished by wind and sun.
Is it... a ghost?
But I still couldn't feel any fluctuation of spiritual power from it.
"He is a boatman." Xiao Yu suddenly said.
"How do you know?" Shu Yuqi asked.
Xiao Yu whispered, "Look at the way his hands are positioned. He's clenching his fists in the air, just like he would hold an oar. He's clearly standing on the boat, but his clothes are wet, which suggests he'd been splashed with water while rowing in the past. The height of his hunchback is also perfect for rowing this boat."
"The ghost rowing the boat?" Xu Chuchu asked.
"Then what should we do?" Sect Leader Feng had never seen such a situation before.
"Just give it a try and you'll know." Xiao Yu asked the others to stand at the back and walked to the side of the boat.
Seeing that the hunchback ignored him, he stepped onto the side of the boat.
After this action, the hunchback immediately raised his hand——
"Be careful!" others reminded hurriedly.
However, Xiao Yu waved his hand to signal them to calm down.
He saw the hunchback stretched out his hand toward him, palm up, motionless, obviously asking him for something.
"Do you want to charge for the boat?" Xiao Yu asked.
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