They exchanged glances, all seeing a look of confusion in each other's eyes. This time, everyone was trying to find some clues to take back to the area near the crater, but the area of impact was too large, making it impossible to search.
They wanted to find Xu Yuehuai's body parts and bring them back, but found nothing. However, they discovered Yan Zhi in the grass a kilometer away. Yan Zhi's presence seemed to confirm their suspicions. "There's someone here! Quick, quick, move this person over there! She seems to still be breathing! Save her, she's badly injured!"
Someone emerged from the bushes carrying a body, looking at the main group with longing in their eyes.
Soon, someone took the body from the man's arms, and several people stepped forward to treat her. Everyone gathered around, each with their own expression. The doctor was the first to step forward, take the woman from his arms, and begin to examine her injuries.
Several peaceful days passed without any problems. Everyone began to speculate that Xu Yuehuai had killed Quan Cang, but the fact that the two of them had disappeared together was difficult to explain in conventional terms, creating a loophole. Everyone was wondering what had caused this outcome, but most of their guesses differed greatly.
"Could Miss Xu have already passed away? And all those people perished together?"
"Impossible! Don't talk nonsense here. Miss Xu is incredibly lucky. She saved you. How can you say such things? It's utterly shameless!"
"That's right, that's right."
The public's adoration for Xu Yuehuai has reached another level, leading to some irrational behaviors.
Fortunately, most people maintained a rational attitude and perspective on this matter.
When Baili Xiuwen and Fu Ziyi woke up, they found themselves in a dark space. They tried their best to get out, but no matter how hard they tried, they could not get out of this cage-like place.
"Damn it! What the hell is this place? How did we end up here?"
Baili Xiuwen took a little longer to wake up than Fu Ziyi. "I don't know. I haven't investigated it yet. But for now, it seems there's no way out of this place. We can take a break for a bit."
The more he said this, the less Fu Ziyi believed it, and he was determined to try it out to see what it was all about before he would give up.
But the result was that it was useless.
They had no idea how long they had been in this place. Neither of them knew day from night. In this pitch-black place, Fu Ziyi leaned against Baili Xiuwen and joked from time to time, "We're practically living and dying together now, aren't we? If that's the case, then I think it's kind of interesting."
"Stop jinxing me. Who needs to die with you? Everyone should live well. Say less, or you'll end up with Nangong Yu..." Although Baili Xiuwen usually doesn't talk to them, he can't help but mention these people at times like this. But as soon as he said one name, they remembered the scene of Nangong Yu's death.
Fu Ziyi sneered and said indifferently, "This idiot, if you ask me, he deserved it. He died like this without even making any arrangements for his affairs, without saying anything, and he just left cleanly, leaving us to clean up the mess. It's just too much."
Seeing that he wasn't saddened by the incident, Baili Xiuwen felt a little relieved and sighed, "What is the purpose of a person's life? It's really laughable when someone tries so hard to stay alive when they clearly can't survive."
The two leaned against each other and chatted idly, but eventually, neither of them had the energy to speak, and they both fell silent.
On the other side, the people of Qingtao Valley had already started sending people out to search for the whereabouts of the others after Ji Yaocen returned with his men. They were no longer sitting idly by and waiting for their deaths. When they received the news that Xu Yuehuai might have died with Quan Cang, everyone was bewildered. This matter was too sudden and abrupt for them.
"I think Senior Sister is definitely still alive. She's escaped danger so many times before, so this time will definitely be the same. Okay, look at you all, you all look like you've lost a loved one. Don't be like this, Senior Sister is still alive, don't be like this!"
The people next to him said anxiously, unwilling to believe reality.
No one knew where Quan Cang and Xu Yuehuai had gone. Their bodies were not found at the scene, nor were there any clues to indicate that they were dead. A third spiritual force appeared in a place where no one had found them, clashing with the previous two spiritual forces.
But it was completely inconspicuous, and no one noticed the anomaly.
When Xuan Chi woke up, he was somewhat dazed by everything around him. It wasn't until he saw familiar people that his tense expression relaxed. But when he saw that the person lying on the bed next to him was Shi Mu, his eyes flashed with murderous intent. Ji Yaocen walked to his side after he woke up.
"What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell anywhere? You can tell me, and I'll have someone go and check on them." Ji Yaocen was in charge of their daily lives, and she wanted to be considerate and caring towards them until they recovered.
Xuan Chi didn't speak, but turned to look at Shi Mu and sneered, "It's a miracle that such a traitor is still alive. Where are the others? Where are Senior Sister and the others?"
Xuan Chi felt that if he could be rescued, the others must still be alive, just arranged in different rooms. But when he asked this question and met Ji Yaocen's gaze, he noticed a trace of sadness in her eyes, a sadness he couldn't quite put his finger on.
“They’ll be fine. Their spiritual power is higher than mine, how could they be in trouble? Shi Mu is still alive, so they can definitely be alive too!” Xuan Chi said, getting out of bed to find Xu Yuehuai, but Ji Yaocen stopped him as soon as he got out of bed.
“Going there like this isn’t about finding them, it’s about going to your death. I finally managed to bring you back from that place, are you going to go back to die now? Doesn’t all my effort count?” Ji Yaocen wasn’t kidnapping anyone; she simply felt that her efforts shouldn’t be in vain.
Xuan Chi sat back on the bed. In the days that followed, he was in a daze, much like Fu Ziyi and Baili Xiuwen, who spent their days and nights in a blur.
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