Surprised, Lian Han noticed that the black vortex was pulling her even closer. Looking at the terrified girl, Lian Han could only push her away, saying, "Little sister, take care. Don't run around anymore."
Space is silent, but gods are no longer subject to this limitation.
A flash of silver light, and the person vanished.
The Butterfly Shadow Card controls light and space, but Lian Han knows very little about space, and her current application is limited to short-distance spatial jumps. Otherwise, she would have sent people away directly when she was on the warship.
Once Pei Sumei left, Lian Han stopped struggling. While remaining on guard, he allowed the force to pull him into the situation.
However, in Pei Sumei's eyes, this action seemed to have the implication of the fairy sister sacrificing herself to save her.
This led to the little girl's first reaction upon entering the room being to cry out in alarm, "Sister!"
Ning Jue raised an eyebrow. Was it from that mental fluctuation just now? Looking at her A-level mental strength, and—
"Pei Sumei?"
"You know me?" Pei Sumei was taken aback and looked at the man. He was so handsome! But having seen Lian Han's good looks for a long time, she didn't lose her composure.
What are you doing here?
Pei Sumei's gaze shifted to the man's half-off military jacket, and she knew she was back on the warship. "I didn't smuggle myself in!"
Isn't that obvious? Ning Jue simply draped his coat over his arm, looking at her with a leisurely air. "If you didn't smuggle yourself in, how would you be here?"
Pei Sumei felt guilty, but thinking of her elfin older sister, she said, "I don't know. My sister is in danger!"
Lian Han? Ning Jue's heart skipped a beat. "What happened to her?"
"My sister took me across the stars to try and get back, but we crashed into a vortex, and she just brought me back."
"What kind of vortex?" It's not the entrance to the Demon Abyss they're looking for, is it? Have they already come this far?
"It's black, and the suction is slowly increasing. Then..."
Before Pei Sumei could finish speaking, Ning Jue had already gotten up and left quickly, saying, "Leave it to me. Stay in your room and don't go out."
"Immediately detect the surrounding spatial matter, and investigate in the directions they came from." While issuing the order, Ning Jue also added, "No one is allowed to approach my room from now on."
The prince, who had already reached the corner, heard this and checked the general's room again—it was gone. The young man pursed his lips and left in disappointment…
In the endless purple expanse, Old Man Xing's voice echoed in his mind, "[Girl, are you still alive?]"
[Can't you see for yourself?]
The vortex drew stronger people in, making it easier and less time-consuming for Pei Sumei to escape than for her to do so herself. Lian Han glanced around, squinting, finding the purple light blinding; she had expected the Demon Abyss to be completely dark.
"Ahem, I was too embarrassed to say this before, but now I have no choice but to tell you." Old Xing said somewhat apologetically, "I can't reveal my spiritual power outside the Demon Abyss."
Lian Han was surprised, then thought of the time when Cang Ming had also hidden his spiritual power deep within her sea of consciousness, and he had been very careful when using his spiritual power ever since.
[Is it related to Cangming?]
[Um, I don't know if Demon Abyss and Cangming are related. But I can't reveal my spiritual power because I offended Demon Abyss too much last time I came here.]
His words were like asking if someone had offended the capital city—was that even possible? Lian Han paused for a moment, then asked, [What exactly is the Demon Abyss? How could there be any question of offending it?]
[If we consider the outer interstellar space as a vast world, then the Demon Abyss is like a small world. This small world, though small, is complete in every way, and of course, it possesses the power of rules. And back then…]
Old Xing didn't want to continue, but the system added, "[Back then, we slaughtered the most important city here, incurring the wrath of the rules within the Demon Abyss.]"
Lian Han: [...That's quite a generous gesture.]
Old Xing remained silent.
While surveying the surroundings, Lian Han asked, "Did they offend you?"
[It wasn't me, it was Hathaway, a Special Character Card. She lost control during her revenge.]
[Can cards get out of control?]
"Let's not talk about that now. You'd better hide your wings and disguise yourself as a human. When these natives encounter an unknown creature, their first thought is whether they can eat it." Old Xing said this with a melancholy tone. It seemed he had suffered quite a bit.
[Does that mean humanity isn't considered unknown?]
[No, that doesn't count. The Federation discovered the Demon Abyss a century ago and has never stopped exploring it. The natives are basically used to humans, though most still harbor some hostility.]
Lian Han understood this point, after all, she knew the Federation's attitude towards newly discovered planets. Although it was fair, it was a fairness bestowed by those in power.
She wouldn't be happy either.
[How did those cards end up here?] The old man has at least a dozen character cards, all of them 3S-level. He can do whatever he wants anywhere.
The old man said helplessly, "It's not that we're stuck here, it's that we're so engrossed in this that we've forgotten all about home."
Lian Han: ...
[Why is that system constantly nagging me? It's even shortened the time limit. And you still say they're in danger.]
[The system sees you're having too much fun and is afraid you'll forget about this task.]
[And what about you?]
[Hmm—I'm afraid the creatures of the Demon Abyss might be in danger.]
Lian Han remained silent, so to sum it up in one sentence: she had been tricked by the system and the old man.
She had been thinking about the old man's cards, determined to get them back no matter what. Now—they'd better stay holed up in their sea of consciousness forever!
However, just as Lian Han was feeling helpless and angry, a spear was pressed against her back. "#￥^*（…"
Lian Han raised an eyebrow, realizing that the two sides did not understand each other's language, and immediately pulled out the language translator from last time.
Since the Federation and the Demon Valley had already communicated, the language translation work must have been done long ago, so she could just use it directly.
This time, Lian Han immediately understood, "We do not welcome outsiders!"
"I'm already here, so what if I'm not welcome?" Lian Han retorted.
"You!" The young man's expression changed as he realized something. "You're coming with me."
Lian Han obediently allowed himself to be pushed forward by the spear.
Old Xing asked suspiciously, "System, something doesn't seem right. Why would he be so hostile towards humans?"
[The side quest is to go to the Demon Abyss to rescue the card.]
[Rescue?] Old Xing finally grasped the key point: [Are the cards really in danger?]
The system fell silent and stopped making a sound.
Lian Han and Old Man Xing looked at each other in bewilderment. Finally, Lian Han asked the young man, "Where are we going?"
"Ha! You'll find out when you get there."
The other party's words were laced with undisguised malice.
However, even Han, relying on the power of the God-level card, wanted to see where they were going, so he didn't pay attention to his malice.
[Old man, how do I find character cards? Is it like looking for a needle in a haystack?]
[The character cards are interconnected; by summoning Liz, she can pinpoint the locations of the other cards.]
[Understood.] Lian Han nodded, having already decided to ask these natives for help later, and then called Liz out.
As Lian Han was pondering this, he inadvertently caught sight of the spear-wielding man's appearance and was momentarily stunned. The man's skin was very fair, his height was slightly short, but his appearance was surprisingly familiar.
This is not—
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