Behind them, an old ghost slowly swam out from the largest tombstone, still wearing a tattered sailor uniform, with a kind smile on his face.
"Hey, young man, calm down, don't make such a fuss," the old ghost said with a chuckle. "You're looking for something, right? If you can do me a small favor, I can help you find the location of what you're looking for." "Souls aren't things, they're very important to me," Xiao said, arms crossed. "Why should I believe you?"
The old ghost pointed to the cemetery behind him and said, "This cemetery is vast, burying tens of thousands of souls. Even if you search tirelessly, it will take you a long time. I've been here for thousands of years, and I know the location of every soul. Hmph..." "No need." Xiao was about to leave to search on his own when Wendy grabbed his arm.
"Don't do that. Even if it's just the two of us searching, it will take a lot of effort. How about we do him a favor and we can pinpoint the exact location of Fanan's soul? That would be much easier," Wendy said with a chuckle. Xiao sighed and said, "Whatever you say." "Hehe~ Old man, what kind of help do you need?"
The old ghost looked towards the deepest part of the cemetery, pointed there and said, "From here, go over there, and at the end, you will fall into an even darker place. At the very end of that place, the soul of my poor sailor has been sealed away for thousands of years." Then, the old ghost pointed towards the tavern and said, "Over there, you must have seen it when you came. There is a tavern, and in the basement of the tavern, there is also the soul of my sailor."
Finally, the old ghost pointed to a building deeper inside the tavern and said, "That's a theater. In a corner of the theater, a soul is suppressed." After saying that, the old ghost looked at Xiao and Wendy with anticipation in his eyes.
Xiao sighed silently. Wendy nodded. The tavern basement, an even darker place, a corner of the theater—he remembered.
"Good luck to you," the old ghost said, then burrowed into the ground with a "poof."
The yellow dot in his mind also pointed to a darker place. Xiao and Pu Yuan rushed directly to that darker place. Sure enough, there was no light here. The road was winding and there were countless small paths and forks. If an ordinary person came here, they would definitely be too scared to move.
"Not a glimmer of light." Xiao's wind elemental power was completely swallowed up by the darkness here, so dark that he couldn't see his own hand in front of his face. On the other hand, the karmic obstacles were jumping around happily. Xiao's face became somewhat distorted, and he had a splitting headache.
A gentle breeze swirled around Wendy, who stood beside Xiao, holding Xiao's hands in hers, continuously channeling pure wind elemental power into him. Wendy's large eyes held worry as she said, "If you really can't take it, then rest. I'll go." "No, karma will also corrupt you. I'll go..." Xiao shook his head. "Vanan, I must personally bring her back to the Emperor's side."
Xiao was about to move when Wendy pulled him back down. "Your condition is not good right now. If you don't want to die in this ambiguous place and worry the old man, you'd better go back and hand it over to me." "Disrespectful to the Emperor... tsk, whatever." Xiao's temper flared up, and he flung Wendy's hand away and returned to the cemetery.
"Don't blame me for being ruthless," Wendy muttered. Xiao probably didn't notice that his face was stained with the substance from this dark place, which made Xiao's eyes somewhat red, and his tone was full of gritted teeth, as if he had become a completely different person.
Wendy dared not imagine what Xiao would become if it stayed here for too long. Would it simply turn into a monster, devoid of reason?
Although I'm not sure I can bring Fanan back safely in this environment, I will do my best.
With imperceptible vision in the dark, Wendy reached the deepest part almost without any hindrance. Her vision blurred, and the faces and voices of her old friends appeared before her, whispering softly as if urging Wendy to come to them quickly. Tears welled up in Wendy's eyes, and her hand unconsciously reached out. She was just a hair's breadth away from touching him.
"!!! Honey, wake up!!! My wife!!!"
"Honey, there's a bottomless abyss ahead! You're about to slip and fall!!!"
"What to do, what to do???"
The hearts of everyone in the live stream were in their throats. If Wendy lost her footing, she would fall straight down and probably never be able to get back up.
"No...that's not right." Just as Wendy was about to step out, she suddenly snapped back to reality. Seeing the abyss before her, she pulled back her foot. Had her mind been affected to this extent? The soul of Vanan was still deeper within; could she hold on until then?
"The wind that blows through all things will eventually stop..." Wendy felt her eyelids getting heavy, and she longed to fall asleep right there...
The shield beside him suddenly glowed, and Zhongli's heart clenched. The environment around Wendy wasn't good; it wasn't particularly dangerous, but something seemed to be even more dangerous than danger itself. "Mind corruption...disruption of reality..." Zhongli frowned slightly. Even if he went down there himself, he probably wouldn't last that long.
My friend, I can't go down there; I have to rely on myself now.
Wendy finally collapsed, her delicate face stained with a black substance that slowly devoured her. Just as she was about to be swallowed up, Wendy swayed and stood up. "If I fall here, Xiao will be disappointed, he will be unhappy." Wendy had only one thought in her mind: she must, she absolutely had to bring Fanan's soul to Xiao.
Xiao was unaware of Wendy's predicament. He just felt that he was acting very strangely. Normally, no matter how much Wendy made a fuss, he would tolerate him. But just now, Wendy had only been a little more assertive, and he suddenly got angry. What was going on?
The unease in his heart grew stronger. Xiao wanted to rush to Wendy's side, but his damned pride made him sit down again. Xiao had never felt time pass so slowly; every minute and every second was torture.
After an unknown amount of time, Wendy finally appeared before Xiao's eyes.
(The penguin throws a note in front of you, on which are written several words: Yiqi, Yijiu Liu, Wuling Temple)
The penguin said angrily, "Decipher the contents of the note and then add it."
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