Chapter 99: Pushing Down

-) If you suddenly discover that everyone in the Temple has gone missing, do not panic, and do not enter any of the Buddha halls. Simply find a quiet corner and recite scriptures until everyone returns to the Temple. They have merely gone on a long journey.

-) If this situation persists for more than two days and nights, please cover your face with a cloth strip or clothing, then immediately enter any Buddha hall, sit upright on the spiritual platform, and recite scriptures. The recitation must continue until a masked monk appears inside the hall.

At this time, you must not reveal your true face, you must not communicate with anyone, you must not respond to anyone, you must not open the door for anyone after dark, and you must not believe any words from any masked monk. Even if he is the person you trust most.

These two rules above, from beginning to end, were filled with eeriness; now, the three of them understood.

These two rules were meant to deal with the current situation.

"Since that's the case, let's leave quickly," Qin Yifei said hurriedly.

Without hesitation, the three of them left at high speed.

Not a single person could be seen in the Temple.

Before long, they returned to the guest room they had originally checked into on the first day.

However, there was not the slightest trace of them having stayed here; it was as if no one had ever come.

But upon entering the door, to the surprise of the group, food and water had been left in the guest room!

And it was very fresh!

Needless to say, the group immediately began to feast.

The Abbot and the others had been in such a rush to send Ding Mo and the others in that they hadn't even given them breakfast! Their stomachs had long since been growling with hunger!

After eating and drinking their fill, the three rested where they were.

According to the rules, for the first two days, they only needed to wait; there was nothing else they needed to do.

Soon, two days passed quietly.

During these two days, the strangeness of this Different Space truly left the group feeling ashamed of their own ignorance.

It was one thing for the guest room to have food and water left, but it was actually refreshed daily! It was just like a game item—it would "pop" and appear out of thin air.

Among the group, even Ding Mo could not make sense of the current situation.

He felt that this world was like some kind of cruel joke; it was just too arbitrary!

That night.

Jiang Liuxue placed the iron spear on the table and turned her head to glance at Ding Mo.

These two days had been unusually calm; apart from the food and water appearing out of thin air, no strange events had occurred.

This had led Qin Yifei to be so bold that he went to sleep in the room next door—his excuse being that it was uncomfortable to sleep without a bed.

As for Jiang Liuxue, she used the excuse of being afraid to stay behind and live with Ding Mo.

But the real reason... she pinched the corner of her clothes and bit her red lips.

"Sister Liuxue," Ding Mo suddenly called out to her, and Jiang Liuxue was startled!

She responded in a flustered manner: "W-what is it!?"

Ding Mo, who was lying on the bed, sat up in confusion upon seeing this and looked at her:

"Did something go wrong?"

"... Ah! N-no!" Jiang Liuxue shook her head.

"..." Ding Mo gave her another strange look before lying back down.

Tomorrow is the last day; I hope everything goes smoothly...

Just as he was thinking this, he felt something pressing down on him.

Ding Mo looked over in a daze.

He saw that it was Jiang Liuxue! In the darkness, she had arrived at that... indescribable position.

"You..." The unique fragrance of a woman wafted over; Ding Mo instinctively swallowed a mouthful of saliva, looking at her without understanding.

"What... do you want to do?"

He could feel that truly undeniable sensation.

"Ding Mo..." Jiang Liuxue's charming voice rang out in the darkness.

Once the sound left her lips, she was startled herself; it seemed she hadn't expected she could speak like that.

But she immediately continued, somewhat shyly: "I-I like you!"

Once these words were out, it was as if she had opened the floodgates, and she said in one breath:

"After the Task is over and we return to the Isolation Zone, I'm afraid we'll never see each other again!

"This might be the last time we meet.

"S-so, taking this opportunity, could you give me..."

She seemed too shy to voice the final words, instead using the fervent friction of her body to convey her meaning.

"Huhu..." Soft, panting breaths rang out faintly.

"... I understand, sister." Ding Mo let out a hot breath, his breathing trembling as he said:

"I'll give it to you.

"It's just a phone number, isn't it!"

Once these words were spoken, Jiang Liuxue's initially joyful expression instantly froze, and her delicate body stiffened.

But the next second,

Ding Mo performed a "hungry tiger pouncing on its prey," pushing her down amidst Jiang Liuxue's cry of surprise!

What a joke! If he refused this, would he even be a man anymore!?

Then followed the clouds and the rain, and a sleepless night.

It was just hard on Qin Yifei next door, which led him to silently change rooms...

The dusk of the third day.

The three of them left the guest room and looked around for a while, yet they still could not see a single figure, exactly the same as when they first arrived on the first day.

Jiang Liuxue followed silently behind Ding Mo, her face sallow, her back hunched, and her calves trembling.

From last night until just before dinner, the two of them had battled for three hundred rounds like that.

Jiang Liuxue did not know that Ding Mo had opened his Gene Lock, and she never expected his stamina to be so good; even though she had practiced martial arts, she felt she simply could not handle it.

However, considering that this parting might be a final farewell, Jiang Liuxue also gritted her teeth and tried her best to satisfy him.

Recalling those salacious scenes now, Jiang Liuxue could not help but turn pale.

Ding Mo did not know what she was thinking; he only knew that since entering the Isolation Zone, he had never felt so gratified.

After walking for a while, soon, in accordance with the rules,

they quickly arrived at the Daxiong Treasure Hall.

The altar remained empty, and the "Bone Disciples" below were still prostrate as usual.

What on earth had happened here? Ding Mo scanned the surroundings.

They had not stayed long when they came last time, but looking carefully now, he discovered more details.

For instance, the Lay Disciples prostrate in the great hall, although they had not been tonsured and their clothing differed from the bald donkeys,

their clothing actually leaned more toward the everyday attire of ancient people, rather than that of modern people!

Ding Mo examined this great hall carefully once more and indeed discovered that there were no modern facilities within it, including the electric lanterns, sockets, and other equipment that had existed there before.

This place was indeed another space-time! And the "Cidu Temple" in this space-time seemed to have returned to ancient times?

Why would it be like this? And why did the Abbot send them back to ancient times?

However, the time for the Task was now nearly over, and he feared he would not get a complete answer tonight.

The three of them came to the altar and, following the instructions of the rules, chanted the scriptures.

"@#$%$^&……"

Soon, the night passed, and nothing happened.

Not until the moment before dawn did the three of them—Ding Mo, Jiang Liuxue, and Qin Yifei—gradually hear the sound of human voices rising in their ears.

It seemed that many "people" had arrived?

But after listening for only a moment, the sounds came to an abrupt halt.

Ding Mo opened his eyes and indeed saw that the "Curtain" had already descended!

【You have completed this Task and are returning to your original world……】

【5…4…3…2…】

Glancing at Jiang Liuxue and Qin Yifei, who seemed to have been struck by a freezing spell, Ding Mo took a breath, his gaze becoming focused.

He had not forgotten that this "teleportation" was his hope for whether he could return home!

【…1】!

"……" A sense of nothingness without sound washed over him, and Ding Mo was once again cast into the boundless space outside the world.

There was no sound here, no images, and he could feel nothing at all.

Even if he wanted to use the concept of "void" to describe it, it would not be appropriate. Because here, even "space" no longer existed.

Here…… "distance" did not exist!

At a certain moment, Ding Mo struggled to maintain the clarity of his consciousness and felt himself drawing closer to a certain world.

That was the world where the Processing Bureau was located; he was very familiar with the "World Noise" of this world!

"So that's how it is…… I understand!" Ding Mo, who did not even know if he still had a Human Face at this moment,

smiled.

"Finally, is it about to end……"