Chapter 411

Because she walked too fast, Chuixue tripped. Bang! Along with her, the sound of discarded debris tumbling down followed.

Chuixue quickly got up, patted her knees, and prepared to keep walking.

But at that moment, strange noises erupted from the room—chirping and chittering, like insects.

Chuixue began to feel afraid; whether there were ghosts here was exactly what she was thinking.

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, be brave, be brave." Chuixue could only pep herself up step by step, distracting her fear.

She didn't want to stay a single moment, so she quickened her pace toward the exit.

At that moment, the noises inside the room grew louder, as if something was about to emerge.

Chuixue didn't know what it was; she cautiously looked back, but still saw nothing.

Just as she thought nothing was there, she saw tiny red beads staring at her.

Soon, all of them chased after her and poured out.

Chuixue glanced back—it was bats, bloodthirsty bats. Their eyes were blood-red, which was why she had seen those red little beads.

Now, all the bats in the room had been successfully awakened by Chuixue.

Now she could only run as hard as she could forward; if she fell into those bats' hands, she'd become a mummy.

The more she thought about it, the faster she ran. The earlier chill was gone; all that remained was sweat soaking her body and terror gripping her heart.

After running for who knew how long, Chuixue's stamina clearly gave out, and her speed slowed rapidly.

The bloodthirsty bats drew closer and closer. Chuixue saw the bats nearly catching up—she closed her eyes and charged forward, resigned to her fate.

Just as she thought she'd be devoured by the bats, suddenly, an unknown force yanked her into a small grass hut.

The pull terrified Chuixue; her pupils dilated. Just as she was about to scream, those hands clamped over her mouth.

Luo En was speechless—he'd just happened to pass by, heard the commotion, and followed the sound here.

He arrived just in time to see Chuixue being chased by bloodthirsty bats, so he tried pulling her to safety, but this woman thrashed around like she'd been attacked.

"Shhh, shhh, shhh, it's me!" Luo En whispered softly into Chuixue's ear.

Hearing the familiar voice, Chuixue instantly felt safe; tears slowly filled her eyes.

Once Luo En confirmed Chuixue recognized him, he slowly released his hand from her mouth.

"Wuuuuh..."

Sobs reached Luo En, leaving him utterly at a loss.

Luo En patted Chuixue's shoulder to comfort her.

"There, there, it's okay, I'm here!"

At this moment, Chuixue was sobbing too hard to speak a word—she had truly thought she was about to die.

"Are you a pig? So stupid, why didn't you use your willpower to defeat them? Why let yourself get chased like this?" Luo En cut right to the point.

Chuixue had been so terrified she'd forgotten she was a hero herself—chased by a bunch of bats.

Thinking it over, Chuixue quickly stifled her sobs and said: "That was all an accident—I forgot I could fight! No more crying, no more crying, it's so embarrassing."

Chuixue realized she'd been careless and felt too ashamed to keep crying.

"Do you even remember how you got here?" Luo En asked.

Chuixue rubbed her head, recalling the events, and slowly said: "A box—I just looked at it, and it sucked me in. When I woke up, I was here. I don't know anything else! What about you? How did you get in?"

Luo En said: "I got sucked in with your sister. We haven't found her yet, so we need to look for her first."

"What?? My sister got in too, and she's missing??" Chuixue nearly exploded.

"Let's go find her fast—what if she runs into danger?"

Saying this, the two quietly stepped out to observe—confirming the bats were gone—then walked out together.

Although fighting a few bats would've been easy for them, to conserve energy, they chose to avoid them entirely.

The two walked aimlessly along the path.

For now, this was all they could do to search for people; otherwise, finding someone in this vastness was impossible.

After walking a long time, Luo En suddenly realized—he could sense Chuixue, so couldn't Chuixue sense her sister too?

Luo En said: "Try sensing—see which direction your sister is in. That way, we won't be wandering blindly."

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Longjuan's mental force is extremely strong; logically, she should've found them more easily, so Luo En wasn't overly worried about Longjuan.

Now they had no idea which way to go; even the nature of this world's existence remained a huge mystery.

They could only search for the world's boundaries—Luo En believed a fabricated world couldn't be flawless; it must have hidden flaws.

Once they found those flaws, they could return unharmed.

But Luo En had yet to spot any cracks, so they could only stay for now.

Luo En led Chuixue for a long while, until finally she couldn't hold out anymore and whined: "Ugh, I don't want to walk anymore—I'm exhausted! Let's rest!"

"What, you're not looking for your sister anymore?" Luo En asked, puzzled. This person had been so eager to find her sister earlier, yet now she was willing to rest just because she was tired.

Chuixue took his words as accusing her of being heartless, so she quickly retorted: "What are you worried about? My sister's willpower is so strong—we don't need to rush. She'll find us."

Luo En listened, but he knew Longjuan wouldn't be in danger—he'd only been teasing her earlier.

By late night, the sky turned completely black; even the faint moonlight that had lingered before vanished.

They continued walking aimlessly.

Soon, they arrived at a place that resembled an old-fashioned small castle—except now it looked more like ruins.

Chuixue, seeing the sight, couldn't help exclaiming: "Luo En, look! That building is so huge! Let's go check it out!"

It was her first time seeing such a large building, so she couldn't help feeling a little excited.

Luo En didn't want to shatter her castle fantasy, but the reality was clear—he said: "This is someone else's fabricated world—of course they can do whatever they want. A mere wave of the hand."

Chuixue knew this place was no ordinary spot, but she didn't realize it was an entire world created from scratch.

"This… this space must have taken an enormous amount of power to create! It's unbelievable!" Chui Xue exclaimed in admiration.

Luo En rarely looked down on anyone, but what did it matter that he was strong? He still lost to him—this proved that Luo En himself was still quite formidable.

Long Juan had long since left the desert. Though it was night and danger lurked everywhere, she sensed Chui Xue was in that direction, so she hurried there without a moment's delay.

But because it was night, Long Juan could only move slowly, afraid something might happen.

But as always, the thing you fear is the thing that comes.

Unexpectedly, in the late night, a great storm erupted across this desert.

The wind was so strong it made the sand on the ground shift directly—this was the rare phenomenon of quicksand.

If a person sank into it, survival was nearly impossible.

But Long Juan didn't believe such things could be so deadly; she walked right through it carelessly.

But the next second, she was deeply sucked in by the quicksand, unable to pull free—and the more she struggled, the faster she sank.

In the end, with no other choice, Long Juan thrust upward with all her strength, launching herself fully into the air and breaking free from the quicksand.

Watching the quicksand gradually settle, Long Juan finally allowed herself to relax.

Long Juan finally stopped walking. She continued onward in the direction she had been heading.

One crisis had barely passed when another arose—a violent wind suddenly surged. This wind was no ordinary gust; it was extremely fierce.

Long Juan could barely keep her eyes open; she could only cover them with her hands and force herself forward.

While she was surrounded by peril, Luo En and Chui Xue were already enjoying a comfortable life.

Luo En brought Chui Xue back to the forest where he had fallen, managed to start a fire, and the two sat happily chatting together.

Meanwhile, Long Juan was being battered by the raging wind.

Long Juan tried to use her power, but the wind was so intense it rendered her powerless.

Slowly, her stamina began to drain; she felt her entire body growing weak.

The wind grew stronger and stronger; in her final moment, Long Juan closed her eyes as if resigned to her fate.

She was simply too exhausted—she could no longer hold on.

Luo En and Chui Xue rested in the forest all night. As soon as dawn broke, Luo En opened his eyes.

Everything around him was silent. In the distance, Luo En thought he saw something.

It looked like a human silhouette. But because it was so far away, he couldn't tell what it was.

Luo En hurried over and shook Chui Xue: "Wake up! Wake up! Hey! Hey! Hey!" He slapped her several times, but she didn't stir—only after he struck her hard did she slowly awaken, dazed.

"What are you doing? Why are you yelling so early in the morning?! I didn't sleep well all night, and now you're disturbing me!" Chui Xue was furious at Luo En for waking her so early.

"Fine, if you won't get up, I'll leave on my own. If we don't find the exit, we'll just stay here forever. I can survive here, but you? I wonder if you can even adapt."

He intended to use reverse psychology—this way, Chui Xue would wake up faster.