After waiting for a while, he heard Qin Fangchuan’s cold voice coming from the corner: “Cheng Mo.”
Cheng Mo took a few steps forward and felt that he seemed to be standing in front of Qin Fangchuan. He stopped and asked: “Why are you here?”
Qin Fangchuan turned his head unnaturally, “Shouldn’t I ask why are you here?”
Cheng Mo responded: “Of course I came to find you, but I accidentally fell into Yun Xiaoxing’s trap.”
Qin Fangchuan was silent. After a moment, he said sulkily: “Why? Are you afraid that if I die no one will help you suppress the poison?”
When Cheng Mo heard this, he just thought that since he was young, his temper wasn’t good. He did not take his words to heart and instead asked: “You might know this but, where does this tunnel lead to?”
Qin Fangchuan answered: “I don’t know. This tunnel seems to be extremely wide, I’m guessing that it goes all over the Yun family’s estate. The further you go, the more it branches out. There should be a mechanism to let people out, but I was unable to find it.”
Cheng Mo was surprised and questioned: “Then why are you standing here without moving?”
Qin Fangchuan replied: “He kidnapped me because he had something to ask me. Why should I bother and waste my energy to find a way out? When the time comes, someone will naturally bring me out.”
After saying that, he continued: “If you don’t want to die, just stay with me.”
Cheng Mo took Qin Fangchuan’s hand and said: “Follow me.”
Qin Fangchuan tried to remove his hand from Cheng Mo’s grip, but he was unable to do so. He huffed: “What are you doing?”
Cheng Mo continued to feel along the wall to guide them forward as he said: “Last night, Hui Ji and Shu Changhua snuck into the Yun family estate. I don’t know if they are also trapped here. There is also Zi Xiao, maybe he fell into the same trap as me. Regardless of whether or not I can find someone, I still want to try.”
Qin Fangchuan stopped and muttered: “I won’t go.”
Cheng Mo turned around and asked: “Why not?”
Qin Fangchuan said grumpily: “What does this have to do with me?”
Cheng Mo held onto his hand, refusing to let go. “If not to save you, why would we visit the Yun family?”
Qin Fangchuan was about to say that he did not ask them to come, but Cheng Mo had no intention of wasting time arguing with him. He held onto Qin Fangchuan’s hand tightly and dragged him along. Qin Fangchuan hesitated for a moment before swallowing his words and he continued to walk with Cheng Mo. The atmosphere between them was a little too quiet. Cheng Mo broke the silence and asked: “What were you doing earlier?”
Qin Fangchuan did not understand: “What?”
Cheng Mo thought for a moment and said: “I heard a “kacha” sound earlier.”
To pass the time while waiting alone, Qin Fangchuan had picked up two small rocks in his hand and was rubbing them together. It was not a big deal, but hearing Cheng Mo ask about it, Qin Fangchuan suddenly felt that he was being childish so he quietly tossed the two rocks away and replied: “It was nothing.”
Cheng Mo was not that curious, so he did not question him further. No matter how far they walked, they were always surrounded by stone walls in complete darkness, as if it was an endless tunnel. Cheng Mo suddenly had a terrifying thought, perhaps they were just walking around in circles. Cheng Mo’s steps slowed down involuntarily. Qin Fangchuan felt Cheng Mo’s hesitation and reached out to touch the stone wall beside him. He felt a light mark on the wall and said to Cheng Mo: “I’ve been here.”
Cheng Mo immediately turned back to face him, but he was unable to see anything. Qin Fangchuan elaborated: “I left a mark here earlier.”
Cheng Mo slowly let go of his hand and sat down, leaning against the wall. Qin Fangchuan heard the sound of his clothes rubbing against the wall and asked: “What? Are we not walking anymore?”
Cheng Mo paused for a second before saying: “I feel more and more uncertain. Perhaps even if we keep walking through this tunnel, it would just be a waste of energy.”
Qin Fangchuan sat down next to him and made a noise of agreement. Cheng Mo continued: “Maybe we can only wait, wait until Yun Xiaoxing is willing to let us out.”
“It should be soon.” Qin Fangchuan stated.
Cheng Mo’s back was leaning against the stone wall and he extended one leg, while the other was bent and he was resting his arm on his bent knee. He asked: “Why do you say so?”
Qin Fangchuan replied: “I’m hungry and thirsty right now. I think he probably wouldn’t wait for me to die before coming to get me.”
Cheng Mo suddenly remembered that he had arrived after having breakfast this morning, so he was still feeling alright, but Qin Fangchuan had already been held here for almost an entire day, he would definitely be hungry and thirsty. It was a pity that he did not think of that and he did not bring any food with him. He knew that Qin Fangchuan’s body was weak and he was probably feeling exhausted so he said: “You should rest for a while.”
Qin Fangchuan said: “I’m fine, but counting the hours, it should almost be time for you.”
Cheng Mo was confused for a second, but then he realised what he was referring to was the time to nourish the Gu. He couldn’t remember how long it had been since he fell into the trap, but as Qin Fangchuan said, he had definitely been here for a while. Zi Xiao, Hui Ji and Shu Changhua were all not with him, if he was unable to leave in time and the Gu acted up, wouldn’t it mean that he could only wait and die in vain? Cheng Mo broke out in cold sweat. He was not afraid of death, but he just felt that dying because of this reason was not worth it. Furthermore, he did not know how ugly his death would look like.
After waiting for a while, he heard Qin Fangchuan’s cold voice coming from the corner: “Cheng Mo.”
Cheng Mo took a few steps forward and felt that he seemed to be standing in front of Qin Fangchuan. He stopped and asked: “Why are you here?”
Qin Fangchuan turned his head unnaturally, “Shouldn’t I ask why are you here?”
Cheng Mo responded: “Of course I came to find you, but I accidentally fell into Yun Xiaoxing’s trap.”
Qin Fangchuan was silent. After a moment, he said sulkily: “Why? Are you afraid that if I die no one will help you suppress the poison?”
When Cheng Mo heard this, he just thought that since he was young, his temper wasn’t good. He did not take his words to heart and instead asked: “You might know this but, where does this tunnel lead to?”
Qin Fangchuan answered: “I don’t know. This tunnel seems to be extremely wide, I’m guessing that it goes all over the Yun family’s estate. The further you go, the more it branches out. There should be a mechanism to let people out, but I was unable to find it.”
Cheng Mo was surprised and questioned: “Then why are you standing here without moving?”
Qin Fangchuan replied: “He kidnapped me because he had something to ask me. Why should I bother and waste my energy to find a way out? When the time comes, someone will naturally bring me out.”
After saying that, he continued: “If you don’t want to die, just stay with me.”
Cheng Mo took Qin Fangchuan’s hand and said: “Follow me.”
Qin Fangchuan tried to remove his hand from Cheng Mo’s grip, but he was unable to do so. He huffed: “What are you doing?”
Cheng Mo continued to feel along the wall to guide them forward as he said: “Last night, Hui Ji and Shu Changhua snuck into the Yun family estate. I don’t know if they are also trapped here. There is also Zi Xiao, maybe he fell into the same trap as me. Regardless of whether or not I can find someone, I still want to try.”
Qin Fangchuan stopped and muttered: “I won’t go.”
Cheng Mo turned around and asked: “Why not?”
Qin Fangchuan said grumpily: “What does this have to do with me?”
Cheng Mo held onto his hand, refusing to let go. “If not to save you, why would we visit the Yun family?”
Qin Fangchuan was about to say that he did not ask them to come, but Cheng Mo had no intention of wasting time arguing with him. He held onto Qin Fangchuan’s hand tightly and dragged him along. Qin Fangchuan hesitated for a moment before swallowing his words and he continued to walk with Cheng Mo. The atmosphere between them was a little too quiet. Cheng Mo broke the silence and asked: “What were you doing earlier?”
Qin Fangchuan did not understand: “What?”
Cheng Mo thought for a moment and said: “I heard a “kacha” sound earlier.”
To pass the time while waiting alone, Qin Fangchuan had picked up two small rocks in his hand and was rubbing them together. It was not a big deal, but hearing Cheng Mo ask about it, Qin Fangchuan suddenly felt that he was being childish so he quietly tossed the two rocks away and replied: “It was nothing.”
Cheng Mo was not that curious, so he did not question him further. No matter how far they walked, they were always surrounded by stone walls in complete darkness, as if it was an endless tunnel. Cheng Mo suddenly had a terrifying thought, perhaps they were just walking around in circles. Cheng Mo’s steps slowed down involuntarily. Qin Fangchuan felt Cheng Mo’s hesitation and reached out to touch the stone wall beside him. He felt a light mark on the wall and said to Cheng Mo: “I’ve been here.”
Cheng Mo immediately turned back to face him, but he was unable to see anything. Qin Fangchuan elaborated: “I left a mark here earlier.”
Cheng Mo slowly let go of his hand and sat down, leaning against the wall. Qin Fangchuan heard the sound of his clothes rubbing against the wall and asked: “What? Are we not walking anymore?”
Cheng Mo paused for a second before saying: “I feel more and more uncertain. Perhaps even if we keep walking through this tunnel, it would just be a waste of energy.”
Qin Fangchuan sat down next to him and made a noise of agreement. Cheng Mo continued: “Maybe we can only wait, wait until Yun Xiaoxing is willing to let us out.”
“It should be soon.” Qin Fangchuan stated.
Cheng Mo’s back was leaning against the stone wall and he extended one leg, while the other was bent and he was resting his arm on his bent knee. He asked: “Why do you say so?”
Qin Fangchuan replied: “I’m hungry and thirsty right now. I think he probably wouldn’t wait for me to die before coming to get me.”
Cheng Mo suddenly remembered that he had arrived after having breakfast this morning, so he was still feeling alright, but Qin Fangchuan had already been held here for almost an entire day, he would definitely be hungry and thirsty. It was a pity that he did not think of that and he did not bring any food with him. He knew that Qin Fangchuan’s body was weak and he was probably feeling exhausted so he said: “You should rest for a while.”
Qin Fangchuan said: “I’m fine, but counting the hours, it should almost be time for you.”
Cheng Mo was confused for a second, but then he realised what he was referring to was the time to nourish the Gu. He couldn’t remember how long it had been since he fell into the trap, but as Qin Fangchuan said, he had definitely been here for a while. Zi Xiao, Hui Ji and Shu Changhua were all not with him, if he was unable to leave in time and the Gu acted up, wouldn’t it mean that he could only wait and die in vain? Cheng Mo broke out in cold sweat. He was not afraid of death, but he just felt that dying because of this reason was not worth it. Furthermore, he did not know how ugly his death would look like.
