Mu Xian felt a pang of self-reproach for his indecisiveness. He steeled himself and turned away, but it wasn't Ye Lan who appeared before him.

The tall, masked man exuded an aura of extremely high fire resistance, and the red-tinged blade flashed by in an instant.

The debt collectors of the Fools? Are these guys everywhere?

Mu Xian was puzzled as he watched the debt collector grab him and point a knife at his neck.

Ah, here comes my chance to die!

Mu Xian looked up at the guy in front of him, and his dull eyes slowly lit up.

But why hasn't this guy made a move yet?

Chapter 16 A Surprise Falls From the Sky

The blade appeared exceptionally dazzling in Mu Xian's eyes.

Mu Xian didn't know why he had this feeling, since the blade could only reflect light, while the mining area was so dark that there wasn't a single ray of light.

Mu Xian exhaled, and the breath blew towards the blade, producing a buzzing metallic vibration.

Looking up, he realized that the debt collector wasn't paying attention to him; instead, he was staring ahead with his back to the cliff.

Debt Settlement Agent: "If you don't want anything to happen to him, let me leave."

"Let her go!"

Ye Lan drew her bow, and the arrow tip resting on the bow gleamed with a blinding blue light in the dim light.

The familiar sounds and scenes overlapped so much with my past memories.

Although he knew that Ye Lan's target this time was not him, Mu Xian still frowned.

This woman really enjoys ruining her own plans.

Thinking of this, Mu Xian looked again at the debt collector who was about to take him hostage, truly afraid that he would be frightened into surrendering by this woman.

As it turned out, Mu Xian's worries were unnecessary. Upon seeing Ye Lan threaten him, the debt collector pressed the blade against Mu Xian's neck.

Threat against threat, well done! If Mu Xian had just moved forward a little bit, the blade would have cut the major artery, and he would have been destined to return to the earth's veins.

Mu Xian was actually planning to do that, but just as the blade grazed his neck and a drop or two of blood flowed out, a yellow streak of light deflected the blade.

Then a blue arrow flew out, striking the unsuspecting debt collector precisely, and the arrow carried the Fool down into the darkness behind him.

Mu Xian blinked and found that his right wrist was tightly bound by a blue-glowing silk thread, and he was being suspended above it instead of falling down.

A golden-haired boy emerged from the cliff, with a tiny white figure floating beside him.

"Take my hand."

Kong reached out to grab Mu Xian, and even Paimon flew to Mu Xian's side and pulled up his loose clothes.

However, Mu Xian did not move, and stared blankly at the boy in front of him.

"A traveler? This is the first time I've seen him so close."

"However, Inatsume made the right decision to save him that time."

As Mu Xian pondered this, he noticed the light on the silk thread on his wrist was gradually dimming.

"Hurry up, the life-saving silk won't last long."

Ye Lan's voice rang out at the right moment. She was holding the other end of the life-binding thread and spoke urgently.

The sound elicited some disgust from Mu Xian, but the disgust quickly disappeared.

After all, he was about to die, and before he died, Mu Xian didn't want this guy to ruin his mood.

Just as Paimon was about to fly over, the bracelet hanging on her forearm emitted a dim light, and then the blue silk thread that had been holding Mu Xian's arm instantly turned into specks of light.

The life-giving thread suddenly disappeared, and Ye Lan only felt her right hand loosen. She took a step back to steady her unbalanced body.

Then, as if remembering something, he ran towards the edge of the cliff, but all he saw was endless darkness below.

It was as if I had a sense of déjà vu; the darkness below had transformed into a sea of ​​clouds, and I had just shot Mu Xian down with an arrow.

The feeling that had been there for so long returned, causing Ye Lan to involuntarily drop the bow and arrow in her hand.

"Little blockhead, you actually came here to slack off."

The girl's voice behind her made Ye Lan stiffen. She turned around and saw Hu Tao looking around.

Looking around, Hu Tao didn't see the person she was looking for. She looked at Ye Lan with some confusion on her face.

Where is Little Wooden Head?

The cunning look on Hu Tao's face remained as she spoke, but as she watched Ye Lan's silent movements, her plum blossom eyes slowly turned cold.

"Where did he go?"

Hu Tao looked at Kong on the other side, her tone almost making Kong not recognize the girl she used to be.

The leader is still the leader; once the playfulness is gone from his eyes, the chilling aura is even stronger than that of so-called ghosts and monsters.

Kong looked away, not daring to look directly at Hu Tao, and even somewhat afraid to tell Hu Tao where Mu Xian had gone.

Kong could tell how much Master Hu valued that boy, and he certainly didn't dare to provoke him.

"Little Wood, is that the boy? He fell from here."

The voice came from beside Kong. Kong stared wide-eyed at the floating white figure, forgetting his simple and foolish companion.

The word "doomed" flashed through Kong's mind, and the surrounding air suddenly felt much colder.

Just as I was thinking about how to protect my overly naive companion, fiery red butterflies appeared and then quickly disappeared.

The black figure rushed towards Ye Lan, forcefully shoving her until she stumbled.

Hu Tao looked at Ye Lan, seemingly wanting to say something, but in the end said nothing.

He silently turned around and walked deeper into the mining area.

"Where are you going?" Ye Lan asked.

"I'm going to find him." Hu Tao didn't turn her head, her tone stubborn.

“The mining area is dangerous. I’ll go with you.”

Ye Lan should have stopped Hu Tao, but a certain feeling made her change the second half of her sentence.

Mingming, Yelan herself did not believe in so-called feelings.

Ye Lan's words made Hu Tao stop in her tracks, turn around and look at Ye Lan, her expression more mocking than Mu Xian's indifference.

"Even if you find Little Wood, he won't come back with you. You have no idea how much Little Wood hates you."

Ye Lan knew, of course, that Hu Tao was telling the truth, but her words made Ye Lan feel inexplicably choked up, as if she had encountered something that made her particularly uncomfortable.

Hu Tao eventually left alone, while Ye Lan stayed behind. She wanted to follow, but the voice behind her stopped her.

"Lord Yelan." The voice made Yelan turn around. It was a member of the Thousand Rock Army who had stayed in the mine.

Qian Yanjun looked at Ye Lan with respect: "Something has happened in the mining area, and we need you to go and handle it."

"I understand." Finally, Ye Lan withdrew her gaze and focused it on Kong.

"Traveler, it looks like I need your help again."

...

In the darkness, the blonde girl stood out starkly against the surrounding black and purple filth.

"Your Highness, you have finally agreed."

"By focusing too much on the great cause of defying the laws of nature, they have forgotten the mission of restoring the country."

Looking at Intiwatt beneath her, Ying seemed to recall Kanria from back then: "Indeed, I shouldn't have been so indecisive."

"The equipment is almost complete and awaits your orders, Your Highness."

Ying stood up from the ground: "How confident are you?"

"Theoretically feasible, probably..."

"Never mind, even if there's only a one percent chance."

Ying raised her head and looked at the apostle beside her: "Aren't we the same? We're already in the abyss."

As soon as she finished speaking, a commotion in the distance interrupted Ying's next words. Turning her head, she saw a mangled corpse.

The clothing of the Fools can still be vaguely seen on the corpse.

"Your Highness, be careful." The sudden commotion made the apostle want to protect Ying.

"It doesn't matter."

Ying shook her head and walked towards the corpse: "The Fools are here too, I wonder what they are... wait, are there more people?"

The girl looked up, and the falling figure in her line of sight seemed somewhat familiar to Ying.

After watching for a long time, Ying's eyes lit up, as if he had figured out who had fallen.

“Catch him.” Ying’s voice was filled with surprise.

Chapter 17: Stare into the abyss, and the abyss will tremble.

How deep is the underground mining area of ​​the Stratorock Abyss?

People talk about a straight path to the abyss, but few actually step inside.

It makes sense; deep darkness inspires fear and gives the impression of an "abyss."

Mu Xian fell into the darkness for a long time, only hearing the rustling of robes coming from beside him.

Even with the most special body, if a person falls to the ground, they will be smashed to pieces, a truly gruesome sight.

A gruesome sight? I never imagined that in a moment of impulse, I would choose such an ugly way to die, and it looks like it was in a lot of pain.

As he was thinking, Mu Xian suddenly felt his body being lifted up by something. This upward lifting force resisted the inertia of falling, making him feel light and airy.

A dozen seconds later, Mu Xian lay flat on the ground, his eyes filled with disbelief and a hint of anger.

Who was it this time, stopping me from going to my death?!

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