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"Have you finally decided to accept me? That wasn't easy, huh, haha." Suddenly, a lighthearted yet arrogant laughter echoed in my mind...
Hearing the echo, I didn't know whether to feel joy or gloom. Most people would probably be frightened in such a situation, but I wasn't scared, even though my current feelings were so unclear that I couldn't even articulate them. Is this split personality? Haha, well... After adjusting my thoughts, I asked in my mind: Have you found a way out?
Oh? Is that what you think?
His tone remained reckless, and I could almost see the corner of "his" mouth curling into a wicked smirk.
What do you think?
I retorted. Since you are another version of me, you should be able to know my thoughts, right? Haven't you mocked me for my inner thoughts many times before? Is it meaningful to ask this now?
Perhaps sensing my thoughts, he chuckled a few times and said with a hint of helplessness yet still flippantly: Don't worry, I can't always know your thoughts just because I want to. So if you don't clarify, how would I know?
Although I didn't quite believe his nonsense and was somewhat annoyed by his malicious nature, the most important thing right now was how to get out. So I had no choice but to clearly tell him: If you know how to get out, hurry up and tell me. We are one entity; if one of us suffers, we both suffer. Do you really enjoy it when I'm stuck here?
Yes! Seeing you anxious or embarrassed makes me the happiest! Do you remember when you were in elementary school and took your dog for a walk? You saw a snake and squatted down to point at it for your dog to bite. In the end, before you realized it, the snake bit your finger instead? Hahaha, that was hilarious...
Listening to the reckless laughter of some jerk in my mind, I suddenly recalled that summer when it actually happened. My face instantly felt warm as I angrily shouted: You've really had enough!!
"Feng Zi, what's wrong? You don't look too good," Xianxian suddenly poked me. Coming back to my senses, I saw him looking at me with curiosity and confusion.
"Really? You're overthinking it!" I smiled calmly and walked over to sit by the wall.
"Really?" Xianxian touched his head, looking puzzled for a moment, but soon he stopped being conflicted about it and sat down next to me. For the first time, he took out a cigarette and started smoking in front of me, casually tossing me one as well. Although I rarely smoke, I had been feeling quite exhausted these past few days, especially mentally. At that moment, smoking was clearly the most effective way to relieve stress, so we both took turns inhaling and exhaling the smoke, gradually relaxing our nerves.
After taking a few puffs, Xianxian suddenly asked, "Feng Zi, why did you come here?"
Huh? I looked at him in confusion, not understanding why he suddenly brought this up. Xianxian took another puff and then said lightly, "The waters here are very deep. Although I know your dad is involved in this, it seems like you haven't gotten involved at all. We spent many years finding this place, yet you, someone who knows nothing, managed to find it so quickly. It's really puzzling!"
Xianxian's doubts were not without reason. Even though we had been trapped for three days, he hadn't asked me anything before. Our meetings had been quite "mysterious," so Xianxian didn't know my situation.
"Actually, it was Divine Hand who found this place. I just came along because of them." Since Xianxian was already my friend, I didn't mind revealing a bit of my thoughts; after all, it was really hard for me to do things alone—I needed help!
As soon as I said that, Xianxian suddenly seemed to understand and looked at me with surprise. "Now that you mention it, I remember you said you fell into the Skeleton Cave with Divine Hand and encountered the Red-Haired Female Corpse. I completely forgot about that while thinking about this trap!"
I took a puff of smoke and watched the misty ball in front of me before smiling and saying, "I know you're curious; there's really nothing I can't say. I came here with Lime."
"What!" Xianxian looked at me with a mix of surprise and complexity before lazily leaning against the wall and saying, "So that's how it is. If it's him, it's not surprising that he could find this place. But since you came with Lime, why did you end up with Divine Hand?"
Reluctantly, I had to explain how I entered with Lime but encountered various strange events that caused us to separate, ultimately getting caught by Divine Hand. Except for being vague about Dabao's situation, I recounted everything else. Only then did Xianxian nod thoughtfully and curiously ask, "Did that Dabao come too? Why isn't he with you?"
Thinking about how I lost Dabao, I couldn't help but feel guilty. With a bitter smile, I replied, "We got separated too; I have no idea how he's doing now..."
Clearly, he would be doing better than me; he wouldn't be worse off.
"He," an unexpected thought crossed my mind again. Although it felt a bit strange and surprised me momentarily, it made me even more worried. I silently thought: The magnetic field here is already strange; who knows how many 'unclean' things are in this Underworld? Dabao is all alone and defenseless—he might get bullied!
It seems that's also true; ha.
"He" spoke in a frivolous and somewhat gossipy tone, which made me want to give him a good punch. But at that moment, Xianxian smiled and said, "I don't think anything will happen to him."
"Why?" I asked curiously, temporarily setting aside that shameless "he."
Xianxian glanced at me with a complicated expression and said, "If someone as bizarre as you can safely reach the end, then I believe your friend is not an ordinary person either." After saying that, he narcissistically patted his chest and added with a laugh, "For example, I and that Lime guy know that your friend must be extraordinary!"
Looking at his self-satisfied demeanor, I couldn't help but twitch my lips in disbelief. Can he really start praising himself while talking? However, Xianxian seemed to think his reasoning was very sound, nodding heavily in agreement. After finishing his self-praise, he finally said, "Let's get to the main topic."
"Weren't we just discussing the main topic?" I blinked, thinking that aside from his narcissistic comment, everything we talked about should be relevant.
Xianxian shot me a disdainful glance and replied, "What I'm about to say is indeed more relevant than your trivial matters!"
"Alright then, go ahead!" I said helplessly.
Seemingly oblivious to my sarcastic tone, Xianxian looked quite pleased and said, "As a friend, I'll generously share a big secret with you for free!"
I looked at him in confusion. Xianxian then grinned triumphantly and asked, "Do you know when the Underworld was built?"
"I remember the Divine Hand mentioned it was over two thousand years ago."
"Correct!" Xianxian wasn't surprised and continued mysteriously, "The Underworld existed even before the Qin Dynasty. What I'm about to tell you is something that's not even recorded in historical texts; only people in our line of work are likely to know about it, and even then it's very few."
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