The cave had not changed practically at all. The moonlight stones still flickered softly on the wall, slightly illuminating the path ahead, the maximum height was still about thirty meters high, and the space was large enough for two military cars to pass side by side without any problems.
However, instead of a one-way path, there was now an intersection that forced Xie Feng to make a choice.
Xie Feng looked at the path that would take him to the left and then the path that would take him to the right. Unconsciously he could not help but think and feel that this intersection was like life itself; if he chose the left, then that meant that he was surrendering to all the possibilities that the right-hand path held for him and vice versa. After all, this subway world was so big that only God knew how many paths and options were really available.
Even with a map, the place was drawn small due to the lack of space to paint a picture of everything. Xie Feng could see at least a few thousand lines and, considering that each line represented a different path, then exploring this entire place could take years!
“However… This place really is gigantic…” Xie Feng muttered as he looked at the map in his hands. If it wasn’t for this map, then he wouldn’t be able to find the right path unless he had heaven-defying luck. But considering all the bad luck he had been having lately, that was improbable.
“And to think we were walking for almost an hour but only made it to the first intersection…” Xie Feng smiled bitterly and looked at Ling Long saying, “Ling Long, looks like we’ll be underground for quite a while. Just you and me, little comrade…”
“Puh Puuh!”
Ling Long did not look sad. On the contrary, her little eyes narrowed and she smiled, which caused the corner of Xie Feng’s mouth to twitch a couple of times… Ling Long’s smile in her little dragon form was something that still surprised Xie Feng. No matter how many times he saw it, his reaction was always the same.
“Right it is then.” Xie Feng muttered as he looked at the map. After making sure, he carefully put it back into his inventory and moved forward.
Unlike the other drawn lines that represented each path, there was a path marked with a different color. That was the correct path to follow according to the map.
Before advancing deeper, Xie Feng took out a teleportation scroll and began channeling.
“Phew…” Xie Feng let out a sigh of relief as he saw the small light slowly enveloping him and canceled the teleportation.
“Fortunately I can teleport out of here. Otherwise it would be a nightmare.” He rejoiced.
Although he could leave, the only problem was that if he left, when he returned he would have to go back from the beginning. This was something Xie Feng was unwilling to do. Fortunately for him, he had ten Void Breaking Stone; simply put, Xie Feng could leave this place ten times and return to the last location he had been to without any problems.
Of course, he was not going to waste such a precious treasure so casually. He would probably only go out two or three times in case of emergency and the rest of the time he would spend walking through dark corridors without seeing the sunlight.
“Ling Long, Illusory Light Body!”
After waiting and confirming that this was the right place, Xie Feng finally told Ling Long to transform into her human form. The reason he had not did so until now was because she could only retain that form for five hours at present, so he had to be careful and pick the best times.
Considering that he would be underground for the whole day, he decided to use the time to teach Ling Long how to talk. That way, he would have someone to chat with without getting bored.
Flash!
With a flash of white light, a beauty appeared beside Xie Feng. Her stature was small, but her curves were explosive. A jet black one-piece dress that seemed to swallow all the light hugged her body tightly. Her face was exquisite and one look was enough to make men want to get lost in those beautiful deep blue eyes.
Xie Feng smiled and after taking the hand of the little beauty at his side continued to move forward.
He continued to teach her to speak patiently and Ling Long listened attentively, storing the new knowledge in her brain and striving to give meaning to the words she heard.
Xie Feng and Ling Long walked for five hours without stopping. No monsters appeared to block their path so it was relatively smooth if they ignored the fact that they were who knows how many meters underground were their only source of light was small white rocks, the rest was total darkness.
During those five hours, Xie Feng continued to work as a teacher and Ling Long played the role of an obedient schoolgirl. Occasionally she would join the conversation during short sentences; as for long sentences, she still had problems.
Five hours later, Ling Long’s Illusory Light Body skill went into cooldown and she was forced to return to her small dragon form. He could see a flash of discontent and discomfort in the little dragon’s eyes, but there was nothing Xie Feng could do about it.
A human and a dragon walked side by side. Soon, the backs of both were no longer visible, disappearing into the darkness of the deep caves.
* * *
After the end of the winter season in February, the weather in mid-March slowly began to become slightly more tolerable with the arrival of spring.
Xie Feng closed the door behind him and quietly walked out of the house, watching the sky above his head with indifferent eyes, his gaze was even colder than the current temperature.
Unconsciously he thought of how many people must be going through a bad time right now… Unfortunately, even the strongest person in the world couldn’t do anything about it. Even if someone really did end the world’s problems, it was simply a false Eden that would crumble over time.
Because human beings were selfish beings.
“It should be time…” He muttered to himself, letting out his breath and watching it freeze in the air.
It was currently 19:20 pm, so it was already dark outside. Although spring had already arrived, the signs of winter still persisted.
Slowly, he began to walk towards the exit while putting both hands in the pocket of the jacket that covered his upper body.
Just then, he heard footsteps behind him, which caused him to unconsciously look back.
“How is it you?” Xie Feng asked unconsciously.
Standing there, wearing tight black-colored jeans that accentuated the curves of her body and a blazer of the same color as the pants, a crimson red-haired beauty was looking at him with clear eyes as her hair danced gently in the wind.
Of course, other than Yao Mei who else could it be?
“I want to go with you.” She said. Her baby voice was barely audible even in the silent atmosphere surrounding the two of them.
“Go with me?” Xie Feng turned around to face her face to face and asked with wide eyes, “Where do you want to go with me?”
“Green Bamboo Gang.” Yao Mei responded. Her eyes never left his from the beginning.
Xie Feng was first surprised. But soon he couldn’t help but smile bitterly as he looked at the beauty in front of him not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
In fact, Xie Feng had intended to do some “business” with the Green Bamboo Gang, but he never expected that this girl would actually go ahead and understand his plans even though he had never hinted at anything.
Still, he shook his head and refused, “You can’t come with me. You should go back home and continue playing Samsara Online or anything else.”
“Why?” She asked in a clear voice without altering her tone in the slightest.
Xie Feng sighed in exasperation and replied, “Because you’re a young girl. You should stay away from the places I’m about to go. Besides, the things I’ll be doing aren’t something someone your age has to see either.”
Yao Mei was silent and simply looked at him.
He looked at her as well.
The two stood looking at each other like that for several seconds, with the wind as their only company; caressing both of their hair.
Finally, Yao Mei shook her head softly and reminded Xie Feng of something he had forgotten: “No matter what you do, I’ll go. I’ve already killed people in the past anyway.”
Xie Feng was slightly stunned before a complicated look flashed in his eyes as he looked at the young girl in front of him… In fact, it wasn’t that Xie Feng had forgotten about the matter Yao Mei had just mentioned, he had simply overlooked it because she was a too young girl for her to see what he was about to do.
But, in fact… Yao Mei had killed several powerful skill users who tried to invade China’s security in the past… So what difference did it make whether to take her with him or not? It was just that such a thought was slightly painful for him.
After all, she was at an age when she should be smiling, chatting about fashion, makeup, and handsome idols with her friends. However, the life Yao Mei was living was completely opposite.
