When Tang Doudou saw that he wasnât very willing to talk about this, she didnât ask any further. The two of them just continued walking silently below that sarcophagus. Gradually, their footsteps seemed to sync with the knocking some that was coming from the coffin. Just as Tang Doudou was wondering if her soul would end up being pulled away, Mu Ye stopped.
âWha⦠whatâs wrong?â Tang Doudou saw that he had crouched down and immediately questioned him in concern.
Mu Ye glanced up at her. âThe way out.â
Tang Doudou hastily looked down at the stone stabs below her. She saw Mu Ye curl his slender fingers slightly and knocked on the stone stab. After knocking a while, he uncurled his fingers and abruptly hit the ground with his palm.
The stone stab broke like glass. Some long cracks had first appeared before they shattered into pieces to reveal the black hole beneath them.
Mu Ye didnât say anything and just jumped down.
When Tang Doudou saw that he had jumped down without hesitation, she gritted her teeth and jumped after him.
It wasnât as far of a fall as she expected. It was only about a meter down, but because she didnât know how far of a drop it would be, she ended up falling on the ground. Before bothering to get up, she first cried, âMu Ye!â
Mu Ye extended his hand to her from the darkness. âIâm here.â
Tang Doudou sighed in relief and put her hand in his.
Mu Ye helped her up, but didnât let go. âThe ground is pretty uneven so donât let go.â
Since he said this, Tang Doudou naturally grabbed his hand tightly and didnât dare to let go. âWill we be able to get out from here?â
âNo.â Mu Ye replied bluntly as he pulled her forward.
Tang Doudou silently grumbled, then what did they come down here for?
âMu Ye, you still havenât told me what was with those needles on your neck?â The surroundings were quiet and Mu Ye also moved silently. Although she was holding onto his hand, she was still very scared so she wanted to talk about something to lighten up the atmosphere.
In any case, Mu Ye hadnât told her not to talk.
Mu Ye was silent for a while before he explained, âBecause if you seal all five senses, you wouldnât die from suffocation if you fall into the water.â
âWhat if you encountered a man-eating fish⦠like that sea dragon? Isnât that too huge of a risk?â
âIn this sea region, that sea dragon is the only marine type and it doesnât touch things that arenât alive.â
âBut didnât you say earlier that you hadnât thought you would fall here?â Tang Doudou immediately found the strange part in Mu Yeâs words.
Mu Yeâs tone didnât change. âI sealed my senses after I fell.â
âWhy did you jump down?â asked Tang Doudou.
At this point, Mu Ye stopped replying.
His old habit still hadnât changed. If he didnât want to reply, he just fell completely silent. Tang Doudou didnât know what to do with him. It wasnât like she could treat him as casually as she treated Baili Yu. If she pressed him to answer, he might choke her to death. If she tried to throw a tantrum towards this ice cube, she might end up freezing herself from the awkwardness.
She was about to ask about the other needles when Mu Ye squeezed her hand and warned quietly, âSlow down your breathing and donât speak. Silence your steps as much as possible. If you have enough inner strength, donât walk on the ground. Donât make any sounds at all and hold on tight to me. No matter what, donât let go.â
It was the first time he had exhorted her so much and so seriously, she couldnât help but become nervous as she nodded and replied softly, âEn, I got it.â
However, Mu Ye still seemed worried as he turned around and stabbed three needles into her neck. âI only sealed your breath and sight. In a little while, no matter what you hear, donât panic, got it?â
Tang Doudouâs breath was sealed so she couldnât speak and could only nod to indicate that she understood.
Seeing this, Mu Ye grabbed her hand again tightly and slowly continued forward.
At first, Tang Doudou felt a little awkward having him hold her hand and was extremely tense. However, she eventually noticed that inner strength was continuously entering her palm from his. She was confused but couldnât ask and could only observe as that inner strength circled around her body before returning into Mu Yeâs body while carrying a hot energy.
Every time it revolved a round, her body temperature would lower. Eventually, it was so cold that she felt like she was in a freezer.
Suddenly, a large robe was placed around her. It didnât take brains for her to figure out that it was Mu Yeâs.
She tightened the robeâs collar with one hand. Although she didnât know what he was doing this for, she knew that he wasnât doing it to harm her. If he was, there was no way he would put a robe around her.
It was still dark all around, but it wasnât pitch-dark. There were also rustling noises in the darkness that sounded like a lot of bugs were crawling around. Her sight had been sealed as well so she couldnât see if there were any bugs crawling around.
Mu Ye seemed to have sealed his breath as well. Since he moved silently, the only indication that he was still there was the hand she was holding onto.
They continued walking silently for about half an incense stickâs time. Then Tang Doudou felt her neck relax and the darkness in front of her vanished. At the same time, Mu Ye stopped holding onto her. âAlright.â
Tang Doudou looked around. There didnât seem to be any change?
âLetâs go.â Mu Ye saw that her senses had been unsealed properly and turned around to keep walking.
Tang Doudou muttered about the strangeness to herself as she followed. After just a little while, she started hearing the gurgling of water. A wave of chill came from ahead. If it werenât for the fact that Mu Ye had acclimated her with his inner strength earlier, she definitely wouldnât have been able to bear this chill.
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