Chapter Forty-Four: The Reclining Void Valley

At the peak of the mountain, covered in white snow, a vast expanse of emptiness, with only a small blue figure continuously moving forward.

Against the wind and snow, the gradually slowing pace never stopped, as if walking aimlessly, just kept walking, kept walking, never stopped...

The lonely and desperate figure stumbled on the snowy peaks, their despair-filled eyes staring ahead without blinking, regardless of the biting cold wind.

"...Zisang..."

A voice from above awakened her, and her slow steps finally came to a halt. Looking at the figure on the snowy hill, two streams of tears fell without warning.

The person approached her with an angry expression, never stopping their tirade.

"Where do you think you're going now? Am I just someone you can discard at will? Do you think of me as disposable trash, someone you can abandon on a deserted mountain? I'm just a self-righteous fool..."

Before Nan Xianyi could finish speaking, Zisang staggered and fell into his arms, as if her heavy body had finally found a corner to lean on, curling up.

Nan Xianyi stood there dumbfounded, offering no response as his thick lashes fell.

"Why? Why do you insist on leaving me? After everything we've been through, isn't it enough for you to trust me? Why would you rather face everything alone than share it with someone else?"

His tone was flat, devoid of any fluctuations, as if the love of the past had turned into bubbles in an instant.

The person in his arms remained motionless, as if asleep.

There was a turmoil in his deep-set eyes. When he woke up, he was under a wind-blocking tree.

His lower body was already covered in thick snow, but he didn't feel the slightest coldness on his body, not like he was buried in snow, but more like he had just woken up from a bed.

He surveyed his surroundings, nothing but trees and snow.

After waking up, Nan Xianyi didn't immediately look for Zisang, but returned to the forest.

The rumored Reclining Void Valley, at a glance, looked like a bottomless abyss with no light inside.

Nan Xianyi lit a lantern and looked inside, still pitch black, with winding paths inside, easy to get lost.

In the enclosed space, the sound of dripping water could be heard from time to time, and Nan Xianyi followed the sound.

The further he went, the clearer the sound became. Mixed in with the dripping water was a faint murmur. Suddenly, a white light flashed from behind him. Nan Xianyi turned back abruptly, but behind him was pitch black.

Where was the light coming from? Besides the darkness, there was nothing else behind him. Perhaps it was just an illusion caused by nervousness.

Nan Xianyi shook his head and was about to continue forward when another flash of white light passed by, accompanied by the murmuring sound.

This time, Nan Xianyi became more alert because he knew this wasn't a coincidence. There must be something inside the cave.

Nan Xianyi took two more cautious steps forward, and a white light flashed from above. Nan Xianyi reacted quickly and struck out a white blade towards the source.

However, the thing seemed much faster than he had imagined, and he didn't manage to hit it at all.

"Squeak, you missed."

Faced with the mocking response, Nan Xianyi remained calm and asked lightly, "What are you?"

"Squeak, if you hit me, I'll tell you."

Then, several flashes of white light darted around, top to bottom, without any gaps. At the same time, Nan Xianyi was also tossing and turning in the confined space, leaving a mess wherever he went.