Chapter 378 - Another World (1/2)
Xiao Bing’s heart almost sprang right out of his chest as he fell. He closed his eyes. He felt as if he had been falling for a century. But suddenly he was surrounded by water. He was alive!
It was not until now that Xiao Bing discovered there was a lake beneath, which was why Xiao Bing survived. But normal people would have been scared to death and would have drowned, if they did not know how to swim.
Xiao Bing did not know how far he had sunk in this lake, since the gravity sucked him in so strongly. When he opened his eyes, he saw a beam of light. There seemed to be a hole on the surface. He was floating towards it, but then below, there was a vortex dragging him down. Xiao Bing could turn away from it. But he somehow knew that behind that light, there was another world, which might be the home mentioned by those two people. And perhaps it had something to do with Feng XIII.
The vortex pulled Xiao Bing in. After he floated across the hole, the buoyancy sent him to the surface.
When Xiao Bing bobbed to the surface, he inhaled the air, greedily. He was wet from head to toe, but he felt elated as he had survived the fall. Then he cast a sweeping glance at this place. It was not as beautiful as he had imagined. Instead, it looked like hell. The hole in the water seemed to be the door between the human world and hell.
Xiao Bing did not think too much, because it was luck that enabled him to survive. The dangerous environment here stimulated Xiao Bing’s desire for adventure. It was not only his talent that made him reach the level of Void-breaking. He had a restless heart. The potential danger here made him more curious about this strange place.
Xiao Bing managed to swim ashore, and found there were trees, bushes, streams, flowers and many cabins. Some cabins were built on hills and some on plain ground. Xiao Bing felt as if he was in the ancient Cathaysian State.
The moment Xiao Bing came onto the land, a white hand pressed against his shoulder. “Did I frighten you? I knew you would not die.”
Xiao Bing cried out and scrambled away. He looked at the speaker in surprise. It was the woman who had pushed him over the cliff.
Actually Xiao Bing knew that this woman was approaching, but he pretended that he was not aware of her presence. But he was sure that there was not only one portal to this hidden world. Since this woman’s clothes were not wet, this meant that she came through another way.
Besides, this place was surrounded by high mountains, which made it difficult for Xiao Bing to climb, let alone anyone else.
The square-faced man appeared and said coldly, “Since you brought him here, let’s give him to the Snake King. Otherwise you will be punished, if others tell him about it.”
“No.” The sexy beauty glared and warned him, “No one will know about this, if you don’t tell.”
She licked her lips again as she spoke. Xiao Bing noticed that the tip of her crimson tongue was forked like that of a snake.
She grabbed him by the arm and chuckled, “Let’s go. If we stay here any longer, we might be found out. That will be a problem for us.”
“Where are you taking me?”
The beauty pressed her slim fingers against Xiao Bing’s lips. He found them smooth and a little bit cold. “Don’t speak. The residents here are very bad. They take humans as tonics, especially for someone who’s so delicious like you… Follow me and I will take good care of you.”
Before Xiao Bing could speak, she began running, while dragging Xiao Bing along. They met several pedestrians along the way. This place was lush, filled with trees, bushes and slopes. But she seemed to be very familiar with the environment. They kept running until they came to a cabin on a slope. Then she jumped toward it, while pulling Xiao Bing along with her. She pushed the door and entered the cabin.
The cabin was simply decorated, but very neat. There was a wooden bed, a dressing table, a basin and towels. But there was only a comb and mirror on the dressing table. The beauty pointed at it and smiled, “We don’t make these things here. So we buy them from the world outside, including ingredients like oil and salt.
Xiao Bing was surprised by what she just said, “This place is…”
Xiao Bing suddenly did not know what to ask.
The woman grinned, “I know what you want to ask. This is a world apart from yours. The people who live here are not allowed to go out, and they are unable to leave this place.”
Xiao Bing shook his head, “I still don’t understand.”
“You don’t need to understand. You just need to be aware that you are one of us now. You must not leave this cabin. If the others spot you, I’m not sure if I can protect you.”