“This is only the interest for now.” After not killing Willow in one move, Di Cang didn’t idle and swiftly returned to his wife’s side. Taking her by his arm, he stares down at the crazy-looking monarch with condescending eyes, “And whatever you owe us, I will settle the accounts on another day!”


  Once this statement came ahead, the Endless Forest gradually disappeared from view, leaving only a shroud of darkness as far as the eye can see. The destructive sequence in this area was nearing completion, leaving only portions of the manor floating atop a black mouth.

  Mo Xin Yan happened to be one of the lucky ones after taking refuge atop a crumbling slab of a wall. She’s frightened and mortified, unable to believe the emptiness that now surrounds herself. As for the leftover survivors, they weren’t faring so well either. Many had urinated their pants, and some were barely clinging to an object with a finger to live. Regardless though, it won’t be long until they too perish into the darkness.

  Di Cang didn’t care about strangers of course. With his wife and son in each hand, the demon king doesn’t resist the gravitational force pulling them downwards. He’s powerful, but he had no means to break apart reality to escape either.

  Before long, only silence filled the family’s ear until the pull disappeared and only weightless remained.

  “Mother… Where is this place?” Bai Xiachen’s childish voice sounded in the darkness.

  Bai Yan did not answer for some reason. It’s strange, but that’s not an issue because the lady’s aura remains next to them.

  “Mother, why aren’t you talking?” Bai Xiachen’s tone sounded dejected, “If we die, or can’t go out, what will happen to Ling Yan and Jin Tian who’s back home? Also, Sister Dragony only has us as her family, what will she do if we don’t show up again? She will definitely be saddened by our departure…”


  At the thought of his two sister’s sobbing cry, the steambun’s heart would promptly become uncomfortable. It’s as if something was rubbing him in the wrong way with no way to stop it. The boy could confront death, but he couldn’t confront the fear of making the girls in his family cry.

  “Oh, right, there’s also Auntie Xiao Wan after she lost State Teacher. If she loses all of us too, I can’t even begin to imagine how she will live….”


  At the end, Bai Xiachen’s voice began to choke due to the strong emotions swelling forward. Out of reflex, he hugged Bai Yan’s waist for comfort.

  “Mother… I am scared… Scared of them crying and never being able to meet us again in the future.”


  In this place of endless darkness, the boy had no means to see his mother’s face or expression right now, only recognizing her presence through the aura.

  “Father, what’s happening with Mother? Why isn’t she answering my question?” Bai Xiachen tugged at Di Cang’s sleeve and asked with a pitiful voice.

  Di Cang’s hand tightened around his wife’s waist as well since he’s not getting a good feeling about this either: “We should find a way out of here first.”


  “But…” Bai Xiachen looks downward to where his feet should be. There’s no way for them to climb upwards, nor a way to fall down again. They’re only floating in this dark space.

  “Xiachen, trust me, I will have a way to leave.”