"Thud!"
"Thud!"
Two consecutive muffled thuds rang out in the sealed chamber, sounding painful enough to make anyone wince.
With the first thud, Li Congxin came crashing down... Ahem, he landed on the floor.
With the second, a golden-haired little girl dropped from midair and slammed directly into Li Congxin, making our timid brother's eyes fly open as he violently spat out a large mouthful of stale air before passing out again.
No one knew how long had passed before Li Congxin slowly woke from his coma. He rubbed his temples, but still felt as though the world were spinning around him.
He closed his eyes again and calmed his mind, recovering for a while. Only then did the nauseating dizziness gradually fade a little.
When he opened his eyes again, he found that Mindy was lying on top of him, sleeping soundly.
He tried to move her aside without waking her, but the moment he shifted, the little girl on top of him jolted awake from her sweet dreams.
After looking down at Li Congxin, whom she had been pinning beneath her, the little girl quickly sprang up. She stared around in surprise, her face filled with the bewildered expression of, "Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing?"
The next moment, the little girl suddenly felt dizzy and light-headed. Her feet wobbled, and she nearly fell, but Li Congxin caught her in time.
After helping Mindy, whose vision was filled with dancing stars, sit down on the floor, Li Congxin finally began examining his surroundings.
It was a sealed basement, though fortunately it was well ventilated and not stuffy. After looking carefully, he realized that the basement seemed surprisingly familiar.
The familiar layout, the familiar crude decorations, and the half of a square pillar in the