There was only one way out of this damned place: the wooden bridge. The giant python had been blocking the fork in the road the whole time, leaving them truly helpless.
Several Heavenly Palace disciples fell silent at those words...
"What do we do now?" Lan Qing asked in a low voice.
"What else can we do? Leave it to fate," one of the Li Clan members said, shaking his head.
Not to mention that the Red Giant Python was blocking the fork in the road—even if it retreated into the darkness, they still wouldn't dare cross the wooden bridge. Who knew when the giant python might return to the bridge? The journey back was so long that the odds of returning safely were far too slim.
Ling Shuang stood beside Luo Zheng. Unlike the others, she did not look particularly dejected. As long as Luo Zheng was safe and by her side, it seemed there was nothing in this world—no demon or monster—that she needed to fear.
"What if I lure it away?" Luo Zheng asked.
Ling Shuang immediately shook her head. "You're no match for this giant python. Besides, even if you could lure it away, how far could you draw it? You can't exactly enter the darkness, can you? Once the giant python chased you back, we'd all die anyway."
"I can lure it into the dark domain," Luo Zheng said.
"I know." Ling Shuang nodded. The candles they had fished up from the bottom of the Sea of True Meaning were still in her hands, and she had more or less understood how they were to be used. "But on one hand, you can't outrun that giant python. On the other, there are countless dangers in the dark domain. The result should be the same..."
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