Yu Sheng's New Idea
As they crossed through another gate, the surroundings changed in an instant—the pleasant breeze of the valley turned into the hot, humid air of a tropical rainforest, accompanied by the calls of some unknown animals in the distance and the rustling of insects crawling through dead leaves.
Out of caution, Yu Sheng did not close the gate. Instead, after taking Eileen through the passage, he kept it open so they could return to the valley at any time.
"What about now?" He lowered his head and glanced at the little doll clinging to his arm. "Can you still sense what's happening with your other body? Has the connection been severed?"
"...I'm shocked. It's still connected!" the little doll said in surprise. "I felt a little dazed when we passed through the gate just now, but it didn't break. It was more like my senses got misaligned. Everything's normal again now, and the connection between the two bodies hasn't weakened at all."
As she spoke, she raised her head and looked around.
"Hey, Yu Sheng, how far apart do you think my two bodies are now?"
"I'm afraid 'near' and 'far' may no longer be meaningful ways to measure it." Yu Sheng pondered seriously for a moment, then shook his head slightly. "I don't know what this place is, but it's definitely not the Crossroads. There's even a 'dimension' between here and that valley. If that kind of 'distance' can't sever the connection between your two bodies, then I'd say we don't need to conduct any further tests."
"Oh... Then should we look around here?" Eileen looked up at Yu Sheng curiously. "Since we're already here..."
"It's not safe." Yu Sheng shook his head. "Let's go back."
"When did you become so cautious and conservative?"
"You're carrying