The passage was deep and winding. They hadn't walked far before darkness swallowed them, leaving not a glimmer of light.
"Little sister, could you give us some light?" Gu Qingshan said.
Reneedol pursed her lips and flicked a finger.
A speck of light silently flew ahead of them, illuminating the passage.
The surroundings remained silent.
Dust lay everywhere, as if no one had been here in ages.
—Except for a trail of tiny footprints.
They were fairy footprints.
Following the fairies' trail, the group continued onward.
"Rod, what were you doing just now?" Chi Hu asked curiously.
With the curtain on his back, Gu Qingshan said, "That door had been standing there all alone. It looked pretty pitiful, so I invited it to join our group."
"What do you want a door for?" Reneedol asked.
"I don't know," Gu Qingshan said.
"Does it listen to you?" Reneedol asked.
"I gave it a beating," Gu Qingshan said.
"Isn't it too much of a burden to bring along something useless and full of itself?" Reneedol said coolly.
Gu Qingshan said, "I'll leave it in my Personal Space. It'll be fine."
Reneedol gave a soft snort and said nothing more.
The group continued onward.
Half an hour later,
a cool breeze carrying damp air blew toward them.
A river?
If there was a river, that meant the passage was finally nearing its end.
The group perked up and sped ahead. Before long, they reached the end of the passage.
They slowly came to a stop, their faces wearing odd expressions.
The exit was covered by a filthy cloth, obscuring whatever lay beyond.
A table stood by the exit, with two fairies slumped over it. One had a green beard, and the other had a blue beard. Both were dozing.
A sign stood on