The Heavenly Maiden Repaid Her Debt
Wang Yue acted as if he hadn't heard the Drunkard and continued talking to himself. "To prepare for the possible coming of the Eternal Night, Shushan dug out many caves and stockpiled plenty of food. But one day, we actually unearthed an underground world, where many dwarves lived!"
The Drunkard was in a hurry to leave and had no idea what Wang Yue meant by that, so he said impatiently, "What's that got to do with us?"
Hearing Wang Yue's words, Li Manman's thoughts stirred. He hesitated, then asked, "Could those dwarves be the people who survived the previous Eternal Night?"
Wang Yue nodded, then shook his head before replying uncertainly, "I don't know. They might also have been imprisoned after the Eternal Night!"
After saying that, he looked at the Drunkard. "How long did the last Eternal Night last? Where did the people from before the Eternal Night go? If you answer those two questions, I can let you leave."
Li Manman grew anxious at that. He hurriedly said, "Sect Leader Wang, but we..."
Wang Yue quickly cut him off, then smiled and said, "We won't force you two to obey orders, but you can still go to Taoshan and help out, so they can't stop the Academy's plan!"
Hearing that, Li Manman nodded and said nothing more. It was a reasonable compromise.
The Butcher immediately shook his head. "We don't know where the people went, or how long it lasted. We heard about the Eternal Night and sailed away right away. We had no idea what was happening on the continent."
Wang Yue was at a loss for words. These two useless fellows didn't have a single scrap of useful information. He said unhappily, "Then what use are you to me?"
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