After leaving the teahouse, Chen Lin went to see Qiu Mufan and Lu Xiaoyi. Only after giving them some instructions did he head to the Mission Hall.
He had no intention of taking anyone with him.
There was no other reason. It was the "awakening dream node" Wei Xinan had mentioned that worried him. Floating Life City was comparable in rank to the Heavenly Dao, and neither woman could resist its rules.
The consequences of forcibly taking them out were impossible to predict.
If not for this concern, he would not even have needed to accept a forbidden task. He could simply have tried leaving with the Disorderly Boat.
As things stood now-
He could only venture in alone first and see how things went. Perhaps, once he received the reward, leaving on the Dream Horse would resolve the hidden danger of "awakening from the dream."
The Mission Hall.
Standing beneath the Jade Wall, Chen Lin looked at that conspicuous line of writing. Without further hesitation, he stepped forward and tapped it.
Buzz!
The Jade Wall trembled.
The writing turned into a streak of red light that enveloped Chen Lin.
He vanished in an instant.
"Well, there's another one courting death!"
The people nearby immediately stirred at the sight.
"Hahaha! Someone still refuses to believe it. He really doesn't know how high heaven is or how deep the earth goes. Even if he wants to die, he doesn't have to choose this way."
"I've been here over a thousand years, and I've never seen anyone return after accepting a forbidden task."
"I haven't seen it in two thousand years."
"Why can't he just live a good life? The Holy City is so comfortable. Why challenge something even harder? He really can't see past his own stubbornness!"
Behind the crowd-
Wei