Watching Guinaifen's retreating back, Sushang could no longer hold it in and cried out in grief:
"No—!! She finally fell!"
"Fell? Fell how?" Yan Huan looked at the two women in confusion.
"This is the Dragon Sovereign's power!"
Sushang stamped her foot furiously.
"Once you enter the Dragon Sovereign's sphere of influence, if your will isn't strong enough, you'll be assimilated in an instant!"
"You'll never think about improving yourself again. Physical health, knowledge, even proper bearing—they'll all be cast aside!"
"A world influenced by the Dragon Sovereign will no longer have any order!"
"Order? I thought it was pretty lively in there."
Yan Huan looked back into the city. A group of people had eaten their fill and played themselves tired, then simply fallen asleep in the streets. How peaceful.
Some were even making babies right there in the road.
"..."
"Fine, it was a little abstract."
They already knew that entering the city might mean being assimilated by some unknown power, but Yan Huan still had to stab the Dragon Sovereign. He couldn't just waste time outside the city.
"Is there no example of someone entering the city and still keeping their true self?" Yan Huan asked the two of them.
"There is, but..." Before Qingque could finish, she suddenly pointed ahead.
"Look, here they come."
"Hm?" Yan Huan turned his head and saw several Vidyadhara running toward the city gates.
When they saw the gates had finally opened, joy appeared on their faces.
"Wonderful! Heaven doesn't abandon the determined—we can finally leave!"
"Damn it, there isn't even the slightest atmosphere of self-improvement here. I can barely endure it anymore!"
As they spoke, they carried their luggage and ran toward Yan Huan's group.
Yan Huan stood opposite them with his hands in his pockets, silently watching them.
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