Time ticked away second by second in the darkness.
Both Chen Jing and Su Lingyi possessed extraordinary eyesight, but in this dark chamber without any source of light, they could only vaguely make out each other's outlines and the faint gleam in each other's eyes.
Who knew how much more time passed.
Su Lingyi blinked without saying a word.
Yet she was the first to move into the narrow crevice.
Her slender back was right before Chen Jing's eyes. Amid the rocks, she had no way to turn around and look back.
If Chen Jing were shameless and vile enough, he could have tried driving a blade into Su Lingyi's heart from behind. He might have been able to kill her that way.
But there was no telling whether she still had some secret technique hidden away, causing him to miss.
And once she passed through the rock crevice and waited on the other side, offense and defense would switch places in an instant.
Still, facing an enemy head-on
was better than handing one's back over to them.
If Chen Jing had to choose, he would still choose the former.
Su Lingyi moved swiftly and slipped through the crevice in the blink of an eye.
Chen Jing did not attack.
Then, without further hesitation, he circulated his vital energy and true qi to protect his body and swiftly squeezed inside.
Chen Jing saw that Su Lingyi seemed to be avoiding suspicion. She stood quietly some distance away, yet he could see her entire figure clearly.
It seemed she had quite a sense of honor when it came to agreements.
After passing through the rock crevice, the two exchanged a glance and began surveying their surroundings.
Compared to the fissure they had fallen through earlier, this place was much more spacious.