Zhu Xian: The Deceptive Daily Life
Chapter 906

The Worm

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"I found something up ahead, but I haven't finished investigating it. We should be underground. Fortunately, there are some kinds of moss here that give off a faint light, so we're not completely in the dark." As the Ghost King walked, he told Luo Yunji what he had discovered.

After leaving the stone platform, Luo Yunji had kept a watchful eye on his surroundings. He didn't want to fall into another trap without realizing it.

If not for the Deity in his Sea of Consciousness helping him, he might have died in the illusion conjured by the Corpse-Yin Wood.

About a hundred zhang from the platform, Luo Yunji and the Ghost King stood before a natural stone bridge. The narrow bridge was long, with only its two ends resting against the rock walls. Beneath it lay a bottomless, dark abyss. Judging by its length, Luo Yunji didn't feel safe at all. The bridge seemed utterly unreliable, as if it might collapse beneath them halfway across.

Seeing the Ghost King step onto the bridge without hesitation, Luo Yunji followed close behind. They were both capable fighters. Even if the bridge suddenly crumbled, they could still make it safely to the other side.

The bridge was so narrow that they couldn't walk side by side. As they moved forward, a faint rustling kept drifting down, seemingly caused by stone dust crumbling off the bridge.

"Have you been to the other side?" Luo Yunji asked, unable to bear the eerie silence as he looked at the long stretch of bridge still ahead.

The Ghost King didn't turn around. He nodded and replied, "There've been no signs of human activity up ahead. This bridge formed naturally, too. Maybe I just haven't explored far enough."

"How did you hear me from so far away?" Luo

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