Wei Huai gave a helpless smile. "I thought you were doing it on purpose."
Chen Zhongjie didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "I'm not even sure we're lost. The scenery around us hasn't repeated, but I feel like we've been going in circles. We're clearly near our destination, yet I can't find the right place."
A Restriction had been placed on the map, and only Chen Zhongjie could see what was on the scroll, so no one else could help.
Wei Huai glanced at Pei Ling. "What do you think, Fellow Daoist Pei?" It seemed very much as though they had fallen into some kind of Formation. Yet Pei Ling, who was skilled in Formations, had said nothing from the start. That suggested this Formation meant they were getting closer to the Secret Realm, and Chen Zhongjie had been heading in the right direction.
But now Chen Zhongjie couldn't go any farther.
Pei Ling, however, narrowed his eyes at the map in Chen Zhongjie's hands.
Chen Zhongjie was still lost in thought. Zhong Yunkun jabbed him with an elbow, and he finally came to his senses. Meeting Pei Ling's unreadable gaze, he suddenly understood something. Trusting his instincts, he handed the map to Pei Ling. "Fellow Daoist Pei, please."
Yu Mingxuan was about to say something, but Wei Huai yanked her aside. Right now, it would be best if she didn't make trouble. He thought it was high time she changed her habit of "standing up for others" and "speaking out for justice" regardless of the situation. Other people might not mind and simply ignore her, but someone with a worse temper might start a fight on the spot.
Qiao Ranran had snapped back at her before, and Yu Mingxuan had been forced to swallow it. Once someone had