Dear Heroine, I Was Wrong!
Chapter 153

Passing the buck

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Dongfang Minghui had no idea that the Thousand Family had turned everything upside down searching for them. She had been guarding Seventh Sister as she absorbed the earth-element beast core, then a little less than half the dark-type spiritual power in the Dark-Type Soul Pearl. At last, she had to remind her, "Seventh Sister, we need to get out soon. It would be bad if we missed the chance to qualify for the Thousand Family's back mountain trial."

Qian Wanyu had wanted to absorb all the spiritual power in the Dark-Type Soul Pearl in one go, but she had been a little too hasty. She nodded and glanced at the first floor, which they had all but destroyed. "This route won't work."

"Why? Can't we get out if we clear away the rocks?" She was puzzled.

"This cave was probably formed when that Level Eight Magic Beast shook the mountain. It disturbed the mountain's foundations underground. That wouldn't destroy Sharp Blade Mountain, but I'm afraid this cave isn't merely blocked-" It had collapsed completely.

"Doesn't that mean we're trapped here forever?"

If there had been nothing urgent, being trapped would not have mattered. But the Thousand Family Back Mountain trial was fast approaching. If they missed the Thousand Family's great inheritance, they truly would have nowhere to cry.

Seeing her brow knotted with worry, Qian Wanyu stepped forward and stroked the space between her eyebrows. "You're too young to be frowning all the time. Who said this was the only way out?"

She remembered Qing Mo saying that this mountain was very likely True-False Mountain: one mountain false, one true, truth and falsehood tangled beyond most people's ability to distinguish them. In that case, how could there be only one entrance? If she found the other entrance, she could find

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