Five days passed in the blink of an eye.
That evening, Chen Miao did not put Shen Xi through any more special training. Instead, they waited together for the Blood Gate to arrive.
Chen Miao had learned from the Administration that although the Blood Gate did not arrive at a precise time, it would definitely appear before midnight.
To ease Shen Xi's nerves, Chen Miao spent the time chatting with her about things he had seen and heard in the Mortal World.
Although Chen Miao had never left Jiangya County back then, he had learned a great deal about the Mortal World from its Memory Fragments.
According to the information the Administration had gathered, the mission worlds inside the Blood Gate resembled ancient Great Xia. No modern setting had been discovered so far.
The Administration had not given Chen Miao a definitive answer about the specifics, either. Presumably, they were still researching them.
Chen Miao told Shen Xi about everyday life in the Mortal World, helping her familiarize herself with it in advance.
They kept talking until half past nine, when Shen Xi's expression suddenly changed.
"It's here!"
By the time Shen Xi spoke, Chen Miao was already looking toward the bathroom.
The spot where the bathroom door should have been was now covered in blood-red light.
Chen Miao had also sensed something unusual when the Blood Gate appeared.
That strange sensation came not only from the perception of a shared origin granted by [Status: Blood Pupil], but also from the spatial perception granted by [Status: spatial resonance].
"I'm going in."
Shen Xi looked at Chen Miao as she spoke.
An urgency had begun rising within her. It did not come from her own wishes, but from the feeling that door imposed on her.
"All right. Stay safe. Once you're