Race Against Time

Beneath the pile of jagged rocks lay a space shrouded in utter darkness.

The moment Duan Rong slipped inside, he immediately blew his firestarter alight and lit a torch. Sweeping his gaze over the pitch-black space, he headed in a direction he remembered.

"Duan Rong, where are we going?" Guo Tian asked from behind him.

"Stay close!" Duan Rong said coldly. "We're going to where the Ghost Infant hides."

"The Ghost Infant's hiding place!?"

The people behind Duan Rong were stunned, but they instantly understood what he meant.

Since the Ghost Infant had been able to evade the Ghost Bride's pursuit all this time, its hiding place had to be unique. If they hid there as well, they would surely be able to avoid the Ghost Bride's evil pursuit.

Hope surged in everyone's hearts as they followed closely behind Duan Rong through the ink-black space.

Relying on the directions in his memory, Duan Rong sprinted through the darkness. Time was pressing; the Ghost Bride could come in at any moment.

Before long, he spotted several Azure Flame Grass leaves on the ground. Duan Rong's eyes shifted. This meant he was heading in the right direction. Sure enough, as he continued toward a corner, the Azure Flame Grass leaves scattered across the ground grew increasingly numerous.

The Azure Flame Grass leaves spread across the ground were like a map pointing the way.

Soon, Duan Rong found the Ghost Infant's hiding place.

Standing at the cave entrance, he held up his torch and peered inside. The cramped space was completely empty, save for the walls at the very back, which were covered in Azure Flame Grass!

Duan Rong stepped inside at once and said in a deep voice, "This is it. Come in after me!"

Everyone immediately followed Duan Rong into the