Tong Qi ran the image of Shen Qingyue through his mind, then hastily shook his head. He glanced at Xia Jue's back and found the prospect rather frightening.
If it was that woman, he would rather forget it.
Gao Yang, who had followed Shen Qingyue the entire time, was like an invisible man, silent throughout. No one knew what he was thinking.
Before long, the secret realm opened.
The waterfall before the mountain, which had towered into the clouds, suddenly vanished. In its place appeared a forest path that seemed to stretch beyond sight.
Everyone filed inside.
Within half an hour, not a single person remained at the entrance.
About another half hour later, the entrance to the secret realm returned to its original appearance, as though the path that had appeared earlier had been nothing but an illusion.
Before they entered the secret realm, Xia Jue had given her and Tong Qi a red cord each to tie around their wrists. At first, Su Jiu had not understood what he meant by it, but once inside, she understood his intention.
The moment Su Jiu stepped onto the forest path, she felt the world spin around her. Only after steadying herself did she see Xia Jue and Tong Qi beside her.
Only a scattered handful of people remained around them. Others kept appearing out of thin air, but there were far fewer than at the entrance. At a glance, there were barely more than twenty.
Tong Qi's eyes flickered. "Could that path have been an illusion?"
Su Jiu nodded. That was exactly what she had thought.
Then she waved the red cord on her wrist at Xia Jue. "Senior Brother, was this to keep us from getting separated?"
Xia Jue nodded.
Tong Qi drawled lazily, "Looks like you already knew