"A-Tian, are you all right?!" Su Han panicked, completely forgetting Cheng Tian's earlier instructions, and stepped straight into the Cherry Blossom Grove without another word.
In an instant, she tasted what Cheng Tian had experienced. But the moment the impact struck her mind, her own Aura began working to ease the pressure.
Su Han swayed as she steadied herself, then hurried over to support Cheng Tian.
"I'm fine..." Cheng Tian looked at Su Han in surprise. "Xiaohan, why did you come in? Are you okay?"
"Hm? Ah... um... I don't think I felt anything strange..." Su Han lied.
"Rotom... is it really that dramatic, Rotom?" Rotom looked in confusion at the two making such a fuss. They both looked perfectly normal.
Cheng Tian pondered in confusion. If nothing unexpected had happened, both of them should have already passed out here. Yet now, they were both safe and sound.
But something had definitely happened just now. Perhaps they had stumbled upon some taboo. Yet neither of them had fallen unconscious. That was what puzzled him.
Moreover, he could clearly sense the system's presence now, but contrary to its usual behavior, it refused to show itself, as though it were afraid of something.
"Something's strange..."
Before either of them could react, however, Su Han's eyes darted nimbly, and she instinctively turned to look in one direction.
"Watch out, A-Tian!"
"Hm?"
He turned to look, but there was clearly nothing there.
Su Han kept her eyes fixed on that spot. Just as Cheng Tian narrowed his eyes, trying to make something out, a figure appeared out of thin air.
It had narrow eyes and a body about five feet tall, looking like a yellow fox. But it was already very old, with long whiskers trailing along the ground. It also held a battered