Little Black Cat gave a few more "meow... meow" cries, seemingly issuing several orders, then leaped onto Fan Dazhi's knees. After a weary stretch, the cat slipped through his collar and burrowed into his clothes.
As soon as Little Black Cat disappeared, the previously quiet animals erupted into activity.
Two powerfully built armadillos stuck their rumps in the air and churned up the soil with their sharp claws. Within moments, they had dug a large hole.
Pangolins, porcupines, badgers, rats, and other animals swarmed forward, widening the opening and continually pushing the excavated dirt outside.
A gray python as thick as a bucket slithered back and forth, compacting the loose soil on the ground until it was firm.
The vast, teeming crowd of animals worked at a fever pitch, leaving Fan Dazhi and the others staring openmouthed.
As the hole grew deeper and deeper, the animals aboveground gradually dwindled
until, at last, only the giant python remained, tirelessly rolling back and forth...
Finally, everything fell quiet.
Holding up a luminous pearl, Gu Qingzhou stepped hesitantly into the hole. The tunnel was wide enough for two people to walk abreast, its walls smooth and even. It sloped downward, and he could faintly feel a cool breeze coming through.
Gu Qingzhou's jaw dropped as he gazed into the deep, shadowy tunnel, whose end lay beyond sight.
Fan Dazhi supported Fang Yizhi, and the three slowly made their way inside.
Stars dotted the sky, and a cool breeze gently brushed the grass.
Fan Dazhi poked his head out of the ground and took a deep breath of fresh air.
Having survived the ordeal, he was overcome with emotion.
Staying alive really wasn't fucking easy!
Looking up at the stars overhead, he suddenly realized that a full day and night had passed since they