readytorunbook Chapter 403 My Sister's Former Travel Companion
Chapter 403 My Sister's Former Travel Companion
Hearing Kong and Paimon's screams, Xu Ning finally saw Dain rushing out from the purple crevice.
Dain also looked somewhat surprised, as if she hadn't expected to see the two people she had parted ways with just a few days ago here.
"That's quite a unique way to make an entrance!"
Xu Ning looked at Dai Yin and smiled, "Are you pursuing someone?"
Dain nodded, rubbing his temples in annoyance. "Looks like I lost you. But I didn't expect to run into you here. Where is this?"
"The Rocky Abyss."
Dain pondered for a moment, "The Abyss of Layered Rocks? It's a place I've never been to before, I never expected it to be set up here."
"You ran out empty-handed, it seems the chase failed. You were just one breath away from catching up, but you chased for two days and still couldn't catch up?"
Xu Ning was actually quite resentful that among the three of them, only Dai Yin could chase after Ying, and he thought that Kong probably felt the same way.
Dain clearly sensed the dissatisfaction hidden in Xu Ning's words. Although he didn't know where Xu Ning's emotions came from, he answered frankly, "After I stepped through that door that day, I found myself in the cave where the Wind Dragon was, and I didn't see any trace of Luminous or the Abyss Apostles there."
"From this, we can at least infer that the teleportation ability possessed by the Abyss Order is not point-to-point teleportation, but rather a network-like system. Furthermore, they have the means to manipulate the direction of the network, allowing them to teleport people to other places at any time."
Kong pointed to the spot where Dain had just appeared and asked, "So, you also came from the Abyss Order, since you appeared from here..."
Dain nodded. "Obviously, isn't it? I later detected another Abyss Apostle and followed it back into the portal. Sure enough, it led to the wrong location again. You probably didn't see the Abyss Apostle come out of here, did you?"
Kong shook his head seriously. "We haven't seen a single person. But Dain, that drunkard has already told us everything about him and Ying. But as for you, apart from the title 'Sword of the End' and your identity as the former leader of the Kanria Palace Guard, we still don't know what your relationship with my sister is. It should be more than just acquaintances!"
Din paused for a moment, seemingly reluctant to talk about it, but finally spoke up: "We used to be 'traveling companions'."
Inside the Dust-Hidden Cave, Qingyi was holding a large piece of rice cake, leaning back in her chair watching the water curtain. Upon hearing this, she hurriedly called Shen He and Wendy to come and see.
"Come and see! The girl Xu Ning has his eye on has been pursued for five hundred years! Can you believe it? Look at this guy's grumpy face..."
Wendy rushed over almost immediately, looking at him with a smile and saying, "I think we could write a poem specifically for him."
Shen He was already used to these two guys who would drink too much and then badmouth Xu Ning when they had nothing to do in the space.
At first, I was actually planning to teach them a lesson, but later I realized that these guys were just having fun, so I stopped paying attention to them.
However, the little bluebird that had been hovering around her subtly flapped its wings and moved closer, seemingly unintentionally.
Paimon, who was outside, was also surprised when he heard Dain's words and asked, "Are they travel companions like me and Sora?"
Dain glanced at the little white-haired boy who seemed to have been following Sora the whole time, and then nodded.
Xu Ning glanced at the white-haired boy and Dain's almost identical starry sky patterned capes. "Really? I really can't imagine Dain, you flying around in the fire."
Dain suddenly felt that this drunkard was starting to show some annoying traits.
"That was a journey of constant searching for destiny. The path we walked back then was painful and lonely, completely different from the direction you are heading now, and... we did not reach the 'end' together."
Xu Ning, who was drinking nearby, turned around and asked, "You've set a finish line for yourselves? What is it?"
Dain clearly didn't want to pay attention to Xu Ning anymore, and said calmly to the void, "How about I tell you an obvious fact now? If my guess is correct, the Abyss Order has indeed built a teleportation network, then this place, as a teleportation point, must have significance for the Abyss Order in establishing a node."
"Although I don't know what you're here for, do you really have a lot of time to waste?"
Xu Ning and Kong exchanged a glance, and in an instant they both understood what Dai Yin meant.
The Abyss Order wouldn't set up a teleportation node in such a remote underground location for no reason, unless they also had a similar arrangement to the "upside-down Seven Gods statues" in this place.
And those Hilichurls who gather here for no apparent reason may be part of their plan.
When they entered, they did not deliberately conceal their presence. If the apostles of the Abyss Order were indeed planning something here, they would probably have already begun to take action.
Xu Ning waved his hand, "In that case, let's investigate these upside-down ancient cities first. We need to find the existence of those Hilichurls first to determine what happened here. There seems to be a fire over there, let's head there."
After saying that, Xu Ning didn't care whether Dai Yin would follow him or not, and strode forward.
Although she walked forward, she kept her ears open and listened carefully behind her. After all, if she was not mistaken, Dain and Ying had been together for so long, and Dain was a natural-born Kanrean, so he should know a lot about Hilichurls.
Sure enough, when Paimon explained the purpose of their visit, Dain immediately said that he had a general understanding of what was happening there.
“All the people of Kanria are cursed with immortality. If you knew this, you would understand why they came to this upside-down city. There are some strange things in this environment, and I can feel that the curse on me has lessened.”
"After all, that kind of pain tormented me every day, but after coming here, I could feel my body get a moment's respite, and I couldn't help but want to stay here."
Hearing this, Xu Ning turned around and asked, "If the Abyss Order finds a way to lift the curse, will you put aside your past grievances and return to Kanria to restore your kingdom?"
Dain said coldly, "That's impossible. As far as I know, the Abyss Order has no control over a device with similar effects, and even if they did, it would just be for show."