"Iâm not lying. If Iâm in trouble and I need you, I wonât hesitate to call you outside. Just have faith in that much. Iâm not dying without you knowing, at least. The day I die should be with you if that day indeed comes," Long Chen replied, smiling innocently.
"Fine. Weâll stay there," Long Jun said, sighing.
"But Iâm not leaving before you find a way to leave this place," he continued.
The boulders will fall from the roof when I attack. The fewer people we have here are better. Father, you can stay behind. The others need to be back for the moment," Long Chen said, nodding his head.
"But-"
"No buts Grandpa. Itâs for your safety. Father is here with me until I get it. Heâll take care of me. You all searched far and wide for the portal. Iâll send you back home so you can rest."
Long Ren tried speaking, but his words were cut off by Long Chen.
"Fine. Junâer, take care of my grandson." Long Ren agreed to go back, but he didnât forget to remind Long Jun to be careful.
"Father, heâs my son as well. You can go back without worries," Long Jun replied, giving confidence to Long Ren.
Long Chen touched everyone and sent them back until only his mother, and his girls remained.
" Xueâs one week with you isnât over. Why donât you keep her with you so her week with it is finished and our turn can come?" Zhiqing told Long Chen cheekily.
"I remember that. I will resume that when Iâm outside," Long Chen replied as he touched Zhiqingâs cheeks gently, sending her back.
He walked over to the others and sent them back until only Xue, and his mother were left behind.
"Iâll call you out when l leave this place," Long Chen said as he rubbed her head.
He sent her back as well.
"Iâm sorry for worrying you, mother. I wonât disappear for such a long time again," he apologized to Sima Ziyi before he sent her back.
" Alright. Father, you step back. Itâs time to test your theory," Long Chen muttered after he finished sending everyone back except his father.
Long Jun stepped behind.
Using his Martial Skill, Long Chen formed a bow using his Qi. He also formed an Arrow using his right hand. Getting it on the Bow, he aimed it towards the roof on the spot where he fell from.
He shot out the arrow towards that spot. The Arrow made of Qi was as powerful as an Earth Grade Weapon.
It flew like a lightning bolt and struck the roof.
He had expected the boulders to fall or at least a crater to be made on the roof, but nothing happened. It seemed as if a wooden arrow had a metallic door, not leaving even a scratch behind.
"It didnât do anything. I donât think itâs the weak spot. If itâs a weak spot, I donât even want to think about the strong spots," Long Chen muttered as he frowned.
"The rocks are very strong. That attack should have shattered any normal rock, but thereâs not even a scratch left behind. Itâs not a normal place," Long Jun said as he looked at the roof.
"There should be a path to leave. It canât be like this," he muttered as he walked towards the wall. He started observing the walls as he went along, trying to find something that could help them.
"Your father seems to have some experience dealing with these things. Donât you want to help them?" Xun said to Long Chen, who was sitting in front of the pond.
"Let him check the walls. If thereâs something, he will find it. Iâm more interested in this pond," Long Chen muttered as he observed the water.
"Why?" Xun asked.
" I donât know. I just have a feeling. The walls and everything else is in front of our eyes, so it must be made strong if this place was made to make it difficult for people to leave. The only place that canât be seen here is the bottom of this pond," Long Chen muttered.
"The water is crystal clear, but I canât see the bottom of this pond. Iâll have to go inside," he continued as he stood up.
"Father, Iâll check the bottom of the pond," he told Long Jun before he took a dive inside the water.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Long Chen swam downward and reached the bottom of the pond. Looking around, he found something that brought a smile to his face.
He swam upward.
"Father, I found a path to leave! Thereâs a way at the bottom of the pond!" Long Chen called out Long Jun.
Long Jun was knocking on the walls when he heard Long Chenâs words.
"What did you find?" Long Jun inquired.
"Thereâs a hole on the wall near the bottom that leads out of this place. It must be connected to another room," Long Chen explained, telling Long Jun about what he saw at the bottom of the pond.
"Oh, it must be the path then. Letâs get out of here," Long Jun lamented as he walked towards the pond and jumped inside.
The two of them swam to the bottom and entered the hole in the wall that was wide enough for two people to enter at once easily.
After going through the hole, they swam upwards from the other side.
Huh!
Getting their head out of the water, they started breathing again. After calming down, they got out of the water and sat on the ground.
Looking around the room, the two of them found this place to be the exact copy of the last room. However, this place had one difference.
There was a hallway leading out of this place, unlike the last place.
"Hah, looks like we managed to find the way. As long as this hallway doesnât lead to a trap, we should find a way out. You can go back too now. Take rest. Iâll finish the rest of the way," Long Chen said to Long Jun, glancing at the hallway.
He believed that the hallway might have traps. Since Long Jun was only a gold realm Cultivator, he didnât want him to take the risk by going there. As a Sky Realm Cultivator, Long Chen believed himself to be safer without Long Jun.
"I told you Iâm staying until you get out of here. Weâre going together," Long Jun replied as he stood up.
"Come. Letâs get going," he said as he reached out his hand towards Long Chen to help him up.