"Second Brother!" Yue Ran rushed over, only to see that half of Xiao Man's body had already been engulfed by red light. He immediately wanted to rush forward to save her.
"Don't come over!" Xiao Man shouted at Yue Ran, who was rushing towards her. "A'yu, Yu Qing, take care of Mo Mo."
"Bastard!" Nangong Yu quickly moved towards Xiao Man. They had only just reunited, and he absolutely did not want to be separated again. Even if something happened, they should face it together. If he always let her face things alone, then what was the point of him coming along?
"Don't come over! This is a teleportation array!" Xiao Man quickly stopped Nangong Yu. This teleportation array was very similar to the one they were tricked into by Feng Mo Ran. She was afraid it would send them to a bad place!
"Even if we die, we die together!"
Nangong Yu lunged towards the teleportation array, but he couldn't grab Xiao Man. Both of them were swallowed by the array and disappeared!
"Second Brother!"
"Boss!"
The few people rushed forward but all missed. Xiao Man and Nangong Yu had already been teleported away. Yue Ran looked at the old man, his eyes turning red, and crimson flames erupting from his body. "Give them back to me!"
"Young Sect Master!" Elder Ping blocked Yue Ran's path. "Young Sect Master, you must not be reckless."
"My target was only her. Now that my objective is achieved, I will let you young ones go!"
"Arrogant!" Chong Sheng immediately charged forward. "If you don't return them today, you won't be leaving here!"
"If you want to find her, you can!" The old man retreated three feet and stood in mid-air. "She went to the Ghost Domain!"
After speaking, the old man left quickly. Not long after the old man departed, a figure appeared before them. Yue Ran saw the figure and immediately felt like a mouse spotting a cat, quickly hiding behind Elder Ping.
"Greetings, Sect Master." Elder Ping bowed. "A powerful demon, heading southeast. This person intends to release the Demon Lord suppressed in the Land of No Return."
"I'll go take a look." Sect Master Yue glanced at Yue Ran, who was hiding behind Elder Ping, and left quickly.
Seeing Sect Master Yue leave, Yue Ran breathed a sigh of relief. "I'm going to the Ghost Domain."
"Young Sect Master, you must not be reckless!" Elder Ping grabbed his arm. "Do you know what kind of place the Ghost Domain is? It's a gathering place for demons, monsters, and ghosts. No one has ever come out alive."
"But my Second Brother went into the Ghost Domain! I must go save her."
"Where is the Ghost Domain?" Cheng Ze inquired.
Elder Ping glanced at Cheng Ze. Seeing him dressed in black, without any identifying tokens, he surmised he was no ordinary person. "The Ghost Domain is not a place for humans. You should abandon this idea. Xiao Qin went in, and he certainly won't be able to get out. If you go, you'll only be adding another life to the count."
"Please tell us the location of the Ghost Domain, senior." Cheng Ze asked stubbornly.
"The entrance to the Ghost Domain is in the Ten Thousand Ghost Forest, and the Ten Thousand Ghost Forest is full of dangers. Forget about entering the Ghost Domain; I'm afraid you won't even be able to enter the Ten Thousand Ghost Forest." Elder Ping held Yue Ran's hand. "Young Sect Master, you must return to the Heavenly Sword Sect with me. The Sect Master will be back soon. If you dare to run away, and the Sect Master gets angry, you will suffer."
Cheng Ze exchanged a look with Cheng Le. They didn't know where the Ghost Domain was, but they knew where the Ten Thousand Ghost Forest was. To enter the Ten Thousand Ghost Forest, one had to go through You City. Seven li west of You City was the entrance to the Ten Thousand Ghost Forest!
"We're going too!"
"Where are you going?" Yan Yu Qing stopped Chong Sheng. "Did you forget her instructions? Where is Mo Mo?"
"At the Jin family."
"First, rendezvous with Mo Mo. As for you, just do your own thing." Yan Yu Qing patted the dust off his body. "Those two are together. Don't talk about the Ghost Domain, they could come out of the King of Hell's palace unscathed."
Chong Sheng was stunned. That was right. They had come out of the perilous Land of No Return safely, so even if the Ghost Domain was terrifying, with Boss Xiao's abilities, she could return safely.
"Then are we going back to the Jin family now?"
"Not going back to the Jin family, are you planning to stay here overnight?" Yan Yu Qing asked with a laugh. "Are you really someone she fancies? You seem a bit foolish."
"How dare you speak to the Patriarch like that."
"He is only your Patriarch, but my master. Look, he was just taken to the Ghost Domain!" Yan Yu Qing hooked Chong Sheng's shoulder. "However, before she returns, I'll be sticking with you for now."
"Young Master Yan, please." Chong Sheng calmed down. "I'm sure Miss Mo Mo will be very happy to see you."
Yan Yu Qing's expression changed slightly upon hearing this. He didn't think Mo Mo would be happy to see him, especially with Xiao Man being taken to the Ghost Domain right before his eyes. Mo Mo would surely fly into a rage.
"I hope that girl won't fly into a rage with me." Yan Yu Qing sighed. After arriving in the Cang Xuan Continent, he had experienced too many things that overturned his previous perceptions. He originally wanted to ask about Xiao Man's plans, but they had parted ways again just as they met!
When Xiao Man opened her eyes again, she found herself falling alone into a desert. As far as the eye could see, it was boundless. The sky was a hazy gray, and the sun was nowhere to be seen. However, the yellow sand was scorching hot, emitting a searing temperature. In just a moment, Xiao Man was drenched in sweat.
Xiao Man wiped the sweat from her forehead and prepared to hide inside the Tong Tian Tower. However, she found that she couldn't even enter the Tong Tian Tower. Here, her spiritual power was unusable, and she couldn't even open her storage bag.
"Spiritual power cannot be used, and the storage bag cannot be opened. What kind of place is this?" Xiao Man checked the items she carried and found that only Tian Wen and the Dark Crossbow could be used, and nothing else was of any use.
Xiao Man walked in the desert for seven days, with no water and no food. Fortunately, after entering the Golden Core stage, she could go for a period of time without eating.
No matter how she walked, all she saw was the hazy gray sky and the boundless yellow sand. There were no people, nor any other life. It was as if this was a place devoid of life. In these seven days, she had encountered countless weathered skeletons. Those people had failed to get out of this desert, ultimately having their lives swallowed by the desert and becoming white bones buried beneath the yellow sand.
"What kind of place is this?" Xiao Man looked up at the hazy gray sky and muttered to herself. "A'yu seemed to have followed. Why haven't I seen any sign of A'yu after walking for so long?"
Xiao Man took a deep breath. "Nangong Yu!"
Nangong Yu, in the vast, boundless desert, there wasn't even an echo. Her voice was covered and buried by the wind and sand.
"Is anyone there?" Xiao Man called out again, but other than the howling wind, she could hear no other sound. It was as if this was a forgotten world, and she had been abandoned. She was the only one left in the world. Xiao Man spread her arms, fell onto the sand, and closed her eyes, as if she had given up struggling.