Published: March 8, 2025
Mo Tianji and the others were all confused, their bodies covered in ice and snow. At that moment, they couldn't comprehend their situation. They clearly remembered being inside the tent, yet in the blink of an eye, they found themselves in such a large pit.
Except for Hu Yan Ao Bo, the others felt as if they had experienced a bizarre dream. However, they were unsure whether this dream was real or just an illusion. Afraid of being laughed at by others, they all moved their lips but didn't speak. Instead, they looked at each other's faces, scrutinizing and examining, their eyes filled with curiosity.
Then, they all exchanged glances, frowning in thought.
They wore similar expressions: pondering while looking at their companions, then looking at themselves, and finally gazing at the waters of the Desperate Lake...
The waters of the Desperate Lake were completely calm.
It seemed as if it hadn't stirred for eternity.
"I think I had a dream..." After a long silence, Ji Mo was the first to break the quiet.
"I did too..." Rocky Luo responded.
"I think I saw the boss..." Gu Duxing frowned, his cold demeanor betrayed a deep worry as he said, "The boss's situation seems really dire."
"Yes, that's right. I still remember the boss looking at me anxiously..." Xie Danqiong pondered.
"Indeed..."
"Silence!" Mo Tianji, who had been frowning and deep in thought, suddenly couldn't hold back and snapped when he heard the growing commotion.
Everyone calmed down and looked at Mo Tianji, waiting for him to explain.
"If everyone had the same dream, then it is not a dream!" Mo Tianji said coldly. He rubbed his brow and continued, "Let's piece this together."
He gently said, "When I went down, the boss seemed unable to move, his eyes full of urgency... and beside him, there was a strange apparition, its face unclear. This apparition asked me... would you be willing to sacrifice for him?"
As Mo Tianji reached this point, the brothers instantly buzzed: "Yes, yes! We experienced the same thing."
Mo Tianji frowned and continued, "I suddenly found myself in that place and looked around. It seemed... that I was at the bottom of the Desperate Lake. Strangely, there were no corpses at the lake's bottom, nothing at all, not even a strand of aquatic grass."
"At the bottom of the lake, it was very flat, with huge tiles, without any undulations..." Mo Tianji closed his eyes, his brows slightly furrowed as he struggled to recall what he had seen: "...Each tile had a small hole in the middle, and a stream of bubbles emerged from these holes..."
"Exactly! That's how it was." The others immediately recalled that the scene was indeed like that.
"So, this means we went to the same place." A deep worry appeared on Mo Tianji's face as he concluded, "That absolutely cannot be a dream!"
Everyone's expressions turned serious.
Mo Tianji looked around and finally said, "Ao Bo, did you have a dream?"
Hu Yan Ao Bo replied, "No."
Mo Tianji let out an "oh," his gaze flickering for a moment as he asked, "Is there anyone else who did not have this experience?"
His eyes scanned everyone.
They all shook their heads in unison.
Mo Tianji hummed lightly without a hint of hesitation and said, "Ao Bo, could you please... check around to see if anyone else is here?"
Hu Yan Ao Bo immediately stood up and said readily, "Okay." She dashed out.
Although she appeared rough and bold on the surface, she was a smart woman who understood the brothers were discussing something extremely confidential; Mo Tianji wanted to send her away.
The matter they were discussing was likely sensitive to the extreme. Otherwise, given her relationship with Ji Mo and Mo Tianji's diplomatic nature, he would not behave so irrationally.
So she understood and walked far away.
Once Mo Tianji spoke, the expressions on the brothers' faces became heavy.
They all understood that Mo Tianji's actions were surely for good reason. Moreover... it was of great importance!
"It concerns... the boss..." Mo Tianji explained somewhat reluctantly, offering an apologetic glance at Ji Mo, "I have to be cautious!"