Zhu Wenqian blushed slightly from the close contact with Yang Wei.
Normally, she would be angry and even flipped out if someone dared to take advantage of her.
However, she didn't show any hostility at Yang Wei and it was a weird sensation that she had never felt before.
"W-Why are you pulling me closer to you?" Zhu Wenqian mumbled softly.
Her hand was clutching tightly on Yang Wei's clothes, almost like she was afraid of losing them.
"Do you want me to push away then?" Yang Wei replied sarcastically.
Zhu Wenqian tried to pinch Yang Wei's waist slightly for teasing her but failed when Yang Wei easily detected her movement.
"If you pinch my waist then I don't mind letting you fend for yourself.." Yang Wei warned.
"Hmph, W-Who would care if you let go?" Zhu Wenqian snorted but her action said otherwise.
Instead of pulling away from Yang Wei, she made sure to stick to him like some hot glue.
Yang Wei sighed softly at her action. Ignoring her clear tsundere act, Yang Wei began using the alchemy flame to burn the ground.
The front may not be visible for them to see but Yang Wei could still see the ground perfectly.
Thus, Yang Wei wanted to place some markers on the ground to know whether or not they are walking around in a circle.
"What are you doing?" Zhu Wenqian asked. She wasn't a psychic so she didn't understand Yang Wei's action in burning the ground.
"I'm burning the ground to place some markers." Yang Wei replied.
"Markers? What for?"
"Without any sense of direction. There are chances that we could be thinking we're walking straight ahead but in reality, we are simply walking around in a circle."
Zhu Wenqian nodded her head. "So we are placing our own mapping to prevent us from going in a circle right?"
"Correct, so you should also use some of your Saint Qi to create some sort of marking in the ground."
Zhu Wenqian followed Yang Wei's suggestion as she flicked multiple Saint Qi out from her hand.
Afterward, she made some drawings in the ground using Saint Qi.
Yang Wei didn't question what the drawing symbolized as he continued to move ahead while using his alchemy flame.
Time slowly passed before Yang Wei halted his movement once again.
'The alchemy flame huh.' Yang Wei exclaimed inwardly when he realized they were back at their original position.
"What should we do now, Yang Wei?" Zhu Wenqian asked as she also noticed the Saint Qi's drawing she had created earlier.
"No need to panic, Zhu Wenqian." Yang Wei calmed her down.
And he continued, "Panicking is never a solution. Since we are basically walking around in a circle, then our only option is to change trajectory every few minutes."
Thus, Yang Wei began walking around the Anguished Fog in an awkward direction.
Instead of a straight line that they believed themselves to be walking in, Yang Wei occasionally turned left before turning right again.
Zhu Wenqian felt her head going dizzy as she decided to simply close her eyes and allowed Yang Wei to guide her.
Sometime later, Yang Wei smiled as he figured out the puzzle around the Anguished Fog.
"So that's how this is…" Yang Wei muttered as he curled his lips upward.
"A-Are we out already?" Zhu Wenqian enquired without opening her eyes.
"Keep your eyes closed and count to 30 seconds." Yang Wei suggested as he exuded his aura, preventing the Anguished Fog from getting close to Yang Wei.
Yang Wei then activated his Soul Force as he closed his eyes to concentrate.
Meanwhile, Zhu Wenqian started counting aloud from 1.
"1, 2, 3… 20" Zhu Wenqian felt her arms being dragged around by Yang Wei when she kept on counting.
By the time she reached the 30-seconds mark, Zhu Wenqian opened her eyelid a little bit to sneak a peek.
However, Yang Wei placed his hands on her eyes as he smirked.
"If you don't want to get spooked then it's best to keep your eyes hidden." Yang Wei teased.
Zhu Wenqian grumbled in an irritated manner when Yang Wei was treating her as a little girl.
She was a queen and had a higher cultivation realm than Yang Wei. It was just that she was a bit timid, considering the fact that she had never risked herself in any life and death situation.
"Hmph, I won't get fooled by your words." Zhu Wenqian scoffed as she opened her eyes slowly.
Yang Wei shook his head as he made sure to embrace Zhu Wenqian tightly.
Zhu Wenqian opened her eyes wide and the first thing she saw was an enormous white skeleton in front of her face.
"AHHHHH"
Zhu Wenqian screamed in horror as she held a terrified expression. Her footstep became shaky as she almost fell off balance.
However, Yang Wei had already predicted this outcome as he held her waist tightly to prevent her from falling down.
Zhu Wenqian took multiple breaths as she calmed her emotion.
Afterward, she pouted angrily at Yang Wei. "Why didn't you tell me there were such scary things surrounding us?"
And she continued, "You could have at least told me there are numerous skeletons near us instead of keeping it a secret."
Yang Wei twitched his mouth.
'I already warned you not to open your eyes and keep them shut…' Yang Wei wondered if Zhu Wenqian was really older than him.
Her maturity and brain cell was severely lacking in the aspect of a prominent cultivator.
"You owe me a few pieces of the Dragon Soul Grass for making me scared." Zhu Wenqian demanded as she burrowed her head in Yang Wei's chest.
She was too frightened to even glance at their surroundings as there were too many spooky things.
Yang Wei sighed as he decided to retrieve a few Dragon Soul Grass pieces for Zhu Wenqian to eat.
After pacifying her mood, Yang Wei continued to look and inspect at the numerous white skeletons lying dead on the ground.
'Based on the decay of these skeletons, it doesn't seem to be recent at all.'
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