It was obvious that when Tang Feng ntioned "there," he was referring to his Space. Others wouldn’t think of it, and only Bai Ruozhu could understand, including Gao Zhou, who was holding hands with Tang Feng and standing very close to him, guessed a bit.
Gao Zhou envied those who had Space, but he wasn’t obsessed with it. Having lived for so long, his desires had diminished.
Bai Ruozhu recalled the golden light she had just seen in Space and discreetly used her mind to take out a small bottle of dicine from Space.
"I can take things out," she said in a low voice.
As for whether she could enter, she hadn’t tried. With so many people around, she didn’t want to try.
Tang Feng was a bit surprised, thinking perhaps Bai Ruozhu’s Space was of a higher level and was not restricted?
This thought brought him so relief, at least they had sothing to rely on; even if they couldn’t get out temporarily, they wouldn’t starve or die of thirst.
"Madam Bai, it looks like there are so words here!" Wang Shu suddenly pointed to a stone not far from him.
Bai Ruozhu quickly walked over, squatted down, and closely examined the stone Wang Shu ntioned.
The stone indeed had words, but they were very tiny, and due to ti, the writing was sowhat blurred.
Bai Ruozhu carefully discerned it, then slowly read it out loud.
"This must be a trap set by the Evil Demon."
The first sentence already carried a tone of panic and anger.
"The eight of us went to sea to fish, and suddenly discovered this small island that seed never to have existed, yet people began disappearing one by one. I was the last one to enter here, and I don’t know why, nor do I know how long I was in a daze. When I woke up, it was as if they had lost their souls. I tried various thods but couldn’t wake them."
"I was even angry enough to shove Heizi, who was my best friend. He used to have a hot temper, but he quietly got up and continued walking forward step by step, as if he was unconscious."
"I couldn’t find a way out, so I just stupidly watched them walk back and forth. Luckily, we all carried so water and caught fish, but I don’t know how long we can hold out."
These words likely weren’t written all at once; there was another section following them.
"It’s been ten days. I feel like I’m dreaming. They haven’t eaten or drunk for ten days yet continue to live and walk. Could they all be ghost souls by now? I touched their chins; they are warm, not ghosts. But how can people go without eating or drinking continuously? I’ve drunk all the water and haven’t eaten anything for two days now; I’m afraid I’ll die here."
There were no more words afterward.
"Everyone, search around and see if there are more words," Bai Ruozhu said.
Everyone started moving. After a quarter of an hour, no more writing was found.
The clues were interrupted, and no one knew if the person who left those ancient writings had actually made it out or if his companions had also perished here.
But it was clean here, no white bones. Could the bones disappear just like the footprints in the cave?
Sailor Li Zi sat down on the ground wearily; seeing everyone looking at him, he said sowhat embarrassedly, "I’ve probably walked too much; my legs are a bit sore."
He was the first to disappear. If he disappeared in the afternoon, it was midnight now, and he had walked for nearly six hours straight, no wonder his legs were sore.
Wang Shu also slumped down to the ground, "Could all those people have died here? How are we supposed to get out?"
Everyone instinctively looked towards Bai Ruozhu. They were all awakened by her, and naturally regarded her as the backbone.
Bai Ruozhu felt so pressure but forced herself to stay calm and went through the situation once more in her mind.
The fisherman who left the writings was evidently educated. The words carved with a dagger, though not very neat, were understandable given the hardness of the stone compared to paper.
Perhaps because of his intelligence or naturally strong Divine Sense, or perhaps just luck, he was the one among the eight who woke up.
Ten days was a long ti. Afterwards, he might have died of hunger or thirst or found a way out in a rush without docunting it.
Perhaps others had stumbled in here too, but trapped within this situation, they hadn’t awakened and couldn’t leave any records.
Yes, Bai Ruozhu suddenly sorted it all out. This place had a strange magnetic field; those with strong Divine Sense weren’t easily disturbed, or if many people were together, talking and communicating with each other, the magnetic field couldn’t affect them.
In other words, the key was Divine Sense!
"So, any ideas?" Gao Zhou asked hastily when he saw the smile on her face.
Bai Ruozhu smiled, "I’m not sure, but we can try. Everyone, co over and form a circle hand in hand."
The others quickly gathered around. Bai Ruozhu held Yizi’s hand with one and was unsure who to hold with the other.
Tang Feng, being from modern tis, didn’t think much and was about to take Bai Ruozhu’s hand when Gao Zhou nudged him aside, saying, "I’ll hold my goddaughter’s hand."
Tang Feng touched his nose awkwardly. Everyone knew what was going on; it wasn’t like he was trying to take Gao Zhou’s future daughter-in-law.
Once everyone was in place, Bai Ruozhu said, "Now everyone close your eyes, and keep thinking in your mind, we have to go out, we have to go out. Concentrate, no distractions, think together."
Jianqi and the others were a bit puzzled, but Gao Zhou and Tang Feng understood Bai Ruozhu’s intention. As modern people, who hasn’t seen a few exploration or mystery-solving programs growing up?
Luckily, Jianqi and the others didn’t ask much; they really wanted to leave, so they followed Bai Ruozhu’s instructions and kept thinking.
Bai Ruozhu also closed her eyes and concentrated her Divine Sense, gradually feeling that everything around was changing. She seed to sll the salty sea breeze.
A bit nervously, she opened her eyes slightly, afraid that opening them too quickly would interrupt the process of leaving the mysterious place.
Finally, she saw the ocean under moonlight and a distant bonfire.
"We made it out!" she called out excitedly.
Everyone else opened their eyes and found themselves surprisingly near the seaside, and each jumped up in excitent.
The guards by the bonfire quickly noticed them and excitedly ca over, congratulating them as they saw everyone was safe and sound.
Bai Ruozhu then rembered that Jiang Yichun and the others were still by the cave, quickly saying, "I’ll go look for Achun and the others."
"Master, just send up a Signal Flare, and the young master will return," Jianqi interjected to stop her.
Bai Ruozhu chuckled a couple of tis. She was getting too muddled with urgency; clearly, there was an easier and more efficient way, but she was ready to run back and forth.
The Signal Flare soared into the sky, illuminating the small distant mountain and forest, appearing like a monster with its mouth gaped open, waiting for a chance to devour lost travelers in the darkness.
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