"I don't know either. When I woke up, I was here. I don't know where this place is, who I am, or why I am here."
The mermaid hugged her head in distress, revealing her alluring breasts. Ding Ning felt his mouth go dry.
With a cry, Luoxue slowly woke up and blinked her confused eyes. When she saw the mermaid clearly, not only was she not afraid, she even looked eager to take her as a pet.
Frightened, Ding Ning hurriedly held her in his arms to stop her from moving, afraid that she would not know the gravity of the situation and provoke this unfathomable mermaid. Who knew what strange abilities she had? If she swallowed Luoxue's soul, he wouldn't even have time to cry.
"Brother, what a beautiful mermaid, but why is her tail black?"
Luoxue tilted her head and looked curiously at the mermaid, looking like she was about to drool.
Ding Ning patted her butt in annoyance. "Don't move, I'm asking her about the situation."
Using his mental power, he asked, "Beautiful mermaid, haven't you explored this place? Also, why do you eat souls? "
"Soul? What's a soul? "
The mermaid blinked her large pure and flawless eyes, her expression confused.
"It's the shadows you just ate."
Ding Ning gestured, trying to make her understand. Secretly, his muscles tightened and he was ready to strike. Once they fell out, he would strike first to gain the upper hand.
"Oh!" The mermaid had a look of realization and rubbed her flat belly, which did not have a trace of excess fat. She pouted in grievance. "Because I'm hungry. I don't know how long I've been here. There's nothing to eat, so I can only eat like this. Otherwise, I would have starved to death long ago."
"Uh!"
Ding Ning was speechless at this explanation. There was nothing wrong with people eating when they were hungry. Although he felt that swallowing souls was evil, he could not speak his mind when he saw the mermaid's innocent gaze.
"Then, mermaid sister, will you eat us when you're hungry?"
Alright, Ding Luoxue was still so … innocent and naive. She had actually asked such a taboo question so directly, causing Ding Ning to break out in a cold sweat. He was afraid that the mermaid would turn hostile and directly eat them as food.
He regretted teaching Luoxue the Art of Cultivating Spirit. Otherwise, she wouldn't have used her spiritual power to communicate and destroy the peaceful and harmonious situation.
The atmosphere at the scene suddenly became oppressive. Ding Ning was so nervous that cold sweat broke out on his back. He was like a cheetah staring at its prey, ready to attack at any time.
"Eat you?"
The mermaid blinked her eyes in confusion. "You're not food, how are you going to eat it?"
Ding Ning's whole body relaxed. Fortunately, fortunately, if this mermaid did not lie, it meant that she could only devour the souls of dead creatures and could not devour the souls of living people. In this case, he was relieved.
"Besides, I don't know how long I've been here alone. I'm more than happy that you're here to keep me company."
The mermaid showed a sweet smile, like a blooming flower, so beautiful that Ding Ning's eyes were glued to her.
But then he realized his current situation from the mermaid's words. He did not know how high he had fallen, and with this strange gravity, how was he going to fly back?
Ding Luoxue seemed to have realized this as well. She frowned and said, "Is there another exit here?"
"Exit? I don't know, I can only move around in this area, "the mermaid said sorrowfully.
She opened her mouth and blew at the underground river beneath her. The river water magically parted to reveal the dark river bottom.
Ding Ning's gaze froze and a pitiful expression appeared on his face. The mermaid's huge tail had been pierced by eight chains fixed to the two sides of the river, restricting her freedom. Just the shocking wounds caused by the eight chains made him feel pain.
Luoxue seemed to recall her tragic experience. Her heart ached so much that tears almost fell. "Sister Mermaid, doesn't it hurt? Who is so cruel to do this to you? "
The mermaid blinked her large, clear eyes. "It's okay. After eating, it doesn't hurt so much. I don't know who chained me here. When I woke up, I was already here."
"How long has it been?" Ding Ning's heart trembled. Compared to what Luoxue had suffered in the past, this mermaid was not at all inferior to her. This made his heart ache inexplicably.
"I don't know. It should have been a long time."
The mermaid seemed to have no sense of time. She clumsily and cutely counted her white fingers. Then, she found that she could not count with ten fingers. She shook her head in distress and gave up counting time.
Ding Ning's heart trembled. Poor mermaid. Who knew how long she had been alone in this dark space, relying on her singing to hunt for food and replenish her energy.
Thinking of this, it seemed that her devouring souls was understandable. After all, even if she wanted to eat meat, she could not. Her range of activity was only in the underground river.
"Brother, let's help her. She's so pitiful!"
Luoxue's tears streamed down as she shook Ding Ning's arm and pleaded.
Ding Ning had the same intention even if she did not say it. He immediately nodded and said, "Mermaid, do you want to leave here? Can I take you away? "
"Leave here? Of course I want to, but … "
Sadness flashed through the mermaid's pearl-like eyes. "I can't leave. These chains are very hard. I can't break them!"
"I'll try!"
Ding Ning did not think so. After all, mermaids were delicate and powerless. He was confident that he could break the chains with brute force.
"Is it really possible?"
The mermaid's face showed a hopeful expression.
"It should be no problem."
As Ding Ning spoke, he had already walked up to her. He stretched out his hand to grab the chains and twist them forcefully …
This was a great embarrassment. The chains looked like ordinary chains, but as soon as Ding Ning held them in his hand, he sensed their abnormality.
He did not know what the chains were made of. Not only were they extremely heavy, but they also exuded a gust of cold air, making him shiver uncontrollably.
Ding Ning did not believe it and tried again. But even though the veins on his forehead bulged, his face flushed, and he used all his strength, the chains still did not respond.
The light of hope in the mermaid's eyes dimmed bit by bit. She forced a smile and said, "It's okay. Anyway, I'm used to it."
"I … I'm sorry, I can't break the chains."
Ding Ning lowered his head and said guiltily. He had no face to meet the mermaid's bright eyes. But he quickly raised his head and said firmly, "Give me some time. I will definitely think of a way to save you."
Looking at Ding Ning's determined eyes, the mermaid gave a sweet smile. "I believe in you!"
"Brother, is there no way at all?"
Luoxue asked unwillingly when she saw that even the almighty Ding Ning had no way.
"We have to think of a way to get out first and get some tools. We can cut the chains bit by bit."
Ding Ning gritted his teeth and said hatefully.
"Yes, I will definitely save Sister Mermaid."
Luoxue seemed to have an innate sense of closeness to the mermaid and wholeheartedly wanted to save her.
"I will, I definitely will."
Ding Ning rubbed Luoxue's head and promised as if he was making an oath.
The mermaid watched in a daze as the two of them were intimate. A hint of envy appeared in her eyes.
"Mermaid, we have to go out and prepare some things. When we come back with the tools, we will definitely be able to save you."
Ding Ning said confidently.
"Are you … are you leaving?"
The light in the mermaid's eyes dimmed and she said reluctantly.
"Brother, why don't I stay here with Sister Mermaid. Find a way out and then come find us, okay?"
Luoxue said with some pity.
"This … is not a good idea. What if there is no other way out?"
Ding Ning was really worried about leaving Luoxue here. Although he felt that the mermaid was very pitiful, who knew if she would eat Luoxue when she was hungry.
"It's okay. The Air Force Wings are with me. If there is no other way, don't you still have to come back?"
Luoxue's attitude was very firm and she insisted on staying.
"Do you have anything to eat?"
Ding Ning thought to himself that with the Air Force Wings and the Air Force Wings here, they could change their point of view at any time. Luoxue's safety should not be a problem. His only worry was that he did not know how big this place was. What if she got lost?
"Yes, I just picked a lot of wild fruits outside. I didn't have time to eat them before I came here."
Luoxue fished out a large handful of wild fruits from her bag as if she was showing off. Even though she had been bewitched, she still tightly held onto the bag Ding Ning had given her.
Seeing that Ding Ning was still worried, Luoxue pointed at the minced meat of the insect beasts on the ground. "I have a fire. Even if I finish eating the wild fruits, I can still roast the meat."
Ding Ning finally remembered that Luoxue had lived underground for three years without daylight. It would not be easy for her to starve to death. He immediately stopped hesitating. "Okay, I will go find a way out now. Wait for me here. Don't leave before I come back."
"En, don't worry. Brother, be careful. If there is really no food, there is still Sister Mermaid. She eats souls and I eat meat. We don't delay each other, hee hee! "
Luoxue was also slightly reluctant but she still smiled and dispelled Ding Ning's worries.
Ding Ning had wanted to warn the mermaid but when he saw her innocent and ignorant eyes, he could not bring himself to threaten her. He could only order the three Air Force Wings to protect Luoxue in his mind and stride forward.
After leaving the black land, Ding Ning felt his body relax, as if he was as light as a swallow.
When he found a way out, he had to carefully study the black land and see why it had such a terrifying gravity. It was ten times the gravity on the ground.
As he walked further and further, Ding Ning found that this space seemed to be an extremely wide passageway. It seemed to have no end and he gradually became anxious.
The scariest thing was that it was very quiet here. There was not even the sound of insects and no plants. It was barren everywhere. It was so quiet that it made one feel uneasy.
Ding Ning did not remember how long he had walked. Even his spiritual imprint started to become blurry. His vision darkened and he had reached the end. Fortunately, heaven never bars one's way. A door of light appeared at the end.
Ding Ning stared at the door of light and hesitated. This door of light was very strange. It did not touch the sky or the ground. It just stood in the air and gave him a very mysterious feeling.
But now he had nowhere to retreat. This door of light was his only hope. Forget it. Ding Ning gritted his teeth and stepped toward the door of light.
A dizzy feeling of weightlessness came over him. Ding Ning paled in fright. Before he could react, he felt a wave of ripples appear on the door of light and he suddenly landed on the ground.
Ding Ning fixed his eyes on it and found that the space he was in was only dozens of square meters in size. The space was empty, and there was no other way out except for a ferocious and grotesque monster statue, which was more than 30 feet high. The surrounding walls were all made of thick granite, and there was no hope of breaking through the walls.
This instantly caused him to feel a wave of disappointment. Could it be that the only way out is the way that we came in? Forget it. He would go back and see if he could fly back.
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