26 I now know what I want to do (1/2)

”Is it possible for me to return to the underground maze next year?” Xue'er suddenly asked with curiosity.

”Do not be so greedy.” Gan Tian Chi said sternly.

”It's not that, I liked that place.” Xue'er said with a mesmerizing smile.

She remembered the beautiful waterfall that existed within that place. Facing it, she couldn't help but wonder how could there be such a beautiful place in the darkness. She would swim there and practice beneath the waterfall.

It was the only reason that she would like to return again.

”One year was plenty enough for you.” He sighed, ”Besides, you can only enter there once.”

”Is that why you didn't enter with me?” Xue'er moved her head, so she could clearly see his face. Although it was as dark as darkness could be in the middle of nowhere, she could still clearly see his face.

[What kind of place is it to have such strange rules?]

”Mn.” Gan Tian Chi nodded, ”That place also only allows certain people to enter, not everyone who finds the location can enter. Do you remember the fate I told you about?”

”Yeah, you said you only know of one other person that had it.” Xue'er said without any hesitation, that day was still clear in her mind.

”Only those who have a specific spiritual sense can enter. I can tell you, yours is quite high, considering you have emerged with such deep internal qi. Throughout history, there has been countless grandmaster martial artists, even the leaders of the most powerful sects and clans have tried to break into the underground maze, just to find its secrets.” Gan Tian Chi paused, ”Do you know what happened to them?” he asked mysteriously.

Xue'er shook her head.

[Why is his voice so strange all of a sudden?]

”Not only were they unable to enter, their souls were enslaved by the underground maze for all of eternity, used to train those who qualify to enter the underground maze. Its collection is forever growing.” Gan Tian Chi said with a trace of mocking laughter.

It seemed that he did not pity those whose souls were forever trapped in the underground maze, unable to enter the cycle of reincarnation, for they had been too greedy in wanting more.

”That makes sense.” Xue'er shrugged and relaxed her body on the tree branch.

Gan Tian Chi also relaxed in a comfortable position, with his feet propped up on the trunk of the tree.

[Can't you act slightly scared or surprised. You do not have the temperament of a child at all.]

They both laid up in a tree for a good hour, their minds filled with nothingness as they looked up at the night sky that was veiled in a blanket of glowing clouds. The fierce winds meant nothing to them as their clothes fluttered.

Suddenly, there were sounds of a swinging sword as it cut through the air, one can just imagine how sharp the sword would be, it was not close at all, but about three miles away, where there was a small village was located.