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My voice echoed endlessly in the empty chasm, yet received no response. Before me lay a fissure several dozen meters wide, unfathomably deep, with steep, soft earth walls on either side. Climbing down like this felt perilous.
"Based solely on the aura, it is indeed your friend Yao Long. Going down to rescue him shouldn't cause you much harm. But what if the person down there isn't Yao Long, but something else?" The Void Spirit noted my hesitation and began listing the possibilities that troubled my mind.
I took a deep breath and said, "Regardless, now that I know there’s a chance it could be Yao Long down there, I have to check." With that, I leaped into the chasm without a moment's hesitation.
As I fell, the sound of howling winds filled my ears, and soon the light around me faded rapidly, plunging me into an endless darkness.
At that moment, all I could think about was finding out if the source of the human aura and blue light below was indeed Yao Long.
Time passed second by second as I kept my gaze fixed downward. The blue light seemed to remain at a distance from me, moving downward quickly as I fell. If it weren't for the wind rushing past my ears reminding me of my descent, I might have thought I was suspended in a dark void.
"Yao Long?! Is that you? If you can hear me, say something!" I shouted desperately, my voice echoing off the earthen walls.
Just when I thought I would receive no answer, Yao Long's voice suddenly broke through. It was intermittent and sounded strange, unlike his usual tone. "I... get away... no..."
At this point, his voice abruptly cut off, leaving only the last word hanging in the air around me.
"What’s going on? Has Yao Long encountered some danger? Void Spirit, can you sense anything down there?" I asked in my mind.
The Void Spirit did not respond immediately. I felt him gathering some energy, trying to probe what lay at the bottom of the chasm.
After a moment, he replied uncertainly, "I'm not sure... It seems there’s more than just Yao Long down there; there appears to be something else as well..."
Before he could finish his thought, a wave of foul air rushed up from below and hit my nostrils. The acrid stench made my head spin; I nearly fainted.
I struggled to hold my breath and maintain my composure as I looked down. At that moment, I noticed that the blue light below was rapidly expanding; it seemed I was getting closer to its source.
Meanwhile, the Void Spirit focused intently on gathering energy around me to cushion my fall while saying, "Brace yourself; we’re almost there!"
As soon as the words left my mouth, I heard a dull thud, and I landed heavily on the ground. Fortunately, I had prepared for this moment, and with the protection of the Void Spirit, I did not fall or feel any injuries.
Looking around, I realized I had landed not far from that blue light; to be precise, it was a ball of blue flames.
Within the flames, Yao Long stood upright, most of his body encased in the armor of the Worm King, exuding a dark and eerie glow from the blue fire.
"Yao Long, are you okay..." I hurriedly tried to approach Yao Long to see how he was doing.
But just as I took a step forward, Yao Long suddenly raised his Azure Spirit and shot an arrow at me without hesitation.
Seeing this, I quickly dodged, and the arrow flew past my nose. If I had been even a fraction of a second slower, Yao Long's arrow would have pierced my skull.
"Yao Long, what are you doing?!" I shouted at him, still shaken.
Upon hearing this, Yao Long did not lower his hand holding the Azure Spirit. I could clearly see that his arm was trembling uncontrollably.
"Quick... get away... don't worry about me!" At that moment, Yao Long seemed to be under some kind of control, his actions not his own.
I was about to ask him what was happening when a faint and somewhat aged woman's voice emerged from the darkness behind Yao Long: "Leave~ where do you want to go~"
"Who are you?!" I exclaimed in surprise, quickly positioning Jiang Ling in front of me while cautiously watching the unknown darkness, unsure of what might emerge from it.
At that moment, it wasn't just me; even the Void Spirit within me suddenly became alert. I could distinctly feel it pulling back the power that had been scattered around me, concentrating it for potential attack or defense.
"It seems you are newcomers to the Underworld~ You don't even know who I am~ Well, since guests have arrived, there's no reason to be rude. I'll tell you who I am first and then slowly entertain you~"
With that, an old and withered face emerged from the darkness behind Yao Long. Although it bore a human visage, there was no vitality in its features.
Illuminated by the blue flames surrounding Yao Long, I noticed that its eyes were hollow and lifeless, resembling those of a corpse. Its lips were not the rosy hue of a living person but pale and shriveled instead.
"I am called Pusa. You can just call me Grandma Pusa," it said, its shriveled lips moving slightly as the voice emanated from its mouth. Yet, I couldn't shake the feeling that the sound was coming from somewhere else entirely.
"Pusa?! How could it be here?!" The Void Spirit seemed taken aback by the name. Before I could ask anything, the Void Spirit explained, "Pusa is one of the powerful souls under the King of Hell, specifically tasked with 'cleansing' Vengeful Spirits. Generally, they do not participate in battles because Pusa lacks any combat abilities..."
Before the Void Spirit could finish, Pusa let out a series of cackling laughs, as if it could hear the Void Spirit's words directly through my body. "Oh, this esteemed Void Spirit—no, I should say Lord Void God—seems to be missing some details! While I may lack combat power myself, this Buddy here does!"
Suddenly, without warning, it extended a hand resembling a gnarled tree branch and began to stroke Yao Long's cheek back and forth, as if playing with a cherished toy.
"Let Yao Long go! Or don't blame me for being rude!" At that moment, I faced this unfamiliar Pusa without fear, unsure if it was due to hearing from the Void Spirit that it had no combat strength or my desire to save Yao Long.
"Let him go? That's not going to happen. I've waited so many years in the Underworld for a living person to come in; how could I just let him go? Besides, even if I did let him go, he might not want to leave me, right?" It rested its head on Yao Long's shoulder and turned to look at him.
At that moment, Yao Long hesitantly replied, "I... I won't... leave..."
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