Chapter 4715 — Still Not Putting Me Down

Wei Zhao felt a stir of emotion. He had no intention of disturbing these people. Everyone had their own destiny. Whether they ultimately obtained the inheritance, or sat there withered until death, it had nothing whatsoever to do with him.

There was only one exception. No matter what, Wei Zhao was determined to bring Huo Yudie out of this place. The place was far too bewitching to the mind, and since Huo Yudie had followed him in, he naturally bore the responsibility of leading her out. He could hardly leave her to sit here and wither away like the rest.

Wei Zhao scanned the crowd that filled every corner, and only at the very edge did he finally spot Huo Yudie. The girl's brows were tightly knit, and even when Wei Zhao walked up and called her name, she showed not the slightest reaction.

Now Wei Zhao hesitated. Huo Yudie's condition was certainly far from good, but what if she was in the midst of receiving some ancient inheritance? Wouldn't a rash interruption ruin her fortune?

"Forget it. To obtain an inheritance from within endless resentment and obsession in a place like this, maintaining one's own consciousness is the bare minimum requirement. Otherwise, all one can do is sit here and wait to die. Do you really think this girl looks capable of waking up on her own?" Gui Dongxi sneered at just the right moment.

Only then did Wei Zhao make up his mind. Without another word, he hoisted Huo Yudie onto his shoulder and set off, not the least bit reluctant to leave the place. After all, he had already gotten what he came for.

Moments later, carrying Huo Yudie, Wei Zhao walked out of the range of Tiandao Mountain. The instant they left the shroud of crimson mist, Huo Yudie woke with a start. Realizing she was slung over Wei Zhao's shoulder, she let out a shrill scream.

Wei Zhao was so startled by her high-pitched shriek that his hand slipped and nearly dropped her to the ground. He barely steadied himself, only to discover that the spot his hand had landed on felt rather soft. He froze on the spot.

"You pervert! Still not putting me down!" Huo Yudie's pretty face went crimson with shame, her cheeks practically dripping blood, and she struggled desperately on Wei Zhao's shoulder.

Wei Zhao hurriedly set her down. Seeing her face flushed with anger, he could only explain sheepishly, "I'm sorry, I really didn't mean to. It was an accident, I just…"

"Enough, enough!" Huo Yudie cut him off hurriedly, afraid he would say something mortifying. She looked him up and down and seized the chance to change the subject. "Looking at you, why haven't you been affected at all?"

"Oh? You know you were affected?" Wei Zhao gave her a strange look. He had assumed she would be utterly blank and unaware, but she had actually been conscious of it.

"Of course I know. Actually, I've had my memories the whole time. It's just that, for some reason, I simply couldn't pull myself out. It was only after you carried me out that I truly came to my senses…" Huo Yudie said, her face still red.

"I see. I probably wasn't affected because my willpower is relatively strong. Besides, after gaining something from it, the place lost its appeal to me." Wei Zhao gave a general explanation, without going into the specifics of what he had experienced.

"Keeping secrets even from me—you stingy thing!" Huo Yudie snorted in displeasure.

Wei Zhao could only smile bitterly. Keeping secrets from you? After only a few days of knowing each other, this girl really didn't treat him as an outsider at all. Were they even close enough to share secrets of that kind?

Though he found it a little absurd, seeing Huo Yudie puffed up with irritation, Wei Zhao had no choice but to say, "It's not really a secret. I just gained some insights at Tiandao Mountain, that's all. But such things can't be put into a sentence or two, much less explained clearly."

It was a helpless excuse, half true and half false. After all, Wei Zhao couldn't possibly reveal all his experiences to this girl. If she let something slip, it would spell enormous trouble for him. Fobbing her off like this was best for both of them.

"Fine, I suppose you have a point." Only then did Huo Yudie nod, somewhat disappointed. Though a flicker of curiosity still showed plainly in her eyes, at least she wouldn't be digging for answers anytime soon.

Glancing back at Tiandao Mountain behind them, Wei Zhao and Huo Yudie exchanged a look and immediately set off again. The earlier bath and the detour at Tiandao Mountain had already cost them a good deal of time, and they had to make it up as quickly as possible.

Though the Myriad-Year Canyon was far more dangerous than the outside world, to Wei Zhao those roadblocks that leapt out at every turn posed no great threat. With his omnipresent spiritual sense, he could avoid the vast majority well in advance; and even the occasional few he couldn't avoid could be dispatched with a single effortless strike. So the journey went smoothly enough.

Apart from bizarre local "specialties" like the pseudo-human vines, Wei Zhao and Huo Yudie would now and then catch sight of one or two fellow trial participants. These people had clearly come around the edges of Tiandao Mountain; otherwise, Wei Zhao was sure most of them would have sat there withering to death on the mountain instead of appearing ahead of the two of them.

Whenever these people noticed Wei Zhao and Huo Yudie, they unfailingly chose to keep their distance. After all, the spectacle of him slapping Scarface flying with one palm had left a deep impression. No one dared provoke such a ferocious creature; even getting a little too close, they feared they might become the next unlucky soul to die for nothing. The farther they stayed, the better.

At last, after five full days of arduous travel, Wei Zhao and Huo Yudie successfully crossed the Myriad-Year Canyon and arrived at its far end—a lifeless stone array of giant boulders.

Everywhere they looked were broken walls and crumbling ruins, giving Wei Zhao the impression that a magnificent and imposing complex of buildings had once stood here. For some unknown reason, it had all fallen into ruin, reduced to the scene before them now—perhaps weathered away by the passage of too much time, perhaps shattered by the shockwaves of that cataclysmic battle in ancient times.

However that might be, this was undoubtedly the endpoint of the Myriad-Year Canyon. As for what lay beyond, they would only know after passing through this stone array.

Wei Zhao silently reminded himself that he had to make haste from here on. Five days had been lost at the start, and another five spent crossing the Myriad-Year Canyon. No matter what, he had to return to the trial's starting point within the next half month—otherwise, he truly didn't know whether he would ever get out. (Time flies so fast—only one day remains until the release of the web drama *The Campus Belle's Close-Range Bodyguard*! Follow Yuren's official WeChat account yuren22) (To be continued…)