Quadruple split.

Chapter 2793 The Turtle Has It Hard

Being led by Gu Xiaole at high speed was a very novel experience.

It is not widely favored by mystical practitioners, but spatial teleportation is simply impossible to achieve within the Tianzhu Mountain area.

It is not a simple, brutal high-speed movement that relies purely on physical strength.

It's a very magical feeling, as if you've stepped into another world in an instant.

Everything around me turned black and white, and my senses were greatly compressed as if I were underwater. Occasionally, I could hear some barely audible whispers, as if they were urgently telling me something, but when I really focused my attention, all I found was an unsettling silence.

In this world, Mo Tan himself and Gu Xiaole, who was holding his hand, were the only two people with color.

"Stay close to me and try not to look at or listen to things that are too unfamiliar to you."

Gu Xiaole turned to Mo Tan and winked, then said playfully, "You just need to look at me and listen to me, okay?"

After saying that, Gu Xiaole took a step forward, and with a 'thud,' appeared with Mo Tan in front of the teleportation array leading to the first outer mountain.

"You can watch whatever you want, and listen to whatever you want."

The next instant, a third person with color appeared quietly, gently took Mo Tan's other hand, and said calmly, "You don't have to listen to her. You can see whatever scenery you want. I will protect you."

"Thank you."

Mo Tan smiled at the ghost witch who seemed more 'alive' in this world, but instead of looking around curiously, he stood on the teleportation array under the guidance of the two and arrived at the first outer mountain in a pale distortion.

Like the already deserted Seventh Outer Mountain, the First Outer Mountain, which should theoretically be bustling and noisy, was completely deserted. However, what Mo Tan found slightly strange was that, although there was indeed no one around, he had two very unsettling feelings—

Firstly, despite the fact that there was "nothing" around, Mo Tan could sense a somewhat eerie "liveliness" and "noise" in this quiet, yet strangely quiet, environment.

Secondly, the moment he appeared on the outermost mountain, he vaguely sensed a 'gaze'—a large number of intense, undisguised gazes!

These two feelings didn't even need Gu Xiaole and Shi Hun to explain; Mo Tan himself could find the answer immediately based on his ridiculously strong intuition under his current personality.

First, the source of that 'lively' and 'noisy' atmosphere is probably the real 'First Outer Mountain'. In other words, there should indeed be many people around them, even though they are invisible and intangible. However, it is clear that when Gu Xiaole used this convenient method of movement, he did not directly enter another absolutely independent plane, but rather moved in a clever way between reality and another independent 'world'. This plane, which Mo Tan tentatively named 'Sub-plane', can interact with the 'Main Plane' to a certain extent.

Given this premise, with a little extra thought, Mo Tan could imagine a multitude of combat methods. After all, the so-called 'interaction' in the [Innocent Realm] is never simple. In other words, since Mo Tan herself can perceive the outside world in this sub-plane, then Gu Xiaole, as the ruler of this plane, must have a lot of ways to influence the outside world, such as... using her unpredictable combat methods to curse and kill specific targets.

Based on the above analysis, the second problem that Mo Tan noticed is easy to explain: given that 'interaction' must be bidirectional, there is no reason why only beings in the same sub-plane as Gu Xiaole could perceive the outside world. People outside the sub-plane could probably also sense this sub-plane.

At least those 'gazes' that Mo Tan found somewhat glaring were most likely from powerful figures in the main plane. Of course, those who were too powerful, such as a high-level observer who spent most of his time in the first outer mountain, would not be able to detect even a glance from Mo Tan or Gu Xiaole.

[Still not strong enough...]

While advancing with Gu Xiaole at an unbelievable 'mobility efficiency', Mo Tan sighed silently in his heart.

The next moment, the beautiful female Onmyoji and the demon priestess turned to look at Mo Tan, who showed no change on the surface, and asked in unison, "Are you alright?"

"Uh, it's okay, it's okay."

Realizing that she was probably causing the two of them worry, Mo Tan immediately nodded vigorously and gave them a reassuringly bright smile: "It's just that I've never experienced this feeling before, and I find it quite novel."

"This is the 'Boundary Between Yin and Yang'."

Before the main body could explain, the spirit quickly interjected, "It's not the 'yin and yang' of 'yin and yang'. If we understand the world of the living as the 'yang realm,' then the world of the dead is naturally the 'yin realm.' However, only pure spirits can fully integrate into the 'yin realm.' So, before advancing to the legendary level, she can at most place us in the gap between the yin and yang realms. Although it's very useless, it's at least convenient for traveling."

"That phrase 'useless' is redundant!"

Frustrated at not getting a chance to commentate, Gu Xiaole glared at Samurai and pouted, saying, "Besides, it's already quite an achievement for them to do this! Why are you making me sound so useless!"

"Um……"

After a moment's hesitation, the servant glanced at her and said, "Go to hell."

Gu Xiaole: "..."

"Speaking of which, you seem to be more comfortable in this 'Yin-Yang boundary'."

Mo Tan coughed lightly and changed the subject, asking Shi Hun, "Is it just my imagination?"

"No."

The servant spirit shook its head and replied calmly, "That's because the nature of my existence is more compatible with the 'Yin Realm'. So when I'm in the space between the two realms, I'm more comfortable than when I'm forcibly pulled into the Yang Realm. I'm glad you can see that."

Mo Tan scratched his head and gave a somewhat awkward smile: "I'm glad you're more comfortable."

"It's alright. You're often in the mortal realm, and so am I. Although it might be a little uncomfortable, I'm fine."

The servant spirit stared intently at Mo Tan, said this, then glanced contemptuously at its original form and said indifferently, "She is different from me. It would be very difficult for her to completely sink into the Yin Realm, but I have no problem in the Yang Realm. So I am very powerful. She should die."

Mo Tan twitched the corners of her mouth and said with a wry smile, "This... it shouldn't be that bad, right? Sister Xiao Le is also very capable."

"Even if I'm not that great, I don't think I deserve to die..."

Gu Xiaole sighed, and then after the two people and the ghost passed through a layer that resembled a water film, she breathed a sigh of relief and laughed, "Alright, now we're out of the Tianzhu Mountain area, time to speed up!"

Mo Tan: "...Add what...Ugh!"

Before he could finish speaking, Gu Xiaole and Shi Hun simultaneously gripped Mo Tan's hands tightly, then bent their slender waists, lightly touched the ground with their right feet, and then—

Listen, if... I mean if, Gu Xiaole invites you to share any form of transportation or ride with her, please don't hesitate for a second. Refuse her on the spot! Otherwise, you'll definitely regret it!

In the instant that she was pulled sideways by a tremendous force, Mo Tan suddenly remembered what Yi Dong had inexplicably said to her on the phone not long ago.

With Mo Tan's comprehension skills, she immediately grasped the subtext of that sentence: Gu Xiaole is a woman who becomes extremely wild and even undergoes a drastic change in temperament when driving a vehicle.

Honestly, this setting isn't actually that rare; in fact, it's quite common. Nowadays, in order to add cuteness to characters, many works go to great lengths to pile attributes onto them, and classic settings like road menaces and speed demons are naturally very common.

But putting aside those works, in real life, Mo Tan has never actually met any wild racers. The reason is simply that speed limits in China are too strict.

So even though Yi Dong said that, considering that Gu Xiaole probably wouldn't be so careless about her driver's license, Mo Tan still didn't take it seriously.

Of course, even so, having been reminded by Yi Dong, he would most likely politely decline Gu Xiaole's invitation to ride together, after all, as the ancients said, "A wise man does not stand under a dangerous wall."

but!

but! !
but! !! !!

... "Ugh—!!!"

Beside the temporary launch pad on the seventh outer mountain, Wang Badan, who had been dragged to be a spectator by Ji Xiaoge while sunbathing, suddenly shuddered and let out a series of retching sounds filled with a foul stench.

"You little bastard!"

Ji Xiaoge, who was conducting the final inspection of the "Absolutely Safe Cargo Ship," was shocked. She immediately flapped her wings and scurried to Wang Badan, kneeling down and patting his head while anxiously asking, "Are you alright?!"

"Big sister, do I look... alright?"

Wang Badan, who was almost rolling his eyes, managed to reply with difficulty, then his body trembled again: "Holy crap—!!"

"You take care of the pigeon; leave this to me."

Yin Tian casually put a gas mask on his face, waved to Ji Xiaoge, and then walked briskly to the rear hatch of the [Absolutely Safe Cargo], leaning inside to continue the inspection work that Ji Xiaoge had not yet finished.

"So, little bastard, what's going on with you?"

Ji Xiaoge frantically patted Wang Badan's head and body, asking anxiously, "Did you eat something bad? Or... wait, did something happen to Mo that you sensed?!"

Ji Xiaoge, who was well aware of the extraordinary nature of the 'blood pact' between Mo Tan and Wang Badan, suddenly widened her eyes and subconsciously tightened her grip on the engineering hammer in her hand.

"Stop! Stop! Let's talk this out, put down the hammer first!"

Startled, Wang Badan quickly pulled his head back into his shell, nervously staring at the thing Lu Wei had given Ji Xiaoge—written as an 'engineering hammer,' but which could also be used as a 'battering ram' when necessary. He stammered, "It's...it's...that thing..."

Ji Xiaoge nervously shook her wings and hurriedly asked, "What is it?!"

"I accidentally ate the wrong thing just now. Um, it was that stack of fried eggs that you fried a couple of days ago that turned black. I was starving at the time, so I didn't realize that it was made by you, and I just took a bite."

Wang Badan, who had urgently weakened his blood pact with Mo Tan to the minimum, was panting heavily as he said in a hoarse voice, "After that, I haven't been feeling well. I wanted to sunbathe to relieve the discomfort, but you, big sister... ugh... insisted on making me come to see some missile launcher. The smell of engine oil made me... vomit!"

"You...you little bastard!"

Ji Xiaoge stomped her foot, then tapped Wang Badan's shell with a hammer, feeling both distressed and angry. She said irritably, "Why didn't you say so when I asked you to come and keep me company for a while? Why are you blaming me now?!"

"Nonsense, would I dare say that?"

Wang Badan rolled his eyes and said irritably, "What could I say back then? 'Big sister, I stole your food and I'm dying, please have mercy and let me catch my breath,' would I dare say that? Would you dare not punish me if I said that?"

"Uh……"

Imagining the scene Wang Badan described, Ji Xiaoge, feeling she really needed to teach this bastard a lesson, coughed lightly, squinted, and asked, "So what? I'll let you go back to sunbathing?"

"No need, I just vomited a couple of times, and I feel like most of the stuff in my stomach has dissipated."

Wang Badan shook his head, lay limply on the spot, and grumbled, "I'll just lie here for a while, I'll just lie here for a while."

Ji Xiaoge pursed her lips and hesitated, "Are you sure you're okay? Are you really sure you're okay? Don't blame me if you feel unwell again. It's not that I didn't want you to rest, it's that you didn't want to go!"

"Yes, yes, it's not your fault, it's not your fault."

Wang Badan sighed, slumped on the ground, and shook his head, saying, "Go do what you need to do, my dear sister, letting me rest for a while is better than anything else."

"Oh."

Ji Xiaoge nodded, but didn't move. After a few seconds of silence, she asked, "Hey, little bastard, do you know what Mo is doing right now?"

【I fucking fucked her!】

While inwardly groaning, Wang Badan asked calmly, "You mean my elder brother? Didn't he go outside the mountains to find Liangzi?"

"Ok, I know."

Ji Xiaoge awkwardly covered herself with her wings and asked softly, "Then how about something more specific?"

"Ugh……"

Wang Badan sighed deeply and said helplessly, "What I'm saying is, can't you just ask her yourself, sister? You can send messages, right? Does your brother dare not reply to your messages or what?"

"me……"

"What's wrong?"

"I don't want to ask."

"If you don't want to ask, then don't ask!"

"I didn't ask!"

"So aren't you asking me that?"

"I asked you precisely because I didn't want to!"

"Are you bored...?"

"Stop talking nonsense! Go check on your brother's situation!"

"I don't want to see..."

"If you don't want to see this, I'll make you two more fried eggs!"

"...Really looking?"