The villain, caught in a chaotic situation, only wants to boost his popularity.

Falling, falling, falling, falling!

An endless fall!

It was as if a kite with a broken string had been torn to shreds by a gale.

Xuehua's consciousness plummeted rapidly into the boundless darkness.

The biting wind cut across her cheeks like a knife.

"Use this sacred artifact to save everything before my eyes!" My mother's murmur echoed in my ears.

The weightlessness between memory and reality overlaps—it's that snowy night again! And this same helplessness again!

Just as the falling speed exceeded its limit.

A warm hand suddenly gripped her wrist!

Mu Jing embraced her stiff body in a princess carry.

The warmth of his chest seeped through his clothes, dispelling some of the chill.

"Mu Jing! Are you crazy?" Xuehua struggled desperately to break free, believing she had seen through Mu Jing's thoughts: "With your strength at the initial stage of the Common Rank, using your body to cushion the impact of my fall will kill you!"

"Trust me!" Mu Jing's voice rang softly in her ear, carrying an undeniable certainty.

He held her cold hand.

Although she was unwilling to believe it, this person named "Mu Jing" was indeed able to exceed Xuehua's imagination time and time again, doing things that she could not do.

She wants to make a change!

Try to believe it.

Trust others.

Give this weakling named "Mu Jing" some faith.

As the distance suddenly closed, Xuehua's nose was filled with the unique scent of pine needles from the early morning on him—fresh and tranquil. At that moment, she felt as if she were tightly enveloped by an infinite sense of security.

"Okay..." she replied subconsciously, her tense body gradually relaxing.

"We're almost there, activate Psychic [Difference]!"

The moment the words left his mouth, the howling wind suddenly stopped.

The feeling of weightlessness from falling disappeared.

Xuehua opened her eyes in surprise and found that they were standing firmly on the ground.

The ground beneath my feet shimmered with a faint white light, like a soft cushion.

She looked down and saw that Mu Jing's feet were not injured and there were no cracks in the ground.

The comment section instantly exploded:

Wow, Haki Jing is such a supermodel!

"The sheer force of the fall is enough to make your legs go weak, even through the screen."

"A 0.5-second escape from a fatal fall from the abyss? Prison Mirror's reaction was absolutely brilliant!"

"Maki's understanding of psionic energy was perfect! A mere 0.1 seconds off and he'd be a meat pie!"

CP fans are busy enjoying the sweet moments:

"Mommy, it's a princess carry! I'm in love!"

'CPDD! I hereby declare this couple locked in!'

"Xuexue just had a memory flashback, Prison Mirror, quickly comfort her!"

"My mom asked me why I was smiling like an auntie at the screen. This is just too sweet!"

Mu Jing scanned the comments with satisfaction, then turned his gaze to the surroundings.

This space is not flat ground; it's more like a 3D cyberpunk-style maze.

Looking up, there are blood-red cliffs stretching for hundreds of meters, with the outlines of tall buildings faintly visible at the top.

Looking down, there is a bottomless cliff, with the rooftops of tall buildings below stacked like building blocks.

"Alright, it's all over!" Mu Jing gently put Xue Hua down.

"Thank you, Kagami-kun!" Xuehua subtly changed her form of address, her gaze falling worriedly on his legs. "Are you alright?"

She knew how terrifying the impact had been. Even with her full holy power, she would still have been severely injured if she had forcibly boosted herself with the Wings of Judgment.

"Don't worry, my psychic power is called [Divergence], and its effect is to separate two objects that are in contact," Mu Jing smiled and explained.

"I only need to use my psionic energy at the very last moment before contact to neutralize the impact!"

"But!" Xuehua's eyes widened in shock. "That's too risky! Doesn't that mean you have to time it perfectly? Even a fraction of a second too slow and you'll be smashed to pieces!"

"No, everything is under my control." Mu Jing's tone was relaxed, yet Xue Hua was inexplicably convinced.

If someone else had said that, she might have scoffed.

But the man's eyes held a reassuring power.

"Kyo-kun, what is the [price]?" Xuehua stared intently at him, her tone serious. "If you can trust me, you can tell me the [price]."

"I will do everything I can to help you repay it!"

Psychic power is light, and the price is shadow—since the birth of psychics, the shadow known as "the price" has always been ever-present.

The "cost" is the most secret weakness of psionicists, and it can often only be revealed to those they truly trust.

"Of course I believe you. We're partners who will live and die together now!" Mu Jing nodded.

"Of course I believe... my partner..." Xuehua murmured softly.

If people who know Xuehua were to see this, they would be astonished, for they have never seen Xuehua so obedient and caring towards a man.

"The price of using [Divergence] is a supplementary 'contact'—it requires physical contact with others to repay the price," Mu Jing said solemnly.

"If possible, I really need your help!"

"Ah! Contact! How could there be such an indecent price?!" Xuehua said in a voice as soft as a mosquito's buzz.

Then, hands on her hips, she coughed twice, trying to appear calm: "Ahem, but since I've made a promise, if... if... you insist..."

"I've already paid!" Mu Jing gazed at her, a hint of a smile flashing in his eyes. "That hug just now was enough to pay the price for this."

This is precisely why he took the initiative to reveal it—he couldn't just go and "meet" strange women without saying a word after every battle, could he?

And Xuehua happened to be someone he could trust.

"Then...then I'll take care of the consequences for you from now on!" She hurriedly covered her face.

—It sounds like you're saying something strange!

—That's so strange!

—That's so strange!

Why is my heart beating so fast?!

-even……

At this moment, Xuehua could hear her own heartbeat with perfect clarity!

Deafening!

So she hurriedly covered her face to prevent the man from seeing her flushed face beneath her hands!

The comment section erupted again:

"So sweet!"

"A young girl's blush speaks louder than a thousand words! I'll savor this sweet moment first!"

"If they don't get married later, it'll be really hard to resolve this!"

"Partners who will live and die together? This must be an official announcement! Snow goggles stocks immediately hit the daily limit!"

"Help! I could watch Xuehua's flustered yet earnest expression ten times over!"

[Character "Mu Jing" popularity +1]

[Character "Xuehua" popularity +1]

Mu Jing looked at the notification that popped up on the screen and smiled slightly—the CP fans have gained another big point.

However, he quickly suppressed his smile, glanced around, and deliberately asked, "Where are Qiongren and Yingli? Logically speaking, even if they are separated, they should be nearby."

"I remember where we are now," Xuehua said, frowning, her voice tinged with seriousness, "The Mirror Domain Maze, one of the Twelve Demonic Artifacts!"

"A hundred years ago, an exorcism team broke into this place. According to their records, to get out of the maze, you must find the central area."

"The fall is just the first test, which will force teammates to disperse to different locations. There are two more tests to come..."

Her words suddenly stopped, followed by another strange statement.

"I will use this sword to save everyone! Save, save, save—"

She kept repeating these sentences to herself for no apparent reason.

No! That sound didn't come from the side!

Mu Jing suddenly looked up.

100 meters in the air.

A girl with white hair and black eyes.

Wings of silver light spread out in fury!

She gripped the twin swords that gleamed with silver light tightly in her hands.

His entire body was covered in holy armor.

It radiates an inviolable light.

Then she roared:

"Super Spirit Bullet!"

The next moment, it swooped down like a meteor.

And the point of dive was precisely where Mu Jing was located...