Chuyi said, “You’ve provoked the quilt. We can’t leave now. We must solve this problem first.”

I felt much safer with the mysterious man here. I asked, “Do you have a plan?”

The mysterious man said, “We must find the old man first.”

We recovered then returned to the village.

After a whole night of soaking in the water, my legs were all numb. I had to limp all the way back.

The man furrowed his brows. Eventually, he came and supported me.

At this moment, my entire body was exhausted. My head spun, which made me feel dizzy and nauseous. I vomited several times. I started to hate the old man even more. I swore that I would give him a good lesson if I got my hands on him.

However, when we arrived at the small lodge, the old man wasn’t...