As White Phoenix pointed out, the Lost Garden was a very dangerous place. This was an objective fact.

Under such circumstances, being here with one’s cultivation sealed and having to protect others with no means of self-protection swelled the risks involved.

If just surviving in the Lost Garden was hard, then solving the real problem itself was at least three times harder.

After all, having to protect a group of people was undeniably harder than just surviving by himself.

Tan Hai was now in this predicament. He had to protect a girl, Cang Zhu. She was someone who often bullied him when he was younger. However, he had no other choice and he viewed her almost like his sweet little cousin.

They were very close but he had no other thoughts of her. Tan Hai once questioned himself on why he was bullied by her, but he could not find an answer. In the end, he concluded that he must have owed her from a previous life.

Hence after his initial outburst and anger, he ended up giving in to her crazy idea and they headed into the Lost Garden.

Ptui!

Tan Hai raised his hand to wipe the corners of his lips after spitting out a mouthful of blood. He tilted his head and faced Cang Zhu, whom he was giving a piggyback. He bragged, “I have always resisted beatings since I was a child. You know...