Gu Nian awoke, only to find herself completely disoriented!
Yet, her intuition told her she couldn’t stay in the space any longer.
This time, when she left, Gu Nian plugged her ears, covered her mouth and nose, and prepared herself as much as possible.
However, after stepping out, she discovered that the river water had depleted.
The river water, which would have submerged her head, now only reached her calves. The water had become filthy, and the once-vibrant lotuses and lotus leaves were nowhere to be seen.
Under the bright moonlight, she could vaguely make out the scenery along the shore.
At this moment, the pond’s edge was piled with uprooted lotus leaves and flowers, looking desolate and woeful.
Gu Nian took a deep breath.
The surroundings were pitch-black, not a soul in sight. Coupled with this scene of devastation, it was truly eerie.
Gu Nian hurriedly walked forward, wanting to leave and return home quickly.
But with every step, she sank into mud. Getting onto the bank was a struggle, and even the ground was wet, trapping her foot in mud and making it difficult to move.
She finally crawled onto the path along the bank, her whole body nearly exhausted to the point of collapse.
However, the path was no better. Apart from the piled lotus leaves and flowers, the entire road was filled with mud.
Already on the brink of exhaustion, Gu Nian slipped and fell into a ditch. Fortunately, two trees stopped her fall, avoiding another drowning.
Gu Nian felt that if she had been lucky just a few days ago, today she was undoubtedly a forsaken unfortunate soul!
In this world, at this moment, there could be no one unluckier than her.
Exhausted and in pain, Gu Nian remained stuck, without even bothering to enter the space to clean herself.
Given the state of the road, even if she tidied up inside, she’d emerge just as bedraggled. ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs, ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴠɪsɪᴛ NovᴇlFir(e).nᴇt
Moreover, entering while stuck would only lead to the same predicament when exiting.
"Master, it’s here." Wuxin pointed to the chaotic lotus pond, half its water now gone.
With the water diverted, there were plenty of fish left in the river, but no sign of Gu Nian.
Although Nan Jin Yu saw the mess before him, his heart grew heavier.
Not far away, Gu Nian seemed to see a glimmer of hope, "Hey, is someone up there? Can you help me up?"
In this situation, she’d even welcome a ghost as long as it would save her!
"Master, it sounds like Miss Gu’s voice!" Wuxin said.
Nan Jin Yu, growing more excited, appeared even calmer, "Go rescue her."
Wuxin hurried over, using Qinggong to navigate more easily than Gu Nian, who was deeply mired.
Wuxin perched on one of the trees trapping Gu Nian, squatting to look below, "Miss Gu, is that you?"
"It’s me, it’s me." Gu Nian quickly responded, "Sir, could you rescue me first? I’m trapped here and can’t move!"
The two trees were so close, leaving only a small gap in between. Who knew how she managed to fall right in and get stuck with no way out by herself.
"It’s not that I can’t save you, but..." Wuxin sighed, looking despondent, "Poor me hasn’t even had breakfast yet, I just don’t have the strength!"
Gu Nian couldn’t help but curse silently.
Indeed, one shouldn’t be too arrogant.
Having just refused to cook for someone in the morning, karma struck by evening.
"Sir, even though I’m young, I’m actually quite a good cook. How about this? You save me, and I’ll cook for you?" Gu Nian said with a forced smile.