Chapter 49: The Doorway Ambush
The wind in the valley grew restless.
Yu Sheng didn’t know what was happening, but he could clearly sense that the entire atmosphere of this strange realm was shifting. It was a feeling hard to put into words, but if he had to try…
It felt as if the whole valley was slowly coming to life.
The distant forests were awakening, the mountains stirring, the very earth beneath his feet seemed to breathe. Even the sky above was filled with a chilling, hungry gaze that made his scalp tingle.
He noticed Foxy trembling beside him. The fox girl clutched the food in her hands tightly, fear etched across her face. She looked up at the dark night sky, inching closer behind Yu Sheng, muttering something under her breath. As she got nearer, Yu Sheng finally caught the words she kept repeating:
“This is what it’s like when immortals die… This is what it’s like when immortals die…”
“What’s going on now?” Irene asked urgently. The little doll was tense too, gripping the kitchen knife in her arms. “Do you know something?”
But Foxy didn’t answer, as if she’d fallen into another trance, only repeating that same sentence over and over.
“Well, that’s just great,” Irene muttered.