Chapter 703 - 11: Really Strange_2
Xia Panqiu asked, puzzled, "... More exaggerated?"
Chen Lusi didn’t answer, but instead quickened his pace a bit, leading her out of the narrow Skyline.
The view suddenly became clear.
A gentle breeze came through.
Xia Panqiu looked up... and was directly stunned in place.
In front of them lay a magnificent tableau: towering mountains stood in the distance, like majestic barriers shrouded in mist, looming in and out of view, while two winding rivers flowed distinctly at the mountain’s base.
Mountains and rivers, all complete.
And in between the mountains and rivers stood a magnificent palace complex, cold and solemn, with jet-black walls, sharp and without warmth, resembling icy fortresses.
At this moment, Xia Panqiu finally understood what Chen Lusi meant by "more exaggerated."
It was truly too exaggerated.
... Is this the Underground Palace?
Chen Lusi wasn’t surprised; instead, he took out his phone and called Si Yujie after seeing the scene before him that could never possibly appear underground.
The phone rang twice and was quickly connected.
Chen Lusi explained what he saw and heard from his side.
Si Yujie was silent for a moment after hearing this: "We didn’t see mountains or rivers... but just now, our side also lit up, although we only saw the palaces... As for the warriors and cavalry you mentioned, we did see them, but they didn’t attack us; they just told us not to run around."
"Palaces?"
Chen Lusi instinctively looked at the cold fortresses situated between the mountains and rivers in the distance.
"Hmm, maybe it’s the palace complex you see now. It seems you’re outside, and we’re inside..."
Si Yujie agreed, hesitated for a moment, and said, "You might try to find us, to regroup. But be careful, you clearly aren’t welcome here—this title ’Convict,’ although I’m unsure of its original meaning, definitely isn’t a pleasant one."
"Alright."
Chen Lusi glanced again at the palace complex and nodded.
They both hung up the phone.
Chen Lusi put away his phone, then looked at Xia Panqiu and suddenly asked, "Can you fly?"
They were now on a cliff platform, with Skyline behind them, and below were the mountains, rivers, and the fortress-like palace complex.
They definitely couldn’t go back, so they could only find a way down.
"I’ll try..."
Hearing this, Xia Panqiu immediately activated her Authority Ability.
But shortly after.
She gave up, shook her head, and replied, "No, the phone may not be restricted in the Anomaly Realm, but the Authority Ability clearly isn’t exempt from it... I can’t fly, not even float using Cloud Ascension Authority."
"..."
Hearing this, Chen Lusi looked down, hesitated for a moment, and reached out his hand towards her.
Xia Panqiu blinked at Chen Lusi’s gesture.
"Let me carry you down."
Chen Lusi explained, "My Authority Ability isn’t affected... though there’s a sense of suppression, but after taking over the Kunlun Pantheon, short flights are no problem."
"I see."
Xia Panqiu understood, nodding slowly, and her fair face suddenly flushed a bit: "Then wait for me a moment..."
"Wait for what..."
Chen Lusi slowly questioned, but as soon as he asked, he witnessed the petite girl before him, her chest... beginning to shrink. Even though in her petite form, Xia Panqiu’s change wasn’t very noticeable.
Besides, by Chen Lusi’s side, whether it was Lin Ying, Si Yujie, or even Lin Wan... they were all quite impressive.
But this change happening directly in front of Chen Lusi was different.
Moreover, her body was also shrinking simultaneously.
She even grew a bit shorter.
"Alright..."
Xia Panqiu stepped forward to stand in front of Chen Lusi.
Chen Lusi couldn’t resist asking: "... Can I ask, what did you just do?"
"Though flying was restricted, the compression effect of Cloud Ascension Authority on my body wasn’t, and before... I wasn’t fully compressed."
Xia Panqiu looked up slightly, her face not much bigger than a palm, with a blush, and said softly: "And now, it’s fully compressed!"
"... No, why did you do that?"
Chen Lusi was somewhat confused: "Whether before when you weren’t fully compressed or now when you did so in front of me... even if I’m not that strong, I can lift less than a pound, surely?"
"... Less than a pound."
Xia Panqiu was slightly stunned upon hearing this, and then her face turned bright red, her petite body stiffening, and her tiny fists clenched.
Her fist got firm.
But in the next second.
She chose not to pursue it, instead stepping forward, wrapping Chen Lusi tightly in a hug, and burying her head in his neck: "Stop talking! Just down, down, hurry!"
"..."
As Xia Panqiu spoke, her warm breath brushed against Chen Lusi’s neck... and whether intentionally or not, amidst her speech, her warm, soft lips gently grazed his neck.
Chen Lusi’s body stiffened a bit; he took a deep breath to suppress his surplus thoughts, wrapped his arms around her soft body, and slowly ascended, while asking: "Seriously... why did you do that?"
He was genuinely curious.
After all, it was just too strange.
Xia Panqiu felt the two of them descending and couldn’t help but hug Chen Lusi tighter, whispering as if a mosquito, "Who told you the women around you are so... big, and I’m just not accustomed to an uncompressed form, so I had no choice but to resort to this."
"..."
Chen Lusi became even more confused: "And just now?"
"... I wanted you to notice, alright?"
Xia Panqiu’s voice grew even quieter.
Moreover, Chen Lusi could clearly feel her breath becoming hotter as she spoke.