A long while passed before the earthquake-like tremors finally subsided.
Li Chunfeng, shaken, had planned to return the way he came. But when he turned back, he saw that the secret passage had… collapsed from the tremors!
"..."
Li Chunfeng's face went pale as he stared at the completely blocked entrance.
'If I try to go back this way, how long will it take me to dig through? And what if it collapses again halfway? I'll be buried alive!'
"Forget it." He shook his head, abandoning the unrealistic idea. "I'll just take the main road back. At worst, I'll have to make do with a few meals in the wilderness."
He rubbed his empty stomach, and a shiver ran down his spine as he recalled the "delicacies" he had "enjoyed" in the wild with Wang Xiedi.
'Without him around, I shouldn't get food poisoning again this time, right?!'
He gave himself a small pep talk, figured out his bearings, and set off on the long walk toward the distant Anhe City.
