Chapter 196 The City of Zhongdu

Following the direction indicated by the map of the underworld, Lu Fuyue soon arrived at a place that stretched as far as the eye could see, with no end in sight.

The ground was parched and cracked, and the air was filled with the violent aura of fire. The ground ahead had split open into a bottomless abyss, and a terrifying aura emanated from the bottom of the abyss, as if it would tear the entire sky apart.

She paused, coming to a complete stop. The bad premonition in her heart grew stronger. Suddenly, Lu Fuyue seemed to realize something, and her expression changed drastically. Oh no, the map of the underworld was fake.

Lu Fuyue turned to run away, but the next second, something seemed to emerge from the abyss, grabbing Lu Fuyue's ankle and pulling her into the bottomless abyss.

Before she could even resist, the feeling of weightlessness washed over her, and she plummeted into the abyss under the influence of that force.

...

When Lu Fuyue woke up again, she was awakened by pain. As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw a boy in his teens bending down to bandage her wounds.

The boy's eyes lit up when he saw Lu Fuyue wake up, and he stopped what he was doing. "You're finally awake?"

Did you save me?

The boy nodded. "I just happened to be passing by and saw you collapse there."

Lu Fuyue looked down at her bloodied arms and thighs, which were tightly wrapped with a black grass leaf she had never seen before, and then secured with a tattered cloth.

And that tattered cloth... was forcibly torn from the corner of the boy's clothes.

She looked up and surveyed her surroundings.

The dilapidated little mud house had windows covered by a few tree branches, and the rickety wooden door rattled in the wind outside, with the wind howling loudly.

There was hardly any furniture in the room, just a table, a bed, and a big yellow dog.

When the big yellow dog saw Lu Fuyue wake up, it sat warily in front of the boy and barked loudly at him.

The boy quickly stroked the fur on the big yellow dog's back. "Ah Huang, don't bark, don't bark. This girl isn't a bad person. You mustn't offend her."

The big yellow dog's barking gradually subsided under the boy's soothing words, but it still kept a wary eye on Lu Fuyue.

...

Lu Fuyue quickly looked away, bowed slightly to the boy, and said, "Thank you for saving my life."

She had already realized that the boy had no cultivation; he was just an ordinary mortal. And that was precisely the strange thing about him.

She was pulled down from that abyss by a terrifying force, but was picked up by this boy. No matter how you look at it, it exudes an eeriness.

This was the first time the boy had ever seen a woman in this place, let alone such a beautiful one. Hearing the woman's unique, cool voice, his ears turned red, and he waved his hands repeatedly, lowering his head slightly, not daring to look at Lu Fuyue.

“Miss…no need…no need to be so polite. Besides, I was just doing it on a whim, it didn’t take much effort. I can’t even heal your injuries…”

As the boy spoke, he lowered his head, hugging the big yellow dog tightly with both hands, feeling a little embarrassed.

Lu Fuyue's eyes darkened slightly. Was this young man just a good actor, or was he truly just a mortal? But this was the Underworld; how could a mortal appear here?

She pondered for a moment and then asked, "I wonder what kind of place this is?"

"Huh?" The boy was wondering where Lu Fuyue had come from. No woman from the outside had ever appeared here before, so he didn't hear what Lu Fuyue was saying at all.

Lu Fuyue smiled faintly and asked again, "May I ask what exactly this place is?"

The boy looked at her in surprise, "You don't know where this place is? Then how did you get here?"

Lu Fuyue shook her head. "My appearance here was just an accident."

The boy was taken aback for a moment before saying, "No wonder you're here. This place is called the Desolate Abyss, and I've never seen a woman like you here before."

He didn't finish his sentence.

All those who come to the Desolate Abyss from the outside are extremely wicked, but she seems to be different from them.

Lu Fuyue asked, puzzled, "Why do you say that?"

The boy stammered, "Anyway, there are some things I'm not very clear about, but you'd better stay in this room and not go anywhere, or something bad will happen."

Even if you go out, you must hide your appearance.

"If those people outside see your face, it will probably put you in danger."

Lu Fuyue pursed her lips, vaguely guessing what was going on. The desolate abyss was a place used to exile the most heinous criminals, and she had been brought to this place by the map given to her by Song Zhou and the power of the abyss.

Although Song Zhou is a bit unreliable, he shouldn't lie to her.

Lu Fuyue lowered her eyes, but... you can't judge a book by its cover. After this incident, she couldn't guarantee that Song Zhou wasn't involved.

Besides, this map was given to her by Song Zhou before she entered the Netherworld City, so whether all of this happened in the Netherworld City, or with Song Zhou, or both... she wasn't sure.

Lu Fuyue suppressed her questions; there was no time to dwell on such things now. The most important thing right now was to understand her situation. She looked up at the young man and asked, "I still don't know your name."

The boy silently shook his head. "I have no name. They all call me... a bastard."

He has lived in this place since he can remember. He has no father or mother, and the people here call him a bastard.

Because everyone else except him has parents, or at least a father.

Lu Fuyue was slightly taken aback; she hadn't expected this. After a moment, she said, "Then shall I name one for you?"

The boy looked at Lu Fuyue in surprise, somewhat incredulous, "Really... is that possible?"