Chapter 110: Chapter 105: Pulled Into My Embrace

“So, this is the Annulus Secret Realm, huh?” Chu Huaixu felt like he had a bit of an understanding now.

He speculated that because they passed the first challenge quickly when their bodies were still young, they didn’t notice the passage of time.

As for entering the second challenge, he listened to the cicadas’ noise that disturbed his Sea of Consciousness and relied directly on the Heart Sword’s ability to speed through it in just a few seconds.

The devouring of time paused at that point, so they were unaware and not sensitive to it. They only noticed that each time they passed through the Stone Gate, they got a bit older.

“In other words, this secret realm is actually a timed one,” Chu Huaixu said.

The two looked at the Parasol Tree Forest in front of them with a growing sense of urgency, knowing they couldn’t afford to delay any longer.

Each holding a Sword Scabbard and a Spirit Sword, they cautiously walked into the forest.

As a result, nothing happened.

Chu Huaixu and Han Shuangjiang walked for a long time without finding the next Stone Gate.

“Logically, there should be spring, summer, autumn, and winter, four challenges in total.”

“But where is the Stone Gate?” He looked around.

The Parasol Tree Forest was surrounded by steep stone walls, but no exit for this challenge could be seen.

Even stranger, they hadn’t encountered any danger.

“Could it be that the content of this challenge is to find the hidden Stone Gate?” Chu Huaixu said.

After speaking, he looked at Han Shuangjiang and said in a more puzzled tone:

“If we’re supposed to find an exit, with your good fortune, we should have found it by now.”

Big Ice Cube: “…”

She still felt that Chu Huaixu’s statement was somewhat exaggerated.

Even if today was just a casual walk that ended up in a secret realm, she felt he was exaggerating.

As if the whole world revolved around her.

Chu Huaixu looked at her, and a thought suddenly occurred to him as he looked upwards.

The parasol trees were planted densely, each one tall and lush.

No one knew how they grew, with the branches and leaves gathered together, having a shading effect and almost covering the entire sky.

“Don’t you think these branches and leaves gathered together look like an umbrella?” Chu Huaixu said.

“A little bit,” Han Shuangjiang replied.

“Then could the exit be up there?” he voiced his guess.

“Hmm?”

Big Ice Cube hadn’t reacted yet when Chu Huaixu, a man of action, began to verify his guess.

He leaped up, using his powerful physique, and directly jumped onto a thick branch.

Then, he maneuvered between the branches, jumping higher and higher.

Soon, he reached the area where the branches and leaves were densest.

It looked quite unusual because it was too dense.

It really was like a pavilion canopy!

They blocked him, and after jumping up, Chu Huaixu punched directly.

However, the branches and leaves of these parasol trees were extremely tough!

Even with his powerful force, he couldn’t break through and was bounced back!

Chu Huaixu’s body flew backward, turned mid-air, and used his legs to push against a trunk, safely landing back on the ground.

“These branches and leaves indeed have something wrong.”

“And I just used Divine Sense to probe; the Stone Gate is up there, above the stone wall. We have to get through these branches and leaves,” he said.

As he spoke, he was a bit out of breath.

It seemed like old age was really catching up, and he was becoming a bit exhausted.

“This secret realm is truly bizarre!” Chu Huaixu thought to himself.

Han Shuangjiang looked up at the branches and leaves of the parasol trees and said, “So, what we need to do now is to work together to break through it.”

“Yes, and we need to do it quickly.”

Big Ice Cube looked at these ancient trees towering the sky, not sure if she could leap up all the way.

She hadn’t learned any Body Techniques, nor did she have a strong Physique. She could only rely on Spiritual Power to forcefully maneuver, which would seem extremely clumsy and highly consuming.

“I… might not be able to jump up there.” She said.

Chu Huaixu grinned. Though he already showed signs of aging, he still had that cheeky smile, saying, “Do you know how to climb a tree? Maybe you should slowly climb up?”

Big Ice Cube was slightly annoyed upon hearing this and couldn’t help but want to glare at him fiercely.

Climbing up, that’s too inelegant…

“You non-body refining people are really lacking!” Chu Huaixu finally found an opportunity.

Body Refining Cultivators stood at the bottom of the contempt chain, with few chances to feel superior.

He looked at Han Shuangjiang and said, “Save some Spiritual Power. I’ll bring you up.”

After saying this, Chu Huaixu looked at her with enduring charm and asked, “You don’t mind, do you?”

Big Ice Cube felt a bit speechless upon hearing this.

“At this time, asking that?” she thought.

Even her hair had a few more streaks of white!

At such a critical moment, who cares about these gender distinctions?

Especially that day in the Cold Pool Secret Realm, you already… did that!

In Han Shuangjiang’s view, if you want to carry me up, just do it.

Your question makes me too embarrassed to answer, feeling awkward.

As someone ranked second on the “must-eat list,” Chu Huaixu was, of course, no insensitive brute, but this he naturally knew?

Just like for some women, once the atmosphere reached this point, if you wanted to get a bit closer, you should just take the initiative.

If you start asking if you can hold, kiss, or… it takes the thrill out of it!

Asking and asking—what asking! In the time you take to ask, others have already begun pretending to slide in!

But Chu Huaixu did it on purpose.

Knowing Han Shuangjiang’s nature, he insisted on asking, making her answer!

“That’s what makes it interesting,” Dead Fox thought to himself.

Han Shuangjiang saw him staring at her incessantly. Finally, she could only bite her lip lightly, feeling ashamed and angry in her heart, and replied, “Time is pressing.”

This was an agreement.

The next moment, before she could react, Chu Huaixu had already reached out his right hand, embraced her, and supported her under her arms.

Everything happened too fast.

But it was this speed that he desired!

The Big Ice Cube couldn’t help but let out an exclamation, caught off guard; her heartbeat began to accelerate madly.

Chu Huaixu gave her no time to prepare. He had already leaped strongly upwards!

After jumping up, he teasingly said with a smile, “Better hold on tight.”

Instinctively, Han Shuangjiang clutched his black and gold robe tightly.

Although both of their hair had strands of silver mixed in, they seemed to revert to being a boy and a girl at this moment.

They maneuvered among the ancient trees, jumping higher and higher.

Chu Huaixu could smell the faint fragrance emanating from her.

The human body’s soundproofing is actually quite good, but Chu Huaixu’s senses were more sensitive. He vaguely seemed to hear her thunderous heartbeat.

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Before long, Chu Huaixu paused with Han Shuangjiang on a sturdy branch.

Because they were already very close to the canopy-like branches and leaves.

“The branches and leaves are so dense, only insects could fly through.” He began speaking exaggeratedly again.

After leaving the embrace, Han Shuangjiang only felt as if the scorching body heat he left on her still lingered.

Chu Huaixu was silently panting heavily.

Clearly, the power of the physique was still there, so why did it feel like he was already out of breath after just a few moves?

“Truly embarrassing for us body cultivators, to be laughed at as a pile of dead muscles.”

In fact, as time went on, his white hair increased a bit more, and the wrinkles on his face deepened.

He was even a bit relieved that he didn’t hurt his back just now…

“Let’s bring out our best skills, let’s see, at best, we can make one push!” Chu Huaixu said in a low voice.

“Alright.”

A cold light flashed, and Zhegu Heaven was unsheathed!

Han Shuangjiang repeated her old trick, her left hand’s two fingers slowly brushed across the blade of the Spirit Sword, and soon it formed ice.

She took a long breath, and what she exhaled was actually a chill, forming a small amount of ice crystals in the air, freezing the moisture in the air!

Her face was even colder, with the blood color fading slightly.

Chu Huaixu, on the other hand, held a small stone between his fingertips, as True Gang started gathering on it.

“Now’s the time!” he exclaimed.

The sword light and True Gang rushed upward, quickly smashing a large amount of branches and leaves.

A gap was thereby created, but it was still a bit short of completely penetrating the foliage.

However, a strange scene occurred.

The surrounding branches and leaves began to tilt toward the gap, trying to fill it!

If it was filled, all their previous efforts would have been in vain.

Chu Huaixu immediately embraced Han Shuangjiang and leapt toward the gap.

Though the surrounding branches and leaves spread rapidly, his speed was even faster.

But even so, the upper part was not completely penetrated, and the surrounding branches and leaves had already come swarming.

At this moment, jumping there, with branches and leaves densely coming from all directions, would pierce through their bodies completely, eventually suspending them in the air!

Han Shuangjiang’s heart tightened, but she believed Chu Huaixu was not reckless.

She saw him swing the sword scabbard in his left hand fiercely!

The seven Sword Qi stored in Calming the Storm poured out thus!

The Sword Qi crisscrossed, cutting off the branches and leaves of the Parasol Tree Forest.

They directly penetrated this “barrier”!

Then, Chu Huaixu relied on Feixuan to leverage the tops of trees along the way, moving toward the Stone Gate on the stone wall.

Since they were so dense, Chu Huaixu felt like he was running over the surface of an umbrella…

The Parasol Trees instantly seemed to come alive, even trying to block them!

Chu Huaixu made a decision in the blink of an eye!

He embraced Han Shuangjiang, twisting his body in the air, his legs found a suitable branch for leverage, then suddenly stomped hard!

Thus, the two of them flew horizontally, shooting toward the Stone Gate.

The wildly spreading branches and leaves were only about half a meter away from his feet.

As they neared the Stone Gate, Chu Huaixu forcefully hugged Han Shuangjiang with his right hand, no longer holding her sideways but bringing her over, pulling her hard into his embrace.

Their bodies touched. He could feel the softness of Han Shuangjiang’s delicate body and the warmth of her body.

His upper body slightly pushed up in mid-air, adjusting the angle.

Then, Chu Huaixu embraced her thus, ensuring her safety, as his own back slammed hard into the Stone Gate!

“Boom——!”

He actually broke the door open by force!

Once the door opened, the force on their bodies had not been completely released.

Chu Huaixu tightly embraced Han Shuangjiang, and their bodies fell backward together.

If you regarded this Stone Gate as a line of time, they crossed the line headfirst, then the bodies followed.

Any part that crossed the line instantly aged.

Including hair!

The part within the line was completely white.

The part flying outside the line remained mostly black hair.

This pair of embracing lovers, their long hair flying in the air, with their passage over the line, bit by bit, inch by inch, all turned to snow-white.

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