Bam! Xu Lan was sent flying out of the void, landing right into a deep, dried up well.

“Sigh! If the crack doesn’t appear anytime soon, I’ll be dead here,” Xu Lan rubbed his butt while whining unhappily. He looked around and found nothing but rocks smooth surfaces.

Even then, Xu Lan knew that he had to somehow find a way out. He had not seen Bai Wu in a long time and he yearned for him like a madman. He was unsure how long he had been searching for Bai Wu across the parallel universes, he was also unsure when would everything come to an end. Though, he never thought of giving up.

He explored around the well and decided to climb up. The dried up well had a diameter of 1.5 meters and was not big at all. Xu Lan made up his mind; he was going to make use of this opportunity to practice his splits.

In the beginning, he managed fine. When he got to the middle, he was struggling to get through the seemingly endless dried up well. He rested his arms against the wall and tried to get some rest before continuing to climb.

Xu Lan touched something by accident and a booming sound came from the bottom of the well. Suddenly, the well widened up.

“Ah!” Xu Lan fell from ten over meters, right onto the bottom of the well. He closed his eyes in fear.

“Boom. Boom.”

Along with the loud boom, Xu Lan found himself raised by a puff of black smoke. Shortly after, he was slammed onto the ground brutally.

Unsure of what just happened, Xu Lan rubbed his butt while trying to stand.

“Someone is here again?”

“Which unlucky guy got thrown in here?”

“… Let’s have a look.”

Xu Lan opened his eyes widely.

The stars shone brightly, illuminating the trees. Under the dim light, the trees looked like soldiers with a halberd in their hands.

Xu Lan heard a lazy yet sexy voice that came from the dark. He wanted to shout but his throat was constricted and he could not make a sound even if he tried.

Suddenly, Xu Lan saw light amidst the darkness. A group of people walked out from the house and he found the man who stood at the back of the group familiar.

“Bai, ahhh…” Xu Lan spat out a mouthful of fresh blood. He immediately rubbed the blood off as he was trying hard to see the person in the dark.

“Hey, what an unlucky guy! Is he a beggar?” A man stepped forward and said.

Xu Lan took a look at himself. He was still wearing the clothes he wore while working as a laborer. His clothes were old and dirty, his unwashed face was dark as charcoal.

Xu Lan was alerted. He stood up immediately and glanced toward the group. The person walked under the light and revealed his features—thick brows, tall nose, chiseled jawline; it was exactly as Xu Lan remembered it to be. A hint of surprise flashed in the person’s gem-like eyes before it was replaced by anxiety. He pursed his sexy lips and stared hard at Xu Lan.

Xu Lan patted the dust off himself and tidied up his clothing. He stood still.

“Where is this?” he asked.

His question went unanswered. Greedy eyes were looking at him the way a predator looked at its prey. Bai Wu too did not answer him; in fact, he did not even move. He seemed to be shocked and troubled at the same time.

“Tie him up!” a scrawny man shouted. His voice suggested that he was in his thirties or forties, but he had the physical appearance of someone in his fifties or sixties.

The group heard the order and pounced at Xu Lan. Xu Lan was surprised. He immediately dodged his assailants and retaliated with moves that were more vicious. In the end, no one tried to attack him anymore.