He certainly wanted to know immediately.
But he also knew and understood more clearly that the most important thing right now was to survive this secret realm safely.
Jin An had repeatedly said he was bound by contract with him.
However, Duan Chen could clearly feel it.
If he really encountered any problems, then according to the unpredictable and erratic thinking of this snake, it probably wouldn't help him at all.
He could only rely on himself here.
Duan Chen couldn't help but take a step back.
"Can I still listen after I get out?"
Jin An smiled again at this question.
"That depends on my mood."
Jin An didn't say much more afterward, but stretched his body and half-reclined directly into the milky white lake.
Duan Chen's eyes twitched slightly as he watched the water in the lake constantly decreasing.
It was decreasing at a speed visible to the naked eye.
All the milky white liquid flowed into Jin An's mouth.
Jin An's mouth was like a bottomless pit, continuously absorbing the milky white spiritual liquid from the lake.
When the entire lake was completely drained, Jin An shook his body, and the sloshing sound of water from his belly made him stand up and say with satisfaction.
"Alright, take your little friends outside and step back. I'm going to get up."
"What?" Duan Chen was stunned for a moment.
Jin An burst into laughter.
"Didn't you just guess I was the mythical beast Xuanwu?"
"I told you that my bloodline is somewhat connected to his."
"So you should understand that Wanfu and I are also connected. We are one demonic beast, with two minds."
"Roar—"
A roar came from a distance.
A look of obvious joy appeared in Jin An's eyes.
"Wanfu is also awake!"
Duan Chen's eyelids twitched. He finally understood the source of his bad premonition and immediately retreated, fleeing desperately at full speed.
Jin An licked his lips.
This slightly wicked snake, after thinking about it, decided not to tell Duan Chen that if Duan Chen got hurt, he would also get hurt.
He watched with amusement as Duan Chen ran further and further away.
After he ran to a relatively safe place, Jin An looked around, his eyes showing remembrance, and then hatred.
Jin An let out a low laugh.
"Hehehehehe..."
But this time, the laughter was completely different from the joyful one he had when facing Duan Chen.
It was filled with malice.
Jun Ci and Xi'er, who were being dragged along by Duan Chen, were panting heavily, not understanding what was happening.
Especially Xi'er.
Her physical condition could be described as pathetic.
She was already out of breath.
Jun Ci found it annoying.
He directly grabbed Xi'er's body, like carrying a watermelon, and with her waist clamped, he followed Duan Chen's steps, fleeing.
As Jun Ci followed Duan Chen, he asked.
"What happened? Why did you run out of there so hurriedly?"
Duan Chen adjusted his breathing slightly, speaking as he ran.
"Don't ask so much, just hurry and follow me."
When they reached a relatively safe place, they suddenly heard a deafening sound from behind.
Duan Chen and Jun Ci instinctively stopped and looked back.
They discovered something terrifying.
The sky was collapsing, and the earth was sinking.
The sky in the distance had changed color at some point, turning a blood-red that seemed about to drip blood.
And the ground was continuously rising and uplifting.
Even Jun Ci, who was usually calm and collected, couldn't help but open his mouth wide, looking at Duan Chen with an expression of disbelief.
"Why do I feel such a powerful life force behind us? What kind of guardian beast did you provoke?"
Duan Chen curled his lips speechlessly.
"In your heart, am I someone who easily provokes trouble?"
Jun Ci said nothing, but his expression clearly indicated otherwise.
The two of them waited for a long, long time, watching the scene of the sky collapsing and the earth sinking in the distance.
The shock in their hearts lingered.
Especially when the rising ground suddenly disappeared, leaving behind a large gaping hole.
And if the depths of that hole were not earth,
but an abyss that made one dizzy just by looking at it.
A small world!
A secret realm!
A piece of it was directly broken!
The same thought flashed through both of their minds.
Duan Chen's mouth gaped in surprise.
His thoughts went even further than Jun Ci's.
What exactly was this thing he had contracted with?
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but raise his eyes and look around, wanting to see where Wanfu and Jin An had gone.
At this moment, Jun Ci's gaze suddenly fell on something strange behind Duan Chen.
Duan Chen instinctively turned his head to look.
—He knew, of course, that there was absolutely no danger.
If there were real danger, his reaction would be to attack immediately.
Although Jun Ci's gaze was strange, he showed no defensiveness.
Then, turning around, Duan Chen was face-to-face with a turtle's head.
He instantly choked on his words, not knowing how to utter them.
"So, so big..."
It was a somewhat enormous turtle.
But it wasn't too big either.
The turtle's head was only about the size of a human head.
It was only because it was so close that it gave the illusion of being much larger.
The turtle was probably only two to three meters long.
The width of its shell was also two to three meters.
Sitting on the turtle's shell was a small child in golden clothes.
This child had golden eyes.
He looked about four or five years old.
The golden clothes he wore resembled a dragon robe.
But there were some differences from a dragon robe.
The golden child, grinning, spoke.
"Yo... isn't this Duan Chen?"
At this moment, Duan Chen suddenly doubted the reality of the world he was in.
He couldn't help but stare with wide eyes in surprise.
However, shortly after, the golden child's body began to flicker violently.
Jin An pouted unhappily and transformed back into a small snake.
Duan Chen asked, not fully understanding.
"What exactly is going on?"
Jin An said indifferently, "It's because of the rules. I can only appear in animal form."
"But, it doesn't matter."
A hateful glint appeared in his eyes.
"My good brother trapped me for so many years. Now I can finally get out."
"Hehehehehe."
Brother.
Duan Chen was puzzled, who could this be?
But he clearly did not ask.
Instead, he changed the subject.
"You get up now... that hole that appeared on the ground, did you break the small secret realm?"
Jin An sneered.
"Of course."
"Otherwise, how would I get up?"