Chapter 900 - 527: Planting the Giant Tree, Disaster Strikes Again! (Part 2)

"...Are you complimenting me? Why does it sound off to me?"

"Of course I’m complimenting you. However," Xu Xin glanced in the direction Jin Yue had gone, "you also have to consider what she’s experienced in this world; without us, this world would be Hell for her."

"Hmm... that’s true."

As they spoke, the two had already entered the palace and reached the second floor.

"Alright! I’m going in to try!" Zeng Tao rushed in without hesitation, Xu Xin couldn’t hold her back, and if he hadn’t let go in time, he might have been pulled in with her.

"Why so hasty?" He shook his head helplessly.

"There’s no danger, right?" Zeng Tao walked a few steps forward, then turned her head with confusion, "I seem to have not..."

Before she finished speaking, she froze in place.

Her eyes stared blankly ahead, filled with emptiness, and then she slowly closed them.

"Zeng Tao?" Xu Xin called her name, but she didn’t respond.

His suspicion was confirmed.

Sure enough, after this palace rose to the surface, the time machine’s function started!

He didn’t enter, just stood at the second-floor entrance, quietly waiting.

After about three minutes, Zeng Tao suddenly opened her eyes, her hand instinctively reached forward, grasping nothing.

She stared blankly at her hand, her lips slowly pouted, her eyes reddened, looking like she was about to cry.

"...Did you see our original world?" Xu Xin asked, "How long were you over there?"

"...Three hours?" Zeng Tao looked up at him, biting her teeth, her eyes were very red but she didn’t cry, "That world has truly forgotten my existence, so I needn’t remember it either!"

No one expected, the seemingly dumbest kid turned out to be so strong.

She sniffed, then immediately turned to run to the third floor: "I’m going up to check!"

She might not want Xu Xin to see her cry.

Xu Xin sighed.

No choice, these are things they must accept.

He thought a bit, also preparing himself, then stepped into the palace’s second floor.

[Would you like to activate the time machine, to enter a specific time travel?]

At this moment, a mechanical voice gave him a prompt in his ear.

Xu Xin’s eyelid twitched.

Ah, he wouldn’t be pulled directly into time travel, would he!

Even though he now seemingly couldn’t control this Crystal Palace-style time machine, it appears he can choose whether to travel!

That’s not bad.

Going back for a look?

...Forget it, better not do it for now.

Now he still hasn’t figured out what to do, and if he goes back and says something he shouldn’t say to Yingying, causing her to do something, which then leads to the collapse of the future, it wouldn’t be good.

He’d better use this function after thinking carefully.

He proceeded to the third floor.

The third floor, still just like before.

That incredibly large door still existed.

When they left before, this door was wide open, and the purple-black energy dissipated, turning it into a very ordinary door, which could be passed through the door frame without any effect.

But now, it was already closed, and the bronze ancient sword key once inserted into the door was also missing.

At this moment, Zeng Tao was in front of the door, attempting to push it.

Then, under Xu Xin’s gaze, the door slowly opened a crack.

From the gap, purple-black light seemed restlessly moving, already seeping out!

"Wow, it can be pushed open!" Zeng Tao exclaimed in surprise, "There are still those dark things inside!"

"Quick, let go! Don’t push anymore!" Xu Xin immediately stopped her.

"Okay, okay!"

She let go, and the door "bang!" closed immediately.

Xu Xin began thinking.

If they just entered this door, they should be able to activate that image again.

Moreover, if they chose different options before the image began, they should be able to enter different images.

Of course, he now didn’t have the ability to choose other options.

Aside from that, there wasn’t anything else within the palace.

"Alright, let’s go back."

"Okay, okay."

The two left the palace, reaching the Treasure Crystal House, seeing Jin Yue leaning against the door with Keke in her arms.

"Yay!" Keke, upon seeing Xu Xin, immediately jumped out of Jin Yue’s embrace into his arms.

"When I got back, it was already at the Crystal House’s door." Jin Yue explained.

"Oh?" Xu Xin glanced down at it, "Where did you run off to this time, little guy?"

"Yay..." Keke snuggled in his arms without making a sound.

...Fine, it’s good to be back.

"Where are the others?"

"They haven’t returned yet... Ah, here they come." Jin Yue pointed behind Xu Xin.

Sure enough, a group of people were indeed coming back together.

These people had changed their clothes, their hair somewhat damp, had grown much longer, and had obviously been roughly cut, while each person’s skin appeared extremely smooth and delicate under the sunlight and crystal glow.

Looks like their experience was pretty much the same as his.

"How do you feel?" Xu Xin smiled and asked.

"It’s incredibly refreshing, Brother Xin!" Wang Lei had regained his normal demeanor, patting his chest, "Feels utterly relaxed and free all over!"

Xu Xin took the opportunity to glance at Lou Fei’Er on his wristband.