Ye Tiancheng looked at the item Lin Yanqin handed over and was slightly stunned.
He hesitated and asked, "What is this...?"
Lin Yanqin told Ye Tiancheng, "This is the ruby pendant I lost before, and then I found it again. It's essential for activating that mirror."
"Your companions were likely drawn into the mirror world because someone activated it behind my back. Only by obtaining this can you enter the mirror and safely bring them out."
At this point, Ye Tiancheng was somewhat hesitant to accept what Lin Yanqin was handing him.
He said with some hesitation, "Miss Lin, I remember this is a memento left to you by your mother, and it's the only one."
"It's too important to you. If anything happens to the pendant in the process... Miss Lin, aren't you afraid we're deceiving you?"
Lin Yanqin firmly extended the ruby pendant towards Ye Tiancheng and said, "I believe in Mr. Ye and your integrity. Moreover, you've all helped us so much. How can I stand by and do nothing when something happens on your side?"
"What's more, this incident is closely related to me, and you were innocently dragged into it."
"The ruby pendant is just an inanimate object."
"I've thought about many things during these days. Furthermore, Mr. Ye, you have saved my life. While the ruby pendant is significant to me, if it can save my benefactor's life, I don't mind losing it."
"Moreover, you have shown me such great kindness. Even if you asked me to hand over this ruby pendant as repayment, what's wrong with that?"
Only then did Ye Tiancheng stop hesitating. He reached out and accepted the ruby pendant necklace from Lin Yanqin.
His heart felt heavy, but at this moment, Ye Tiancheng had no other choice. He had indeed deceived Lin Yanqin, and not everything he said was the truth, but for Nie Chongyang and the others, Ye Tiancheng had to do this.
Ye Tiancheng said solemnly to Lin Yanqin, "Miss Lin, thank you for trusting us. You've given me this ruby pendant, and I will do my best to keep it safe and undamaged."
"As long as there is any possibility of keeping it safe, I will absolutely not let this ruby pendant be lost, and I will bring it back to you safely."
Lin Yanqin smiled at Ye Tiancheng and said, "I believe you, Mr. Ye."
Afterward, Lin Yanqin said again, "Alright, Mr. Ye, you should hurry to help your companions now. Be careful and come back safely."
Ye Tiancheng nodded and didn't dare to delay. He immediately took the little fox with him and rushed back towards the ruins of the hotel.
Ye Tiancheng and the little fox both felt a sense of melancholy.
Although it was within their expectations, after Lin Yanqin truly made the decision they had anticipated, Ye Tiancheng and the others couldn't help but feel a pang of guilt and remorse.
They could only hope that if possible, they should still fulfill their promise to Lin Yanqin.
They could not fail any trust in this world.
However, for now, they still had to focus on Nie Chongyang and the others' situation and rush to them as soon as possible to help.
Meanwhile, Nie Chongyang and Liang Ping were in a different situation.
At that time, they were communicating with Ye Tiancheng, exchanging information, and analyzing the situation. Suddenly, they heard a scream from Nie Chongyang's side.
Nie Chongyang and the others were stunned for a moment, then realized that the sound was familiar.
It seemed to be the voice of one of the two young men from the group of youngsters they had heard before, who had foolishly ventured into these ruins.
Nie Chongyang and Liang Ping were very confident in their ability to distinguish voices and unlikely to be mistaken.
Liang Ping exclaimed, "What's going on?"
Nie Chongyang said, "It seems there are still people alive among those youngsters. Let's go out and check the situation quickly. If we delay, they might be in trouble."
Due to the urgency of the situation, and because Nie Chongyang and Liang Ping felt that it was only a temporary departure and they could return to inform Ye Tiancheng and explain the situation once things stabilized, they didn't think it would be a problem.
At this time, saving lives was more important.
Therefore, Nie Chongyang and Liang Ping immediately rushed towards the direction of the sound.
Of course, they did not forget to use the methods taught by Ye Tiancheng, carefully assessing the situation, and also considering the possibility that the commotion they heard might be a clue.
Fortunately, on the way, there were no dangers that could cause a misstep into peril.
Nie Chongyang and Liang Ping quickly reached the place where the sound came from, but the situation was clearly not optimistic.
By the time they arrived, it was too late to save anyone.
Those youngsters, after arriving here, had clearly fallen into a perilous situation and encountered something extremely dangerous. In fact, based on the current situation, it was hard to say if there were any survivors.
It was possible that the scene they were witnessing was the moment the last survivor died.
Nie Chongyang and Liang Ping saw that among the five youngsters, the girl named Qiuju had become ghastly pale and ferocious. Her feet were not touching the ground, and her limbs were twisted into unnatural contortions.
It could only be said that when a person's limbs were twisted to that extent, it was absolute deformity.
Moreover, Qiuju's head was tilted to one side at an angle that a living person absolutely could not achieve. If she could, her neck would have been broken.
When Nie Chongyang and Liang Ping arrived, Qiuju was strangling the neck of one of the boys who had ventured there with her. Before Nie Chongyang and Liang Ping could do anything, Qiuju snapped the boy's neck.
She even held his head and body with her hands, then pulled forcefully, and the boy was directly dismembered. No matter how one looked at it, there was no possibility of saving him.
As for Qiuju, having become like this, she was clearly no longer human.
Furthermore, with Qiuju and the others in such a state, the other two youngsters who had come on this adventure, one boy and one girl, were also in a dire situation.
It was possible that they had already met their demise, as their movements had not been heard before.
However, at this moment, Nie Chongyang and Liang Ping had no time to think about anything else.
After twisting the boy's neck, Qiuju, having lost her target, naturally turned her attention to Nie Chongyang and Liang Ping who had appeared there.
The next second, Qiuju attacked Nie Chongyang and Liang Ping.
In this situation, Nie Chongyang and the others could only respond in a panic.
Fortunately, they were not ordinary people and had some resistance against this situation.
However, it was unknown how Qiuju had mutated, but she was quite powerful. They used talismans to counter her. Although Qiuju was hindered and might have sustained some damage, it was only to that extent.
In fact, this seemed to have angered Qiuju, and her attacks became even more ferocious.
However, Nie Chongyang and Liang Ping could still protect themselves, as they had many treasures. The preparations made by Ye Tiancheng and the little fox for them were quite thorough.
Moreover, Nie Chongyang and Liang Ping's skills and combat awareness were clearly excellent.
However, at such a time, it was certainly more difficult to be aware of everything.
To deal with Qiuju's attacks, Nie Chongyang and Liang Ping inevitably became negligent in other aspects. As a result, in this situation, as Nie Chongyang and Liang Ping dodged Qiuju's attacks, the ground beneath their feet suddenly gave way.
Then, Nie Chongyang and Liang Ping fell downwards.
Although Qiuju did not follow them after they fell, who knew where they would fall, or if they would be sent to a place like a window and fall from a tall building.
Would they die here today due to an accident?
Just as Nie Chongyang and Liang Ping's hearts turned cold, they both fell to the ground, but they felt no pain from the impact, no pain at all.
They were both extremely surprised, but their vision was also completely dark, and they could see nothing.
After realizing they were unharmed, Nie Chongyang and Liang Ping immediately confirmed each other's conditions. Knowing that both of them were fine, they breathed a sigh of relief.
No matter what, as long as they were alive, it was not a desperate situation.
However, in the pitch-black darkness, they could only hear each other's voices. They immediately found flashlights from their storage spaces and turned them on.
Fortunately, the lighting was not restricted.
Two beams of light illuminated the darkness, and Nie Chongyang and Liang Ping immediately saw each other. They had fallen here during their fight, and at that time, they were not far apart. After falling, their distance was naturally very close.
Nie Chongyang and Liang Ping walked closer to each other and confirmed each other's conditions.
Neither of them was injured.
Liang Ping said, "It's so strange. Although everything happened very quickly when we fell, based on the feeling of falling, and we didn't land all at once, even if the distance to the ground here wasn't high, we shouldn't have felt nothing."
"But I feel no discomfort at all."
Nie Chongyang said, "Me neither, I don't feel any impact injuries. However, we've probably fallen into some strange space again."
He raised his flashlight and shone it towards the direction of their heads.
They had fallen from above, but now, above their heads, there was no opening that allowed them to fall. Instead, it was a solid stone ceiling.
"...What kind of place is this?"
Nie Chongyang frowned slightly and swept the flashlight beam around them.
As a result, both of them were stunned.
Liang Ping said hesitantly, "Doesn't this look a bit like a tomb chamber?"
This place was very similar to the tomb chambers found in large burial sites. And besides anything else, within their line of sight, there was a coffin placed there, a very ordinary wooden coffin.
Nie Chongyang's expression was grim, and he couldn't help but say, "What is going on? How did we fall into such a place? Is this also an illusion?"
Liang Ping pursed his lips slightly.
After a moment, he said, "Everything we've been experiencing, in reality, has all been an illusion, hasn't it?"