"Why are you just standing there like a fool? Hurry and help me down... Ouch!"

Lin Yuqing saw Su Ran foolishly standing still and couldn’t help but chide, but as she shifted her body, the stone pillar beneath her collapsed.

Su Ran couldn’t bear to look directly.

He quickly walked over, pulled Lin Yuqing up, but failed to notice that the ring on her finger was emitting a faint glow.

"Caw!"

A crisp bird cry sounded, and Yu Jing rode down on a firebird. When she saw the two holding hands, she paused for a moment.

"Little sister, are you alright?"

Yu Jing glanced at the rubble under their feet and at the jagged stone pillars, then she realized why those players had perished.

"Do I look like I’m in trouble?"

Lin Yuqing subtly withdrew her hand, casually dusted off her clothes, then carefully walked out of the stone pillars, expressing her surprise, "There’s not even a trace of the Power of Curse beneath the ground, how strange."

"What’s so strange about that? The group that fell earlier had triggered the Power of Curse; no wonder they died so quickly."

Su Ran said with a smile, "You’re really lucky. Even these sharp stone pillars couldn’t harm you. It can be considered a miracle."

"What?"

Yu Jing’s face was a picture of disbelief. Looking at the collapsed stone pillars, then at Lin Yuqing, unscathed, her gaze filled with amazement, she exclaimed, "Little sis, you really should lose some weight..."

"Annoying, the quality of the stone pillar is to blame, what’s that got to do with me?"

In front of Su Ran, being teased by her sister about being fat was something Lin Yuqing just couldn’t accept. Her face flushed with embarrassment and anger, wishing she could log off right then and not see the peculiarity in Su Ran’s eyes.

"Poor quality? Over a hundred people have perished on this spot, but it happens to collapse when you’re on it?"

Yu Jing chuckled mischievously, deliberately not letting the subject drop. She was getting back at her sister — who was this girl to complain to mom? Nonetheless, seeing her little sister’s flustered state was quite entertaining.

This also proved one thing, that Yu Jing no longer considered ’Spilt Water Can’t Be Regained’ as an outsider, and the reasons for this, she knew well herself.

"Big sis, if you keep this up, I really will stop talking to you!"

Lin Yuqing pouted indignantly, no longer wanting to talk to her sister.

"Okay, okay, I’ll stop teasing you."

Seeing her little sister’s face as red as if she had a fever, Yu Jing laughed heartily, then explained, "Silly girl, have you forgotten what properties your ring has?"

"Ah, no wonder, so that’s it!"

Lin Yuqing exclaimed in surprise, her confusion immediately dissipating. Looking at the ring in her hand, she laughed with joy.

"The ring?"

Su Ran looked at the ring in Lin Yuqing’s hand, and it dawned on him — this was the dark gold ring he’d given her, the Green Fate Ring!

"Does this ring have any special attributes?"

Su Ran’s curiosity got the better of him and he couldn’t resist asking. It had come from him, yet he did not know the properties of the ring, which was quite amusing.

"It’s a love token given to her by her boyfriend. Don’t underestimate this ring; it’s dark gold equipment, quite valuable!"

Yu Jing emphasized the words ’boyfriend’, speaking enviously, "This ring is a top-notch item, very practical. I’m even envious of it myself, truly envious of my little sister’s luck."

"Big sis, that’s enough,"

Lin Yuqing glanced at Su Ran and then spoke irritably, "If you keep this up, I’m really going to complain to mom that you’re bullying me!"

"..."

At this moment, Su Ran was completely puzzled. He wanted to know the properties of the ring, but the two women had different focuses, and their conversation had nothing to do with the properties. With no other choice, he temporarily gave up the idea, knowing that someday Lin Yuqing would tell him herself.

"Let’s go and explore what secrets lie within this deep hole. It won’t be good if other players come here,"

Su Ran didn’t have time to listen to the two women’s conversation. He released the Skeleton Shield Warriors from their standby mode. He had thought that the skeletons on the ground could be transported down, but to his surprise, all ten skeletons had perished without exception.

What’s going on?

Could it be that there are players above?

A sense of urgency rose in Su Ran’s heart. He knew that there were quite a few players with flying pets, and he couldn’t afford to stay here any longer. After summoning another ten Skeleton Shield Warriors, he had them lead the way deeper into the cave.

"Keep your voices down, there might still be players above. Let’s leave this place first,"

whispered Su Ran to the two women next to him, signalling them to follow the skeletons and not to fall behind.

"Didn’t Dai Xuan and the others leave already? How come there are still people?"

Lin Yuqing didn’t bother to quarrel with her little sister, looking at Su Ran with confusion and indicating her lack of understanding.

"Whoosh!"

Before Su Ran could explain, a mage player jumped down from the hole above. This guy was quite fierce and released a series of fire spells while descending, bombarding the area below.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

In an instant, the sharp stalagmites on the ground became the unfortunate victims of the assault. The shockwaves and debris from the explosion scattered in all directions. Lin Yuqing, who was closest to the shockwave, was directly blown away and fell to the ground.

Lin Yuqing, on the other hand, relied on her personal advantages, barely affected by the blast. It felt as if a light breeze had brushed against her, easy and natural.

The gap between the two sisters was clearly evident.

"Older sis, if you had eaten more like I told you, you wouldn’t be regretting it now, would you?"

Lin Yuqing covered her mouth, suppressing a giggle, not at all tense due to the arrival of the player above.

Su Ran found himself at a loss for words. Through this brief interaction, he felt that these sisters were quite a peculiar pair, but it was also evident that their bond was very deep.

"Thud."

The fire mage landed on the ground but still couldn’t avoid the deadly trap. Impaled on the spot by a stalagmite, his cries of pain echoed as he struggled for a short while before turning into a corpse.

"What’s this mage doing jumping down here, showing off his presence?"

Lin Yuqing got up, dusted herself off, and after making a fool of herself in front of Su Ran, her pretty face was filled with frustration. If the mage hadn’t died, she would have surely taken him down.

"Who knows, thanks to this guy’s meddling, quite a few stalagmites have been destroyed here. A few more of these, and the trap might be broken."

With his night vision gone, Su Ran couldn’t make out what secrets lay in the depths of the deep hole, so he had to carefully follow the Skeleton Shield Warriors, heading forward.

"Overturning Water, wait for us!"

Lin Yuqing grabbed her sister’s hand and hurried a few steps to catch up.

At this point, Su Ran was left wondering why it looked so pleasing to the eye when women held hands, but when men held hands, why did it feel as disgusting as if they were holding a turd?