The Birth of Sword God-Chapter 39 - 38: Han Shuangjiang’s Shame and Fury

Han Shuangjiang couldn’t understand why Chu Huaixu wanted to enter the same entrance with her.

This seemingly wasted an entrance, which, statistically speaking, wasn’t a good thing.

If it was out of fear that entering alone would lead to tests and then struggles, that wasn’t the right concern either.

Because this predecessor designed ten entrances, the original intention should be one per person, right?

If one’s ability is outstanding enough, they should be able to withstand the test.

So, after pondering for a moment, she spoke up, "Why don’t we act separately? If I gain anything here, I’ll bring it out for you too."

Before entering the Secret Realm, she had already made up her mind.

If she indeed obtained something, she would just give it to Chu Huaixu.

The previous turmoil was caused by her, and all issues were resolved thanks to Chu Huaixu; she had always been clear-minded on this.

She intended to give him the Jade Token Fragment initially, but he didn’t want it.

To her surprise, Chu Huaixu insisted on his idea after hearing, shaking his head.

"Trust me, we’ll go together," he said.

"Alright." Han Shuangjiang no longer insisted.

With his rich experience, Chu Huaixu knew very well that fortune isn’t something you can share just because you want to.

He didn’t plan to take chances or gamble on probabilities.

He’d rather believe in this girl with great fortune standing in front of him, like a lucky charm.

——Watch carefully, this is how you use the world’s protagonist!

Before entering the seventh entrance, Han Shuangjiang glanced at the eighth entrance beside it, feeling a bit regretful.

"Don’t look, trust your first intuition," Chu Huaixu said.

"I also believe in you, maybe you’ll bring me good luck." He directly used the world protagonist as a "Treasure-Seeking Rat."

The cold-faced girl heard this, her lips pursed slightly, feeling that this playful guy was putting pressure on her.

The matter couldn’t be delayed; others were rushing into the cave, they shouldn’t waste time either.

The two walked in, and it was quite narrow inside.

It had a bit of a "Peach Blossom Spring" feeling: initially very cramped, just enough for one person to pass, then after walking a few dozen steps, it opened up suddenly.

But it wasn’t spacious for long before branching into two paths again.

"Feels like a maze," Chu Huaixu squinted and said.

Han Shuangjiang nodded and suggested, "Should we make a mark?"

"Sure," Chu Huaixu didn’t mind; she could do whatever she wanted.

To him, it wasn’t necessary because he had a [map] function.

Anywhere he’d been would open on the map, allowing him to check back later, so marking wasn’t needed.

However, the maze didn’t allow precise positioning unless there was level suppression.

Quickly, Han Shuangjiang felt this man was putting pressure on her again.

"Which side to choose?" he asked.

The ice-cold person felt helpless, glanced around, and chose the right side.

"Alright, let’s eat dog." Chu Huaixu instinctively said something in English, leaving Han Shuangjiang puzzled, but she quickly followed.

Sure enough, not long after, they reached another fork, this time with three paths.

"Pick one," Chu Huaixu said again.

Han Shuangjiang glanced and suggested, "How about... the middle one?"

"Alright, let’s pick it!" He readily accepted.

Then, Chu Huaixu continued walking without stopping.

Leaving Han Shuangjiang alone to make marks at the fork, once done, he was already far away, so she had to purse her lips hard, watching his stride, then dashed to catch up.

Thus, they passed through ten forks in one go.

Soon after, they entered a large open space, with a full six paths ahead!

Chu Huaixu began putting pressure on Han Shuangjiang again.

"Choose,"

The cold-faced girl’s expression grew even colder, slightly annoyed.

"Can’t you just pick one yourself?" she asked with a furrowed brow.

Clearly, everything’s meant for you, you can’t just let me make all the decisions.

If we took a wrong turn, don’t blame me later.

"I can’t," Chu Huaixu said, sounding rather roguish.

"Let me tell you, I’m really directionally challenged." He started bluffing.

Han Shuangjiang, after all, was still a young girl, and upon hearing this, she grew even more displeased: "Then why don’t you make marks."

She felt somewhat aggrieved, thinking she was doing all the odd jobs while he just strode ahead without stopping.

"I’m intentionally walking ahead to scout, how do you know there’s no danger here? What if it’s not just a maze?" Chu Huaixu spoke with justified confidence.

Han Shuangjiang stared at him, involuntarily cursing in her mind: "This shameless dead fox!"

As a result, while she was giving him a nickname, he had the same thought.

"You’re always putting on a cold face all day; now you’re even colder when you’re angry. Big Ice Cube, hurry up and choose, which of these two paths." Chu Huaixu urged impatiently.

"Big... Big Ice Cube?" Han Shuangjiang was dumbfounded, only thinking in her mind, "So ugly!"

Small Ice Cube still felt kind of cute, but Big Ice Cube felt stupid and clumsy.

Frustrated and angry, she began to rely entirely on intuition, randomly pointing to the left one: "Then this one!"

This time, she quickly marched forward, not bothering to make marks anymore.

Chu Huaixu looked at the cold-faced girl throwing a tantrum without any real emotion, finding it rather amusing.

The colder she acted, the more inexplicably he enjoyed teasing her.

With the confidence of having the [Map] function, Chu Huaixu didn’t bother making any marks.

He watched Han Shuangjiang’s enticing silhouette, her superior hips swaying as she took long strides, and quickly caught up to her.

But once he caught up, he sheepishly ran back to the intersection to leave a mark.

The girl he called Big Ice Cube glanced back, huffed lightly, felt a lot better, and was quite satisfied.

Unbeknownst to her, Chu Huaixu was secretly astonished at the moment.

The reason was simple, the previous ten intersections were all recorded by the [Map].

However, this intersection was not!

According to the system’s [Map] function, the path ahead was entirely dark, but as long as he walked forward, the paths he traversed would appear on the map and be recorded.

Yet, this road didn’t show up; after taking a dozen steps, it was still completely dark, and no new path appeared on the [Map]!

The map only showed the large open area just passed; after choosing one of six, he clearly selected the second intersection, but no new path was generated, as if it was stuck.

"Is my access level too low?"

Chu Huaixu was puzzled by this and decided it was better to leave a mark first.

The two continued walking like this, continuously making choices, for almost an entire hour.

Han Shuangjiang began to lose more and more confidence.

"The space beneath this Cold Pool is so vast!" she couldn’t help but sigh.

"Also, since we started through ten different entrances and haven’t run into anyone else after all this time, it means the paths inside aren’t connected."

"Do you think we might have chosen the wrong path from the start?" She looked at Chu Huaixu, voicing her thoughts.

"It’s normal to feel uncertain," Chu Huaixu replied.

In his view, Han Shuangjiang had just entered the world of cultivation and hadn’t yet encountered any opportunities. She didn’t know that she was destined for great fortune, with extraordinary adventures awaiting her, as if the whole world revolved around her.

Just like how many people feel they’re lucky only after they’ve tasted the benefits repeatedly.

Chu Huaixu looked at her and suddenly changed the subject: "But I have faith in you, so don’t feel pressured, Big Ice Cube."

Han Shuangjiang: "..."

Then you, Dead Fox, why don’t you choose the path yourself, you jerk!

The cold-faced girl took a deep breath, forced herself to bite the bullet, and continued making choices.

She still didn’t understand why she had to be the one choosing; she felt no need to take responsibility for it.

Just like that, they continued here for what felt like another half hour.

They hadn’t managed to exit the maze nor arrived at previously marked intersections, meaning they hadn’t retraced their steps.

"Why not let you choose instead?" Han Shuangjiang no longer seemed annoyed but rather somewhat dejected.

Choosing and walking repeatedly felt like there was no end in sight.

Throughout the process, one can’t help but doubt oneself.

She didn’t know if she chose wrong, but she also didn’t know if she was right, leaving behind endless confusion.

If she had been alone, with her stubborn nature, she wouldn’t have felt like this and might have even argued with herself.

But the problem was she was making choices for Chu Huaixu all along.

This altered one’s mindset.

Chu Huaixu didn’t answer her question about refusing to choose, instead asking, "Are you hungry?"

"Really, you choose. I always feel I’ve led you into a dead end." Han Shuangjiang ignored his question.

"It’s already noon; shall we eat the prepared pancakes?" Chu Huaixu suggested.

"Why must I choose? Does it matter?"

"Want a piece?" He casually took out two pancakes.

Annoyed, Han Shuangjiang glared at him with a pair of beautiful eyes. Her icy demeanor melting made her more vibrant, adding a new charm to her beauty as she grew angry.

Under her gaze, Chu Huaixu had already started munching.

"Not eating?" he handed over the pancake.

"I’ll eat." she replied coldly with a straight face.

...

...

After eating their fill, the two continued their journey.

After about one incense stick’s time, Chu Huaixu noticed Han Shuangjiang seemed like she wanted to say something.

He initially thought she didn’t want to make choices again, so he didn’t ask proactively.

But after a while, she seemed hesitant to speak again, looking visibly uncomfortable.

Despite her long elegant legs enabling her to keep up with Chu Huaixu’s strides, she was now slowing down.

This seasoned companion focused on details, to provide quality service and emotional value to patrons.

Chu Huaixu had a hunch and asked, "You wouldn’t need to..."

He hadn’t finished when a slightly flushed Han Shuangjiang interrupted him.

She hurriedly chose a path, saying, "Let’s go down the middle, you... you go ahead, I’ll catch up; don’t wait for me."

"And, don’t look back!" Her voice softened as her speech quickened, the last two words in a raised tone, then she lowered her head slightly.

Afraid to look at him, but full of shy indignation.

Chu Huaixu had guessed correctly; she needed to relieve herself.

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