As Chen Mo squatted at the entrance of the Sword Tomb, gnawing on a skewer of candied hawthorns, a paper crane sent by Elder Nangong plunged headfirst into the syrup. The crane flapped its wings and made a sticky sound: "Get to the Sword Testing Stage immediately! You're in big trouble!"
"System prompt: You have automatically registered for the Sword Tomb trial. Your opponent is the sect leader's direct disciple, Ye Wuque."
A Husky grabbed the hem of Chen Mo's trousers in its jaws and pulled him in the opposite direction, while Danwa sat on the dog's head, holding a small flag that read: "Strike in Protest." Chen Mo broke the candied hawthorn skewer and counted the sticks: "Four out of five sticks spell out 'great misfortune' ... and the remaining one has a turtle drawn on it?"
Chapter 36