The Fifth Space-Time. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

Chu Ge sat silently on the mountaintop, wearing an ancient costume he’s still not accustomed to, gazing into the distance.

Behind him was the result of the past few days spent with Ye Liang, a modern two-story wooden cabin.

Now, he has been in this space-time for nearly two months, and during these two months, he has been cultivating non-stop, but recently he has discovered something.

That is, his martial arts have unknowingly started to decline.

Chu Ge felt a bit perplexed. Even though he had traveled to another space-time, his martial arts shouldn’t vanish, nor should they be sealed. Lately, not only has he felt his martial arts starting to slip, but even when transmitting energy, he feels somewhat distracted.

"Chu Ge, come over, it’s time to eat!"

At that moment, Ye Liang’s voice called out. Chu Ge turned to look at Ye Liang. During this period of interaction, Chu Ge felt that Ye Liang was not a simple person.

Every time people from Marquis Ye Mansion came looking for trouble, she could easily turn them away. The key thing was, she seemed to know and understand him very well, which didn’t seem like a reaction a stranger would have.

During this time, Chu Ge asked her several times if they had known each other before, but Ye Liang always denied it.

This made him somewhat suspicious. It’s not that he doesn’t trust people, but many things are just too coincidental.

Now, having been in the Fifth Space-Time for two months, a normal person would think of finding a way back, but Ye Liang didn’t seem hurried at all. In her words, since they were here, they should make the best of it. But the more she acted like this, the more puzzled he felt.

Ye Liang called Chu Ge for a long time without getting a response, so she curiously walked over and patted him on the shoulder, saying, "Chu Ge, what are you thinking about? It’s time to eat."

Chu Ge smiled, "Nothing, just thinking about how to get home."

A shrewd light flashed in Ye Liang’s eyes, and she subtly curved her lips, "After all this time, you still want to go home?"

Chu Ge slightly lowered his eyes, speaking as if to both Ye Liang and himself, "Don’t you want to go home at all?"

Ye Liang awkwardly laughed, "What’s the use of wanting to go home? Look at us now, can we make it back? Can you find a way back?"

Chu Ge side-eyed Ye Liang, some suspicion flashing in his eyes. He always felt there was some secret Ye Liang wasn’t telling him.

"Ye Liang, are you hiding something from me?"

Chu Ge asked, intently staring at Ye Liang.

Ye Liang felt a shiver under his gaze, thinking to herself that he couldn’t possibly have recognized her, right? But upon second thought, she deemed it unlikely.

"What nonsense are you talking about? What could I be hiding from you?" Ye Liang smiled awkwardly.

Chu Ge turned back to continue staring into the distance, a faint smile on his lips, "I was just saying it casually, you don’t have to take it seriously."

"..." Ye Liang’s palms had already broken into a cold sweat. She felt that if they continued to be together, Chu Ge might see through her disguise.

Moreover, the three-month mark was approaching, and if the master hadn’t taken control by then, she would automatically return. When that time comes...

Ye Liang didn’t dare to think further.

After a while, Chu Ge stood up and said to Ye Liang, "Let’s go, isn’t it time to eat?"

This meal left Ye Liang feeling very disoriented. She watched Chu Ge eat with gusto; ever since they started cooking on the mountain, all their meals came from wild herbs gathered by Chu Ge, a mountain delicacy.

However, there was one thing that left her curious and somewhat frustrated. She had started to slowly poison Chu Ge, but noticed no change in his body; even the slowest poison should have some reaction.

While eating, Chu Ge noticed someone continuously watching him from the side. He curiously looked up at Ye Liang, catching her retracting gaze, "Ye Liang, do you have something you want to say to me?"

Ye Liang cleared her throat, "No, nothing."

"You’ve seemed a bit off these past few days, have you encountered something troublesome?"

Chu Ge asked again.

Down the mountain, plenty of people at Marquis Ye Mansion were displeased with Ye Liang and constantly sought trouble in various ways. Although Ye Liang rebuffed them each time, dealing with such frequent occurrences was indeed annoying.

"Not really, I just wanted to ask if you’ve been feeling unwell recently?"

Ye Liang asked cautiously. Maybe his body was reacting, but he hadn’t mentioned it. If that were the case, she wouldn’t know when to execute her plan. If delayed, it could ruin the master’s strategy, and she’d be to blame.

Chu Ge looked at her puzzled, "Why are you asking that?"

Ye Liang smiled awkwardly, "Nothing, I’ve just been feeling a bit exhausted lately, so I wanted to know if you have similar symptoms."

Chu Ge glanced down at their food. Ever since they had built their kitchen, they hadn’t eaten anything sent by others. Poisoning the food was practically impossible.

Besides, who would poison their meals? If someone poisoned him, he should be able to detect it.

After mulling it over, Chu Ge finally said, "Actually, I’ve been feeling the same. I thought it was just an adverse reaction to arriving in this space-time."

Ye Liang felt a bit excited inside. She knew her poison couldn’t have no effect, so Chu Ge was faking all along!

This thought calmed Ye Liang quite a bit. She laughed, "So you’re having the same reaction, that’s good to know. I thought those people from down the mountain had poisoned me to deal with me."

Chu Ge didn’t respond, eating quietly, though he had other thoughts.

Even Ye Liang had such a reaction, indicating someone was meddling behind the scenes. Earlier, he had suspected Ye Liang, but it seemed he was overthinking.

But who was scheming in the shadows? And why? It remained a mystery.

Staring at the bowl of white rice before him, Chu Ge lost the desire to continue eating.

He got up and said to Ye Liang, "I’m full."

With that, he stood and walked out.

He left the house and climbed to the mountaintop, hands clasped behind his back, quietly watching the scene below.

His mind replayed Ye Liang’s recent words. If they were indeed being plotted against, and the perpetrator didn’t poison their food, then from where?

Chu Ge furrowed his brows, feeling somewhat frustrated. Finding a way back was already difficult enough; being rendered helpless here added to his unease.