"Senior, do you know what this place is?"
The old man finished the grilled meat in his hand and stared at the others. "Give me another skewer."
Xiao Man threw him the last skewer. The old man quickly caught it and devoured it. He still seemed unsatisfied, but Xiao Man had no more meat to grill. The old man licked his lips.
"Wild monkey, your grilled meat is good."
"Senior, I entered here unintentionally..."
"It's not unintentional, is it? This is the Land of Eternity."
"Land of Eternity?" Xiao Man was confused. "I've never heard of it."
"Those who have heard of it all die here. After all, no one who enters can leave, so no one knows about the Land of Eternity."
"This is..."
"A place to exile sinners," the old man said slowly. "Once you enter, your long life is not a good thing, because all that awaits you is day after day of torment. No matter where you flee, heavenly lightning will pursue you. Death is a release."
"I don't want to die yet," Xiao Man retorted. "I haven't lived enough."
"All wild monkeys who arrive here think the same way," the old man chuckled. "Little monkey, how long do you think you can last?"
"I guess I can leave here alive," Xiao Man said confidently. "Since there's a way in, there must be a way out. We just haven't found it yet."
"Having confidence is a good thing. I've been here for countless years and searched every corner of this place, but I haven't found a way out."
"You've searched everywhere?" Xiao Man asked in surprise. "In the sea?"
"I've searched every inch of the sea. Nothing. I've searched every island here. Nothing. There's no way out!" The old man picked his teeth with a fish bone. "Once you enter here, you either go mad in the endless years or are struck by heavenly lightning until you vanish into smoke."
"Did you really search everywhere?" Xiao Man believed there must be a place overlooked, and that overlooked place would surely hold a clue.
"I've searched everywhere. Nothing," the old man said with certainty. "I've searched everywhere that can be searched."
"What about the places that cannot be searched?" Xiao Man seized on the key point in the old man's words. Were there places that couldn't be searched here?
The old man looked up at the sky. If there was any place left to search, it would only be the sky above. This small world was extremely peculiar. If one walked in a single direction, they would eventually return to the starting point.
Therefore, the sky above must also be connected. They were like being confined in a sphere; no matter how they walked, they would eventually return to where they began.
Xiao Man followed the old man's gaze upward. The sky. Right, there was a restriction against flying here. They couldn't touch the sky at all. Forget touching it, they couldn't even fly.
"So, the way out is above."
"Even if you know the way out is above, you still can't get out."
"That's not necessarily true," Xiao Man said slowly. "Senior, how many people are still alive in this space?"
"Including me, there are eighteen exiled individuals. Over the long years, some have vanished into smoke, some have destroyed their own souls. Those still alive, including you, should not exceed five." The old man said slowly, looking at Xiao Man's confident expression. He seemed to see himself in the past. When he first arrived, he also thought he could find a way out, but after a long time, he understood he couldn't.
And the person in front of him, like him, couldn't get out. Even if they knew where the exit was, they couldn't leave.
"Senior, I need to find the others who are still alive," Xiao Man said excitedly. "One person might not be able to get out, but if all of us unite, perhaps there's a way out!"
"Unite the people here?" The old man sounded incredulous. "Do you know what kind of people are still alive here?"
"They are all people who want to get out!" Xiao Man said decisively. As long as they want to get out, they are allies. As for who they were before, or what they will do after getting out, she couldn't control it. When the heavens banished her here, they should have known she wouldn't sit idly by, and she probably expected the consequences!
"You're right, they all want to get out. In that case, I'll take you to see them. As for whether you can persuade them, it depends on your own ability!"
The old man led Xiao Man to a small island, his expression somewhat strange.
"Before you go up, I have to warn you," the old man cautioned Xiao Man. "This person is a bit eccentric."
"Can anyone who is confined here be normal?"
"No, his eccentricity isn't because he's confined here, but rather..." The old man didn't know how to describe it, hesitating. Finally, he said, "You'll know once you go up."
Xiao Man was filled with doubt but didn't hesitate. Breaking the restrictions and leaving here alone was impossible. Those who were banished here were not ordinary people. If they joined forces, they would surely be able to get out.
However, as soon as Xiao Man landed, she saw a figure lunging at her like lightning, shouting excitedly, "Woman, woman, woman!"
Xiao Man reacted extremely quickly, sidestepping. She thought that with such speed, the person would fall into the sea, but they didn't. The moment they passed Xiao Man, they stabilized themselves and lunged at Xiao Man again.
"Woman, it's a woman!"
The old man covered his face with his hand. He had said this person was eccentric, and that he loved women the most. Unfortunately, everyone confined here was male. Xiao Man was the first woman to be confined!
Xiao Man didn't expect the other party to be so agile. Fortunately, she wasn't weak either. Seeing the person rush towards her, she kicked out, intending to send him into the sea. However, her foot was caught by the other party.
"Woman, a fragrant woman!"
"I haven't taken a bath in ten days, how can you smell me as fragrant!" Xiao Man asked through gritted teeth, struggling to retract her leg, but the other party wouldn't let go.
"Let go!"
"Let go quickly. This little thing is quite feisty. Be careful you don't suffer later," the old man warned the other person. "You're confined here, you have plenty of time."
However, the person not only didn't let go, but also took off Xiao Man's shoe. Xiao Man's expression turned serious. With a backflip, she kicked the other person with her other foot, forcing them to release her leg. Landing, she switched from defense to offense and charged forward!
The person's voice trembled with excitement: "I like proactive women!"
"I don't like men who are too proactive!" Xiao Man had never lost in close combat, and with the refinement during this period, her physical strength was exceptionally tough. She feared no one.