“It’s very dangerous,” Chu Mi suddenly said as they flew rapidly.

After a while, he repeated, “It’s already very dangerous.”

Jiang Wang didn’t know what he meant by these nonsensical back-and-forth statements, but he was too lazy to interrupt. After all, the man was close to death; he should have the right to say some nonsense.

Chu Mi suddenly asked, “It’s already reached this point; the purpose of the trial has long been achieved, right?”

Jiang Wang glanced at the large group of sea creatures approaching ahead, quickly turned, and changed direction again.

It was fortunate that the Maze Realm was such a disorienting place, allowing him to maneuver for so long.

“There’s no way we can escape. If you have any hidden trump cards, now’s the time to use them. Life is precious; there’s no second chance,” Chu Mi chattered incessantly.

Jiang Wang thought about the box of talismans he had used up, the five-colored fish still recovering, the Seven Mystic Treasure Robe that had been shattered into pieces, and the Mirage King Pearl whose whereabouts were unknown… He really couldn’t think of anything else he had hidden away.

He could only attribute this to the man’s desperate attempts.

Considering their current predicament was the same, neither could escape. For a moment, he felt a sense of shared suffering.

*Sigh.* He only sighed inwardly.

Seeing that Jiang Wang remained silent, Chu Mi finally couldn’t help but say, “Call for help, you call for help!”

“I don’t want to die. I really don’t want to die!”

“Stop playing, young master! Call for help quickly!”

Jiang Wang was silent for a long time before finally responding, “Who should I call?”

“Call your backer! With your background, how could you come to the Maze Realm for training without strong protectors secretly guarding you? Quickly call them out! A few True Persons would suffice! If True Persons are inconvenient, God Ascension Realm cultivators are also fine! These rabble, who’s afraid of them!”

This misunderstanding was truly preposterous…

Jiang Wang pursed his lips, “I came to the Maze Realm to atone for my sins.”

“Who the hell cares what a young master like you came to the Maze Realm for… What? Atonement for sins?” Chu Mi didn’t react immediately.

Jiang Wang, however, was too lazy to respond further. He just controlled his direction and flew rapidly, briefly escaping Chu Mi’s secret technique, directly confronting a team of sea creatures. Sword energy surged, instantly decapitating many, a chaotic slaughter ensued!

After the cold light flashed, he quickly separated from this sea creature team, leaving only a pile of corpses floating.

Chu Mi’s hand rested on Jiang Wang’s shoulder again, continuing the secret technique of “borrowing the slope to roll down,” but his voice had become very strained: “You’re joking with me, right? Young Master Jiang, I truly respect you. But the atmosphere is not right now; it’s not the time for jokes.”

“You don’t want to die, and neither do I,” Jiang Wang responded seriously, “But I’m not joking.”

“I risked my life to find you, being chased by so many sea creatures, using up so many precious hidden items. And you tell me you came to the Maze Realm to atone for your sins?” Chu Mi gritted his teeth, almost going mad with anger: “Who the hell would send a prodigy to the Maze Realm to atone for sins!”

Chu Mi’s words were not without reason. If it weren’t for the matter of Zhu Biqiong, Wei Xun would never have bypassed Qi State and thrown Jiang Wang into the Maze Realm. Qi State would never have allowed such a thing to happen. Just like when he killed Hai Zongming, Qi State directly backed him up, and not a single bit of responsibility fell on him.

Unless Qi State also abandoned him.

Therefore, it was no wonder that Chu Mi, preoccupied with the rumored imperial hidden lineage, was thinking of the masters secretly protecting the imperial hidden lineage. After being discovered by the sea warriors and having no way to escape, he desperately moved towards Jiang Wang’s location.

Jiang Wang meeting him was not an accident, but rather that he deliberately sought him out.

It felt like he was desperately struggling while drowning, finally grasping a life-saving straw, and it turned out to be *really* just a straw! As soon as he grabbed it, before he could even exert force, it broke!

“I came voluntarily,” Jiang Wang said.

“What crime did you commit? With your talent, how heinous must your crime be for the imperial court to abandon you?”

“I came for a friend,” Jiang Wang’s voice was calm, just like when he performed the Clear Sky Step Immortal Technique, steady and almost without any mistakes. Every step was the nearly best choice.

In the large net that the sea creatures were closing in on, he was struggling to find a bit more space, delaying his life for a few more breaths.

Chu Mi was silent.

He didn’t know what to say, or what else he could say. It seemed he finally had to accept his fate.

After a long while, he said, “Although I don’t want to admit it, you seem like the kind of person who would do something like this.”

Before, when Jiang Wang directly crushed the fate-image bag and let him leave, it had already surprised him.

But at that time, he thought more that it was probably just the pride of a confident noble at that moment. It was also a disregard for a small person like him.

But now it seemed. This was truly an upright fellow. Although young, he already made him look up to him.

“That commotion earlier attracted a lot of sea creatures. You deliberately created it, right?” Chu Mi asked again.

“Yes. Wasted a Mirage King Pearl,” Jiang Wang said casually, “If you have the chance, remember to pay me back.”

Chu Mi closed his mouth again.

Jiang Wang could feel that the man’s spirit seemed to have completely collapsed. Even the secret technique of “borrowing the slope to roll down” was only being maintained subconsciously.

But Jiang Wang had no intention of reminding him or asking him to do anything.

Everyone has the right to choose how to face death. Struggling doesn’t necessarily lead to a better outcome, and numbness is not necessarily bad.

The silence lasted for a while, after Jiang Wang changed direction again.

“Thank you,” Chu Mi suddenly said very quickly and lightly.

“What?” Jiang Wang didn’t hear clearly.

“I said!” Chu Mi said loudly, “How did you survive until now being so foolish!”

“…” Jiang Wang said, “You should be thankful for our current situation, otherwise I would definitely teach you how to speak.”

“Hahahahahaha!” Chu Mi burst into laughter again.

“What are you laughing at?” Jiang Wang felt he had gone mad.

But at such a critical juncture between life and death, chatting with a crazy person seemed to alleviate some of the terrifying pressure, making him feel inexplicably lighter.

“What have I been doing these past few years? Living without dignity, shamelessly, no matter what others said about me or how they looked at me. I desperately wanted to live. But I still can’t live, goddamn it! Hahahahahaha, isn’t that funny?”

“Not very funny,” Jiang Wang said truthfully.

“You son of a bitch! I knew you looked down on me!” Chu Mi grumbled.

After Jiang Wang was indeed unable to bring in any rescuers, he also lost his respect for Jiang Wang.

As the outcome of death approached step by step, he also seemed to be peeling off his mask bit by bit.

What kind of Chu Mi was beneath that thick-skinned, deceptive mask?

“A person’s dignity is earned by themselves, not given by others,” Jiang Wang said, “Does it matter if I look down on you?”

“You think you’re the only genius! I cultivated to the Outer Chamber Realm in a broken place like Liangshang Tower, which is also very remarkable, okay!” Chu Mi grinned, even a little proud: “Don’t think your background is better than mine. And you seem very smart, not falling for my tricks. How naive you are! I made a mark on you, and you didn’t even know it. If it weren’t for this damn thing happening, I would have found some time to steal your treasure, do you believe me?”

“I believe it,” Jiang Wang said casually, “But when the Arresting God comes to catch you someday, I hope you can also find some time to escape.”

His treasure as a dignified fourth-grade Green Badge being stolen, it was certainly possible to file a major case at the Capital Inspection Office. Other things were hard to guarantee, but dealing with Liangshang Tower cultivators was truly like a cat catching a mouse, a professional specialty.

Chu Mi was choked for a moment, then flew into a rage: “You seem to have a bad brain. What time is it, and you’re still arguing with me about this! You’re almost dead, little brother!”

“That’s quite a coincidence; you seem to be dying soon too,” Jiang Wang said.

A period of silence.

Chu Mi’s madness completely disappeared, and he said sadly, “I don’t want to die.”

Jiang Wang finally sighed, “Neither do I.”