“Calm down!” Bai Youwei said with irritation. “Even if I enter the labyrinth right now, there’s no guarantee I’ll end up in Labyrinth 1! And it’s even less possible for me to enter Fu Miaoxue’s dream specifically! As you yourself just said — Labyrinth 1 is an isolated scene for each person. Right now, the only one who can save Fu Miaoxue is herself!”

Shen Mo looked at Du Lai and said in a steady tone, “Since you and Chen Hui were able to get out, there’s no reason to assume Fu Miaoxue won’t. You should have faith in her — wait a little longer.”

Du Lai shook his head, murmuring, “She can’t get out… she can’t get out…”

Bai Youwei asked in puzzlement, “Why are you so certain she can’t get out?”

Du Lai didn’t answer. Instead, he looked at Bai Youwei and raised the offer of a deal once more —

“Do you want to know which game holds the item that can bring the dead back to life? I can take you there. As long as you’re willing to enter the labyrinth to save her, I’ll tell you how to obtain the resurrection item.”

Bai Youwei said, “Game locations aren’t fixed — after all this time, who knows where it’s moved to.”

“What if the game location is fixed?” Du Lai held Bai Youwei’s gaze. “That game isn’t anywhere specific. It can only be entered by triggering a particular item.”

Bai Youwei paused.

A game like that… bore some resemblance to the dollhouse. The dollhouse was triggered and entered through a gold coin.

She was silent for a moment, then quietly shook her head. “…There was a time I might have been interested in this. But right now, the third battle game is almost upon us — and as long as I win through to the end, I think the supervisor won’t be stingy about granting me a few small wishes.”

Du Lai looked at her with complete helplessness, close to begging. “Bai Youwei…”

Shen Mo cut him off. “Du Lai, you should go back and rest. Even if she agreed — I wouldn’t. How dangerous the labyrinth is, we both know full well. Besides, we’re about to enter the third battle game. Going into the labyrinth at this point is absolutely not a wise move.”

Cheng Weicai looked at Du Lai’s pitiable state and couldn’t bring himself to see Bai Youwei put in danger either, so he added gently, “What Xiao Shen says is right — go back and rest for now. There’s truly nothing we can do to help in this matter. Our hands are tied.”

Tan Xiao stood to one side, impatient. “Weiwei has already said it herself — even if she went into the labyrinth, there’s no way she’d end up in Fu Miaoxue’s dream. I don’t understand why he insists on Weiwei being the one to go.”

Bai Youwei didn’t understand either. Why would Du Lai bring up a request she was certain to refuse?

Du Lai rose from the sofa. Weakened as he was, his body swayed slightly.

“Bai Youwei…” he began again. “What if I said… I could help you find your mother? Would you consider… going into the labyrinth to save Miaoxue?”

Bai Youwei froze.

Not just her — the entire room stared at Du Lai in stunned disbelief.

Then someone exclaimed in shock, “You know where Wang Jingxian is?!”

Shen Mo turned to look. It was his father.

Shen’s eldest uncle furrowed his brow and muttered, “She’s been gone this long — why do you still have feelings for her…”

Du Lai stood before Bai Youwei, his gaze clouded and deliberate, speaking slowly. “Don’t you want to know where she is? Don’t you want to know how she’s doing?… She should be your only remaining family in this world…”

Bai Youwei bit her lower lip gently, watching him with cool eyes.

A moment passed. She said, “How can I be sure you’re not bluffing?”

Shen Mo’s brow tightened slightly, a trace of worry surfacing in his eyes.

That Bai Youwei would ask this meant Du Lai’s words had already started to move her.

Du Lai pulled a shard of crystal from his pocket. “An item — a fragment of a magic crystal ball. It can show you the location of a person you hold in your heart. It can be used a maximum of three times. Only one use remains.”

Then he produced a red bamboo fortune slip. Written on it was the character “Bai.”

“An item — a lucky oracle slip. Any seemingly unsolvable problem, with this lucky oracle slip, will receive a hint.”

Du Lai pointed to the character on it. “In all of headquarters, only you bear the surname Bai. That’s why I came to find you.”

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