Chapter 210 - Down The Rabbit Hole Once Again

Ah Chun opened her eyes well before the sun came up. She gave a long dejected sigh as she saw she was still in the old worn down mud hut. She had hoped that when she opened her eyes again she would be back sitting in front of Immortal Xiao Ying's Palace. Ah Chun was really wondering if that was all a dream or not. Had she really seemingly lived two lifetimes or was it all just a long dream after hurting her head. Everything was so vivid and realistic that it seemed completely real. Ah Chun was completely lost now on what was real and what wasn't. 

"No, I can't let this waste my time thinking about this. I need to get my things together and see if Mother is actually down that hole I fell through last time. If that hole even exists. But just in case I better prepare a few extra things." Ah Chun was going to play this as safe as possible. She knew that if she fell down that hole and Mei Liling was not there she would most likely either die or get seriously injured. This was something she could not risk. If the current her was to get seriously injured now, during that fall, she would die soon after even if she had lived through the fall itself. 

"Okay… Let's see  small knife, rope, basket and… Oh yeah, I should take my birth mother's jewelry with me. This way I will not have to deal with the people of the village." Ah Chun figured if this was a new life, then there was no point in keeping everything the same. So far there have already been small differences. The main one being the wound on the back of her head when she woke up the first time. The other being the hut she was in seemed a lot more run down. 

Ah Chun had also found another issue. The spot where she remembered she had hidden her birth mother's jewelry was not there.  Ah Chun was confused so she went to work ripping the entire hut apart but there were no signs of any actual hiding spots. "Odd… Is this place different than the last?" Shaking her head and grabbing her things Ah Chun walked out the door. "I will just need to look into it later..." 

Ah Chun walked up towards the forest as she had remembered the way from before. The sun had started to rise by the time Ah Chun reached the forest edge. She hated her current body because she felt weak after such a short walk. She needed to start cultivating as soon as possible and rebuild her strength. Ah Chun made sure to pick up a long stick to shuffle the underbrush to scare away any snakes that might be hiding within.  The last thing she needed was getting bit by a snake before she even got to see her mother again. 

This time though Ah Chun was not looking for any wild vegetables since there was no point. Her goal was to find that ancient tree with the hole that she had fallen into from her memories. She, of course, did not forget to stay alert and keep an eye out for the Wind Chasing Tiger. Ah Chun spent a good few hours walking through the woods, she was coming upon the edge of the middle zone where the demonic beast would start to show up. 

Ah Chun was now starting to worry a little. She had long passed the area where she met the Wind Chasing Tiger before. Which meant that her actually running into many rank one and above demonic beast would increase. This was because without the Wind Chasing Tiger keeping the other demonic beasts away from the area, there was no way she would not run into any other demonic beasts.

Now that she was without cultivation Ah Chun wondered how mortals survived up until now. "Come on Chun'er don't get all depressed now. As long as I can make it to that ancient tree things might get back on track. If not then it looks like this life was a short one." 

Ah Chun was not afraid of dying. To her dying was something that came naturally now. Although she was not afraid of dying it did not mean she wanted to die. She would still fight with everything she had until it was completely hopeless. Only then would she smile and close her eyes and accept death. From what she knew she had already died many times. Whether those deaths were real or not was something Ah Chun did not know. 

As Ah Chun continued forward she realized that it was eerily quiet. This was a good sign since that meant a higher-ranked demonic beast was around.  She could only hope it was a Wind Chasing Tiger though. They were the only Demonic beasts in this forest that actually "played with their food". Because of that, she would have a chance to make it to the ancient tree as she did before.

It was not long after that Ah Chun heard a loud roar. A smile appeared on Ah Chun's face hearing this. Because it was indeed the roar of a Wind Chasing Tiger. Hearing the roar Ah Chun took off running. She did not even want to wait for it to show itself. She did as she did before and continued to run straight. The only difference this time was that there was no rain so Ah Chun was able to run a lot faster than she did last time. 

Ah Chun ducked and weaved her way through the underbrush and thickets. Her skin and clothes were scr.a.p.ed and torn. She could feel the pain with every cut she received from thorns and branches as she ran through thorn bushes and sharp branches without the slightest hesitation. She might not be feeling the heart-pounding danger like she did before, she did know that if she stopped even for a second, it could mean death for her. All she could do was hope she was running in the correct direction to get to the ancient tree. 

Finally after almost ten minutes of running her body gave out on her and she tumbled out into an opening in the forest. Her eyes looked up above her from the ground as her chest heaved up and down. A bright smile appeared on her face as she laughed out loud. "Hahaha! The Heavens are with me today!" Not more than a few meters away was the same exact ancient tree from her memories. 

Ah Chun forced her body to move as she slowly got up made her way to the tree. As she did the Wind Chasing Tiger finally made its appearance as it roared out at Ah Chun. Ah Chun turned around and looked at the Wind Chasing Tiger in front of her. She tapped her foot on the ground, her smile became even more profound as she did this. "I'm sorry… I know you want to make me your meal for today but unfortunately, I do not have the time to play with you anymore. So I will need to say goodbye to you here. " After saying her words Ah Chun stomped on the ground hard with both her feet. The ground crumbled underfoot causing Ah Chun to fall into the opening. The Wind Chasing Tiger roared out as it lunged at Ah Chun but it was a step too late as it could only watch as Ah Chun disappeared from its sight...

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