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Falling in Love to Escape the Original Book Plot [BL]

Chapter 258: Another Trace

Author: Muthoni_Murira
updatedAt: 2025-07-12

CHAPTER 258: ANOTHER TRACE

From what he knew, the fire’s rank had fallen from level three to level six.

However, its cultivation was at the mid-stage of level seven.

With his current cultivation, Shen Xu couldn’t contract it without being burned alive.

Thinking of this, he turned to Zhen Yuan.

[Ayuan, the lightning element fire is too powerful. I can’t contract it with my current cultivation.] He said.

[I know.] Zhen Yuan nodded and quickly continued.

[We will send it to the space. It can stay in the lightning area until you are ready to contract it.]

[It has an aggressive temperament. Will it obediently stay in the lightning area?]

[Have you forgotten, I am a peak level seven formation master. I will use the qiankun formation flags to trap it if we can’t reason with it.]

[Good idea.] Shen Xu nodded.

"Master, do you know where the fire is?" Feng Xue asked.

"I..." The double started but soon stopped.

Although he knew the fire was near them, he couldn’t see it.

"It’s in a pocket space." Zhen Yuan said.

Of the laws he comprehended, space laws were the most abundant.

Because of this, he could see the hidden space and even sense the entrance.

"Ayuan, can you break the space?" Shen Xu asked but Zhen Yuan shook his head.

"Breaking it is not a good idea." He said, looking at their surroundings.

Over the past one hundred years, many cultivators had left the lake but more had arrived.

Although none were near the four, the distance was not so far that they wouldn’t notice a commotion at the centre of the lake.

"Is there a way to find the fire without breaking the pocket space?"

"This..." Zhen Yuan frowned and looked at Shen Xu with complex eyes.

"What’s wrong?" The double asked.

[The laws at the entrance are very similar to your life laws.] Zhen Yuan answered and Shen Xu couldn’t help but be confused.

[What does that mean?]

[Xiaoxu, I am afraid that one of your parents created the pocket space.]

Hearing this, Shen Xu was shocked.

After all, the book Shen Xu never met or learned anything about his parents.

’What’s going on in this life?’ He wondered.

Soon after he transmigrated, he met Bai Guo and learned they were heteropaternal twins.

Later, he retrieved a black token belonging to his father’s family.

Now, there was a trace of his parents in a mid-grade secret realm in the cultivation world.

[Is it my mother or father?] The double asked and Zhen Yuan couldn’t help but frown.

A moment later, he turned to his wife with uncertain eyes.

[I can’t be sure but I think it’s your father.]

[My father....] The double muttered and subconsciously narrowed his eyes.

There was no Shen family in the Tianqi continent but there was one in the Tianxuan continent.

However, the Shen family was a small clan that was barely mentioned in the original novel.

Considering that, Shen Xu didn’t think the Shen family had anyone who could create a pocket space in the Yunshan secret realm.

’Either way, I should ask Feng Xue about the Bai and Shen families in the Tianxuan continent.’ He thought and shook his head to dispel the distracting thoughts.

"Master, shall we enter the pocket space?" Yang Shi asked, his eyes shining with anticipation.

"Do you want to die?" Shen Xu rolled his eyes.

Although they knew the lightning element fire was in the pocket space, Shen Xu didn’t dare to enter rashly.

After all, even if the fire was reasonable and didn’t attack them, they didn’t know the situation in the pocket space.

"Let Xiaomu explore the pocket space." Zhen Yuan suggested and Shen Xu excitedly nodded.

"Why didn’t I think of that?!" He muttered, his voice laced with annoyance.

A breath later, he released Xiaomu and pointed at the entrance.

"Xiaomu, go in and see what’s happening." He said.

"Okay, master."

Soon after, Xiaomu entered the pocket space and the four eagerly waited.

However, Xiaomu didn’t come out even after waiting for three hours.

"Was he eaten?" Yang Shi asked and Feng Xue glared in annoyance.

"Master is fine." She said and Yang Shi looked at Shen Xu before nodding.

Xiaomu was Shen Xu’s contracted fire.

If she were heavily injured or eaten, Shen Xu would be backlashed and also injured.

Since the double was fine, Xiaomu was also fine but delayed for some reason.

"I have been thinking..." Shen Xu started with a thoughtful expression.

"What’s the matter?" Zhen Yuan asked.

"Could Xiaomu be trapped?"

Hearing this, everyone looked at the place where the pocket space was hidden.

A moment later, Feng Xue sighed.

"It’s possible." She said.

"Although you can’t communicate with Xiaomu, your contract is stable. The situation in the space shouldn’t be too dangerous." Zhen Yuan said and the others agreed.

After that, the four activated talismans and other defensive measures before cautiously entering the pocket space.

At a glance, the space was only one hundred square metres.

However, it was covered in silver flames and the temperature was more than ten thousand times that of the centre of the lake.

"Master." An excited voice resounded.

"Xiaomu, why didn’t you come out? Are you trapped?" Shen Xu asked, opening his palm to catch the green flame that was rushing towards him.

Hearing this, Xiaomu shook its flaming head.

"I am not trapped." He answered and quickly continued.

"I lost track of time when I was talking to Xiaolei."

"Xiaolei..." Shen Xu turned to the centre of the space.

Although the entire space was burning, the flame body was floating at the centre.

At this time, Xiaolei was staring at Shen Xu with narrowed eyes.

"A spirit transformation realm weakling dreams of contracting this master?" The flame mocked, staring at Shen Xu in disdain.

"What master?" Shen Xu sneered and quickly continued.

"You dare to call yourself a master when you are trapped in a pocket space? How come you are trapped when you are so strong? How long have you been trapped?"

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