Bexia ran with Sakuya for half a day before finally stopping. He carefully checked Sakuya from head to toe, who had fallen into a coma, and confirmed that she was only unconscious. Bexia couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief, grateful that she was alive.
"She fell into this deep sleep-like coma because her body absorbed too much energy. If I consume the excess energy in her body, she should wake up!" Shitian spat a white flame on Sakuya, turning her into a fire person. After the flame lasted for a few minutes and gradually disappeared, Sakuya's brows furrowed slightly.
"Hmm?!"
"Where am I?" Sakuya opened her eyes with a hint of confusion, then her gaze sharpened as she saw Bexia in front of her. Swiftly, she reached into her skirt and touched a silver light, pulling out a small knife and placing it against his neck.
"Who are you?" Sakuya stared at Bexia, her hand trembling slightly as she held the blade. Seeing Bexia triggered memories from long ago in her mind.
"Are you my... brother?" Sakuya asked tentatively.
"Finally remembered me?" Bexia smiled and patted her silver hair gently. "Why don't you put the knife down? Planning to kidnap me?"
"Oh!" It was clearly a tease, but Sakuya caught on quickly and removed the knife from Bexia's neck. She blushed and lowered her head in embarrassment. But then she remembered something and immediately looked up, speaking urgently.
"Big brother, you must go save Ophelia and the others!"
"Don't worry... don't worry!!" Bexia comforted Sakuya. He also wanted to find Ophelia and Long Momo quickly, but with the unknown size of the space-time crack, not even knowing the direction they went, how could they find them?
"But Ophelia and the others are being chased by that monster, and I can't help at all..." Sakuya started to cry, her heartbreaking appearance making others feel sorry for her.
"It's okay! It's okay! Everything will be alright!" Bexia hugged Sakuya's small body, comforting her and patting her back gently. It was normal for her to react this way facing life and death. Right now, she just needed a little comfort.
Bexia's comforting had a good effect as Sakuya shed a few tears before blushing and jumping off Bexia. At that moment, Shitian's voice rang in his ears, prompting him to ask Sakuya, "Do you have anything related to Ophelia or Long Momo on you?"
"Something..." Sakuya pondered for a moment, then lifted her skirt to reveal a cracked jade stone. "This is the talisman Sis Dragon gave me, but now..."
"With this, we can trace them!" Bexia took the jade stone and handed it to Shitian. It was better to let the 'old man' handle this tracing task. The others present did not understand these things.
Although Sakuya had the talisman given by Long Momo, she couldn't find anything related to Ophelia on her. Or rather, there were some items, but the aura on them was too weak to trace. It seemed to trace directly back to Sakuya, not to Ophelia.
"Let's find one at a time!" Bexia frowned. They could only take it step by step now.
Shitian once again used his ability to trace the aura and quickly located Long Momo. However, seeing her frozen in a giant hourglass, Bexia's heart skipped a beat.
Long Momo's appearance was extremely eerie, as if she had suddenly been frozen while running. So when Bexia saw her, she looked like she was in mid-run except for the hourglass enclosing her. It almost seemed like a lifelike sculpture?
"Sis Dragon, what happened to her?" Sakuya looked at the frozen Long Momo, feeling a sense of unease. She subconsciously grabbed Bexia's arm and hugged him a bit tighter.
"I'll go check it out, you all stay here and be careful!" Bexia patted Sakuya's hand, then slowly approached Long Momo. Sensing no imminent danger, he cautiously touched Long Momo.
"Don't..." Shitian tried to remind him, but it was too late. Bexia's fingers had already touched Long Momo, making the ethereal hourglass around her solidify instantly.
"Don't move!" Shitian's words were cut off by the sudden burst of light from the touched hourglass. Subsequently, each person in the area had a beam of light on their chest and a golden gear appeared behind them, slowly turning. Everyone was frozen in place, just like Long Momo before.
Their bodies couldn't move, but their minds were clear. Bexia maintained his touch motion, sensing Long Momo's situation. This was the result of time being frozen for them, but the freeze wasn't absolute. At least, their minds were unaffected.
Shitian suddenly regretted that his eyesight had failed him, failing to recognize the famous artifact, the Time Hourglass. Bexia accidentally activated it, resulting in everyone being frozen here. They could only hope that Mo Qingqin would discover them soon and rescue them, or else they would be stuck here, unable to resist the power of time.
