NIRVANA SHACKLES
ANCIENT HALLWAY

“Wuxian! I found a passageway. It seems, that passageway could be our way out of this City,” Huang Chao said as he approached Huang Chao and the little boy with him.

“Really? Is the hallway safe? What about other residents? Can they also save themselves with us?” ask Wuxian in succession.

Huang Chao sighed, as Wuxian again worried about others, more than himself. “Wuxian, I'm really surprised by you. Sometimes, you don't have to be too good. About the residents of the City, you don't have to worry about them. I've been urging them to get out of the hallway I found. They have flocked to get out of the city through the line. Dan, you can relax. I made sure of it and checked with myself. I've been down that aisle. There was no danger, its path connecting to a quite dark foreign place. From the nuances I can see, it's a cave. Forget about explaining the passageway. The most important thing right now is to save ourselves. Come!” bring him.

Yu Wuxian and the little boy she saved, together with Huang Chao headed to the passageway mentioned by Huang Chao.

When it almost arrived, many residents of the City who flocked in line to be able to take turns out through the lane. While Huang Chao and Wuxian also relented and waited for the residents of the City to come out first. After everything had entered the hall, it was now Wuxian and Huang Chao's turn to go inside.

Inside the hallway, it felt cold and damp. Tik.. tik.. tik.. little by little water dripped from the cracks of the stone walls of the hallway. The ground they stepped on was muddy, because the water dripping from the gap of the hall wall never stopped, even though it was not swift and only drop by drop.

“What's up?” wuxian asked the boy he saved, as the boy pulled on Wuxian's clothes.

“Kakak, now where are we?” ask the boy to Wuxian.

“This...this is the passageway,” replied Wuxian potluck.

“Why so dark and scary?” tanyakanya.

“Because there is not a single light. But just calm down. Once we get out of here, the outside won't be as dark as this.” Wuxian tried to calm down.

“Sister, can you help me find my parents? Are my parents with us too? Are they safe?” ask the boy.

Wuxian was stunned when she heard the question from the boy. He was stunned and really did not know what to answer and how. He could promise nothing to the boy, other than his safety which he would protect as much as possible.

Huang Chao was speechless not because he did not hear and did not really care about the conversation of the two. He heard well what they were talking about. However, he chose to be quiet and not interfere. Until Wuxian fell silent, Huang Chao had the initiative to speak up.

“Hey, little boy...stop worrying about other things and just worry about yourself. Don't make other people bother with personal problems that are not profitable. We do not have many opportunities just to worry about personal matters that are not related to the goal,” Huang Chao said recklessly. He really did not think about who he was talking to, even though it was a small child. Huang Chao really did not care about their feelings.

The child was simply speechless hearing what Huang Chao had just said. Huang Chao's words were too cruel to be heard by a child of his age. However, Huang Chao really did not care whether he would hurt the feelings of such a small child. Huang Chao did not care, because he never wanted to care about the feelings of others who were considered troublesome.

“I'll help you find them,” cetus Wuxian.

“Really? Are you really gonna help me find my parents?” The boy was not too sure of what Wuxian had just said to him.

“True. I never lie to you with my words. If I decide to say something, as much as possible I will definitely fulfill that word,” said Wuxian.

“Hekh!” Huang Chao's. “Wuxian.. Wuxian. It is a pleasure to trouble yourself, to interfere in the affairs of others. I can't believe I made this stupidest man my brother. Yes, yes, do as you please, because it's useless if I forbid you. A stubborn child like you will never listen to all of my words. Your decision can never be contested,” chirped Huang Chao in a lazy tone.

“Oh, yes. What's your name?” wuxian asked the little boy.

“Li Jing, my name is Xiao Li Jing,” she replied.

The child named Li Jing only fell silent while nodding his head a few times.

“Front there already looks not too dark. Looks like, soon we will get to the hallway door,” said Huang Chao.

“True. In front there is not too dark.it seems, we will soon come out of this hallway,” said Wuxian.

They began to accelerate their steps, chasing the dim light that was slowly starting to light up. The hallway they were in was quite long.

When Wuxian had almost come out of the hallway, suddenly someone stopped his steps until Wuxian accidentally hit him from behind. Wuxian dexterously grabbed the person's arm so as not to fall for it. Then, Wuxian asked, “You okay?” tanyakanya.

The person confirmed his body position, then turned to look at Wuxian's face in the darkness. “I'm fine, thank you,” he said.

“No, you don't have to thank me. I should have apologized. Sorry for hitting you. I'm less careful,” said Wuxian.

“No problem,” he said.

“Grandfather, is that you?” Suddenly the child named Li Jing spoke up and asked the person who accidentally Wuxian hit, with the name ‘Kakek.’

“Who are you?” tanyakanya.

“I'm Li Jing,” replied the boy.

“Li Jing... Is that you, son? Did you make it through?” tanyakanya.

Without thinking much, Li Jing ran towards the Grandfather and hugged him tightly. He was crying in Grandpa's arms.

“Li Jing, are you hurt?” ask the Grandpa.

“I'm fine. Thanks to these Brothers, I managed to survive,”.

“Really? In that case, thank you for saving my grandson,” said the Grandpa. Faintly seen in the darkness, he lowered his head, a gesture of gratitude to Huang Chao.

“No, you don't have to thank me. It is my job to help others,” said Wuxian.

“You don't have to thank me, but you can thank Wuxian. Here, Wuxian is the hero. He who helps the child without thinking about consequences, even without ability,” said Huang Chao.

“Kak Chao ..”

“Why? Isn't that the reality? Hey, Wuxian! It must be nice for you to have been acting like a hero,” chirped Huang Chao.