An Zhe recalled it and shook his head. At that time, he was just a mushroom. He didn’t even know how to describe the living condition of a mushroom in the human language. He pursed his lips and continued, “If my mycelium breaks, I will hurt. I’m afraid to die.”

“So when I see them dying, I try to help.”

After a long time, he saw Lu Feng smiling. “It is what you do.”

The coat was wet due to the rain and this place was particularly dark and wet. Fortunately, there was some charcoal blocks in the backpack. They set up a bracket, made a fire and turned off the flashlight.

“Are you cold?” Lu Feng asked An Zhe.

An Zhe shook his head but leaned back against Lu Feng, who reached for his shoulder. They didn’t speak anymore. An Zhe just leaned on Lu Feng’s shoulder and watched the dancing flames.

“Can I find An Ze?” he asked after a long time.

He and Lu Feng had agreed to stay in the Abyss for one month and then the base for one month.

Lu Feng didn’t hate the Abyss. An Zhe even thought that the colonel preferred the Abyss more than the base. The colonel knew a lot about the Abyss and could collect many samples for the institute during the one month. However, no matter how familiar Lu Feng was with this place, the Abyss was still very large.

Lu Feng stated, “As long as the cave is still there.”

An Zhe recalled everything in the Abyss. “The cave might be covered with mushrooms, it might be flooded with water, it might’ve collapsed due to fighting monsters… there are times when a cave comes alive. It wakes up and leave.”

He declared, “Still, I have to find it.”

“That’s what I promised An Ze.”

“Even though he doesn’t know.”

“It is what I have promised myself.”

An Zhe was speaking to himself while Lu Feng just stroked his hand. In the end, the told An Zhe, “He won’t be angry because you are late.”

An Zhe nodded. An Ze was a very nice man. He put away his thoughts and continued to watch the flames. Slowly, he spoke about the things in the Abyss and Lu Feng just listened.

It was unknown how long it took but An Ze suddenly thought that everything about his life as a mushroom had been told to Lu Feng. Lu Feng knew about the rainy season, the grass, An Ze and Josie, all the people he knew and all the things he had encountered. On the contrary, he didn’t understand Lu Feng’s past.

“You…” He wondered. “Have you ever promised something that you couldn’t do?”