Ma Yun came to a sudden halt as if a lightbulb had flickered on in his brain. In his moment of realization, Ai Yu, who was trailing behind him, crashed into his back, bumping her head.
"Ouch!" she exclaimed, rubbing her temple with a groggy expression. "What's wrong? Are we there yet?" she asked.
But to her surprise, there was absolutely no sign of what Ma Yun had described at first "the house of desolation" - the dormitory . Shouldn't it be bustling with people and rooms, and most importantly, a canteen? Where is that all ?? Yet, as she looked around, all she could see was the same eerily silent corridor they had been walking in all along. Where on earth were the canteen and the dormitory?
Ma Yun didn't even bother turning around as he rushed forward, leaving Ai Yu in his dust. "Don't you dare move!" he shouted over his shoulder. "Just stay put right here. I'll be back in the blink of an eye!" And with that, he vanished into thin air.
