Shen Luo and Fu Donglai walked seven or eight kilometers out of the city before a dense forest appeared in front of them. Behind the forest was a mountainous terrain that gradually rose and fell.
"Brother Shen, what happened in the city?" Fu Donglai asked curiously.
"That small city is obviously …" Shen Luo was halfway through his sentence when he suddenly stopped talking.
Fu Donglai waited for a while, but Shen Luo didn't continue. He turned around and saw that Shen Luo was studying the map he had bought from the boy.
"You're not really going to follow this map, are you?" Fu Donglai asked in surprise.
When Shen Luo heard this, he raised his head and looked behind the forest. He saw the silhouette of a towering mountain in the distance. However, it was shrouded in layers of clouds, making it somewhat blurry and mysterious.
"Although this map is drawn carelessly, the general location is correct. We can give it a try," Shen Luo said with a smile.
"Forget it … do as you wish. What do you think of the matter I asked you just now? "Fu Donglai scratched the back of his head helplessly and asked.
"Brother Fu, you should have noticed that a large number of cultivators have gathered in that small city. This is obviously not normal," Shen Luo said.
"Yes, there were many people secretly observing us earlier. It seems that their cultivation levels are not very high. However, we can't rule out the possibility that there are experts with even higher cultivation levels, so we didn't notice them, "Fu Donglai said.
"That's right. However, I saw that they were secretly sizing each other up. They don't seem to be the same group. This is a bit strange, "Shen Luo said with a nod.
"That's nothing. At least it means that they aren't here for us. You say … if they aren't here for us, could it be that they are here for Mount Fangcun? "Fu Donglai said after some thought.
"We can't rule out that possibility … but it doesn't matter. Mount Fangcun is very powerful. Even if they are here for them, they won't be able to cause much trouble," Shen Luo said after some thought.
But after pausing for a moment, he couldn't help but rub his bitter face and said helplessly, "Why is it that wherever we go, there's trouble?"
"That seems to be the case …" Fu Donglai sighed.
"I don't care. No matter what kind of trouble this time, we won't get involved. We'll leave as soon as we achieve our goal." Shen Luo put down his hand, as if he had set a commandment for himself.
Fu Donglai smiled but didn't say anything.
"Let's go, let's continue our journey." Shen Luo waved his hand and followed the scribbled map into the forest.
…
When the two of them first entered the forest, they didn't notice anything wrong. However, as they continued to go deeper into the forest, the surrounding forest gradually became foggy.
After Shen Luo released his Spiritual Consciousness to explore, he found that there was indeed something wrong.
It wasn't that he couldn't detect it at all. However, there was a faintly discernible force in the fog that would divert one's Spiritual Consciousness and cause them to unconsciously walk in the wrong direction.
"Brother Shen, I don't see any fog above the forest. Perhaps we can fly directly to Mount Fangcun." Fu Donglai pointed at the sky above and said.
"It's not a problem to fly over this forest, but I'm afraid that once we get close to Mount Fangcun, we'll be treated as trespassers and be attacked indiscriminately by the Protective Mountain Array. At that time, the gains won't make up for the losses," Shen Luo said.
After saying this, he took out the scribbled map again.
After carefully studying it for a while, Shen Luo's eyes scanned the surroundings. Sure enough, in the grass not far away, he saw a strange craggy rock that looked like a wild dog lying on the ground.
Fu Donglai followed curiously and leaned over to take a look at the map. He saw that there was a pitch-black lump that was drawn with ink. It looked somewhat similar to the strange rock.
"There really is such a rock. Brother Shen, could this map really be used?" he couldn't help but exclaim.
Shen Luo smiled and pointed at the scribbled markings on the piece of paper. "This map looks a little scribbled, but some of the key positions overlap with what I remember. Otherwise, I wouldn't have followed this map so easily."
"Brother Shen has been to Mount Fangcun before?" Fu Donglai asked in surprise.
"You can say that …" Shen Luo smiled and didn't deny it.
After saying this, he led Fu Donglai through the forest and across the river, heading toward the majestic mountain peak.
Along the way, they detoured around a small lake. Not far behind the lake was an area circled by a red line.
At this point, Shen Luo grinned. He didn't choose to take a detour. Instead, he followed the path on the left side of the lake.
"Brother Shen, isn't this the place that the child warned us not to get close to? Why did you choose to go this way?" Fu Donglai asked in surprise.
"Brother Fu, what did the child say? Don't get close to this place because it's dangerous, right?" Shen Luo asked with a smile.
Fu Donglai nodded.
"It's okay. We're just going to take a look from afar. At most, we won't get close," Shen Luo said.
The two of them walked halfway and saw that the beach behind the lake was not covered by fog. A large crop field had been opened up, and it was filled with fruits and vegetables.
Behind the crop field, they saw a simple mountain stronghold made of earth, wood, and rocks.
Outside the stronghold, there was a two-feet-tall defensive wall made of earth and rocks. On top of it, they could faintly see slender figures standing guard.
Shen Luo and the other man had not yet arrived at the gate of the stronghold; the distance between the two parties was still about a thousand feet. Two sharp whistling sounds were heard at the same time. Two arrows wrapped in green light were shot out at high speed. They were close to the tips of their feet, and were nailed into the ground at an angle.
On the arrows, a layer of magic power rippled out, turning into a layer of restrictive green light, sealing off the area under their feet.
"Where did these thieves come from? You dare to trespass into the Village of Longevity?" A shout came from the high wall.
Fu Donglai looked into the distance and found that there were seven or eight young boys and girls wearing light armor standing on top of the wall. Every one of them looked young and immature, but their bodies were full of heroic aura. They had bows in their hands and were aiming at them.
Shen Luo looked at the shining runes on the arrow shafts, cupped his hands and shouted, "I'm Shen Luo. I'm here to pay a visit to Ying Luo … Granny Ma …"
His voice went from loud to soft, and finally, it was completely silent.
Shen Luo suddenly reacted. There were still several hundred years until he saw Ying Luo and Granny Ma in his dream. At this moment, Ying Luo must not have been born, and Granny Ma may not have been "Granny".
"I don't know what nonsense you're talking about. If you're trespassing, quickly leave. If you want to trespass, be careful of your life. "The leader of the group, a slender girl, said. She was the one who had been shouting.
"Sorry, sorry, we'll leave now." Shen Luo cupped his hands over his head and shook them.
Then, he turned around and left. Fu Donglai also left.
Seeing the two figures disappear, the people on top of the wall put away their bows.
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