Although the rest of the journey wasn't too troublesome, there were still a lot of small problems.
After all, the Sixty Thousand Mountains had never been a comfortable and safe place for the aboriginals who had lived here for generations. There were all kinds of strange insects and beasts.
Ren Baqian saw groups of stomach worms. They were carnivorous insects that emitted a dark green glow from their abdomens, had translucent black wings, and were about the size of half a palm.
The scene of this kind of worm passing by was really everywhere, and the whole mountain top was dyed black and dark green. Countless ferocious beasts fled frantically. Some of them were covered with worms, and they fell powerlessly after running for a short distance. Then, they were swarmed by worms, and after that, only white bones were left.
This scene was extremely terrifying.
A single stomach worm was very weak and could be trampled to death with one stomp. However, tens of millions of stomach worms gathered together could make any powerful beast retreat.
Ren Baqian and the others waited for these worms to pass by for two full days.
Another type of creature that was more troublesome was the flattop of the Sixty Thousand Mountains — the Yong.
It was a creature with a mouth full of fangs, a slender body, short brown hair, and looked somewhat like a gopher.
However, this thing wasn't something that a timid gopher could compare to.
The Yong could be said to go against the heavens, the earth, and the air. There was no species that it didn't dare to go against, and there was no enemy that it didn't dare to bite. It spent its entire life either fighting or on the way to fighting.
No matter what kind of creature it faced, it never flinched, whether it was a powerful beast, a venomous snake, hundreds of winged cavalry warriors, or an army of stomach worms.
There was nothing that it didn't dare to take the initiative to attack.
More importantly, not only did these creatures form groups, but they were also extremely vengeful. If one escaped, you would find yourself surrounded by countless of them the next day.
Not only did the Yong have thick skin and flesh that allowed it to survive a blow from the winged cavalry, but it was also extremely intelligent. It could discover the enemy's weakness in a short period of time and target it.
For example, a man's balls …
Two unlucky fellows had their balls bitten off by this thing …
For example, the crow general's chrysanthemum …
The combination of all these characteristics made this creature, which looked a little cute but had a terrible personality, become the overlord of the Sixty Thousand Mountains. It also became the most troublesome creature for Ren Baqian and the others for a period of time.
Even the aura of the empress couldn't scare them away. Every day, when they opened their eyes, they would discover that they were surrounded by thousands of fanged beasts that appeared out of nowhere. They simply couldn't kill all of them, and this gave everyone a headache.
In the end, the one to solve this problem was Roaring Emperor, whose combat power was so weak that he could only rely on roars.
This kind of beast had rough skin and thick flesh. It was very resilient, and its body was also very agile. However, it had no resistance to the roaring emperor's roar.
With a single roar, a small portion of them fainted.
Even if they didn't faint, their balance was greatly affected and they died under the blades of the Winged Cavalry.
The price was that for three days, most of the winged cavalry couldn't hear anything clearly.
You have to yell to talk face to face.
Seizing this opportunity, the aboriginals finally comprehended sign language.
In addition, there were many exotic flowers and herbs that he collected along with some leftover ferocious beasts. He brought them back to Earth and handed them over to the laboratory.
After leaving the Ya Family Village for a full 21 days, everyone finally arrived at a barren land.
Gloomy forests, rugged rocks, and gusts of chilly wind were all that was here. The blood-red land was everything.
Ren Baqian felt that the sky here was somewhat gloomy and wasn't as bright as other places.
The number of ferocious beasts, snakes, and insects in the surroundings began to decrease.
All of this indicated that they were very close to the Earth Yin Spring.
"Your Majesty, there's a village built on the mountain ahead," Gong Zheng sent someone to report.
"There's a village here?" Ren Baqian was a little surprised.
Putting everything else aside, there were very few living creatures here. How could there be a village here?
"Your Majesty, if possible, it's best to take a detour," Ya Sheng said as he rode his mount back. "I passed by that village when I first came here. The people inside are very strange."
Hearing this, the empress and Ren Baqian felt that it was strange.
As there were many ferocious beasts in the Sixty Thousand Mountains, it was extremely dangerous. The aboriginals lived in groups, and unless there was hatred between them, they wouldn't pass by a village without entering it. After all, it was safer to spend the night in a village than in the wilderness.
Not to mention Ya Sheng's words, "The people inside are very strange!"
"What do you think, Your Majesty?" Ren Baqian turned his head and asked.
"The aboriginals in the Sixty Thousand Mountains are all my people. Why should I take a detour? I want to see if there's anything wrong with it, "the empress said.
Hearing this, Ya Sheng had no choice but to lead the way.
Soon, they arrived at the village, and Ren Baqian and the empress began to feel that something was wrong.
Logically speaking, in such a desolate place with so many people, the people in the village would definitely come out to check and ask questions.
However, no one came out when they arrived at the village.
Furthermore, the gate of the village was wide open, and there wasn't a single aborigine inside.
Everyone's first reaction was that the people in the village had left, and this place had been abandoned. This was very common in the Sixty Thousand Mountains, just like the village that had been destroyed by the xiong yan.
However, there weren't any signs of destruction around this village, which was a little strange.
"Gong Zheng, go and take a look," the empress ordered with a frown.
Gong Zheng led 10 cavalrymen straight into the village. After a while, he came back with two people and threw them on the ground.
"Your Majesty, there are people in the village. We have caught two of them."
Ren Baqian looked up and saw that one of them was an old man and the other was a middle-aged woman. However, both of them had one thing in common: they weren't wearing anything and were completely naked.
However, this wasn't what caught people's attention.
It was their expressions that were dull, numb, and without any color in their eyes. Even though they were caught and thrown into the group by the winged cavalry in front of so many people, their expressions didn't change at all.
Another thing was the color of their skin.
Most aboriginals had bronze-colored skin, and only a few of them had fairer skin when they were exposed to the sun.
On the other hand, the skin of these two people was greenish-black.
Looking at these two people, even a fool could tell that there was something wrong.
"Who are you?" the empress asked as she sat in the carriage. "Don't you know how to greet me when you see me?"
However, their expressions were still dull as if they hadn't heard what the empress said.
The empress frowned.
She didn't think that these two people were ignoring her, but that they were really strange.
"Are you deaf?" Gong Zheng scolded. "How dare you be so indifferent in front of Her Majesty. I will kill you!"
"Sir, it's useless," Ya Sheng said.
"What do you know?"
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