The convoy was traveling at a very fast speed. On one hand, this section of the road was much smoother. On the other hand, everyone felt that as long as they drove fast enough, they could leave the danger behind them.
In the evening, when the setting sun shone down from the sky, the convoy finally emerged from the forest and saw the towering stone wall and canyon in front of them.
The stone wall was like a staircase that had suddenly been uprooted from the ground. When they got out of the car, they had to crane their necks to see the end of the stone wall. But when they looked to the left and right, they couldn't see the end of it at all.
This was the staircase of nature, and it felt like they could reach the heavens by stepping on it.
From a distance, the Old Wind Gap Canyon looked as narrow as a black line. But when they got closer, they realized that the canyon was wide enough for five or six cars to pass through at the same time.
The strong mountain winds blew through the canyon, making whistling sounds. When someone stood at the mouth of the canyon, he could barely stand and was nearly pushed over by the wind.
The wonder and magnificence of nature were vividly reflected at this moment.
Suddenly, Liu Bu shouted, "Come and see this, guys!"
Liu Bu was standing next to the Old Wind Gap Canyon. He pointed to a spot on the stone wall and shouted, "There are words here!"
Everyone walked over to have a look. There were four words carved on the stone wall that were the size of a human head: "No entry for the living."
Xu Xianchu looked at Ren Xiaosu. "Who carved this?"
Ren Xiaosu shook his head. "These words weren't here when I came here last year."
"Why did you come here?" Liu Bu shrieked, "How far is this place from town? Even if you're hunting, you shouldn't come to a place like this. Just who are you? You must've hidden your identity! "
Ren Xiaosu nodded and said, "Yes, there's something I haven't told you all. I'm actually … the successor of the dragon."
Liu Bu was speechless.
Xu Xianchu was speechless.
Luo Xinyu: "…"
Xu Xianchu pointed his gun at Ren Xiaosu and said, "You have to explain why you came here last year. This place is deserted to begin with, and Stronghold 113 hasn't sent anyone here for many years. This is the road leading from Stronghold 112 to Stronghold 113, but no one from Stronghold 112 has come here in the past year. So it's very likely that you were the only one who came here in the past year. Were you the one who carved those words?"
Ren Xiaosu thought for a moment and said, "The position of the words is very high. With my height, I won't be able to reach it if I don't move a stone to stand on my feet. Also, I'm just as surprised as you are that there are these four words here. I'm also very curious about who did this."
Ren Xiaosu was not lying about this. He was indeed not the one who engraved the words.
"You still haven't told me why you came here!" Liu Bu roared, "Have you calculated how far this place is from town to town?"
Everyone looked at Ren Xiaosu. Although their driving speed was not as fast as a human's running speed, a three-day journey was still long enough. There was no reason for Ren Xiaosu to come all the way here.
Ren Xiaosu was silent for a moment before saying, "I encountered a pack of wolves in the Yunling last year and was chased here by them."
That was also the truth.
"Nonsense." Liu Bu retorted, "How could a child like you survive in the hands of a pack of wolves? Tell me, why did the wolves let you go? "
"I wasn't the wolves' target at that time. I just happened to be there. At that time, I fled into the forest in a panic. I thought that the wolves would ignore me that way, but I didn't expect them to actually chase after me. As for how I survived … after I entered the Old Wind Gap, they stopped chasing after me. I hid in the Old Wind Gap for two days and only came out after they ran away. I don't know the way further in since I've never been there before. "
Everyone was stunned. Even the wolves stopped chasing after him when he came here? Could there really be something terrifying behind this canyon?
And the words engraved on the canyon walls were probably written by a kind-hearted person who discovered the secret of the Jing Mountains after entering the canyon and warned everyone not to go any further.
Everyone believed what Ren Xiaosu said. But this time, Ren Xiaosu did not tell the truth. He was indeed chased into the canyon by the wolves, but they did not stop there and continued chasing after him.
As for how Ren Xiaosu managed to survive, he could not explain it either. That was because he lost consciousness the moment he encountered the wolves. When he woke up, he was covered in wounds, but the wolves had disappeared.
By the time he struggled his way back to town, he was already at the end of his rope. It was this encounter that made him realize how terrifying the wolves were. But it was also after encountering the wolves that the black fog appeared in his mind.
For the past year, Ren Xiaosu had been thinking about what the black fog in his mind had to do with that coma. What on earth happened while he was unconscious?
Someone suddenly said, "Do you guys know about those supernatural beings? These words might have been left behind by one of them. Some of them have long since transcended the boundaries of normal humans, so it wouldn't be surprising if they could walk freely in the wilderness."
The person who spoke was a soldier from the private army. Xu Xianchu glared at him. "That's a military secret."
"What are you pretending for? Didn't everyone get ostracized? How much longer do you think you can stay as an officer?" That soldier sneered and said, "Even if we complete this mission, do you really think Ma Xin will let you off when we get back?"
Ren Xiaosu was taken aback. Even the order within the private army was so chaotic that even the soldiers dared to talk back to their superiors? Unknowingly, Ren Xiaosu's impression of the private army worsened a little. According to Mr. Zhang's description, the military before The Cataclysm was very disciplined and had a collective will that was as strong as steel.
Xu Xianchu looked at the soldier who spoke. "If he doesn't let me off, I'll also make you get lost before I leave. You'd better shut up now, or I'll treat you like a deserter."
The soldier who spoke fell silent. However, Liu Bu and Luo Xinyu's curiosity was piqued. "What happened to those supernatural beings? I heard that y 'all captured three of them in our stronghold some time ago?"
Xu Xianchu deliberated for a moment before saying, "That has nothing to do with you. We were only carrying out our superiors' orders."
"Then should we still go in?" Liu Bu suddenly pleaded, "Sir, let's go back. It's too dangerous in here!"
Xu Xianchu finally wavered. He looked at the sky and sighed. "It's getting late anyway, so why don't we set up camp here tonight and discuss whether we should stay or leave before making a decision? How about that?"
Liu Bu and the others agreed. As long as they did not go any further, everything would not be a problem.
Ren Xiaosu looked into the depths of the canyon. The straight walls on both sides of the canyon were almost connected to the sky. A ray of light shone through the crevices in the canyon, but it seemed to have been used up. The deeper he looked, the darker it got.
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