Jiangshan Fengwuzhi

Chapter 237 Deep in the Forest

In the sky, the flying car traversed through night and day, below which lay a desolate Gobi Desert.

After more than ten days, they still hadn't found the lake Yingyao had mentioned, and Ren Shuangfei gradually became impatient.

He chewed his dry rations, combed his tangled red hair, and looked at Yingyao with a suspicious look in his eyes.

"Are you planning to trick us into wandering around this desolate place for the rest of our lives, and let us grow old and die here?"

If anyone is to die of old age first, it will definitely be Meng Xiaopo and Bian Jingzhong. Upon hearing this, their eyes immediately turned displeased.

Meng Xiaopo still looked like she was two or three years old; even when she was angry, her expression remained childlike.

Bian Jingzhong put on a kind and benevolent smile, but his eyes were deliberately cunning, making him look even more frightening than when he was fierce. He didn't try to scare Yingyao, but instead rubbed his stomach and got up, saying, "I'm so hungry. Let's see if Gu Jingnian's eyes have grown back yet."

"Don't touch the young master," Yingyao hurriedly said. "I will lead you to him; he should be nearby."

"You'd better not try anything funny."

"No, I remember it was in this direction, there was a mountain, and a lake at the foot of the mountain."

Ren Shuangfei said, "She is talking about Mount Fujie, which is right in front of us."

Bian Jingzhong nodded, gazing into the distance. His anticipation, which had reached its peak, gradually turned into trepidation.

"After we find Womin, can we handle him?"

"Don't worry," said Meng Xiaopo. "Although the Womin are immortal, they are not very strong."

Ren Shuangfei said, "I've heard that those who enter the realm are all top-tier experts."

"That's just generalization. How much do you really know about the realms?" Meng Xiaopo said. "I assure you, as long as we don't alert people from other realms, the Womin people will be no match for us."

"Look!"

Gradually, a blue tear appeared on the ground ahead, and as it drew closer, it turned out to be a lake.

The flying car slowly landed by the lake. Ren Shuangfei got out first, rushed to the lakeside, opened her arms and took a few deep breaths, and immediately felt refreshed.

After resting briefly by the lake and finding no signs of human habitation, he looked at Yingyao and asked, "Where are the Womin?"

"Let me go first."

Bian Jingzhong then loosened the silk threads binding Yingyao's body.

Ying shook her head and said, "I still can't move."

Fearing her strength, Meng Xiaopo was quite wary and walked behind her, placing her hand on her back.

"Okay, you can move now."

Only then could Yingyao make her move. She walked to the lake, clasped her hands together, closed her eyes, and fell into deep thought.

Others didn't know what she was thinking, but in reality, she was thinking about what the old man had whispered in her ear after she received the wooden plaque that day.

"The world is treacherous, and even with your strength, you may still find it difficult to cope. Burn this wooden plaque, swallow the ashes, and if you encounter danger, find a large mirror, silently recite the words on this wooden plaque, and you can contact me."

Afterwards, the old man pointed to the wooden sign and taught Ying to read aloud several strange symbols carved on it, the meaning of which was unknown.

Yingyao didn't know what the specific requirements of the "big mirror" were, so she simply came to this lake.

She stood there, silently reciting Old Wo's words of education, and inexplicably felt a sense of calm.

Then, she thought to herself, "Senior, can you hear me? These people are trying to capture you. Be careful."

She read it several times before opening her eyes and waiting, feeling a little uneasy.

Although she knew that the palace of the Womins was not here, and that this was just a projection, she was still afraid of causing them trouble.

The sunlight shone on the lake, making it sparkle.

Ren Shuangfei suddenly murmured, "What is that?"

Bian Jingzhong asked, "A tree?"

It was as if trees were growing on the lake, gradually forming a forest, and then a small wooden bridge was built on the lakeside.

"She wasn't lying to us."

"Let's go."

Ren Shuangfei was the first to cross the small wooden bridge, followed by Meng Xiaopo.

Bian Jingzhong's body had not yet healed, so the red spider simply crawled out of its skin and followed them across the wooden bridge. Behind it, silk threads dragged two cocoons, inside which were Gu Jingnian and Hu Jingnan.

They reached the grassland on the other side, and when they looked back, the small wooden bridge behind them was gone. They were in a vast, lush, deep forest, with no end in sight.

“It certainly looks like the place where the Womin people live,” said Meng Xiaopo.

"Be careful." Ren Shuangfei asked Yingyao, "Where is Womin?"

Yingyao was also here for the first time, and she pointed to the path in the woods with a stiff upper lip.

As the group walked forward, they gradually heard the sound of flowing water.

Following the sound of water, deep within the dense forest, a river meanders through the woods.

Two trees lay fallen on the river, covered in moss.

A small wooden cabin was built on the two trees, above the river, appearing quiet and elegant.

"Go over and have a look."

The group walked toward the cabin and saw a lot of firewood piled up by the river, and a small stove dug out in the ground not far away.

"Do they cook here?" Ren Shuangfei stepped forward and examined the stove, somewhat puzzled, feeling that this didn't seem like Womin's residence.

Looking down into the stove, he saw that the charcoal fire was glowing red, unlike ordinary flames. He reached out and put his hand into the fire, then frowned.

He felt a burning sensation, because the fire was being controlled by someone else.

"Are the Womins the same kind as me?" he wondered. "If so, then I can..."

Flames suddenly erupted, engulfing Ren Shuangfei and quickly spreading to the surrounding firewood and trees.

That is to say, he was not afraid of fire, otherwise he would probably have been burned to ashes.

With a wave of his hand, he dispersed the flames that were burning towards the crowd. Turning his head, he saw that the woods were already engulfed in flames.

"Quickly destroy it!"

Meng Xiaopo thought Ren Shuangfei was playing with fire and immediately scolded her.

Yingyao can be reborn from the ashes. Once the fire reaches her and she has recovered, none of them will be a match for her.

"I didn't put it there."

Ren Shuangfei was trying to control the flames, but the effect was not good. He could clearly feel the power from others in the flames.

Soon, the entire forest was engulfed in flames.

"what happened?"

"Someone wants to burn us alive."

"Go in first."

At present, it seems that only the wooden house on the river is safe, perhaps it was built there to avoid the fire.

They quickly entered the cabin and immediately felt a cool breeze, no longer experiencing the smoky, fiery sensation.

Although the cabin was small, it was very comfortable inside, with two beds and a soft animal skin rug on the floor, filled with a faint fragrance.

But I didn't see anyone.

“Womin doesn’t seem to live here.”

"That's really strange." Granny Meng asked Ying, "Are you trying to harm us?"

Ying shook her head and said, "It was clearly you who set the fire as soon as you came in."

Ren Shuangfei said, "I told you, I didn't put it there."

Granny Meng had already sensed something was wrong and asked, "Where are your fruits? Where did you put them?"

Yingyao couldn't answer.

However, out of the corner of her eye, she suddenly noticed a plate on a small table with three bright red fruits on it, and she pointed at it.

“There it is.”

Meng Xiaopo was still suspicious and was about to ask again when Ren Shuangfei stepped forward, picked up a fruit, and ate it directly.

The red spider, fearing it wouldn't get the fruit, used its chelicerae to pick up a berry and swallow it whole.

Ren Shuangfei closed his eyes and felt the changes brought about by the fruit. He reached out to take the remaining one. Seeing this, the red spider waved its pincers, trying to snatch it away.

Before the two of them could even touch the fruit, their bodies had already stopped moving.

Granny Meng sneered and said, "Trying to eat alone is a bit too early."

Ren Shuangfei said, "I wanted to give it to you."

"I can take it myself."

As Meng Xiaopo spoke, she prompted Ren Shuangfei to bring over the last fruit. She reached out her small hand, took a bite, and held it.

The juice was sweet, and after swallowing it, a warm current flowed through her stomach, making her feel that her strength had increased considerably, so she ate the whole fruit.

Outside, the fire raged fiercely, but inside, it was warm and comfortable. For some reason, Granny Meng felt sleepy and somehow drifted off to sleep.

When she woke up again, she was awakened by the heat.

The wooden house was engulfed in flames, and it was extremely hot. Strangely, the house did not collapse, and the view outside the window remained unchanged.

Turning around, I saw that Ren Shuangfei was also asleep, and Red Spider was lying there motionless.

Granny Meng found it strange, and with a wave of her hand, she sent the plate on the table flying out the window.

"Boom!"

The plate didn't fly out of the window; it shattered in mid-air.

It turns out that the windows inside the wooden house were painted on the wall.

Meng Xiaopo frowned, then waved her hand again, and a wooden board fell from the wall, revealing a metallic luster behind it.

This is not a wooden house at all, but an iron cage.

"Wake up, everyone! We've fallen for their trap!"

Meng Xiaopo gave a soft, childish reply, feeling increasingly hot. When she touched her head, she felt not sweat, but tiny specks of blood.

She suddenly realized that she was about to be refined.

(End of this chapter)