I, disguised as a white dragon, was supported by the state.

In that case, this matter may not be dangerous at all, but rather an opportunity.

Chen Zhuo raised his head, his face filled with excitement, and said, "Grandpa Long, please tell us, we will answer everything we know!"

Chen's father's lips moved slightly, and he secretly glanced at his son, thinking to himself, "Why is this kid calling me Grandpa Long, just like me?"

"When those strange occurrences happened here before, were there any omens?" Bai Lin asked.

Chen Zhuo looked at his father blankly.

Mr. Chen opened his mouth as if to tell the rumors he had heard, but he swallowed the words back down.

He was worried about saying the wrong thing and incurring Bai Long's displeasure, and besides, he had only heard about many things but had not seen them with his own eyes.

Suddenly remembering the village secretary, he had an idea and said, "Grandpa Long, you have to ask our village secretary about this. He was taken there by his brother before, but his old man chased him back..."

“Call him!” Bai Lin interrupted.

Chen Zhuo and his son exchanged a glance, both looking surprised. They thought to themselves that Bai Long even knew about phone calls!

"No signal," Chen Zhuo said cautiously.

"Why don't we go down the mountain and ask Grandpa Long?" Chen's father suggested ingratiatingly.

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly saw Bai Lin's claws move.

He then noticed a bag hanging under the other's right paw, and the other was skillfully taking out a cell phone from the bag with its large paw.

“Use mine!” Bai Lin said.

His phone was a custom-made model given to him by Liu Chongyu, and it had satellite calling capabilities.

Mr. Chen accepted it blankly, feeling utterly bewildered.

He felt as if he were dreaming.

Having spent his entire life hunting in the mountains, this was the first time he had ever witnessed something so bizarre.

Not only did he encounter a talking dragon, but this dragon also had a cell phone!

A flash of inspiration struck Chen Zhuo.

He suddenly remembered the phone call the village secretary made when he first set off.

The thunderstorm and flash flood were a hoax; the real reason they were being asked to leave was probably because this dragon was coming to visit!

The call was quickly connected, and the village party secretary's voice came from the other end of the line.

"Old Lin, it's me!" Chen's father tried his best to keep his voice calm.

"Old Chen, didn't you go into the mountains? Where did you find the phone number?" the village secretary asked, somewhat puzzled.

When the higher-ups learned that he hadn't stopped the guy and had let him into the mountains, they gave him a severe scolding.

If he hadn't said there were bears and tigers roaming the mountains, judging from the way things were, the higher-ups would have sent people in to drag this guy back.

Instead of answering the question, Chen's father asked in return, "Do you remember any signs that appeared when those people got into trouble back when we went into the mountains?"

The Party Secretary was even more puzzled: "Why are you asking this?"

"Just answer my question, hurry up!" said Mr. Chen.

The two had been friends for a long time, so he didn't need to be polite to him, and besides, now was not the time to be polite.

"You mean you went to the forbidden area with the young soldier back then?" the village secretary asked. "I was young then..."

Although he was eccentric, he was happy to share his legendary experiences from back then.

Unfortunately, young people these days don't believe him, and even his eldest grandson says he's bragging.

"Suddenly, dark clouds appeared in the sky, lightning flashed and thunder roared, and in the distance, there were sounds of ghosts howling and wolves howling, and it sounded like cows mooing. My brother was so scared that he didn't dare to go any further, but the others encouraged him, and he didn't dare to back down. It was my old man who came with the dog and dragged us both back..."

Chen's father looked up at Bai Lin.

"What about the others?" Bai Lin asked. "In the previous rumors, was it always this kind of extreme weather?"

The Party Secretary noticed something was off about the voice and asked in confusion, "Who is this?"

Seeing that Bai Long remained silent, Chen Zhuo quickly said, "Uncle Lin, this is my grandfather Long. Please continue!"

The village secretary muttered a couple of words, then continued, "When I got back, I actually asked the old folks in the village. They said that during storms, there were often sounds like that in that area, and some even said they'd seen a black dragon there. But that's probably just nonsense. I guess it's probably because the earth's crust has positive and negative poles or something that makes it more susceptible to lightning strikes. We need to be scientific..."

The village secretary flaunted his limited education.

After hanging up the phone, Mr. Chen looked at Bai Lin with a fawning smile: "Grandpa Long, what do you think?"

Bai Lin nodded slightly.

This intelligence largely matched his guesses.

Strong winds, torrential rain, and lightning—these elements could potentially loosen the seal.

This is not surprising.

Every formation has its weaknesses.

This weakness may not be a loophole, but rather a trap designed to deplete the sealed object.

However, based on his deduction, the person who set up such a formation could not be weaker than the one from Qinglong Lake.

This also means that the black dragon's strength is not too bad.

Come to think of it, something that can affect external objects even when sealed, causing ancient trees to break, can't be too bad.

This time, we must be even more cautious!

He looked at the two of them and said, "I'll take you to a safe place. Don't wander around until someone else is there to meet you."

Before the two could respond, he opened his mouth and exhaled towards them.

A ball of water instantly enveloped the two of them, carrying them high into the sky.

Chen Zhuo screamed in fright, then received a kick to the face from his father.

It took him several seconds to calm down. In this strange feeling of weightlessness, he watched in shock as the scenery around him rushed past, a bizarre sensation that filled him with both joy and surprise.

Two or three minutes later, the two landed on the ground with a thud.

Chen Zhuo quickly got up from the ground and looked around in surprise.

The clear lake in his field of vision made him realize that he had arrived at the Heavenly Lake at the top of the mountain.

This Heavenly Lake is not the one that has already been developed; it is surrounded by lush vegetation, and also...

"A bear!" Chen Zhuo exclaimed.

Mr. Chen had just gotten up when his son's words startled him so much that he shuddered.

……

Chapter 102 Black Dragon!

After watching the two leave, Bai Lin returned to his original spot.

He did not act rashly, but instead examined the surrounding wooden stakes and, combined with the cut-off trees, roughly demarcated an area.

According to his estimation, the formation was located within this area.

He expanded the area he had marked out by another circle.

"There shouldn't be any problems now," Bai Lin thought to himself.

He guessed that the formation should be underground, but he dared not rashly change the terrain in order to find its traces.

After all, that black dragon can influence the outside world, so its strength must be considerable. If I act rashly and break the seal, it would be a loss.

With a flick of his claws, Bai Lin summoned nine sticks that floated in front of him.

When those sticks first appeared, they were only twenty or thirty centimeters long, with a pure white and crystal-clear appearance, but they quickly grew larger in the wind, reaching two or three meters in an instant.

They floated around the white forest, and as his thoughts dispersed to the outer edge of the area he had designated, they were swiftly planted in the ground.

These were array flags that Bai Lin had made from the dragon's skeleton a few days ago, which he had specially kept for setting up his own array.

To improve the quality of these battle flags, he even added some blood to them, transforming them into magical artifacts.

Using these array flags to create arrays will greatly reduce energy consumption while significantly increasing power, making them very suitable for him now.

After Bai Lin inserted the array flags, his body began to move between them, and thin, invisible blue and white lines gradually formed between the flags.

The lines gradually combined to form runes, which were densely distributed among the array flags.

The trees, which had been rustling in the wind, seemed to have been frozen in place, becoming completely still.

The air seemed to thicken.

After setting up the formation, a hint of fatigue flashed in Bai Lin's eyes.

This formation is far superior to the ones he had set up before. It takes advantage of the terrain and can mobilize the power of the surrounding forests and waters.

Even cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage would be trapped here.

Even if it's only at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm, he believes he can hold them off for a while.

After finishing, Bai Lin rested for a few minutes. Feeling that his spiritual power and spirit had recovered considerably, he began to use his supernatural abilities.

……

Chen Zhuo and his father watched the scene in the distance with alarm.

There are two bears there.

A black bear and a brown bear.

However, the smaller black bear was clearly the brown bear's prey.

Watching the brown bear pin the black bear down and eat it until its mouth was full of blood, Chen Zhuo couldn't help but shudder.

This was the first time he had ever seen a bear eat another bear.

Mr. Chen was also quite frightened.

He instinctively touched his waist, only then realizing that he had long since thrown away the bear spray.

The backpack is still there, but there's nothing inside except some food and mountain produce.

He looked around.

The surrounding terrain was open, offering no place to hide.

Unfortunately, the brown bear saw them!

Chen Zhuo instinctively wanted to run, but as soon as he took a step, his father grabbed his arm.

"Don't move!" Chen's father said.

In his experience, running away from a brown bear is tantamount to suicide.

Even lying on the ground pretending to be dead is unlikely to save your life.

Seeing his father staring intently at the brown bear, Chen Zhuo was terrified.

He thought of a joke he saw online.

When encountering a ferocious beast, you must not retreat. You must stare intently into its eyes and shout, "Come on, come on!" Only then can you die with dignity.

He didn't find it funny at all.

Especially since he is experiencing such a scenario.

"Grandpa Long just said not to move," Chen's father spat out through gritted teeth.

Chen Zhuo was stunned for a moment, then suddenly felt a surge of courage.

He abandoned his plan to run away and kept his eyes on the brown bear.

The brown bear bent down and bit the black bear's belly again before getting up and slowly walking towards the two of them.

It looked around, sometimes gazing at the calm water, sometimes at the distant dense forest, as if it had no interest in the two of them at all.

But the father and son did not let their guard down.

They all knew the nature of these apex predators in the mountains and forests very well.

This giant creature not only possesses agility that belies its size, but it also boasts high intelligence.

As the distance between the two sides drew closer and closer, Chen's father would have run away if he hadn't known there was nowhere to escape.