Qin Shi Huang was still wearing a suit of armor, his head topped with a massive bull-horn helmet.
The two majestic horns protruded outward.
Drawing the gaze of countless onlookers.
"Hey, buddy, your cosplay is pretty good! Which club are you from?"
Suddenly, a black man walked past, a piece of cloth wrapped around his head.
He was dressed like an Indian mystic.
Qin Shi Huang was stunned. He couldn't understand what the black man was jabbering about.
The black man, realizing Qin Shi Huang didn't understand, repeated himself in Chinese.
"Club?" This unfamiliar term naturally baffled Qin Shi Huang.
Chu Tian, high above, saw this scene and chuckled.
He ordered the Shattering Star mecha to change direction, deciding to let this Qin Shi Huang play it out here.
The sun was incredibly far from Earth, yet it only took fifteen minutes for the mecha to arrive.
Although on the Blue Star, to achieve complete invisibility, it couldn't activate its full thrusters.
Its speed was still astonishing as it entered Dragon Country's territory.
Upon arriving, it suddenly paused.
Ye Ling had left him important information.
So much time had passed; he wondered how Senior Sister Ye Ling was doing.
He immediately opened the map, re-establishing the target location.
"Resetting target, proceeding to Qinling!"
The Shattering Star mecha, which had been traveling north towards the Changbai Mountain range, abruptly halted.
It then turned south.
In an instant, it reached the Qinling Mountains.
Chu Tian couldn't help but feel immense joy. With the Shattering Star mecha,
Moving around on the Blue Star was akin to teleportation. One could go anywhere at will; it was incredibly comfortable.
Following the route from memory, he slowly flew above the Qinling Mountains.
Before long, he spotted a vast expanse of mist below.
This was it. Within the mist lay the mysterious Li Mao Village.
At the edge of the mist, Chu Tian entered the primeval forest.
This time, he didn't have the Shattering Star mecha return to its hangar.
Instead, he instructed it to wait above the mist for his signal.
He wasn't sure if there would be any danger entering Li Mao Village this time.
Although his strength had increased immeasurably since the last time,
Having the mecha as a backup would still provide him with some peace of mind.
This place, known as the Wildlands… the ancestral land of humanity on the Blue Star.
Who knew if there were any ancient monsters lurking about?
Qin Shi Huang, dead for over 2,000 years, was still alive.
What other bizarre occurrences couldn't happen?
Following the pattern of their last entry led by Xu Duoduo,
Chu Tian navigated through the white mist, relying on his memory.
After half an hour, as he took the final step, his surroundings suddenly shifted.
The white mist vanished, and Chu Tian beheld a familiar landscape.
The desolate village in the distance, the withered well at the village entrance.
The oxidized and decaying drilling machine.
And… the backpacks and ropes they had discarded when they last left this place.
Looking back, the white mist clung tightly to his back.
This formation, existing for decades, was still operational, fulfilling its purpose.
It guided ordinary people and adventurers who accidentally stumbled into this area,
Leading them out of the mist and back to their entry point.
Preventing them… from entering this desolate village.
By now, the sky had turned to dusk.
Within the dense forest, with the white mist obscuring vision,
The area had fallen into gloom.
Even though it wasn't his first time here, a chill still ran down Chu Tian's spine.
A scene in the distance made the hairs on his arms stand on end.
In the small village… a chimney from one of the houses was…
Emitting smoke…
Witnessing this, Chu Tian instantly expanded his divine sense.
At that moment, a woman emerged, carrying a basket in her hand.
Her gaze was directed straight towards Chu Tian's location.
A surge of soul power met Chu Tian's divine sense.
"Senior Sister?" Chu Tian exclaimed in surprise, sending a message through his soul.
"Chu Tian?" The other party sent a message back.
Chu Tian moved, rapidly flying towards her.
Upon seeing Ye Ling, he was stunned by her gaunt face.
"Senior Sister, what happened to you…"
Ye Ling instinctively reached out and touched her left cheek.
"Is it ugly?"
A large portion of her left cheek was severely burned,
Forming distorted scars that twisted together.
"How did you get that? The 'Fen Qi Pai'?" Chu Tian's eyes glinted with cold fury.
Ye Ling, however, smiled and shook her head.
"You received my message and took your time coming. If you hadn't arrived soon, I might have left here tomorrow!"
She didn't mention who had disfigured her, instead wearing a relaxed expression.
"Uh… I'm sorry, I was delayed!" Chu Tian offered an embarrassed explanation.
"It's alright, it's good you're here!" Ye Ling was as spirited and heroic as ever.
"Come in, I just made some food!"
She moved aside, inviting Chu Tian into the house.
Chu Tian didn't hesitate and stepped into the simple dwelling.
The furnishings inside were basic,
But it was impeccably clean. It seemed Ye Ling had been living here for quite some time.
"Why aren't the others with you?" Ye Ling asked as they entered.
"I didn't tell them!" Chu Tian replied.
"Oh? Where's Zhao Lei?" Ye Ling's eyebrows shot up in surprise upon hearing Chu Tian's answer.
Chu Tian was momentarily taken aback by her question.
"Zhao Lei?… He went missing nine days ago!" Chu Tian hesitated, calculating the time.
A hint of worry appeared on his face. In the Heavenly Dao world,
Before entering the General's Hall, he could still access the virtual simulation room's cameras.
And he could overhear conversations. He had heard what Gao Kai said when he went to find Luoluo.
"What?" Ye Ling, who had just sat down, suddenly stood up.
Seeing her reaction,
Chu Tian's heart skipped a beat.
Could it be that Zhao Lei had also seen those eight knife marks?
And had come here secretly?
He hadn't arrived for such a long time; could something have happened to him?
As these thoughts raced through his mind, before he could speak,
Ye Ling continued.
"No, that kid must have gone to Shengjing! We need to leave quickly!"
Ye Ling was in a frantic hurry, preparing to head out the door.
"Senior Sister, what exactly happened?" Chu Tian, hearing her mention Shengjing,
Instantly realized his guess was wrong. Why would Zhao Lei go to Shengjing?
"I used the Ghost City to relay messages to you, two in total. One was this location, and the other…" Ye Ling's expression became somewhat troubled here.
"There was another one? What was it?" Chu Tian pressed.
"There's a mole among you…"
After a long pause, Ye Ling finally uttered these words.
Boom…
Chu Tian's mind reeled!
A mole… who could it be?
Faces flashed through Chu Tian's mind.
…
In the Ma Family's small world, everyone wore grim expressions.
Their gazes were fixed on Zhao Lei, who had recently awakened.
He appeared extremely weak, his face devoid of any color.
He was also very curious about his own revival.
He felt his heart not beating.
Zhao Lei knew he was alive, yet not truly alive.
But the next moment… he was startled!
"Where's boss?"
Zhao Lei stood up, staring at Gao Kai.