The appearance of light immediately brought joy to everyone’s hearts, finally allowing them to leave the oppressive tunnel.
Everyone hurried their steps, following Zhang Yang.
Emerging from the tunnel, they looked at their surroundings, their hearts filled with shock!
“My heavens! Are we underground or on the surface?”
“We should still be underground; the tunnel was very smooth, not like climbing a slope at all.”
“That’s not right. If we’re underground, why is sunlight shining in here?”
Instantly.
Everyone was bewildered!
What was this paradise before them?
Zhang Yang’s heart leaped. Compared to them, he was even more shaken!
Because he was very familiar with this place, as if he had been here before!
The environment here was very similar to the ancestral home of the Zhang family, but the terrain and topography were different.
“Are these two places the same, or do they have some connection?” Zhang Yang wondered to himself.
Hong Tao also frowned.
He felt familiar with the environment and had an impression in his mind.
He should have seen it in the literature records of the central island, but he couldn't recall where for a moment.
Compared to the excitement of the others, both of them appeared more cautious.
Because the environment of this paradise made them feel even more dangerous.
As expected!
As soon as Zhang Yang and his group of uninvited guests appeared here.
Figures suddenly stirred in the jungle ahead, rapidly approaching them!
“Haha, you wretched humans, welcome to Happy Valley! My little ones, tie them all up and stew them with the people caught this morning!”
A young man wearing tiger skin clothes, carrying a spear on his shoulder, let out a loud laugh.
“Hoo hoo hoo~”
The upright apes standing behind him immediately cheered excitedly.
This!
Seeing this scene.
Zhang Yang and the others were even more dumbfounded.
Savages?
Apes?
What kind of strange combination was this?
“Who are you?” Zhang Yang asked.
“Hmph, I am the famous Second King of Happy Valley, you can call me Er Dan. You annoying humans have trespassed on our territory, violating the rules of Happy Valley!” Er Dan said proudly.
However, his famous name was really not that impressive.
“You’re human too, aren’t you? Why do you hate humans?” Zhang Yang asked.
Although Er Dan was covered in fur, he could speak human language, so he shouldn’t be an ape.
“That’s right, I am human, but I hate humans because humans abandoned me!” Er Dan said solemnly.
“My little ones, hurry up and capture them!”
Instantly.
A group of apes rushed towards Zhang Yang.
There were at least hundreds of them, too many to count.
Seeing this.
Naturally, everyone could not just sit and wait. They all took out their weapons!
In the snow, they had encountered many fierce beasts far more terrifying than apes, and they had managed to deal with them, so they were not worried at all!
But!
Just as they were about to activate their Yuan Qi to resist, their expressions changed drastically, including Hong Tao!
“This! Why can’t I mobilize my Yuan Qi? Strange, what’s going on?”
“Not good, my Yuan Qi枢纽 has lost contact with me!”
“What kind of place is this? I can’t exert any strength!”
……
Everyone panicked. Without Yuan Qi, how could they fight!
Hearing this, Zhang Yang was shocked.
He quickly and secretly circulated the true qi pill in his body and found no abnormalities, which made him slightly relieved.
However, he was also a little puzzled.
Why could he, but others couldn’t?
With a sense of doubt, Zhang Yang made a bold decision.
He decided not to fight Er Dan for the time being and let them capture him.
Because Er Dan had just said that they had also captured a group of humans in the morning!
Perhaps, these were the people who had gone missing from here.
At this time.
The upright walking apes, holding vines in their hands, tied them up.
“Hahaha, don’t waste your efforts. Your Yuan Qi, which you rely on here, can’t be used at all!” Er Dan laughed.
“Humans, accept your fate. Tonight, you will all become our meals! My little ones, hurry and take them back!”
“Prepare the pot and oil!”
The apes heard this and jumped up and down excitedly, letting out “hoo hoo hoo” calls.
And so.
Zhang Yang and his group, who were extremely powerful outside, were tied up by these apes.
Everyone was angry and felt humiliated!
If they still had Yuan Qi, how could they be bound by these mere vines!
On the way back, they kept trying to communicate with the Yuan Qi枢纽 within their bodies, hoping to use Yuan Qi again.
However…
It was not that easy. They didn’t even know where the problem lay.
After a while.
Zhang Yang and his group were escorted to Er Dan’s habitat.
It was nestled against a waterfall, surrounded by towering trees.
On each of the towering trees, there were nests made of branches, which should be where the apes slept.
Besides that, there were also two thatched huts.
One looked quite casual and simple, with leaky windows.
The other one, however, greatly interested Zhang Yang. The thatched hut was built very exquisitely, with a fence around it. In the yard inside the fence, many colorful flowers were planted.
Zhang Yang secretly glanced at Er Dan. He was such a rough person, he should be living in the simple thatched hut.
As for the other one, it was likely where the Great King of Happy Valley resided.
And it was very likely a woman!
“My little ones, escort them into the cave, then set up the iron pot, and we’ll have meat tonight!” Er Dan commanded like a mountain king.
The apes heard this and drove Zhang Yang and his group into the cave behind the waterfall.
In the cave, Zhang Yang and the others finally saw the people who had disappeared in the morning!
“Zhang Tang, Elder Hong! Why were you guys captured too?”
Seeing Zhang Yang and the others being brought in, A Kang and the others were overjoyed, but then they appeared very desperate.
“Did those monkeys tie you up too?”
Zhang Yang and the others nodded with bitter smiles.
“This place is very strange. As soon as we entered, our Yuan Qi stopped working.”
A Kang’s mouth twitched, and he said dejectedly.
“Alas, your situation is the same as ours, and these apes seem to hate humans very much. When they captured me, they threatened to eat me tonight.”
“We are the same,” the others also lowered their heads in despair.
In the far west, they had experienced great storms and killed many fierce beasts.
But who would have thought that this time they would capsize in the gutter.
Captured by apes with only brute force and treated as food!
“Damn it, if I could use Yuan Qi, I would tear these beasts, and that savage called Er Dan, into pieces!”
“That’s right! They actually treat us as food, it’s too much!”
“Let’s not say such things for now. The key is to think of a way to save ourselves as soon as possible,” Hong Tao sighed.
Hearing this, everyone also looked dejected.
Their bodies were bound by vines, and ape guards were outside, so escaping was clearly impossible.
The only way was to find a way to activate Yuan Qi, and only then could they save themselves!
Inside the cave.
It could be said that everyone except Zhang Yang appeared desperate.
So they all overlooked one problem.
“A Kang, have you encountered anyone else?” Zhang Yang asked.