"Is Zhurong also asleep?"

"Yes." Kua E'yueyin looked at Wei Yuan's furrowed brow and said, "This news came from the Yumin Kingdom. It's just that the power of the god Zhurong is very strong. He sleeps most of the time, but occasionally he can wake up and communicate with people. The last time he conveyed a divine message was through the youngest priest, Feng Siyu."

"But later, the current ruler of the Yumin Kingdom said that Feng Siyu was falsely传神旨(falsely conveying divine messages)."

"He wants to issue an arrest warrant for her throughout the realms of the *Shan Hai Jing*."

Wei Yuan raised his eyes slightly.

He recalled the first time he saw Feng Siyu, when she was being hunted down.

It seemed that the people from the Yumin Kingdom were sent by the current ruler. Now, to get the five-colored bracelet back to the human world, he had to go to the Yumin Kingdom. And to refine the medicinal properties in his previous life's body, he also needed the aura of Zhurong. It seemed that he had to go to the Yumin Kingdom no matter what.

Wei Yuan pondered.

He inexplicably felt that after the First Emperor镇杀(suppressed and killed) Qiongqi and stirred up the beasts of the *Shan Hai Jing*,

the whole world suddenly unfolded before his eyes.

The group crossed Changyang Mountain, riding on fierce beasts and running quickly towards the Daughter's Kingdom, crossing one city after another. When they were on a high mountain, Wei Yuan saw from afar a gray-white aura spreading and permeating among the mountains and valleys. Vaguely, there were people wearing clothes and dancing, the melody elegant, but Kua E'yueyin and the others looked vigilant.

"This is Nvchou Mountain."

The girl explained in a low voice.

Wei Yuan nodded, he actually knew.

In the age of myths, a woman died here, collapsing in this place. Her death was extremely painful. Even the Tu Shan clan's witch, Nujiao, could not resolve her anger and unwillingness. Finally, they learned that this Nvchou had been烤灼(scorched and burned) to death by the ten suns during her lifetime.

When she died, she used her last strength to raise her right hand to cover her face, unwilling to endure the suffering of being exposed to the ten suns.

And after the giantess died, her body did not decay, but transformed into this dangerous place.

In the end, Hou Yi shot down nine of the ten suns.

And on the east side of Kunlun Ruins, Hou Yi fought with凿齿(Zaochi) in the wilderness of Shouhua.

In the end, Zaochi, wielding a shield and a long ge (halberd), was shot dead.

The trajectories of these heroes are not just a few words in historical myths.

"Those who enter, even gods, have never been able to come out."

Kua E'yueyin's voice was full of vigilance.

The group bypassed this place, and after finally crossing the ruins of the Wuxian Kingdom, they could already see the current Daughter's Kingdom from afar. Compared with the ancient capital in Wei Yuan's memory, this place had changed its appearance, being more majestic and prosperous than in the past. The former ancient capital, even the city walls, was now just the most core inner city area.

Kua E'yueyin invited, "Mr. Wei, would you like to enter our Daughter's Kingdom and take a look?"

She smiled frankly, "Although the situation is a bit tense now, you are considered our friend and should receive the best treatment."

Daughter's Kingdom.

Wei Yuan joked, "Don't you still have the custom of tying up men and taking them home?"

Kua E'yueyin laughed out loud and said, "What are you joking about? That was a backward custom from thousands of years ago. That was in the past, when the *Shan Hai Jing* was isolated and full of dangers. We had no way to contact people from other countries, so we had to do this for the reproduction of the clan."

"But later, heroes from the Central Plains recorded the entire world of the *Shan Hai Jing*."

"So we also know that there are so many other countries overseas. Finally, two thousand years ago, the various countries communicated with each other. Now there is no such custom. We all have to thank those heroes."

Heroes…

Wei Yuan thought, Yu the Great, Qi, and Nujiao.

Stepping into the *Shan Hai Jing* and breaking the isolation at that time could indeed be called heroic.

Kua E'yueyin recalled for a moment and smiled, "Four in total."

"One of them was a king from the Central Plains, one was a successor of先天卦象(Innate Eight Trigrams), one was a goddess of a large tribe, and one, um, was a historian who called himself a potter."

Four…

Wei Yuan was stunned for a moment.

The girl looked at Wei Yuan's dazed appearance, misunderstood his meaning, and said strangely, "Of course, Mr. Wei, if you want to experience, uh, ancient customs, it seems that there are sisters in the city who do this kind of work, but it requires a little extra money."

"Mr. Wei, if you have such a hobby..."

Wei Yuan was dumbfounded.

He shook his head and said, "No, I don't need it."

He glanced into the distance and said, "I want to go to the Yumin Kingdom to take a look now. Daughter's Kingdom, after I deal with the matters there, I will definitely come back to see you..."

However, when he saw from afar that the city gate that he had been tied up and taken away from, and later broken by Yu the Great, now seemed to have become a ruins or a scenic spot, Wei Yuan still felt his mouth twitch. However, Kua Lin still remembered that he had called himself a potter and jade craftsman, not a cook.

To actually regard someone like him as a hero.

So…

So that guy's brain wasn't working well either.

Wei Yuan turned around, waved his hand to the others, and went in the direction of the Yumin Kingdom. However, he seemed to have good luck. He even found some merchant teams on the road who were transporting treasures from the Daughter's Kingdom back to the Yumin Kingdom. Wei Yuan used a piece of white jade as a price to join them.

And Kua E'yueyin and the others regretted the departure of this senior who knew Xing Tian.

But in the end, they still chose to return to the capital of the Daughter's Kingdom.

After reporting the important information that needed to be conveyed, everyone dispersed and received a rare short vacation. Kua E'yueyin went to her clan, walked to the innermost house, knocked on the door, and said, "Old Ancestor, I'm back."

The door opened inward.

The girl walked in with brisk steps.

The room was simply decorated, unlike the boudoir of an ordinary woman. Hanging on the wall was actually a sharp sword, and it was not just a decorative object. It was a weapon that had truly been on the battlefield. Behind the screen sat a woman, but even just her back view was captivating.

"You're back?"

"Yes, Old Ancestor, this time was so dangerous. I almost didn't see you again."

After seeing this woman, Kua E'yueyin habitually spoke in a coquettish tone.

After being comforted, she slowly and systematically recounted her experience this time. Although short, it was indeed extremely thrilling, but no matter how thrilling it was, it was still not comparable to the encounter under Changyang Mountain. The pursuers blocked their way, and the legendary God of War Xing Tian reappeared.

"Xing Tian?"

The woman murmured in surprise.

Then she smiled and said, "You were able to come back after encountering Xing Tian? Your luck is really good."

"When we encountered Him back then, it was very difficult for us to escape. However, we were different from you at the time. We broke into the range of Nvchou Mountain and stayed there for a full seven days..."

In the distant past, in order to escape the兽潮(beast tide) stirred up by the battle between Yu and Xing Tian, Yuan and that valiant girl actually accidentally broke into Nvchou Mountain. The desperate怨气(resentful energy) of Nvchou, who was scorched by the ten suns, was incredibly terrifying. Even the girl general, who was a descendant of a god, was affected and was eventually caught up by a fierce beast.

In order to fulfill her duties as a general, the girl threw that guy into the cave and held off the beast herself. Finally, she relied on the power in her bloodline to kill the fierce beast, but she was also seriously injured. When she was unconscious, she saw that guy rushing out, carrying something she didn't know what.

Huh?? Are you stupid?

At that time, she hadn't been able to open her mouth to scold him before she fainted.

In the end, she could only desperately think, would this completely sour the relationship between the Daughter's Kingdom and the Central Plains?

However, this kind of thing had to be left to the queen to worry about.

That fierce beast was born from the essence of the Great Sun and possessed scorching heat, and Kua Lin was of the Kua E bloodline, the same as the Kua Fu clan, and was most vulnerable to heat. The severe poison entered her body, and when she was asleep and unconscious, she felt scorching pain, as if she had fallen into the Great Sun and was about to be burned to ashes from the inside out.

She could only murmur for water.

As if hearing her plea, moist water really touched her lips, scorching hot and even with medicinal properties. She was like Kua Fu seeing the Great River, grabbing the source of water and drinking it vigorously, even with a bit of sweetness. Finally, the girl general relieved that thirst and fell into a deep sleep.

When she woke up, she saw that the historian looked calm, and she didn't know what method he used, but there was rice cooking in the pot, and it smelled very fragrant. And that time, Kua Lin realized that clean water could also be born on the stone walls. Collecting this water could be used to cook and save lives. This had helped her survive later.

"You better eat more."

"If you die, I won't be able to take you out."

The historian shrugged his shoulders, and his words were not polite at all.

But he hid his left hand behind him.

The girl was instantly angered and started arguing with him.

"If it weren't for protecting you, I wouldn't be like this."

A full seven days.

Every day, during the safest moment when the poisonous mist was the thinnest, there would be a short sleep.

Finally, the historian carried her out of hundreds of miles of Nvchou Mountain, always provoking her along the way to keep her awake and resist the poisonous gas. She asked this historian, who had no cultivation, how he could withstand Nvchou Mountain. He only said that he didn't know how many things he had eaten along the way, and he didn't know how many kinds of toxins he could resist now.

Perhaps because of the poison, the girl who was originally a general became weak instead.

She honestly wrapped her arms around the young historian and was carried by him.

That historian was much calmer, able to find good things to eat and useful things to use.

He would comfort her, and he would also casually chat about some interesting stories he had seen along the way, talk about how fun the little foxes in his hometown were, talk about the stories of Yu the Great and Nujiao, and quarrel with her to keep her awake. Sometimes she didn't have the strength to speak, but he was still full of energy, after all, he was someone who hadn't been poisoned, she thought, but her own body was also much better.

The poison of Nvchou Mountain didn't seem that scary.

Finally, when she walked out, the girl's eyes lit up.

But that carefree historian suddenly fell heavily to the ground when he saw everyone.

The last words he said seemed to be, Xuan Yuanqiu Tu Shan clan Yuan, did not disgrace the prestige of the Yanhuang lineage.

"You still say that, you clearly can't win against me in an argument every time."

The valiant girl said this and looked back, but found that the historian had already fainted. His sleeves were tightly tied, and when she opened them, she found that there were wounds cut out with sharp陶片(pottery shards), layer upon layer of wounds stacked together. When she opened the bandages, a sweet and familiar bloody smell permeated the air. The girl's eyes widened, and she subconsciously touched her lips, instantly understanding everything.

What exactly was the water in her dreams every night...

Why hadn't she died under the severe poison.

…………

"It's really long."

The woman murmured softly.

"Challenging Xing Tian and walking out of Nvchou."

"Youthful frivolity... there is no longer an adventure more long than that in the world."

Her fingers lightly stroked the jade book. The broken part of the jade book was extremely smooth, as if it had been split down with a sword. There was only one sentence on it, 'Obtained from Kua Lin of the Daughter's Kingdom'. The woman, with her back to the door, smiled slightly, her black hair like a waterfall, with only a strand of white hair hanging down like snow at her temples.

Even with this long life, no seven days would be so bright again.

Never again.

The bell outside the door jingled, and in the sky above, a *qingniao* (blue bird) and a *cangying* (hawk) chased each other into the distance.

On the carriage, the young man sitting cross-legged slightly raised his eyes.

ps: Today's second update...

*Classic of Mountains and Seas*, *Overseas Western Classic* -- "The corpse of Nvchou was born and scorched by the ten suns. It is north of the husband. With the right hand covering her face."