Paths of Life and Death (1)

"We'll talk about that later. Tell me, why did they all lose track of them? It can't just be because of the complex environment." Zhao Yarou looked at Ye Lang, hoping to get an answer from his eyes.

She's now guessing that Ye Lang might have arranged for her to be alone, so that he could turn against her!

"This might be... we ran too fast!" Ye Lang said.

From Ye Lang's words, Zhao Yarou could tell that Ye Lang was hiding something from her; he knew the reason, but hadn't told her.

"Speak! Do you want to kill me? If so, then come at me!" Zhao Yarou looked coldly at Ye Lang. This misunderstanding made her think Ye Lang was an assassin.

"What?! Ford Fox, you want to kill the Emperor?" Li Yue looked at Ye Lang, her expression shifting between anger and uncertainty.

If Ye Lang's goal was to kill Zhao Yarou, then that means everything he said before was a lie, and his target wasn't himself, but Zhao Yarou.

"No! I'm not here to kill her this time!" Ye Lang shook his head, denying the claim, but at the same time, he did not rule out the possibility that he might come to kill Zhao Yarou next time.

"Then why is this happening? You didn't do it for me, did you do it for her?" Zhao Yarou looked at Ye Lang.

"Yes! I am Li Yue, and I'm pursuing her!" Ye Lang replied.

"Are you really going to pursue her?" Zhao Yarou asked, frowning.

Ye Lang nodded and replied, "Mm!"

"If that's the case, why did you drag me into this? You can take her out for some alone time!" Zhao Yarou was a little angry, but Ye Lang's next words immediately silenced her.

"Who dragged you into this? You just insisted on following along!" Ye Lang said directly.

"Uh..." Zhao Yarou was speechless.

"Even if you're pursuing her, you don't need to make such a big deal out of it and trap yourself in this," Zhao Yarou said immediately afterward.

"No, I didn't do this, it's natural..." Ye Lang paused for a moment, then said, "This must be fate!!"

Just as Ye Lang said, this might really be fate. The place where Ye Lang was located was actually a natural Mystic Gate Formation, and its vastness was unbelievable.

The miracles of creation are amazing. Natural formations don't just appear once or twice; they appear in many places, whether on Earth or on this continent. These formations often create secret realms and form legends.

Now Ye Lang understands what the previous legends about this place were all about. It's natural that people had gone missing; anyone who entered this formation might get lost and die.

Generally speaking, this formation will send people back to their original place; they will return to the same place they came from. However, if someone tries to force their way in or happens to wander into the depths, they will be unlucky and may be trapped inside the formation.

Actually, this formation is not complicated, and Ye Lang could break it in no time. However, because it was naturally formed, Ye Lang had not noticed it before, and only discovered the problem after going deeper.

Ye Lang couldn't tell anyone about this. Even if his identity was exposed, he couldn't explain the existence of this formation, especially since he was now Ford Focus.

Therefore, Ye Lang concealed the truth at this point, and because of this, Zhao Yarou misunderstood. She thought that the formation outside was set up by Ye Lang, and even suspected that Ye Lang came to kill her.

And that's understandable, given her position; living in constant fear must be a form of punishment for her.

"It's fate... So what do we do now?" Zhao Yarou asked slowly.

"Now we just wait for the rain to stop so we can go out and look for them!" Ye Lang replied.

"That's all we can do for now. I hope they won't be in a hurry!" Li Yue said.

"Of course I'm in a hurry!" Zhao Yarou said calmly.

The emperor had disappeared right under their noses, an absolutely unforgivable mistake for the guards, who were now like ants on a hot plate, running around in circles!

However, their anxiety was useless; they couldn't get into the formation. They went in and came out repeatedly, and there was nothing they could do about it.

Besides the guards, Cold-Blooded Fifth was also anxious. She realized that she had lost track of Ye Lang, something that had never happened to her before. She had been keeping a certain distance from Ye Lang, so when Ye Lang entered the formation, she was still outside and naturally lost track of him.

At the time, Cold-Blooded Fifth could still sense where Ye Lang was, so she wasn't in a hurry. But later, she couldn't sense Ye Lang's presence anymore, which made her a little anxious.

Now, she was getting more and more anxious, simply because she could no longer sense Ye Lang at all, and she couldn't enter this forest!

She knew Ye Lang would be alright; with Ye Lang abilities, how could anything happen to him? But that didn't stop her from worrying, especially now that Ye Lang was with Zhao Yarou, she was even more worried.

The message I sent went unanswered, like a stone sinking into the sea!

"Little Five, I'm fine. I'll go find somewhere to take shelter from the rain, and I'll come out once the rain stops!"

The message from Ye Lang temporarily put Cold-Blooded Fifth's mind at ease, but she still didn't understand Ye Lang 'Ye Lang situation, so she immediately sent a message to ask about it.

At the same time, Cold-Blooded Fifth also knew that Ye Lang was not far away from him, no more than five kilometers away. The maximum effect of this thing was only five kilometers, and even if the effect was turned up to the maximum, it would only be that far.

Under normal circumstances, this thing is only used on a small scale, otherwise it would consume too much energy and run out of power quickly.

"Here's a small problem: don't go into this forest, you'll get lost."

"What if something happens to you inside..."

"Don't worry, it won't happen. It's just Li Yue, Zhao Yarou and me. What could they possibly do to me?"

Are you the only ones?

"Okay! That's enough. We'll run out of magic quickly if we keep going like this. We can talk about anything important later!"

"Okay! Be careful!"

"How long will this rain last?" Zhao Yarou asked softly as she sat by the fire.

"I don't know..." Ye Lang replied.

"You don't know?" Zhao Yarou looked at Ye Lang, seemingly disbelieving.

"How would I know? I only know it will rain, but how would I know how long it will rain? I'm not a god..." Ye Lang took out a piece of firewood and threw it into the fire.

"Never mind, there's no rush. Let it burn for as long as it wants." Zhao Yarou hugged her knees, staring blankly at the campfire. The fire made her face slightly red, making her look exceptionally beautiful.