Once again, Bai Yujun tore the map in her hand to shreds.
She ripped it into tiny scraps and scattered them into the wind scented with mountain forest. Though the thick paper could not fly far, at least it made her feel a little better.
Its accuracy was outrageously bad.
She had wasted a great deal of time in the rugged, difficult mountain forest, and even the tiger had grown frustrated from all the walking.
She had originally planned the best route, following an old road beside a valley river to circle around the steep ridges littered with vine-covered boulders.
She had hoped to reach the place steeped in demon aura with minimal effort, only to be led into a pit by the map.
Giant Trees dozens of zhang tall were wrapped in ancient vines, their dense canopies blocking out the sunlight. Old forests like this generally had few weeds or low shrubs, because the canopy sealed away the sun. There were, however, plants that did not rely so heavily on sunlight, as well as insects of every size and variety.
The tiger carried Bai Yujun, charging and leaping all the way. Luckily, she had changed mounts beforehand.
Looking up from below, the green expanse speckled with bright points at the highest point was the canopy. Before them stood boulders larger than houses.
The stones were covered in thick green moss, beneath which thick layers of dust had accumulated.
Dust and debris suddenly fell from the edge of a massive boulder. A tiger paw the size of a palm fan flattened the moss, adjusted slightly, then sprang up with nimble ease. From below, one could see the tiger's white belly fur and its somewhat thick tail before it landed gracefully atop another huge boulder.
Like this, the tiger leaped forward,