Forbidden Ground! Bai Niao Mountain!
The ancient road was overgrown with weeds and rarely saw a human footprint.
Although Lin Bai kept his expression calm, his heart was filled with vigilance. His spread-out awareness continuously observed every movement around him, while his palm unconsciously pressed against the Storage Bag at his waist. If there was even the slightest disturbance nearby, Lin Bai could launch the swiftest counterattack.
Yet the journey had been completely uneventful!
After walking another thousand meters and crossing the ancient road, he reached the foot of the mountain. Looking up, he saw that the mountain was enormous. Its interior was buried beneath green shade, thick with brambles. It looked as though no one had visited this place for a very long time, and there was not even a path leading up the mountain!
"There's no road anymore!"
Lin Bai stood at the end of the ancient road and saw only an impassable stretch of brambles ahead. Wisps of white mist curled through the forest, obscuring the scenery within.
Ever since Lin Bai arrived here, the Crow had stared blankly with its head tilted, as if pondering something. It had not said a word.
Just as Lin Bai was preparing to find a path up the mountain, he heard laughter coming from behind him. "Brother Lin Bai, what brings you here?"
At the sound of that voice, Lin Bai's eyes narrowed. Keeping his expression calm, he slowly turned his head and saw Crown Prince Kongqing standing a hundred paces away, smiling warmly at him. Lin Bai smiled and said, "I wandered here by chance, but I don't know what place this is."
Heavenly Wolf stood beside Crown Prince Kongqing with a solemn expression, but said nothing.
Seeing that Heavenly Wolf looked somewhat grim, Lin Bai guessed that this