If the conflict had not broken out.
The party might have crossed the Bloody Grassland long ago and reached the true boundary of Hungry Ghost Valley.
In fact.
Jiang Qiao had traveled all this way.
Aside from the dim sky, he had not encountered anything strange.
Nor had he run into any Evil Spirits or attacks.
Everything had gone very smoothly.
He inspected the nearby soil. Its crimson color did not come from being soaked in blood; the minerals here were simply reddish by nature... As for why the grass was red too, he had no idea.
They wanted to grow red.
You couldn't exactly stop them, could you?
There was also the red sky. After they entered the valley, it gradually turned into night.
However.
There were clusters of light in the sky, some large and some small.
From a distance, they looked like stars, but they were actually just oil lamps floating high in the air. As for why they floated, that was another mystery.
They had been like this when they arrived, anyway. If they asked Jiang Qiao, Jiang Qiao could only say that he didn't know either.
After walking for a short while.
The grassland came to an end.
The rolling Small Mountain was already close at hand, becoming a colossal mass that towered into the clouds. There was no grass on the mountain, which was made entirely of stone. But it was not steep, and was easy to climb.
Of course.
Even if it had been steep, it still could not have stopped an Awakened.
"Brother."
"You came to Hungry Ghost Valley too?"
Suddenly, a delighted voice came from beside Jiang Qiao.
It was somewhat hoarse.
And somewhat weary.
As if it had gone a very long time without rest.
But... why would there be