Countless people had yearned for this legend, yet who knew how many adventurers had lost their lives in the forests south of Chablis and thus never had the chance to see the spring? Every year, people claimed they had seen the Fountain of Life, but most of the time, those rumors were proved false. Over time, the legend of the Fountain of Life became a highly local folk tale in southern Eluin.
Brando knew that there truly was a Fountain of Life in southern Eluin. It simply was not in Tosankard Forest, but in the Black Forest farther south of it. He had also been searching for the Fountain of Life all along, but its whereabouts were unpredictable. It did not remain permanently in any one place, so encountering it depended entirely on luck.
When faced with such a famed legendary object, it was perfectly normal for one's state of mind to become abnormal. Brando was not surprised by the noble youth's reaction and comforted him, saying, "Don't worry. If we're truly lucky enough to see the Fountain of Life, everyone will gain enough benefits from it."
After hearing Brando's words, Hainf finally composed himself. He let out a breath and said, "Don't worry about me, Mr. Su Fei. As long as I can see the Fountain of Life from afar, I'll already be more than satisfied."
This was no exaggeration. The Fountain of Life was not a purely inanimate object. When faced with beings it disliked, it would choose to flee and hide itself.
However, what they saw this time might not be the Fountain of Life.
The forest suddenly opened up ahead. A ruined city appeared before Brando's eyes—or, more accurately, the ruins of a city. Scattered stone foundations and broken wooden structures lay buried among the overgrown