It Has Come to This, We Can Only Charge Forward

Spirit Realm, Ruins Space.

After an entire night of torrential rain, it finally stopped at daybreak.

The ground was drenched, and looking out, one could see many small puddles.

Inside the shelter temporarily built from wood, Zhao Xiaoya had only just woken up. Seeing the scene outside, she said excitedly to Wu Qingfang beside her,

"Miss, the rain has stopped."

Wu Qingfang had been worried all night that the rain would continue the next day. Now that the rain had passed and the sky had cleared, she was in an excellent mood.

"Indeed! The rain has stopped. From now on, we don't have to stay here anymore. We can continue exploring deeper into the valley."

A large flock of nameless ordinary birds flew over Wu Qingfang's group, leaving behind a string of chirps.

Chen Zhiyuan watched the birds fly away, pondered for a few seconds, and then said to his men behind him,

"Everyone, hurry up and eat something. Once you're done, we'll set out immediately."

The guards nodded, then added some wood to the campfire before them, which was about to die out.

With ample fuel, the nearly extinguished campfire soon roared back to life.

Everyone took out some smoked dried meat, threaded it onto branches, and held it over the flames.

The tempting aroma of roasting meat spread through the air and began drifting out of the shelter, carried by the wind into the distance.

Since the time to return was drawing closer, Wu Qingfang's group packed up immediately after breakfast and set out.

"This road is so hard to walk on!" Zhao Xiaoya walked along the muddy dirt path and nearly slipped. After steadying herself, she could not help complaining.

"It's like this right after the rain. Let's keep going. It should get better ahead." Wu Qingfang