The Cursed Land

Jiang Yishui had used a Secret Method to escape, moving far too fast. Following Yaya's directions, Bai Yang and Little Cat chased him for three days without catching sight of him. If Yaya hadn't insisted with absolute certainty that they were going the right way, Bai Yang would have almost given up.

In those three days, Bai Yang had traveled hundreds of thousands of li, crossing more than ten prefectures of the Chen Dynasty. Jiang Yishui had long since left the area covered by the installed satellites, making it impossible to monitor him. They could only rely on Yaya's abilities.

That day, Bai Yang stopped pursuing Jiang Yishui atop a mountain and stared ahead, his expression shifting.

It wasn't that Bai Yang had given up the chase. The area ahead simply made him feel deeply uneasy.

A barren mountain range stretched all the way to the horizon. Gray-black mist billowed across the sky, and the land below was lifeless, with scarcely a plant in sight. It was desolate and deathly still, oppressive to behold.

"Yaya..."

Yaya pointed urgently toward the mountains ahead, indicating that Jiang Yishui was somewhere inside. She even tugged at Bai Yang's clothes to show that they were close and would catch him as soon as they went in.

To be cautious, Bai Yang didn't set off right away. Instead, he took out a map of the Chen Dynasty to find out what this place was.

His brow furrowed even deeper as he looked. The map clearly showed that this place lay on the border of the Chen Dynasty and covered an area larger than a prefecture. But that wasn't the main issue. The place had no label at all—only a blood-red cross, as if warning people not to venture there lightly.

"Young master, what's wrong?" Little