The group stared ahead at the Small Mountain Village, utterly astonished.
At first glance, it looked no different from an ordinary mountain village. But against the backdrop behind it, it seemed far too extraordinary.
What kind of village could have survived unscathed in a disaster that had brought the entire Cangli Mountain Range crashing down?
That alone meant it was extraordinary!
"This place must be extraordinary! If it survived the great calamity, there must be something remarkable here!"
A glimmer of hope shone in Long Zixuan's eyes.
Could it be that all roads were not closed to him, and that some good fortune really was waiting for him here?
He started to rise.
"Wait!"
Lu Rang stopped him. "Are you crazy?"
"What is it?" Long Zixuan asked.
Lu Rang pointed at the village. "We have no idea what this village is hiding. How can we just barge in? Don't forget, the Cangli Mountain Range is a Forbidden Land!"
"Even the Forbidden Land was destroyed, yet this place is completely untouched. What does that mean? It means this is a Forbidden Land within a Forbidden Land. Do you understand?"
His face was tight with worry.
This clearly wasn't somewhere you could enter casually.
It might even be a massive trap!
His imagination had already run wild.
But Long Zixuan shook his head, his gaze resolute. Though his face was a little pale, he was brimming with fearless determination.
"Brother Lu, you make a good point. Let's part ways here."
"You have plenty of choices. You can stay out, but I have nowhere else to go."
"To be honest, I may be a prince of the dynasty, but I'm no better than a cripple now. Rather than live on, enduring people's scorn, mockery, and oppression, I'd rather risk my life!"
"Even if