Following the river, Chen Lin and Hua Ruyu easily found the waterfall.
Its waters plunged a thousand feet, a magnificent sight.
"Master, this is a fine place. Why not develop it? It would make a good headquarters."
Hua Ruyu rose into the air and circled the waterfall, returning with a satisfied expression.
"Yes, the scenery is beautiful, but before deciding whether to build a headquarters, let's see what mysteries lie behind the waterfall!"
Chen Lin replied, took out the Crow Puppet, and directed it to fly behind the waterfall.
This place was indeed good, but reaching it required first entering Li Fuyao's dilapidated courtyard, then passing through the County Town. Traveling back and forth was rather inconvenient.
Aside from the possibility of something going wrong on the way in, leaving would also be troublesome if they encountered danger here.
Entering through projection would bring him straight into the County Town, but he did not have the courage for that.
Prefect Xiong and so many others had searched for nearly a thousand years without finding the departure mission. If he entered through projection, he would likewise be trapped here until he died.
According to Xiong Ziqi, while in a projection state, one could use a Road Guide or other means to enter other scenarios without trouble, provided one did not return to reality. But when one wanted to return to reality, one had to complete the missions of every scenario one had visited. Leaving even one unfinished counted as violating the rules.
In other words, the more scenarios one visited, the greater the chance of death.
Thus, despite having Level 4 Road Guide permission, Xiong Ziqi had spent the vast majority of his time here over all these years, rarely exploring other scenarios.
If he visited another scenario, he had to