Qin Shaofeng and his group continued traveling for several more hours.
By all reason, even if they had not encountered any fierce beasts or the like, they should have long since crossed this forest, which did not seem particularly vast.
After all, before entering this forest, they had been able to see hazy mountain peaks in the distance.
Given their eyesight, the distance between them should have been no more than several hundred li.
Yet after traveling over a thousand li—indeed, two or three thousand li—they had never seen those mountains again. It could almost be certain that they had fallen into some kind of trap.
"Gui Yan, help me observe the situation here."
"Qiao Ning, Mo Tianxin, go to the treetops and roughly determine where we are."
Qin Shaofeng suddenly halted and began issuing orders.
Qiao Ning and Mo Tianxin immediately leaped up, reaching the crowns of two of the tallest nearby trees to observe their surroundings.
The red mist formed by Gui Yan rose into the air as well.
Choosing one tree.
The face she had condensed shot skyward.
"This place is strange. There is no sign of life anywhere; no, that’s not right, it seems that apart from these great trees, there is no life at all."
As Gui Yan soared upward, her voice rang out in Qin Shaofeng's mind.
Only these great trees truly existed?
A thought surfaced in Qin Shaofeng's mind, but he had no intention of discussing it with anyone.
Qiao Ning and Mo Tianxin soon descended.
"From our visual estimate, we should have crossed half the forest already. And while the path we are taking looks like a straight line, it is actually circling around the mountain. If we keep going like this, we will never leave this forest," Qiao Ning answered.
After