Return to the Star Dou Great Forest

The earthquake in Silves City naturally stopped because Danheng had withdrawn his power.

While tearing apart Aha's mask, he had caught sight of a little girl being blown into the sky by the hurricane, crying and screaming nonstop.

That made him realize just how much damage his actions had caused here.

So Danheng gave up on tearing apart Aha's mask and turned to swiftly rescuing the people affected by him.

He could not create needless slaughter over this matter.

"Thank you, big brother."

Danheng still remembered the joy and innocence in the little girl's eyes when he saved her, and it made him feel even worse.

Especially when he saw her parents kneel before him in gratitude, it felt as though someone had fiercely gripped his heart.

He could only leave behind the words, "It was nothing," before fleeing in embarrassment.

He did not dare face the grateful gazes of that family, because those gazes struck straight at his conscience.

"So, what will it take for you to remove this piece of crap?"

Danheng coldly stared at Aha, who had been motionless since earlier, the chill in his voice completely undisguised.

"Aha is being disliked. Aha has no face left."

"How! Do! I! Remove! It!"

"..."

Aha fell silent.

"Hahahahaha!"

Aha burst into wild laughter.

"Hahaha! Aha's face has shattered all over the ground, Aha has become the joke!"

"To remove it? Easy. Get chased a few more times, and the effect will naturally disappear! Hahaha!"

After laughing wildly for a while, Aha dove directly into the Smiling Face Mask and went quiet.

"It's finally over, but this still isn't a solution."

Sitting beneath an eave, Danheng silently pondered.

If he was going to explore this continent, he could not possibly be chased by women everywhere he went, could he?

But wherever he went, he would inevitably run into people. That would not be easy to avoid.

"Right, the Star Dou Great Forest!"

All of a sudden, Danheng remembered the place where he had arrived on this continent: the Star Dou Great Forest.

Based on what he had learned recently, this forest was the largest soul beast forest on the continent. It even contained Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts!

If he went into the forest, he should encounter far fewer people. After all, what normal person wandered around the Star Dou Great Forest for no reason?

Of course, Danheng himself was an exception. This was a helpless measure.

It was all Aha's fault!

"Hahahaha! Aha got cursed at again. Aha really has no face left."

The Smiling Face Mask at his waist suddenly laughed, then immediately fell silent again.

"...Fuck Aha. He could do whatever he wanted."

It was the first time Danheng had cursed so crudely without any regard for his image.

"First, I should buy a map of the Star Dou Great Forest."

This time, he would be staying in the Star Dou Great Forest for quite a while. Not only did he need to explore it thoroughly, he also needed to make his way toward Heaven Dou Imperial City.

"A Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast... I hope I run into one."

After his battle with Tang Hao a few days ago, the Train Phantom had become a little more solid. Danheng now wanted to experience things he had never seen before as quickly as possible.

No matter how much it could advance the progress of solidifying the train cars, it would definitely be faster than wandering around aimlessly.

"...There were a few twists and turns, but at least I got the map."

On the outskirts of a small city, Danheng looked at his clothes, which had been pulled out of shape, and did not know whether to laugh or cry.

That map shop owner's wife had been fierce. Her grip was incredibly strong.

Fortunately, he had run fast enough. Otherwise, his clothes might have been torn apart!

"Hahaha! Little Azure Dragon got his clothes grabbed and wouldn't be allowed to leave! Little Azure Dragon didn't even dare use too much force! He could only run away! Hahaha!"

The Smiling Face Mask at his waist laughed again, then fell silent just as before.

"What the Aha... you really are..."

The moment the words left his mouth, Danheng felt that something was off. Did he have a catchphrase like that?

"Why the hell am I starting to say 'what the Aha'?"

?

Something was wrong!

Aha! Look what you did!

Danheng said nothing more and silently headed toward the Star Dou Great Forest.

Danheng remained silent the entire way, not saying a single word even after they arrived at the Star Dou Great Forest.

"Boohoo, Little Azure Dragon is mad. Little Azure Dragon won't talk anymore. What did Aha do wrong? Aha has no dignity left."

The expression on Aha's mask shifted from laughter to sorrow. As he spoke, he even squeezed out a few tears.

"..."

Danheng remained silent, merely thinking to himself:

If I say something to comfort him now, he'll probably start laughing nonstop again.

"Hahahaha! Aha got seen through again! Aha has no dignity left!"

"I tricked you! Even if you hadn't said anything, I'd still laugh nonstop! Hahahahahaha!!!"

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Danheng felt like Aha was about to break his composure. He really wanted to tear that mask apart!

"Eh? Looks like something even more interesting has happened. Little Azure Dragon, keep Trailblazing. Trailblaze well, okay? Wait for Aha to come back!"

Whether Aha had suddenly grown a conscience or had truly found some other amusement, after leaving those words behind, the mask completely lost its luster and became like an ordinary mask.

"Finally gone..."

No matter what amusement it was, as long as it could make Aha leave for a while, Danheng could enjoy a little more peace and quiet.

"Then... I'll take a walk through this forest."

Even from afar, Danheng could feel waves of gentle wind carrying the fragrance of plants blowing straight at him.

There were not many soul beasts in the outer regions of the Star Dou Great Forest. It was far more peaceful than where Danheng had been before, and the tranquil atmosphere coupled with the comfortable temperature unconsciously slowed his steps.

Likewise, quite a few groups preparing to enter the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt soul beasts could be seen here.

However, these people did not seem as strong as the teachers from Shrek Academy. Wandering around the outskirts was probably their limit.

After walking for most of the day, Danheng sat down against a towering tree over ten meters tall. Looking at the lush greenery around him, with none of that headache-inducing manic laughter, he could not help but feel a little more at ease.

This was what Trailblazing was supposed to be!

Having a little clown beside you all day, teasing you from time to time while you were powerless to resist—who could stand that?

"If I could take pictures of this, March 7th would probably love them."

"Right, photos!"

Danheng's expression froze as he suddenly remembered that, before he left, March 7th seemed to have given the camera to him and Xing?

"Found it! It really is still here!"

After rummaging through the Train Phantom's storage space for a while, Danheng took out a pink-and-blue camera.

"I wonder if March 7th is feeling any better."

"Wait... why is this camera empty?"

When he turned on the camera, it was completely blank, leaving Danheng somewhat puzzled.

March 7th loved taking photos so much. How could her camera possibly be empty?

"Could Aha have done this again?"

That was it. Aside from Aha, no one was this bored.

The air was perfectly quiet. That little fellow who used to pop out every so often and burst into laughter did not appear this time.

"Looks like he really left."

Only now did Danheng believe that Aha had truly gone off to find other amusement.

If Aha were still around, he definitely would have popped out laughing after Danheng complained about him in his head just now, then said:

"Aha has no dignity left."

"But if it's empty, I should be able to take even more photos, right?"

"When I get back, I'll see if it can be fixed."

Danheng fiddled with it for quite a while but could not recover any of March 7th's old photos. With no other choice, he could only use it as it was for now.

If they were truly gone, he would find someone to repair it. If that failed, he would just make it Aha's amusement and have him fix it.