Perilous Echoing Valley

Over the next ten days,

the party continued south along the narrow paths marked on the map.

"Word of what happened at the Ancient Demon Battlefield has probably been suppressed quite a bit."

Throughout the journey, Lu Yuan had worried

that his whereabouts might be leaked

and the three great factions of the Ancient Demon Battlefield would come after him.

After more than ten days, his fears had eased considerably.

Besides, with Cloud Slave, a Fourth Rank puppet hidden in the shadows,

the journey had grown much safer.

Whenever they encountered petty thieves foolish enough to trouble them, Cloud Slave dealt with them.

The farther south they went, the more treacherous the terrain became.

"This road is far too bumpy."

Lin Ruoxue grumbled.

She was a young lady of a wealthy family, after all. She had never endured a journey this long.

"We're nearly at Echoing Valley. You can have a proper rest there, Junior Sister Lin."

Lu Yuan offered the reminder.

The fact that Lin Ruoxue had only grumbled spoke well of her temperament.

Two hours later, the party crossed a mountain ridge. Lu Yuan reined in his horse, glanced down at the map, then looked ahead with a slight frown.

"We've reached Echoing Valley."

Lu Yuan stopped.

At his words, everyone looked ahead and could not help marveling.

Before them lay a vast gorge, enclosed by mountains on three sides. Its cliffs rose over a thousand zhang, their faces studded with jagged rocks and ancient pines growing sideways. In many places, even apes would struggle to climb.

"Mother, Second Sister, Grandpa, look! I never saw cliffs like these even when I went into Azure Cloud Mountain."

Lu An stared in wonder.

"What would a brat like you know? You haven't seen much of the world."

His grandfather, Liu