Feng Ling asked, "Should we go up first, or down first?"
Huangfu Miaomiao's whole face scrunched up as if she had eaten a sour plum. "Mm... Judging by the name, Sanqing Palace feels more like a Safe Zone, but based on its location, there must be lots of Monsters up the Mountain. The foot of the Mountain should be safer..."
She became conflicted again, as though she had trouble making choices.
Feng Ling said to Li Qing, "Use your beads to calculate it. Didn't the second try have a 48% accuracy rate too?"
Li Qing did as she said and took out his phone, removing three beads from its charm.
As he removed them, he glanced at Feng Ling with a hint of helplessness in his eyes. Then he tossed the beads upward, identified the angle at which they fell, and said, "Go up."
"Fine, let's go." Feng Ling was very satisfied.
She felt that bringing Li Qing along had truly been an exceptionally correct decision.
Huangfu Miaomiao followed behind her, pouting unhappily as she felt she had not been useful at all.
The group continued along the Mountain Path.
The sky darkened quickly.
The sun had been about to set when they entered the Maze. Now, several dozen minutes later, night had fallen, and darkness was about to completely envelop the sky.
The fog grew thicker.
Beast roars and bird cries echoed through the forest, each sound strange and eerie. Some resembled the shrieks of wildcats, while others sounded like the bizarre laughter of infants.
Rustling noises in the grass seemed to lurk at everyone's heels.
Blue-green Ghost Fire drifted in the distance like lanterns lit by wandering souls, sometimes far away, sometimes close, flickering faintly in and out.
At first, the Cat Spider and Cat Owl had eaten