Chapter 94: Ghost Wall
Fox Village was not built on a broad flat plain. The entire village lay across rugged, uneven terrain, and its roads were a complete mess.
Feng Ling's group sometimes climbed stone slopes, sometimes crossed fields, sometimes waded over streams, and sometimes found their way blocked by Tangled Grove.
The village houses were scattered here and there as well, with no planning whatsoever.
After Feng Ling went around a patch of Tangled Grove, she found the scene before her strangely familiar.
It felt like she had been here before.
After continuing onward for a while, she saw a short, thick Old Willow Tree ahead. Beneath it stood a Stone Table bearing a Smiley Face—the card-drawing Idol she had seen before.
Pei Xianjue saw it too and asked in surprise, "Why is there another Idol here? Are there two Idols in the village?"
"This is the Idol from earlier," Feng Ling said.
"Huh?" Pei Xianjue froze for a moment. She looked back down the road, then ahead again. "...What the hell? How did we circle back?"
Feng Ling frowned and pondered for a moment before saying, "Let's try another direction."
She carefully memorized the scenery around the Idol, her heart full of doubts.
After all, she had absorbed the Bat Card. One of its abilities allowed her to memorize any road conditions at a glance, no matter how complicated, so she would never get lost. Yet in this village, the Bat's ability seemed to have failed.
After changing direction, Feng Ling kept moving straight ahead. About half an hour later, they returned to the Old Willow Tree once more.
"We've run into a Ghost Wall." Pei Xianjue looked awful. "We're not going to be trapped here forever, are we...?"
Feng Ling thought for a moment and said, "If