They had clearly already broken through the bewildering maze. Shouldn't they have been hurrying onward now?
Why stop here of all places?
Bu Er could not understand it, and neither could Wood or Mo Yang.
Jiangli, however, flexed its little claws a couple of times and spoke unhurriedly. "We're heading to the summit, but it's almost dark now. Climbing the mountain at this hour isn't a wise choice."
Since they had already found a way to unravel the maze, there was no need to rush onward.
On the contrary, the sky was almost completely dark now, and continuing on would be rather dangerous.
"But isn't this a rather bad place to stop and rest?"
Earlier, Bu Er had devoted all his attention to finding a way out. Only now did he have the chance to examine their surroundings.
They were already some distance from the foot of the mountain.
At first glance, their current location seemed to be a clearing in the middle of a forest.
But strange sounds came from around the clearing from time to time, as though something were hiding in those pitch-black woods.
Whatever it was, it gave Bu Er a very bad feeling.
He wanted Yang Qing and the others to leave, but both Yang Qing and Jiangli had decided to rest here for the night.
Bu Er looked rather troubled, but in the dim light, no one beside him noticed anything amiss.
Yang Qing was already discussing with Jiang Zhizhou where they should build a shelter for the night.
Bu Er walked around the area, but his sense of unease only grew stronger.
After hesitating for a long while, Bu Er finally approached Yang Qing.
"What is it?"
Yang Qing looked at Bu Er, a trace of concern in his voice.
He knew that