The group retraced their route, and the creatures never attacked them again. With Yuchi Shou and Fan Ze escorting them, they left the boundaries of the Dragon Clan Lands and returned to the woods in the mountain stream valley.
The layout of the valley woods had changed drastically. Returning to Ice Lotus Mountain by their original route was clearly impossible now.
"Witch, Miss Qian, this is where we part."
"All right. Take care, both of you."
Dongfang Minghui waited until the two of them had disappeared from sight before letting out a wistful sigh. They had left after all, and her spirits sank a little. She looked at the others, who were all equally listless. "Seventh Sister, where do we go next?"
Qian Wanyu pointed toward another path through the valley. "I woke up over there when my Thunder Element advanced. Let's try heading that way."
No one objected. With everyone feeling down, their journey was unusually quiet.
"Last time, we climbed up the rocks along the path opposite. This time, we're heading down. The world really is full of unpredictable turns." Mu Sheng's chipped front tooth still had not grown back. Whenever he opened his mouth to speak, air whistled through the gap, ruining most of his handsome young image.
After being laughed at so many times, Mu Sheng had grown thick-skinned. He had thrown in the towel and stopped covering his mouth.
"Yeah," Lien answered perfunctorily, carrying his bow toward the woods with his mind elsewhere. "Witch, my lady, rest here for a while. I'll see if there's any game in the woods."
"Ding Ding, go help too." Dongfang Minghui feared Lien might encounter trouble entering the woods alone, but the little one refused to cooperate. Ding Ding found a tree and sat swaying on a large leaf.