Green vines covered the entrance to the Secluded Valley, radiating an extraordinarily rich vitality. The entrance was narrow, the mountain walls on either side squeezing it into a slender slit of sky.
Old vines twisted together in layer upon layer, like two curtains blocking out all the light within. Yet those green vines gleamed with color, every strand brimming with life. They were clearly no ordinary plants.
Xiao Wu stood at the entrance, craning her neck to peer inside. It was pitch-black, impossible to make anything out. Only the wind blew out from within, carrying a rich, gentle green aura.
"Little San, I'm going in with you!"
Tang San shook his head. "Xiao Wu, wait outside for me."
"Why!"
"We don't know what's in this valley. I'll go in and scout it out first." Tang San smiled.
"Besides, my Blue Silver Grass is thirty percent stronger in places rich with vitality."
Xiao Wu was unconvinced. "Says who! There might be carrots in there!"
Tang San's eyes curved with his smile. "Have a sniff. Do you smell carrots?"
Xiao Wu twitched her nose and sniffed carefully. The wind carried only the fresh, bitter scent of plants, along with an indescribable dampness from underground.
"No."
"There you go." Tang San tightened his cuffs. "You and those carrots aren't meant to be. Wait here, and if anyone comes near, kick their butt."
Xiao Wu huffed and turned her head away, but in the end, she walked over to a nearby rock.
"Then you'd better hurry."
Tang San waved at her, then turned and entered the valley.
Inside the Secluded Valley lay a world of its own. The entrance was extremely narrow, but the interior was exceptionally spacious.
As Tang San moved farther inside, the space suddenly opened up before him.
Daylight filtered down