The moment they stepped into Skull Mountain, peal after peal of sinister laughter rose around them, shrill and piercing. For a moment, they could not even tell whether the voices belonged to men or women.
While Jiang Miaomiao and Xia Buyan were still miserably trudging along on their own two legs, Ning Xiang summoned Lei Aotian and sat on his back, perfectly at ease.
Yu Tingchao, meanwhile, summoned a Wind Qilin.
Mingyuan watched with envy burning in his eyes. Even their mounts were a matching couple's set?
The Wind Qilin was clearly livelier and more mischievous, constantly trotting over to Lei Aotian. Lei Aotian remained aloof, ignoring his little fangirl. The Wind Qilin whined and walked beside him, occasionally tilting her little head to steal a look at him.
The path clearly was not wide enough for two qilins walking side by side. As a result, Lei Aotian was squeezed to the edge several times, and branches snagged Ning Xiang's hair, leaving it a mess.
Mingyuan could not stand watching any longer. He tossed Soul-Rending down, sending it crashing in front of the Wind Qilin.
The Wind Qilin's little ears twitched, and she turned her big, round eyes toward Mingyuan.
"Can you walk properly?"
Yes, yes, yes! The Wind Qilin hastily stopped, respectfully waiting for Lei Aotian to go first before slinking along behind his rear.
But the Wind Qilin stayed quiet for only a few breaths before frolicking again, chasing Lei Aotian's tail and nearly bouncing Yu Tingchao off her back.
Mingyuan rubbed his chin. Not bad. If she could throw that brat off, it would be even more satisfying.
After they had traveled for just under an hour, Xia Buyan voiced a question. "Why can't we just fly over?"
Jiang Miaomiao said, "Obviously, Skull Mountain has some sort