Huang Xiao naturally neither heard the conversation between the two fellow disciples of Divine Physician Valley nor saw what they did. After all, he had already traveled quite some distance along the path on the right.
The mountain path initially led uphill, but after a stretch, it turned downward. Huang Xiao thought that whether it was Divine Physician Valley or Poison God Valley, both names contained the word "valley," so it was perfectly normal for them to be situated in one.
All along the way, Huang Xiao had no idea he had taken the wrong path. This road led to Poison God Valley. His only thought was to reach Medicine God Valley as quickly as possible, because he felt he could not hold on much longer.
Why haven't I reached the Confusion Formation yet? Huang Xiao was growing anxious. He had learned from the Princess that once he reached the Confusion Formation, he would be almost at Divine Physician Valley. Yet he could detect no sign of a Confusion Formation nearby.
Could I already be trapped in the Confusion Formation? Perhaps being trapped in it is precisely why this road feels so long, when I'm actually almost there? Is everything before my eyes an illusion? Doubts arose in Huang Xiao's mind.
Huang Xiao shook his head hard and looked around. Lush trees and dense shrubs surrounded him, and birdsong and the chirping of insects sounded through the woods. This did not seem like an illusion.
Of course, that was what Huang Xiao thought. He was certain this was not an illusion.
"Hiss, hiss, hiss..." Suddenly, Huang Xiao's ears twitched. A strange sound came from the shrubs on either side of the path ahead.
"What's that?" Not only was there hissing, but the nearby shrubs and grass had begun to shake