The day after he was rescued, Anduin thought he could go out for some exercise today.
There were dark circles on his face because he slept very late last night. Lorewalker Cho asked all kinds of weird questions. At the end of the question, Little Prince knew from Lorewalker Cho's eyes that this kind but cunning Pandaren Lorewalkers already knew his identity.
But neither man thought it would be a problem.
Another good news is that Li Li and Swen have woken up. Although Swen is avoiding him, Anduin is still very happy after knowing that his good friend has woken up. Lorewalker Cho promised them last night that he would take them to Temple of the Jade Serpent today to meet the great Jade Serpent Yu'lon, come to ask for the opinion of Holy Spirit.
But just when Anduin yawned and pushed open the door, he saw Lorewalker Cho and another Pandaren, who was dressed strangely and exuded Warrior's cold aura, sitting in the yard talking. Lorewalkers had a rare serious expression on his face.
When Anduin opened the door, Taran Zhu's eyes immediately focused on the foreigner. He saw Anduin take a step back. This is normal, facing Monk who practices the way of walking on the wind., there are very few ordinary people who are not afraid. Although their aura can be controlled, for a guy like Taran Zhu, even if he can control it independently, the ferocious aura in his eyes will still prevent him from pretending to be a sheep.
"Foreigners, let me ask you, did you encounter anything strange on the way here? For example, crazy people, or a guy who suddenly knelt down and cried?"
Taran Zhu spoke, his voice was powerful, but as cold as a piece of ice. Anduin subconsciously held the hilt of the sword behind his back, but Lorewalker Cho took a step forward, frowned and said loudly,
"Okay, Master Zhu, you scared my guest!"
Taran Zhu raised his eyes, but then took a step back. The Lorewalkerss have always been mysterious, and Lorewalker Cho is the best among them. Even Shado-Pan is not willing to offend these weird-tempered hermits, and they have a good reputation among the civilians. It is not worthwhile to destroy the relationship between the two parties for a foreigner.
Lorewalkers waved to Anduin in a friendly manner. The latter hesitated for a moment, let go of the hilt of the sword, and walked to Lorewalker Cho. Then he heard Lorewalker Cho ask,
"Anduin, please recall, before you set foot on Pandaria, have you ever encountered the strange things that Master Zhu said?"
Seeing Anduin looking at Taran Zhu with a little vigilance in his eyes, Lorewalker Cho opened his mouth to explain,
"This is Taran Zhu, the leader of Shado-Pan, one of the strongest Monks in Pandaria. For thousands of years, Shado-Pan has guarded the peace of Pandaria. He is equivalent to... well, in your words, he is the highest military commander in the local area. You know, we Pandaren don't have an army."
Anduin nodded and told the story about General Taylor and those Sailors without having to remember it. It wasn't that he didn't remember those soldiers, it was mainly because yesterday he couldn't figure out the details of Lorewalker Cho. He was born in the royal family. Although Anduin may not like Plot's tricks, it doesn't mean that he won't be wary of others.
After listening to Little Prince's narration, Lorewalker Cho's eyes shone with seriousness, but Taran Zhu relaxed. He looked at Lorewalkers,
"It's just a little leak, and besides Mists, it means that Sha has not broken through the seal yet, but Lorewalkers, I have to take these foreigners back to Shado-Pan Monastery. It is too dangerous to let them walk on this land. You also know that their emotions are not as stable as our tribesmen. Once some troubles arise..."
Monk's words left no room for Lorewalker Cho to refute, and Lorewalkers was not ignorant. He knew very well that Emperor Shaohao had sealed six kinds of demons composed of emotions under this land, but the sealing place was not clear. In fact, the optimistic and peaceful emotions of local Pandaren were forced out.
In order to prevent Sha from counterattacking, Shaohao Avatar Before Mists, his last order was to disband all military forces of Pandaria, leaving only Shado-Pan to guard the Great Wall to deal with the Mantid invasion once in a thousand years, and only Mantid with mediocre personality was left. The optimistic Pandaren can survive in this fragile peace and live well. If someone with strong emotions like Orcs lives here, it is estimated that they may not survive even 10 years and will be exterminated by Sha.
So even if Lorewalker Cho is unwilling to let Taran Zhu take away Anduin and his friends, there is no reason to refuse now, but Lorewalkers looked at Anduin's worried eyes and gritted his teeth.
"Yes! But I want to go with them!"
"Huh?"
Taran Zhu glanced at Lorewalker Cho in surprise. At this time, Taran Zhu seemed to be in the mood of Mortal. He even started joking,
"You don't think Shado-Pan Monastery will use violence against Torment them, do you? With the fair Master Snowdrift here, this situation will not happen!"
Lorewalker Cho laughed generously, shook his loose robe,
"I know you want to say that he's an old-fashioned old guy, and I think so too... As for them, I just don't want these kids to feel like they're being bullied."
The two people spoke in the Pandaren dialect, which Anduin couldn't understand, but he guessed that Lorewalker Cho had probably reached some kind of agreement with Taran Zhu. Finally, Master Zhu glanced at Anduin and said to Lorewalkers,
"We have to go to Zhu Family Fortress who is guarding the South Seas border first. Shado-Pan responded that something strange happened there also two days ago."
Looking at Anduin's slightly fearful eyes, Taran Zhu withdrew his gaze and whispered to himself,
"Hopefully everything will be okay there too."
Two hours later, on Mishi's neck, Anduin and Li Li, who had just recovered from a serious illness, were holding one of Mishi's horns, shouting and watching Cloud Serpent fly freely around Pandaria In the sky, Mishi is no longer the little dragon with short arms when he first saw it, but a monster with a body length of more than 50 meters. After being fully enlarged, Mishi no longer has that cute look. On the contrary, majesty and nobility fill its whole body, like a real spiritual creature between heaven and earth.
Swen, who was sitting on the back of Cloud Serpent, was taking care of Lakes who had just woken up. This Druid was very Pain transformed by those Cultists, his body is always burning with fire, but Mishi himself is proficient in Fire Magic, so he is not afraid of Flames on Lakes.
"Where is that? Lorewalker Cho, it's so beautiful there!"
Anduin's long golden hair was blown by the wind. He turned around and pointed at the prairie under Mishi that was almost completely covered with green, as well as the neatly opened terraces and scattered grains. Bu's farm, and finally a beautiful and enchanting Lake in the distance. Little Prince asked loudly towards the contented Lorewalkers, who didn't even open his eyes.
"That is Valley of the Four Winds, my child, the most beautiful and peaceful place in the whole Pandaria. It is also the place where the best beer is produced. There is also a place where real cooking masters gather, Halfhill, if you have time, I can take you to Halfhill to taste the real delicious food. By the way, Li Li, if I guess correctly, your Ancestor lives here."
Hearing Lorewalker Cho's words, Little Pandaren, who was still a little pale, turned around, looked at Lorewalkers in surprise, and asked in a sharp voice,
"Really?"
Lorewalker Cho nodded and pointed to the southwest with his finger, "There, there is Stormstout Family's ancestral brewing factory. It is said that the people there have the surname Stormstout, and in the entire Pandaria, there is only one place that matches your surname."
Li Li opened her eyes wide and looked at the building in the distance that looked like a small ant. Her mood was inexplicably depressed.
"If Uncle Chen and dad knew about it, they would be so happy. They have been looking for Clan Territory, Stormstout's master, and Master Shang Xi all their lives... God, I started to miss them. Why did I run out by myself in the first place?"
Anduin saw Sorrow from Li Li, and couldn't help but comfort the Little Pandaren who had run away from home in a low voice. Lorewalker Cho seemed to take everything lightly. He shook his head and said His eyes turned to the front, where there was a towering cliff with a height difference of hundreds of meters. Under the cliff was the area to the south of Pandaria, Krasarang Wilds, a place full of mysterious lost monuments and various dangerous creatures.
Even Taran Zhu, who was sitting next to him on the back of a mighty black Cloud Serpent, had serious eyes. Krasarang Wilds was not a good place, not for anyone.
Very few Pandaren would set foot there, and only the most powerful Monk family and the monks guarding Temple of the Red Crane would settle there. When Lorewalker Cho was traveling here, if it hadn't been for the protection of Mishi, he would have become the prey of those barbaric Lizardmen bandits.
But just ten minutes later, when they landed on the ground, Taran Zhu's eyes suddenly widened. In fact, not only him, but also Lorewalker Cho and Swen, who was supporting Lakes from behind, couldn't help but open their mouths.
"What... what's going on here?"
Anduin and Li Li At the end, Little Prince and Little Pandaren couldn't help but hold their weapons when they saw the scene in front of them. Li Li also put his own Little Pig Snort was released from the magic reins given by Master Shang Xi. As soon as Little Pig landed on the ground, he roared loudly in the direction of Zhu Family Fortress in front of them.
Obviously, the thin Demigod Bloodline in this Little Pig body is warning that there is danger ahead!
It's not that the large town in front of me is full of death. In fact, everyone is alive and well, but their state is very strange.
The neatly dressed and tough Monk was sitting on the ground leaning on his halberd, muttering to himself without knowing what he was talking about. Farther away, most people were sitting or lying in the same place, with expressions of despair. The only few guys walking around in the town looked abnormal, and everyone was not communicating with others. Taran Zhu even doubted whether they had seen the guys around them.
"Hey, Yimo, what are you doing here? What happened? Why don't you go on patrol?"
Taran Zhu quickly found the Monk leader of Zhu Family Fortress, but when Monk, a capable Monk who was over fifty years old, faced Taran Zhu's shouting and questioning, he just raised his eyelids and glanced at him, and said lazily,
"Ah, it's Master Zhu, we're fine!"
Yimo licked his lips, "We just suddenly felt very depressed. We don't know why. It feels like everything we do is meaningless."
"But you are responsible for guarding Krasarang! Bastard, get up!"
Taran Zhu stepped forward and was about to call out these unknown Monk, but was stopped by Lorewalker Cho. Lorewalkers walked up and communicated with Yimo. What surprised everyone was that the people here clearly preserved their own will, even their memories were clear, and they knew that their state was wrong, but they just couldn't change it!
But while Taran Zhu and Lorewalker Cho were busy figuring out what was going on here, Anduin stared blankly at Pandaren, who was like Risen walking around. He felt that this scene was inexplicably familiar, until Li Li poked him with the Monk stick in his hand, waking him up.
"What are you thinking? Anduin? Are you scared? Don't worry, these slackers just want to be lazy. I've seen those Hozen in Wandering Isle. That's what they do when they want to be lazy."
Facing Li Li's very confident explanation, Anduin smiled hard, then walked forward, took Lorewalker Cho's arm, and whispered,
"Lorewalker Cho, the Pandaren here are not depressed! They are Despair, they are enveloped by Despair!"
"What? Despair?"
Lorewalkers and Taran Zhu looked at Little Prince for the first time. The latter organized his words and said quickly,
"Yes, I heard my father say that after Orcs was defeated in the war, he was collected into Internment Camp from all over Eastern Kingdoms. Those Orcs whose will collapsed, Despair's Orcs, Risen walking flesh, you Pandaren may have never really Despair, so you don't know what this means, but their appearance is almost... exactly the same as the Orcs described by my father!"
At this time, Li Li suddenly shouted loudly,
"Anduin! Anduin, your sword is glowing!"
Little Prince suddenly pulled out Oathkeeper from behind. Sure enough, the white fluorescence danced on the blade, which seemed to indicate... something unknown.