Li Xingkong and Guapilong appeared in a forest near a small village. The tall trees were lush and green, blocking out the sun. Puffs of smoke rose from the village not far away, and Li Xingkong could hear voices coming from the village under his keen observation.
People of all ages were there, bustling about – a truly harmonious scene.
But the more harmonious it seemed, the more uneasy Li Xingkong felt. After all, he knew clearly that he was inside the World Wall one moment and here the next.
Wow, this place is so beautiful.
The Guapilong jumped out of Li Xingkong's arms, looked around, and then ran off happily.
Touching the big tree and picking a few unfamiliar wildflowers, Yanran already considered this a picnic.
"Don't wander off. We haven't figured out what's going on in this place yet."
Li Xingkong called out to Guapilong, trying to get it to be a little more aware of safety.
This place is strange. If it were spatial fluctuations that transported them here, Li Xingkong would definitely have sensed it, but clearly he didn't.
If this were an illusion, Li Xingkong's Divine Sense should have been able to detect it. But in fact, Li Xingkong had tried many times, and everything his Divine Sense detected, whether people or trees, was very real.
Li Xingkong did not intend to overthrow such a world by brute force. After all, every unknown place is worth exploring. Even if he had the strength to sweep through or even destroy the entire world, such a world that he could be pulled into without even realizing it still had its merits.
"There's a village over there, let's go take a look."
Li Xingkong pointed in the direction of the village, then started walking, with Guapilong following closely behind, hopping and skipping after him.
However, Li Xingkong had only taken a few steps when they heard urgent cries for help coming from the woods nearby.
"Someone's yelling for help! Dude, hurry and get them!"
Upon hearing this, Guapilong immediately looked in the direction from which the sound came.
"Walk."
Li Xingkong also turned his head and glanced at it, then led Guapilong towards the direction from which the sound had come.
Pushing aside the thicket, a path appeared before them, stretching from the depths of the forest all the way to the village ahead. On the path, Li Xingkong saw two girls, one big and one small, running for their lives. Behind them, a group of strange-looking, fully armed orcs were chasing after them menacingly.
As if seeing a figure appear before her, the older girl's face, though filled with fear, also flashed with a glimmer of hope.
"Help us..."
But as she led the little girl closer, she discovered that the man in front of her wasn't particularly muscular. He was dressed casually, like a scholar, and although he was rather tall, he didn't look like he could fight.
As for the little guy beside him, he looks like a hunting dog, only dressed up more elaborately; don't expect him to have any fighting ability.
Oh no, this is bad luck! It's going to affect the passersby too.
"Run! You can't beat them! Get back to the village!"
The older girl seemed to have made up her mind. She pushed the girl in her arms forward and then tried to turn around to block the group of orcs.
Li Xingkong and Guapilong exchanged a glance and laughed.
He didn't make any move, but a sharp aura emanated from his body, violently blowing the surrounding air outwards.
The fierce wind seemed to materialize, uprooting many of the trees around Li Xingkong.
But the gale seemed to have eyes; it precisely bypassed the two little girls and then crashed head-on into the orc squad.
The fierce wind blew the team directly off the ground, carrying them dozens of meters into the air.
Their armor looked incredibly thick; they'd probably be a pile of minced meat by the time they landed.
There are children in front of us; it's really inappropriate to let them see all this.
Li Xingkong gave it a push, and the orcs took the push, turning into stars in the sky.
Although the fierce wind didn't directly hit the two girls, the oncoming wind still made it difficult for them to open their eyes. Already staggering as they ran, they suddenly fell to the ground.
When they opened their eyes again, they saw that the person who had been far away was now standing in front of them, and his hound-like pet was lying in front of the little girl, reaching out as if to touch her head.
"Alright, you're safe now."
Li Xingkong extended his hand.
The older girl, still dazed, reached out and grabbed Li Xingkong, then stood up. The little girl also stood up with the help of Guapilong.
Looking back, there was no sign of the orcs; only a few scattered weapons lay crookedly stuck in the ground, bearing witness to what had just happened.
"Phew~~"
The girl patted her chest and breathed a sigh of relief; her still-shaken expression finally calmed down a bit.
"Thank you for saving us. I'm Rose, and this is my sister Lily. We're from Proli Town up ahead. These orcs don't usually come here, but for some reason, they suddenly appeared near the town today."
"My Li Xingkong, and this is my friend, Guapilong. We're kind of travelers."
Li Xingkong wouldn't say anything about extraterrestrial visitors or any kind of cosmic civilization. This little girl was obviously still very young, and he figured she wouldn't understand if he said too much.
"Wow, I know, you guys are like those wandering bards in books, right? You must have been to a lot of places."
Li Xingkong and Guapilong exchanged a glance.
"I guess so, we've been traveling together for a long time."
How could it not be long? The known universe alone spans countless light-years. From a travel perspective, it's not wrong for them to call themselves travelers.
"That's wonderful, you saved us! Please do come and visit us in our town."
Rose looked delighted.
"Yes, big brother, come and sit down."
The little girl beside her nodded repeatedly.
"Let's go then, I'd like to see what your town is like."
"Let's go, let's go, I want to eat, eat, eat!"
When Guapilong got excited, he wasn't good at anything else, but when it came to eating, he was a real expert.
In its playful mood, it completely failed to notice that the language spoken by the two little girls, Rose and Lily, was entirely different from the universal language.
The little girl led the way, picking wild fruits and vegetables along the way, while the Guapilong followed behind her. Every time it saw something it hadn't tried before, it would stuff it directly into its mouth to taste it. Before they had even gone halfway, the little goose and the little girl had become inseparable.
Just after Li Xingkong and the little girl left along the road, a little boy carrying a large sword appeared at the spot where they were attacked.
He looked around at the chaotic scene and the weapons scattered everywhere, and was momentarily lost in thought.
"What's going on...? Has the plot... changed?"