The name "Mu Xiao" seemed to have a greater impact on him than the Azure Dragon Coffin Dance. After this name appeared, Yue Qi realized that Yan Che seemed to have finally become serious.
"Where is Mu Xiao now? Has he left the instance?" Yan Che suddenly asked.
Yue Qi shook his head. "He kidnapped Yan Qing, and the two of them have been missing ever since."
Yan Che's face instantly turned ashen, and he decisively stood up to shoo the person away.
"I'm sorry, I have something to attend to and cannot keep you company."
Yue Qi wanted to offer to go with him, but Yan Che refused without hesitation, and in the end he could only leave silently.
Yan Che left the villa immediately, and his whereabouts are unknown.
Three days later, in Yundianzi Village, Xiangxi.
Today is the village's grand market, held every ten days, and many of the children are exceptionally excited. The annual Sacred Fire Festival is just around the corner, the most lively festival in the surrounding area.
Strictly speaking, the Sacred Fire Festival is not a traditional festival in the mountains of western Hunan. It has only been around for less than a hundred years and is said to have been brought by outsiders.
However, in Yundianzi Village and several other special mountain villages, the Sacred Fire Festival has always been a very important festival. Sure enough, early in the morning, villagers began to go out in groups to prepare for shopping.
Early in the morning, Ami put on her beautiful floral dress, wore her favorite silver necklace, and happily joined the crowd heading to the market.
The market was located at the Zhang family's old house in the mountains, in what was then a large village, and the wealthiest village in the surrounding area. This market was built by their village to facilitate the daily lives of its residents. Later, it gradually spread to villages in the surrounding area, and they all liked to come here for the market.
Ami followed the village group along the winding mountain road, everyone laughing and chatting, it was incredibly lively.
However, today seemed a bit special, as they encountered several groups of outsiders along the way, all dressed in a distinctly urban style.
Ami found it very interesting. She asked the elders beside her and learned that the Sacred Fire Festival of the Zhang family's old house was about to be held this year. Recently, all the Zhang family members from other places would come back to worship their ancestors, which was why it was so lively.
So when she encountered another group of people who were clearly from out of town, she simply glanced at them and ignored them. However, the other party didn't seem to think the same way.
"Wait—" a man suddenly called out to her.
Ami turned her head and sized up the man who had spoken. He was quite tall and handsome, but he looked rather gloomy.
"Brother, what can I do for you?" Ami asked with a smile.
"Do you know how to get to Wuyun Mountain?" the man asked casually, but it startled Ami.
She quickly stepped forward and covered his mouth, glancing around furtively to make sure no one had heard what he had just said before letting out a long sigh.
"That scared me to death! That place is a forbidden area, very ominous. Why are you asking about it?"
"Forbidden area?" the man repeated unconsciously, his curiosity undisguised.
"That's not right. We received a notice that we were going there to participate in the Sacred Flame Festival held at the Zhang Family Old House. How come this place has suddenly become a forbidden area?"
When the man mentioned the Sacred Flame Festival, Ami felt relieved. She had encountered several groups of people participating in the festival along the way, so she naturally knew where it was held.
So she sweetly explained to them, "You must have remembered the name wrong. The venue for the Sacred Flame Festival is at the Zhang family's old house. It is indeed a small hill, but it is called Cangyun Mountain, not Wuyun Mountain. You must have misheard!"
"I see!" The man finally laughed. "No wonder I couldn't find the place; I must have remembered the name wrong. —Oh, look at my memory! By the way, young lady, could you show us the way?"
Ami glanced at the two people behind him, a man and a woman. The man looked incredibly cold, like an ice cube. The woman was almost the same, adopting an attitude of superiority, clearly not someone to be trifled with.
However, her appearance is extremely beautiful.
The woman rolled her eyes at her after being glanced at, "What are you looking at? Haven't you ever seen a beautiful woman before?"
Wen Jiajia had never been so speechless in her life. She never imagined that she would come to such a godforsaken, remote mountain forest.
Moreover, the mosquitoes in the mountains are really strange. They specifically target her and won't let go. In just half a day, Miss Wen was on the verge of collapse several times. Didn't you see that she was almost bitten to death by the mosquitoes?
—It's all that damn Zhang Nana's fault! Even in death, she doesn't stop causing trouble!
As for the two men beside her, the cold and expressionless one was the annoying Yue Qi, while the handsome guy who asked for directions was none other than Yan Qing's older brother, Yan Che.
As for why they came to this godforsaken, remote mountain forest, that story begins three days ago.
After the arrival of the post-apocalyptic rules and strange tales, Wen Jiajia's first instance happened to be a girls' dormitory, so she was no stranger to Zhang Nana.
This person was clearly just a victim in a one-star dungeon, so why would they send her an invitation to be forcibly executed almost a year after she had cleared the dungeon? This puzzled her greatly.
"Dear Miss Wen Jiajia,"
I am your best friend Zhang Nana. The annual Sacred Fire Festival at the Zhang Family Old House is coming soon, and I sincerely look forward to your participation.
P.S. Please be sure to bring two male companions with you, and please be careful!
—Zhang Nana
When Wen Jiajia received the invitation, she was completely dumbfounded. She simply couldn't believe that a mere one-star dungeon would have a sequel.
The most frustrating thing is that she was forced into this instance; there was no way to refuse or leave. No wonder she was so incredibly frustrated!
Wen Jiajia couldn't understand it no matter how hard she tried. She had only cleared the girls' dormitory instance with a B-level score, so why did the system have to think so highly of her?
Logically, shouldn't these hidden missions be the privilege of S-rank clearers? Why are they being treated so casually by her?
Having just escaped the Azure Dragon Coffin Riding instance, she hadn't even fully processed the fact that she had spent six months in the instance when she was forced to pack her bags and run to this remote mountain forest to participate in this damned Sacred Fire Festival!
She glanced at the two men beside her, each more composed than the other. These two had approached her to be her male companions, so she guessed they didn't have any good intentions.
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