After getting the map, Loran Hill walked out of the old man's house and saw two children hiding under the windowsill and eavesdropping.
They have big, lively eyes, but their bodies are very thin, and their pale skin makes them look like they will fall down if the wind blows.
Seeing the old man escorting Loran Hill out, the two children also scattered and ran away elsewhere.
"This is a child from the village. He is not very sensible. I am sorry to have embarrassed you." The old man explained briefly.
"It's okay." The girl could understand. After all, there were very few outsiders here, and it was normal for children to be curious.
"Then I'll take my leave."
After saying this, Loran Hill took off into the air and flew to the other side of the valley, while the old man remained standing there, silently watching the receding figure.
After a long time, several thin men from the village came over.
"Village Chief, this woman..."
"No need to ask. She has nothing to do with the recent events. She is a disciple who came from afar. Don't provoke her easily." After saying this, the old man shook his head, then walked back to the house silently and looked through the tattered diary left over from his youth.
[Xiangyu Sect: Located on Huilu Island, it has a large number of surrounding forces, but fortunately, most of them are peripheral factions, with few true disciples... It is also the source and main lineage of Zhaoye Palace...]
This diary is written on yellowed mulberry paper. The corners are curled and stained with black dust, which shows that it is quite old.
"Grandma Gro actually skipped Zhaoye Palace and directly invited Xiangyu Sect to send support. It shows that the situation is becoming increasingly difficult. Sigh..."
The old man put down the book he had written when he was young and wandered around, sat down at the table, and fell into dull thoughts again, while the village outside the window gradually returned to its usual tranquility.
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After crossing the mountains, time gradually came to the afternoon, and the air became slightly cooler, blowing the girl's dress and hair.
After passing dozens of mountains and canyons, a strange place in the distance finally appeared in Loran Hill's perception. She turned around, fell sideways into the canyon, and flew forward.
As they continued to fly downward, a tall and deep canyon gradually appeared before Loran Hill's eyes.
There are steep and towering cliffs on both sides, and their specific shape is like the groove left after a giant axe was used to chop the earth and then picked up again.
The mountain walls on both sides are not separated in a V-shape, but in an A-shape, gradually approaching each other at the top. There is an oppressive feeling that they are about to collapse, which makes people feel frightened and scared.
As you walk in it, gusts of cold wind blow from the front of the valley, making a whistling sound, and the canyon in your sight becomes darker and darker, as if you are heading towards the underworld.
Although Loran Hill was not very afraid of this, he could still feel how palpitating and panicky it would be for ordinary people when walking in it.
Two little birds slowly descended from behind and landed on the stone beside the girl, chirping and echoing far away in the valley.
"Okay, stop shouting for now. What if something bad comes out..." Before the girl could finish her words, she heard a sound of rapid running coming from the front.
Soon, a group of people in black robes rushed over. They had almost no skin exposed, and their bodies were wrapped in black clothes. Even under their hoods, they wore wooden masks, looking like ghosts.
After seeing the girl, the leader paused, raised his left hand, asked the people around him to stop, and then began to ask questions.
"Who are you and why are you here?" The voice was cold and seemed to be very alert.
As a last resort, Loran Hill had to explain it again, and this time it took a lot of effort to finally make the leader believe it temporarily.
"Wait here and give us the token."
"Okay." The girl nodded helplessly. It seemed that this place was not very friendly to outsiders.
After that, a man in black picked up the token and went back. Loran Hill had no choice but to lean on a rock beside him, close his eyes and rest for a while, ignoring the group of people who were eyeing him covetously.
About half an hour later, the man with the token finally came back. He whispered a few words to the leader, and then the leader calmed down a little.
"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. Please follow me."
After saying that, the group of people made way, and the leader led the girl, and the two walked towards the depths of the canyon.
The ground beneath my feet was barren and filled with broken pebbles, hardly suitable for farming. The sky overhead was also small, a thick line stretching forward. The mountain walls on either side were made of slightly weathered rock, showing signs of flaking. Their tilted angle obscured most of the sky, making one fear they would collapse at any moment, burying the entire valley.
After walking a few miles inward, the mountain walls on both sides gradually closed in, becoming narrower and narrower, and finally seemed to be approaching each other, leaving only a strip of sky in the middle. And leading to this strip of sky in the distance was a long staircase.
After slowly climbing up the nearly 45-degree staircase, the girl finally found herself in front of a relatively flat open space. Behind this open space lay an elegant shrine.
The reason for saying this is that this shrine has a lot of damage, and the eaves and corners are peeling off. However, even so, you can still see the elegance and beauty of the shrine in the past from its general shape.
"The shrine maiden is in the shrine, I won't go in." His voice was a little deep, with a bit of military air.
"Yeah." The girl nodded, asked the two birds to stop by the open space, and walked slowly inside alone.
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