After Su Tang and the others left, Ying Yiyi and the others did not follow, and the two sides were completely separated.
Su Jianyuan led the way, and the group retraced their steps from the morning until they reached a secluded fork in the road. Under Su Jianyuan's guidance, the path ahead soon opened up.
They walked out of the circle they had circled in the morning, and the cluster of mushrooms they had seen earlier was nowhere to be found.
"Great, we're out!" Daqing said excitedly. "The road ahead seems normal, we shouldn't get lost anymore."
Niu Li also let out a long breath, "By bypassing this section of the road, we'll be closer to Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain."
Fortunately, apart from encountering an earth dragon turning over, there were no other dangers along the way.
The thought of taking the Four Treasures to the Mountain of Ten Thousand Beasts filled Niu Li with pride. He knew that when Ying Jie saw them, the King would definitely praise him and make Ying Jie extremely envious.
Su Jianyuan scoffed, thinking of Ying Yiyi's confident threat. Luckily, that idiot didn't follow. He hoped they wouldn't run into her again on the way.
Su Tang observed for a long time and confirmed that Ying Yiyi and Mo Bai had taken a different route, so she put the two out of her mind and focused all her attention on the road ahead.
They hadn't walked for long when the road ahead suddenly narrowed.
"Sister, the road ahead is too low to pass. Can you get off for a moment? We'll walk across one by one."
Su Tang suddenly heard Su Jianyuan's voice. She looked ahead and saw that the space for people to pass through was very small. Even adult beastmen could only pass by with their heads down, let alone Su Jianyuan who was with her and Sibao.
"Okay, Sibao, let's get down." Su Tang and Sibao jumped down.
Daqing and Niuli went ahead with their luggage, then Sutang let Sibao go first, followed by Su Jianyuan at the rear.
I thought I could just crawl through, but I didn't expect the passage to be two or three meters long.
Su Tang felt the air was somewhat stagnant, and the narrow space made it difficult to breathe, as if the surrounding stone walls and plants were squeezing her.
She could only hurry over, bending slightly at the waist, and quickly came out.
Stepping onto the soft, fluffy leaves on the ground, layer upon layer, thick and heavy, felt like stepping on a sponge.
Su Tang swayed, and a hand reached out from in front of her. She instinctively grabbed it.
"Ah Tang, are you alright?"
The familiar voice made Su Tang feel momentarily disoriented.
"Hu Shen? What are you doing here?" Su Tang looked up in surprise and saw that flawless handsome face in front of her.
As before, he wore a dark animal skin skirt, his upper body muscles exposed, forming an alluring curve that gave a powerful visual impact.
"I've come to find you." With a slight exertion of his hand, Hu Shen brought Su Tang over. Su Tang lunged forward, getting even closer to him.
The two looked like they were embracing.
Su Tang felt her cheeks burning. Was Hu Shen here to see her?
"How are you? The journey must have been tiring. Why is your face so red? Are you sick?" Hu Shen bent down, getting close to her face, his voice filled with confusion and worry.
"No, I'm fine." Su Tang quickly turned her face away, shifting her attention to look behind Hu Shen.
"Where are Niu Li, Da Qing, and Si Bao?"
There was no one behind him.
"They're ahead. My people and I are resting up ahead. Let my people take them across first. I'll wait for you here," Hu Shen's deep voice came from above.
Su Tang felt like something was wrong, but her mind was like it was filled with cotton, and she couldn't think straight for a moment.
She wanted to turn around and see if Su Jianyuan had followed.
But her face was cupped in a pair of large hands. Hu Shen was very tall, and when he bent down, his handsome face was very close to hers, with a pair of deep golden eyes.
"A-Tang, I'll take you there. Si-Bao is waiting for us up ahead."
Su Tang met his gaze, and for a moment her eyes couldn't focus.
She nodded subconsciously, wanting to say "okay".
However, the next second, she suddenly regained her senses because when Hu Shen touched her cheek, the touch was icy cold.
How could Hu Shen, a male with abundant yang energy, have such cold hands?!
"Wait! Hu Shen, my brother said you stayed in the Black Mountain Tribe. How did you know we were going to the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain? The route to the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain and the Black Mountain Tribe is not the same." Su Tang suddenly grabbed Hu Shen's hand and stared intently at his face as she asked.
That familiar face now felt strangely unfamiliar to her.
Before Hu Shen could answer, Su Tang turned to look for Su Jianyuan behind her.
She's been here for so long, Su Jianyuan should be here by now.
But the moment Su Tang turned her head, she felt a chill rise from the soles of her feet, as if she had fallen into an ice cave, and a cold sweat broke out on her back.
There was no sign of Su Jianyuan behind her, and even the narrow passage she had just crawled through had vanished without a trace, as if it had never existed.
The "Tiger God" in front of him was slightly taken aback, seemingly not expecting Su Tang to ask such a question. The next second, his figure suddenly grew taller, deformed, and twisted, like a rapidly growing tree.
Su Tang saw her familiar face gradually transform into a black snake head, with a pair of green, inverted triangular eyes gleaming eerily, like flames from hell.
"Hiss~"
The enormous snake's head flicked out its scarlet forked tongue, and the sound it made made Su Tang momentarily unable to distinguish whether it was a familiar low laugh or the sound of a snake.
Her body was coiled around the snake's body, slowly tightening, and the feeling of not being able to breathe was exactly the same as when she had just entered that passage.
The snake quickly coiled around her neck, its cool tail brushing against her face, just like the touch of "Tiger God's" hands.
At this moment, Su Tang could understand that there was no Hu Shen at all, only this giant python.
How could she mistake a python for a tiger?
Su Tang gritted her teeth, her hand laboriously reaching for the dagger in her bag. Under restraint, she turned it around and stabbed fiercely into the snake.
"Pfft!"
She clearly heard the sound of the dagger piercing the hole, and even felt a dull sensation.
But the giant python in front of her seemed to feel no pain, remaining completely still. Its eerie green eyes stared at her as if death itself was gazing at her, pondering when it would be best to take her away.
Depend on!
What kind of monster is this?!
Su Tang refused to believe it and continued to stab the snake's body with her dagger. If she couldn't feel pain, she couldn't feel pain. She would stab a hole in it and see if she could get out.
Just then, her wrist was grasped by a warm, large hand, and a familiar voice reached her ears again.
With some worry and confusion.
"A-Tang, what's wrong?"
Su Tang looked up and saw Hu Shen's worried, handsome face.
"Fine, here comes another one. What the hell are you? Get out of my way." She frowned, feeling the restraints on her body loosen a bit, broke free, and stabbed at Hu Shen's eyes.
Using Hu Shen's face to fool her once was enough. Using the same face a second time? Does he really think she's stupid?
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