"But now all the doors are closed, how am I supposed to get in?"
Looking around at the desolate mountains and wilderness, Shen Yunhao pretended to speak loudly.
He knew that Zhuli was likely following him secretly, but if he called out to her, she definitely wouldn't show herself. He could only pretend to talk to himself to let her know... "The way you pointed out seems unreliable. Come out and explain!"
However, he was bound to overthink it. Not to mention that Zhu Li was not by his side at the moment, even if she were, she would not easily show up to give him directions.
After waiting for a long time without hearing any sound, Shen Yunhao had no choice but to walk along the side of the valley entrance to see if he could find another entrance.
Having come all this way, he certainly wouldn't go back empty-handed.
Now that we know Zhu Li has been hiding in the shadows, she will definitely find a way to get us into the valley, so there's no need to rush.
In the vast mountains and forests, there was no sign of human habitation, only the occasional bird flying across the sky and small beasts suddenly leaping out of the jungle.
The sun was already setting in the west, and the sky was gradually darkening. After Shen Yunhao had been walking for half an hour, it was completely dark.
At this point, Shen Yunhao's heart began to pound.
"If Sister Li'er were really here, she should have made a move long ago. Why hasn't she shown up yet? Could something have happened?"
At this moment, a bright moon hangs high in the night sky, yet the mountain forest is eerily quiet.
"We can't go any further. Sister Li'er isn't here. If we encounter other demons, I'm afraid I won't be able to handle it on my own!"
Shen Yunhao was currently in a forest. After looking around, he found a clean tree hole and decided to rest there for the night and see how things went the next day.
If all else fails, then we'll have no choice but to return to Yunchuan City.
However, at that moment, a faint sound of a woman crying suddenly reached his ears.
Shen Yunhao was instantly horrified, his hair standing on end: "Are you kidding me? Could it be that these monsters come out at night?"
After waiting in the tree hollow for a while, they found that the sound was getting closer and closer, becoming more and more obvious, and it was definitely a woman crying.
However, against the backdrop of the dark night, in the desolate and uninhabited deep forest, the crying sounded extremely eerie.
Shen Yunhao swallowed hard, curled up in the tree hole, took the long sword from his back, and warily watched his surroundings.
My heart was in my throat without me even realizing it.
But just as he held his breath and focused intently, the increasingly loud crying abruptly stopped!
The forest immediately returned to silence, as if the crying had never happened!
"N...Nani?"
Before Shen Yunhao could breathe a sigh of relief, a faint "swish" sound came from the tree hole, as if something was moving and rubbing against something.
Shen Yunhao's expression changed drastically, and he immediately tried to jump out of the tree hole, but it was too late.
Emerald green vines, seemingly appearing out of nowhere, surrounded Shen Yunhao from all directions, completely binding him as he jumped out of the tree hole.
"What! What is that?!"
Each vine was incredibly tough, and Shen Yunhao's copper-skinned physique was as powerless against them as an ordinary mortal.
"Who dares to trespass into my Spirit Valley?"
The next moment, a light and clear female voice rang out.
Shen Yunhao looked in the direction of the sound and found a little girl in a green dress sitting on a branch of a large tree not far away.
The girl was petite, looking to be about fourteen or fifteen years old. Her green dress was not the usual sheer long dress, but rather made of tender leaves, with an exquisite and unique design.
The hem of the skirt barely covered the upper part of her thighs, revealing a pair of long, straight, and shapely legs. Her delicate feet were barefoot and dangling from her thighs, with her toes clearly visible.
One foot and one leg gleamed white under the moonlight, making one want to look at them a few more times.
Looking up, the girl's face was as delicate as a small piece of porcelain, with long eyelashes and bright, star-like eyes, radiating a natural and innocent beauty.
By the moonlight, Shen Yunhao could clearly see that the little girl's pupils were also green!
While the daring attire might be a misunderstanding, the unusual eye color is unique to monsters and there's no doubt about it.
This girl is clearly a little enchantress.
However, Shen Yunhao could not see any bewitching charm in her; instead, she exuded a "clean" beauty, like a forest elf.
"You're one of them too! You came here to seize Spirit Valley, right!"
The girl's voice was melodious and pleasant, yet it also carried a childish quality that matched her age.
"Seize Spirit Valley? Me?"
Shen Yunhao was taken aback.
But the other party didn't give him a chance to explain. He pushed his hands forward and his eyes shone with a bright blue light.
"Swish swish swish!"
"Wait! Wait a minute! It's a misunderstanding! It's a misunderstanding!" Shen Yunhao exclaimed in surprise.
"In the middle of the night, sneaking around and trespassing into my cave! There must be some misunderstanding, I'll beat you to a pulp!"
"Hey! Hey! Ah..."
Immediately afterwards, screams filled the air.
...
After about half a cup of tea's time, the little girl looked at the white dragon scale on her palm with a suspicious expression: "You...you are really Sister Zhuli's friend?"
Shen Yunhao, on the other hand, was covered in bruises and was clearly badly beaten.
If he hadn't specifically worn the dragon scale around his neck, and it hadn't fallen out when he was being beaten and been seen by the girl, he probably would be dead by now...
This girl looks tiny, but she is actually a transformed demon with the cultivation of the Soul Condensation Realm! Dealing with Shen Yunhao is a piece of cake for her.
"It's absolutely true..." Shen Yunhao covered his head, looking miserable, and said, "Otherwise, do you think that with my Copper Skin Realm cultivation, coming to this Spirit Valley would be nothing more than asking for a beating..."
After thinking for a moment, the girl nodded in agreement: "That seems to be the case. Your cultivation is too weak; you shouldn't be with them..."
"..."
Despite being taken aback, Shen Yunhao couldn't help but ask, "Them? Did something happen in Lingyou Valley? I saw the valley gate was closed when I came here today."
“Guli…” The girl opened her mouth, glanced at Shen Yunhao, but shook her head and said, “You should leave. Outsiders are not welcome in the valley now. My name is Qing Teng. If you have the chance, please say hello to Sister Zhuli for me.”
As she spoke, she stuffed the dragon scale back into Shen Yunhao's arms.
"It's a pity... that it was you who came instead of Sister Zhuli, otherwise... there might still be hope for the valley..."
"Wait...wait..."
Before Shen Yunhao could say anything more, countless vines coiled around him from behind.
This time, the vines didn't exert much force; they simply wrapped Shen Yunhao up like a silkworm cocoon.
A short while later, Shen Yunhao, inside the "vine cocoon," felt as if he were being lifted up by something and was moving rapidly through the jungle...
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