After crossing, I surrounded the capital from the countryside

But he also followed He Anran out.

When I arrived at the main hall, I found that Zhang Qiang and his team had already returned, and Xiao Yuheng was also in the main hall.

At this time, Zhang Qiang and others in the hall looked sweaty, as if they were very tired, both physically and mentally exhausted.

"What is this?" Xu Qingqing was a little confused.

Seeing that Zhang Qiang opened and closed his mouth but refused to speak, He Anran helped him explain.

Hearing this, Xu Qingqing couldn't help but smile, so she quickly pursed her lips and tried hard to suppress the urge to laugh out loud.

It turned out that Zhang Qiang and others were carrying heavy loads of iron ore and rushing back to the foot of the mountain of Xiaoyao Sect.

Looking at the familiar place and seeing victory in sight, they all thought they could return to Xiaoyao Sect easily.

As a result, not long after they walked in...

The mountain was towering, soaring into the clouds, majestic and imposing. The mountains were covered with lush trees, with layers of branches and leaves blocking out the sun, so that the sunlight could only shine through the gaps, casting mottled shadows, as if it were an undeveloped primeval forest.

They looked around but couldn't find any obvious path.

Zhang Qiang frowned, his eyes wandering among the surrounding trees and rocks, trying to find a clue.

Zhang Qiang wiped the sweat from his forehead, frowned, and couldn't help asking: "Strange, I remember there was a path here."

"Yeah, I remember that too." The person next to him echoed, "Why can't you see anything now?"

"Yeah, I remember that too." Another person echoed, "But why can't I see anything now?"

"Why don't we try going in another direction?" someone suggested, "Maybe we are going in the wrong direction."

Zhang Qiang nodded, thinking this was a good idea, so they changed direction and continued on their way.

However, it wasn't long before they found themselves back where they started.

"How is this possible?" Zhang Qiang exclaimed, "We have clearly changed direction, how come we are back here?"

"Yeah, this is too weird."

"Don't panic, we'll think of a solution." Zhang Qiang tried to stay calm.

As time went by and the sky gradually darkened, Zhang Qiang and others felt increasingly confused and helpless.

They wandered around in this primeval forest but could not find a way out.

The surrounding scenery became more and more unfamiliar. The trees and rocks seemed to be moving. Sometimes a path appeared, and sometimes it was blocked by dense trees.

They walked along the path, but soon found that the path branched into several other paths, leaving them unsure of which way to go.

Zhang Qiang and others began to feel fear and despair. They seemed to be trapped in an endless maze, unable to find a way out. Every attempt made them more confused and helpless.

They began to doubt their memory and judgment, wondering if they had remembered the route wrong or if they had gone in the wrong direction. However, no matter how hard they tried to recall and search, they could not find the path leading to the top of the mountain.

"How is this possible?" someone in the team exclaimed, "We were clearly moving forward, how come we are back here?"

"It's as if this forest has its own consciousness and is deliberately confusing us."

The mountain seemed like a ruthless giant, looking down indifferently at these tiny lost people. Zhang Qiang and his companions were as if shrouded in the thick fog of this primeval forest, becoming increasingly heavy and desperate.

"Are we...are we going to be trapped here to death? I don't want this to happen!" A man collapsed on the ground, covering his face with his hands, his body trembling. His voice was filled with tears.

Zhang Qiang stood aside, looking ahead with empty eyes. His heart was filled with helplessness and despair, and he knew that he no longer had the strength to try again.

The forest seemed like an endless maze, and no matter how hard they tried, they could not find a way out.

The surrounding trees seemed to be laughing at their incompetence; the rustling sound of leaves sounded more like merciless ridicule and sarcasm to them.

They seemed to be abandoned by the forest and became the object of its ridicule.

Time seemed to be extremely long at this moment, and every second seemed to be torture. Their mood became heavier and heavier, and despair surged into their hearts like a tide.

Each of them was immersed in the despair of possibly never being able to get out, and was extremely depressed. Some of them even had tears in their eyes and sobbed.

And out of their sight...

In Xiaoyao Sect, more and more people gathered around. They stood on high places and watched Zhang Qiang and others walking around in the mountains with confused expressions on their faces.

"What are they doing?" a little boy asked the person next to him curiously.

"It looks like you're looking for something, but you don't seem to have any idea what to look for?" The person who answered frowned and was also confused.

"How come they climb up and down? Aren't they tired?"

Zhang Qiang and others: Do you think we are tired?!

An older young man looked at them and said hesitantly, "They look like...hiss...why do they look like they are lost?!"

The people nearby immediately retorted: "How is it possible?! This is the former second in command of our Yijie Mountain! Anyone can get lost, but not him!"

"That's right, we are very familiar with this mountain, how could they get lost?" Another person was also puzzled.

Upon hearing this, the people who were suspicious at first shut up. Come to think of it, who would get lost in front of their own home?

I guess I was overthinking...

However, as time went on, the behavior of Zhang Qiang and others became more and more confusing.

The people on the mountain seemed to be watching a pantomime.

"Haha, look at them, they're just like monkeys jumping around on the trees." A child couldn't help laughing out loud.

"You know what, they really do look a bit alike." The people next to them also started laughing.

Everyone burst into laughter when they heard this. They looked at Zhang Qiang and others busy in the mountains and couldn't help but feel a little funny. They couldn't understand Zhang Qiang and others' behavior, nor could they imagine their despair and helplessness at the moment.

"But aren't they tired from all this?" a woman said with some sympathy.

"Look, someone is crying!"

Hearing the child's cry, everyone looked over and saw that Zhang Qiang and his team all had bad expressions on their faces, and some even started crying.

Seeing this, everyone's laughter stopped abruptly.

I originally just thought it was a little funny, but now I began to realize that things might not be that simple.

"No way, are you really lost?"

"what?"

"No, we have to find the Sect Master quickly!"

"Let's go, let's go!" Everyone echoed and began to disperse.

Some people stayed where they were, calling out loudly to Zhang Qiang and others.