The Bad Man was nearly dead at the beginning and was picked up by Yang Shuzi and taken home

Dead Creek Forest

The place was filled with poisonous gas, which tightly enveloped the entire forest. Because there was no sunlight all year round, it was extremely eerie and terrifying.

Ordinary people simply cannot enter it. Even if someone accidentally enters, they will lose their way due to the poisonous gas and eventually die tragically in the forest.

The Dead Creek Forest is the only way to the Twelve Caves. After it was regarded as a taboo, no one from Raojiang would take the initiative to come here. Naturally, few people have seen the legendary Twelve Caves.

There is even a nursery rhyme in Raojiang to describe it: "Dead creek forest, terrifying and roaring, you can go in alive, but you can't come out alive."

……

"Stop idlers!"

Soon after a group of people stepped into the Dead Creek Forest, a sharp arrow pierced through the poisonous gas and shot at the feet of the five people.

After looking around, he could only hear the voice but not see the person, so Anton Jun swung his hand and his internal force turned into wind to disperse the poisonous fog.

Several people were revealed on the tree, both men and women, some wearing conical hats, some wrapping their bodies with cloth strips. The only thing they had in common was that they all covered their skin, as if they were hiding from something.

"Everyone, please forgive me for misunderstanding. We came here for something else. We want to..."

Anton was about to step forward to have a friendly exchange, but before he could finish, the leader of these people interrupted him and said impatiently:

"No matter who it is, no one can set foot here. People from the Central Plains, leave now!"

Oh, I'm looking good to you, right?

Seeing that reasoning was not working, he had no choice but to use force. He stopped talking nonsense and turned to talk to everyone.

"You guys step back a few steps."

"Be careful." x4

When everyone reached a safe area, they saw white internal energy bursting out from his body, condensing at his fingertips bit by bit, and then turned into a long sword without a scabbard, which he slammed downwards fiercely.

A loud "bang" caused smoke and dust to rise from the ground.

A sword mark was instantly created in front of them, and the aftermath of the collision blew away the surrounding poisonous fog. The sunlight instantly poured down and shone on everyone.

The eerie feeling that Anton-kun and his group had felt when they first arrived at the Dead Creek Forest instantly dissipated.

But the indigenous people were in a miserable state. When the exposed parts of their skin were exposed to the sun, their skin began to burn and emitted green smoke. Everyone knelt on the ground, trying to crawl to the shadows, looking extremely painful.

Hou Qing, Jiang Chen and Chi Meng did not react. Miao Chengtian covered his mouth and said in surprise: "Dong Jun, what's going on?"

Anton Jun slowly explained: “These people are from the Biao tribe, the original inhabitants of Dead Creek Forest.

Because they live here all year round and rarely go out, they cannot see the light. Otherwise, they will be corroded by the light, and the pain will be unbearable, and life will be worse than death."

Then he turned to the people of the Biao tribe and spoke calmly:

"Everyone, I came here today because I have something to do. I don't want to conflict with you. We will leave after we finish our business. I hope you can give me some convenience."

After saying this, he no longer cared about these Biao people and walked forward together.

-

When I reached the end of the road, I found a huge cave. A woman with disheveled hair and tattered clothes jumped out of it.

He came to Anton Jun and said, "What a compliment," and then ran to Miao Chengtian and said, "What a beautiful girl."

Although her behavior is somewhat hard to understand and she seems crazy and eccentric, she is actually a rare master.

She is a member of the Twelve Dongs - Xian Can. However, Xian Can's personality and way of doing things are completely different from those old stubborn people in the Twelve Dongs. Although she was once a member of the Twelve Dongs, she doesn't like it there and just wants to leave.

After meeting King Kui more than ten years ago, this idea became even stronger. After helping King Kui and Lord Du obtain the Altar of the God of War, Xian Shen became the sinner of the Twelve Caves.

Although she was not executed, she was banished to the Dead Creek Forest. She could never leave the Dead Creek Forest, or else the Twelve Caves would kill her lover and children.

It would be strange for her to behave like a normal person after staying in such a dark and ghostly place for more than ten years, so her weird behavior is understandable.

Seeing her actions, An Dongjun smiled and called out Chi Meng. As expected, Xian Shen hurried to Chi Meng's front after hearing it, staring at Chi Meng intently, and then suddenly became panic-stricken and hid back in the cave.

Just when everyone was confused, Anton Jun spoke first: "She is the person we are looking for. She is also a person exiled by the Twelve Caves. Let's follow her and see."

Then he entered first, and the others didn't know what was going on, but they followed him in because they trusted him.

There was some damp water in the cave, which dripped onto the hard stone ground, forming stalagmites that emitted a faint echoing sound.

There is a hole in the upper middle, through which some sunlight shines in obliquely. It can be said to be the only place in the Dead Creek Forest where there is light.

Anton-jun walked towards the fresh ginseng hiding behind the tree, while the others found an open space and sat down around it, observing his every move.

"I know that you are from the Twelve Caves. I came here to find the whereabouts of the Twelve Caves. Please let me know."

After saying this, he leaned close to Xian Shen's ear and whispered another sentence:

"That purple-haired girl is called Chi Meng, and she is exactly the one you are thinking of. This time I went to the Twelve Caves to change the rules of the Twelve Caves and reunite your family. I guess you are tired of staying here, right?"

Xian Shen's eyes were horrified at first, then became sharp. He stared at Anton Jun and said, "Little kid, are you serious?"

Anton Jun smiled and said, "I'm already here, what else do you have to ask, senior?"

"Yes, but she can't go with you."

After a moment's silence, Xian Can spoke. Although her voice was very low, one could still feel the unquestionable nature of her words.

"Okay, thank you, senior. I know it's not easy for you to live here alone. I brought you a lot of little things this time."

As he spoke, he took out some food that he had prepared in advance and some wooden Lu Ban locks that he bought at the market.

……

-

After resting here for a while, Anton informed everyone that they were going to set off again.

"We can find 12 Caves if we walk ten miles this way. Let's go."

After Xian Can and they walked out of the cave, he pointed in a direction and waved his hand as if to drive them away.

Just when Chi Meng wanted to follow, Xian Shen stopped her and said, "You can't go. Once you enter the Twelve Caves, you can't come out again. So, you have to go back to the Ten Thousand Poison Caves."

Except for Anton Jun, everyone else looked confused. They didn't know why Xian Shen was the only one stopping Chi Meng. They all looked at Anton Jun for answers, but Anton Jun just smiled and said nothing.

Chi Meng obviously didn't expect that this woman he just met would speak to him like this. He was puzzled for a moment, then angrily said, "Why? Who the hell is that?"

Xian Shen didn't react to her attitude, he just smiled calmly, "Because I'm your mother!"

"!!!"