Super System in the Early Tang Dynasty

The valley entrance is narrow and extremely dangerous; it's absolutely impossible to cross with a stretcher!

This time, although the girl was a little shy, she obediently leaned on Li Xingzhi's back.

The blush that occasionally appeared on the girl's face made her look even more charming and beautiful, as if a flower bud that was originally tightly closed had suddenly cracked open, revealing the beauty inside.

Li Xingzhi walked ahead, unable to appreciate the beautiful scenery. However, the two soft spots pressed against his back made him somewhat distracted, and a strange atmosphere lingered between the two of them.

Although the white wolf was enormous, it was extremely agile. In the narrow passage, it moved swiftly and closely followed behind Li Xingzhi.

The entire path at the mouth of the valley is just a narrow crevice exposed by a giant tearing a mountain open. Not only is it narrow, but the cliffs on both sides are also extremely dangerous and high. Even a small stone falling from it can cause a person to suffer a head injury and bleed profusely!

The girl gently hugged Li Xingzhi's neck, her head pressed against his back, nestled tightly behind him, a blush occasionally flashing across her face, lost in thought.

Li Xingzhi walked carefully, not daring to speak loudly, constantly looking around and listening to the sounds around him, not daring to relax for a moment.

The White Wolf King was even more alert, its ears twitching. With a light leap of its hind legs, it moved from one large rock to another. Even with Li Xingzhi's abnormal hearing, he could only hear a barely audible sound of it landing.

He walked along a road for over a hundred meters, winding and turning. Li Xingzhi was constantly on edge. Every time he thought there was no way out, he would duck down, turn a corner, and find another road lying in front of him.

As they passed through the obstacle once again, a bright and clear view suddenly appeared before them!

In front of us was still a sandy and rocky area, with only some withered yellow weeds growing in it. The terrain was open, and at its widest point, it was more than a hundred meters long.

On both sides were still precipitous cliffs, covered with countless caves of all sizes, all pitch black inside, their appearance unknown. Above and below the cave entrances were jagged, reddish-yellow stones, like gaping, grotesque mouths!

The valley was eerily quiet!

There were no birdsong, no insect chirping, no rustling of leaves; only when the wind blew through the caves did various whistling or shrill sounds emanate from them, which was quite irritating. It was as if the once calm lake of the heart had been stirred up into a great wave at this moment.

From the moment they entered the valley, the girl kept looking around, while the white wolf stared warily at his surroundings, his whole body tense!

"Yue'er, is this the kind of awful place your witch clan lives in?"

Li Xingzhi was originally going to make a joke, but as he spoke, he realized something was wrong, and his tone became somewhat doubtful and solemn.

"Ok?"

Seeing that there was no movement behind him, Li Xingzhi turned around and found the girl looking at him timidly, her mouth moving as if she didn't know how to speak.

"Brother Li, please don't be angry if I tell you, okay?"

The girl looked delicate and timid, with a careful and gentle demeanor. In particular, her soft and sweet voice, with its slightly strange accent, seemed as if she was afraid of offending something, making her all the more pitiful.

Li Xingzhi had a bad feeling.

However, the slight displeasure that had just arisen within him was quickly suppressed upon seeing the girl's delicate expression.

He forced a smile and said, "Yeah, I'm not angry!"

"I'm not angry, I'm not angry, I'm not angry!" he kept telling himself, afraid that he would unleash his anger!

Even if the girl didn't say anything, he roughly knew the outcome.

“This is the Valley of Ten Thousand Serpents, the sacred land of our Witch Clan,” she explained softly. “When we Witch Clan members reach adulthood, we come here to choose a snake as our lifelong companion. However, although my grandmother didn’t tell me, I knew I wouldn’t live to see that day, so I secretly ran away…”

As the girl spoke, tears silently streamed down her face. Compared to her wailing and howling, it made Li Xingzhi feel even more distressed.

As soon as she finished speaking, her clear eyes looked at Li Xingzhi with hope, as if she were pleading for something.

Li Xingzhi felt a pang of pity. He turned his head away, no longer looking into the girl's eyes, feeling conflicted. If it weren't for Erlang's matter, things wouldn't be so urgent.

He probed his consciousness into the space and found that Erlang was radiant and relaxed in the spring, as if he were having a sweet dream. He was relieved and thought that since he had already come here, it wouldn't take much longer to see him!

Seeing that Li Xingzhi had turned his head away and did not respond for a long time, the girl was completely disappointed.

Her head was pressed against Li Xingzhi's back, her eyes staring blankly to the side, lost in thought.

"Since we're here, I'll show you around, but we can't stay too long."

The girl remained limply on Li Xingzhi's back, her eyes vacant, clearly not having heard what he said.

Looking at the girl's appearance, Li Xingzhi felt truly distressed and couldn't bear it.

He patted the girl on the back with one hand and said with a smile, "What are you thinking about? Let's go!" Without waiting for the girl's reply, he walked forward.

"Brother Li, you are the second best person in the world."

The girl whispered in Li Xingzhi's ear, her warm breath making him feel a little itchy.

Having traversed more than half of the valley without encountering a single snake, Li Xingzhi found this rather strange.

"Girl, didn't you say this was the Valley of Ten Thousand Snakes? Why isn't there a single snake here?"

"I don't know either. I heard from the people in the tribe that once you get past that section of the road, it's full of snakes."

Li Xingzhi was speechless at this muddle-headed girl.

He looked around and saw no signs of life. The entire valley was eerily quiet, making him uneasy.

At this moment, Li Xingzhi felt his arm lighten, a golden light flashed, and a small golden snake slid to the ground.

"Well--"

Li Xingzhi felt a huge figure rushing towards him with a strong warning voice, and immediately knew that something bad was about to happen.

"Uncle She!"

A sharp shout caused the little golden snake, which had already been launched, to suddenly flick its tail and land on Li Xingzhi's shoulder.

The girl clinging to Li Xingzhi's back was also drawn over by Li Xingzhi's urgent rebuke, unaware of what had happened.

"ah--"

The girl's face turned deathly pale as she looked at the golden snake so close to her! The more knowledgeable one is about snakes, the more terrified they become when they see the little golden snake.

It is precisely because we understand that we feel fear!

“Don’t be afraid, this is She Da,” Li Xingzhi introduced to the girl. Then, he pointed to the girl and the white wolf, and said to the little golden snake, “This is Yue’er; this is Xiao Bai.”

Li Xingzhi comforted the white wolf for a while longer.

However, the white wolf's eerie green eyes always revealed apprehension and fear. If the girl hadn't been there, it probably would have already run far away.

Just as Li Xingzhi was about to move forward, the little golden snake slipped to the ground again, flicking its tail, and led the group slowly forward...