Even hybrid monsters have their day

Several people, who looked no bigger than ants, came out of the house, gathered together, and then headed up the mountain.

Xu Ruwen also came to her side, "What do we do now?"

Compared to their worries, Huangfu Aoran seemed completely unperturbed, standing to the side with his arms crossed, his face displaying an arrogant air of looking down on the world, "Just tiny ants, what's there to be afraid of?"

Geng Miaowan suddenly felt a black line fall on her forehead. Those things only looked like ants; essentially, they were still people. Are you perhaps going to start a massacre, buddy?

She decided to ignore Huangfu Aoran's words and looked around instead. Because it was still dark and they were on a mountaintop, they were shrouded in a layer of white mist and couldn't see anything.

However, one thing is certain: this place is very high, and there's only one way down. In other words, they will definitely run into the people coming up from below.

Judging from the speed at which those people went up the mountain, they must be a group of cultivators. Thinking about it that way, the buildings below do indeed look like those of a certain sect.

At this moment, several more people appeared, having flown in from the sky, suggesting they possessed considerable cultivation. Halfway up, two more people emerged from the surrounding mist.

Geng Miaowan thought to herself, "This is an encirclement formation."

"Don't worry, even if we can't win, we can still run away," Xu Ruwen comforted him.

He looked at those people, mentally calculating their cultivation levels and what he should do if he had to run away. He was quite open-minded; he always planned his escape route before the fight even started, and his escape route remained unchanged for millennia: if he couldn't win, he would run.

Since we can't go down there or avoid it, we can only face it calmly.

So when the group of people arrived at the mountaintop, panting and covered in dust, what they saw was a scene that made them want to vomit blood.

A young woman of exceptional beauty sat cross-legged on a large rock, her eyes closed in meditation, her expression serene. Though young, her future beauty was already foreseeable; one could even imagine the radiance of her eyes when they opened.

A handsome young man who looked gentle and refined sat on a huge rock. One leg was bent and resting on it, while the other leg was naturally stretched out. He was playing with a small stone in his hand, looking quite bored.

A burly man, who looked even more solid than the boulder, leaned casually against it. His imposing presence made it clear that he was not to be trifled with.

"Who are you? Why are you trespassing on our forbidden territory?"

The first group to come up were five people, including two elderly men. The one who asked the question was a middle-aged man who looked to be in his thirties or forties and had a rather refined appearance. Perhaps it was because the woman in the middle looked so harmless that she didn't seem like a bad person at first glance, or perhaps it was because people didn't want to disturb her since she was resting there.

Anyway, his first instinct was to respond to what Xu Ruwen and Huangfu Aoran had said.

Fortunately, both of them had changed their eye color beforehand at Geng Miaowan's request, and now they both have normal black eyes. Otherwise, those people wouldn't be so calm now, and it wouldn't be as simple as just asking questions.

The result was predictable. Neither of them paid him any attention and continued doing what they were doing.

"You!" The middle-aged man was completely ignored and was about to lose his temper, but was stopped by an old man next to him.

He waved his hand and came to Geng Miaowan. “Miss, you may not know this, but a huge explosion occurred here decades ago. There is still a lot of demonic energy left in the air, and nothing grows around here. That’s why my sect has designated this place as a forbidden area. As the saying goes, guests are always welcome. If you don’t mind, please come with me to the gate for a short while, and let me do my best to be a good host.”

After speaking, the old man subtly sized up the young woman before him. The two people by the boulder opposite him were clearly not ordinary people. They appeared to be preoccupied with their own thoughts, but a closer look revealed that their gazes would linger on the young woman every now and then.

Therefore, he concluded that this girl was the one he could talk to.

Moreover, this place is surrounded by sheer cliffs on three sides, and the only way up the mountain is within the sect's territory. No matter how these people got here, it was no easy feat.

"What kind of explosion?" The explosion left the land barren. This reminded Geng Miaowan of the atomic bomb in modern society. However, it was clear that such a thing wouldn't exist in the space she was in now, so she was rather curious about what kind of explosion could have such severe consequences.

Geng Miaowan opened her eyes, and a captivating light shone in her eyes, which were deeper than the night. The old man stared at her, momentarily lost in thought, his body involuntarily stiffening.

However, he quickly concealed the surprise in his eyes, "Well... this is not a place to talk. Why don't you come with me inside the gate, young lady, and I will explain everything to you slowly."

Going to him would be like letting him trap her like a turtle in a jar. Geng Miaowan wasn't stupid; she realized that this seemingly kind old man was just trying to lure her to his territory and then deal with her slowly. Then they could unleash their dogs behind closed doors—a perfect plan.

She raised an eyebrow and turned back to where she had been sitting. "What if I don't want to?"

"You little girl, don't be so stubborn!" The middle-aged man jumped out again, his tone not fierce, but full of his dissatisfaction with her attitude.

The old man gently scolded, "Ershan, don't be rude."

"Ershan?" The name sounds somewhat familiar.

Geng Miaowan, who was walking back, turned around upon hearing the old man's words. She came to the man called Ershan and stared at him intently, as if trying to discern something from his face.

Ershan was bewildered by her gaze and eventually took two steps back to avoid her overly enthusiastic stare.

"Your name is Ershan?"

“That’s right…” Although Ershan hadn’t done anything wrong, he felt inexplicably guilty being stared at like that.

“You…” Geng Miaowan finally remembered the name, “What a coincidence.”

After saying that, she walked back to the stone.

"Hey, what do you mean by that?" Ershan shouted at her back, wondering what she meant by leaving him with such a puzzling statement.

At this moment, something seemed to flash in the eyes of the old man who had been standing silently to the side. "Please wait, young lady." His voice was somewhat aged, yet as loud as a bell. Seeing that Geng Miaowan had no intention of stopping, he spoke again, "Does the young lady know the origin of this forbidden area of ​​my Green Mountain Sect?" (To be continued.)