I just broke up with my boyfriend and then I transmigrated into the world of "The Lost Tomb&quo

Ling Xiao pointed to the mountain path ahead and said, "Isn't this the only road?"

Wu Xie looked at the mountain path and nodded, indicating that Ling Xiao's words made sense.

Lao Yang felt as if he had been struck by a thousand bolts of lightning. At that moment, he just wanted to slap his past self. Why did he listen to Ling Xiao?! Why?!

It was too late to say anything, so the three of them could only keep chasing forward, but after walking for a long time, they still couldn't find any trace of those people.

Seeing Lao Yang's persistent attitude, Ling Xiao reminded him, "Why are you still not giving up? They left last night!"

"Why didn't you say so sooner!" Lao Yang was really angry and shouted.

Ling Xiao covered his ears with his index fingers and teased, "Why are you so fierce? You didn't ask me when they left..."

"You..." Lao Yang gritted his teeth in anger, but he was powerless to refute it, after all, he really hadn't asked... He could only silently mutter to himself that he shouldn't argue with a child.

The three of them walked for a whole morning, until they reached the end of the mountain path. The path was winding and twisting, and they might even encounter wild boars or wolves, so Wu Xie and Lao Yang took out their daggers to be on guard.

Ling Xiao glanced at the daggers in the two men's hands, wondering if they were being a little too confident in their abilities...

At this moment, Lao Yang said, "Should we turn back? We still have time. There isn't even a snake around here. It looks very eerie and cold. I wonder how many people have died here! It might even be haunted at night!"

Ling Xiao turned to him and asked, "What are you afraid of? Ghosts and monsters only want your life. If you die, you'll become a ghost, and then you can deal with it!"

"Why...why do you always have to pick on me?" Lao Yang asked him.

Ling Xiao said, feeling very wronged, "I'm innocent! I was just telling the truth!"

After circling around countless times, the three of them discovered a row of dilapidated boardwalks. Just as Lao Yang decided to climb up, he heard a voice ask, "What are you doing here?"

The three of them turned around and saw a middle-aged woman carrying a basket on her back. There were several other people behind her, who also seemed to be crossing the mountain.

Wu Xie sheathed his dagger and said to the woman, "Madam, we're here for tourism and we'd like to go to the village on the other side of the mountain. We don't know if there's a road nearby."

Seeing his expression, Ling Xiao unconsciously changed his lines: "Amitabha, female benefactor, this humble monk comes from the Great Tang Dynasty in the East. I am on my way to the Western Paradise to worship Buddha and seek the true scriptures. I am passing by your temple and, seeing that it is getting late, I would like to stay here for the night and ask for some food."

"You want to come to our village? What are you doing coming all this way to our village?" The woman immediately became more wary.

Upon hearing this, Lao Yang became excited and said to the village woman, "Sister, please do me a favor." He then slipped 100 yuan into her hand.

The village woman rolled her eyes at him and said, "Don't think I don't know what you're here for!"

The man behind her pulled her back, stepped forward and took the 100 yuan, saying, "We just came out to do farm work. You can come with us later."

The three of them then followed the group along a long mountain path. The man said, "We need to cut pig feed first, and then we'll set off!"

Wu Xie and the other two agreed, since the other party was out to do farm work, and they couldn't let their presence delay the other party's work.

In the evening, the group finished cutting pig feed. Wu Xie and Lao Yang wanted to go forward and help carry it, but Wu Xie looked at Ling Xiao and gestured for him to come forward and help as well.

Ling Xiao spoke up quietly, advising him, "Wu Xie, I advise you not to help. You already have such a big backpack to carry. Can't you save your energy for the journey?" He added, "Besides, didn't Lao Yang already pay for asking for directions? We asked for directions and just left, isn't that better? Just because you're not here, does that mean they won't work?"

These words made Wu Xie pause in his tracks, as they seemed to make sense!

"But we've waited so long, isn't it inappropriate to leave now?" Wu Xie asked.

Ling Xiao shrugged and said, "That's why I'm not planning to help! I'm here for tourism, not to do farm work." He then looked at Tian Dao and said, "It's getting late. They won't be passing through the village tonight, so you have to decide whether to stay here with them for the night or leave overnight."

Lao Yang tugged at Wu Xie's sleeve and said, "I remember there was a place to stay up ahead. It looks like they really aren't leaving tonight."

"Do you still remember the road ahead?" Wu Xie asked Lao Yang.

Lao Yang shook his head, indicating that he couldn't remember.

Wu Xie sighed and said, "It seems we'll have to spend the night here!"

Sure enough, as they approached their lodging, the man said, "It's so late, and there are many wild animals at night, it's not safe! Let's make do here for the night and head back to the village early tomorrow morning."

Wu Xie nodded in agreement.

Once inside the lodgings, the man pointed to the stove and said, "There's a stove over there. Just cook whatever you want to eat!"

The man then lit a fire outside and said to the three men, "Tonight, we men must guard the fire and make sure it doesn't go out, otherwise wild animals will come in." The meaning was clear: he wanted the three men to take turns keeping watch at night.

As if to verify what the man had said, the howling of wolves indeed rang out outside.

Wu Xie and his two companions decided to take turns keeping watch for the second half of the night, while the man and the other villagers would keep watch for the first half. Once the decision was made, the man left.

The three of them started discussing what to eat for dinner. Ling Xiao suggested, "Let's eat whatever we can find in the mountains. Our compressed biscuits are our reserve food, so let's not touch them easily."

After saying that, the three of them went back into the mountains to hunt. This mountain was strange; they hadn't seen any wild animals on the way they came, but there were many more on this side.

Ling Xiao caught a snake and shouted to the two of them, "I've caught dinner! Let's go home!"

When Wu Xie and Lao Yang turned around, they saw the snake coiled around Ling Xiao's neck and shoulders, with Ling Xiao's hand gripping the snake's vital spot!

"Lingzi! Don't be afraid! I'm here to save you!" Wu Xie picked up a small wooden stick and rushed towards Ling Xiao. Ling Xiao dodged him with a sidestep, and Wu Xie couldn't stop in time, so he fell flat on his face.