This is what a fairy should be like

Below the Gale Wind Layer, Zhuang Lin had returned to the normal sky.

Although this place was still considered 'high above the clouds' compared to the ground, perhaps because it was Zhuang Lin's first time experiencing this, he felt a sense of familiarity looking down, and even breathing felt much more comfortable.

Even though the wind force here was also very strong, having previously made Zhuang Lin feel the exaggeration of the wind force when flying upwards, it paled in comparison to the real Gale Wind Layer.

Looking at it now, Zhuang Lin even had the illusion that this was just a gentle breeze.

Although the feeling of being scorched by the Heavenly Sun Fire above was novel, and the gathered spiritual energy was also very special, it was not as comfortable as being below, at least Zhuang Lin was not yet used to it.

"I wonder how far they've gone..."

Zhuang Lin muttered to himself, calculated with his fingers, and sensing the direction, flew diagonally downwards along the Qi energy.

At this height, it should still be much higher than looking out of an airplane window, and it was equally full of novelty.

Before, going to the sky was driven by a desire for knowledge, rushing upwards, but now Zhuang Lin was much more leisurely, appreciating the magnificent landscape above the nine heavens.

The clouds were still in a very low position, sometimes forming a continuous sheet, sometimes revealing a large hole, at which time you could see that the condensed earth seemed to be moving backward extremely slowly.

As Zhuang Lin moved forward and his altitude gradually decreased, breaking through the clouds, the speed at which the earth moved backward also gradually increased.

This day passed relatively quickly for Zhuang Lin; going up and down was fine, but the longest time was spent deducing the Wind Control Flower in the Gale Wind, followed by a lot of time spent dealing with the Heavenly Gate inscription.

In addition, Zhuang Lin had actually flown far away from his original position after such a toss to the sky, so when Zhuang Lin returned at this moment, the sky was slowly approaching dusk, giving him the feeling that he had only gone out in the morning, and in the blink of an eye, the sun had already set.

The sun was about to set, and the sunset glow hung on the horizon. Zhuang Lin's current height was only slightly lower than the sunset clouds, and he intentionally approached the clouds reflecting the afterglow of the setting sun.

A flying bird, not sure if it was a wild goose, was startled by Zhuang Lin and made a strange cry of "Ah~ Ah~ Ah...", flapping its wings and flying away.

"Hahahaha..."

Zhuang Lin couldn't help but laugh.

This is also one of the benefits of cultivating immortality. I can appreciate the beauty of the sunset and the lone wild duck flying together!

At this time, Zhuang Lin suddenly had an interesting idea: if he met Wang Bo two or three hundred years later, he would definitely take him to experience it in person!

Below, on the ground, some places where people gathered appeared from time to time, most of them located near water sources, and he even flew over some cities.

But from Zhuang Lin's previous perspective, these cities were indeed very, very small. Looking from high altitude, he would sometimes even ignore the influence of human traces, as if all that met his eyes were mountains, rivers, and natural scenery...

In the mountains and fields, Lu Jing and Yang Tianlei led the way, with Lu Cheng and He Yucheng in the rear, carrying their luggage and Zhuang Lin's book box on their backs. The four of them were still on their way without stopping.

"What should we do? Master said to wait for him where people gather, but it's almost dark, and we haven't seen any signs of people..."

"Then let's travel overnight. I slept soundly all night last night and feel great!"

"That's right, let's travel overnight!"

"That makes sense. What if Master arrives at a place with people ahead and doesn't see us? That wouldn't be good!"

The four of them occasionally exchanged a few words, but their movements remained nimble.

"Speaking of which, I've been on the road all day without stopping, just drinking some water and eating some dry food, and I still feel like I have energy to spare!"

"Me too!"

"Hehe, are we considered experts in the martial world now?"

"I'm not sure about that, but I should be able to beat ten of my former selves now! Hmm... all at once!"

Compared to when they had just set off from Wuling, the four of them now felt like they had been reborn. Yang Tianlei, who had already mastered internal energy, felt this the most deeply.

After changing from the family secret manual to cultivate "Raging Bull Shakes the Mountain True Scripture", he realized the difference between ordinary cultivation methods and peerless cultivation methods.

This was still because the time was too short, and the tempering of muscles, bones, skin, and flesh had not kept up.

"Don't be complacent. Lu was once considered a martial arts expert, but compared to now, what was I then? It's truly laughable! How do we know if we are still overconfident now?"

"Yes!"

"Brother Lu is right!"

The few of them calmed down, reminding themselves not to be too complacent, but that sense of smugness was still somewhat lingering.

It got dark faster in the mountains. The light of the sunset only illuminated a small area in the mountains. The road ahead for the four became increasingly dim, but their progress became smoother.

"Hey, is it easier to walk now?"

"It's more than just easier to walk. There's already a path ahead, and it's not an animal trail!"

"Look, there's smoke in the distance. There should be houses!"

"Great, we should be able to get there before dark!"

The four of them were immediately invigorated, and their pace quickened. Then, they passed through a difficult passage, jumped up, crossed a small patch of thorns, and landed lightly on the mountain path one after another...

"Woooo..." "Woooo..."

Not long after coming out, a faint, seemingly sad and weeping sound appeared in the mountains.

The four, who were pleased to have found signs of people, stopped subconsciously, then looked at each other, and then looked to the west.

The last ray of sunset had already disappeared.

"It's dark..."

"Yes!"

In two simple short sentences, everything was unspoken. The four of them were secretly vigilant and moved forward in the dimness of early night.

Then, they discovered that there were quite a few graves nearby.

"Woooo..." The small, sad cry appeared again. Yang Tianlei whispered.

"The crying is back..."

Lu Jing quickly said.

"Ignore it. Have you forgotten what happened when we camped in the mountains with Master before?"

Of course, the four of them couldn't forget. The strange winds and sounds were more numerous than now, and they even saw the huge mountain monster kowtowing to Master at dawn. That scene was destined to be engraved in their hearts for a lifetime.

"Woooo... How can we live... Woooo..."

"Woooo..."

The sound became more obvious and even more mournful in the mountains.

But the four of them only cared about moving quickly, and didn't even look in other directions. The ghosts are really rampant. They can't wait to come out as soon as it gets dark!

If it were the former four, they would probably be worried, but the current four, although they also felt nervous, remembered Zhuang Lin's words and were not too afraid of ghosts.

Master said that the courage of ordinary people is also extraordinary, and the more afraid you are, the more you will suffer!

This is why a considerable number of ghosts and evil beings often need to scare others. That is often to reduce people's courage, suppress their Yang fire, and erode their luck...

"No, there really are people!"

Lu Cheng suddenly spoke, pointing to a place. The other three also looked subconsciously. In the dimness, in a mountain depression in the distance, someone seemed to be kneeling in front of a grave, crying.

"Woooo... Without you, how can we live..."

"Mom, I'm scared..."

"Mom, I'm hungry..."

"Mom, it's dark..."

"Woooo, Mom, I'm scared..."

Not only was there a woman's crying, but also children's crying with fear!

"Is it a person?"

"Hard to say..."

"Let's go take a look. There are children too. If it's a person, there must be a reason..."

"What if it's a ghost?"

"If it's a ghost, let's run!"

Very reasonable. Master had said that they didn't need to be too afraid of ordinary ghosts, so after the four communicated, they cautiously approached.

The four of them spoke in very low voices, and they were also a certain distance away, so the people over there obviously didn't hear them, let alone notice the four men who were tiptoeing and crouching over.

That was the location of a newly built grave. This was easily discernible. With the four's current eyesight, even in a dim environment, they could see that compared to other graves, this one had no weeds on the mound, and the wooden tablet used as a tombstone was upright and complete, with no decay...

A woman, with three children. The woman knelt and cried, and the children huddled around her crying uneasily, but the woman seemed not to hear them...

The four were not greenhorns who had just entered the martial world. Although the original them were far from reaching the position of Wuling experts,

But they all had experience in the martial world. Seeing this scene, they probably understood what was going on.

Most likely, the pillar of the family was gone, and they had lost hope in life...

"This sister-in-law, why are you crying here?"

Lu Jing asked, trying to keep his voice soft, but the sudden appearance of the voice still startled the woman and the four children.

"Ah--"

"Mom!"

"The ghost is coming..."

Raising their heads and seeing the four figures nearby, the one big and three small people immediately embraced in terror and screamed in panic.

Perhaps the mother had already lost the courage to live just now, to the point of having the desperate thought of dying in the mountains with her children, but at this moment, the instinct of fear still took over, and reaching out to protect the three children in her arms,

Was also another instinct...

"This sister-in-law, don't panic. We are just passing martial artists. We came to see when we heard crying!"

"Yes, yes, we are all good people!"

"Don't cry, don't cry..."

Lu Jing and the others quickly comforted them. Yang Tianlei, who was on the side, also wanted to comfort them, but seeing the situation, it was simply a mess, so he raised his spear and suddenly slammed it against a stone on the side.

With a loud "Bang~" sound.

"Shut up--"

The world was quiet. Lu Jing and the other three looked at Yang Tianlei in surprise, while the mother and children looked over in terror, obviously stunned.

In fact, when he used to roam the martial world himself, this kind of coercive method was often the most effective for ordinary people. Now, after following Master for a while, re-intimidating like this, he felt a little uncomfortable for some reason.

A few traces of embarrassment appeared on Yang Tianlei's cold face.

"Well... I heard the children say they were hungry just now. We still have some dry food and water. Let's give the children something to eat first..."

"Oh, right, right, right, we have food!"

The few people woke up as if from a dream, and quickly put down their luggage and took out the food prepared by the Yin family's servants.

They were white cakes, and Lu Cheng opened one, and the aroma of lard and pickles immediately overflowed. That was the taste of salt, the fragrance of white flour...

Not to mention the three children, even the woman couldn't help swallowing...

Between the two mountains, at a slightly higher point, there was a relatively flat piece of land where a large mountain village was located.

However, saying that it was a slightly larger scale was actually relative to here. Roughly, it was about one hundred and several dozen households.

Although it had not been long since nightfall, all the houses in the mountain village had already turned off their lights early. People walking from a distance felt that the entire village was relatively dead.

On one side of the village entrance, people in a household looked at the distance through the window seams, and the family members communicated with each other in low voices.

"Hey... The wounded child's family is back..."

"They came back so late. I thought they were going to die in the mountains..."

"They also brought four people. Looking at their figures, they are four men?"

"Pfft... It's better to die in the mountains..."

"Dad, Mom, I also want to watch..."

"Go, go to sleep, be careful the monster drags you away!"

The same observation happened in many houses, but without exception, no one turned on the lights, and no one came out to greet them. Lu Jing accompanied the woman in the front, walking into the village, and Yang Tianlei carried one child on his back, and the other two were either carried or put on his shoulders.

The four of them were observing their surroundings, and found that the whole village was as silent as death...

The three people behind approached each other and whispered a few words.

"This is a bit strange..."

"Yes, be careful, let's wait until Master comes before we do anything!"