Find a Troubled Girl after leaving the Guild-Chapter 432 - 236: Huanwo Village (Part 3)

The underwater scenery comes into view, but visibility is extremely low, and the young girls can’t see much. The Sea Thorn Dragon twists its body, swimming rapidly forward, following the dark currents that emerged after the whirlpool appeared, moving towards a certain direction.

These dark currents lead into an underwater cave, with walls that have been eroded by flowing water for a long time. The Sea Thorn Dragon quickly surfaces, dragging the chariot, as the firelight on the water surface gets closer and closer.

When the dragon beast leaps out of the water, the brightly lit village night scene appears before them.

At this moment, the grass sledge is suspended above a small lake, where the water rotates slowly. At the center of the lake is a small island, on which sits a village. The houses are ancient in style, and there are only about twenty households.

Torches illuminate the village, allowing everyone to see the surrounding scenery clearly.

Beyond the lake encircling the village are towering rock walls, estimated to be forty to fifty meters high, converging towards the center’s ceiling, with only a small circle visible to the night sky.

Along the edge of the rock wall, dense tree crowns can still be seen obstructing the view from outside.

Such a place is extremely difficult to discover from the sky. Li Ang also senses magical traces at the hollow part of the rock wall’s top. If covered up, it would be even harder to find.

"This is the hiding place of my clan, Huanwo Village. This body of water is called Huanwo Lake, with numerous caves leading to outer lakes, guarded by many Sea Thorn Dragons. The people of Mengze Island know they have owners and never develop here." Otto explained.

At the shore, villagers have noticed Otto’s return, holding torches in welcome.

Li Ang sees Meimei standing among the crowd, led by a woman slightly resembling her and somewhat reminiscent of Meluna in Li Ang’s memory.

His thoughts are thrown into chaos, and he has to distract himself by throwing out another question in his mind.

"Your village is so hidden, how did the Yijie Association find it?" 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

"I was shocked, assuming it was a problem with physical barriers or magical concealment."

Otto glanced at Li Ang: "This matter is related to the reason I sought you here."

The Elder Sword Hero did not elaborate, merely guiding the Sea Thorn Dragon to the shore.

After placing the grass sledge down, the Sea Thorn Dragon, freed from its reins, dives into the water and disappears. The Star Flower Travel Corps is also surrounded by villagers who came forward.

Perhaps due to being secluded for too long, the people here are not enthusiastic. It’s not that they’re cold, but they’ve simply forgotten how to communicate with outsiders, appearing even more tense than the visiting Li Ang group.

"Everyone, these five are guests I invited. Please prepare the banquet we discussed earlier." Otto said loudly.

Hearing his words, some villagers immediately took action, appearing to feel more comfortable being busy than communicating.

Only Meimei and her mother remained.

"You’ve arrived." Meimei greeted.

"Hello, sorry for the intrusion." Li Ang said to her and her mother.

He does not dare look at Meimei’s mother, feeling inexplicably uneasy.

However, like the other villagers, this woman is unsure how to respond, merely nodding at Li Ang and the group before pushing Meimei towards Otto.

"You talk, I’ll go prepare the meal."

After the woman leaves, Li Ang notices Otto’s gaze.

"How about it?" the elder asks.

Li Ang knows he’s asking about Meluna.

"Similar, very similar. She hasn’t had any other children? What about family relatives?"

"You’ve seen for yourself, Huanwo Village has only these people. If there were any connections, it was clarified long ago." Otto said.

Without answers, the elder waves his hand: "We’ll discuss later, let the young girls eat first."

"Alright, alright, thank you." Zoe and ALulu replied.

Led by Otto, the Star Flower Travel Corps leaves the lakeside, ascending the ancient stone path through the village, stepping onto stone steps towards the elder’s banquet courtyard.

Li Ang frowns at the ground; the road here has a strange texture, familiar enough to trigger his spiritual perception.

Using his system to observe, he becomes even more surprised.

The entire path is constructed with Rain Pattern Stones, but its spirituality has significantly diminished over the years.

This stone is named by him as part of the "Array Stone" series of materials, being the Water Attribute’s second-tier material, useful for creating Array Equipment during Equipment Creation.

The four types of Water Attributes progress sequentially as Water Mist Stone, Rain Pattern Stone, River Heart Stone, and Sea Sound Stone.

Lost in thought, they arrive at the village center, where a structure resembling an altar made from River Heart Stone stands before Li Ang. At its center lies a Dragon Bone.

[Sea Dragon Skeleton]

[The Sea Dragon Ancestor’s bloodline, the Dragon Species Demon Skeleton of the Sea Dragon branch. The ocean is long gone, and the Dragon Spirit nurtured by it no longer has a habitat. Perhaps the Sea Soul still wishes to bring endless blue back to the world, but its breath is too weak to be heard.]