The Empress's No.1 Lackey-Chapter 1273 - 677: The Grand Ancestor of Yu Country in the Boxing Gym

Chapter 1273: Chapter 677: The Grand Ancestor of Yu Country in the Boxing Gym

The other part is hidden within the mural... In theory, it’s feasible.

Thinking of this, the group wasted no time, quickly packing their belongings and started adjusting their breathing to recover.

Fortunately, despite having a fight with this creature, none of them were seriously injured. A quarter of an hour later, Pei Niannu opened her eyes, stood up without looking at them, and walked into the darkness.

"Master, slow down..." Zhao Douan took out a few torches, lit them at the bonfire, extinguished the bonfire with snow, and the four of them each held a torch, hurriedly following.

"Master," Zhao Douan ingratiatingly moved closer:

"Is it safe to travel at night? What if we encounter that again..."

Pei Niannu did not look at him, and said coldly:

"We won’t encounter it. This entire area is that beast’s territory."

Zhao Douan was very smart and quickly understood:

The Mubei Forest seems to be divided into territories by powerful mythical creatures.

These creatures certainly have territorial awareness and won’t easily cross into each other’s domains.

Therefore, as long as they stay within this territory, they won’t encounter another creature.

Sure enough, the journey continued smoothly, and the group did not encounter any further danger.

Occasionally, they encountered small wild animals, which avoided them from a distance.

With Zhao Douan and the others’ cultivation, they could go several days without sleep and not feel tired, so traveling at night was no burden for them.

However, along the way, the group attempted several times to engage Pei Niannu in conversation, but she ignored them, showing no interest in responding to any indirect questioning.

Several hours later.

The night faded, and as the morning light lit up the forest, they heard the rushing sound of water ahead.

A river!

Zhao Douan saw a river running through the Mubei Forest!

The river wasn’t large, just wider and deeper than a stream, a small river, but surprisingly, in this cold winter, it wasn’t frozen!

Reaching into the river, they felt a slight warmth!

A warm river that doesn’t freeze!

"You have half an hour to make a bamboo raft to cross the river," Pei Niannu said coldly, her silver eyes scanning them as she stood by the river.

It’s pitiful to see that the four, who could shake the world outside with a stamp of their foot, were being ordered around like servants.

However, considering the other party was an ancient figure, once a senior of the Heavenly Human Realm, even Zhang Yan Yi had no temper.

The four quickly got busy, cutting down trees, securing them with strong vines. Half an hour later, a sturdy bamboo raft, large enough to carry five people and more, splashed into the warm river.

They boarded the bamboo raft, Zhang Yan Yi retrieved a yellow paper talisman painted with vermilion from his sleeve, stuck it on the raft, and then gusts of wind spiraled, propelling the bamboo raft swiftly deeper into the river.

"Splash——"

The group sat on the bamboo raft, enjoying a long-awaited rest.

Zhao Douan turned his head, looking at Pei Niannu, who was sitting cross-legged at the front of the raft, clad in silver armor, and couldn’t help but ask:

"Master, there seems to be no fish in this river? Is there any danger?"

Pei Niannu responded coldly, "No."

Zhao Douan immediately relaxed, boldly removing his shoes and socks, dipping his frostbitten, red feet into the warm river.

The group: "..."

Zhao Douan said, "Why are you all looking at me? Try it if you don’t believe me, it’s quite relaxing."

Soon after, the Empress, Zhang Yan Yi, and Tuoba Weizhi followed suit, dipping their feet into the water as the bamboo raft moved along, comfortably narrowing their eyes.

Xu Zhenguan watched the trees speeding past the banks, suddenly worried:

"We should have left the previous creature’s territory by now, right?"

The implication was whether they had entered a new danger zone.

Pei Niannu replied faintly, "There is no danger within the range of this river."

This was the last sentence she spoke that day, and thereafter, she did not speak again.

The bamboo raft carried the group swiftly deeper; the river was not straight but meandered around.

During the journey, Zhao Douan sensed powerful presences approaching the banks several times, but upon nearing the river, they stopped, as if no creature would invade this place.

"Safe zone," Zhao Douan silently named the river.

Then, he realized a new problem:

The group had been traveling for a day and were still on the road, so how did Pei Niannu manage to reach them so quickly the previous night?

Could it be she had arrived on the periphery much earlier and therefore managed to reach them in time?

The bamboo raft was much faster than walking; in no time, the sun set in the west, and the second night arrived.

However, at dusk, the bamboo raft passed by a "village."

Yes!

A village!

Pei Niannu stood up and ordered the bamboo raft to stop at a small "dock" on the bank, then led the group ashore, heading towards a distant open area.

Unexpectedly, it was a valley, with wooden houses and some residents cooking and making fires.

The residents ranged from young to old, male to female, and Zhao Douan immediately noticed that, except for the children, most were cultivators, albeit with low cultivation levels.

Their clothes were somewhat rough, many sewn with animal hides, while some higher-status individuals wore cloth garments with coarse stitching, seemingly homemade.

Appearance-wise, they weren’t much different from the outside world.

These people clearly recognized Pei Niannu, showing great respect and displaying considerable curiosity towards Zhao Douan and his group.

Throughout, they mumbled questions, their language somewhat obscure, but upon careful listening, it seemed to be of the same type as the outside world’s language.