The sudden footsteps seemed to step on everyone's heart.

Shitou immediately pricked up his ears and listened to the hasty sound of falling to the ground, his brows furrowed and he was quite nervous.

Li Yeyu also raised his eyebrows, stared at the direction of the footsteps, and shouted loudly: "Who is it? Come out!"

Slowly, a figure emerged from the fog, a woodcutter cutting wood.

Seeing that he was just an ordinary person chopping wood, Shitou and Li Yeyu couldn't help but look at each other and heaved a sigh of relief.

Shitou took two steps forward and asked aloud, "Old man, excuse me, may I ask where this place is? Is there any way ahead?"

The woodcutter was cutting firewood and saw a group of people passing by, but he didn't pay much attention. At this moment, someone asked him, so he stopped and replied:

"The name of this place is Xiaolong Mountain. It is three thousand miles away from the capital. I think some of you are coming from other places. I don't think you are surprised if you don't know that there is fog on this road and you can't go forward."

Shitou raised his eyebrows and asked, "How do you say this, old man?"

"Oh, it's hard to describe in words!"

The woodcutter sighed softly, pointed to a place and said, "No, look at it."

Several people looked in the direction he pointed, and saw an ancient tomb looming behind the heavy clouds in the distance.

The woodcutter continued, "You guys from other places don't know that this ancient tomb is very evil. Whenever it appears, fog will rise in the forest, and the fog will trap people in it."

Shitou was stunned, "Trapped in it?"

The woodcutter nodded, "This fog is very strong. Some people can leave smoothly after coming here, but there are also some people who can never get out after coming in. The old man was also trapped when he went up the mountain to cut firewood.

I almost died of thirst and starvation after spending three or four days in this mist."

Hearing the woodcutter mention the word "evil spirit", Shen Furong and others turned their heads and looked at the ancient tomb a few more times in tacit agreement.

Shitou clicked his tongue in amazement, "There are actually such weird things. Why did the fog arise? Isn't it possible that no one went to the ancient tomb to find out?"

The woodcutter slowly said, "How can it be easy to explore an ancient tomb? In such a thick fog, even if you see this ancient tomb very close to you, you will never be able to get to it. Wait until the fog gradually dissipates.

When the time comes, the ancient tomb will suddenly disappear strangely."

After hearing this, Shen Furong in the carriage frowned slightly. How could a large ancient tomb appear and disappear suddenly out of thin air?

It's nothing more than a cover-up to disturb people's minds.

"However, there are rumors that the entrance to this ancient tomb has long been sealed, and the people buried in the tomb have long been transformed into evil spirits that swallow clouds and smoke. Some people even say that they have heard the ancient tomb with their own ears.

The shrill cries coming from the tomb..."

Speaking of this, the woodcutter remembered something, and a look of nervousness and uneasiness appeared on his face:

"It's just what I heard. Now I have to go back quickly. Young people, it will get dark soon. You'd better not stay here all the time!"

"Thank you, old man."

At this time, Shen Furong in the carriage said, "It's just that a few of us are from outside. We are passing by here. Now it's getting late and we have nowhere to stay. We are lost here. I wonder if I can let us stay overnight?"

After she said that, she glanced at October, who immediately got out of the carriage, took out a piece of silver and stuffed it into the woodcutter's hand, "I'm sorry to bother you, old man."

The woodcutter looked past October again, and looked at Shen Furong, Li Yeyu, and Shi Shi standing next to the carriage. He felt that they did not look like bad guys, and with the heavy silver in his hand, he mused:

"I don't have a wife or children, but I do have a lot of space at home. But to tell you the truth, my place is a bamboo hut. I hope you won't dislike it."

Shen Furong smiled and said, "Don't worry too much, old man. It's good to have a place to stay. How can we dare to be picky?"

After hearing what Shen Furong said, the woodcutter immediately agreed cheerfully and decided to take Shen Furong and others back to his home.

Therefore, Shen Furong and her party did not step into the depths of the thick fog again. They quickly followed the woodcutter out of the fog and returned to the original road.

Shitou asked Li Yeyu to drive out, and he took the firewood from the woodcutter and carried it on his back. As he walked, he asked the woodcutter about the conditions of the nearby roads.

October in the carriage tilted his head and looked outside, then blinked and asked Shen Furong in a low voice:

"Madam, that ancient tomb is so mysterious, could it be the tomb of an emperor?"

Shen Furong shook her head. Who is buried in this ancient tomb can only be determined through the murals and structures in the tomb, as well as historical records.

Although this ancient tomb was somewhat majestic in terms of its size, she didn't think any emperor would build a tomb in this barren mountain. It was probably a geomantic treasure found by a wealthy family looking for a geomantic omen.

But for some reason, everything here was like a huge mystery, yet there was a strong sense of familiarity that attracted her to get closer.

…

The woodcutter's home is located on a high ground at the foot of the mountain, where there is a cluster of bamboo groves. A hut is exposed in the bamboo grove, with vegetable gardens on both sides of the hut.

The woodcutter first led Shen Furong, October and Li Yeyu to one of the more spacious thatched huts, letting them rest inside, and then asked Shitou to follow him to another thatched hut.

Having been used to living in inns all the way, the thatched house seemed very simple and low. Fortunately, the woodcutter was a neat man, and the house was neatly arranged and looked very clean.

October couldn't sit still, walked a few steps in the room, chuckled twice, and suggested, "Madam, I have nothing to do, let's go for a walk?"

Shen Furong felt that she couldn't sleep so early, so she might as well walk around casually, so she nodded, "Okay!"

Li Yeyu naturally followed closely behind the two of them.

Outside the door is a quiet bamboo forest. Through the bamboo forest, you can hear the sound of gurgling water in the distance.

After walking a short distance further, they saw the pool of spring water, with silver-white stones scattered around it, like a natural chess game. The sound of "squeaking" was accompanied by the chirping of insects and birds, and the mist was faintly visible. Looking from a distance, , it’s like a dream, like a fairyland.

"Wow, this place is so beautiful!"

October exclaimed, couldn't help but ran forward, bent down and touched the spring water with his hands a few times, and then shouted happily:

"Madam, come and see, the spring water is actually warm!"

"Could this be a hot spring?"

Shen Furong was a little strange, and then she got close to the spring water. As expected, the temperature was very high.

The hot spring is actually a hot spring!

Shen Furong's eyes once again caused ripples. In such a remote area, there was such a natural hot spring.

She was filled with emotions. Looking at the spring water in front of her that was filled with light smoke, she couldn't help but think of the days when she soaked in hot springs in modern times.

It was completely dark today and seeing that the spring water was clean, Shen Furong simply took off her clothes and walked into the hot spring.

It would be a shame not to take advantage of such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

October also took off his shoes and socks, holding the spring water leisurely and playing around.

Li Yeyu took the initiative to stand guard for them to prevent anyone from breaking in.
Chapter completed!