CHAPTER 1217: CHAPTER 1297: FOREST OF BEWILDERING MISTS

They gradually ventured deeper into the Forest of Bewilderment, where a dense white fog lingered. It was as though a hazy veil covered their view, obscuring the sight of the distant scenery, and they had to tread carefully even underfoot. Just like Little Wu, Yue Ning, who, in his confused and reckless manner, once stumbled over the skeletons on the ground.

Upon seeing the white bones with flesh already decomposed and cleaned off the ground, Yue Ning shivered. Then, nervously swallowing, he still didn’t feel secure even with a rope tied to his wrist, grabbing the corner of his fourth brother’s clothes who walked ahead.

He was afraid. What if the rope broke? What if he got lost here and couldn’t find his way out? Most importantly, what if he was trapped in this Forest of Bewilderment and never saw his wife-master again?

Just as the corner of his clothes was tugged, Haoming paused in his steps and then turned to look at his little brother. They were very close, yet because of the strange white fog, he could not even see his little brother’s face clearly. After pondering, he reached out to grab his brother’s wrist: "Don’t be afraid!"

A taciturn person, silent as always, but those two words "don’t be afraid," and the way he held his younger brother’s hand, brought Liang Yuening unprecedented peace of mind.

Shu Yu had a good memory, and shortly after entering the Forest of Bewilderment, he had already discovered the place where he and his older brother had rested years ago. He looked up at the tree crown above, vague and shrouded in white fog, obscured from view. But he reached out, plucked a bunch of fruits that increased Inner Strength, tasted one himself to confirm it, and then handed them to Haoming and Yue Ning. "It’s not a bad idea to pick a few more of these fruits and bring them back for Huiying and Shujun to taste." Actually, he wanted everyone to grow more Inner Strength.

Haoming received the fruit bunch, stuffing them all into Yue Ning’s arms: "Eat it!" Then he picked some fruit for himself. Because the eldest and second brother had eaten the fruit, their combat power at home was currently the highest, and since Shu Yu had eaten more fruits than the eldest brother back then, his Inner Strength was still a few notches higher than the eldest brother.

Yue Ning munched on the fruit, thoughts drifting to his wife-master far away at Anle Mountain, remembering the way his wife-master slept languidly and drowsily all day. He felt a prickling in his nose: "This fruit is really delicious, Yingying will surely like it!" He sniffed his nose and then stuffed the fruit into his mouth with big bites. He couldn’t fall behind, he had to eat more to become stronger, so he could protect Yingying in the future!

Zhi Chen, walking at the front, momentarily stiffened when he heard Yue Ning mention his wife-master and soon pursed his thin lips.

Letting out a long breath: "Let’s go... This Foggy Forest is vast. When I picked fruits back then, I once saw some rather peculiar ones, but their colors were too bright, and I feared they might be poisonous, so I didn’t pick them to eat."

They continued onward, these fruits all grew on the trees, clustered heavily, hanging from branches in profusion. Green ones, black ones, white ones, yellow ones, purple ones—a plethora of colors.

Days later, they had picked enough fruit, but just as they were about to leave, Shu Yu suddenly said, "Silence!"

Shu Yu stopped in his tracks, and Zhi Chen assumed a listening posture. Zhi Chen said nothing, and though seemingly dumbfounded, Liang Yuening was quick to react, nearly closing his mouth at the same time as his second brother spoke.

A rustling could be heard coming from the distance, accompanied by faint voices: "Guard Commander, can these fruits really be useful?"