The little figure walked into the grass, bouncing along. Although it was the dead of night, perhaps using the darkness as cover, it had no qualms and was even more joyful.
It was like a little sprite of joy, touching the flowers and plants as it went, as if smelling their fragrance.
Not only that.
It seemed oblivious to danger. Even when it encountered Gu worms, it paid no mind, even reaching out to tease them, touching the Gu worms. It was completely unconcerned about the danger, its actions as if the depths of Yunnan Worm Valley were its own backyard, unafraid of any peril.
This scene.
Felt eerie. This was the depths of Yunnan Worm Valley, far more dangerous than its outer regions.
At this moment.
The little figure arrived at an ant Gu worm nest. Seeing the bulging ant nest, the little figure seemed to be seized by a playful impulse. It picked up a fallen dry branch nearby and was about to poke the ant nest.
However, the next second.
The little figure seemed to sense something. Its raised hand stopped abruptly, and it looked directly in one direction. Following suit, it was no longer as cheerful as before, like a startled bird. It abandoned the ant nest, dropped the branch, and ran away from that direction.
Looking closely.
The direction it was looking was the entrance to the valley where Zhang Wei and the others were located.
Then.
Not long after.
It was unclear what had happened, but the previously silent depths of the Yunnan valley suddenly erupted, as if a zombie horde had appeared.
"Roar!!!"
"Hiss!!"
"Aow!!!"
Rumble—
Earth-shattering roars and hisses echoed from the depths of the Yunnan valley, as if something had, in that instant, enraged the Gu worms and strange creatures within.
However.
Due to the ancient terrain, Zhang Wei and the others outside the valley did not hear the commotion happening here and were unaware of the changes occurring within.
...
Time flew by.
The next morning.
"Amitabha, Zhang Wei, I've finished packing. We can set off."
"Mm, alright."
Zhang Wei nodded. Seeing that everyone else was ready, he immediately gave the order to depart. The group entered the valley.
On the way.
Zhang Wei asked Xi Er:
"Xi Er, did you finish carving what I asked you to?"
"It's already carved. I was just about to tell you."
Xi Er smiled and glanced at the others. Seeing that they were all alert to their surroundings and not paying attention to him, he reached into his pocket and handed a palm-sized wooden figurine to Zhang Wei.
It was a figurine of a character from the anime "Somali and the Forest Spirit" that Zhang Wei had asked Xi Er to carve earlier.
Looking at the figurine.
Zhang Wei nodded in satisfaction:
"The carving is excellent. This could be exhibited or sold."
Speaking.
Zhang Wei thought for a moment and said:
"Everyone, stop for a moment."
As soon as he spoke.
The group, already tense and vigilant from entering the depths of Yunnan, tensed up and looked over:
"What is it?"
"What's happening?!"
Zhang Wei coughed and said:
"Everyone, don't be nervous. I just want to say, let's stop for a moment. I suddenly need to urinate. Wait for me for a few minutes."
Everyone: "..."
[Ding! Sealed Door Zombie... It seems my descendant is very nervous, haha, understandable, this is the depths of Yunnan Worm Valley.]
[Host gains System Points +500]
Immediately after.
Zhang Wei ignored the others, found a patch of grass, and after moving away from the group, he took out the Golem figurine carved by Xi Er. With a thought.
[Ding! Add 100 System Points to the Forest Spirit Golem figurine.]
The Golem figurine grew with the wind, transforming into a Golem nearly two meters tall in the blink of an eye.
Regarding this.
Zhang Wei stated directly:
"Help me use your ability to communicate with forest flora and fauna to find Wan Tai Sui. If you find it, signal me."
After speaking.
Zhang Wei said no more and returned to the team, so as not to be discovered doing his little actions.
At the same time.
After seeing Zhang Wei off, the Golem also entered the depths of the Yunnan valley. Upon reaching the depths, it used its perception of the forest to find a hidden spot in the woods, crouched down, placed its hands on the ground, and began its sensing.
...
At the same time.
Zhang Wei and the others also passed through the valley and arrived at the depths of the Yunnan valley.
"Poisonous fog! Everyone be careful."
Upon entering, Lin Gu Shi warned them.
It could be seen.
Before the valley exit, there was a cloud of purple powder. The powder, carried by the wind, drifted in the area. Fortunately, after two days, the group was already vigilant and immediately took out detoxification pills to swallow.
"This is a kind of butterfly Gu worm's secretion, released during its mating season. Don't inhale it, as it will cause people to become aroused."
Lin Gu Shi explained, his brow furrowed slightly, murmuring:
"Logically, this shouldn't be the case. This type of butterfly Gu worm's mating season is not this time of year. Why would it be emitting butterfly powder?"
Regarding this.
Huang Xiao Dan, standing beside him, casually said:
"What's the big deal? This is the depths of Yunnan Worm Valley. You can't think logically. Maybe the butterfly Gu worms here are in mating season every day. But it's good, haha, except for Hu Shiliu, we're all men. If we get aroused, it's no big deal. We can let Hu Shiliu run out of the valley, no problem."
To his words.
Zhang Wei glanced at him and said leisurely:
"Don't you think it's even more terrifying precisely because we are all men?"
As he spoke.
Huang Xiao Dan's mouth twitched. He immediately thought of a scene of forced intimacy between men and couldn't help but tremble. Clearly scared by Zhang Wei, he covered his behind and cried out:
"Immediately! Right now! Let's leave here."
Just then.
Lin Gu Shi was still thinking of joining in the teasing of Huang Xiao Dan with Zhang Wei's words, but he hadn't had a chance to speak yet.
"Everyone, come and see, what are these tracks?"
Zhang Wei, sensing the signals from Golem, glanced at a nearby ant Gu worm nest and called out.
The group looked over.
Soon.
Following the direction Zhang Wei pointed, everyone saw the ant Gu worm nest, but their attention was not on the nest itself, but on the ground around it.
Because the ground in this area was quite damp and muddy, any footsteps would leave prints. And now, the ground in front of the ant nest also had a peculiar set of tracks, like linear markings.
Looking closely.
The lines were intermittent, like two footprints, one left and one right, with the lines extending towards another direction like footprints.
Seeing this.
The previous batches of the Wei Dao Division personnel would have only thought it was the tracks of some Gu worm, such as centipedes or mantises. But Zhang Wei and the others, who knew about the foreign national treasure-level will, recognized the tracks, and their faces lit up with surprise.
"These are Wan Tai Sui's footprints!!"
"There's no mistake, these are Wan Tai Sui's footprints, just as described in the national treasure-level will left by that person."
...