Changsheng: My qualifications improve a little every day

Zhu Linlang replied worriedly, "Yes, the enemy may come after us again soon. We have to come up with a foolproof plan."

The Princess of Great Chu nodded slightly, her eyes firm: "Let's rest here first to recover our strength and vitality. At the same time, let's discuss the next steps."

The three of them found a corner away from the wind and sat down. Fang Yue took out some dry food from his arms and handed it to the two women: "Eat something first to replenish your energy."

The Princess of Great Chu took the dry food, took a bite, and said thoughtfully: "I think we can't just keep escaping passively like this. Maybe we can take the initiative to attack and disrupt the enemy's deployment."

Fang Yue pondered for a moment: "The princess's idea makes sense, but the enemy is strong. If we act rashly, we may end up in a more dangerous situation."

Zhu Linlang also said: "How about we first find out the enemy's situation and then make a decision?"

Just then, a noisy sound of footsteps suddenly came from outside the valley.

Fang Yue's face changed: "Oh no, the enemy is catching up so quickly!"

The three of them quickly stood up and prepared for battle. A group of black-clad soldiers appeared at the mouth of the valley, and the leading general shouted, "You have nowhere to escape. Hand over the animal hide map obediently, and maybe I can spare your life!"

Fang Yue snorted coldly: "Wishful thinking! Come and get it if you have the guts!"

The general's face darkened, and he waved his hand to signal his soldiers to attack. In an instant, the black-clad soldiers rushed towards Fang Yue and his men like a tide.

Fang Yue, Zhu Linlang and the Princess of Great Chu were not afraid and quickly met the enemy. Fang Yue's sword was like a violent storm, and each strike was fierce and powerful, killing several enemies in an instant.

Zhu Linlang's soft sword dances like a spirit snake, and her moves are tricky, making it difficult for the enemy to predict.

The palm of the Princess of Great Chu whistled like wind, and wherever she went, the enemies fell to the ground one after another.

However, the enemies were numerous and kept coming.

Fang Yue and others gradually felt tremendous pressure.

After all, the other side had a large number of people. Even if Fang Yue and others were more powerful in martial arts, they could not help but change color when faced with the continuous and life-and-death siege.

Fang Yue shouted loudly: "We can't continue fighting, let's go!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Linlang and the Princess of Great Chu quickly got rid of the enemies around them and followed Fang Yue into the depths of the valley.

The enemy was chasing them relentlessly, and Fang Yue and the other two ran as fast as they could, not daring to stop for even a moment.

After running for an unknown amount of time, the three finally arrived at a turbulent river.

Fang Yue looked at the river and said, "If we cross the river, maybe we can get rid of their pursuit."

Then, Fang Yue mobilized his vital energy, wrapped the two women up, and transformed them into a gust of wind that crossed the hundred-foot-long river in an instant.

Fang Yue and his companions had just crossed the river when the enemy behind them chased them to the riverside.

The general looked at the rushing river and shouted angrily: "Damn it, they got away!"

Fang Yue and the others did not dare to stop and continued to run forward. After running for a while, Zhu Linlang panted and said, "It's not a good idea to keep running like this. We have to find a way to get rid of them completely."

Although these pursuers were not very strong and posed no threat to them.

But these pursuers will not give up, they can’t just keep killing and killing.

The Princess of Great Chu said: "There is a swamp not far ahead. We can use the terrain there to confuse the enemy." She thought to herself that this might be their only chance to get rid of the enemy.

Fang Yue's eyes lit up: "This is a good idea, let's speed up." A glimmer of hope rekindled in Fang Yue's heart.

The three of them soon arrived at the edge of the swamp. Fang Yue observed the terrain and said, "We will act separately and deliberately leave different traces to confuse the enemy."

He was nervous and focused, hoping that the plan would succeed.

So they split up and entered the swamp, carefully avoiding dangerous areas while deliberately creating chaotic footprints and traces.

When the enemy reached the edge of the swamp, they saw many messy traces and did not know which direction to chase.

The general hesitated for a moment and decided to divide his troops into several groups to search.

The general was very anxious, fearing that the target would escape again.

Fang Yue and others quietly hid in the dark, observing the enemy's movements.

When he saw the enemy dispersed and gradually fell into trouble in the swamp, Fang Yue smiled: "The opportunity has come, let's take the opportunity to leave quietly."

His heart was filled with joy and relief.

They carefully avoided the enemy and walked away.

After walking for a long time and making sure they had gotten rid of the enemy, Zhu Linlang breathed a sigh of relief: "Finally got rid of them."

The heavy stone in her heart finally fell to the ground.

The Princess of Great Chu looked at the relaxed Zhu Linlang and said, "Don't be too happy too soon. We are not really safe yet." She was always on edge, knowing that the danger along the way could come again at any time.

Fang Yue nodded in agreement, looked around vigilantly, and said, "Everyone, be careful." He was also secretly alert in his heart, not daring to be careless in the slightest.

The three of them continued to move forward, and soon they entered the valley. As soon as they stepped into the valley, Fang Yue felt something was wrong, and just when he wanted to warn them, it was too late.

With a "crack" sound, a thick miasma instantly rose from the bottom of the valley and quickly spread.

"Oh no, it's miasma!"

Fang Yue shouted, "Quickly activate your vitality and block your breathing!"

He thought to himself that it was terrible. He had never expected that there was such a dangerous miasma hidden in this valley.

Even with his level of vitality, he felt like he was being corroded.

This miasma is definitely not simple!
Upon hearing this, Zhu Linlang and the Princess of Great Chu immediately used all their strength to mobilize their vital energy in an attempt to resist the invasion of miasma.

The Princess of Great Chu frowned and thought to herself, "This miasma is so strong, I wonder how long it can last."

While resisting the erosion of miasma, Fang Yue observed the surrounding environment and looked for a way out.

"Follow me, come this way!" Fang Yue relied on his intuition and led the two women towards a seemingly sparsely populated direction.

However, with every step forward, the pressure of the miasma increased. Zhu Linlang's face became paler and paler, and her vitality was too much.

"I... I can't hold on any longer." Zhu Linlang said in a trembling voice.

Fang Yue was extremely anxious and encouraged loudly: "Linlang, hold on!"

Just then, they found a huge rock in front of them, and there seemed to be a cave behind the rock.

Fang Yue said without hesitation: "Let's go into the cave and hide!"

The three of them moved to the front of the cave with difficulty. Fang Yue was the first to go in and check, and found that the miasma in the cave was relatively weak.

"Come in quickly!" Fang Yue pulled the two women into the cave.

After entering the cave, the three collapsed to the ground, gasping for breath. Fang Yue looked at the miasma outside the cave and thought to himself: "This miasma is so strange, it must not be naturally generated. Could it be another conspiracy of the enemy?"

No, this is not a poisonous miasma that can be created by human power.

This must be a natural formation!

The Princess of Great Chu panted and said, "If it is really formed naturally, then this place must be extremely dangerous. We need to be more careful. It really deserves to be the place where the real net is hidden. With such a natural barrier, I wonder how many greedy people will be blocked!"

Fang Yue nodded and said, "The princess is right, but now that it has come to this, we can only deal with it carefully."

Zhu Linlang recovered some of her strength and stood up: "What should we do next? We can't be trapped in this cave forever."

Fang Yue thought for a moment and said, "Let's look in the cave to see if there are other exits or things we can use."

The three began to explore the cave, and with the faint light, they found some strange carvings on the walls of the cave.

The Princess of Da Chu observed the carvings carefully and said, "This seems to be some kind of ancient text or symbol. It may be related to the secret of this cave."

Fang Yue came over, looked at the inscription and said, "But we don't recognize it, and we don't know its meaning."

Just then, Zhu Linlang found a stone emitting faint light in the corner.

"Look, what is this?" Zhu Linlang shouted.

Fang Yue and the Princess of Da Chu hurried over. Fang Yue picked up the stone and examined it carefully: "This stone is a bit strange, maybe it is a key item."

At this moment, a low roar came from deep in the cave.

"Oh no, there may be other dangers in this cave!" Fang Yue looked solemn.

The three men suddenly became nervous, gripped their weapons tightly, and stared vigilantly into the depths of the cave.

The low roar was getting closer and closer, accompanied by a strong airflow that made the clothes of the three people rustle.

Zhu Linlang's voice trembled a little: "What kind of monster is this?"

The Princess of Da Chu took a deep breath and said calmly, "No matter what it is, we can't retreat."

Fang Yue stared at the darkness ahead with a sharp gaze and said, "Everyone be careful and prepare to meet the enemy."

Suddenly, a huge figure rushed out from the darkness. It looked like a tiger, but it had a pair of huge wings and exuded a terrifying aura.

Fang Yue took the lead in attacking, stabbing the monster with a sword. The monster dodged to the side, flapped its wings, and a powerful force pushed Fang Yue back several steps.

Zhu Linlang took the opportunity to swing the soft sword, and the sword stabbed at the monster like a spirit snake. The monster roared, and a stream of fire spewed out of its mouth. Zhu Linlang quickly dodged.

Seeing this, the Princess of Great Chu raised both her palms, and a powerful energy rushed towards the monster. The monster seemed to feel the threat, turned around, and pounced towards the Princess of Great Chu.

Fang Yue and Zhu Linlang rushed to the rescue and started a fierce fight with the monster.

The monster was very powerful, and the three of them gradually fell into a disadvantage. Fang Yue was anxious, and suddenly thought of the glowing stone in his hand.

"Maybe this stone can restrain this monster!" Fang Yue shouted and threw the stone at the monster.

The moment the stone touched the monster, an intense light flashed and the monster roared in pain.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Fang Yue and others launched another attack and finally repelled the monster.

The three were exhausted, but they didn't dare to relax at all, keeping alert for the monster to attack again.

Fang Yue breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It looks like we are safe for now. We need to hurry up and think about what to do next."

Zhu Linlang sat down on the ground and said, "I really have no strength left. This journey was so thrilling."

The Princess of Da Chu panted and said, "Let's rest for a while and recover some strength before making plans."

Fang Yue nodded and began to look around, trying to find some useful clues.

Because he always felt something was wrong. The place depicted on the animal skin map seemed to be somewhat different from the situation here.

Fang Yue frowned and muttered to himself, "This place is weird everywhere. Did we find the wrong place?"

Zhu Linlang heard this and said, "That's impossible. We followed the map all the way, how could we go wrong?"

The Princess of Da Chu pondered for a moment and said, "Perhaps there are secrets in this place that we have not discovered yet, which leads to the deviation from what is shown on the map."

Fang Yue continued to observe his surroundings, and suddenly, he found that some of the marks on the cave wall seemed different from what he had seen before.

"Look, these marks seem to be changing." Fang Yue said in surprise.

Zhu Linlang and the Princess of Great Chu came over and observed carefully.

Zhu Linlang asked doubtfully: "Is this a hint from some kind of mechanism?"

The Princess of Da Chu said: "Maybe it is related to the method of opening the secret treasure of the True King."

Fang Yue said: "Anyway, let's study it first."

As the research deepened, Fang Yue felt more and more confused. According to the description on the map, this should be the place where the True King's secret treasure is.

But the terrain here is different from the description on the map, and there are miasma and monsters that are not described on the map.

Combining this information, as well as the fact that Yang Chan, the champion of Da Chu, gave up easily.

Fang Yue finally confirmed that this animal skin map must be fake.

Moreover, the reason why the Great Chu Internal Guards have been able to track them must be because of this animal skin map!
Yang Chan had tampered with this.

Fang Yue's face was gloomy, and he said: "We were tricked by Yang Chan, this map is a trap!"

He immediately told Zhu Linlang and the other girl his guess and what had happened in the past few days.

After hearing this, Zhu Linlang was so angry that her eyebrows were raised: "This Yang Chan is really abominable. He actually harmed us like this!"

A hint of coldness flashed in the eyes of the Princess of Great Chu: "He must be doing this to take the secret treasure of the True King for himself. But we must not let him succeed."

Fang Yue clenched his fists and said, "Our plan now is to get rid of the inner guards as soon as possible and then find the real location of the True King's secret treasure."

Zhu Linlang asked: "But where should we go?"

Fang Yue thought for a moment and said, "Since this map is fake, we can only rely on our own judgment and experience. Let's leave this cave first, and then look for clues in the surrounding environment."

The Princess of Great Chu nodded in agreement: "That's the only way. But we still need to be careful along the way to prevent any more accidents."

The three of them packed up their things and walked out of the cave carefully. Outside the cave, the sunlight was a bit dazzling, so they squinted their eyes and observed the surrounding terrain.

Fang Yue pointed to a mountain in the distance and said, "That mountain looks quite strange. Perhaps we can find some clues there." (End of this chapter)