From outside came the sound of wind, and Zhu Shuang, covered in dust, hurried into the cave.
"Miss..."
Just as he was about to speak, his expression froze.
He saw Chen Mo sitting cross-legged, resembling an old monk in meditation, while An Mengni curled up with her head resting on his thigh, her body gently rising and falling, a position that seemed like...
"Hmm?"
Hearing a noise, An Mengni woke from her dreams, rubbed her eyes, and turned her head to look, "Town Patrol Commander Zhu, why are you back?"
Zhu Shuang quickly bowed his head and said, "I really shouldn't have come back, um... you two continue, I'll wait outside..."
With that, he turned and swiftly left.
"What's that guy talking about?"
An Mengni was somewhat puzzled, noticing the drool stain on Chen Mo's robe, suddenly realized, her cheeks flushed, cursing this weak body for sleeping so deeply.
Just at this moment, Chen Mo opened his eyes, a gleam flashing briefly.
"Ahem, Mr. Chen, how is your recovery?" An Mengni cleared her throat and asked.
"Although not yet at peak condition, it's about eighty percent, which is sufficient." Chen Mo stood up and said, "Let's go, we've delayed here long enough."
Noticing the wet spot on his robe, he didn't say much and stepped towards the entrance of the cave, while An Mengni followed closely behind.
Exiting the cave, the crisp cold mountain wind invigorated them.
"Miss, Mr. Chen."
Zhu Shuang bowed in greeting, pretending nothing had happened.
An Mengni glanced at him and asked, "I told you to be on the lookout nearby, why did you take so long to come back?"
Zhu Shuang scratched his head awkwardly and said, "Miss, I got lost."
?
An Mengni's mouth twitched, "Are you joking with me?"
"No, I'm telling the truth." Zhu Shuang pointed towards the sky, "Miss, see for yourself."
An Mengni followed his finger, saw the strange scene, and couldn't help but exclaim softly, "What's going on here?"
At that time, the sky was gradually brightening, a rising sun leapt from the horizon, yet the bright moon hanging outside the clouds did not fade away. Sun and moon hung in the sky simultaneously, coloring the clouds with splendid hues.
Seeing the sun and moon together in the sky, Chen Mo's expression grew somber.
Yin and yang reversed?
Could this be the cause of the magnetic field disruption?
"I was originally setting up an array on the outskirts of the mountain range to prevent outsiders from approaching, but the array kept failing." Zhu Shuang said seriously, "I realized something was wrong and thought to report it first, but I had trouble distinguishing directions, and even my divine sense was affected. Although it was just a hundred li away, it took several hours to find my way back..."
Chen Mo spread his divine sense, finding Zhu Shuang's words true.
Soul power was suppressed by a certain force, greatly reducing the range of perception and causing some distortion.
"Couldn't even determine direction..."
"In this way, meeting with Zhi'er on the outskirts becomes even more difficult..."
An Mengni tugged on Chen Mo's sleeve and asked, "Mr. Chen, what should we do now?"
After a moment of thought, Chen Mo realized the only way was to explore slowly according to the marked map.
He took out a map from the Heavenly Profound Ring, observed it carefully, and pinpointed a few landmarks, saying, "Though the directions are a bit chaotic, the terrain won't change easily. Let's retrace our route, find the Creation Ancient Tree to confirm our current position, then explore towards the marked base point."
"Alright."
An Mengni nodded.
There was no better plan at the moment, so they had to follow his suggestion.
The three of them leaped into the air, looking down as they noticed fog already enveloped the mountains, a white mist spread across the view, making even the Golden Eyes of Truth unable to see through.
"What kind of ghost place is this?"
Chen Mo furrowed his brows even tighter.
With no choice, they had to rely on An Mengni and Zhu Shuang to lead the way, returning along familiar paths from their memory.

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