Chapter 66
Feng Jiao Xue moved swiftly through the dense forest, her white robes flowing like mist in the dim light of dawn. The mountain behind the Feng Clan’s territory was steep and covered in ancient trees. their gnarled roots twisting along the uneven path. It had been a long time since she last visited but she still remembered the way to the secluded chamber where her grandfather was cultivating.
Or at least, she thought she did.
Feng Jiao Xue’s frown deepened further and further the more she walks.
"I told you this place was guarded" Huang Jin De sighed in her mind. "It’s why I didn’t come too close. It’s more likely you’ve already entered the range of the array. I have never been good at this confusing things it’s more that old turtle’s thing"
"It’s fine, if there’s anything entrance, there is bound to be an exit" Feng Jiao Xue calmly assured.
However, that was easier said than done. The further she went in, the heavier the air became with thick with a strange and unseen force. Her steps slowed as an uneasy sensation crept over her skin and unsettled her gut. Something was wrong, definitely wrong.
She paused as her sharp eyes scans the area. The path ahead looked the same as it always had, towering pines, jagged rocks, and the occasional wildflower blooming in the shade. Yet, when she turned to glance behind her, a frown tugged at her lips.
The scenery was exactly the same. She was back where she started.
Feng Jiao Xue took out her sword and formed an X mark on a tree before she continued walking.
She pressed forward with deep calculating narrowed eyes. Minutes passed. Then half an hour. No matter how far she walked, she always ended up at the same spot, a lone pine tree with an X mark along its trunk.
Her fingers twitched at her side, tempted to summon her qi and tear through it. But if this formation was placed here it meant someone, perhaps even her grandfather, had taken great care to keep outsiders away. If she forcefully disrupted it, it could send a warning to whoever had set it. That was the last thing she wanted.