Chapter 15: Mysterious Mountain Village
What he held in his hands turned out to be half of a moist vine and a clump of damp soil, on which clung a few inches of oily green grass.
"What on earth is happening?”
Shen Luo hastily threw the objects in his hand away, quickly scanning his surroundings. The residual sleepiness instantly vanished.
He was not on the bed in his own house, but sitting on a patch of barren, muddy land.
Shen Luo grimaced and climbed to his feet, looking around helplessly.
He noticed that the place where he had been lying was flanked by thickets of weeds with insects chirping intermittently. A muddy path that could barely fit one person was vaguely visible. It was unclear where the path led. The surrounding area was entirely covered by a faint mist, obstructing his view, making it impossible to discern anything.
With both hands, Shen Luo forcefully slapped his cheeks. The burning pain informed him that he was not dreaming.
"What happened? I was clearly sleeping in the house. How did I suddenly end up in this place? Was I kidnapped from the Spring and Autumn Pavilion without a sound?”
On this thought, Shen Luo hastily checked his clothes, then raised his sleeve to look carefully at the emblem of the Spring and Autumn Pavilion on his sleeve. He slightly relaxed after moving his limbs and realizing that everything was alright.