Chapter 78: Winding Path He was overjoyed that he was safe and sound. He looked back and found that he was the only one left. So he walked calmly through the flames, continuing to move forward, trying to find out if there would be light at the end of the fire road. He walked through the sea of fire for a long time, but he could not see the end of the fire road. He did not know what would happen in the future, but he walked with perseverance, and walked... Suddenly, the fire went out, and everything in front of him was dark again, but there was no unpleasant smell, and it was so quiet that he could only hear his own breathing and heartbeat. He continued walking in the darkness, walking straight ahead. There were no walls around him, no obstacles ahead, and no changes. He walked until he was extremely sleepy and felt like he had fallen asleep, but he kept walking forward in his dream. Gradually, he knew nothing. When he woke up, Yan Moying's slightly opened eyes were blinded by the strong light and he closed them immediately. He felt that he had been in the dark for too long, so long that his eyes were no longer used to the light, but he still yearned for the light. He tried to open his eyes slowly, and the sun, blue sky, trees, flowers and plants came into his sight one by one - he finally walked out of the darkness. Did he really walk out? How did he walk out? His eyes opened wider and wider, and he looked around, and found himself lying under a tree, exactly where he had fallen after being entangled by the vines. Will there be another vine attacking him? He suddenly thought of this and looked at the tree. The metal pieces rubbing against each other had long disappeared, and as for the vines, there was no sign of them appearing. He saw the pale pink flowers blooming among the branches and leaves, and the occasional falling petals were like a kind call. He saw a winding gravel path leading from the roots of the tree into the distance. "Huh? This road didn't exist just now!" Yan Moying asked curiously.
He looked towards the beginning of the path and found that a wooden sign had appeared on the tree roots at some point, which read "Please follow the gravel road." Yan Moying was somewhat hesitant. Just now, he had just read the words "The sound of the jade flute calls back the shadow" on the wooden sign in front of him and blew the jade flute, which led him to the tree and had that frightening experience. Fortunately, he was safe and sound. If he acted according to the instructions on the wooden sign again, would he encounter any accidents again? Should he continue to walk? If it was really a trap set by others, would he take the initiative to walk into the trap step by step? But... Yan Moying thought again: I have not offended the old man in the dead wood forest. If it was a frame-up, what was the motive? So many things have happened during this period that would be hard to believe if you didn't see them with your own eyes, but fortunately, they were able to turn danger into safety every time. If they wanted to kill me, I would have been dead long ago, but so far I have been fine. I came here to save Jingyin Country from the catastrophe. If I quit now, not only would I have made a wasted trip, but I would also never know what was going on. What's more, I've already come here. I can tell from the wooden sign that my whereabouts have been completely controlled by others. If someone really wants to harm me, I may not be able to turn back even if I turn back now. There is nothing to say about this matter. I must continue to move forward. Even if someone is against me, I must go and find out the truth. I can't let others play with me in such an unclear way. If I die, I won't know how I lost my life. (End of this chapter)