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Chapter 2104 Entering the Monster Forest

The road to the forest became increasingly difficult to walk on. After a long trek, the three finally reached its outskirts.

The Monster Forest lived up to its reputation. Although it was on the outskirts, one could already feel its oppressive chill and biting wind. From afar, the lush forest looked like a giant beast with a big mouth full of fangs, crawling around waiting for its prey.

They walked into the outer side with their arms folded. Yan Que'an led the way based on his memory. After walking through a winding path, the three of them finally saw a thatched house at the end.

"This is it!" Yan Que'an was overjoyed and took the lead, "Uncle! Nephew Yan Que'an wants to see you!"

The sound echoed in the forest, coming from far and near, and it had a very sad tone, making people shrink their necks inevitably.

After shouting for a while, the door of the thatched hut finally opened, and a short, slender old man with a white beard walked out. He looked a bit like a goblin in the forest.

He rubbed his hands and was startled when he saw Yan Que'an, "Que'an, why are you here?"

Yan Que'an was overjoyed, and hurried forward, bowed deeply, and explained the whole story in a few words.

Uncle Yan's expression suddenly turned serious, and he looked behind him at the two people who were accompanying him, "Are these two your friends?"

"Exactly."

Yan Que'an briefly introduced the identities of the two people. His uncle stepped forward, stroking his beard, and said, "When I saw Que'an today, I knew that there was something important. If it was ordinary medicine, there would be no need to come to the Monster Forest. However, this place is definitely not a smooth place, and dragon bones are extremely difficult to obtain. Are you really not afraid?"

Wan Shufang's dark eyes showed no fear, and she said firmly, "Our lives are at stake, so how can we hesitate? If we can get the dragon bone, we will go through fire and water without fear."

Chen Changli pulled Wan Shufang's sleeve and repeated loudly: "Don't be afraid!"

"Okay." Uncle Yan stroked his beard and laughed, "Then I will risk my life to accompany you and go in with you to look for the dragon bones."

It was noon at this time. After they had a quick meal, they packed their bags and set out for the interior of the forest.

Before getting close, the sunlight around us had already receded and everything was dark. Occasionally, a group of strange bats flew by, bringing with them a gust of cold wind that was really frightening.

After walking for about an hour, a swamp suddenly appeared in front of us.

There are clear waves on the mud that make people relax their vigilance, but if you are unfortunate enough to step into the quagmire, you can only watch yourself sink into the stinky mud.

"What should I do?"

Yanquean was in trouble.

Wan Shufang frowned and walked forward, standing at the edge of the swamp to inspect for a moment, then waved and called everyone over, "It's okay, although this swamp is full of mud, there are also places where people can step on it, just look."

Several people looked in the direction of her finger and saw many obvious animal footprints beneath the clear water.

"There are footprints, which means we can go." Wan Shufang said, "These are deer footprints, and they came from the other side. We can be safe if we follow the footprints."

Yan Que An was very surprised and full of admiration. Chen Changli kept pulling her sleeves and making a fuss, "Sister is so awesome!"

The sun had already risen to mid-sky, and the crowd had no time to stay for long, so they followed the deer's footprints one after another.

The clear water stirred up a cloud of mud. Although it was a safe route, it was hard to get out of the trap and people were sweating profusely after a short while.

After walking for a while, Yanque An, who was at the front, suddenly screamed and stopped.

Everyone was stunned and looked up, only to see a herd of dead deer in front of them!

It turned out that there was a patch of thorny poisonous weeds in the center of the swamp, which killed all the birds and animals. The unfortunate deer were all entangled by them and trapped to death in the quagmire. The other animals were able to get through safely because they stepped on their unrotten corpses.

A foul odor floated in the air, and everyone covered their mouths and noses in unbearable pain.

"It's okay." Uncle Yan remained calm. "Those beasts that are heavier than us can step on them to get over, so we can naturally step on them to get over too."

"It's just that the poisonous weeds entangled in them..."

Yan Que'an was worried. He could get through it, but what if he was scratched by these poisonous weeds?

"Don't worry." Uncle Yan took out a small box from his arms, opened it, took out a pill and gave it to Yan Que'an, "After all, I have lived here for a long time, I can still deal with these poisonous plants, take the pill and you can resist it."

Wan Shufang, who was standing by, saw that they already had the antidote pills, so there was no need to think any further. She took out her own antidote and took it with Chen Changli.

After taking the medicine, everyone felt more at ease and continued on their journey.

The half-sunken deer carcasses were swaying and difficult to control, but Wan Shufang was able to step over them lightly with her luggage while also paying attention to taking care of Chen Changli.

A strange look appeared in Uncle Yan's eyes.

This woman has extraordinary skills, superb medical skills, and a good memory. She is definitely not an ordinary person.

But the two were not familiar with each other, so he could only suppress his curiosity and observe secretly.

Everyone was exhausted after wading through the swamp, so they could only take a short rest and dry their clothes.

Yan Que'an started a fire, and the four of them sat around it, feeling the rare warmth. Chen Changli's stomach growled, and he tugged at Wan Shufang's sleeve, pointing at his stomach and then at his mouth.

"My stomach is singing." He was very noisy. "I'm hungry and want to eat something."

Wan Shufang went to get her bag, but found that the dry food she brought had been soaked by water and she could not eat it.

Chen Changli immediately started to make noises, "I'm hungry and need to eat. If I don't eat, I can't walk. Clothes can be dried in the oven, but why can't steamed buns be dried in the oven? Bake them quickly."

His noise made Uncle Yan feel disgusted. He grumbled in annoyance, "How can a man of eight feet behave like a child? Why are you making so much noise?"

Chen Changli got angry when he saw someone accusing him. He put his hands on his waist and snorted at him, "None of your business!"

After saying that, he turned his head to the side in a scoundrelly manner, as if he didn't want to listen to what he said anymore.

Wan Shufang had no choice but to find some wild fruits for him to shut up his mouth that kept making noise.

After eating and drinking, the four continued to move forward, passing through the swamp and encountering a lake.

Just as clear and beautiful.

Chen Changli was overjoyed again, and cheered, "There is so much water! I want to play in the water!"

As he said this, he waved his hands and ran forward, but was grabbed by Wan Shufang just before he touched the lake water.

"Stop!" She pushed him behind her, picked up a stone and threw it into the lake.

With a crisp "bang" sound, spider-web-like ripples immediately appeared on the water surface. It was very quiet, and there was no poisonous beast suddenly rushing out as imagined.

"Uncle Yan," she turned around and asked, "Is there something wrong with the lake water?"

Hearing this, the old man also stepped forward with his hands behind his back. After walking around the lake, he stroked his beard and said seriously, "Although it is said that there are no fish in clear water, there are countless birds and animals here, but there is not even a single water plant in the water. There must be some mystery. We must not act rashly."