The area under the tree's shade was a bit lower than our current location. Running downhill was much easier than running uphill. Not long after, we reached the tree's shade.
After getting closer, I could see the figure in the tree's shade.
It was a young Daoist priest with a Daoist crown on his head. He looked around fourteen or fifteen years old, and from his Daoist crown, he seemed to be from Mount Longhu.
After seeing him clearly, I frowned. The fat man was enraged. He clenched his fists and angrily shouted at the young Daoist priest in front of him. "Damn it! Why are you cow-noses here again? Do you think I'm easy to bully?"
Then, he clenched his fists and prepared to take action.
In the past two years, I had a deep grudge with Mount Longhu. The fat man's situation was similar to mine. First, they had been kidnapped by those cow-noses. Then, they had seen them attack Uncle Lin. Since we had arrived in time, those cow-noses didn't get what they wanted. However, the grudge between them had deepened after a few encounters.
I stretched my hand to pull the fat man. I felt strange.
When the young Daoist priest saw me and the fat man, he didn't act as if he had seen an enemy. It seemed he didn't recognize us.
When the fat man swung his fists and was about to attack, the young Daoist priest looked scared. He retreated a few steps and screamed, "Don't!"
This action was different from the Daoist priests of Mount Longhu that we had seen before.
The fat man was still angry, so he didn't realize that something was wrong. When I pulled him, he didn't stop. Instead, he dodged my hand and punched the young Daoist priest.
However, his fist didn't come into contact with the Little Daoist. Just as he came into contact with the shade of the tree, a screen of light rose up at the intersection of the shade and the sunlight. Not only did it block his fist, it even sent his body flying back a distance away.
When I saw the fat man's attack, I was about to use my true energy to stop him. But now that he was pushed back, I quickly used my true energy to catch him in midair.
Unexpectedly, the restriction's rebound was too strong. After I caught the fat man, I felt a strong force pushing me back a few steps.
After he steadied himself, the fatty jumped out of my arms.
He looked at the young Daoist boy in front of him and lowered his voice. "Third Baby, be careful. There's something strange about this forest.
Just now, when I threw a punch, I received a direct counterattack. The force was far greater than what I used. "
I didn't need the fatty to remind me. At this moment, my heart became much more solemn. Just as I was about to study the seal, the little Daoist in the shade of the forest took a few steps forward. He looked at us and said in a low voice, "I told you not to hit me, but you didn't listen … Her Highness has set up a fatal seal in this forest. People from the outside can't enter, and people from the inside can't leave. If you try to break the seal with brute force, the Highness' seal will return ten times the force."
The Little Daoist said in a low voice. His face was full of dejection and it seemed as if he had been wronged beyond measure.
After listening to him, I understood that the young Daoist wasn't hiding here. He was trapped here. He had thrown the pebble at us on purpose. It seemed he had no choice but to do so.
The pebble that hit the fatty's head was probably because we had stopped and he hadn't stopped yet. That was why he had unintentionally hit us.
However, after understanding it, I felt even more strange.
What was so strange about this forest? Why was there such a seal?
The Little Daoist said that this seal was a 'fatal seal'. Was it related to the fatal position here?
Also, who was the 'Her Highness' he mentioned?
While I frowned and pondered, the fatty looked angry and started arguing with the Little Daoist boy. "You little cow nose, you knew there was a seal here, but you didn't tell us on purpose. Did you want to make fun of me?
I knew that the cow noses of your Dragon Tiger Mountain, from top to bottom, aren't good people! "
The Little Daoist looked wronged. "I told you not to hit us, but you didn't listen … I think you're not a good person."
Seeing that the two of them were about to quarrel again, I quickly extended my hand to stop the fatty.
The people of Dragon Tiger Mountain naturally weren't good people, but the Little Daoist boy in front of us was only at the Dragon Seeking Realm. Although we hated the people of Dragon Tiger Mountain, we didn't need to vent our anger on a child.
After thinking for a while, I cupped my hands at the Little Daoist boy and said, "This brother of mine has such a temper. Please forgive him, Little Daoist.
Little Daoist Priest, why did you summon us over just now? "
After hearing my apology, the little Daoist's complexion became slightly better. He looked at the fatty with fear before turning his head and saying to me, "You are walking up the mountain. Are you going to the Holy Mother Temple up there?"
I nodded. "That's right."
Hearing my answer, the little Daoist hurriedly waved his hand. "The cultivation of the two of you is definitely higher than mine, but the Goddess in the Holy Mother Temple on the mountain is very powerful. Furthermore, she is temperamental and the most frightening. I called you just now to advise you not to go over to avoid being harmed."
This was the second time he mentioned the so-called 'Her Highness'. I couldn't help but ask, "Who is this' Her Highness' that you mentioned?"
The Little Daoist seemed to have recalled something horrifying as his face turned pale. He took a deep breath and was silent for a while before replying, "Actually … Actually, I don't know either. I heard it from Martial Uncle and the others."
Martial Uncles?
I glanced at the Daoist robe and Daoist crown that the Little Daoist boy was wearing. Since he was from Dragon Tiger Mountain, it was impossible for him to come here alone. The 'Martial Uncles' that he mentioned should be someone with a higher cultivation in Dragon Tiger Mountain.
I didn't care about the people from Dragon Tiger Mountain for the time being and started thinking.
Last night, when Wu Yue came to find me, she said that she was the owner of Mount Tai's Holy Mother Temple. This Little Daoist boy said that there was a 'Her Highness' in the Holy Mother Temple. It sounded like he was talking about Wu Yue.
However, from my interaction with Wu Yue, she always had a smile on her face. I couldn't relate her to the temperamental Her Highness that the Little Daoist boy mentioned.
After thinking for a while, I asked, "Have you seen that Her Highness? Do you know what she looks like?"
The Little Daoist boy looked behind him and shook his head. "Only Senior Martial Brothers and Martial Uncles have seen the Her Highness. However, they were knocked unconscious by the Her Highness and haven't woken up yet.
The Her Highness said that we didn't listen to her advice and didn't want to leave early. That's why she locked us in this Fate Denying Seal. She said that she would only let us out when we find our two missing Martial Uncles. "
Following the little Daoist's gaze, I looked behind him. Only then did I see that about ten steps behind him, under a relatively thick tree trunk, there were quite a few adult men lying on the ground. The light was very dim, but due to the close distance, I could roughly see that they were all dressed as Daoist priests. Their cultivation bases were all different, and there seemed to be quite a number of them.
Although the Little Daoist boy didn't confirm the Her Highness' identity, to be able to subdue so many Daoist priests of Mount Longhu at the same time, the so-called 'Her Highness' cultivation level was definitely not low. Furthermore, Wu Yue's cultivation level was also at the Yang God realm. It was already very unusual for a Yang God Celestial Master to appear in a small place like Tower Village. The probability of two appearing at the same time was extremely small.
Therefore, this so-called 'Her Highness' was most likely Wu Yue.
As for the 'temperamental' that the Little Daoist boy mentioned, I didn't really care.
His perception is only based on his own position. In fact, I've seen many of Mount Longhu's actions. In my opinion, Wu Yue only injured these cow-noses of Mount Longhu and locked them up here. He didn't take their lives. That's already very merciful.
As I pondered, I asked the Little Daoist boy, "Thank you, Little Daoist, for telling me the truth. However, I still have a question.
May I know how many people from Little Daoist's sect are on this trip? Also, why did you have a conflict with the Her Highness? "
The Little Daoist boy was simple-minded and didn't suspect anything. Hearing my question, he told me everything he knew.
"There were a total of thirty-three of us on this trip. Originally, we had come to kill an evil person. However, in the temple on the mountain, we discovered traces left behind by the seniors of our sect. Therefore, we came to investigate.
Later, the two Martial Uncles who were leading the group said that they had discovered some treasure in the mountain and that they had to bring it back to their sect.
In the process of searching for the treasure, they alarmed the Her Highness in the temple. "
"According to Senior Brother, the Her Highness' temper was good at the beginning and she communicated with the Martial Uncles. Afterwards, I don't know what they said, but the Her Highness suddenly became angry. She alone injured all of us. Only two Martial Uncles escaped. The rest of us were all locked up here.
Because my cultivation level was too low, I didn't enter the Her Highness' front hall. That's why I wasn't injured. "