Luo Kai collected the scattered bones and placed them in the pit where Li Hong had died. After thinking for a while, he found a stone tablet and engraved a few large words on it: "The place where Li Hong died together with extraterrestrial creatures."
By now, Luo Kai understood that Li Hong had no ill intentions towards him. It was just a precautionary measure. Li Hong wanted to nip any threat to humanity in the bud. There was no right or wrong in this world. There was only the law of the dark forest.
Following the frequency of the murderous aura, he found his military knife and the foldable straight knife. The three weapons on his body were very special. They were not burned by the horrifying heat. Because his hands and feet were still not shackled, he could only walk slowly in the wilderness.
As he walked, he immersed his consciousness into the shackles, trying to decipher the frequency code. This task was heavy and long. When he was hungry, he would catch some mice and insects to eat. When he coughed, he would condense water to drink. When he was tired, he would just lie down in the wilderness. The wilderness was boundless. In a trance, he was the only one in the entire world. He had truly become one with the world.
This continued for three days. Finally, at a certain moment, he reached a connection with the frequency of the shackles. As his consciousness rose, the shackles on his hands and feet shackled at the same time, turning into two metal balls the size of a fist.
Stretching his arms and feet, he curiously picked up the two metal balls on the ground. They were very soft to the touch, like two balls of plasticine. They could change into various shapes according to his thoughts. They could even be turned into guns. This thing was too sci-fi!
After his hands and feet were free, he began to run in the wilderness. Gradually, there were traces of human habitation in front of him. A small farm appeared in front of him. When an old farmer saw him, he opened his mouth wide in surprise. He raised his hoe and hit him while cursing.
Luo Kai stepped back in confusion. He realized something and looked down at himself. It turned out that his clothes had been burned away by the high temperature. He had been running naked in the wilderness for several days. He embarrassedly shouted to the old farmer, "Sir, my clothes were burned by the fire."
The old farmer ignored him and yelled to summon people. A few farmer women also rushed over.
Luo Kai was so scared that he turned around and ran away, disappearing like a wisp of smoke. After a while, he stealthily turned back and took a set of coarse clothes from an empty farmer's house. He casually placed a melted gold coin next to the clothes. Seeing a few smoked rabbits hanging on the eaves, he grabbed them and began to gnaw on them. He had been eating rats for the past few days and was about to throw up.
This was still within the boundaries of Jinlan Prefecture. Luo Kai wasn't willing to enter the city, so he waited by the train tracks. When he saw a train heading south, he immediately climbed onto it.
After walking for seven or eight hours, the scenery in front of him became familiar. He had returned to Longyang City once again. Lobster Alley was as usual. Strangely, Lu Qing's flower shop wasn't open. Luo Kai had a faint ominous premonition. He hurriedly ran to Lady Hua's small courtyard. There wasn't a single person in the courtyard. Only Zi Lan was still blooming alone. Sensing Luo Kai's arrival, the stamens turned towards him and bloomed. The familiar fragrance assaulted his senses.
The room was clean and tidy. There were still some leftovers in the kitchen. Luo Kai let out a sigh of relief. Zi Lan was fine. Lady Hua should be fine too.
When the sky turned dark, just as Luo Kai was getting a little impatient, the clear sound of a car engine came from outside. Following that, light footsteps came into the courtyard.
It was Lu Qing. She seemed a little haggard. Her round little face had become thin and pretty, and her big eyes were a little red and swollen. As soon as she entered the door, she hurriedly went to the well to water the flowers and plants in the courtyard.
"Qing." Luo Kai stood at the door and called softly.
Lu Qing's body trembled slightly. When she turned around and saw the person she had been thinking about day and night, her eyes reddened. She rushed over and threw herself into Luo Kai's arms, sobbing.
Luo Kai only felt a soft spot in his heart being touched. He reached out and hugged her slender waist. He tidied up her messy hair and said softly, "Why did you start crying as soon as you came up?"
"You bastard, you still know to come back!"
Lu Qing wiped the tears from her cheeks and fiercely bit his chest. However, Luo Kai's body was as tough as leather. Instead, it was her teeth that hurt.
Luo Kai pretended to cry out in pain. "Why did you become a puppy again?"
Lu Qing snorted and hugged his waist tightly, as if she was afraid that he would disappear in the next second.
The two of them stopped talking and enjoyed the faint warmth.
After a long time, Lu Qing suddenly thought of something. She hurriedly got out of his arms and looked around. She said nervously, "Did you secretly escape? Did anyone come to catch you?"
Luo Kai sighed softly and said, "Even you know. I don't know if anyone will come to catch me. There should be."
"Then what should we do? Let's escape together and find a place where there is no one. I don't believe that the Judicial Department can find us."
"Okay." Luo Kai nodded. He was a little tired of it. It was better to find a quiet place to live.
After a while, Luo Kai asked softly, "By the way, where's Granny?"
Lu Qing's eyes reddened. She sniffled and said, "Granny disappeared. When she heard that you were taken away, she said that she was going to find something to extend Zi Lan's life. Then she disappeared!"
Luo Kai's expression froze. He said, "Did Granny say where she went?"
Lu Qing shook her head. "No, but I asked Prince Su to ask around. He said that Granny might have gone to the Misty Mountains."
A cold light flashed in Luo Kai's eyes. It seemed that this guy was still thinking about Lu Qing. He asked, "Why didn't Granny bring Zi Lan with her?"
Lu Qing said blankly, "Zi Lan is a plant. How could she bring her?"
It seemed that Lu Qing didn't even know about Elementalists. Luo Kai thought for a while and continued to ask, "Do you know what kind of transportation Granny took?"
"I don't know, but Prince Su checked the transportation records. He said that Granny went to Hanzhou County, which is adjacent to the Misty Mountains. He has already sent people to look for her."
Luo Kai frowned. There were many mutated creatures in the Misty Mountains, and there might even be Ferocious Beasts. The main fighting power of an Elementalist came from the Elemental Essence they cultivated. If Lady Hua went there, she would definitely bring Zi Lan with her. However, he didn't know much about Wood Elementalists, so he wasn't too sure.
"How about this? I'll go to Hanzhou tomorrow. If Granny is really there, I'll definitely find her."
Lu Qing hurriedly said, "Then I'll go too."
Luo Kai hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay, but you have to listen to me on the road."
The Misty Mountains were located in the southernmost part of Seongma Province. It was a long and narrow mountain range in the shape of a crescent moon. On the other side was a high altitude plateau. The smallest of the nine major human countries, the Rosy Clouds Kingdom, was located on the plateau.
The mountains were densely covered with jungles and swamps. The swamps were covered with fog all year round, so it was named the Misty Mountains. It was one of the most rarely visited forbidden areas in human territory. Many years ago, the human alliance army had carried out a purge there, and all the Ferocious Beasts had been hunted down. However, over the years, there were often people who said that they had seen the Ferocious Beasts again.
In addition to the Ferocious Beasts and mutated creatures, the swamps were also rich in rare herbs. Similarly, these herbs also carried rich active energy. In addition to healing, they were also the best auxiliary for human body refining. Some of them even had special effects. The price was not lower than the price of gene medicine. Therefore, every year, many adventurers went deep into the swamps.