Chapter Twenty-Four I Got Lost

  The southernmost part of the forest is Yunzhugou. In places where there are usually forests, the plants on the south side will be the most lush, and all kinds of strange insects and beasts will gather on the south side with abundant food.

  However, Cloud Spider Valley is an exception. Although there are lush trees with dense branches and leaves, a vast expanse of green, yet apart from these flowers and grasses, nothing else can be seen. Occasionally, the sound of rustling can be heard, but it's always impossible to find out what's lurking in the darkness.

  Here lies the most terrifying creature in the entire jungle - the Cloud Spider.

  The deeper into the woods I walked, the more eerie the atmosphere became. This was different from the first forest, where even the trees seemed to be motionless. Here, there was wind and sunlight, everything looked very ordinary.

  However, Nan Gong Jin's footsteps slowed down gradually. "Did you hear that?"

  Shh, shh, shh, shh... It sounded like the rustling of leaves in the wind, but this sound continued unabated, coming from deep within the forest. The noise was extremely faint and would be difficult for most people to detect.

  Nalan Xixi nodded and said softly: "Just wait here, until they come..."

  "Mm." Nan Gong Jin replied before Nalan Xixi had even finished speaking. He knew why Nalan Xixi wanted to come here - Yun Chu wouldn't be out during the day, and this was a good opportunity to survey the terrain.

  Master their movements, terrain, and action rules, know yourself and your enemy to win every battle.

  However, the descendants of this cloud spider are like a well-trained army. As soon as they enter the forest, there are mysterious spiders going back to report, and after a while, a large number of troops rush in this direction.

  In the distance, the rustling sound was getting closer and closer. Nan Gong Jin and Nalan Xianuo looked towards the depths of the forest, both were stunned. Nalan Xianuo only felt his scalp numb, all the hairs on his body stood up.

  Those black spiders are in groups, a vast expanse of blackness, they are everywhere, on the ground, on tree trunks, on mountain rocks, every crevice has spiders of different sizes, their shapes look exactly the same.

  Their dense bodies and eerie black quills rubbed against each other, emitting a chilling sound. They surged towards them like a black tide.

  Suddenly! Nangong Jin retreated half a step, and Nalan Xianyu looked up to see that the branches above her head had somehow become covered in a dense spider web, with several spiders as big as chicken eggs spitting out silk threads and hanging down.

  Nalan Xixi whispered that it was no good, Nan Gongjin had already leaped up and flew towards the mountain rocks on one side.

  Nalan Xixi's heart sank, these things were smarter than the ones she had encountered before, they seemed to be able to think generally, well-trained and in order. There were scouts ahead, a large army behind, and even assassins lurking above!

  Those spiders were hiding extremely secretly, until they walked here and didn't discover that such a big spider was hidden in the dense branches and leaves. Moreover, their eyes are green, which means they carry highly toxic venom.

  Let the poisonous spiders come and carry out assassinations, these things' IQ are really not low.

  However, Nalan Xixi did not come here just to survey the terrain. In her impression, spiders like to eat meat, but there are no animals in this place, isn't it strange?

  She remembered a cave where spiders stored food, what they found was definitely no problem, and she needed food now.

  After running for a long time, they arrived at a stream. Just as Nangong Jin was about to cross the stream, Nalan Xianyu hastily said, "Head north!"

  Nangong Jin hesitated for a moment, but didn't think much of it and headed straight north. However, as soon as he entered the forest to the north, Nangong Jin heard some movement not far away, those scouting spiders must have gone to get reinforcements again.

  Moreover, this northern side is quite secluded, with even fewer trees, and the path gets narrower as you walk further, to the point where there might not be a way back.

  However, she said that going north has its own reason. All the way north, after running for a long time, there was a high mountain in front of her, and at the foot of the mountain, there was a cave. Nalan Xizhao saw the entrance of the cave and exclaimed: "It's here!"

  However, as soon as the words fell, a sound that made her unable to be happy again came from the empty cave. This time it wasn't Sasha's voice, but rather the sound of high heels walking on the ground, with a very fast frequency.

  It's a large spider, the spider's limbs themselves are hard shells on the outside, and walking on the ground will make such a sound. Narlan Xizuo turned his head back, just wanting to speak, when Nangong Jin said: "I'll lure them away, you go quickly and come back quickly."

  Nalan Xixi nodded thoughtfully, and he already understood her thoughts without needing her to say anything.

  He plunged into the cave, and suddenly, the sound of those large spiders moving accelerated. Before long, the sound went far away. Nan Gong Jin did not come out because he knew that these spiders would not distinguish between people, as long as they were human, they would be chased.

  Now Nalan Xiong can't run fast at all, once he is targeted, he will be in a desperate situation. He lured the spider into the cave, but there must be no way out of that cave!

  Nalan Xixi suddenly felt a little regretful, but it was already too late to think more. She ran towards the cave. As she had expected, just over 100 meters into the cave, she found a lot of food, and the food here was indeed abundant.

  Not only was there meat of various wild beasts, but also vegetables and fruits. She didn't care what she grabbed in her hand, eating while shoving things into her bosom, utterly disheveled. But at the moment of life and death, she couldn't afford to think about so many things.

  Before long, Nalan Xinnuo had eaten almost enough, and the blood in her body was like being activated, starting to run rapidly, and energy was re-infused into her body. Her hearing also improved a lot at the same time.

  She heard the sound of swords clashing and blades chopping, coming from deep within the cave!

  They drove him there so quickly...... The nursing spiders inside are absolutely not just one or two, and this important place, those spiders must not be easily solved.

  Suddenly, her eyes lit up! She flew out of the cave. She quickly scurried around, picking up twigs from all directions. In the distance, the rustling sound was endless, and it was unknown whether it was the previous wave that had arrived or a new one.

  In short, it was almost there. She hugged a pile of withered branches bigger than her own body at the entrance of the cave, took out flint from her bosom and ignited the pile of withered branches. Suddenly, smoke filled the air.

  Nalan Xixi anxiously watched as the flames grew larger and the smoke thicker, but there was still no movement inside the cave.

  Suddenly! A loud cracking sound rang out, Nalan Xianyu raised his vigilance, and in an instant, spiders the size of a cow's head came tumbling out of the cave one after another, frantically running towards the distance.

  Twelve of them ran out, including those with broken legs and feet. Nalan Xinnuo clenched his fists tightly, his fingernails deeply embedded in the flesh without realizing it. The last spider died in the flames at the door.

  Nalan Xixi's heart sank, and she immediately jumped up and walked towards the cave. Inside the cave, thick smoke billowed, making it almost impossible to breathe.

  But what Nalan Xinnuo didn't expect was that the deeper she went into the cave, the more complex and confusing it became. Several times, Nalan Xinnuo almost got lost, her mind preoccupied with Nan Gongyin, and at this moment, she couldn't hear a single sound from him.

  As long as he was moving, no, even if he was just breathing, she would definitely be able to hear him, but now the cave was dead silent, with no sound at all.

  Nalan Xixi's body trembled slightly, she tried hard to suppress the terrible thoughts that kept emerging in her mind, and the fear in her heart was like a flood beast hitting her chest with force.

  She had never been so scared before, even when she thought she was going to die.

  "Jing!" Nalan Xixi could no longer bear the silence, her voice was choked with fear. The smoke swirled around her, she couldn't see the path ahead, and could only grope forward, relying on intuition to move forward.

  No response...... The silence remains.

  "Nangong Jin!" She shouted again in annoyance and fear, her voice echoing through the empty cave, still with no response.

  Suddenly! Nalan Xixi's ears moved, there was a sound! It seemed to be... footsteps! He is still alive... He is still alive! She knew it, she knew her Jiner wasn't that unbearable! He is still alive!!!!!

  Nalan Xixi was overjoyed. "Jin... where are you! Speak up!"

  She knew he must have heard his own voice, was he hurt? What's wrong with him! Why didn't he respond! Upon hearing his voice, Nalan Xianuo could no longer remain calm, all sorts of thoughts constantly impacting her.

  "Alas... " From afar, from deep within, Nan Gong Jin's voice was faint and weak.

  Nalan Xixi's heart sank, and her blood seemed to freeze. "Jin... where are you? Wait for me, I'll be right there!"

  She stumbled forward, blindly rushing down the unclear path ahead, unable to calm herself down, and didn't even notice if there was a wall in front of her, and for a moment, her forehead was covered in blood.

  It was unclear whether it was due to the smoke or anxiety, but her face was full of tears, yet she had never noticed that she was crying.

  "Jin, wait for me... you hold on, I must wait for you!" Nalan Xianyu rushed forward like a madman, colliding with others.

  Listening carefully to Nangong Jin's faint footsteps, she felt her way forward. She was so angry that she could have killed herself, how could she allow him to leave her and let him fall into such danger alone...

  She felt it, getting closer and closer, she heard his breathing...

  Suddenly, a cold hand grasped her tightly, and she could sense the other person's excitement - it was him!

  She was at a loss for what to do, her whole body trembling with fear or the uncontrollable joy of being found. Across from her, Nan Gong Jin forcefully pulled her into his arms.

  Two people were breathing heavily, smoke filled the air, they couldn't see each other. But they could sense each other's temperature and heartbeat, at this moment it was the greatest blessing for them.

  After a long while, Nan Gong Jin's cold voice was tinged with a hint of grievance. "I'm lost."