Chapter 42

  "Then, where is Maoshan? How can I get there?" Concerned about the lives of his relatives and friends, Cheng Zihang had no choice but to take a risk alone.

  The butterfly looked at Cheng Zihan deeply, then slowly said, "Maoshan, where the Taoist heart is, as long as you have a good heart and are destined to be with it, you can naturally see it."

  Cheng Zihan's mouth twitched, isn't this a waste of words? The world is vast, the Huaxia Empire occupies a vast territory, if you don't determine a direction, you'll be flying around like a headless fly, isn't that courting death?

  It seems that Butterfly felt the deep contempt in Cheng Zihan's eyes, and she smiled awkwardly before adding another sentence. "Head south and keep walking forward, when the time is right, it will naturally appear. Maoshan is not a place where just anyone can encounter or find, this requires fate."

  Cheng Zihan's heart was filled with nothing but helplessness at this moment.

  She looked at Chong Zixi with a deep gaze, "Before I return, please protect my sister and parents for me, don't let them get hurt in any way."

  Even if Mao Shan is just an unattainable legend, Cheng Zihang must still go and try.

  She can't just watch as her family and friends fall down in front of her again, for their sake, no matter how impossible it is, she has to do it.

  Cheng Zihan didn't tell Li Lan, taking advantage of her going to work in the afternoon, Cheng Zihan instructed Cheng Zixi with one sentence, letting her stay at home and not run around, then she carried a small backpack on her back and went out alone.

  Lai Ying saw that Cheng Zihan was about to go out and didn't forget to count a few sentences, "Tsk tsk, where is our big sister from the Cheng family going?"

  Cheng Zihan was too lazy to deal with her, so she just slung her bag over her shoulder and headed out the door.

  The riverbank can't be visited now, the police came in the afternoon and directly sealed it off, pulling up warning lines.

  It takes four hours to walk from the village to the nearest town on foot, and Cheng Zihan has no choice but to accept her fate.

  Just out of the village, the suddenly appeared Mang Cang who had lost contact for a long time. His face was very haggard, as if he had aged ten years overnight.

  Zihán.

  "Ah! You've finally appeared, what's the current situation with the Heavenly Silkworm? Is it in any danger?" Cheng Zihan hastily asked as soon as he saw Mang Cang.

  "Listen, the situation with Tian Can is very serious. I've already sent him away and he can't stay in the Tree Spirit space anymore. His injuries are severe and he needs to absorb my vital energy every day to slowly recover. I might also need to leave for a while. Qin Ke will be out of seclusion in two days, and by then, he should be able to help you. Zi Han, the situation is critical right now, so please be extremely careful and don't casually approach that bamboo forest. The big guy there has injured Tian Can and absorbed a lot of his essence blood. I estimate that 49 days from now, he'll wake up from his slumber. And that giant snake should also be one of his minions, which will likely cause even more trouble. You're alone, so please be careful with your actions, do you understand? If it's really not possible, then take your family and leave this place."

  Cheng Zihan shook her head, "I won't give up, even if we leave this place. If that thing gets out, many people will still get hurt, and those people are bound to be my friends. I don't want to see that happen. Besides, where can we escape to? Mang Cang, take good care of Tian Can, don't let anything happen to him."

  He let out a deep sigh and then pulled out a fist-sized porcelain bottle from his bosom, handing it to Cheng Zihan. "This was given to me by the Heavenly Silkworm to pass on to you."

  Cheng Zihan hesitantly accepted it and asked, "What is this?"

  "It's the blood of Tian Can. He said that since we're all injured anyway, it would be a waste to let it flow away for nothing. It's better to give it to you, after all, you're one of us. You'd better keep it well, as it might come in handy at critical moments. And this is my Shu Ling Ye, which can save your life when the time comes, but be careful not to use it recklessly, or the consequences might be more than you can bear. Alright, I'm going back now, so be careful on your way." With that, Mang Cang flashed a few more warnings before disappearing into thin air.

  Cheng Zihan felt a pang of sadness in her heart, tightly grasping the porcelain bottle in her hand, and took a deep breath.

  "Be at ease, Tiancan! I will definitely become strong enough to protect you all! And also protect everyone I care about!" With a gritted teeth, Cheng Zihan put away the two porcelain bottles and continued on his journey.

  The weather in April is not hot, and the sunshine is also warm.

  Cheng Zihan walked forward with big strides, the butterfly only told her to keep walking south, without saying when to stop or when she would see that so-called Mao Shan.

  As for this elusive thing, Cheng Zihan was actually not very sure in her heart either.

  Out of Li's village, there is a winding small road that leads all the way to Fangcheng.

  Both sides of the road are sugarcane fields, with large areas growing just right.

  From a distance, I saw a small van swaying and driving over. Cheng Zihang had nowhere to hide and could only temporarily dodge into the sugarcane field on the side.

  The car slowly drove past in front of Cheng Zihang, and she inadvertently looked up to see the anxious-looking young man inside.

  That one glance left her stunned on the spot.

  The young man in the car also happened to be looking at Cheng Zihan, and a hurried voice rang out on the quiet road, "Driver, stop! Stop the car quickly!"

  Listening to the familiar voice and looking at that face which would never be unfamiliar, Cheng Zihan's heart seemed to have been lightly bumped by something, a strange feeling spreading out.

  At this time, Zhou Ziran had already gotten out of the car and walked towards her.

  "You, how did you end up here?" Looking at the young man in front of her, Cheng Zihan had a lot of doubts and shock in her heart.

  He didn't leave for long, did he? How come he suddenly appears here again? What's his purpose this time?

  Zhou Ziren hastily walked over, pulled up Cheng Zihan's hand, looked around, and didn't let out a breath until he confirmed she was safe and sound.

  "I knew Father sent someone over to deal with that land, so I've been worried about you for the past few days and sneaked out to find you. Seeing that you're safe, I'm relieved too. Zihan, there's a big problem with that land, it's all my fault for forgetting to tell you when I left. Are you okay?" Zhou Ziran still had some hidden worries as he spoke.

  Cheng Zihan could tell that he was genuinely worried about himself and wasn't pretending.

  Was it just for yourself to rush back? Was it just to see if something had happened to you? This man...

  Taking a deep breath, Cheng Zihan shook his head, "I'm fine, still safe for the time being."

  Cheng Zihan suddenly thought that she would leave from here, and when Li Lan came back to find her gone, she would definitely be worried. Although it was said that the butterfly was entrusted to take care of her family, after all, it was just a butterfly, and it was unknown whether it was reliable or not. Now thinking about it, she still felt a bit uneasy about leaving her family behind, and if something unexpected happened, Li Lan would definitely regret it when she came back.

  "Zhou Ziran, can I ask you for a favor?" Cheng Zihan thought and quickly pulled Zhou Ziran's hand, her eyes full of expectation.

  Zhou Ziran's face involuntarily turned red, and he hastily nodded in agreement, "You say, no matter what it is, I'll agree to it."

  "Help me take care of my family, don't let your father's men harm them. Please."

  "Good."

  With Zhou Ziran's promise, Cheng Zihan also felt at ease. Although she didn't understand why it was so, but looking at Zhou Ziran's determined face, she inexplicably felt a sense of security.

  "I still have an urgent matter to attend to, Zhou Ziran, wait for me to come back." With Zhou Ziran's promise, Cheng Zihan also set off again with a reassured heart.

  Originally, Zhou Ziran said she would let the driver take her there, but she refused. Maoshan didn't know where it was exactly, from what Hu Die and Mang Cang said, it seemed like a place that required sincerity to encounter, if they took a car, they might miss it, so Cheng Zi Han still chose to walk.

  The sunshine stretched her shadow very long, Zhou Ziran silently watched her back for a long time before instructing the driver to drive to Li's village.

  The secret of that piece of land by the river was not simple, and at this time Zhou Ziran also didn't have time to tell Cheng Zihan one by one.

  Along the small path and keep walking forward, Cheng Zihan finally saw the shadow of the town after four hours.

  Mancheng is the largest town in Nanshi, and it's unusually prosperous here.

  Cheng Zihan entered the city, and the sky also darkened. She pondered that traveling like this would definitely be a problem, plus she was hungry, and couldn't really sleep under the wind and dew, so she thought about finding an inn to rest for the night.

  But she had just entered the city for less than ten minutes when something unexpected happened.