The next day, after leaving the barren mountain, the kind face and sad eyes of the old man in front of the stone house still lingered in their hearts, hateful and pitiful. After walking for more than ten days with this depressed mood, they finally arrived at the legendary Devil's Forest, which is the old capital of Wuming, Jianing City, on a gray and cloudy day.

"Since hundreds of years ago, this area has been foggy, so the founder of the country at that time named the country 'Fog Ming'. Today, Naboland has been dry for many years, but the foggy climate is still as humid as ever. Yan Shu raised his head with a nostalgic face, closed his eyes, and took a deep breath of his long-lost hometown.

"Wow, we can't believe we've come so far!" Tiward cheered excitedly.

"Yes, this is the first time I've left Nabolland, and I didn't expect to make it all the way to where I am today. Karma pressed her legs with her hands, and they felt a lot stronger. Along the way, in order not to lag behind the males, she insisted that she did not ask them to slow down and wait for her once, but kept convincing herself: I am not tired at all, they can walk, and I will definitely be able to walk. After persevering like this for a while, my physical strength began to gradually improve, and in the second half of the trip, it became easier and easier. It seems that people still have to constantly spur themselves and often say to themselves "I can do it" in order to really be able to do it.

Future, Mo Di and Sang Wu couldn't help but look at each other and smile, it's finally here! From now on, they are about to start a new future here, which is really exciting!

Thirty-one years ago, since the Naboland people destroyed the fog, leaving the city full of corpses and leaving without looking back, the old capital of Jianing City has been almost untouched, and the legend of the Devil's Forest has caused people to avoid this ruined city. Standing here now, there is only a white mist jungle in front of me, and there is no trace of the prosperous city of the past. When the fog is thick, it can even cover the entire forest, and from a distance it looks even more strange and dangerous, no wonder the Lepelian people dare not approach easily.

"I can't believe it, in just thirty years, Jianing City has completely turned into a strange forest, and I can't even see the slightest ruin. Yan Shu glanced at the dense jungle, then squatted down, picked up a handful of dirt from the ground with his hand, and carefully stroked it back and forth in his palm, his eyes overflowing with deep nostalgia. "How big is this forest? I don't know if I'm standing outside the city or inside the city. Maybe it's because I've been away for so long, I can't remember how big Jianing City used to be......"

Future put his hand on a huge tree trunk, his eyes climbed up along the trunk, only to see the white mist in the heights, and he couldn't see the treetops at all, and then said thoughtfully: "I think this should be outside Jianing City." ”

"Why are you so sure?" Yan Shu asked.

"Since the streamers live here, it is not surprising that so many towering trees have grown around the city. Future said. When he was in Honia, he had seen the small grove that popped up overnight, so it was not surprising that the city of Jianing had become a forest in just thirty years. "The Streamers don't destroy a Lepelian building for no reason, even if it's just an abandoned building. So, you can't see any of the old city walls now, probably because we're still standing outside the city. ”

Although Yan Shu, the "alien ......", has never been in contact with the streamers, his deep-rooted concepts often inadvertently jump out to dominate his words and deeds, and it is difficult to adapt for a while. "I mean, those streamers, when did they come to Jianing City?"

"It was about the second year after the destruction of Jianing City. Future replied, in fact, he only learned about the general situation from the streamer people before leaving, and it was not exhaustive. "But not all of the Streamers inhabit here, it is said that only the Smog of the Streamer Clan came here at that time and have stayed here to this day. The Sylvins and Viloch migrated from the north not long ago. ”

"What are the Smogers, Sylven...... What is Veroch?" These strange pronunciations confused Yan Shu.

"Because the streamers are made up of many different morphological groups, each with a different morphological name. The Smog people are just one of the forms, that is, the streamers who first came to Jianing City. I don't know exactly what their physical form is, but so far, I've only seen the Sylven and the Veloch of the Streamers. The future explained. Although he knew that Moye and Chimo were Rysersi, he couldn't tell the difference between Lepeilian's sensory abilities, so he couldn't explain it.

"Is it so complicated?" said Karma, who was on the side. Because the pronunciation is completely different from the pronunciation of Lai Peilian, he finally learned a few words in the future, but he is not sure whether he pronounced it accurately, after all, the vocal organs of the streamer people are different from those of the Lai Peilian people.

"Haha, it's amazing that he can say these words, and I can't even pronounce any of them. "Let's not talk about this for now, if we don't hurry into the city now, it will be too late, and after it gets dark, it may be easy to get lost in the foggy forest." ”

"Indeed, it seems that this forest may be more profound than we think, and it will be too late to leave. Sang Wuye urged.

Future nodded: "Well, let's go!"

Not long after entering the forest, they really lost their way. The further they went, the heavier the fog became, they couldn't look up at the sky, and there was a haze ten steps away, and they couldn't tell the difference between southeast and northwest, and they couldn't see Jianing City after walking for a long time, and they couldn't help but wonder if they had been spinning in place. Seeing that the sky was getting darker, they had to pull some brightly colored vines and mark them with knots on the trunk to prevent them from turning back.

Despite repeated caution, it was in vain. After a long time, they were still wandering in the jungle, and there was not a single brick or a tile on the ground except plants and plants. Yan Xun's heart sank more and more, and he couldn't help but suspect that the old city might no longer exist. All kinds of hopelessness gradually made the mood gradually low, and everyone became more silent, unable to tell how far they had come, only feeling more and more depressed.

Suddenly, Future felt his arm being clenched tightly, and instinctively stopped to look back, only to see Yan Wei standing behind him with a shocked face.

"What's wrong?" asked Mikumi nervously. Hearing this, several other people also ran over worriedly.

Yan Shu froze in place with a shocked expression, unresponsive to their voices. Sang Wu had no choice but to grab him by the shoulders and shake him vigorously before he was able to get him back from his frightened state. Like a drowning man who had finally gained his breath, Yan Shu inhaled with difficulty and greed, probably because he was suddenly too frightened and held his breath.

"What's going on?" asked Future worriedly.

"I ......" Yan Shu quickly let go of his future arm, looked at his companions with a tired expression, and explained a little overwhelmed, "Probably because these days there are always in my heart that the tragic situation of Jianing City is full of corpses and bones, so there are some ridiculous illusions that suddenly arise, right?"

"Did you see anything?" asked Mikura, puzzled.

"I saw a fire, and then, and then there was a child standing in the mist, and the little child, all on fire, was burned red......" Yan Shu suddenly fell to his knees and couldn't help but hide his face and weep. "When the Napolelandians slaughtered the city, did they burn the children alive? If my eldest brother hadn't sent me away, would I have been like them now, even if I have become a ghost, I will continue to suffer from the fire, wandering in the abandoned garden, and never able to rest in peace......

Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but be moved. Karma was infected by Yan Xuan's trembling cry, and her eyes suddenly turned red, and she couldn't think of a word of comfort. I never imagined that this majestic man, with a full beard, strong and resolute man, would cry like a child.

At this moment, the future suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and he looked at Mo Di and Sang Wu: "Could it be ......?"

Sang Wu nodded sensitively, and Mo Di immediately realized: "I think it's very possible." ”

Future's eyes lit up, and he didn't care about comforting Yan Shu, so he hurriedly asked, "Tell me quickly, which direction did the child you just see appear?"

Yan Shu raised his head, his blue-gray eyes were still full of tears, and then pointed to the right in confusion. Future glanced in the direction he was pointing, patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Let's go, we shouldn't get lost again." ”