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Xu Ziyang followed the woman in yellow through a dimly lit corridor, the glow of red candles casting flickering shadows. Faint joyous music played in the background, but in this gloomy and eerie setting, the hoarse and low tones sounded more like mourning music than a celebration.
"The path ahead will be dangerous," the woman in yellow turned back and warned.
"Okay," Xu Ziyang said with a gentle nod. A trace of exhaustion and gloominess occasionally flashed in his eyes.
After passing through a moon gate, the chilling wind intensified around them. They had taken only a few steps when a sudden coughing sound broke the silence.
"Cough, cough..." An elderly woman, moving with a staggering gait, was tending to the flowers and plants in the courtyard. When she noticed someone enter, she asked, "Who is it?"
"Granny Lin," the woman in yellow explained, "I'm here with a friend, just passing by."
"Oh..." The old woman looked up at Xu Ziyang with a faint smile. "Where did you come from, young man?"
"Mount Shu," replied Xu Ziyang.
Immediately after he spoke, he leaped into the air! In the next instant, thick black vines surged from under his feet, bursting through the ground and swiftly morphing into arms with sharp claws, all...
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