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"Feng Yan, you're forcing my hand!" he thought. He stood there quietly for a few breaths, lowered his head for a moment, then strode forward, following Du Lingfei and Feng Yan. Before long, they disappeared into the forest.
Four hours later, they were still hurrying along. Night was falling, the sun setting, ensuring the forest gradually darkened.
"We're here!" Feng Yan suddenly said. The three of them stopped walking and gazed at the forest. Ahead, the trees thinned, revealing numerous limestone boulders jutting from the ground.
A large complex of courtyards could be seen, arranged to house hundreds of people in a grand mansion. At this hour of night, a clan would usually be at its most active, yet unexpectedly, the mansion was completely dark and silent. Given the darkness of the sky, the whole place seemed almost abandoned.
