After hearing this, Zhou Xuan looked at Fufu.
Fufu's eyes flickered with crystalline tears. She extended her little finger and pointed to a white rock not far away.
She said, "It's so familiar... it looks like a painting my mother used to hang in her room, no, it was a scroll. I remember it was this painting, but why are the scenes inside completely different from what I saw? Did I misremember?"
"Fufu, what are you talking about?"
"It's the grass that both Mama and Grandma liked, growing by that kind of stone."
"It's called... Wagtail Grass. An uncle found it when he came out of the Mao Constellation Realm and drew a painting. I heard Mama liked it, so she kept it in her room."
Zhou Xuan was stunned.
Had he made a mistake?
This rock was quite ordinary.
But his intuition was always sharp, and he wouldn't mistake it.
Yet, he was also confused.
Children didn't lie. Perhaps the rock really did have Wagtail Grass behind it.
He couldn't be sure.
"Brother Xuan, there's a tree over there that looks like the trees from our hometown. It's Grandma's favorite plant."
"My Grandma said this kind of tree bleeds."
Fufu suddenly exclaimed.
Zhou Xuan's heart skipped a beat.
He remembered Fufu's Grandma.
That rare book seemed to have such a tree.
On the tree, there was a peculiar rune. Zhou Xuan understood the rune; it was an ancient spell that looked a lot like a letter, and he recognized this letter.
Could the Mao Constellation Realm be filled with such things?
Formations everywhere?
Then the Li family, who destroyed the Mao Constellation Realm, how powerful must the culprit behind them be!
Zhou Xuan felt a pang of worry.
He had a premonition that all the truth would surface this time.
"Big Brother, look quickly!"
Fufu pointed into the distance.
Zhou Xuan followed her gaze.
Indeed, he saw a stone tablet deep in the jungle ahead, with strange, peculiar patterns inscribed on it.
"Big Brother, is there a cave there? Will there be many treasures in the cave?!"
Fufu shouted excitedly, looking into the distance.
Children were always so innocent, unaware of danger.
Children were like calves unafraid of tigers.
Zhou Xuan frowned slightly.
"Fufu, don't run around."
He looked at Fufu, then quickly went over and placed her back on the Black Tiger's back.
"Black Tiger, look after her, don't let her get down again. Grandma now..."
She had originally not wanted to bring Fufu, but it wasn't safe to leave her with anyone else.
After all, Grandma had long since passed away.
She had brought Fufu out to prevent her from being too sad.
Then he walked over.
"The place here is a bit strange."
"I feel my intuition telling me we should press on, because there must be treasures hidden inside!"
"Then let's press on."
Zhou Xuan said indifferently.
They continued to advance.
A quarter of an hour later.
"Boom!"
Suddenly, the ground trembled violently.
A gust of strong wind blew, rustling the surrounding grass and trees.
"Careful, something is attacking us."
Zhou Xuan shouted.
"Bang bang bang--"
The ground vibrated.
Immediately after, one huge snow leopard after another rushed out.
There were eight of them in total, their pair of emerald green eyes radiating ferocity, their mouths wide open, revealing sharp fangs.
Zhou Xuan quickly took out the Ling Tian Battle Halberd he held.
These snow leopards looked at them with eyes full of anger.
"These things have mutated; they don't look like ordinary snow leopards."
"Everyone be careful!"
"Master, let us handle this, you focus on finding things."
"That works. Ling'er and I will go into that cave first to search. If we don't find anything, we'll rejoin you."
...
After Zhou Xuan and Lu Ling'er entered the cave, their figures immediately disappeared.
Beside them, Fu Shan whispered, "The spiritual energy emanating from these creatures is much stronger than that of ordinary snow leopards. I feel they possess at least the strength of a Level Four snow leopard, perhaps even higher."
"And we..."
"Our strengths are all at our peak."
"But now there's more than one of these snow leopards. If they all attack at once, the miasma here will also make our breathing very difficult."
Another person sighed, "We're done for this time."
Hearing their words, Fu Shan's heart tightened.
"I refuse to believe it!"
Soon, Zhou Xuan and Lu Ling'er had searched the cave, but they found nothing inside.
When they emerged, they saw that the snow leopards had gained the upper hand.
At this moment, Fu Shan's arm was caught by a ferocious snow leopard, blood splattering. It was almost ripped off.
"Master, these snow leopards have gone berserk, they're too powerful, they're all being surrounded!"
"Fu Shan, be careful!"
Zhou Xuan roared.
He fiercely gripped the Ling Tian Battle Halberd in his hand and swung it towards the snow leopards before him.
His attacks were extremely fierce, with almost no restraint, and the snow leopards also attacked him without holding back.
The Ling Tian Battle Halberd collided with the snow leopards, creating a fierce clash.
"Boom!"
A powerful shockwave erupted. Zhou Xuan felt his tiger's mouth split, and his wrist went numb from the impact.
He was startled and quickly retreated several steps, gripping the Ling Tian Battle Halberd tightly.
These snow leopards were indeed not simple.
He knew the situation was not optimistic. If he continued to fight the snow leopards head-on, the outcome would likely be tragic.
He took a deep breath, stabilized his emotions, and then swung his long sword again, slashing fiercely at the snow leopards.
But something unexpected happened. This time, they weren't so easy to dodge.
These snow leopards actually understood 'body shifting,' which was simple spatial displacement.
Spatial power!
This Dragon Ridge ruins is truly not simple.
"We need to be careful."
"Don't let them get close!"
"It's best to stay together, no one should separate."
"Each person guards a cardinal direction and annihilates these snow leopards with all their might."
After Zhou Xuan finished speaking, he immediately lifted the Ling Tian Battle Halberd and thrust it fiercely at one of them. With this thrust, the snow leopard showed no reaction at all.
He was instantly stunned, but then realized he had acted needlessly.
The strength of these eight snow leopards was actually comparable to his own.
The snow leopards' fur was very soft, which lessened the force when stabbed with the Ling Tian Battle Halberd. Moreover, their massive bodies, once they got close, would generate howling winds!
"Quickly get away from them!"
Zhou Xuan gave the order, and the others immediately followed.
As they approached the group of snow leopards, they suddenly heard "噗嗤, 噗嗤" sounds from behind them.
Turning back, they saw that the snow leopards behind them had all fallen into pools of blood. Their blood gushed out, forming a blood-red mist, which looked extremely eerie.
When these snow leopards died, their eyes were still wide open, clearly indicating that something terrifying had happened before their deaths, but they were unable to speak.
Zhou Xuan's heart sank: What happened to these creatures?