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nTranslator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

nThat night in the New Moon Forest was very lonely. Many guards felt that it was a very peculiar feeling. After all, they often heard that the demonic beasts in that area were particularly ferocious and that the nighttime was their hunting hours.

nHowever, at that moment, it was as if they were in New Moon City. It was almost too quiet in the middle of the night.

nOut of the blue, there was a series of snoring sounds that made everyone’s sleepiness vanish.

n“Who’s snoring so loudly?” Lin Qi walked out of his tent angrily.

nYu Meng looked at him helplessly and shook her head in exasperation. “Who else could it be?”

nFollowing the sound of the snoring, Lin Qi realized that it was coming from Lewis’s tent.

nHe was sleeping like a pig in the middle of a forest. How was he anything like a grand swordmaster? Once again, everyone thought that Lewis was too carefree to be a grand swordmaster.

nLin Qi also looked particularly annoyed. He turned around and said to Yu Meng, “You can’t sleep either?”

n“I can’t sleep listening to this!” Yu Meng rolled her eyes.

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nSuddenly, the snoring seemed to have become louder. It was unbearable for everyone there.

n“Ah, I can’t stand it anymore!”

nLin Qi could not stand listening to that awful sound a second longer and headed toward Lewis’s tent. Just as he was about to wake him up, he was suddenly startled by Lewis himself.

nLewis had suddenly emerged from his tent and shouted disdainfully, “Who snores this loudly?”

nAs soon as those words left his mouth, everyone instantly froze. They looked at each other in surprise and confusion.

n“Huh? Why are you all looking at me like that?” Lewis was stunned for a few seconds, and then a strange sound was heard.

nEveryone nearly jumped out of their own skins.

n“That… If that sound isn’t Lewis’s snoring, then what is making that sound?”

nLin Qi looked around. To be honest, he was also feeling anxious. “Everyone, be on alert.”

nEveryone’s expressions became serious. The drowsiness that they had felt just disappeared.

nLewis finally reacted. He looked around and his voice began to tremble. “No… It can’t be? Is that the sound of a demonic beast?”

n“I’m not sure. Anyway, this sound is certainly not something a human can make. Another thing… Could you let go of my leg?”

nLewis was too nervous now and kept flailing around. He ended up hugging Lin Qi’s thigh tightly in fear.

n“Uh… This isn’t what it looks like.”

nThat action made everyone laugh. It seemed to ease the heavy atmosphere.

nLin Qi noticed that the sound was not getting any closer. It was probably some kind of demonic beast snoring, so he chose not to worry too much about it for the time being. After all, it was useless to think about it now. The surroundings were pitch black, and it was almost impossible to escape.

nIn any case, they had strength in numbers. It was best for everyone to stay together rather than to get lost in the forest looking for some beast alone in the dark.

n“The sound isn’t getting closer. Stay calm everyone.” Lin Qi held back the panic bubbling in his heart and comforted everyone.

nThe guards surrounded the entire premise.

n“Young Master Lin, don’t worry. We’ll keep a watch out from the outside the tent.”

n“Why don’t you lie down and sleep instead? We still have a lot of traveling to do tomorrow.”

n“But…”

nLin Qi waved his hand in dismissal. “It doesn’t matter. This thing has yet to show itself.”

nWith Lin Qi’s permission, the guards dared to rest.

nOn the other side, Lewis said to his guards, “You must stay awake and be on the lookout. Don’t sleep!”

nTo protect himself, Lewis asked them to guard his tent. If there were any warnings from his guards, he could quickly find a way to escape before the creature got too close.

nHowever, his actions only succeeded in making him look like a timid mouse to outsiders.

nOn the contrary, Yu Meng raised her magic staff and chanted, “Water Magic: Water Barrier!”

nAt her command, the water of the stream nearby was drawn out. It surrounded her and her guards in a circular barrier. Although it was not a very strong defense, it could at least alert her if something breaches the barrier while she and her guards were asleep.

n“As expected of the daughter of the Yu family, to be able to conjure a barrier using magic.”

n“That’s right, we really want to go in too.”

nLewis saw that Yu Meng’s side of the camp was encapsulated by a water barrier, so he swallowed his pride and went over. “Yu Meng, won’t you let me in? If anything were to happen, I could protect you.”

nYu Meng acted as if she had not heard him. She shook her head and slowly walked into her tent.

nLewis, who was completely ignored, was extremely embarrassed. He let out a disdainful breath and said, “Fine! Be that way!”

nThat night, that strange noise haunted everyone in their sleep. Although everyone had their eyes closed shut, almost no one dared to fall asleep.

nIt was very difficult for them to pass the night. By the second day, the sky was gradually getting brighter. The strange noise from last night had also disappeared.

nAfter packing their luggage, they continued on their way through the forest.

nEventually, they walked out of the New Moon Forest. What was truly unbelievable was the fact that no one was injured within the forest.

nThe New Moon Forest was a relatively dangerous area. The guards thought that at least a few people would be injured. No one expected that they would be able to walk out safely.

n“Hahaha, I’m finally out!”

nLewis took the first step out of the forest, and he was awfully excited.

n“Was that the oh-so scary New Moon Forest? It didn’t seem like anything much.”

nHearing his voice, everyone rolled their eyes. The person they were most afraid of last night was him. They had no clue how thickheaded he was.

nDuring Lewis’s excitement, a pair of blood-red eyes suddenly appeared in the forest behind them, staring at them.

nLin Qi felt a chill run down his spine and immediately turned to look behind him, but he did not find anything unusual.

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n‘Could it be… That I’m hallucinating again?’

nAfter walking out of the forest, they came across a wide river. The river’s current was very fast and its waters looked deep. Even an adept swimmer would not be able to cross it safely.

nOn the map, there was a figure indicating that there should be a wooden bridge that could provide them with safe passage. However, just as they reached the designated area, they noticed something amiss.

nThe wooden bridge was broken!

nIt looked like it had been torn apart by something. Could it have been a demonic beast?

n“What should we do? The bridge is broken. If we swim across, we would be swept away by the raging current,” said the chief guard.

nMany of the heirs were scratching their heads in thought trying to figure out a way to get to the forest on the opposite side of the river.

n“Since this one is broken, we could just build another one!”

nLewis took the lead and walked out. He elected himself as the leader and ordered, “Come, let’s work together to build a new wooden bridge. We should be able to finish it before dark.”

nEveryone shook their heads and the chief guard said, “No, it would take at least two days to build a wooden bridge..”

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