After agreeing to Luo Luo, Chen Hao stood up and walked toward Xie Xiaofeng and Tang Jing.

"Damn it, do you guys know that woman?" Tang Jing asked.

Chen Hao shook his head and then nodded, before sitting down between Xie Xiaofeng and Tang Jing and quietly explaining Luo Luo's situation about her husband being forced into the wooden city and how he and Ye Yuqiao were planning to venture into the wooden city for the rescue.

Hearing Chen Hao's explanation, Tang Jing's face turn pale with shock, and she suddenly slammed the table and shook her head, "No way, I don't agree with you two entering that so-called wooden city!"

"Don't worry, it's just a barrier. Even King Xin isn't afraid, so what's there to fear?" Xie Xiaofeng said indifferently, "I want to go too!"

Tang Jing glared and let out a huff, then couldn't help but raise her hand and slap Chen Hao's shoulder, resentfully saying, "Damn it, if you want to die, that's your business, but why drag Yuqiao along with you to your death!"

"I'm not dragging her to die with me," Chen Hao shrugged, "it's mainly because we can't live without each other."

Tang Jing had no rebuttal.

Five minutes later, having checked out of the room, Chen Hao and his group followed Luo Luo to the hotel across the street.

Upon entering Luo Luo's guest room, they found a telescope lying conspicuously on the bed.

Chen Hao picked up the telescope, examining it while saying, "Don't tell me you spied on everything we did in the room yesterday with this."

"I only watched for a bit, just to confirm you were really Chen Hao. After seeing you quickly dealing with that group of thugs in the alley, I decided to approach you all. I didn't expect that your girlfriend had already discovered me!" Luo Luo explained, her face flushed with embarrassment.

"Actually, I'm very curious about what you and the girl did in the room last night that you were so afraid of being seen," Xie Xiaofeng teased with a mischievous smile on his face.

"Tang Jing, teach this bastard a lesson!" Ye Yuqiao said to Tang Jing, her face blushing red.

Tang Jing agreed, and then caught Xie Xiaofeng's ear, twisting it hard, making him cry out in pain.

Soon, while Xie Xiaofeng was still crying out, Luo Luo, who had previously been bending down to rummage through her suitcase, stood up, turned around, and said, "This is the wooden city that Xu Sheng spent seven years carving in his old age!"

Upon seeing the wooden city, Chen Hao was stunned; it was far too small, only about the size of Luo Luo's palm, which significantly differed from the wooden city Chen Hao had imagined. He had originally thought that the wooden city would at least be the size of a mahjong table.

When he carefully took the wooden city from Luo Luo's hands, Chen Hao couldn't help but let out a gasp of admiration, deeply impressed by the craftsmanship of the wood carving. Small as it was, the wooden city was incredibly intricate, and the houses and garden trees were all carved with great detail.

What was most breathtaking were the carvings of the people. Although each person was no bigger than a grain of rice, every figure, including their facial expressions and attire, was individually sculpted. It was hard to imagine how the ancient Onmyoji Xu Sheng, especially in his declining years with failing eyesight, managed such craftsmanship.

"It's such a pity that this wooden city isn't displayed in a museum!" Chen Hao exclaimed, then passed the wooden city to Xie Xiaofeng.

Upon receiving it, Xie Xiaofeng took one glance and, together with Tang Jing who was sitting close by his side, they both let out loud exclamations of amazement.

"This is absolutely unbelievable!" Tang Jing marveled.

After admiring it for a while, the wooden city was passed back to Luo Luo. At this point, Chen Hao said, "It's time to go inside and save your husband."

Luo Luo nodded, then looking up at Chen Hao, she said, "Let me go with you. If I can't return, at least I can be with my husband there for life."

Hearing Luo Luo say this, Chen Hao and Ye Yuqiao looked at each other with an understanding, then smiled at each other as if they had found kindred spirits.

"Then it will just be you, Tang Jing, staying here to watch this thing!" Xie Xiaofeng said.

"No!" Chen Hao shook his head, "Xie Xiaofeng, you and Tang Jing stay behind, and the three of us will go save them!"

Deep down in his heart, Chen Hao actually harbored a pessimistic attitude about returning; if it weren't for Ye Yuqiao's support and companionship, he would have never agreed to this. Compared to him who had only Ye Yuqiao, Xie Xiaofeng still had family in this world, so he would not agree to let Xie Xiaofeng join them on this potentially one-way journey.

"Bastard, you.." Xie Xiaofeng pursed his lips and frowned.

"Do you want to leave Tang Jing, a girl, all alone in this unfamiliar place?" Chen Hao explained, then patted Xie Xiaofeng on the shoulder.

Xie Xiaofeng looked at Chen Hao with suspicion but quickly read the unspoken words hidden deep in Chen Hao's eyes, nodded, and smiled, "Alright, Tang Jing has had a big misunderstanding about me lately; this is a good chance to clarify my character to her."

Chen Hao smiled, not expecting that he and Xie Xiaofeng had unconsciously established such an understanding.

"Let's go!"

Luo Luo nodded, lifted the wooden fortress in her left hand, and asked, "Are you really ready?"

Chen Hao and Ye Yuqiao nodded, then their hands clasped together as if by tacit agreement.

"What a wonderful feeling," Chen Hao silently said to Ye Yuqiao in his heart, "I was so moved earlier when you said that wherever Chen Hao goes, Yuqiao will follow. Now it feels like I'm experiencing that kind of emotion. I only hope that after all the hardships and storms, we can still hold hands like this."

"We definitely will!" Ye Yuqiao said, although a hint of worry lingered in her heart. She could only hope that fate would be kind to her and Chen Hao and not let her fears come to pass.

After lifting the wooden fortress, Luo Luo began to chant the incantation.

Not long after, a purple light flashed across the wooden fortress, followed by a large door emitting purple light that appeared before the three of them.

Besides the purple light, the door was a spitting image of the wooden fortress's gateway.

"I'm going in!" Luo Luo, looking tense, said to Chen Hao, then placed the wooden fortress on the ground, pushed open the purple door, and walked in.

"We're off too!" Chen Hao said to Xie Xiaofeng and Tang Jing, then added, "Xie Xiaofeng, take good care of Tang Jing!"

After saying that, Chen Hao took Ye Yuqiao's hand and walked toward the wooden door.

"Yuqiao," Tang Jing suddenly grabbed Ye Yuqiao's hand, "you have to come back, okay?"

Ye Yuqiao gave Tang Jing a smile, then gently caressed Tang Jing's cheeks and whispered, "Don't worry, we'll be back soon."

Shortly after Chen Hao and Ye Yuqiao entered the door, it slowly closed.

Xie Xiaofeng crouched down and picked up the wooden fortress from the ground.

At that moment, on the eastern side of the Great Zhou Mountain, a formidable spiritual power was approaching.

Subsequently, King Mieji appeared atop a mountain peak.

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