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Chapter 420 This time they've gone too far again.
Xu Ning smiled. Kong was smart; he could tell from Xu Ning's gesture of preparing to share food with him that he was also planning to go in and try his luck.
Although the information Kong had just brought was somewhat alarming, Xu Ning was never the type to sit idly by and wait for death.
Besides, life really doesn't offer many opportunities to confront your fears directly.
Are you sure you want to go in and take a look?
Ye Lan looked at Xu Ning, her tone revealing concern.
When Arataki Ichito and his group first entered, they were all laughing and joking, waiting to see all sorts of private things. But now, with Sora's example, everyone has started to be wary of the mechanism in front of them.
Xu Ning laughed, "It's alright, we have to see where there's a way out. Alright, don't look so grumpy. If I'm not mistaken, maybe when I come out I can lead you all to break through this mechanism. I'm going now."
Xu Ning walked to the doorway, reached out and gently turned the switch on the stone platform, and the door opened instantly.
A green mountain looms before me, its verdant slopes stretching to the threshold. A gentle breeze blows, creating a delightful scene.
Xu Ning nudged the grass by the door with his toe and laughed, "Luckily it's not pitch black. I want to see what I'm worried about or afraid of in this kind of scenery."
With one step, Xu Ning stood amidst the green mountains. The portal behind him slammed shut with a loud bang and then vanished instantly.
"The portal has disappeared?"
Xu Ning was slightly startled. This situation had occurred once before when he was exploring the void. Was it his turn again?
Kong found his way back just by wandering around. Can I find my way back in the same way?
"The most important thing right now is to figure out where we are, but why does this scenery look so familiar?"
Xu Ning walked directly to the top of the green mountain and looked around.
"This is... Dunyu Mausoleum? But how could this be Dunyu Mausoleum?"
If we're talking about the Teyvat continent, the place Xu Ning is most familiar with is definitely Liyue.
The landscape of Liyue is very different from that of the other countries, with almost every region having its own unique formation and landform characteristics.
Even when drawn on a map, the huge differences between each location are clearly visible.
Therefore, Xu Ning was absolutely certain that he could not have misremembered the location of Dunyu Mausoleum at the foot of Qingshan Mountain where he was located.
But... when did so many people start coming and going at Dunyu Mausoleum?
"This level of activity is beyond what a group tour could achieve; it's clearly a settlement!"
Xu Ning pointed to the dragon eye on his gourd and shouted, "Qingyi, come out and consult me on what's going on here!"
Qingyi didn't come out, but a somewhat cold voice came from within the dragon's eyes, "I know where you are now. I'm letting you know in advance that I will absolutely not appear outside."
Xu Ning was somewhat puzzled as to why Qingyi refused to come out. After placing his Dust Concealment Gourd, he flashed into the cave.
As soon as Xu Ning entered the cave, he gasped for breath.
"You... why are you alone again? I... I went back again?"
Qingyi tilted her head, looking at Xu Ning with a half-smile, "What's with that expression? Don't you even know what you're doing all day?"
Xu Ning looked at the sixth spring of wine that Qingyi had just dug open. It was still a large pit, and there weren't even any bluestone paving stones on the side.
"It feels like we've gone way too far this time!"
Having experienced the Divine Cherry Blossom Great Purification several times, Xu Ning was quite familiar with this situation, but he was still completely baffled by his current predicament.
For a fleeting moment, he thought he had emerged from the depths of the Abyss of Rocks and arrived on the surface.
However, the desolate scene in his hidden cave made him realize in an instant that he was probably in the past, countless years ago.
Xu Ning leaned against a blue stone next to a wine pool, peeked out and drank a few mouthfuls of wine. He lay there in a daze for a while, then suddenly remembered something.
"What year is it now?"
The man in blue, lying in the middle of the grass, chuckled. "This is Liyue, do you think I'll go out and wander around, asking everyone what year it is, and whether their Rock King has killed every demon god he can..."
Xu Ning was momentarily speechless at Qingyi's words, only then remembering that the person lying over there was an extremely timid and cowardly god.
However, he still asked the question he wanted to ask.
"You still remember what happened in Inazuma, right? The Kuroshio attack, the Kōsai-gū Himeka, the rescue of Mikoto Chiyo..."
Qingyi sat up from where she was lying, looking at Xu Ning as if she were looking at a complete idiot.
"I have no idea about Inazuma Kuroshio, so don't talk nonsense here."
Xu Ning was taken aback. "You don't know? You don't know why you dug up wine springs? And you dug up five of them in one go. One isn't enough for you to drink from?"
This question stunned Qingyi. "Yes, why did I dig so many wine springs in the first place?"
Xu Ning scoffed, "Don't try to pull any amnesia act on me. I'm not falling for that."
Qingyi thought for a while but still couldn't figure it out, so she simply lay back, muttered "inexplicable," and ignored Xu Ning.
Seeing that he couldn't get any information out of this guy, Xu Ning simply left the Hidden Dust Cave and headed down the mountain path.
Xu Ning had just stood on the mountain and looked around, comparing the terrain with his memory several times. His judgment of the location of Dunyu Mausoleum was correct. He just didn't know why it looked so prosperous, unlike the empty tombs of later generations.
The Lingju Pass, which faces Dunyu Mausoleum across the mountain below, is now a vast swamp with no buildings in sight.
Lingju Pass was mostly abandoned in later generations, but at least for a period of time, for reasons unknown, a large number of Qianyan soldiers must have been stationed there.
Now that it appears there are no buildings at the location of Lingju Pass, it can only mean that we are in an earlier time.
"Could it be that I've traveled back to the time when the Emperor was wreaking havoc? If that's the case, it seems quite dangerous for me to be carrying this gourd."
Xu Ning thought for a moment, then took the gourd off his waist and put it in his pocket.
However, he immediately laughed, "I was being too cautious. When the Emperor started his killing spree, it was a time when demons and gods were fighting for the throne, and countless lives were being lost. Now, looking at the people in Dunyu Mausoleum, they are living in peace and prosperity. They don't look like they have been through a lot of war. I'm afraid that many years have passed since then."
But since I've already put it in, I'm too lazy to take it out.
Xu Ning reached the bottom of the mountain and turned northeast. There he saw a large man ahead who seemed to be heading in that direction as well.
Xu Ning caught up with him in a few steps. "Excuse me, sir, could you please tell me the way?"