The sky had completely darkened. The group took out their green Fluorescent Stones, illuminating everything around them. Li Huowang did not call for a halt, and everyone's expression was tense as they hurried onward.
Gradually, a thin crescent moon began to rise, hanging in the sky and casting its silver light upon the earth.
Standing on the roof of the cart, Li Huowang occasionally looked back. He realized that the black mass from before had vanished without a trace.
Gone? What exactly was that? What attracted it? Was it me? Or… was it the newborn child?
His expression flickered as he speculated wildly.
Just then, Li Huowang suddenly felt the ox cart stop beneath him. "Don't stop! Keep going!" But unusually, his command did not make the ox cart start moving again.
When Li Huowang turned his head to look ahead, he finally understood why they had stopped. The black mass from before was now blocking their path!
