Now the original plan had completely fallen apart, and the difficulty of rescuing An Yun had skyrocketed.
Lin Yun found himself in a genuine dilemma. What should he do? Rush back to human territory right away?
If he did that, what would happen to An Yun?
Moreover, while fleeing he had kept changing direction randomly. Even he no longer knew exactly where in elf territory he was, nor which way led back to the human lands.
On top of that, he did not possess a detailed map of the elf domain.
In other words, returning to human territory was, at present, nothing more than wishful thinking.
Yet if he continued searching for Zitong, he equally had no idea where to go.
Without an elf to guide him, a lone human wandering through elf lands was no different from a headless fly.
Caught between advance and retreat, Lin Yun felt lost and helpless.
“The situation now is simply too awful for me,” Lin Yun sighed in resignation.
He was alone, deep inside elf territory, utterly isolated and surrounded by danger on all sides.
After resting briefly on the mountain,
“No use worrying. At this point, fear solves nothing, and staying here is pointless. I will take it one step at a time.” Lin Yun stood up.
Since he had dared to come to the elf race in the first place, he had already prepared himself mentally for unforeseen dangers.
Back on the Cultivation Continent, in the Star Martial Empire, when he had been forced to enter the Demonic Beast Mountain Range alone, he had not been afraid and had successfully crossed it. What was there to fear now?
Lin Yun had never feared danger.
Even though he was currently isolated in elf territory with no support, his present strength was far from weak.
He had managed to escape from the hands of that elf powerhouse Cang Chen. Against ordinary elves, he had nothing to fear.
How many times had he been in desperate straits before?
Lin Yun made up his mind: first find a way to determine his current location, then obtain a map of elf territory, and plan from there.
“Right, I should disguise myself as an elf first.”
Lin Yun immediately circulated his inner force, elongating his ears into the elven shape, changing his pupil colour, and altering his appearance to resemble an elf.
Elves and humans were already quite similar. He only needed to modify the distinctive elven features.
Unless he encountered an especially knowledgeable elf, this disguise should be enough to fool most.
Of course, from now on he could not use inner force, only divine sense.
The moment he used inner force, his human identity would be instantly exposed.
After changing his appearance, Lin Yun left the area on foot and headed forward.
He had no idea where he should go, so he simply walked aimlessly like a headless fly.
Shortly after setting off, Lin Yun contacted Zou Dongsheng through his communication bracelet and told him about Cang Chen’s ambush.
“What?!”
Zou Dongsheng, who was still at the inn in Heart City, leapt to his feet in shock upon hearing Lin Yun’s account.
He had never imagined that something would happen to Lin Yun so soon after entering elf territory.
“Zou Dongsheng, don’t worry about me. I’ve already escaped the pursuit. But while you’re in Heart City, be on guard against Cang Chen in case he tries any tricks,” Lin Yun warned through voice transmission.
If Zou Dongsheng remained unaware of the incident, Lin Yun feared that once Cang Chen returned to Heart City he might deceive Zou Dongsheng, perhaps even lure him into elf territory and kill him. That was why Lin Yun had to inform him immediately.
“I understand, Young Master. Don’t worry about me. What are you going to do now? Hurry and return to human territory first. You can’t stay in the elf domain for long!” Zou Dongsheng said urgently.
Naturally, Zou Dongsheng was extremely worried about Lin Yun’s current situation.
He had originally believed this trip to the elf race would be safer than the previous journey to the beastman lands.
Yet the present circumstances were millions of times more dangerous than that beastman trip.
After all, last time he had Muli as a guide. Now Lin Yun was completely alone in elf territory, with no one to rely on.
“I don’t even know where I am right now, let alone which way leads back to human lands,” Lin Yun replied helplessly.
“This… what are we going to do?” Zou Dongsheng was frantic.
This was practically a dead end.
“I’ll figure something out myself. Just stay vigilant against Cang Chen,” Lin Yun said, then ended the transmission.
Inside the inn room in Heart City,
Zou Dongsheng paced back and forth in acute anxiety.
He was deeply worried about the peril Lin Yun faced.
But he also knew he could not help at all right now. He could only fret helplessly. Everything depended on Lin Yun himself.
