Although the king has now called off the bounty, the situation remains extremely dangerous. If they were caught by the king and his men, their chances of survival would be slim.
Yao nodded and then led Zhou Niannian and Dai Xiaomei to catch up with Jiang Fan, along with Gun Gun.
Along the way, Jiang Fan had collected some water from the normal world.
He now understood that this water was like a massive flood to the people of the Huakaluo world.
As long as they attacked these Huakaluo people with items from the real world, none of them could resist.
Perhaps this was their most advantageous method.
Carrying bags and bundles, Jiang Fan led everyone back to the town.
The reason for returning to the town was to find the core.
Jiang Fan arrived at a tavern. This time, no one suspected them upon their arrival because they had taken precautions.
Not only had they worn masks, but they had also prepared plenty of the juice from the other shore flower.
The people here still put on a facade of being very happy, but Jiang Fan now knew that in their hearts, they were all filled with despair, merely forcing smiles.
"Brother, have you heard of the legendary core?"
"I just heard you all chatting happily, and I wanted to join the conversation."
Jiang Fan intentionally moved closer to the person next to him. Upon hearing the word "core," the person immediately chuckled.
"Hasn't it already disappeared?"
"It's rumored that the Bull-Head and Horse-Face are currently guarding the extreme east."
If they weren't guarding it, we could freely enter and exit these two worlds, the Huakaluo world and the normal world.
"But this legendary core probably doesn't exist, right?"
Hearing this, Jiang Fan was quite incredulous, as he had confirmed that this core absolutely existed, otherwise, he wouldn't be searching so hard.
Furthermore, Bull-Head and Horse-Face himself had said that they couldn't leave without this core.
"However, there is one thing that functions similarly to this core."
"But it's in a secret realm. If you're looking, you can search there."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Fan couldn't help but feel a shiver of apprehension. Another secret realm.
He knew he had been tormented by these things more than once or twice, and each time he had almost lost his life. Surviving was already fortunate.
But now, if he wanted to leave, he had to try this place he detested the most.
This so-called secret realm was located near the town. Although everyone knew about it, no one had ever entered because the entrance itself restricted their access.
The air inside was oppressive, making it difficult for the people from the Huakaluo world to bear.
If they entered, they would easily be crushed by the air and die there.
Jiang Fan led the group to a suburban area near the town. In this area, he saw no normal animals from the Huakaluo world.
Of course, the normal animals of Huakaluo were abnormal to Jiang Fan, as most of them had human faces and animal bodies.
"This must be it, the legendary secret realm."
"Why can't they enter this place, yet they could place the core here?"
"Could it be that it just fell here?"
Jiang Fan was also very doubtful about whether the core was here. If it truly was, people from this world couldn't have put it here. Unless Bull-Head and Horse-Face put it here themselves.
Because only they, with their special identities and bodies, could easily travel anywhere here. Others simply couldn't do it.
Yao, upon hearing this, found it quite bizarre, but this was their only option. After so many days, this was the only clue they had found.
"Never mind, let's go in first."
"Once we get inside, everything will be revealed. If, as we suspect, there is no core here, then so be it. We'll come out and search again. After all, we already have enough provisions."
Hearing this, Jiang Fan quickly nodded. Zhou Niannian, however, had already run inside.
Jiang Fan immediately regretted letting her eat too much dried fish. After eating the dried fish, she seemed to have completely forgotten her previous worried demeanor.
"I should have made her save some. Look at her now; this isn't good for us either."
As Jiang Fan spoke, Yao smiled helplessly. Fortunately, Dai Xiaomei hadn't eaten too much.
Otherwise, the situation would have been even more troublesome.
Jiang Fan and Yao followed with Dai Xiaomei and Gun Gun and found that this so-called secret realm wasn't particularly special.
"So, it's just a place with flowers and grass, but there doesn't seem to be any special exit or entrance."
Hearing this, Yao was very puzzled, as the place seemed quite safe, so safe it was hard to believe.
Apart from some very large stone structures around, there was nothing else remarkable.
Moreover, these structures seemed to serve no purpose, and it was unclear who had built them. However, based on the quality of these structures, it could be inferred that they were not built by people from the Huakaluo world, as their weight would have made it impossible.
The weight of these stones far exceeded their imagination and could only be found in the real world.
Therefore, these Huakaluo people couldn't perceive the weight of these stones, nor could they feel their own lightness. However, they were aware of their own strength.
They wouldn't be foolish enough to try and build these stone pillars here.
Just as Jiang Fan and his group, believing there was nothing suspicious nearby, continued to walk forward, they were unaware that the statues behind them were slowly turning their bodies to look at them.
It wasn't just one statue; it was all of them. All the statues focused their gaze on Jiang Fan and his companions. At this moment, Jiang Fan had not yet noticed anything amiss.