Those Classmates who Suddenly Disappeared
Chapter 957: Map for a Map

Chapter 957: Chapter 957: Map for a Map

After nearly a month of a long journey, with stops and starts, a group of people finally arrived in a lush green forest.

Gu Fan looked around at the surrounding green hills and clear waters, ancient trees reaching for the sky, and fresh air. He occasionally saw small animals hopping about—it truly seemed like a hospitable place.

However, the many dilapidated houses and the bloodstains still present on the rocks seemed to remind everyone that this place wasn’t as pleasant as it appeared.

Xue Wang asked a question, "Is this the place where the Eternal Life Clan used to live?"

Lord Xiong nodded, then walked towards those ruined houses, a hint of sadness in his eyes.

Everyone followed him, trailing behind Lord Xiong on a path overgrown with weeds, not knowing where he intended to lead them.

Gu Fan looked at the ruined houses, some built with sturdy rocks, but even so, the walls were severely shattered, as if they had been broken by some external force.

Naturally, Gu Fan also knew what had happened to the Eternal Life Clan. The big boss had been used as a guinea pig by the Eternal Life Clan—an ugly way to say he was expendable—and it turned out he became the first person among them to achieve eternal life.

What the Eternal Life Clan hadn’t anticipated was that the big boss would use the power of eternal life to slaughter the entire Eternal Life Clan.

Looking at the collapsed houses and broken walls, as well as some persistent bloodstains, Gu Fan could imagine how desperate those people had been when the big boss massacred the Eternal Life Clan.

Similarly, Gu Fan couldn’t fathom what kind of unjust treatment the big boss had experienced to resolve to kill every last member of the Eternal Life Clan.

After walking for a while, the group, following Lord Xiong, arrived at a cemetery in the woods behind the houses that held numerous graves.

Gu Fan frowned and asked, "Lord Xiong, don’t tell me that the so-called Eternal Life Clan has long been buried and at peace—what kind of eternal life is this?" he finished with a look of dissatisfaction.

Xue Wang then said, "Young man, don’t be hasty. We all came all this way, surely we want less than you to have made the trip for nothing."

"Right? The person who should be most worried here isn’t me," Gu Fan said, watching Lord Xiong intently, but then asked another question, "Lord Xiong seems very familiar with this place. I wonder what relationship you have with the Eternal Life Clan."

To this, Lord Xiong merely smiled slightly, "You’re quite clever, young man. You should have guessed it."

Gu Fan said nonchalantly, "If I’m not wrong, Lord Xiong is also from the Eternal Life Clan, and what’s more, you have obtained true eternal life. That’s why Xue Wang and the others trust you so much and are willing to follow you here."

Xue Wang nodded, "You’re really something, kid."

This time, Mo Yun was surprised, "So it turns out you, Lord Xiong, are the one with perfect eternal life, but there’s something I don’t understand?"

"I know you have questions in your mind, I will explain everything to you slowly. Just follow me," Lord Xiong said, and continued leading the way, moving towards the steps and heading up the mountain.

Xue Wang smiled faintly, looking very excited, "Let’s go, keep up with Lord Xiong, true eternal life awaits us."

Observing the Xue Clan’s eager attitudes, Gu Fan showed a look of scorn, "What a shame, Xue Wang, your journey is bound to be in vain. Whatever related to eternal life here was either destroyed by the big boss or taken away by the five guardians."

The group followed Lord Xiong to a mansion halfway up the mountainside, where the front gate had collapsed due to years of neglect, and the interior lay in ruin.

"Let’s stay here for the night," Lord Xiong said with a heavy sigh, then was the first to walk in.

"It’s fine, wherever Lord Xiong goes, we’ll follow," Xue Wang declared, sounding like a loyal follower, but his eyes showed longing—a thirst for perfect eternal life.

Gu Fan knew that if it wasn’t for the promise of perfect eternal life, Xue Wang wouldn’t be so courteous to Lord Xiong. He believed it wouldn’t be long before Xue Wang realized that things were not as easy as he had imagined, and wondered if he would lose his temper.

Finally, one of the Xue Clan couldn’t hold back and asked, "Lord Xiong, we’ve found the location of the Eternal Life Clan. Please also share the method for achieving perfect eternal life."

Lord Xiong just said indifferently, "Where is the thing I asked for?"

Xue Wang then ordered someone to bring out the map of the Triangle Sea Area, saying, "This is a map of the Triangle Sea Area that our X Family spent generations to draw. There is a base from an ancient super civilization there. Though we don’t know the exact location, if we find it, it will surely hold many valuable things."

After receiving the map, Lord Xiong looked at it closely, unable to hide his admiration. "You’ve really done it. The geography of the ancient super civilization has changed a lot compared to nowadays, but you’ve still managed to deduce that the Triangle Sea Area is the place we’re looking for based on maps left by that ancient civilization."

"What? The map of the Triangle Sea Area wasn’t passed down from the ancient super civilization, but drawn by these people?" Gu Fan was astonished, but on second thought, he realized that with billions of years of geographical changes, the appearance of the land would have transformed significantly, and the Triangle Sea Area, too, must have formed later, not existing during the time of the super civilization.

Wait a second, Gu Fan remembered, Qian Feng had mentioned that when they arrived at the Eternal Life Clan’s place, Qian Qing used her magic to see past events, and she saw that the Eternal Life Clan had two maps, one of Yuxueyun Mountain and one of the Triangle Sea Area.

"What exactly is going on here?" Gu Fan felt very puzzled and asked, "Lord Xiong, could you let me take a look at that map?"

"Alright, I’ll let you have a quick look," Lord Xiong handed over the map to Gu Fan, who was shocked upon inspection. "Isn’t this the Triangle Sea Area map that was passed down by Qian Qing? It’s identical. How did it come from Xue Wang’s hands into Lord Xiong’s?"

While Gu Fan was filled with confusion, Lord Xiong suddenly activated a hidden mechanism, and an secret door opened.

"This..." Gu Fan was stunned again, wondering who exactly Lord Xiong was to know this place so well. Could it be that he held a high position within the Eternal Life Clan?

Lord Xiong took out another map from the secret door and said, "This map is similar to yours, but we didn’t have your abilities to correctly deduce that the location on the map is now the Triangle Sea Area."

Xue Wang became impatient, "We have the map related to the Triangle Sea Area. What we want is the map that leads to the perfect eternal life."

"Here it comes, the moment of truth!" Gu Fan knew what was next; Xue Wang’s hopes would be dashed, and he would likely lash out in frustration and anger.