The wilderness was fraught with danger, but the Concealing Breath and Concealing Trace Technique made things much safer.
Lü Zhong used Concealing Breath and Traces the entire way, constantly scouting with his Qi Observation Skill. He encountered no danger on his journey and soon arrived near his destination.
It was a settlement that had been abandoned for many years, built beside a small river about ten feet wide. A circular wall with multiple breaches enclosed about a dozen simple houses, built of either thatch or solid wood and scattered about randomly.
Left unrepaired for a long time, the houses had become dilapidated, ready to collapse at any moment.
Outside the settlement lay nearly a hundred acres of fields overgrown with weeds, likely left behind by the Loose Cultivators who first settled here. Many grains still grew among the weeds, clearly hardy, drought-resistant varieties.
Perched in a crooked tree, Lü Zhong carefully observed the settlement.
