NOT A SECRET ANYMORE

"What kind of place is this? It's surrounded by fog, and I can't even see anything in front of me!" Wu Jingguo asked, and there was even a trace of panic in his voice.

It might not be correct to say that he couldn't see anything in front of him because he couldn't actually see anything around him. When he glanced to his side, he couldn't even see Yu Ming even if he could still hear the footsteps of the horse next to him, indicating that the fish demon was still riding his horse next to him.

Wu Jingguo did sound panicked, and Yu Ming could definitely feel it, but he only chuckled at the man's question. "Are you afraid, Your Highness? We are at the gates of the demon realm now, so you are probably afraid, right?" Calmly, he asked the younger man instead of answering the man's question.

Yu Ming also couldn't see Wu Jingguo next to him, and he couldn't see anything in front of him either. But unlike Wu Jingguo who sounded extremely anxious, he remained relaxed, and that was why Wu Jingguo frowned displeasedly when he realized that the older man was mocking him.

"What gate are you talking about? I can't see anything here, and I can't see the existence of the gate you're talking about either!" Wu Jingguo sounded irritated this time, and he even pulled on the reins in his hands to stop the horse from walking.

He had assumed that walking through the fog without being able to see anything was too dangerous, but then he could hear Yu Ming shouting at him, "Keep walking, Your Highness! You will get lost and won't be able to find your way back if you stop walking now!"

Wu Jingguo could somehow hear that Yu Ming was a bit panicked, and that was why he reflexively got his horse to walk again. "You should have said that before we entered this fog, Yu Ming! I heard a bit about this mysterious fog as the boundary between Wu Li and the demon realm, but I don't know much about it! You should have told me details about it before bringing me to this place!"

Once again, Wu Jingguo sounded panicked, but Yu Ming only chuckled again when he heard how Wu Jingguo's horse kept walking beside him.

"I think you already know everything about the demon realm, Your Highness," Yu Ming replied calmly. "After all, you told His Majesty that you know about the devil realm, and that's why I didn't think you'd need me to guide you when you're finally here."

"..." Wu Jingguo did not rebuke, but he gritted his teeth after hearing Yu Ming's words.

"This fog is the so-called gate to the demon realm, Your Highness. There is no physical gate, but this thick fog is sufficient to protect the demons in the demon realm," in the end, Yu Ming chose to give a more detailed explanation of the place instead of continuing to tease the younger man. "You must have heard about many humans or even werewolves who tried to enter the demon realm ending up missing and never returning to their homes, right? That's because they don't know how to deal with the fog in this area."

Yu Ming did provide further explanation as the two horses continued to walk side by side, but Wu Jingguo seemed like he didn't understand what he was saying as he asked, "What do you mean they don't know how to deal with the fog in this area? Are there any hidden weapons in this place?"

Wu Jingguo suddenly looked alert, and he even tightened his grip around the reins. Hanging from his waist was his scimitar, and he would have taken it if Yu Ming didn't continue his explanation.

"There are no hidden weapons in this fog, but there is a secret to how one can get through it alive," said the fish demon as he calmly mounted his horse at a fairly low speed. "While we're in this area, whether you're walking on your feet or riding a horse, you can't stop walking no matter what. You have to keep walking forward without looking back, and you also can't make any turns or anything like that. If you wish to emerge alive from this fog, then you can only walk straight no matter what."

It seemed like Wu Jingguo had only heard about such things from Yu Ming, and that was why he had taken some time to think about what he had just heard. Earlier he almost stopped his horse, but luckily Yu Ming's shout came just in time.

"Are we going to die if we stop walking in this fog?" Finally, the Prince asked a question.

"I can't say that we will immediately die if we stop walking. On the contrary, we will only get lost if we stop walking, and since we can't find a way out of this place, we will eventually die," Yu Ming replied, and Wu Jingguo looked a little surprised after hearing his answer.

Before today, he had heard some rumors about how humans or werewolves who tried to enter the demon realm never returned to their homes, but he thought that they were killed by demons so they couldn't return home. However, what Yu Ming just said did make sense. If people got lost in this fog, it was like they were trapped by the fog, and they might just feel scared without being able to do anything about it. In the end, they would eventually die like what Yu Ming had just said.

"Does only demons know about the secret?" Wu Jingguo finally asked another question.

"It was like that many years ago, but I think it's not a secret anymore today because some people from outside the demon realm manage to enter the demon realm from time to time. You still remember how Shao Yaoting colluded with the demons, right? I believe he is frequenting the demon realm without anyone knowing."