A Time-Traveling Mishap: I Became an Ancient Nobleman

Chapter 141 Surely not?

Without saying a word, he handed the compass in his hand to Zhou Hanzhang.

When Zhou Hanzhang saw this, he was shocked. The pointer on the compass was spinning wildly, as if it were having a seizure.

Gu Qingfeng also came over, "Why is this compass acting so strangely?"

Zhou Hanzhang thought that there must be a problem with the nearby magnetic field. She took the compass and found that it showed no signs of stopping. "It's okay, it should be a problem with the magnetic field. Let's walk a little further. We still have a map, so we're not afraid."

He then put the compass away.

"What is the magnetic field problem?" Gu Qingfeng didn't stay quiet for more than two seconds before displaying his curious nature.

She didn't understand at all, and stared intently at Zhou Hanzhang.

"Well, how should I put it? I read it in a miscellaneous book. It said that the place we live in now has a magnetic field."

Her words only confused the two more, and their eyes grew increasingly bewildered.

"Uh, I don't know if you guys have ever seen a kind of stone that can attract iron objects?"

"Magnet?" Gu Qingfeng, who usually enjoyed exploring the unusual, immediately thought of it when Zhou Hanzhang mentioned it.

"Yes, it's a magnet."

"You mean there's a magnet here, which is causing this problem with the compass?"

"Yes. The place we live in actually has magnetic fields on both sides, so we can use a compass to guide us. However, if there are a lot of magnets in the area, it will affect the original magnetic field, causing the compass to malfunction and no longer be able to point us in the right direction."

After Zhou Hanzhang said that, although they still had questions, they generally understood. Gu Qingfeng said, "So you mean that there might be a lot of lodestone in the stone forest?"

"It's not a matter of maybe, it's certain that there are a lot of magnets present, which is why the compass is affected."

"Will these magnets affect our ability to find people?"

"You wouldn't believe me even if I said it had no effect. The compass is in such a state now, we can only rely on the map in our hands. Hopefully, the next stretch of the road will be away from those magnets, then the compass will be usable again and things will be better."

Zhou Hanzhang put away the compass. Since Shi He had no tools at hand, she said, "Shi He, come behind me."

"I'll walk behind Young Master Gu."

As he spoke, he walked up behind Gu Qingfeng. Just as Gu Qingfeng was about to say something, Zhou Hanzhang said, "That's fine too."

Gu Qingfeng: ...

"Don't you all need to ask what I think?"

"You disagree?" Zhou Hanzhang asked him, looking at him with a puzzled expression.

"Not really, it's just that..."

Before Gu Qingfeng could finish speaking, Zhou Hanzhang interrupted, "Since you don't disagree, then what do you have to say? Let's go. It seems a bit dark. Xiangxiang told me before that the weather in the Stone Forest and Stone Mountain is unpredictable, and you can encounter all sorts of situations. I hope it doesn't rain later."

She glanced at the map in her hand and started walking forward.

But the further they walked, the stronger the sandstorm became, until finally, the three of them could barely see each other.

"That's strange. There shouldn't be such a strong sandstorm in this stone forest. I see a cave on that stone pillar ahead. Shall we go there to take shelter?"

Gu Qingfeng, accustomed to the wilderness, spotted a cave ahead and offered his suggestion.

Zhou Hanzhang could barely see the map in her hand anymore, and with the sandstorm so strong, she was afraid it would be blown away. Now that there was a cave, they didn't have much choice.

After the three of them entered the cave, they felt as if they had been instantly shut out from the wind and sand outside. The inside and outside of the cave were like two different worlds.

They each found a place to sit down and took out some jerky to replenish their energy.

Gu Qingfeng then spotted a faint glowing light inside the cave, and it seemed that he could also hear the sound of water coming from inside.

“There’s light ahead, and I can hear the sound of flowing water. I’ll go check it out.”

Zhou Hanzhang quickly grabbed him, "Don't wander off. We don't know what's going on right now, so let's just stay here and wait for the sandstorm to pass before we go out. Let's not cause any more trouble."

"It's in this cave, it should be alright, right?" Gu Qingfeng felt that Zhou Hanzhang was being a bit too cautious.

"It doesn't seem to be too far from us, so I'll just take a look, check it out, and then come back?"

Zhou Hanzhang lowered his head and thought for a while, then shook his head. "Don't go. Xiangxiang repeatedly told us not to wander around. This stone forest is so strange. It may look close but be far away. If something happens, I won't be able to explain it to your father."

He Shi nodded, "I've heard about this stone forest and stone mountain before. It's really strange. No one who has come in has ever come out. I don't know what happened to them. It's better to be careful. We just need to find someone. Let's not be so curious about anything else."

People who have experienced real-world combat always have more survival experience than Gu Qingfeng.

Although Gu Qingfeng felt they were making a mountain out of a molehill, there was nothing he could do. Before leaving, his father had repeatedly instructed him to listen to Zhou Hanzhang in everything. In any case, they still had enough food and water, so if they didn't want to go, they didn't have to.

He found a spot near Zhou Hanzhang and sat down.

He had originally planned to chat with Zhou Hanzhang, but when Zhou Hanzhang saw that he wasn't keen on going deeper into the cave, he closed his eyes to rest.

Just as she was about to fall asleep, she heard Gu Qingfeng nervously whisper in her ear, "Zhou Hanzhang."

Zhou Hanzhang opened her eyes abruptly and saw that He Shi had appeared in front of her at some point, in a state of readiness, as if something terrifying had appeared in front of her.

Just as she was about to get up, Gu Qingfeng said again, "Be quiet, don't make any big movements. There are wolves in the cave. The lights I saw just now must have been their eyes."

"Luckily I listened to you and didn't go, otherwise I might have been torn to pieces by them."

Zhou Hanzhang was startled; he had never heard of wolves in the Stone Forest!

She tilted her head slightly and glanced into the cave from the side of the cave. She saw countless points of light staring at the three of them.

When Zhou Hanzhang saw this scene, his scalp tingled, and he didn't know what to do.

She took a deep breath. "When? It seems they've been coming quite often. We can't afford to confront them head-on."

She quickly searched her memory for how she should deal with wolves if she encountered one.

Seeing that Gu Qingfeng had his back to the pack of wolves, she quickly said, "Gu Qingfeng, don't turn your back to them. If you do, they'll treat you like prey. Turn around quickly, calm down, and stare at them intently."

She then said to He Shi, "He Shi, if they don't attack us, don't take the initiative to fight. It's possible that we accidentally wandered into their territory and attracted them here."