Doman Canyon is located on the border of Anluo Province. It is just a small canyon in the Poison Mist Forest. Not many people may know about Doman Canyon, but when it comes to Poison Mist Forest, there are several adjacent ones in Anluo and surrounding areas.

The province has quite a reputation.

But this name has a bad reputation.

The Poison Mist Forest is not far from the Heluo Ancient Road, only about seventy miles away, but the environment is quite different.

The Heluo Ancient Road is full of yellow sand, but the Poisonous Fog Forest is a miasma dense forest, a mire swamp, and an undeveloped area.

And it is precisely because of this geographical environment that it has become a hiding place for many of the empire's felons, including some criminals and many murderers.

The environment of the Poisonous Mist Forest is somewhat like the Valley of the Wicked in Chen Ze's previous novels. The people hiding inside are all heinous villains, and everyone's hands are stained with blood that cannot be washed away.

However, also because of this special geographical environment, Anluo Province sent troops several times to clear it out, but unfortunately they returned without success.

First of all, the complex environment is not conducive to the advancement of the army. What's more, if there is too much movement, the people hiding in the poisonous fog forest can scatter and wait until the army leaves before returning.

Secondly, the Poisonous Mist Forest is located in the border area, too far away from the surrounding cities, and there are no official trade routes nearby. It is an inaccessible place, so the officials are not too concerned about spending a lot of effort to eradicate the cancer.

Over time, the Poison Mist Forest has become a place of refuge officially approved by the government. Of course, this requires you to have the strength to successfully escape into the Poison Mist Forest.

So this is also an important reason why the Heluo Ancient Road was gradually abandoned.

The Forest of Poison Mist is not a large and complete forest, but a collective name covering a radius of hundreds of miles.

It is dotted with various kinds of things, including a miasma and poisonous forest in the east, a mire swamp in the west, and sometimes a dense forest that seems peaceful, and there are countless poisonous snakes and beasts hidden in it. If someone who is not familiar with the environment walks in, it is like entering a robbed city.

Maze of fate.

Except for people who know they are bound to die but have no choice but to try their luck in the Poisonous Mist Forest, ordinary people are afraid to avoid it, let alone approach it.

But today, a group of people who are not afraid of death came to the edge of the poisonous forest.

Chen Ze, Li Quanan, and the group of Xuanjia soldiers led by Meng Yang.

Starting from Bo'an Barracks, they rode horses for seven days before finally arriving at the Poison Mist Forest. When they reached the nearest city to the Poison Forest, they abandoned their horses and approached on foot.

At this time, everyone was wearing bamboo hats to cover their faces and large cloaks to hide their weapons. They were all dressed like people in the world. What was even more special was that everyone was carrying a huge baggage on their backs, which looked very heavy.

In order to hide their whereabouts, they did not take the main road. Instead, they relied on five sword and shield men to take turns using steel knives to clear the way, specifically choosing uninhabited areas in the dense forest to sneak into.

Although there are people opening the way, there are numerous trees and poisonous insects, mosquitoes and ants in this area, making every step extremely difficult.

This shows the endurance of the Xuanjia soldiers.

Even though they were marching in such a difficult environment, no one ever cried out in pain. Everyone just moved forward in silence without a single complaint.

From this point of view, Chen Ze is very satisfied with people like Meng Yang.

Meng Yang and the others were also impressed by Chen Ze, the commander-in-chief who looked like a young man.

Although the terrain here is difficult, they have not experienced it before. They have even walked the more difficult roads, so it is nothing to them.

But Chen Ze looked so weak that Meng Yang and others thought that not long after they got into the forest, Chen Ze couldn't stand it anymore and asked to retreat.

Who would have thought that not only did Chen Ze not retreat, but he didn't even frown. Instead, he was still at the forefront of the team, and even helped open the way with two swords during the rotation of sword and shield players.

Moreover, Meng Yang could also see that Chen Ze was not trying to hold on, but was really used to this kind of environment. Even vaguely, Meng Yang felt that Chen Ze seemed to be as comfortable as a fish in water.

Little did he know that Chen Ze had done this kind of field marching training dozens or hundreds of times in his previous life. Walking in a dense forest was as easy as walking in his own living room, so how could he not be able to stand it.

While walking along the road, Chen Ze ordered his people to collect all the branches, shrubs, etc. cut down along the way and tie them into bundles. After walking for more than half a day, everyone picked up a bundle of wet firewood about the size of a bucket.

Only then did he finally give up.

This is also due to the excellent physical fitness of the Xuanjia soldiers. If they were replaced by ordinary Qingyang soldiers, they might not be able to add bricks and tiles to carry a bundle of wet firewood when they are already carrying heavy objects, let alone walk.

In dense woods with no roads at all.

Meng Yang wanted to speak out several times to protest against Chen Ze's inhumane practices, but when he saw that Chen Ze was carrying a bundle of wet firewood on his shoulders that was not inferior to theirs, he finally kept his mouth shut.

After walking like this for about a day, just when everyone's physical strength was about to reach its limit, they finally found an open low-lying flat land in the dense forest.

Everyone, including Chen Ze, breathed a sigh of relief.

There were already people waiting here in the depression, but it was the scout Chen Ming who left to explore the way first.

Walking through the dense forest where it was impossible to tell the direction, Chen Ze and others relied on the marks left by Chen Ming along the way, otherwise they would have been building roads across mountains and building bridges over water.

"Master!"

When Chen Ming saw a group of people walking out of the dense forest, he stepped forward and knelt down on one knee to salute Chen Ze.

"how?"

The sun was setting in the west, and Chen Ze asked Chen Ming while directing everyone to set up camp.

"My subordinates have already explored it. There is only half a day's journey from here to the Doman Canyon. There is no sign of human activity within a radius of ten miles."

Chen Ming replied.

According to incomplete statistics, there are at least four to five thousand imperial felons hidden in this land with a radius of hundreds of miles. After years of management, dozens of different forces, large and small, have been formed, and their strength cannot be underestimated.

Although these forces work on their own and even fight among themselves constantly, when a foreign enemy invades, they will definitely put aside their personal grudges and act unanimously against the outside world!

The Forest of Poison Mist is the only place where felons from the three surrounding provinces can avoid being caught by the government. It is their last safe haven and no one wants to lose it.

Therefore, if any officers and soldiers dare to go to the poisonous forest to take someone, no matter who they take, it will inevitably cause fierce resistance from all the forces inside. This is a tacit understanding among everyone in private.

If you watch others suffer today and remain indifferent, who else will help you when disaster strikes you in the future?

When approaching the Poisonous Mist Forest, Chen Ze had told everyone the purpose of his trip. The purpose of sending Chen Ming to explore the way first was to avoid other evil people in the Poisonous Forest.

"My subordinates over at Doman Canyon also took a look and confirmed that the person who saw the ghost is still inside!"
Chapter completed!