Dahuang Mountain lies at the southernmost edge of the Demon Realm, yet even in the far south, the temperature is not particularly high.
Tall, rolling mountain ranges stretch like a barrier, obscuring the scenery beyond. The mountain slopes are densely covered with trees bearing purple, black, and red leaves, with black-leaved trees being the most numerous. Though dark like the trees in the Grievance Beast forest of the Yanyun Realm, their trunks are not dry and cracked as if scorched by fire; instead, they are plump with moisture and blanketed in moss. Most of the leaves are olive-shaped, save for the trees with red leaves, whose blades are large and round, resembling the red lotus trees Leng Zhuxin once saw on Guajing Islet. Only their color is brighter and deeper than that of the red lotus leaves, and the foliage is so glossy and moist it looks as if it has been stained by blood freshly spilled from a human body. Some of the trees are hung with blossoms—double-petaled flowers as large as a human head, much like lotus flowers without pointed petals.
The Mo Family's stronghold on Dahuang Mountain is planted mostly with these flowering red-leafed trees. The moment Leng Zhuxin stepped out of the teleportation array, her gaze was captivated. A rich, fragrant aroma enveloped the entire stronghold, wonderfully pleasant. Because the trees bore such a striking resemblance to red lotus trees, she could not help casting a few extra glances.
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