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Chapter 14 - The Immortal Chef-Chapter 14

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🐉 Chapter 14: Valley of the Sleeping Dragon

(A thick fog blankets the path. The sound of dripping water echoes off stone walls. Each step they take, the ground seems to breathe.)

🔊 Xiao Feng (softly):

— "Is this the valley? Feels like
 something's watching us."

🔊 Gu Láng (tense, whispering):

— "Not just watching
 like it's waiting for us to mess up. My powers are still sealed... I can't even feel my tail!"

(Suddenly, a distant howl breaks the silence. Gu Tāng tightens his cloak.)

🔊 Gu Tāng (dry and emotionless):

— "This valley
 once housed the Black Dragon's slumber. Its curse still lingers here."

💭 A curse? A dragon? Then why isn't the system saying anything?

🔔 System:

> "Warning: Area 'Valley of the Sleeping Dragon' contains spiritual distortion. System analysis reduced."

"Hidden skill activated: Resistance to Madness"

🔊 Xiao Feng:

— "Madness? You're saying we're gonna go insane now?!"

🔊 Gu Tāng (murmuring):

— "Some say the dragon's voice still echoes in the rocks
 Listen too closely, and you'll lose your mind."

(A strange moan ripples from the canyon walls. Gu LĂĄng curls up, visibly disturbed.)

🔊 Gu Láng:

— "Okay, I'm officially losing it
 someone's calling my name!"

🔊 Xiao Feng (bitter smile):

— "No, I heard it too
 someone is calling your name."

💭 If this is just the path... what lies at the end?

(Through the mist, a massive footprint appears. The three freeze, eyes locked on the towering shadow moving in the distance.)

🔊 Gu Tāng (colder than ever):

— "The dragon hasn't awakened
 but the demons sacrificed to keep it asleep—still roam this place."

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đŸ”„ End of Chapter 14

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