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The Forest Guardian of Karaenta I
Author: Mamanda
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Night had only just fallen when Fang Yun and Zhao Wen, who had not yet drifted into sleep, were startled by the faint, eerie laughter of a woman. The sound did not seem to come from a single direction. Instead, it echoed from everywhere at once, darting swiftly from one side to another, as if the voice itself was a phantom weaving through the darkness.

Fang Yun closed his eyes for a moment, trying to sense the flow of energy in their surroundings. Yet, to his surprise, there was nothing—no presence, no ripple of spiritual force, nothing that suggested anyone, or anything, was close by.

“Could it be that this voice belongs to the guardian spirit of this forest?” Fang Yun asked quietly, his tone calm but edged with curiosity. He remembered the words of Arika’s father, who once warned that the guardians of Karaenta were fond of toying with strangers who dared to enter their domain.

“I don’t know for certain, Fang Yun,” Zhao Wen replied, thou
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