Where Wu Gen had just placed the token, a huge hole appeared, more than ten feet high. Holes appeared all the time, as if someone dug a piece out of the sky.
Ashes continued to float out of the hollows and scatter. There was a strange smell all around, like the clothes that had been left in the cabinet for years rotting. Zhao Ling covered his nose with a fragrant handkerchief, but his eyes were fixed on the hole.
After a long time, the ashes stopped flying out, and a huge lake appeared in the distance. The water was as black as pine ink.
There is a large island above the lake. The island is full of ruins and decaying walls. There are gray clouds floating over the big island, and the ashes fall from here.
Zhao Ling and Yun Ming looked at each other and said sternly: "Your Excellency, the door here has been opened. The two of us are entering as promised. Please restrain your subordinates, otherwise the fight will be a bit ugly."
Yun Ming sneered, "I wanted to say this earlier, but since Zhao Guiren has already spoken, Yun will not go into details. Please."
The bald man looked at the other party angrily and followed closely behind Zhao Ling. In the battle that day, Yun Ming almost killed him. The strong man had a simple heart and was not as tolerant as Zhao Ling, so he always glared at Yun Ming.
The two teams entered one by one, keeping some distance between each other. Wu Gen patted the dirt on his body and prepared to enter with Chu Ji. At this time, Zhang Yuan came over and whispered, "Let's go in later. If there is any trouble, let these people go first."
Wu Gen nodded. Anyway, it was none of his business what he gained after entering, so he might as well follow him calmly.
The group of people carefully walked into the cave entrance. The surroundings were covered with gray, and everyone's heart was covered with a shadow.
This place is full of the smell of death. To describe it in two words, it is decay. Looking at the row upon row of ruins on the island, everyone could not help but sigh. Even though Wentian Sect once had endless glory, time has ruthlessly annihilated everything here.
Wu Gen was the last one to enter. He carefully followed everyone's footsteps and even wore exquisite armor on his body. He was injured by Lin Ruoshi last time and suffered the loss of not wearing the armor.
Ever since Chu Ji was born, he has been very careful in everything he does. Wu Gen now finally understood why some people acted domineeringly when they were young, but would become more restrained after having children. Nothing but responsibility.
I don’t know what kind of method was used by Wentian Zong in this space, but it was actually hidden, and no flaws could be seen from the outside. If it weren't for the token in hand, who would have known that there was a hidden world here.
Walking on the ashes-covered ground, there was silence all around, except for the rustling footsteps of everyone. In Daze in the distance, the lake is dark and there are eight stone bridges leading to the islands in the lake. What is disturbing is that the ink-like lake water seems to have condensed and is as calm as a mirror.
Chu Ji rode on Wu Gen's neck and turned his head to look around curiously. She grew up in Huangling. She is not afraid of these places, but rather likes them inexplicably.
"Brother, there are... people up there." Chu Ji pointed to the island in the distance uncertainly.
In such a quiet place, Chu Ji's words were like thunder. Everyone trembled in fright and looked in the direction he pointed. But the ruins were empty and no one was moving.
Wu Genjue's scalp felt a little numb, and he asked cautiously: "Is there really someone?" In this seemingly lifeless place, if there is really someone, what kind of existence would it be.
Emotions are contagious, and soon everyone present was panicking, and even the bald man's face became serious.
Zhao Ling and Yun Ming hurriedly walked to Wu Gen, "Little sister, you saw something." At this time, even though Zhao Ling was so bold, he couldn't help but hesitate.
"Yeah." Chu Ji glanced at Wu Gen and hesitated, "Looks like a human, but not like a human."
"Is it moving? How much?" Yun Ming beside him also felt that it was a bit tricky.
Chu Ji stretched out his neck and pointed his fingers in the air, as if counting. Seeing her constant pointers, everyone's hearts dropped to freezing point. If there really are monsters invisible to everyone, how many of them must there be.
After a while, Chu Ji said with some embarrassment: "I only counted more than ten. They were too fast. They appeared and hid again."
The old man holding the token just now came over and asked doubtfully: "Did you really see it?"
Chu Ji was a little unhappy and said angrily: "I really saw it."
The old man wanted to say something more, but was stopped by Zhao Ling, "I would rather believe it. I once read in an ancient book that these closed places are often haunted by resentful ghosts. Over time, resentment turns into demons, which is really difficult to control. But the soul master can restrain it. It's a pity that the trip is in a hurry and there is no soul master accompanying him."
Soul masters were not popular in the world and were already rare. Zhao Ling's words could only be an innocent moan.
When everyone was silent, the old man stood up again and said, "Before I came, I was worried that the trip would be difficult, so I borrowed a Horcrux from a friend. I don't think it will be of any use."
Zhao Ling was overjoyed, "Take it out quickly."
The old man stretched out his hand and took out a cloth flag with the appearance of an evil spirit on it. "Follow me. If the flag moves, there is an evil spirit approaching. As long as the flag is not too strong, the long flag can stop it."
"Okay, lead the way." Zhao Ling was a little anxious. He shivered when he saw the last one. Could it be that the evil spirit just returned in vain, "Wu Gen, you take Chu Ji and follow the flag. If anything goes wrong, it's fine. Warn in time.”
Wu Gen, who was hiding behind the team to catch fish, was stunned. Why did you ask me to take the lead? There was no door, and Nui Wai Wai refused to step forward. Several strangers looked unkind, and even Yun Ming's eyes flickered. At this time, blocking a person's financial path is no more than killing his father's enemy.
"What is this bad sister doing hiding here?" Chu Ji suddenly pointed at Wu Gen's feet.
Wu Gen turned around and saw that his figure was obviously thicker. He still didn't understand why the woman beside Yun Ming who was good at hiding was right next to him.
"Yun Ming, what do you mean?" Wu Gen said coldly.
Yun Ming smiled slightly, "It's just a guard. With Gu You by your side, feel free to step forward."
Wu Gen sneered and said: "Okay, okay, thank you Brother Yun for your consideration. It seems that I can't do it if I don't act as a vanguard today. I won't be cut into pieces by others." As he said that, he strode forward. Zhang Yuan and Sha Chu were silent. He followed Wu Gen, Ruoyouruowu blocking everyone.
Feeling warm in his heart, Wu Gen patted Chu Ji's calf and pointed his mouth towards the ground. Chu Ji understood and quietly pointed to a place on the ground. This little girl has a sensitive mind. Although she has not seen much of the world, she can keenly detect the malice of other people and instantly understand what her brother means.
With a choking sound, Wu Gen cut off the knife in his hand, took it out of its sheath, and suddenly pierced it where Chu Ji pointed.
With a scream, a black shadow quickly broke away from Wu Gen and fled to Yun Ming, transforming into a woman, covering her arms with her hands and staring at Wu Gen fiercely.
"What does this mean?" Yun Ming's face darkened.
Wu Gen gently shook off the blood from the tip of the knife and glanced sideways at Yun Ming, "Remember, I don't like to be threatened the most in my life, especially those who want to take advantage of the people around me. If it makes me angry, no matter whether I am a man or a woman, I will If you dare to poke a few holes, I will even overthrow you." He warned Zhao Ling secretly in his words.
Seeing Wu Gen's sudden attack, everyone was silent and secretly alert.
Zhao Ling was such a thoughtful person. Not only was he not annoyed when he heard this, but he smiled and said: "Wu Gen, if you help me on this trip, I will help her solve the problem of Ding Ji in Chuji, and I will keep you two safe in the Zhao Kingdom." No worries.”
This hit Wu Gen's pain point. Chu Ji followed him to the Kingdom of Zhao and had no Ding status. If he became a commoner, he might delay his child, so he decided to go looking for Shui Congyue.
When he was in Dingyuan City, he had already offended the governor of Qin County. It was enough for him to be alone. He should run away and kill him, but with Chu Ji, he couldn't let her follow him to the end of the world.
When children are in love, heroes are also short of breath.
Wu Gen nodded and walked behind the old man. The group of people arrived at the lake, but stopped again, looking ahead solemnly. There are some jade figurines placed on the shore with complicated patterns. The corners of the figurine's mouth were cracked, and its eyes were dark, showing an unspeakable smile. The eyes looked empty at the world.
When I walked closer carefully, I saw that these jade figurines were all gray, and it was obvious that their spirituality had been lost. The old man lightly touched a jade figurine with his foot. Its surface cracked and a pile of dust suddenly flew up.
Everyone was so frightened that they quickly retreated, each holding a sword on guard, fearing that some monster would jump out of it. After the dust cleared, all that was left of the jade figurines was a pile of debris, and a corpse was exposed.
The corpse was lifelike, and its clothes were very simple, very different from those of today. It had its hands folded on its chest and was lying quietly on the ground.
Wu Gen stepped forward carefully, picked up a stone and threw it, hitting the corpse. The corpse quickly deflated, the body quickly turned black, and soon the clothes and body were turned into powder, leaving only a few jade-like bones.
"What are you doing?" Zhao Ling said in a deep voice, "It is inevitable that there will be ancient relics left in these figurines. If you are so reckless, wouldn't you destroy everything?"
Wu Gentan put down the other stone in his hand. How could these corpses be so untouched?
"Open all the jade figurines carefully and inspect them carefully." Zhao Ling gave the order, and his men moved, searching for the jade figurines along the lakeside, and carefully pry them open with knives. Yun Ming was not willing to lag behind, and his crow soldiers also took action one after another.
Seeing these people busy, Wu Gen walked to the lake out of boredom and looked at the ink-like water.
"This jade figurine has been opened by someone a long time ago." Suddenly a heavy rider shouted, and everyone heard it and hurried over. Sure enough, the jade figurine was split into two, and it was empty inside.
Sha Chu swallowed his saliva and said with difficulty: "Is it possible that there are still people alive?"
Everyone looked at each other, with goosebumps all over their bodies. If there were still people alive, what kind of monster would this be.
Soon, everyone checked the jade figurines nearby one by one. There were more than sixty jade figurines in total, ten of which had been opened.
Zhao Ling took out a goose egg-sized transparent crystal, and the crystal emitted halos. He walked up to a jade figurine and swept the crystal over the corpse, not even missing the patterns on the jade figurine.
Yun Ming smiled slightly, "I didn't expect that the noble man still had some things, but he copied the corresponding things without moving the corpse." As he spoke, he stretched out his hand, and the crow that had been resting on his shoulder flew up, his eyes flashing red. , also flew under the corpses, obviously similar to the crystal in Zhao Ling's hand.
After a while, both of them finished copying and started asking people to rummage through the corpses. These corpses must have been aged for a long time, and would turn into a pile of ashes at the slightest movement.
After searching for a long time, I found a bunch of objects, including a tarnished jade pendant, a strange-shaped dagger, an album of unknown material, and so on.
Zhao Ling looked at Yun Ming, "This place is still on the outskirts, and it should be where low-level people live. I believe there are more artifacts on the island. How about collecting them all and then distributing them. You and I can send people to look after them together."
Yun Ming smiled and said, "You can do anything you want."
The two were so harmonious that Wu Gen, who wanted to see them fight, was a little disappointed.
This lake was so big that it couldn't be swept away all at once, so everyone walked towards the stone bridge. But after searching for a long time, seven of them had collapsed, and only one was still in good condition. However, there was a large gap in the center of the bridge. What should I do? It was difficult to fly across such a big lake and there was no ferry.
Fly over? Yun Ming and Zhao Ling's eyes lit up at the same time.
Soon, the crow flew across the gap with the rope in its mouth, and fixed the sleeve at the other end of the rope to the sturdy-looking bridge pier. After doing this several times, a simple rope bridge was built.
Everyone carefully stepped on the rope and prepared to cross the bridge.
At this moment, the calm lake water rippled, and something faintly emerged from the water.
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