the next day.
God seemed to know that they were going into the misty forest today, so the weather was very bad.
The air was gray and filled with thick fog. It was difficult for a person standing twenty meters away to see someone coming from the other side.
God seems to like to set up obstacles for you when you want to do something.
Just like you don't want to spend money to wash your car, but you want to wait for the rain. After waiting for many days, it doesn't come, and in the end you can only spend money to wash your car. As a result, just after the car was washed, it rained heavily the next day.
This may be the so-called game world!
Xuanwu, Wang Cheng and others gathered in the big tent, but they did not set off rashly in such a heavy fog.
"Shopkeeper Qian, have you Baozhitang people ever encountered such heavy fog when entering the misty forest before?"
Xuanwu asked Qian Shan as usual. Although he had personal grudges with Qian Shan, he couldn't be careless when it came to human life.
Qian Shan nodded and said: "I have encountered it before, and I have also encountered fog bigger than this."
"With such a heavy fog, is it dangerous to walk through the misty forest?" Xuanwu asked.
Qian Shan said: "There will definitely be danger."
He looked at the people in the tent with their brows furrowed and said, "My lords, don't forget, this is a misty forest and a Jedi place. How can there be no danger?"
Xuanwu nodded slightly and asked: "What dangers have you Baozhitang people encountered here?"
Qian Shandao: "The most common thing is getting lost. Even if two people are holding hands, one moment they are still holding hands, and the next moment the person behind them has disappeared. No one knows why he disappeared."
He paused for a moment, then continued: "This is nothing, there are a group of dozens of people who lost it together. There was no sign, it was like disappearing out of thin air."
After everyone heard this, their faces darkened.
Perhaps it is out of instinct, people have such a mentality, they are not afraid of visible things, but afraid of the invisible and unknown!
"Do you know the specific reason?" Xuanwu asked in a deep voice.
Qian Shandao: "Basically no one who gets lost comes back alive. I heard an old man in the tribe said that there is a female ghost in the forest who can confuse people's hearts."
Wang Cheng and Pan Meng looked at each other as if they had a clear understanding of each other.
Pan Meng said at this time: "Shopkeeper Qian is right. There are indeed female ghosts in the woods. To be more precise, they are the most deceptive red skeletons. The brothers who mysteriously disappeared last night were bewitched and left by them. One of Captain Wang’s brothers had a chance to escape, and Lieutenant Wang knew the situation there better.”
Wang Cheng no longer hid anything, and now he roughly told what happened last night, without mentioning a word about his experience with Pan Meng.
"Four big monsters? There's a more powerful guy under the water? Isn't this guy looking for death if he goes in?" Huang Meiren was still outspoken.
"I also think it is unwise to enter the misty forest at this time!" Tang Cheng said.
He Wushuang nodded and said: "That's right! The fog is too thick right now, so it's impossible to say that the things under the water are causing trouble."
"Snapped!"
Just when everyone was refusing to come forward, a hand slapped on the handle of the chair.
But it was the guardian Bai Hu who had never said a word.
He stood up from the chair with a swipe and said coldly: "It's nothing to discuss! Either come in or get out!"
After saying these words, he left the camp in an instant just like last night.
Everyone was left looking at each other for a while.
Xuanwu decided at this time: "Bai Hu is right, we have to enter the misty forest eventually. Even if we don't enter today, we have to enter tomorrow. If we delay any longer, the dozen or so people in Qinglong may be dead."
He changed the topic: "However, for the sake of safety, this time we will divide our forces!"
nine in the morning.
The sky is still gray and the sun is not visible, but the fog is obviously much less.
About one hundred and fifty people all armed themselves with weapons and marched toward the misty forest.
Baihu walked in the front holding a Yanyue Sword, followed by five captains, Wang Cheng, Pan Meng, Tang Cheng, Huang Meiren, and He Wushuang, each with their 30th man.
The most elite half of the Xuan Guards were all dispatched.
The Misty Forest has low terrain, high humidity, and abundant underground water, so many types of trees grow there.
Because few people come here and no one cuts them down, many trees have been growing for hundreds or even thousands of years. They are so tall and thick that no two people can hug them.
After entering the jungle, the visibility was even lower due to the obstruction of the big trees. Even the Dacheng martial artist with all the twelve sects could not even see anything ten meters away.
Wang Cheng's telekinesis encountered great obstacles here, and he could only explore a range of thirty meters.
He gathered thirty of his men together and warned: "Everyone, raise the torches! Tie your hands with ropes. If anything unusual happens, call for help as soon as possible!"
According to the memory of the fox, the misty forest is also divided into areas, and they are all owned by people. There are monsters and monsters living in every area, many of which even they dare not provoke.
Seeming Heart Pond, located on the outskirts of the misty forest, is the area where their sisters live.
These monsters and monsters usually do not interfere with each other and maintain a certain tacit understanding. But once a strong outsider enters, they will also share the same hatred.
At this moment, the thirty-one captains of Wang Cheng's group held a torch in one hand and held the hand of the person in front with the other hand, forming a long dragon and moving forward carefully.
In fact, Wang Cheng's telepathy can just cover everyone, but for the sake of safety, he had better be careful, because everything here is full of unknowns and dangers.
Huang Meiren followed suit and asked his troops to imitate the actions of people like Wang Cheng.
He Wushuang and Tang Cheng who were following behind saw this and asked their troops to do the same.
So the group of people all held torches, and the firelight dispersed the surrounding fog, and they moved forward cautiously in the jungle.
After walking for five or six miles, they didn't encounter any monsters or spirits, so everyone couldn't help but relax their vigilance.
At this moment, Pan Meng, who was walking at the front of the team, called everyone to stop.
Captains Wang Cheng and Huang Meiren came closer and asked her what happened.
Pan Meng pointed to the old tree beside him and said, "Look!"
Wang Cheng and others followed her gaze and saw a mark on the tree trunk.
And there are more than one place, there are also such marks on the old trees in front.
This mark is the unique mark of their Xuanwei, and they have not forgotten to make it along the way.
Because in addition to arriving at the Black Dragon Pond to join the guardians Qinglong, Suzaku and others, they also had to find a safe route for the guardians Xuanwu and the others.
"So, we found the mark left by Master Qinglong and others?" Huang Meiren said.
At this time, they found marks on their way forward. There was only one reasonable explanation. These marks were left by Qinglong and others in advance.
"Finally found it!"
Everyone was delighted.
They couldn't find any such mark along the way, even before entering the forest.
"Is the direction OK?" Wang Cheng said suddenly.
At this time, Qian Shan lowered his eyebrows and looked at a palm-sized compass in his hand. As he continued to adjust the angle, the pointer on the compass always pointed in the same direction.
He nodded to Wang Cheng and said, "No problem."
"Walk!"
This time it was the guardian Bai Hu who spoke. He held a torch in one hand and the Moon Knife in the other, walking along the mark towards the depths of the jungle.
Pan Meng and others immediately ordered everyone to follow.
Wang Cheng stood there in a daze. He always felt that something was wrong, but he just couldn't remember where it was. The key was that this place was still very important.
Shaking his head, he followed.
There was a mark ahead, and everyone speeded up a lot, and soon walked a few more miles.
"etc!"
This time, the person who stopped everyone was Tang Cheng, who was responsible for providing backup for everyone.
Holding a torch, he quickly came to Wang Cheng and others, and solemnly said: "My two brothers are lost!"
The expressions of several people changed. They followed the mark. How could anyone lose it?
"When did you lose it? How did you lose it?" Pan Meng asked.
Tang Cheng's handsome face showed a rare sadness, and he said: "Those two brothers are two martial arts masters under me. They are both very strong. I specially selected them to be responsible for the rear. I also looked back just now and found that Only when two torches were missing did I realize something was wrong.”
"How did the man in front of them react? Aren't their hands tied with ropes?" Pan Meng asked again.
Tang Cheng said in a deep voice: "The rope is broken!"
Several people were shocked again.
It seemed that something secretly cut the rope. Those two people would not cut their own ropes themselves.
However, what makes people wonder is, what kind of thing can quietly cut the rope and take two people away?
"Then should we continue walking?" Huang Meiren asked the question that concerned him most.
Tang Cheng said: "I personally feel that we can't go any further! This road may not be safe!"
"What do you think, Shopkeeper Qian?" Pan Meng asked Qian Shan aside.
Qian Shan glanced at the compass in his hand and said, "The direction is fine."
Several people looked suspicious. One said not to leave, and the other said the direction was fine.
"Then should we go or not?" Huang Meiren said, rubbing the back of her head.
"Walk!"
"Don't leave!"
Wang Cheng and Bai Hu looked at each other, and it was the two of them who spoke, but Wang Cheng agreed with Tang Cheng's point of view and could not continue.
"Master Wang, can you tell me?" Pan Meng knew Wang Cheng's ability, and he must have a reason.
Wang Cheng's next words almost made everyone confused.
"Does the direction of the mark have to be correct? What if the first half is right and the second half is wrong?"
Everyone was shocked.
Yes, markings are made along the way. Only when the person who marked them returns safely can the road be safe. If the person making the mark suddenly encounters something unexpected, then this road is no longer safe, but the most dangerous!
"If there is really no problem with the pointing, why were these marks not found before entering the forest? Instead, they appeared after walking for a while?"
Wang Cheng asked the most critical question, which he had never thought of before.
Everyone's expressions changed.
Logically speaking, the mark should have been made at the starting point, but they walked five or six miles before they found the mark. What were Qinglong and the others doing on such a long journey?
Wang Cheng said in a deep voice: "Maybe Master Qinglong and the others were lost from the beginning."
"You mean, they didn't have time to mark when they came, and they only had the chance to do it when they got here?" Pan Meng somewhat understood what Wang Cheng meant.
Wang Cheng nodded, with a worried look on his face.
According to the fox's memory, there were also some powerful monsters living in the outer areas of the misty forest. Qinglong and the others were probably hunted down and fled all the way into the forest.
Suddenly, Wang Cheng shouted: "No! Everyone, be careful of the trees around you!"
