It was dark, but the sky was clear on this side—the west side of the house was burning.
The entire house is almost entirely made of wood. Xueyan Valley is warm and humid, and it is not very dry even in winter, so there are not many fire prevention measures in the building. The walls are painted with fire-resistant paint to make them burn slower. But by the time the fire was discovered it had been a while and the paint had melted somewhat. The whole building was brightly lit, but there was no one there. It took a while for the fire to be discovered.
The fire was naturally burned by the magic of Shanhai, and the method was thought of by Aluan. But she wasn't actually sure that this method was foolproof, but she remembered that Yan Muxue's room was on the east side, attracting people to the other side so that they could get up from the east side. However, she was not sure that the three girls in need were there - she just saw that there were lights on in the house where no one was supposed to be.
This is not a bad idea, but a wonderful one. If Wu Yuangui was in his room, even if it was for his own purposes, he could not let them be burned to death, and they would have to be released. If not, it would be much easier to save people.
The two people hiding in the bushes by the wall watched Wu Yuangui running over there, directing the firefighting, and quietly sneaked in from the east amid the chaos. The building is very big and it will take some time for the fire to come over. Shanhai followed Aluan and quickly arrived at Yan Muxue's door. There was a lock on the door, but the guards all ran for their lives.
"Are you in there?" Shan Hai slammed the door hard.
"Here!" Arling rushed to the door and responded, "Ayao and I are here. Ayao has been poisoned by snake venom and cannot move. Sister Wan is in the house to the east - I just looked downstairs and there was a lot of noise in the southeast corner. People are running there. What’s going on?”
broken.
"excuse me!"
When Shan Hai heard what Dai Luan said, he stepped aside and turned to see what she was going to do. As a result, before he could react, Dai Luan lifted the mahogany sword upwards, two sparks flashed, and the iron lock split into two and fell to the ground.
It's that swordsmanship that can cut through iron like clay.
Unable to care too much about their emotions, the two rushed into the house to check on Xie Huayao's condition. She was in a very bad condition, and her face looked worse than it had in the afternoon. Shanhai held up one of her arms, and the three of them worked together to move her out of the bed.
"Can you carry your sister on your back? We still have to go east."
"I can get the beasts in the valley to help me downstairs, but... you go rescue her quickly, we have to go together!"
Xie Hualing picked up her sister from Shanhai's shoulder and was immediately pressed so hard that she couldn't walk. She leaned Xie Huayao against the wall and told them. The master and apprentice looked at each other, nodded, and ran eastward along the corridor. The heat has reached the third floor, and you can hear the crackling sound of the wood on the second floor being burned. When you run, what blows on your face is not the wind, but the heat wave. time is limited.
When passing by Wu Yuangui's door, the mountains and seas suddenly stopped. He turned around and opened the door, and saw an umbrella leaning against the table. His instincts are good. Shanhai stepped forward and held up the umbrella. He wanted to check if there was anything missing, but when he saw the densely packed talismans at the bottom of the umbrella, he almost felt dizzy. After a quick glance and seeing nothing else nearby, he left in a hurry. When he caught up again, he found that Dai Luan had cut off the second lock, and the four characters "Liang Qiu Mu Wan" were written on the door.
When they opened the door, both of them were stunned. Mu Wan tore up the sheets and quilts in the house, tied them into long strips, stepped on the window frame and prepared to jump down. She looked back at them and breathed a sigh of relief.
"I almost jumped!"
"Aren't you jumping into the fire pit?!"
"It's okay, I have a solution."
"Okay, okay, come down quickly. Your umbrella."
After saying that, Shan Hai threw the umbrella over and Mu Wan caught it. She walked back with them, saying as she ran:
"I could have left directly, but Senior Sister Yao was poisoned by snake venom. If it weren't for the fire, I wouldn't have dared to run away like this - I wanted to go around from the second floor."
"Where is your Tengu?" Dai Luan asked her.
"It's too eye-catching. If they blame me for this fire, it won't be good for the sisters. I can't speak out - not now. It's strange to say that I have grown up in the valley for so many years. I have never seen any venomous snakes. Big... Wu Yuangui seems to have a master, so be careful with him."
The crackle of burning, the sound of splashing water, the bustle of life come and go, and the temperature is getting higher and higher. When he ran back to the east stairs, he saw his senior sister leaning there from a distance. Mu Wan immediately surpassed the mountains and seas and rushed up.
"I don't know much about snake venom..." Dai Luan frowned, "I've never seen her like this."
"Go down first, it's going to be overheated." After saying that, Shanhai put up Xie Huayao's arm again, and Mu Wan put up the other arm.
Five people stumbled downstairs, where there was a tall wild horse, a pony, and a deer. Mu Wan mounted his horse and pulled Xie Huayao up with the help of Shan Hai. At this time, someone in the distance noticed them and yelled at them. Xie Hualing, who was riding a deer, ran straight towards him. With a pick of the deer's antlers, the two of them flew out. The deer was stronger than the pony, carrying her and Dai Luan.
Five people took advantage of the chaos and rushed out of the crowd. People were carrying buckets to put out the fire and had no time to care about anything else. However, someone shouted to Wu Yuangui. Upon seeing this, he immediately waved and summoned some people to catch up with him. Suddenly many birds swooped over, one after another, and they could be found of all kinds and sizes. But they all have only one purpose, and that is to stop them.
Many birds were injured by the blade, screamed and carried down, and were trampled into the ground by messy footsteps. The shrill screams spread far and wide, reaching Xie Hualing's heart. She hugged the deer neck and gritted her teeth, not daring to look back, let alone cry.
With the help of all the animals, they ran very fast. There was also a flock of birds in the sky leading them. Perhaps he found that he could not catch up with the horse, and someone behind him prepared a bow and arrow. Many birds were suddenly shot and fell straight down, and they hurriedly dodged. An arrow hit the deer's hind leg. It limped and knelt down, and the two girls were thrown away violently. But the other two horses showed no intention of stopping and were still running wildly uphill. They were getting further and further away from the girls.
"A Luan——!" Shan Hai turned around and yelled at the top of his lungs.
At this time, he suddenly saw a piece of paper flying backwards, and Mu Wan on the side had just folded the umbrella that had been open for a moment. Shan Hai turned around again and looked behind him. The scenery on both sides retreated sharply and condensed into a small dot. But from this gathering point, something suddenly caught up with their speed and rushed straight towards them.
It is a black and white, multi-legged monster.
It turned out that it was Mu Wan who released Xun. As if it knew what was happening outside, it transformed into this huge posture the moment it transformed. Although it is not much bigger than a deer, it is enough to carry two girls on its back. Its body was slender, but its thin legs were very powerful. It ran in a coordinated manner and quickly caught up with them.
Shan Hai turned his head to look at Mu Wan, who was holding his senior sister in front of him, fearing that she would fall down. This girl in her early twenties has experienced too many things that are not suitable for her age. She has grown somewhat in the face of more ridiculous things - this growth is at the spiritual level. She had become much stronger and was no longer so impulsive when encountering changes. He could tell from her decision not to summon the Tengu at that time.
Although the price of growth is so cruel.
The sound behind him gradually became quieter, so quiet that it was almost inaudible. They soon crossed the small hillside, and the terrain began to slope downward. But after walking a few steps, there was a loud noise ahead. As they got closer, the sounds became louder and louder.
It is a rushing, wide river that flows upstream from the valley.
Everyone got off their mounts. Xie Hualing pulled Mu Wan's clothes and asked her.
"How should we go? They can't cross such a river. But if we take a long way, I'm afraid someone will block the bridge."
Xie Huayao suddenly woke up. Her mind was a little confused, falling asleep and waking up sometimes. Now, she opened her eyes and struggled to get off the horse. Mu Wan turned around and immediately supported her.
"Be careful, don't move!"
"Leave me alone..." Her voice was very soft, almost covered by the sound of water. "Go down the river, and you will definitely be stopped by the disciples who received the flying pigeon letter. You have to go around. Take me... It's too late. Ah Ling, you need to go to Mu Wan's home and persuade her mother to move away... then come to our house together..."
"You come with me!" Xie Hualing held on to her sleeves and refused to let go.
Mu Wan knew clearly that she would not have time to go home. Outside the valley, my mother lives alone. They haven't seen each other for more than half a year - when the valley was busy in the past, they might only see each other once a year, and that was New Year's Eve. At that time, brother will also come back. But in the next few years, he would not come back and would only send some money, leaving the two of them alone. This time, it seemed that she had not seen her mother for several years.
There is no way we can spend this year together.
She suddenly took a deep breath and put back all the emotions that came with tears.
"It's okay, you guys need to come together. You take your sister directly home and find the best doctor. My mother doesn't need to be in such a hurry... They should not bother to threaten her old man for a while. I just want to trouble you to send someone there. Pick her up. Ask her to bring less things. Many old items are no longer useful..."
"This poison cannot be cured by the doctor..."
Mu Wan seemed not to have heard these words. She turned around and walked a few steps closer to the river.
"Are you going to call Tengu?" Dai Luan asked her.
"That won't take us—there are other ways."
Mu Wan raised her hand and twirled her fingers, and a familiar spell appeared between her fingers. Before anyone could remember, she released the shikigami they were all very familiar with.
The black fish-tailed monster was soaked in the water, waving its tail happily.
"Please." She knelt down and touched the monster's damp hair.
Han Shui Ji suddenly dived into the water and was shot to the other side like an arrow soaked in water. The water it swam through froze, turning into slightly undulating, solid ice. When it swam to the other side, a wide ice bridge appeared in front of it.
This alone is not enough. She called Bai Di again. Bai Di flew over lightly, dancing all the way, and a piece of white fluff fell on the ice where her skirt touched, covering the ice bridge. The bridge deck is no longer smooth, and no one can walk on it easily. They led the horses and walked carefully across the snow-covered "road". The texture under their feet was as strong and soft as walking on grass. After they crossed the river safely, Hanshui Ji suddenly melted the ice and the river began to run happily again.
Mu Wan took back his stance and breathed a sigh of relief. She turned around and was about to get back on the horse. When she was walking with everyone, there was an additional figure on the path in front of her.
Mu Wan was stunned. Xie Hualing looked over and was stunned.
That figure was too familiar. It's so familiar that it's... creepy.
Mu Wan couldn't help but take a step forward, but Shan Hai suddenly grabbed her.
"Ah -" the figure made a sound that was familiar to them, "Aling is also a disciple of our Xue Yan Sect, how good it is."
"Sister Yan, Senior Sister Yan..." Aling said tremblingly.
