If it's midsummer, you can probably see a glimmer of light in the eastern sky right now. But the New Year has not passed yet, only the stars in the sky are flickering feebly and twinkling.
A group of people were walking towards the low-lying area, which was a place no one had been to before. It goes further than the cemetery, and most people won't go this way. And there is no road, just more weeds, and it is more difficult to walk than any previous mountain road. Xi Yu pushed aside the branches in front of him and looked down the ravine, mentally guessing the distance.
"How long do we have to go?" Dai Luan was a little tired.
"It won't be long..." Xi Yu became a little anxious, "I remember walking almost this far."
"I haven't seen any caves you said so far, not even the cliffs. Are you telling the truth? Is there such a place? Or are you lying to us?"
Mu Wan's questioning became more pressing, and his tone became higher and higher. It was obvious that he was suspicious. The others slowed down a bit, perhaps a little suspiciously. Xi Yu was a little anxious. She turned around and defended:
"Why would I go back on my word when I said I would lead you? I just... came less often, so I can't remember exactly where it was. But I clearly remember that I was going to follow this road, and I won't be wrong. You believe me. ?!”
Chi Li sighed slightly: "How can you make us believe..."
"Wait a minute." Ye Yuejun said, "I guess that place is hidden in the barrier. A cunning person like She Ji will not let important places be directly exposed to broad daylight."
"I think so... I see that the location of the cemetery is very particular, but there are some unreasonable feng shui things. It doesn't make sense to say that the person who chose the location did not know about it. After all, there are at least half of the yin and yang in Xueyan Valley. Master, you don’t understand. Now that I think about it, it must have been done deliberately.”
After Shan Hai finished speaking, he took a few steps towards the south and looked around. There was the sound of running water nearby, but it was relatively small and I didn't know where it was. Others were not careless and were paying attention. Dai Luan said again:
"We should be careful. I remember that Satsuki-kun and his men liked to play tricks on the Five Elements."
Shan Hai and Mo Liang looked around. Shan Hai pointed in a direction and said to Xi Yu:
"Look, is that there?"
"This...I can't see it. But I feel it's time."
"When they were taking you, did anyone do anything? They were probably using magic to break the barrier."
"No, I don't remember..." Xi Yu said honestly.
Everyone sighed, it seems they can't count on this unreliable girl. Shan Hai shook out a talisman and tried to search for the specific location and unlock the barrier. Mo Liang tugged at the corner of his clothes and said softly:
"Back off...I'll give it a try."
"You have a way? It's okay."
So he took two steps behind Mo Liang. Ye Yuejun kept looking at him, wondering in his heart how powerful this kid could be. Mo Liang took a deep breath, suddenly sprinted forward, and at the same time swung out a white-gold sword light. The light whizzed across the grassland and suddenly hit the invisible cover out of thin air. A crisp buzz came from the front, and the light suddenly disappeared. They were silent for a while and waited, but nothing happened again.
Shan Hai sighed slightly and prepared to step forward and use other methods to crack it. At this time, some strange sounds came over again. There was a cracking sound like when porcelain failed to be fired. It lasted for a while, and then there was a crashing sound like glass being scattered, but it was not noisy, like a vase being broken in the distance.
Suddenly, they saw a small piece of completely different scenery - a hole was made in the barrier.
"this……"
They all glanced at Mo Liang. Especially Ye Yue-kun, she opened her mouth slightly as if she wanted to say something, but gave up. They drilled through the hole where the barrier was broken, and the scenery they saw was still green mountains and green water, mixed with unmelted snow. The landscape layout was probably based on the design of Xueyan Valley, but it did lack a certain aura, and they could feel it.
"This is a gradual enchantment..." Ye Yuejun glanced back, "Probably using gas-based drugs, so that the human body can slowly integrate into this world after inhaling it. If the scenery is too abrupt, the little girl should You will also notice it. Although this kind of barrier is thin, it is very thick, so..."
"The sword energy of the sword just now compressed the barrier." Mu Wan frowned and looked at his sword with Ye Yuejun.
The appearance of a mountain appeared in front of me, and it was indeed incompatible with the grass forest just now. But the sky ahead was dark, as if something was hovering.
"Are we late..." Chili murmured.
Dai Luan stared at it for a long time, unable to tell: "What is that? A flock of birds? Swallows? Or..."
"It's a bat..."
"What, what should we do? No matter what they are, they have been released..."
Mu Wan became anxious again. When big things happen, she always loses her composure. She hoped that this could be changed, but reality never gave her time to react, and troubles ensued.
"What should I do with this hole?!" Dai Luan felt her scalp numb, "Let them fly out..."
Xi Yu was worried. She suddenly thought of something and asked: "Then can... can we break up this barrier and spread it again? Maybe we can fill this hole."
"It's possible, but these bats must have absorbed the antidote. They can't stop it."
Ye Yuejun rushed forward against the dark clouds. There is indeed a big hole above the rock wall, and bats are constantly flying out. There was also gurgling water on the rock wall, maybe this was the sound they heard. There is a trail nearby that leads to the cave, but it is too late to do so now.
Ye Yuejun still took three steps and two steps at a time, jumped directly onto the bulge of the rock wall, and kept walking upwards. The wet and bumpy terrain seemed to have no effect on her. When she reached a relatively stable place, she took out the familiar talisman again, penetrated the arrow, and drew the bow upward into the sky.
"ah……"
Mo Liang raised his head from below and opened his mouth slightly.
"What's wrong?" Dai Luan asked.
"That talisman..." He pointed at Ye Yuejun, "That's the Mo family's painting method. It's very old... There are fewer people practicing archery, but people of my grandfather's generation still use it some."
Shanhai remained silent, thinking that it was probably passed down from his ancestors.
She changed her arrows very quickly, and the arrows that left the string suddenly exploded at a certain point in the sky, like fireworks, hitting the bats in the sky one after another. Those hit by arrows fell down one after another and soon turned into dust. This talisman is still effective for such spells, but there are too many, so it is not an option to continue like this.
"If the tengu were here, they would kill them all." Dai Luan said angrily.
"I'm still worried that it might be infected with some kind of poisonous disease. I can kill it by other methods. But now..."
She summoned the three shikigami with a spell, and they understood what she meant. Dai Luan moved her ears and noticed something strange, feeling a little anxious:
"Look at the water flowing on the rock wall...has its trend changed?"
Several people looked over and saw that the water flows were really like bead curtains, held together by invisible forces. When combined, they look like an upside-down, uprooted tree. The painting-like water tree suddenly moved. It slowly stood up from the rock wall, like a waterfall being lifted up. It raised its head, twisted its body, and looked very huge. It clung to the cliff and stood in front of Ye Yuejun.
Like a snake made of water.
When Hazuki-kun's arrow shot out, it stretched its head to block it. The arrow was engulfed in water, did not penetrate, and did not explode.
Two people walked out of the cave. They were both old acquaintances of everyone.
"Hey, Master She." Mu Wan mocked, "We thought you abandoned him and ran away."
"Huh? What are you saying? I can't hear you-"
She Ji deliberately put his hands to his ears and stood on the edge of the cliff, pretending that he couldn't hear clearly. She became even more angry. Chi Li raised her sword and pointed it at him, scolding him. This kind of person should be pulled down and beaten. The movement is almost the same as Mu Wan's, and I don't know when he learned it.
Shan Hai thought quickly: "They may not come down, it's very comfortable up there. We need to strengthen the barrier, stop the poison, and deal with the two difficult people. We have limited manpower, and I'm afraid we won't be able to arrange it."
"Forcing both of them to stop is unrealistic."
Mu Wan looked in the direction of the two of them. Hazuki-kun tried to get closer to them, but no matter how hard she tried, the pesky water snake would interfere with her movements. The water splashed all over her body. Although she was probably not cold, the people below felt really uncomfortable looking at her. Chili said:
"If we want to strengthen the barrier, we need to find a way to deal with the poison and pests at the same time. If these two big troubles can be dealt with in a short time, it doesn't matter if the barrier cannot be saved."
"Your idea is right. We seem to have many people. If we worry about everything, there will be nothing we can do." Shan Hai looked at Chi Li and said, "You...well, why don't you follow Mu Wan to support Lord Ye Yue and deal with them. Your sword Techniques and umbrella techniques are both suitable for close combat. Mo Liang and I are trying to figure out a way elsewhere and try to use Yin and Yang techniques to break the Gu technique."
"Taoist Master, you don't have to take care of us." Chi Li looked at him seriously, "I know you probably feel that if we don't confront the enemy in person, we will be unwilling. You also know that even the art of Yin and Yang is as high as heaven and earth. It’s not easy to say.”
"I do have this intention, but I don't think so at all, so..."
Although Mu Wan's hand was holding the umbrella, he listened to them talking and did not act rashly yet. Chi Li interrupted him and said:
"You have been cooperating with Liangqiu for a long time. Xiaoliang and I also know each other's methods, and it will be more efficient to cooperate with each other. He and I will help Ye Yuejun. Mo Liang has fought with the monster and knows some tricks. Is Liangqiu there? Young Shikigami should be of great help in stopping those little monsters. The only one who can truly destroy them may be Hazuki-kun, we must protect her."
"I can do it too." Mo Liang said seriously, "I can really..."
"Is it okay to do this?" Dai Luan glanced at Mu Wan, "What she said makes sense. Do you agree with this? I don't want to end things with Wu Yuangui, I just want to solve the problem as quickly as possible."
"Of course we should take care of the important things first." Mu Wan said, "Who does Wu Yuangui think he is?"
"Then let's do it this way." Shan Hai agreed.
"etc!"
Chi Li took Mo Liang and ran a few steps when Mu Wan suddenly recalled Han Shui Ji and turned her back into a mantra and gave it to Mo Liang.
"You know how to use..."
"good."
After these instructions, there were only three people left here. Shan Hai sighed softly: "If there are enough magic weapons, we can invite the Nine Heavens Yingyuan Thunder Universal Transformation Heavenly Lord to destroy them much easier. Forget it, it is useless to talk more..."
Shan Hai waved his fly whisk and recited the incantation that Dai Luan had heard or had never heard before. The yellow and white talismans floated in the air and turned into sharp blades, piercing the dark sky.
"Can you really ask me?"
Mu Wan said and opened the umbrella. Bai Di jumped onto the umbrella lightly and flew upward into the night sky. The fluffy white fluff spread out in all directions, and only some of it could catch the bats. After they became entangled in the fluff, they suddenly became unable to flap their wings neatly and fell one after another. Xunhui rushes forward and cuts them off with his tail blade. But this is not enough.
"Yes, I said he can!"
Dai Luan interrupted, looking at the bats without moving. There were very few falls, a drop in the bucket, and she was worried. After losing the Taomu Sword, she knew that she could only watch. Dai Luan glanced back behind her. The small piece of scenery leading to the outside became thinner, perhaps because the barrier began to dilute. She looked down at her hands and then at the barrier.
What was that feeling like before?
