They followed Zhu Tong for a long time.
The road behind is no longer accessible by horse. It was a swamp, and Zhu Tong walked across it lightly, but the horses hesitated. After walking a few steps, one leg of Mo Liang and Xi Yu's horse got stuck in the mud. Even though it was where Zhu Tong had just stepped, she was unscathed. It took a lot of effort to pull the horse up, but now the other horses refused to leave. Zhu Tong looked at them innocently, as if those reproachful looks were unwarranted and evil. In fact, everyone knows who the evil person is. This made them even more reluctant to let her go, as if there was some trap waiting in front of them.
Doubts are doubts. If you want to solve the problem, you have to keep following up. They were all complaining in their hearts, but they had a somewhat "see what other tricks you can do" mentality. After tying the horses, they followed Zhu Tong for a short distance. It felt like a long time since I didn't know the exact route. When I first asked her how long it would take, she always said it was almost there. When asked again, she didn't even bother to talk.
After noon, they came to a stone wall.
Dai Luan felt that this place was very similar to the cliff where she accidentally entered the Death Shadow Pavilion, but it was not very similar. Maybe it was not too far away.
Seven people walked in one after another. Shi Wuqi asked them to step back and he took the lead. Mo Liang raised his sword warily, then raised his ears alertly and looked around. Until the mountains and seas recede to the end, allowing him to move forward with confidence. There is some moisture in the passage, and the faint sound of water can be heard. The fluorescent moss and other plants grew denser as they went deeper. The light blue bugs are in groups.
"There are many paths to take here." Zhu Tong finally spoke, her soft voice being amplified in the empty cave, "There are no dead ends, and every path has an answer."
"Answer?"
Dai Luan repeated. She wanted to know what the answer meant, but Mu Wan didn't want the answer, she wanted the end.
"Where is the exit?" Shi Wuqi asked.
"When you get the answer, you can go out."
As he said this, a fork in the road appeared in front of him.
Because the light was too weak, they didn't notice these two roads until they were in front of them. Zhu Tong turned around and said to them:
"Please divide into two groups... There are too many people. We are worried that if a commotion occurs, we will be unable to withstand it."
"Are you afraid of this?" Xi Yu said as if he was mocking.
"Half of the people, please come with me. If the other half of the people encounter a fork in the road, please continue to divide into two groups."
This statement is disturbing. Will the crowd be constantly divided, and eventually everyone will be left alone? They had no idea what tricks this guy was up to. Mu Wan finally couldn't bear it anymore and asked:
"Why? Give us a reason. What you say makes us very suspicious of your motives."
"Are you afraid that we will use this to catch you all?" Zhu Tong tilted his head, "But that is not good for us."
"Then who knows? After all, Gui Tan, Demon Sealing Blade, and Incense Burner are all on us. I don't believe you don't know this."
"That's true." Zhu Tong nodded, "But robbing is not our purpose. If we really wanted it, we would have succeeded long ago. But please rest assured, Lord Gaoyue has an order, even if one of us No matter how tempted a person is, he will never do anything he shouldn’t.”
Shi Wuqi raised his eyebrows slightly. He shrugged and said, "I believe you on this point. Okay, I can separate from you. Who wants to come with me?"
As he spoke, he came to another cave entrance. When he walked over, he looked sideways and saw that there was no difference between the two sides. There was a faint cool breeze, which sounded very far away. There is no dangerous smell nearby. He glanced at Shanhai, who nodded. He knew that Wu Qi meant for him to follow Zhu Tong and not let a group of girls take risks.
"I come."
With that said, Mo Liang walked over with his sword in hand. Xi Yu was a little panicked. She looked at Dai Luan and the others, then at the two people standing over there, gritted her teeth, and followed.
"Aren't you afraid?" Mu Wan asked.
"Don't be afraid!" She put her hands on her hips, "I always keep my mission in mind. If you didn't break my sword, I wouldn't be afraid!"
Mu Wan was speechless for a moment. She thought of the sword that was broken by Yu E and she felt a little embarrassed that she had not compensated her yet.
"See you later..."
"Aren't you going to take her with you?" Zhu Tong suddenly interrupted her and turned to Shi Wuqi. She pointed at Miss Qi.
"Tsk."
"It's useless to try to measure it this way. She won't be able to walk more than a few steps before she becomes a puppet with broken strings. The distribution of spiritual power and spiritual veins here is very complex and will definitely be disturbed."
Shi Wuqi stopped talking and walked into another cave without looking back. Miss Qi left the original team and followed him. Mo Liang nodded to them and walked over. Only Xi Yu was reluctant to leave and looked back frequently.
The master and apprentice, as well as Mu Wan, continued to follow Zhu Tong. The scenery in front of me has not changed, and I wonder if it is the same on the other side. The few people hadn't walked for long, and they could still hear the footsteps in the cave next door, but now they couldn't hear them at all. Mu Wan was a little flustered at first, but Dai Luan, who looked at her with a big heart, was not afraid at all, and she relaxed herself. The cold wind blew gusts, making her brain as numb as her face.
Sure enough, not long after, another fork appeared in front of them.
"Two of you, let's go over there." Zhu Tong made an inviting gesture again.
Mu Wan never liked playing riddles.
"What do you really want?" Her tone was very angry, "Why did you deliberately separate us? Tell me, what is your purpose. Stop prevaricating, or I will use the Demon-Sealing Blade to confuse the spiritual power here."
It was indeed a powerful threat. Zhu Tong frowned slightly, looking troubled, but still smiling. Dai Luan tugged at the corner of Mu Wan's clothes and said softly: "It's not like..."
"What kind of virtues do these people have that I don't know yet? If you don't force her to explain clearly, she will just keep telling the truth!"
"Oops... It's really a bit troublesome for you to do this." Zhu Tong smiled bitterly, but his tone was still very relaxed, "The reason is indeed very simple, but I don't know if you believe it or not - each of you has a story and a secret. But Not all of these stories and secrets want others to know, even close friends. From this perspective, is it better to give each other some respect? You can't force them, how embarrassing it is."
It sounded reasonable at first, but it didn't convince her.
"I don't believe anyone has a shady past."
"Why are you so unreasonable?"
"Isn't it unreasonable for you to peek into privacy?"
Zhu Tong smiled lightly again. This smile on a child's face seemed a bit rogue for some reason.
"No need to argue with her." Shan Hai sighed and said, "What do you think? If you are worried about her playing tricks, you can let Aluan go with you. I feel more at ease when you are together."
"..."
Mu Wan felt that it was indeed inappropriate for her to argue like this in front of a girl who was just sixteen years old. What she wanted to do was to set an example for her predecessors, rather than needing a child to protect her.
"It doesn't matter." She gritted her teeth, "It's better for you and your apprentice to be together. I would like to follow her and see what other tricks the people in the Shadow Pavilion have up their sleeves."
Shan Hai wanted to say something else, but in the end he didn't say it. He patted Mu Wan on the shoulder and turned around. Dai Luan frowned a little melancholy, feeling a bit in a dilemma. Mu Wan only asked her to follow the master with confidence, and then she followed Shanhai.
The cave seemed wider than before. Maybe it was because there were fewer people that Mu Wan felt empty.
Before taking two steps, Zhu Tong suddenly started running. She was stunned and quickly chased after him.
"What are you doing! Stop!"
Mu Wan also quickened his pace and chased forward. But the little guy ran so fast, like flying, that he disappeared into the boundless darkness in front of him. She increased her speed and tried to catch up. Unexpectedly, the scenery in front of her suddenly opened up. She subconsciously stopped and finally stopped at the edge of the cliff - the emptiness in front of her was the cliff inside the mountain. She stopped and took a few steps back. Her legs felt weak and she was frightened. She stuck her head out from above. The bottom was bottomless, and there was a faint blue light. It was unknown whether it was water or some other plant. The upper part is more open, and many stalactites appear. It's not that there is no road in front of him, but there is a huge spine on the side, and there are long bones protruding from the rock mass in front, like fangs growing naturally from the soil.
The cliff was still some distance away from the bones, and she didn't know how Zhu Tong jumped up. Mu Wan carefully leaned against the edge of the hole and stretched out one foot. The toe of the shoe could barely touch it, but it was difficult to move the weight of the entire body. She retracted and looked around, but there was no suitable angle to jump over.
Just give up all your previous efforts and go back to the original fork in the road to find Shanhai and the others?
She turned back and looked at the empty darkness, somewhat unwillingly. What's more, Zhu Tong said that the spiritual veins here are very chaotic. If she just walks back like this, it may not be the original way.
She took a deep breath to relax her legs, and after a while they stopped shaking so badly. She was not afraid in her heart, but her body was not in control. After a while, she took a few steps back in the hole, gritted her teeth, and rushed towards the spine.
Jump on it! But her left foot suddenly slipped and she lost her center of gravity. Before she fell, she grabbed the curved ribs on the side to keep herself from falling. The bone isn't very strong either and is a little loose when you grab it. She groped over carefully, and when there was no place to hold on to, she bent down, clutched the bones, and crawled over using her hands and feet. It seemed a little funny, but she couldn't care less.
Finally reaching the other side, she breathed a sigh of relief. Just after she dusted off her clothes, the bone bridge behind her suddenly collapsed. The loud rumbling sound echoed in the cave, making the feet numb. After a loud noise, the bone path disappeared, and a large amount of dust floated in the air. She held her breath and poked her head out, unable to see any ripples in the dim light below.
There is really no turning back this time.
Mu Wan continued to move forward, and soon she saw a vine curtain with glowing green flowers blooming on it. She had never seen a flower that was green. They are so small that if you don’t look closely, you might think they are leaves.
She opened the curtain and saw white gravel on the ground. It's a big space, and it seems like people come here all the time. There are many wooden cabinets around, filled with books and bamboo slips, and some cabinets are filled with bottles and cans. From a distance, it looks like various kinds of rouge and gouache used by women, but the air is clearly filled with the smell of Chinese medicine with a light fishy smell.
There were many tools in the middle that she couldn't understand, probably for distillation or other crafts. Is this a pharmaceutical workshop? Or something else. There was a basin of steaming water, with a bowl floating in it, and a half-melted piece of something in it.
Mu Wan stretched out his hand, wanting to pick it up and take a look.
"do not move."
came a stern voice. Mu Wan suddenly retracted his hand and raised his head to look. There was someone in front of her at some point. He turned his back to her and was rummaging for something on the cabinet.
After she saw it clearly, a fire of ignorance surged in her heart.
"Wu Yin?!" she yelled angrily, "It's you who did it!"
Recommended: The Witch Doctor Awakens to read on your mobile phone.
