The rainy season has not yet arrived in Qinglize. It was only late spring, and the sweltering heat of thunderstorms was already pervasive in the swamps and woodlands. It often doesn't rain and the wind doesn't blow in. It makes people feel hot and depressing.
"I know that you have some personal matters that you need to be busy with. But right now, everything is coming to a head."
said a soft female voice.
"..."
The other party didn't answer for a while, but nodded slightly.
"In a period like this, we need to integrate manpower as much as possible. After all, for such a major event, this manpower cannot be said to be more than enough. Especially you and Miss Ye, if you and Miss Ye are not here, things will become complicated. Trouble. If you are still running around, you will appear too public, and now is the time to hide your strength and bide your time." She said slowly and slowly, as if to comfort you, "Therefore, these days have wronged you, I have to stay here and can't get out. I hope you can understand the reason for this."
"Of course. Contributing to the Shadow Pavilion is what I should do."
She Ji replied.
There was no perfunctory tone in his tone, but the focus of his eyes was wandering, and he was more or less distracted. This worried look made his words seem insincere. Gao Yuejun looked at him quietly, but did not point out anything, but continued:
"The area around the Corpse Pond is extremely complex, regardless of the terrain, spiritual power, or the various materials mixed in the pond. Outsiders are absolutely prohibited from setting foot in this place. The recent nutrients are enough, at least for the moment... Unfortunately, what we have got The most satisfying result, and also the most important part of the plan, was lost. Although the key can still be made up, if the lost part is picked up by others, it will cause trouble. These things, We all need to pay attention."
"I'll keep an eye out until I go out next time... Anyway, all I have to do here is some finishing work, right? I'll keep an eye out for this information when I'm out in the outside world."
Lord Gaoyue smiled slightly. She opened her lips to say something, but suddenly paused and looked to the side with She Ji. A small gecko swam nimbly, crawled straight towards Satsuki-kun, and climbed onto her hanging fingertips. Satsuki-kun showed a look of understanding.
"It seems like a distinguished guest is coming. You go ahead and do your work."
Yin Guihong walked along the long and winding stone path.
There are stalactites, stalagmites of different shapes scattered around, and even rare stone curtains and stone flowers, which are reflected in the cold blue light and look strange. He had no intention of admiring the scenery; for him, there were far more important things to do.
It was a long journey to the Death Shadow Pavilion from afar, and Yin Guihong had already sped up as much as possible. Under the guidance of Lord Xueyue, he knew some spiritual veins that humans could travel through, and he took many such shortcuts along the way. Before leaving, he also traveled around other places, visiting many towns or villages where talented people lived, intending to appreciate other people's martial arts, and indeed he benefited a lot. However, this visit to Death Shadow Pavilion was not something he did voluntarily.
When he stepped into the Qingli Lake after a long journey and passed through the intertwined spiritual veins, the sun was climbing to the sky. When he was about to reach his destination, he was stopped near Death Shadow Pavilion. Yin Guihong looked into the eyes of the blocker and saw the slit-like pupils, and he guessed the identity of the other person.
"This young hero, here we only allow idlers to enter."
Kari Gondo said with a smile, his tone was relaxed and casual, but his restraining posture was obvious enough. Yin Guihong didn't intend to force his way in, so he answered in a polite tone:
"I was introduced by Lord Kutsutsuki and came to look for Lord Gaoyue. I have something to ask her."
Kari Gondo hesitated and looked at him for a while. This monster was very discerning and did not continue to question him about what he wanted to ask. Then, Yin Guihong saw a small gecko jumping out from the opponent's sleeve. Karikuntu lowered his palm and placed it on the ground. The little thing twisted its body, waved its short legs, and ran towards the passage behind Karikuntuo. After doing all this, Kari Gondo started talking again:
"I have informed Lord Satsuki, please wait here."
"..." Yin Guihong turned his gaze and looked at the pitifully small gecko, questioning the speed of the communication in his heart, "Can't it be convenient? Since I'm already here..."
Kari Gongduo shook his head repeatedly.
"We here are studying some new and mysterious techniques recently. Oops, if you are not careful, it will become a little smoky. We can't let the bad air stay in one place. Nowadays, there are many places inside that are smelling. For your own sake, It’s better for your body to be less restless. And—” he rolled his eyes, “you are a guest, and if you see something that cannot be seen by a living person, it will make me very sorry.”
The corner of Yin Guihong's mouth twitched, as if he couldn't help but want to stab a few words. He felt a little impatient, but soon he slowly exhaled and pinched his eyebrows, as if to straighten his frown. After all, there is someone else to ask for, and this is someone else's territory. There is no benefit in causing trouble.
It's just waiting, he shouldn't lack the patience for this moment.
Naturally, there were no tables and chairs nearby to sit on, and he had no interest in chatting with a strange monster. He stood there alone, not knowing where to turn his eyes to kill time, so he could only look at each other in silence from time to time. Shou Gongduo's eyes wandered around, and within a short time, they had already scanned Yin Guihong's body several times. He suddenly took the initiative to break the silence:
"The shape of your scabbard is quite special."
"Hmm." Yin Guihong raised his eyebrows.
"I only heard that some exotic weapons are shaped like curved hooks." Kari Gonduo raised his chin towards the curved scabbard at his waist, "Swords like this are not common in this country. , all I know is a handful.”
Yin Guihong's fingertips slid along the curve of the scabbard, and he responded with a calm response.
"That's probably the one you know."
He had nothing to talk about, and Kari Gondo stopped talking to him. He held his chin thoughtfully, or maybe he was just in a daze.
The little guard came back much faster than Yin Guihong expected. Soon, a small shadow jumped out of the dark corridor and ran to their feet. Kari Gondo knelt down to let the little messenger crawl back onto him. Although Yin Guihong couldn't hear anything, he seemed to be listening to something and did receive some kind of information.
"Please come this way." Kari Gongduo stepped aside to make way for the entrance and extended his hand in a gesture of invitation.
Yin Guihong followed him, walking through the stone passage, occasionally turning his head to avoid the water drops falling from the top of the cave. Rather than the unique blue ore or cave scenery here, he noticed more traces of the spiritual veins. It seems that Kari Gongduo was worried that he would wander among the spiritual veins, go to other places, and see some of their secrets. The cave is so complicated that one even wonders if the person leading the way will make a few more turns to make it difficult for people to identify the way in and out. Before this doubt had time to grow, Yin Guihong had already been brought to a relatively empty place.
"Sir Satsuki, the guests have arrived."
After hearing what Kari Gondo said, he walked away from him with a much more respectful attitude than before.
Not far from him, there was a crystal clear tea table, glowing with the same green light as many of the scenery here. There are tea cups on top, which are also bright and shiny. One of them is placed close to him, which seems to be prepared for him. Yin Guihong took a few steps closer and could see that the tea in the cup was also of a normal color, like green glass dissolved in water. This color is beautiful when it appears on utensils, but once the food becomes this cold color, it makes people not want to eat it at all.
There is a woman sitting behind the table. She has a young face, but her long hair is silver-grey. The fine silver threads are poured on her complicated green dress, which contrasts with the exquisite silver jewelry all over her body. Her posture was elegant, and the polite smile she showed when she looked at him was also soft and moving, just like the gentle drizzle in late spring, which drew embellished ripples on the still cold lotus pond.
This is of course Gaoyue-kun. To put it more carefully, this is the first time he has had such close contact with the Six Paths of Impermanence except for Kutsutsuki-kun. She is much gentler and kinder than Shuiwu-kun, who we had a close relationship with before, let alone the evil guy like Kugetsuki-kun, or the vicious guy like Kanna-kun. It seems that not all the Six Paths of Impermanence are such cunning and brutal characters.
"Actually, as long as you draw the knife, my men will let you in."
After he sat down, Lord Gaoyue spoke softly, his voice as clear and elegant as a human being. Her meaning was clear: they knew where the sword came from, and it would unmistakably represent Kuchugeki-kun's meaning.
"It sounds very violent, and I don't like shouting and killing at every turn. If it's not necessary, it's better to maintain courtesy." Yin Guihong moved his fingers, but he still didn't pick up the tea cup containing the strange liquid. " I don’t intend to threaten anyone, at least when I come here this time, I just want to calmly… talk about something.”
Satsuki-kun didn't comment, just smiled and turned to the next topic:
"So, what kind of problems did you come with this time?"
"If you don't blame me for being rude, I'll get straight to the point." Yin Guihong sat up straight and leaned forward slightly, "What I want to know is the way to the Tengu Tomb."
Tengu Tomb.
This question seems to go beyond the simple scope that Satsuki-kun expected. She frowned and thought for a moment, looking troubled.
"I can probably predict what you want to do. But - this road is not easy."
She meant something. Yin Guihong could hear the implication. He didn't think too much, so he had already considered the matter thoroughly, or at least he thought so.
"I know. However, I know very well that my strength is too weak now and is far from enough to support me in achieving my goals. In this case, I can only use external objects appropriately."
"There are many ways to help, and there are also many kinds of external things." Gao Yuejun muttered, gently rubbing the teacup with the lid of the cup in her hand. She raised her slender eyes, her brows slightly twisted, as if she was sincerely in love. The ground is worried about this, "Are you determined to go your own way and choose the most dangerous path?"
"I've made up my mind."
"I thought, now that you have found this place, you will not be easily changed by a few words. Even so, I still put the ugly words first." Lord Gaoyue put down the cup and said seriously, "Although there are only a few people who know where the Tengu Tomb is. , but there is, but everyone who goes there never returns."
"The Tengu Tomb does not exist in this world, but is in the gap between life and death. There are many such places, you may have heard of them, such as the Burial Head River, the Dead Man's Swamp... The Tengu Tomb is also one of them. Briefly. What’s special is that it was a space created by the ancestor of the Tengu who tore it apart.”
Gao Yuejun spoke unhurriedly, occasionally raising his eyebrows to secretly observe Yin Guihong's reaction. He kept a straight face, and he was so serious when he called in. He didn't know what he was thinking.
