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Yuye stood in panic.
There was really a person sitting in front of the stone wall he faced.
It wasn't his father's remains, he didn't recognize them.
This is a strange middle-aged man, wearing a cloth robe, sitting cross-legged, but his eyes are sunken, his skin is cracked, his facial bones and teeth are exposed, and his hideous and ugly expression is extremely terrifying.
A dead person has been dead for a long time.
Curiously, his remains were not completely decomposed. He is not dressed like a hunter in the mountains. Especially the way he holds his hands together looks quite weird.
Yu Ye brought the torch closer.
The hands of the dead appear black. There is a white ring on the middle finger of the left hand that looks like a dead branch. It looks like an accessory of a wealthy family, but it is not made of precious gold or silver.
Who could die here?
Why didn't the big snake swallow him? Is his father's death related to him?
Yu Ye became more and more confused and wanted to take a closer look.
Suddenly I heard someone shout——
"stop!"
The moment the words were spoken, a strong wind suddenly came, and the dead man's hands were blown to pieces, and the white ring flew out.
Yu Ye was so frightened that he almost threw the torch in his hand to the ground.
Two or three feet away, there was another figure. He is a young man in his twenties, with a bun on his head, wearing a green robe, and his appearance is quite dignified. He looked at the white ring in his hand and couldn't help but said with joy: "Haha, if the Nawu Ring is a thing of Qizhou Demon Cultivator, wouldn't it be a hundred times or a thousand times better than Xuanhuang Dan..."
Yu Ye didn't know anything about the gift ring, and he didn't know anything about Qizhou, Mo Xiu, etc., but the sudden appearance of the young man surprised him. The other party's ghostly figure, incredible methods, and tone of voice were no stranger to him.
Oh, I remembered it.
It's him!
.
The figure met in the river valley before and the man talking to Bai Zhi outside Lingjiao Town were both the same person. He was Bai Zhi's senior brother. After that, he disappeared without a trace. Now he appears again, in this secret cave. He must have been searching here from a cave entrance far away. What on earth was he going to do?
"Wow--"
After the corpse's hands were blown to pieces, the mutilated torso could not support itself and collapsed, perhaps due to external force.
Yu Ye couldn't help but duck back, but his eyes narrowed.
Broken corpses were scattered on the ground, and the once intact clothes were in pieces. Then something rolled out from the broken bones and rolled right to his feet.
Bai Zhi's senior brother may have been immersed in joy and ignored the movement here.
Out of curiosity, Yu Zhi reached out and picked up the object at his feet.
It is a bead, the size of a chicken egg, yellow in color, and completely round. The moment you hold it, an inexplicable chill goes straight into your heart.
Yu Ye shuddered.
What is this?
"Huh……"
Senior Brother Bai Zhi pondered the ring in his hand, seemingly unable to figure it out. His eyes lit up in disappointment.
A young man holding a torch stood stupidly not far away. And in his hand, he actually held a yellow bead.
Senior Brother Bai Zhi's face once again showed a look of surprise, and he couldn't wait to say: "Bring it!"
Yu Ye looked up blankly and said, "Why?"
He has already seen that the beads are ownerless things. Since he picked them up, why should he give them away? What's more, the place where the incident occurred is related to dad's death, so the meaning of this bead is even more extraordinary.
"hehe!"
Brother Bai Zhi felt that it was funny and turned around to look behind him.
The entrance to the cave he came from has been blocked by him. The dark place, except for him and Yu Ye, was filled with blood and bones and remains on the ground.
Senior Brother Bai Zhi's smile had a hint of mystery. He took out two pieces of cloth from his arms and waved them gently, muttering something silently. Then he raised his hand and threw it, and two "boom" fireballs swept across the entire cave.
Yu Ye was shocked, turned around and ran away.
The fireball "crackles" and burns extremely fiercely. The raging flames almost melted the stone and swallowed everything. The scorching heat wave that followed made it difficult to breathe and there was nowhere to hide.
Although Yu Ye didn't know the situation, he knew that danger was coming, and he just wanted to escape from the cave and escape the fate of being buried in the sea of fire. But before he could even take two steps, his path was blocked by blazing fire. Just when he was panicking, a strange cold air suddenly enveloped his whole body through his palms. The flames and burning pain that had rushed towards him disappeared without a trace.
At the same time, the fire burning in the cave gradually extinguished. The remains of the dead and the big snake, as well as the blood and broken bones on the ground, were all reduced to ashes.
"not dead?"
Senior Brother Bai Zhi was slightly surprised to see Yu Ye unscathed, and then he made some guesses, and his expression became even more greedy. He clapped his hands, his words filled with threats——
"Bring the treasure!"
Yu Ye froze on the spot, looking at the beads in his hand in disbelief.
A small bead, turned out to be a treasure?
He was almost burned to death by the flames formed by the fireball. It was the bead he held in his palm that emitted a layer of cold air, saving him from the bad luck of being burned by the flames. According to this, this is indeed a rare treasure.
However, Brother Bai Zhi is arrogant and unreasonable, and his magical powers are too scary. What should he do if he starts to snatch the treasure?
Yu Ye was still hesitant, and suddenly he heard someone say: "Your life is not guaranteed, run away——"
The voice was extremely soft but unmistakable. Someone was urging him to escape from this place.
Who is speaking?
No one else was seen in the cave.
However, Senior Brother Bai Zhi had already walked up to him and reached out to grab him.
Yu Ye wanted to hand over the beads, but couldn't help but hide them behind his back, and said anxiously: "Brother, I have no grudges against you, and I have no grudges against Miss Bai, why did you kill me..."
Before he finished speaking, his chest was grabbed.
A sneering face came to the tip of his nose and asked in a mocking and doubtful tone: "Boy, do you recognize me?"
Yu Ye hurriedly said: "Outside Lingjiao Town, I ran into my brother and Miss Bai..."
Bai Zhi's senior brother did not let go, but held him tighter. The fingers were like iron hooks, almost scratching his bones.
"Oh, how did you know I wanted to kill you?"
"I……"
Yu Ye's chest hurt unbearably, and he couldn't breathe when he spoke. The half-smiling face was still swaying in front of him, and the gloomy eyes made him shudder.
He suddenly realized that no matter whether he handed over the beads today or not, he would not survive.
Yu Ye struggled hard, but still couldn't get away. Before the torch in his left hand was extinguished, it swept over him.
"boom--"
Brother Bai Zhi waved his arms to block him.
The torch flew out of the air and landed on the ground a few feet away. Then the fire went out and darkness returned to the surrounding area.
Yu Ye took the opportunity to break away from the restraints, quickly put the beads in his arms, turned around and ran away. In a moment of panic, he couldn't choose his way and hit the stone wall with a bang. He suppressed his dizziness and looked around hurriedly. Senior Brother Bai Zhi had already caught up to him, grabbed his neck, slammed him against the stone wall again, and said angrily: "Boy, where are you running away from?"
Yu Ye's neck was pinched, his feet were off the ground, his eyes were black, and he was unable to resist. At this moment, he was in doom. And the more this happened, the more it aroused his bloody nature. He forced himself to reach for his arms and said with difficulty: "The treasure... the treasure is here..."
Senior Brother Bai Zhi was unmoved and reached out to tear his robe.
The robe ripped open and a bead rolled out.
Brother Bai Zhi was already impatient and reached out to grab the beads. At this moment, a sharp blade stabbed his lower abdomen. The lower abdomen of a cultivator is where the Dantian Qi Sea is located. He was suddenly startled and hurriedly escaped.
This person was not an ordinary person, and he didn't take a mountain boy seriously at all. Unexpectedly, the two parties were close at hand, and the incident happened suddenly, so he was unprepared, leaving him in a panic.
Yu Ye grabbed the short knife from his arms and took advantage of the situation to fight back. The opponent dodged very quickly and the sharp blade missed. When his feet landed on the ground, he threw forward with all his strength.
Senior Brother Bai Zhi was forced to retreat, and he was already filled with shame and anger, so he muttered something silently, waved his sleeves and clapped his hands.
Yu Ye never thought about killing people, he only fought to fight off powerful enemies to find a way to survive. Unexpectedly, the castration of the short sword was suddenly blocked, and a powerful force came.
"boom--"
Yu Ye flew away from the ground and fell heavily to the ground. He couldn't help but open his mouth, but he cried out in pain silently. He hurriedly got up, his head felt dizzy, and little sparks appeared in front of his eyes.
However, among the flying sparks, there seemed to be a bead rolling.
Brother Bai Zhi succeeded in counterattacking, but he still gritted his teeth with hatred.
A stupid boy actually made him so embarrassed. In anger, he became murderous. He flicked his long sleeve and found a dagger in his hand.
Yu Ye's right arm was no longer functioning; his left hand was holding a bead tightly. He was still lying on the ground, moving with difficulty, panicking, and feeling helpless.
Although he couldn't see Senior Brother Bai Zhi, he knew that he was approaching. He tried his best, but in the end it was all in vain. That man was far more cruel and terrifying than a jackal, tiger or leopard. Especially since he had a sharp blade in his hand, it actually emitted a faint light in the darkness.
Alas, there are too many unknowns between heaven and earth, waiting for him to explore them one by one. It's a pity that I can't survive, and I can only regret this life. If there is an afterlife, he must understand the methods of ghosts and gods, possess strong skills, and never be bullied by bad people again...
Just when Yu Ye was mourning, the mysterious words from before sounded again——
"Swallow it!"
"oh……"
Yu Ye didn't understand.
"The Jiao Dan in your hand, swallow it, run away for your life..."
The slight voice seemed to come from his ears or the top of his head, or from the depths of his soul, making it difficult for him to resist in a desperate situation.
The beads are Jiao Dan?
Swallow it and you can escape!
Yu Ye didn't have time to think too much, he stuffed the beads into his mouth, then rolled and twisted on the spot, like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered in its death struggle.
Brother Bai Zhi came in a fierce manner and only wanted to kill people and seize the treasure. Unexpectedly, the other party actually swallowed the treasure, so he hurriedly slashed with his sword. And after a few "bang, bang" blows, he was so angry that his eyes widened with anger.
Not only did Yu Ye not die, he disappeared. He was so busy snatching treasures that he actually ignored the cracks in the rocks on the ground. The kid just turned over and rolled into the crevices of the rocks right before his eyes.
The stone cracks are natural and wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, just enough for one person to walk through.
I got closer to check, and sure enough, someone was running down along the cracks in the rocks. I could still see his feet, struggling to move between the cracks...
