The night was dark.
The deserted mountains are silent.
Suddenly a horse neighed, a gust of cold wind whizzed, and then there were several "plop la la" sounds, and the sound of frightened birds piercing the forest echoed in the mountains, making this deserted place even more eerie and terrifying.
Yu Ye stared at the mountain stream not far away.
He often sleeps in the wild, he is brave enough, and he has cultivation and a sword by his side, so he is not afraid of anything.
In the mountain stream only a few feet away, there seemed to be light flickering slightly.
Bright fire bug?
A kind of bug that can glow, the villagers call it the fire bug.
And how could a tiny insect startle a horse?
Yu Ye stood up and reached out to grab the sword.
The mountain stream is ordinary. There is just a crack in the mountain wall, and the mountain stream flows down from it, then overflows the mountain road and flows away.
Yuye walked to the mouth of the mountain stream.
The mountain stream was two or three feet wide, but more than ten feet deep, there was a human figure standing there, emitting white light, which was extremely eye-catching and strange in this quiet night.
Yu Ye was shocked.
His consciousness could reach thirty feet away, but he didn't even notice that there was a person hiding so close to him.
"Who's here?"
Yu Ye shouted in a deep voice, unsheathing his sword.
The man in the mountain stream did not respond, but slowly raised his head. With her long hair flying, she showed an exquisite face. She is a beautiful young woman, standing with her bare feet, wearing a long dress like feather gauze fluttering in the wind, her graceful figure exuding a strange charm. I saw her red lips parted slightly, her voice sounding like spitting green——
"I am the Mysterious Lady in Heaven, I will help you get out of trouble, come on..."
The woman smiled sweetly again and moved her slender hand, and then the fragrance filled the air, as if there was a spring tide surging, making it difficult to control herself.
Yu Ye just felt his mind was blurred, and he took two steps back. He couldn't help but look stupid, and the raised sword slowly fell down.
Hearing soft and compassionate words ring in my ears again——
"Your life was wasted, your life is like a duckweed, you are floating alone, and your life is precarious. You are compassionate and compassionate, and work hard to do good, but you are burdened with infamy and are in a dilemma of life and death. I understand your suffering and know that you are tired. Come and swim with me in the sky. On the bank of the stars. , is your home..."
Yu Zhi's head trembled and his nose became sore.
He is like a child walking at night. Even if he is afraid or wronged, he does not dare to speak out. He can only be patient and strong, but he is also lonely and confused. He also wanted someone to comfort and care for him, and someone to understand his difficulties. And the road under your feet is doomed to a lifetime of loneliness.
In a trance, the beauty who called herself Xuannv walked over, stretched out her soft arms, and with the scent of fragrance and irresistible temptation, she murmured: "Come on..."
Yu Ye's face was flushed and his eyes were blurred.
Just when his soul was lost, the long sword hanging low in his hand suddenly struck out with a sharp sword light.
"call--"
No flesh and blood was seen flying around, and there were no screams. Only the cold wind swept away, and the beauty disappeared without a trace.
Yu Ye staggered two steps and stood with a sword in both hands. His face was still flushed, but his wandering eyes gradually calmed down.
But where the cold wind went, there was a small figure in the mountain stream. It has four legs, a long tail, pointed ears, and a short muzzle. It is all white and its eyes are blood red. It is actually a white fox. Its body is trembling and it looks extremely panicked.
"Pooh!"
Yu Ye spat bitterly and walked sideways into the mountain stream.
The old man in the village said that if you hunt outside all year round, you will inevitably encounter strange and bizarre situations. It's okay to encounter ghosts. Hunters carry murderous intent and are not afraid of evil spirits, but are afraid of encountering wild foxes and yellow wolves. The wild fox is especially cunning and likes to confuse people's minds. I just thought it was an anecdote about an old man coaxing a child, but never took it seriously. Who would have thought that he would actually bump into it in this barren mountain and wilderness.
Fortunately, he is kind-hearted but firm in his thoughts, and he is ignorant about the affairs between men and women, so he is confused but not confused at the critical moment. His cruel sword not only broke through the wild fox's illusion, but also saved himself in the end.
We can't spare this little thing, lest it harm others!
Yu Ye took a few steps sideways and raised the long sword in his hand.
The white fox did not escape, but lay on the ground, with a frightened expression that seemed to reveal reluctance and pleading.
Yu Ye's expression condensed.
In the stone crevice behind the white fox, there is a bunch of green leaves, and a bunch of green-red fruits hang on the branches between the leaves, exuding a faint fragrance.
Strange fruit?
No matter what kind of fruit it is, it must be something that the white fox cherishes very much.
Is this little thing worried about someone snatching its fruits, so it plays tricks here?
Yu Ye figured out the reason, and the anger in his heart suddenly disappeared. Heaven and earth nurture all things, and each has its own way of living. As long as there is no harm to each other, why not live in harmony and be at peace with each other.
The white fox was still lying on the ground, but tilted his head and stared at him, his expression was quite well-behaved, and his blood-red eyes had a hint of agility.
"Hmph, don't harm others or yourself again!"
Yu Ye pretended to be stern and gave a lesson before turning around and exiting the mountain stream.
He returned to his original position and sat down.
The frightened horse also came from a distance.
At this time, the valley was empty and the night was lonely.
Yu Ye suddenly felt a little tired.
Was the hallucination just now caused by the white fox's illusion, or was it caused by the confusion of his mind?
…
Another night.
Under the faint moonlight, a figure passed by the mouth of the valley. In the valley is a small village with a few lights still on. The figure passed by the mound in the south of the village, paused for a moment, lingered at the entrance of the village for a while, and then headed straight for the mountain behind the village.
Through the woods and across the stream.
The figure disappeared into the rugged and steep mountain road.
In an instant, the familiar cliff is right in front of you.
The figure fell down, it was a young man, with a fluttering gown, light steps, but a solemn look, and a thoughtful look in his eyes under his thick eyebrows.
It was Yu Ye.
He took the wrong road before and was delayed for a few days. After arriving at Xingyuan Valley tonight, he hid his mount in the woods outside the valley and returned to Yujiacun alone.
He did not dare to alarm the clansmen in the village, because the great revenge had not been avenged, and he had no face to face his fellow villagers.
However, when passing by the village entrance, he checked the two thatched houses under the old trees. That was Qiub's residence, but it was neglected and covered with dust. The old man was obviously not in the village.
The cliff here is where Qiub took him to recover from his injuries.
Yu Ye walked more than ten feet to the right, and the cave where he once hid was still the same as before. Looking through the dark hole, there was a pile of dead branches and bird droppings inside the small cave. Other than that, there is nothing.
More than nine months have passed since the heavy snow closed the mountains at the end of last year until the end of summer and the beginning of autumn now. Where had he been during such a long period of time?
An old man found it difficult to get out of Xingyuan Valley. What's more, he threw away the bamboo stick...
Yu Ye turned around and came to a cliff.
In front of the cliff is a bush of thorns. He clearly remembered that Qiub's bamboo stick was lost here. The mountain road here was quite steep and covered with snow at that time. How could Qiub go down the mountain without a bamboo stick?
Yu Ye frowned and fell into deep thought.
If you want to find the whereabouts of Qiub, you can't let go of any doubts.
Yu Ye recalled the scene when he picked up the bamboo stick and carefully examined the trees in front of him.
There was no snow cover, and the trees were filled with gravel. Among the gravel, there is a raised bluestone, only the size of a fist. It looks ordinary, but it goes several feet deep into the ground. Without spiritual awareness, it would be difficult to detect its abnormalities.
Yu Ye couldn't help but stretched out his foot to step on it, but the bluestone didn't move at all. He put a little force on his feet, and the bluestone suddenly sank. At the same time, the sound of stones rubbing against each other came from behind. He looked back and his eyes widened.
Behind you is the cliff.
There is a cliff more than ten feet high, connected with the mountain. The cliff was covered with moss and hung with vines. It looked like there was no mystery, but suddenly a hole opened in it.
Yu Ye looked at the entrance of the cave and then at the trees.
The bluestone among the trees was still intact, but it had sunk three inches.
Formation mechanism?
Since I saw Tao Feng and others' formation last time, I checked the classics and got a little understanding of it. The traps used by hunters and Jianghu people are mostly ingenious in structure; while the formation traps used by cultivators are not only ingenious in structure, but also ingenious in the changes of formation flags, prohibitions and many other means.
If Qiu Bo was an expert in cultivating Taoism, such a formation mechanism would be simple to him.
Could it be that Jub is in the cave?
The entrance of the cave is two feet wide and five feet high. The interior of the cave is dark and unpredictable, but it seems to have been closed for a long time, and a rotten smell emanates from it.
Yu Ye hesitated for a moment, lowered his head and walked sideways into the cave entrance. Before he could stand still, he heard the sound of stones rubbing against each other again.
It turned out to be a stone slab, slowly blocking the entrance of the cave from which it came. On the ground next to it, there was a piece of bluestone protruding. If you step on the stone, you should be able to open the cave entrance and get back outside.
Yu Ye reached out and took out a luminous pearl.
Under the weak pearl light, there is a cave with a radius of more than ten feet. The cave was empty, and there was no sign of Qiu Bo at all. On the right side of the cave, there is another entrance five feet high.
Yu Ye was about to walk towards the entrance of the cave, but stopped again.
Although the cave was empty, there was a stone in the open space. On the stone, there is a small black ring-shaped object.
What is this?
Yu Ye lowered his head and looked at it.
The ring-shaped object is as small as a storage ring, but its texture is not jade, but like black iron. Even if it is scanned with spiritual consciousness, it is still an ordinary iron ring.
Yu Ye reached out and picked up the iron ring.
The moment the iron ring enters the hand, spiritual consciousness is naturally immersed in it.
Yu Ye raised his eyebrows, slightly surprised.
Within the iron ring, is there another world?
This iron ring, which looks inconspicuous at first glance, is indeed a gift ring. The ordinary gift ring is only a few feet in size. The sky and the earth in the iron ring are dozens of feet in diameter, and the space is far beyond imagination.
Yu Ye put the iron ring on the middle finger of his left hand and urged his consciousness to wave it gently.
A jade slip and a palm-sized jade stone fell to the ground.
Although the space inside the iron ring is large, it only stores two things.
Yu Ye picked up the jade slips and jade stones and looked at them separately.
Inside the jade slip is a chapter on martial arts, "The Art of Forbidden Heaven". The use is not yet known.
The jade stone is carved from purple jade, palm-sized and crystal clear. It slightly reflects the light of the luminous pearl, and instantly glows with dazzling purple light. And at the moment when the light flickered, there seemed to be a majestic energy awakening and exploding, which suddenly made people's minds shake and panic.
Yu Ye hurriedly put away the jade stone and jade slips, still amazed.
Could this iron ring and the items inside the iron ring be left by Qiub?
Yu Ye raised the luminous pearl and slowly walked towards the cave entrance next to it.
When he stepped into the cave entrance, his expression changed drastically...
