At dawn, Ziyang stood at the exit of the cave and looked outside. After finding that no one was around, he pushed aside the weeds as tall as a person in front of him and walked out quietly.
He walked down the mountain along the rugged and narrow mountain road. Everything seemed very peaceful. Suddenly, a deep voice sounded from beside him, like a soul in hell, which startled him.
"Boy, have you seen a seriously injured woman in black with a black mask on her face?"
Zi Yang leaned back and turned around hastily, looking at the man beside him with a panicked expression. Zi Yang was not aware of his appearance at all, just like a ghost, and made no sound at all.
He was wearing blue and black clothes, had short hair, was in his twenties, and had a sallow face, looking sickly, like a sick man.
But he is such a sick man, but he has a pair of sharp eagle eyes, giving people a different feeling, he! It's not as weak as it seems.
After hearing his words, Ziyang immediately thought of Yingluo. He pretended to be puzzled and asked: "Apart from you and me, is there anyone else in this mountain?"
The man's eagle eyes opened slightly, staring closely at Zi Yang. At this moment, Zi Yang's heart trembled, as if he had seen through him.
Not long after, the man's deep voice sounded again: "I can see through your heart, I hope you won't lie to me."
Although Zi Yang was a little scared, she still shook her head and smiled at his eagle eyes, pretending to be calm, and said: "Since you can see through my heart, you naturally know whether what I just said is true or false."
Hearing this, the man immediately smiled and said calmly: "Very good, very good, let's go."
Zi Yang glanced at him with confusion, always feeling that this man's smile was a little weird, but he didn't stay and walked down the mountain.
The man stood there, staring at Zi Yang as he left, his eagle eyes emitting a faint golden light.
After Zi Yang's figure was obscured by the trees in the mountains, his eyes widened suddenly, his face looked quite panicked, as if he had been frightened, and said to himself: "How could this happen? This is impossible? It must be me. It’s a mistake, it must be!”
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Zi Yang came to the small town along the mountain forest road. Apart from the sickly eagle-eyed man, he saw no one else along the way, which made him extremely surprised.
Because the footsteps he heard in the cave at night were not just one wave of people, but several waves of people walking outside.
But the strange thing is that when he came out of the cave this morning, he only met one person, and the others seemed to disappear out of thin air.
What he was sure of was that there must be several forces hiding in the mountains, and they seemed to be looking for something.
Ziyang was thinking as he walked, and he smelled the mellow aroma of wine as he walked. He immediately stopped and looked up, and found that he had arrived outside the tavern without knowing it.
Just as he was about to enter the tavern, out of the corner of his eye, he spotted a dark shadow disappearing into the alley. He immediately chased after it, but he didn't find anyone.
"Strange? I clearly saw someone just now, who was it?" Ziyang frowned slightly, holding his chin with his hand and lost in thought.
The opponent was extremely fast, but he didn't even see his shadow. From this, he knew that the person's strength must be higher than his.
The air was filled with a faint fragrance. Ziyang took a deep sniff, then widened his eyes and said, "This fragrance?!!!"
He looked around and asked eagerly: "Is it you? Why are you avoiding me?"
At this moment, Xuan Yi and Jia Juesheng wanted to go up the mountain to look for Zi Yang. When they passed by the tavern, they found Zi Yang talking to himself in the air.
Xuan Yi pointed at the man in black standing at the entrance of the alley and said excitedly: "Hey, Jia Juesheng, isn't that Zi Yang!"
In order to prevent himself from misunderstanding, Jia Juesheng rubbed his eyes deliberately. After confirming that he was correct, he happily said: "Yes, it's him!"
The two of them laughed and ran over, but on the way they heard Zi Yang's questioning voice: "Why don't you dare to come out to see me? What are you afraid of?"
Jia Juesheng immediately grabbed Xuan Yi's arm and whispered: "That's wrong. Who is Ziyang talking to?"
"This... I don't know either." Xuan Yi frowned, also confused.
The two of them did not rush over to disturb him, but stood there quietly waiting for him. After a while, Zi Yang stopped talking. He looked back at the two of them, with a look of disappointment on his face.
Jia Juesheng and Xuan Yi looked at each other. Both of them were a little confused. The former was the first to speak: "Zi Yang, what's wrong with you? Who were you talking to just now?"
Zi Yang said oh intentionally or unintentionally, and said in a low mood: "It's nothing."
Xuan Yi saw that Zi Yang didn't want to say anything, so he didn't ask further. He said, "Zi Yang, where are we going next?"
Zi Yang asked as he walked: "Is the caravan coming?"
Jia Juesheng said calmly: "I came last night. But I left early this morning."
"Walking so fast..." Zi Yang frowned slightly and continued to ask, "Have you met any strange people in the town these days?"
Xuan Yi immediately replied: "Yes! A few days ago, people from many reincarnation realms came here in groups. Just last night, Jia Juesheng and I met a white-haired man carrying a heavy sword. "
"Just judging from the aura emanating from that person, he must be a strong man. I don't know what level he is in."
Jia Juesheng glanced at Zi Yang, who was bowing his head in deep thought, and asked, "Zi Yang, could it be that you have also encountered this?"
Zi Yang shook his head and said carefully: "No. When I was going down the mountain this morning, I met a man with a pair of eagle eyes and a sickly look on the road."
"The scary thing is that he could appear next to me without anyone noticing, but I didn't notice it at all."
"It can be seen from this that that person is definitely not simple. I just don't know if the white-haired man with the side sword he told you about is the same group."
As soon as he said this, Xuan Yi and Jia Juesheng looked at each other, and both of them looked puzzled and asked: "Are they in the same group?"
Zi Yang said with a hint of sadness: "This place is not safe. Currently, there are at least two forces here, and a war might break out soon."
Jia Juesheng paused, looked at Zi Yang and asked, "Zi Yang, since this place is very dangerous, should we stay or leave?"
Although Xuan Yi didn't speak, he still looked at Zi Yang.
"Don't leave! There are so many people gathered here, they shouldn't be fighting for treasures..." Ziyang thought for a while, then suddenly raised his head and said, "No! Could it be that..."
He slowly cast his gaze towards the mountains in the distance and remembered what Ying Luo had said to him, that there was something under the pool.
This couldn't help but make him think that with so many people walking around in the mountains at night, they must be looking for something. So, could that thing be hidden under the pool?
Jia Juesheng saw him looking at the mountains in the distance without saying a word. After a moment, he asked: "Zi Yang, what did you think of?"
Zi Yang didn't even look at the two of them, and walked away without looking back: "There is something in the mountains, I have to go back!"
Xuan Yi and Jia Juesheng hurriedly caught up with him and stopped him. The former said: "Zi Yang! I don't know how many people are hidden in the mountain. It's too reckless for you to go alone."
Zi Yang's eyes were firm and he said: "No! I must go and have a look. Even if my judgment is wrong, I will go!"
Jia Juesheng advised: "Zi Yang, don't go. Let's not talk about whether you can get that thing. Even if you get it, do you think you can go down the mountain safely?"
"Listen to my advice, let's get out of here quickly."
Ziyang said very persistently: "Leave? No! No! No matter what, I have to go back and take a look."
Seeing that he couldn't stop him anymore, Jia Juesheng took a step back and discussed with him: "Okay, okay, we won't stop you if you want to go up the mountain, but I hope you promise to go at night. Compared with during the day, I I think it’s relatively safe to go into the mountains at night.”
"In the evening..." Zi Yang frowned and paused. After hesitating for a long time, he said helplessly: "I also want to go at night, but I'm afraid I'll be late."
Yingluo's injuries are recovering little by little. Not to mention that she took the things under the pool and left the cave first. Even if her injuries have not fully recovered, she will definitely have recovered almost. If Ziyang goes at night, he will Afraid of losing my life but not coming back.
After thinking about it, he finally sighed and said helplessly: "Forget it, no matter how important the things are, they are not as important as my life, so I won't go!"
Upon hearing that he was not going, Xuan Yi and Jia Juesheng breathed a sigh of relief. The latter smiled and asked, "That's right. Ziyang, are we leaving here right now?"
Zi Yang said directly: "Wait! Wait a few more days. If they fight and both sides are injured, our chance will come."
The smile on Jia Juesheng's face gradually solidified, and he said: "No. Ziyang, they are much stronger than us. Even if we are seriously injured, the three of us may not be their opponents."
"Let me tell you, leaving now is the best choice if nothing happens."
Zi Yang smiled and said: "Don't worry, it doesn't matter if we wait here for a few days. If there is a chance to get benefits, it will be different."
Xuan Yi thought for a while, nodded and said: "That's right. Their attention should not be on us, Jia Juesheng, or we can just listen to Ziyang and wait here for three or two days."
Although Jia Juesheng was a little reluctant, he had no choice but to give up. He said, "Okay! You both decided to wait. I can't leave alone."
Zi Yang looked at Xuan Yi and smiled, then looked at Jia Juesheng and said, "That's right! Only with patience can you wait for the opportunity."
"Even if we gain nothing in the end, we have nothing to lose."
Xuanyi suddenly said: "Zi Yang, I have an idea!"
After seeing the puzzled looks of the two people, he whispered: "Since we have already killed their people, we might as well just stop doing it and take the opportunity to grab something from them. What do you think?"
Hearing this, Zi Yang seemed to have guessed that the two of them had been to the thatched cottage where he lived and had killed someone.
He put his arms around their shoulders and asked as they walked. Gradually, the three figures disappeared into the deserted streets.
