"What's going on?" Luo Laoqi tilted his head and looked behind the door: "I was too lazy to dig the tunnel halfway, so it was blocked immediately?"
The grim-faced Taoist priest didn't reply, he frowned as if he was thinking about something.
He Siniang said anxiously: "Can we go ahead?! Those giant rats are coming!"
"We can walk!" The grim-faced Taoist priest suddenly said: "I understand, poor Taoist! This is the way the Yemu clan enters the bottom of the valley. If we go out from here, we will definitely find a way to the ground!"
The Taoist priest with a grimace guessed that the deep valley dug by the Yemu clan was from here, and the reason why it was blocked with heavy locks on the stone gate was most likely to prevent the tribesmen from escaping. After all, the Yemu clan was under heavy pressure, so how to confine the tribesmen became a matter of course. A very important question.
There are two exits to this deep valley. One is the Ghost Gate guarded by the beasts. The Taoist priest there still has many questions, but what is certain is that the stone gate was once used by the Yemu clan as the main portal, otherwise he would not have used an alien. The beast comes to guard the gate. The other exit is here. After the Yemu clan entered the valley, most of it was occupied by the Kaiyan beast's lair. In other words, this cliff cave was originally the Kaiyan beast's lair. Later, the Yemu clan died, and the Kaiyan beast returned. They gathered here again, so everyone was made dumplings by them without knowing it.
The Taoist Priest with a grimace felt that his judgment was correct, but he had no time to elaborate with everyone at this time. The Kaiyan Beast at the end of the tunnel had already rushed through the wall of fire and was rushing towards this side. If he didn't leave, he would I really have to stop here and feed the rats.
The Taoist priest with a grimace hurriedly called for everyone to enter the door. He and Luo Laoqi stood guard at the back of the hall on both sides. When everyone went in, the two of them grabbed the stone door and backed away, and then quickly retracted their hands before the stone door was closed. , and then there was a "dong" sound, and the stone door was finally closed again.
Everyone let out a long sigh of relief and felt happy when they heard the scattered scratching sounds behind the door. Xia Houyun smiled sadly and said: "I didn't expect that...ahem...I can still come out alive. I owe this life to you all...ahem!"
Xia Houxiang hurriedly helped Xia Houyun straighten his back: "Second uncle, if you are injured, please stop talking."
"That's right, if you die accidentally, it will be in vain for the Sa family to carry you."
"Please stop saying a few words." The grim-faced Taoist priest glanced at Luo Laoqi, and then said to Xia Houyun: "It's too early to talk about escaping now. The giant rat will be in trouble if the stone door is opened. Besides, the road ahead It’s not a given, if seniors still have the strength, can we continue on our way?”
"Okay, okay, no problem, Luo Baotou doesn't need to be mixed up with the old man, the old man should be able to make do with himself."
The group of people did not dare to rest their breath. After stopping for a moment, they continued walking deeper into the rock crevice.
The rock crevices were filled with jumbled rocks, and they would bump into each other if they were not careful. However, everyone walked smoothly this time because they encountered no other obstacles on the way forward. They just walked along the winding rock crevices. After more than an hour, there was a sudden light in front of me, and at the end was the long-lost sun.
The Taoist priest with a grimace supported the rock wall and drilled out of the crack in the mountain. He looked out at the vast wilderness. Looking from a distance, he saw that the Xuanhu City where everyone set out was actually several miles away to the south.
After everyone's eyes adjusted to the light, they all stepped forward and saw that this mountain crevice was on a cliff several feet high, with a series of mountains behind them. They all know this place. The locals in Xuanhu call it "North Xiaoshan". It is a barren mountain with unusually sparse vegetation and inaccessible people.
Unexpectedly, they had a strange journey today. They crossed the plain from Panlong Temple to protect the country, and actually traveled underground all the way to here. And the reason why this North Xiaoshan Mountain is so desolate, they also found out the reason by some strange combination of circumstances, and it was probably because of it. That volcano underground is causing trouble.
The grim-faced Taoist priest looked up at the sky. The sun was already heading west. It was almost nine hours since he set out last night. The nine hours the Ghost-faced Taoist felt were extremely long. The ancient tombs in the mountains were one after another, and the past was intertwined with each other. Not only did everyone encounter many strange things, but they also experienced several lives and deaths. The Ghost-faced Taoist himself walked However, there is an illusory feeling of walking among the clouds and picking flowers in the mist. So now that I have seen the sun again, I am still in a trance and not sure.
Everyone reflected for a while, and finally felt the joy of escaping from death. Xia Houyun was even more excited and burst into tears. He sighed: "If I can defeat this fight, I will have no regrets for the rest of my life!"
After being happy for a while, the grim-faced Taoist priest suddenly remembered that everyone was stained with iron threads, and the smile on his face disappeared. He reminded everyone a few words, and then invited everyone to go down the mountain and return to the city.
When we returned to the Xuanhu City Inn, the time was right around the corner. Because it was still early for dinner, the tables and chairs in the lobby were empty.
After a brief discussion, everyone decided that since there was no one in the hall, it was better to have some food and talk about future plans.
After finding a seat and sitting down, asking the waiter to order the food, the grimace Taoist priest was the first to speak: "Although this Doudao collapsed, the disaster left behind is very troublesome. Not only was the golden seal of Faqiu destroyed, it also caused us to suffer from serious diseases. These are mistakes that cost lives. If we don’t think of a solution, there is no guarantee that our end will be better than that of Li Tianwen.”
"Yes, the wireworm is a chronic terminal disease. It sucks blood and eats marrow bit by bit. This way of dying while watching yourself slowly turn into a rice dumpling is really too cruel." Xia Houyun agreed.
"Then what did senior plan?"
Xia Houyun shook his head: "Since it is a terminal disease, there is no solution."
"How can you know whether there is a solution or not without trying something?" Taoist Priest Grimace told the clues he and He Siniang analyzed in the stone cave, and then continued: "Although there are many coincidences in the world, everything has a cause and effect. , Pindao thinks we should follow this clue to investigate."
Xia Houyun pondered for a moment, then sighed: "The Taoist Priest's speculation is too wild. How can two ethnic groups that are thousands of years apart and thousands of miles apart be connected? And the Taoist Priest may not understand that the Qinglong Bazi are in the Mushroom Gate. They are the most stubborn among them, and it’s not that easy to deal with them.”
"Why don't you try..."
"Hey, if it's not because I'm afraid of difficulties, I will naturally do my best in the face of my life. It's just that I didn't get the Faqiu Golden Seal this time. There will be a lot of things to deal with in the sect, and I'm afraid I won't be able to spare my hands even if I want to."
Hearing this, the grim-faced Taoist priest glanced at He Siniang, who shook his head slightly. The grim-faced Taoist priest then said: "In this case, the poor Taoist will no longer force others to do anything difficult. Let's just run away after dinner." Lama, we will go our separate ways in the future, and I wish my senior and the head of the Xiahou Sect all the best."
"The same goes for Taoist Priest and you two. The people of Qiang land are strong, so you should be more careful when the time comes."
End of this volume
