As we continued to move forward, everyone's atmosphere was not as peaceful as before.
Perhaps it was the episode just now that caused the relationship that was originally maintained on the surface to fall to a freezing point.
Especially Li Dao and Li Ming. Although these two people have the same surname, they are actually not related and they are not familiar with each other. After both had conflicts with Qi Mingchen, these two people got closer. What are you talking about?
Luo Mu wanted to come over to chat, but was unable to get away for the time being because he was entangled by Nan Ruiga.
Huo Mian, another outer disciple who has always kept a low profile, always remains silent and does not speak out no matter what happens.
"I saw."
This low-key outer disciple suddenly said to him.
Qi Mingchen glanced at him and said nothing, knowing that this man was talking about the antidote pill he gave to the villagers.
"Why did you do this?" Huo Mian's voice sounded full of doubts, and she didn't understand why he would do this.
“If you want to do it, do it.”
"Did you find something, right?" Huo Mian said in a determined tone, as if he had guessed something terrible. "You saved these villagers because you discovered the inside story. You didn't want all these people to die and hide the secret."
Qi Mingchen turned to look at the people aside, with a little surprise in his eyes.
This man's personality seems to be somewhat similar to Romu.
"You're thinking too much." He could only reply.
"I won't tell others. You don't have to hide it from me. I have investigated your experiences in the past few months. I know that you are hiding a huge secret. If possible, you don't need to bear it alone."
Huo Mian was as serious as if he was going to accept the secret together in the next second, and he was extremely serious.
"..." Qi Mingchen didn't think there was any problem in shouldering the responsibility alone. At the same time, after the ghost ghost appeared, many of his secrets were also shared.
"Is there a huge secret hidden in that village, or is the demon clan about to invade!"
[Pfft, this kid has a very rich imagination, and the demons invaded. He probably read too many secular picture books. Only the top forces in the human world are qualified to come into contact with the demons. The demons want to invade. I don’t like this place either...]
Hearing Ming Gui's words, Qi Mingchen felt that Huo Mian was a person whose heart was extremely inconsistent with his appearance. He couldn't find words to describe such a state, and he only felt that the other person was very unreliable.
Speaking of the demon clan, it does sound very far away. It is spread in everyone's memory like a legend, but we know that the demon clan is real.
"Don't think too much." Qi Mingchen replied.
"You don't have to hide it. Really, the purpose of my training is to be able to do great things one day! Although we are both outer disciples, I am a few years older than you and can be called your senior brother, so naturally I will not harm you. "
Seeing how persistent the other party was, Qi Mingchen asked, "Why do you want to do such a big thing?"
"..." This time it was Huo Mian's turn to be silent, and he answered after a long time, "Because when I came to the teacher's door, my mother-in-law wanted me to do something big. She has died of illness now..."
At this time, the team came to a forest, and Luo Mu shouted from the front: "We will go directly through this forest today, and we will reach Jiange's sphere of influence tomorrow!"
"It's finally here!"
When everyone heard these words, their original boring and tired state due to the rush dissipated a lot. Qi Mingchen looked at the people aside and said: "Maybe living a good life can be considered a big event."
"Drive!" he said and continued to move forward, observing the environment of the forest under the sunset.
This road was very quiet, and there were no signs of an ambush, but he knew very well that those members of the Meteor Sect were ambushing here.
Originally, he had three guessed locations. There was no fighting in the first few locations. Now only this place is left. Although he can reach the Jiange power by passing through here, this forest is not small and is very suitable for an ambush, not to mention This is also the place where everyone is most tired and most likely to slack off after a long journey.
After entering the Jiange area, the Meteor Sect did not dare to take action. This was the most likely place to ambush, and it was also the last chance to take action.
After everyone entered, they were still talking and laughing, looking very relaxed. At this time, Li Dao suggested: "This road is not easy to walk at night, why not find a suitable place to rest for the night."
Luo Mu disagreed and said: "A night's rest will waste a lot of time, and strange beasts may appear. It is better to go out of the forest at once."
"If we waste another night, we still have some time to rest." Mo Xixi put her arms around her waist and said openly, "It's hard to hide from any danger that arises late at night!"
Seeing that most people agreed with the suggestion of taking a night's rest, Luo Mu helplessly asked the elder, "What do you think, elder?"
"You can do whatever you want." The elder still looked like that.
Finally, Romu sighed and said, "Then let's find a campfire in an open space to rest after dark."
This time, everyone no longer had any objections.
Before dark, a mid-level first-order strange beast suddenly pounced on him. Since he was easily killed, someone suggested: "Let's roast this meat tonight!"
Received everyone's approval.
At night, everyone found an open space, collected firewood, and started a fire. They separated the pieces of meat from exotic animals with knives, strung them into skewers, and grilled them over the fire.
"I thought it would be terrible to rest outside, but I didn't expect to have barbecue. It's also very beautiful!"
Mo Xixi smelled the aroma of barbecue and smiled.
Qi Mingchen sat aside, opened the wine gourd, and drank slowly, not preparing to eat barbecue.
After all, the person who started the barbecue was Li Dao who was the most active after entering the forest.
But he didn't plan to eat, and someone didn't want to fulfill his wish.
Li Dao came over with a bunch of freshly roasted meat, handed it to him with a smile, and said, "Senior brother, I spoke too harshly before, now I'm going to apologize to you. I've also heard that you like to drink. Come and take it, wine goes well with meat!"
Qi Mingchen sat on the stone, with flames jumping behind Li Dao. His back was turned to the light, casting a large shadow on the man's face, making it difficult to see his true expression.
However, judging from Li Dao's true mood, it should be a smile, but it was not a friendly smile.
It's more like...a smile that the conspiracy is about to succeed.
He took the meat without saying a word, but didn't eat it. He still looked at Li Dao.
I thought to myself that at any time, it is best not to laugh too early.
"How about trying your senior brother's craftsmanship!" Li Dao urged.
Qi Mingchen suddenly asked: "Brother, why did you give me the first skewer of barbecue? Normally, you should give it to the strongest elder, or senior sister Mo Xixi, who is the strongest among the inner disciples." ?"
Li Dao's body stiffened slightly and said: "I mainly felt that what I just said was too serious and I felt sorry for it, so I gave it to my junior brother. Of course, I should give it to the elder with the highest seniority first. This has nothing to do with strength, except for the elder." Besides, I should give it to Senior Brother Luo Mu first, right?"
"Senior Brother Li Dao, you shouldn't have given it to me first out of selfish motives. You have to deliver the food as planned, right?"
He chuckled and said lightly.
"What do you mean? I gave it to you first out of kindness. Just forget it if you don't want to eat it. What are you talking nonsense about here?"
"Are you talking nonsense?" Qi Mingchen stood up, picked up the barbecue and looked through it, "Senior brother, do you know what I accidentally overheard when I was at the Yunwu Altar?"
Li Dao froze and looked at him in disbelief, but his back was turned to everyone, so no one noticed this man's expression.
"Junior Brother Qi, what do you want to say?" Mo Xixi said impatiently.
Qi Mingchen's words attracted everyone's attention. After all, Li Dao's apology was strange in the eyes of others.
Everyone was puzzled by his sudden riddle.
"Senior brother, you are a direct disciple, why would you rather kill me to get a spot!"
"Junior brother, since you clearly want to die, I will satisfy you. Not only will you die, but everyone who has the quota will die, do you know?"
Qi Mingchen imitated the tone of the conversation he heard at that time and looked directly at Li Dao, "I heard this conversation in the cave at that time. You are the only direct disciple with a quota. I want to ask Senior brother, was it you who killed someone at the Yunwu Altar?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Dao's eyes burst out with strong murderous intent. He stared at him and said, "Junior brother, some things should not be said nonsense. How could I kill someone just for a quota? I am a direct disciple. ? And do you have any evidence for this?"
Qi Mingchen looked at Luo Mu, "Senior Brother Luo should have seen me at the Yunwu Altar with his own eyes the day before the incident happened."
Others looked at Luo Mu, who nodded stiffly and said reluctantly: "That's true."
"Then why don't you report it to the elders of the inner sect immediately! What you are saying now is that you are just reprimanding me before retaliating against me. You are making up nonsense here! And what qualifications do you, an outer sect disciple, have to enter the Yunmist Altar!"
Li Dao pointed at him and said in an angry tone, "And what reason do I have to kill my fellow disciples!"
"A fellow disciple?" Qi Mingchen looked around, "Your fellow disciple should be nearby!"
When Luo Mu heard this, he suddenly realized something. He stood up suddenly and pointed at Li Dao, "You are a spy of the Meteor Sect! People from the Meteor Sect have already surrounded this place?"
Li Dao's pupils shrank, he couldn't imagine how this man could believe the words of an outer disciple so much, and even speculate to such an extent that he was right by mistake.
Damn it, if I had known I would have given the meat to the elder first, now it won’t go as smoothly as originally planned...
"Luo Mu, why are you talking nonsense? What about Meteor Sect spies and what has been surrounded? How is that possible?" Mo Xixi crossed her arms and sarcastically said, "I thought you were abnormal at first, but I didn't expect you to be so confused now. To the extent!”
Just when a few people were arguing about the traitor, something unexpected happened!
"Ah, drink, drink..."
The elder with the highest level here suddenly had a long and bright blade on his chest.
The attack came from behind, and the elder was defenseless. In the shadow of the campfire's light, he could only see the dark and blurry shadow behind him.
"Sir!"
"Ah, attacked!"
The next moment, the campfire went out.
