Yu Wen said: "Old man, I am leading the team this time. Just tell us and we will abide by it."
The old man nodded and said: "If there is any noise outside in the middle of the night, please don't shout and ignore it. Remember! No matter who is calling you outside! You are not allowed to leave this house before midnight tomorrow!"
"What other sounds can there be in this deep forest? Those of jackals, tigers and leopards? No one will come to us in this winter, right?" Jiang Long asked doubtfully.
The old man reached out and opened up the piles of firewood to make them burn more vigorously, and then said: "You are all practitioners, and you are not afraid of monsters and ghosts. I will tell you more clearly."
Gao Ziyuan said dissatisfiedly: "Old man, if you want to say something, just say it quickly. If you don't want to say it, don't force it. I just ask you to stop being so secretive."
The old man was not annoyed after hearing this and said: "This Ananda Mountain is haunted in the middle of the night!"
"Haunted? Although I've heard of the evil things spawned by the corpse exorcism sect, and I also know that some monsters can take human form, I've never really seen this ethereal ghost." Gao Ziyuan murmured.
Yu Wen glanced at Gao Ziyuan and motioned for the old man to continue.
The old man said: "I have lived in this forest for more than twenty years. Just about ten years ago, I heard from the hunters at the foot of the mountain that too many spiritual beasts had died in the mountains, and they were bound by resentment and turned into resentful ghosts. As soon as night fell, they They traveled in groups in the mountains and forests, harassing cultivators or ordinary people from all directions, killing or eating them, leaving only a pile of bones piled in the ditch of white bones."
"Are you saying that the ditch of bones was the work of those resentful ghosts?" Gao Ziyuan asked.
The old man nodded, pointed at a few people with his fingers, and said: "After these resentful ghosts kill people, they will throw them into the ditch of bones. Just now you brothers met me, I see you are panicking, I guess It was by chance that we encountered those unclean things during the day. Seeing that it is going to be night, they will only become more rampant. The reason why I take you in is because I am afraid that you will turn into bones. "
"Old man, it doesn't matter whether you take them in or not. Won't they come into the house? Your house made of a few broken trees can't even stop ordinary people, let alone those things." Gao Ziyuan's expression changed. She thought she had found a temporary place to stay, but she didn't expect that her happiness was in vain.
Yu Wen looked a little unhappy and said, "Xiaoyuan, don't be rude, let the old man continue talking."
Gao Ziyuan flattened her mouth, shrugged, and said nothing.
The old man continued: "Yes, this ghost has a special characteristic, that is, it will not enter the house to eat people. If you are walking or sleeping outside the house, it will definitely eat you."
"So magical?" Jiang Long and everyone were surprised.
"Anyway, I've already said what I said. If you little ones don't believe it and don't want to abide by this rule, you can leave after drinking the soup later. Just don't bother me, little old man." The old man looked at the look of disbelief on the part of everyone. , said slightly angrily.
Yu Wen brushed off the snow that had turned into water on his body and said: "Old man, we definitely believe in you. It is our luck to meet you in this deep mountain and old forest. However, I still have some questions. Can I ask you, old man? ?”
The old man nodded with satisfaction. Yu Wen's words hit his mark, and he became polite: "You are a sensible little kid, unlike that little girl who is not polite at all. If you don't understand anything, just ask. .”
Just as Gao Ziyuan was about to refute, Yu Wen glared at her.
Yu Wen signaled Jiang Long to pull Gao Ziyuan aside, while he and the old man walked to the door of the house.
"Young man...if you have anything to ask, just ask it?" The old man put his hands in front of him and coughed.
Yu Wen said: "What I don't understand is why Ananda Mountain is so dangerous just after entering the mountain. This is different from the legend!"
The old man looked up at him and asked, "What is the legend about?"
"Isn't it said that there are dangerous spiritual beasts only deep in Ananda Mountain? My brothers and I encountered dangerous places like Baigugou just after entering the mountain. Is the legend wrong?" Yu Wen asked in confusion. asked.
The old man laughed, and then said: "The legend is correct, and what you said is also correct."
"Then who's wrong?"
"You are not entirely wrong, you are just on the wrong path right now!" the old man continued to laugh.
Yu Wen nodded secretly. It seemed that his previous guess was not wrong.
"People who come to Ananda Mountain usually go up from Piaoxue Town. There are several forked roads on the way. Have you noticed it?" the old man asked.
"I found it, we chose the most spacious one."
"The mistake is here. The most spacious one is wrong. The most spacious road in the middle leads to the beam-making world. The spiritual energy here is uneven, the area is complex, there are many monsters, and it is very difficult for spiritual beasts and ordinary animals to be at peace. , various struggles occur all the time. And other paths usually lead to the Hengliang world. The Hengliang world has abundant spiritual energy and flat terrain, so the dangers are naturally much less. However, in the end, you will still get out Those in these two realms, whose two paths lead to the same destination, will all return to the main path.”
After the old man's explanation, Yu Wen finally understood why his group encountered Baigugou. It turned out that the starting point was wrong. Although they came here for experience, they needed danger. But the danger came too soon.
Everyone sitting and drinking soup also heard it, and everyone suddenly realized it.
"Then senior brother, is it too late for us to return to the cross beam world?" Junior Brother Shou Zhugan asked.
The old man helped Yu Wen answer: "The road is blocked by heavy snow. You guys stay one night tonight. It will also snow all night. By tomorrow, I'm afraid you won't even be able to find your way back, and it's hard to continue walking in this beam-making world." Only a few dozen miles away, this Baigu Valley is considered dangerous. If you are not afraid of another trip to the Baigu Valley, you can certainly make it in time."
"That's all, we are here for training. As long as everyone is ready to fight at any time, it will be fine. The brothers and sisters are so embarrassed today because they are not ready. Today, there are old people who give guidance, let's continue to move forward. If we go back, The training time limit will be delayed by one day, and I'm afraid it will have an impact on your assessment."
"Forget it, forget it, we all came here with a training mission, turning back will definitely affect the assessment results. Just keep going, nothing will happen to you if Senior Brother Yu Wen is here. As for tonight, just listen to the old man's words Come on, don't get curious when you hear strange noises, and have a good rest. We'll be on our way tomorrow morning and get out of this beam-making world as soon as possible." Gao Ziyuan said.
Afterwards, everyone repaired individually.
"Senior sister, what do you think we will encounter next?" A female disciple with some freckles on her face approached Gao Ziyuan and asked.
Gao Ziyuan shook her head and said, "Little sparrow, if I had known, I wouldn't have come here to practice. By the way, this is also the first time for Senior Brother Yu Wen to come here. Why is he so calm?"
The little sparrow said: "You are so awesome! Senior Brother Yu has entered the ranks of magicians before he has passed his thirties. His future is limitless."
"Despite this, Senior Brother Yu Wen is not the strongest young man in our Wanjian Sect, let alone other sects. Not long ago, I met two young disciples of the Eastern Sect at the Piaoxue Town Pharmacy. It seemed that only Around 20, he may be a high-level magic practitioner." Gao Ziyuan said.
"Is he already so powerful in his twenties? Oh my god, with my qualifications, I don't think I dare to think about it. I don't have high requirements for myself. I can reach the level of a high-level magician in my lifetime." The little sparrow answered.
"The sparrow knows the ambition of the swan, but you are really worthless as a little sparrow. But you are still young and have just entered the school less than half a year ago. I don't expect you to make rapid progress in a short time." Gao Ziyuan was much gentler to this little junior sister. , "I must have frightened you today. It must be your first time to see so many bones."
The little sparrow tilted its mouth and said, "Senior sister, I don't know who vomited today, but I didn't vomit."
"You girl, you dare to edit your senior sister's movie! Let me see if I don't tear your mouth apart." Gao Ziyuan felt excited when she heard that the sore spot was poked by the little sparrow, and said with a smile.
Before you know it, the time has come.
Everyone from Wanjian Sect relied on each other and gathered around the fire. The battle during the day made these fledgling young people a little overwhelmed. They were extremely tired at this moment, and a few male disciples even snored.
As the senior brother who led the team, Yu Wen had the highest level of cultivation, but he had consumed too much energy during the day and his heart was always tense. At this moment, he was also a little tired and closed his eyes.
It was just after midnight, the moonlight was still thick, and it started to snow again. The area around the cabin was extremely quiet. There was only the sound of snowflakes covering each other and falling from the trees. There was not even the sound of wild animals nearby.
In the wooden house, there were only the sounds of snoring and the crackling of firewood.
Although Yu Wen closed his eyes, thoughts kept popping up in his mind: "It's too quiet. It's so quiet that it makes me uncomfortable."
At some point, there was a noise outside the window, a rustling, as if something was approaching.
The most vigilant Yu Wen was the first to hear it, and his first thought came to his mind: "The resentful ghost is coming?", but he did not open his eyes.
The rustling sound gradually became louder.
This scared everyone awake.
Yu Wen listened carefully to the strange noise outside the window, closed his eyes and whispered softly: "As long as it doesn't come in, no one is allowed to move, and no one is allowed to call the spirit beast, and continue to sleep."
Everyone did not dare to show off their anger, they just held their weapons tightly, always ready to activate their cultivation pool and summon their own spiritual beasts to respond to the enemy.
Figures kept passing by in the darkness outside the paper window, looking very much like people.
"The old man didn't lie, there is something real! Hey, no, where is the old man!" Gao Ziyuan lowered her head and looked around, but did not see the old man.
As soon as Gao Ziyuan moved, the things outside seemed to hear her and became a little excited, and the window paper began to move.
"Senior sister, stop looking, you have attracted its attention." the little sparrow reminded.
Gao Ziyuan quickly sat back and closed her eyes.
"Brother, that old man is gone. Do you think he was caught by those things at night? Should we go out and look for him? At least he gave us this house." Jiang Long asked Yu Wen in a low voice.
Yu Wen opened his eyes slightly but did not move. He looked around and found the old man who had been lying under the window before.
At this moment, the old man's voice sounded outside the wooden house: "Help! Help!"
