The gate to the courtyard had long been rusted by dust. It took a lot of effort for Qinghao to open it wide enough for one person to squeeze in. The two people from Jianxingju swallowed their saliva and felt unspeakably nervous in their hearts, but after all, the important thing was. Although he couldn't retreat, he could only follow Qinghao into the door.
Although they could see the shade of trees in the yard through a courtyard wall, when they came to the yard, they found that the shade was a bit too much. The wild grasses in the garden were growing so luxuriantly that they almost covered the middle of the yard. The dark stone path is covered and has not been repaired for a long time. Although there are lush vegetation all around, there is no sign of life at all, and there are bursts of decay in the air from time to time.
Qinghao glanced around, but found no movement, and there were beads of sweat on his forehead. Suddenly his foot slipped and he took two steps forward, only to hear a clang as he kicked something. He looked down and saw a rice bowl rolling out along the stone road and shattering on the stone lamppost on one side.
This crisp sound was just ordinary in normal times, but in this quiet and intimidating yard, it was as eye-catching as a candlelight in the dark night. After the crisp sound, a twisted black shadow suddenly appeared at the door of the house at the end of the path. Two dots of red light flashed through the cracks in the door, and the courtyard door slammed shut.
Qinghao was startled, the tray in his hand was unstable, and the food was scattered all over the floor. He turned around and found the source of the sour smell. It turned out that the meals delivered in recent days had not been touched at all. They had been scattered under the wall and had rotted. He turned back to look at the black shadow, and couldn't help feeling panicked. His face turned pale, and he secretly thought that something unexpected had happened to the Huazhi elder?
"Bang!" With a loud noise, the two doors in front of him flew towards each other instantly. The distance between the two was so short, of course Qinghao couldn't react in time. Moreover, even if he reacted quickly, he was unable to withstand such a powerful attack!
At the critical moment, the two disciples of Jianxingju reacted. Their movements became one, and they jumped on tiptoes in front of Qinghao. As they drew their swords, the sword star lit up, and the two sword energies on the left and right crossed in the air. In an instant, The gate was cut into several pieces, but the strength of the gate did not decrease. It sank into the courtyard wall behind it with a few swish sounds. It seemed that this thing was quite powerful!
The two door leaves were pushed out by a huge force, and there was no longer any obstruction in front of the eyes. It could be seen that the red mist was lingering in the house, and a vague figure escaped in the mist, but it was very unclear. The two of them saw a surge in the red mist, and two blood-red spikes shot out quickly, striking directly at their chests. The two of them felt that the attack was extremely powerful and knew that they could not fight it head-on. They stirred the sword in their hands, wrapped the spikes in it, and then pulled it back. They saw two spikes grazing their bodies and flying backwards. , without hesitation, two holes were punched out in the courtyard wall, causing a bombardment.
"I wonder who you are? Can you reveal your true identity?" The two Jianxingju disciples knew that this person was very powerful. Although the attack they just resolved seemed easy, it took a lot of effort on their own, so they thought of delaying it for a while. It took time to regain some strength, and then he asked. However, although the figure in the red mist showed no signs of attack for the time being, it remained silent, tilting its head and wondering what it was thinking.
Qinghao finally came to his senses at this time. Seeing the monster in the red mist standing still, he secretly thought that although he was not good at swords, he was quite familiar with formations, especially since the Bixia Valley man was strict in his actions. There are many magic circles almost everywhere you live, but they have not been activated yet.
Ordinary residences have a defensive array that can cover their houses and resist the invasion of foreign enemies. But every time you go in and out, not only does it take a lot of effort, but it also consumes a lot of money over time. Moreover, Bixia Valley is protected by a large formation at the entrance of the valley. It has been very peaceful over the years, so the defensive array has become a decoration. But if the formation is activated, trapping the monster inside can buy them some time to escape.
Qinghao took advantage of the stalemate between the two parties and looked around. Although the outer wall of the courtyard was destroyed, fortunately, this array should be hiding other things and was not arranged in it. He lowered his body and looked forward through the gap in front of the two of them, and found that the lamppost that had just broken his job was different. He must have been the thing that activated the magic circle. However, the lamppost in front of them was one foot away from them. If they stepped forward to activate it without permission, they would be afraid that the same hole as the one on the courtyard wall would be left before they even took action.
When he saw that the red mist monster was motionless, he took a step forward and whispered to the two men from Jian Xing Ju. The two frowned slightly when they heard the words, nodded, and stared at the red mist in front of them. Moving forward slowly with Qinghao, the distance to the lamppost is getting closer and closer. Just when they were only three steps away from the lamppost, they saw that the monster in the red mist had discovered something and was about to move.
"Senior Brother Qing! Do it quickly! We'll help you hold it back!" Jian Xingju and the others saw several spikes in the red mist shooting towards them, so they gritted their teeth and used all their strength, clanging. When resisting, although the two of them were quite strong and looked a little embarrassed, fortunately they could barely hold on for a while under their full strength.
In just a short breath, the two sides exchanged dozens of moves. At first, Jian Xingju and the two could resist completely. Later, due to some negligence, their bodies were scratched several times, although the wounds were not serious. Threatening, but the two of them were also a little powerless, and they urged urgently: "Senior Brother Qing! Isn't it okay yet? This monster is too strong, we can't hold it back!" Qinghao wiped his sweat after hearing this and said: "Thank you for your hard work, both of you. Senior brother, please hold on for a while...I should...I'll be fine soon!"
Normally, magic formations built with artifacts have several fixed activation points. As long as they are triggered according to the rules, the magic formation can be opened. However, the formation on the lamppost in front of me was very vague, and Qinghao couldn't find it for a while. I am also secretly anxious about the correct path.
However, for things like magic circles, the more impatient you are, the easier it is to make mistakes. Qinghao closed his eyes and took a few deep breaths, and finally his expression stabilized. His eyes lit up and he said secretly: "Yes!" Then with a tap of his finger, a golden light flashed, covering the room in an instant. Seeing the sharp spikes of the monster in the red mist shooting at the magic circle, causing the magic circle to roar and tremble, but unable to damage the magic circle, the three of them fell down and leaned on the ground, sweat flowing uncontrollably all over their bodies.
Qing Hao was very nervous just now and was already dripping with sweat. He wiped his face with both hands. He was about to persuade the two of them to take the opportunity to leave, but saw them looking at him with worried expressions: "Senior Brother Qing? When did you suffer this? Injury?" Qinghao was stunned, groping himself up and down, and found that there was no pain on his body. He also asked the two of them with a puzzled expression what they meant by this. The three of them looked at each other, then raised their hands. They found that their hands were stained red with blood, and they quickly stood up from the ground.
Just now, they thought that the stone pavement on the ground was wet and slippery, but they didn't expect that the dark stone pavement was actually covered with blood stains! The three people turned around quickly and wanted to leave the place where this was happening. They also wanted to notify the disciples in the valley while the monster was trapped to avoid unnecessary casualties.
However, the monster was suddenly so quiet, which surprised the three of them. Just when they came to the door and looked back, they saw that the monster had used some method to disperse the magic circle. A figure slowly stepped out of the room, and in an instant it turned into a red mist, slowly drifting towards them. The decay of the lampposts and vegetation along the way was visible. Then the red mist actually floated above their heads, and was about to hit them as soon as the trend turned.
"Oops!" The two Jianxingju people were very frightened when they saw the miserable state of the stone lamppost. They didn't expect that the red mist was so corrosive. How could their bodies compare to that lamppost? They would definitely die now. ! At this moment, Qinghao's expression suddenly changed and he exclaimed: "Elder Huazhi? You are the elder of Huazhi!"
There was a slight cry in the red mist, and then a painful moan came out: "Blood! Give me blood! Uh...ah!" A red light flashed in the red mist, and it was about to rush towards them again. At this critical moment, I heard a loud shout outside the door: "Elder! I'm here to bring you food!" I saw two live chickens falling in from outside the wall, and the red mist turned and swept the two Live chickens surrounded the center, with feathers flying and blood flowing, and the two lively poultry became two skeletons, scattered in the grass.
At the same time, I saw a figure jumping down from the wall of the courtyard. He wiped the sweat from his face, and the makeup on his face became like a tabby cat. Who else could it be if it wasn't Baizhu?
It turns out that Baizhu was responsible for the daily meals before, but today Baizhu wanted to go to women's clothing to investigate on a whim, so he asked Huang Teng to help deliver the meals. However, they met Qinghao on the way. After the "perfect" figure on his chest was revealed, he ate one of the two steamed buns, and his breasts became big and small. The two disciples behind him were dragged here by force, and they were not sure whether they were dead or alive. He was willing to contribute his only steamed bun, but he had no choice but to go to the canteen to get another one and stuff it inside.
But when he came to the cafeteria and stuffed the steamed buns happily, he found that the package containing two live chickens that he had told Huang Teng Qian Dingzhuwan had still been left behind. He secretly said that something was wrong and rushed to Huazhi with the live chickens. In the elder's yard, I met Huang Teng humming a little tune on the road. He looked Huang Teng up and down and found that there was nothing wrong with him. However, after a few words, he realized that Qinghao had stopped the meal halfway. He immediately angrily threw the two buns in his chest at Huang Teng and hurriedly hurried away. They came over, and those who still came were quite timely. If they had been a little later, I'm afraid these people would have been in trouble.
Seeing that the red mist had returned to normal, Bai Shu briefly checked the injuries of Jian Xingju and the others and found that they were not seriously injured, so he felt relieved...
