After all the farce, the group finally got back to business, and Jin Tiaojiang stopped beating around the bush and directly asked the question.
"Ghost Hall?" Xiao Xu didn't expect Jin Tiaojiang to ask such a thing, and he didn't react at all.
Seeing Xiao Xu's tangled expression, Huang You also found an opportunity to retort: "Brother Xiao, could it be that you deceived me about the ghost palace thing just to show off?"
"Bah! How have I ever been pretentious?" Xiao Xu spat at Huang You when he heard this, and then looked at Jin Tiaojiang with a puzzled expression: "Little King Jinpeng! It is not a good thing to be related to the Ghost Palace. , I would like to know why you are looking for this ghost palace?"
Seeing Xiao Xu's nervous expression, Jin Tiaojiang also laughed and said: "Brother Xiao, don't be nervous! We are not looking for the ghost palace, but a sinister!"
"Damn it?" After hearing this, Xiao Xucai nodded slowly.
"That's right, because I have some important goods in hand that I want to deliver to Linlang Market, and this person happens to be the consignee of Linlang Market. So I came to Brother Xiao just to contact this consignee. Please hand over the goods in your hands to him!" Jin Tiaojiang slowly explained.
"Oh, I see..." After hearing Jin Tiaojiang's explanation, Xiao Xu breathed a sigh of relief and said casually: "So you are here to find Zhao Changsheng!"
"That's right, Brother Xiao! Do you know him?" Jin Tiaojiang felt amused when he heard this, and his eyes lit up.
"It's not like we know each other... we just met once!" If he met Huang You, Xiao Xu would inevitably brag, but after all, it was Jin Tijiang who asked him the question, so he answered honestly.
Although this place is not close to Yangdu, it is not particularly far away. There are people who pass by here from time to time. But since Xiao Xu came here, he also brought this eagle owl with a terrifying sound. Especially at night, the eagle owls scream even louder, and no one dares to come even half a step closer. Gradually, rumors of a haunting spread.
Although Zhao Changsheng is being used as a consignee by Linlang Market, he is still known as a shady agent of the Ghost Palace. When he heard such rumors, of course he wanted to find out, but it turned out that it was just a conspiracy. Misunderstand. It was this misunderstanding that allowed the two to briefly meet, allowing Xiao Xu to brag to Huang You who was here later.
Although Xiao Xu deliberately avoided talking about Huang You and kept his voice very low, Huang You's hearing was not bad. Of course, these words were heard word for word. He also gritted his teeth so hard that he couldn't wait to hear them. He wanted to slap this man again, but since Jin Tiaojiang was in the middle, he could only frown and ask: "Why are you talking so much nonsense? Just tell me! How can we find Zhao Changsheng?"
Jin Tiaojiang also nodded when he heard this and looked at Xiao Xu expectantly.
If Jin Tiaojiang was not here, Xiao Xu could of course find any excuse to fool Huang You. Seeing Jin Tiaojiang's expectant eyes, Xiao Xu could only tell the truth: "Back to King Jinpeng, if you want to know what Zhao is doing?" I can naturally point you in the direction of Changsheng's departure! But the specific whereabouts of Zhao Changsheng...I can't help you!"
"I see... I still have to thank Brother Xiao!" Although Xiao Xu's answer did not satisfy him, it was the greatest help that the latter could give. Jin Tiaojiang did not embarrass Xiao Xu and was about to say goodbye and leave. Find another way.
"Brother Xiao! If you let me know that you are not telling the truth, I will let you see something that is a hundred times... or even a thousand times more terrifying than the beast!" There was no harvest at all from this trip, and Huang You was unwilling to accept it. A faint yellow mist spread from his fingertips and turned into a whirlwind under the stirring of his fingers.
"Huang You, don't bully others too much!" Xiao Xu's face turned pale when he saw this, and he covered his nose and took a few steps back.
"Brother Huang You should stop teasing Brother Xiao..." Seeing this familiar yellow mist, Jin Diaojiang was also slightly startled. Huang You had also used this kind of thing when fighting the "black-haired monster" that day. Moreover, the "black-haired monster" was affected by this object, and his behavior was indeed abnormal for a moment. However, because the situation was not very obvious at the time, Jin Tiaojiang did not pay attention. Seeing it again now, he couldn't help but become curious.
But before he could ask a question, he heard a scream coming from a distance, followed by several howls, which were rapidly approaching here along with the screams.
When Xiao Xu heard these voices, his face seemed to be covered with a layer of white paint, and he could no longer speak smoothly. The eagle owl that was still cooing and communicating in a low voice above its head suddenly stopped moving. With a tilt of its head, it staggered to the ground and pretended to be dead. It no longer had any of the scary majesty it had before.
"Brother Xiao? What's going on...um..." Seeing Xiao Xu and the eagle owls acting so abnormally, Huang You was no longer relaxed at all, and his eyes became gloomy. But before he finished speaking, Xiao Xu's ice-like palm covered his mouth.
"Ferocious...ferocious beast...don't...don't talk..." Xiao Xu's whole body was shrouded in a deep fear, as if he had fallen into an ice cave. His teeth kept fighting up and down, and he said with difficulty: "As long as you don't provoke it. …They…won’t come…”
Hearing the word ferocious beast, Huang You also raised his eyebrows and protected Jin Tijiang and Xiao Xu behind him. He held his breath and paid attention to the movement in front of him. Although the ferocious beast in Xiao Xu's mouth was far away, the kind of gradual The approaching wild aura made him feel deeply fearful.
Sure enough, as Xiao Xu said, this wild atmosphere quieted down the moment it arrived outside the woods, and the screams stopped along with the howls, but this short period of silence was still. After a short pause, an eagle owl was seen flying back in a very embarrassed manner. The eagle owls on the ground raised their heads slightly to look at the viewer, and then the eagle owls fell to the ground in perfect agreement.
"You two...relax...don't worry...this ferocious beast is very afraid of this forest and has never come even half a step closer!" Although Xiao Xu tried to persuade him, his trembling look was not even the slightest bit convincing.
But as soon as he finished speaking, he heard a yelling and cursing sound suddenly coming out, but before they could hear it carefully, the yelling and cursing was drowned out by a burst of howling, and then they were forced in here again!
"Brother Xiao? Didn't you say...this ferocious beast won't come?" Huang You said solemnly with a solemn expression.
"How did I know..." Xiao Xu was almost stunned, and then suddenly looked shocked: "Could it be...could it be that these ferocious beasts feel that killing one of them is not enough, and are planning to gather us together to deal with them all? ! Little King Jinpeng, it’s all my fault...I’m afraid I’ll drag you to be buried with you!”
"Shut your crow's mouth!" Huang You angrily kicked Xiao Xu on the back and said coldly: "If you dare to let my good brother make any mistakes, I will make you walk around without food!"
After saying this, he heard a low drink from his mouth, and a burst of yellow mist appeared instantly, surrounding the area where they were airtight.
This yellow mist was thicker than what Jin Tiaojiang had seen before, causing the originally dim scenery to be instantly isolated. They were like a miasma brewing in the forest, which was extremely oppressive.
"Xuanhuang mist!" Xiao Xu couldn't help but gasped when he saw this, and subconsciously exclaimed.
Jin Tiaojiang got the name of this thing from Xiao Xu and nodded secretly. However, he didn't know much about this thing after all. He just saw that the vegetation on the edge of the thick fog was still lush, and he really couldn't feel that this thick fog could pose any threat.
At this time, Huang You was focused on controlling the black and yellow mist, and it seemed that he couldn't be distracted. Jin Tiaojiang looked at Xiao Xu with doubts.
"Brother Xiao, what's the point of this black and yellow mist?"
"Although this black smoke seems ordinary and has no toxicity, it can affect people's five senses. Once inhaled into the body, they will fall into hallucinations and be at the mercy of others... Even if they are threatened with death in the illusion, it is difficult to realize it! "Xiao Xu exclaimed in admiration.
"Hiss..." Jin Tiaojiang also broke out in a cold sweat when he heard this. He pinched himself subconsciously. He only felt an incomparable pain in his hand. He was also a little relieved, thinking that Huang You was a friend rather than an enemy. Otherwise, it would be extremely difficult to deal with such an opponent.
"It seems that Brother Xiao has been investigating my affairs for a long time!" Huang You laughed and turned around, "But this black and yellow smoke is not as sinister as you said. Although it can indeed affect the five senses, this kind of hallucination is nothing more than It is a continuation in the mind of the person who is trapped, and everything is just going with the flow. As long as the mind is tough enough, one can see through the illusion and get rid of the trouble."
"The continuation of thoughts?" Jin Tiaojiang was thoughtful after hearing this, and couldn't help but said: "Could it be that...the so-called illusion is actually just a self-generated illusion?"
"Brother Xian is really smart!" Huang You nodded approvingly upon hearing this: "That's exactly what it is! If mortals can impose their own thoughts on others? How can they be the same as mortals?"
"So where does the illusion come from? It just lifts the constraints in people's hearts, allowing them to return to themselves and do whatever they want! Just like the drunken nonsense, it is just used to comfort and cover up the truth. Just words." Huang You explained lightly.
Although Huang You's explanation was directed at the black and yellow smoke in front of him, Jin Tiaojiang suddenly understood other meanings. For example, can the so-called "bewitching eyes" really bewitch people's hearts? In other words, the so-called bewitchment technique only strips away the constraints of people's hearts and makes their original desires blatant.
"I said..." Xiao Xu felt a headache when he saw the two of them talking about "Taoism" in words, and finally couldn't help but interjected: "I know Huang You, your Xuanhuang mist is extremely profound, but now we are just talking Is this the time?"
Xiao Xu pointed at the black and yellow smoke in front of him, and said with a tangled expression: "Huang You, I am not questioning your strength, and of course I am not questioning your black and yellow smoke... If your black and yellow smoke is used to block people, of course I will use both hands. My feet agree, but...can they really stop the ferocious beast that you two call 'without inner restraints'?"
Huang You suddenly felt a thump in his heart when he heard this and felt something bad...
