Recalling that before, the snake-turned-snake told him that there was only one person on the 12th floor and his situation was miserable, Wu Fan thought it was because the environment here was bad and there was a natural disaster.
Now that he was in it, he realized that the situation was completely different from what the snake had said. It was more like a man-made disaster, no, it should be said to be a demonic disaster.
The snake has never been here before, and what he heard was half-fiction and half-truth. He should be confusing the things in the mezzanine space with the real twelfth floor.
Although he didn't hear it directly from Qingxu, from what he meant, it seemed that no one had passed through the mezzanine space since he "settled" here.
"boom!"
"Ahhhh..."
There was a loud noise, and then another scream. Although this situation happened suddenly, it had happened countless times in a short period of time, and Wu Fan was already used to it.
Killings don't happen for no reason. These monsters must be fighting for something, but he stared at a giant tree on the red line for a long time and couldn't figure out why.
What Wu Fan knows now is that what they are fighting for must be of special importance, otherwise they would not be able to ignite the war again in a hurry at dawn...
It was too late last night, and Wu Fan was worried that he would accidentally cross the red line and be in danger again, so he chose the giant tree under him to climb up, and then summoned two little ghosts to stand guard beside him.
But even so, Wu Fan still didn't get a solid rest, and stayed up until dawn in a state of half-asleep.
Yawning, he didn't bother to look any further, and was about to get off the tree and continue investigating the vague clues.
"Lie down and don't move." An old voice suddenly appeared in his ears.
"Who?" Wu Fan was startled and quickly alerted.
"Don't make a sound!" The voice came again.
Although he was confused, Wu Fan could only stop his movements and wanted to see who was communicating with him.
A rustling sound sounded from under his feet. Wu Fan looked out from the branches and saw several figures wearing red armor and holding double swords on their backs appearing on the road below.
"In my opinion, Boss Tang is talking nonsense! Our sphere of influence is clearly defined, and no one has ever dared to cross it!"
"Having said that, Boss Tang and we have always been on the same page, so there is absolutely no need to lie about this kind of thing."
"That's right! Although these guys are not welcome, they are still quite capable. They should not bother to use this excuse to hide! And even if they come here, they will not have any impact on us, so why not just let them go? At night they will leave of their own accord."
"Well, you can let them patrol this side and the rest of the area later! The two of us will go back first."
The group of red-armored soldiers whispered to each other for a few more words and then dispersed.
Boss Tang? Could it be the green old man from before?
Wu Fan frowned. If he had known that he was afraid of the night, he should have killed him on the spot to avoid future troubles.
But now, there is another thing that makes Wufan unable to relax.
"Thank you for reminding me. Who are you? Can you come out and meet me?"
"Hehehe... I'm right in front of you!"
"In front of me?" Wu Fan looked around. Is there any figure around him?
"Hehehe... Just a reminder, your kid slept on the old man all night!"
"Are you..." Wu Fan was startled and immediately reacted, "Are you this big tree?"
"It's the old man, hehehehe..." Following the laughter, the branches and leaves of the big tree rustled.
"Junior, I'm ashamed. I offended you so much last night. I'm really sorry." Wu Fan hurriedly bowed and saluted.
"Haha...Trees are originally a shelter from the wind and rain, so you don't need to take it to heart." The big tree didn't care at all.
Wu Fan hurriedly handed over his hand: "I still don't know how to call senior?"
"How to call it?" The old voice fell into deep thought, "No one has asked me for a long time, let me think about it carefully..."
"The old man lives as long as the heaven and the earth
, competing with the sun and the moon, it is the bridge of creation and the ladder of travel..."
"They mortals always like to use Jian Mu to record Lao Cheng, but Lao Cheng still prefers the name Mu Qianren."
"Jianmu?" Wu Fan's pupils narrowed. He had seen such a name in that strange book, so he naturally remembered that magical description!
At that time, he would never have thought that one day he would be lucky enough to witness and even communicate with such a legendary being.
"Can I call you Senior Qianren?" Wu Fan was inexplicably nervous and cautiously tested.
"If it were you, of course." Mu Qianren suddenly felt a little regretful, "After you gave me this name, we haven't seen each other for so long that we have forgotten each other's names."
"Senior, you have misunderstood. I am not who you think I am." Wu Fan smiled bitterly. It seems that the "Demon Emperor" who is close to his soul has also been to this place.
"I hope so, but unfortunately things will not go as you wish. One day you will go back, and the name Mu Qianren will never be remembered again..."
Wu Fan was confused when he heard this, why since entering the Demon Locking Tower, everyone seems to be laying out riddles for themselves, and there is no answer yet.
"Anyway, Wu Fan would like to thank you, senior! It's a pity that I have important things to do and can't stay here for a long time. I'm really sorry." Wu Fan was worried that Mr. Tang would delay his business, so he said goodbye and left.
"It doesn't matter, it's enough for you to come and see me! Go ahead...he's been waiting for you!" As he said that, Wu Fan felt like his eyes were blurred, and he actually appeared on the ground.
"He's waiting for me? Senior Qianren? Do you know who I'm looking for?" Wu Fan was stunned for a while, secretly cursing himself for being too impatient.
"Boy! Who are you talking to?"
Before Wu Fan could wait for Mu Qianren's reply, he saw a man in ocher clothes with long legs and short arms appearing in front of him.
"I...I'm talking to myself." Seeing that the man in front of him was dressed differently from the group of red-armored soldiers, Wu Fan immediately guessed that he should be one of Boss Tang's men, and he left with a casual perfunctory sentence.
"Wait!" The ocher-clothed man stepped in front of Wu Fan, "Don't even think about lying in front of me!"
There was no one around here. A cold light flashed in Wu Fan's eyes and he was about to take action when he saw the man in ocher clothes crossing his arms with a proud look on his face: "Where can someone talk to themselves so loudly, so... you must be asking I!"
The man's words caught Wu Fan off guard, and he felt that it would be a waste of time to fight with this guy.
Seeing that Wu Fan didn't speak, the man in ocher clothes was even more proud: "Hahaha! I guessed it! Don't think I don't know, Boss Tang sent you, a new face like yours, to test me!"
As he spoke, he patted his chest again: "Go back and tell Boss Tang! Not even a fly can fly over here!"
"Then can I go?" Wu Fan pointed behind him.
"Of course!" The ocher-clothed man waved his hands, then jumped on his legs and squatted on the tree again.
As he left, Wu Fan shook his head. Although this guy didn't have a good mind, his body skills were amazing! Fortunately, he didn't rush to take action just now. Otherwise, if this guy escaped, he would be surrounded in the next moment.
After escaping some distance, Wu Fan fell into confusion again. Why did Qingxu and Mu Qianren both have the same moral character? They knew it but didn't speak up, and they wanted to "pretend to be sophisticated" to play riddles with him...
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"Boss Tang...that kid should be coming this way..." Ma Laosan drooped his head, obviously he had just been scolded and had no energy at all.
"Are you sure?" Mr. Tang was so angry that his wound hurt, and he stared at Ma Laosan with his only remaining eye.
"I'm... not sure..." Ma Laosan looked aggrieved, "But Boss Tang, you can't blame me! You didn't tell me what that kid looked like. I thought you sent me to test me! "
"When has it been? Do you think I still have the leisure to test you, a fool!"
Boss Tang was gnashing his teeth when a buzzing sound came from a distance and landed in front of the two of them. He said with a smile, "Brothers, what are you arguing about?"
"Eh? Wen Laosi, why did you come just now? I thought your entire army was wiped out!" Ma Laosan looked surprised.
"..." Wen Laosi's smile froze on his face.
"Fourth, why are you here now? Didn't I ask Third to find you?" Boss Tang frowned.
Turning to Boss Tang, Wen Laosi saw the latter's condition and exclaimed: "Brother, your injury! Could it be that...what the third brother said is true?"
"What...did he tell you?" Although Ma Laosan was right in front of him, Mr. Tang didn't want to ask this unreliable guy.
"Third brother said... Brother, you can only breathe now. Let me come back to find you! But I didn't see anything when I got home. It was only later that I saw your men that I realized that you asked me to bring all your men with you." Come on, I just wasted some time." Wen Laosi explained hurriedly, and then said with concern: "Brother, you don't have to hold on, just leave it to us to handle anything!"
"Ma Laosan! What the hell is going on in your head?" Mr. Tang was so angry that his eyesight turned black.
After a lot of explanations, Wen Laosi finally breathed a sigh of relief, and then said with a murderous look on his face: "Brother, don't worry, I will spread the news right away, and I will never let that kid wait until nightfall!"
"Wait a minute!" Mr. Tang grabbed Mr. Wen, "After all, this is not our territory. We must be careful when we act. Even if we can't catch that kid, we can't offend the owner here!"
"Brother, don't worry! This is just a deserted land now, no one can pose any threat to me!" Wen Laosi looked confident.
"Oh? How do you say this?" Mr. Tang's eyes lit up.
"That's right! On the way back, I heard that the owner of this place was invited to participate in another fight, and he shouldn't be able to escape for a while!"
"Really..." Boss Tang rolled his eyes, not knowing what he was thinking.
"Lao San! I have an opportunity here to make up for my past mistakes. Are you willing to accept it?" Boss Tang looked at Ma Lao San.
"Brother, no matter what you say, I will go to the sea and mountain without any hesitation..." Ma Laosan clapped his chest again and vowed.
Boss Tang frowned, but he did not bother to correct his mistakes and continued: "You let that kid go, so I leave his affairs to you. I wonder if you can do it?"
"Brother, don't worry! I'll take care of it!" Ma Laosan said in a sonorous tone.
"Hurry up and go!" Boss Tang waved his hand, and saw Ma Laosan leaping several feet and disappearing into the forest.
"Brother, it's not appropriate to leave this matter to Third Brother alone. Let me go with you!" Wen Laosi volunteered.
"Don't worry, we have more important things to deal with than personal grievances!" Boss Tang's eyes showed a sharp look, "Fourth, have the rest of the people gathered together?"
"Reply to brother, they are waiting in the distance..." As he said this, Wen Laosi's expression changed, "Brother, you don't want to..."
"That's right! The brave ones will be starved to death, and the timid ones will be starved to death! No one can guess that I will take action at this time! Xiaxiaxia..."
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