When he came outside, he first discovered that the heavy rain had stopped completely. The sky was still terrifyingly dark, and the surrounding environment was still as dim as when it rained before. Even so, he didn't have time to observe the weather at the moment. , and the female cockroach in the house may resume action at any time. Sure enough, after raising his head and scanning the sky, he confirmed that the heavy rain had stopped. How could Yao Fujiang dare to neglect it? He clenched his teeth and ran in a hurry, staggering towards the opposite side like a bereaved dog. He stepped on the water under his feet and ran towards the woods on the left, trying to move in a certain direction, and that direction happened to be northwest of Yinshan Mountain.
Undoubtedly, Chen Xiaoyao's answer at the beginning of entering the mountain tells us that the executors all know what is in the northwest. In addition to having to rush there as soon as possible, if they want to join other teammates, then there is no doubt that the northwest is the best choice. After all, everyone's goal is there, and everyone's end point is also here.
Judge's Temple, no matter what, you have to arrive at Judge's Temple. Only when you get there can you meet your teammates, and only there can you get important things to save He Fei!
As Yao Fujiang kept moving forward and back and forth, soon, the young man's figure disappeared into the woods.
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Wow.
He glanced at the fast-burning Taoist Talisman in his hand, raised his head again, and saw three lonely souls suddenly appearing in front of him, flying in all directions on the spot, as if they were swept by a hurricane, and were flown into the distance in the blink of an eye. After confirming that the beasts had been expelled from the missing place, Chen Xiaoyao first patted the ashes left after burning the Dao Talisman in his hand, then turned to Zhao Ping beside him and nodded while whispering: "Okay, let's deal with another wave. Just keep moving forward."
Yes, since the rain stopped half an hour ago, Chen and Zhao left the cave earlier and continued to move northwest towards Yinshan Mountain. However, their encounters along the way were not as smooth as when they first entered the mountain. On the road, the two of them frequently encountered locusts and wandering ghosts. The numbers varied, ranging from a single one to a small group of five or six. Even 10 minutes ago, they spotted a wave of hundreds of lonely ghosts from afar. Faced with such a large number of swarms, the two of them did not dare to neglect. They quickly turned back and hid in the grass until the swarm passed by and quietly disappeared.
As mentioned above, since these wandering nymphs are all spirits, they do not make a sound while floating. In addition, the light is too dark on cloudy days and their vision is unclear. Although the two of them were careful and tried their best to avoid the large swarm of nymphs along the way, due to the environment, Due to the darkness and the complex terrain of the mountain forest, no matter how careful you are, you will inevitably encounter some lonely wild nymphs.
Once they encounter a situation where there is no way to escape, the two of them have no choice but to use Tao talismans to expel the lonely souls. If the number is small, one or two Tao talismans can drive them away, but once the number reaches ten, If there are more than ten alive, the number of Tao talismans consumed will also increase sharply.
"Okay, let's deal with another wave, let's keep moving forward."
After getting a signal from Chen Xiaoyao beside him, Zhao Ping nodded coldly, and then continued walking on the muddy mountain road one after another as before, moving in a certain direction.
but……
During the march, Zhao Ping's face became increasingly ugly!
reason? The reason is extremely simple. The reason is that there are now less than 10 Taoist talismans in his arms, and there are not many left. It is conceivable that he does not have many left, and the remaining number of Taoist talismans that Chen Xiaoyao has is estimated to be less than his own. Not much.
In fact, Zhao Ping was always worried and worried about something along the way. At first, he was optimistic that if everything went smoothly, he would arrive at the Judge's Temple at noon and leave in the afternoon. However, things are unpredictable. Stepping into the hinterland of Yinshan Mountain, I didn't expect that the encounters in the mountain would be so twists and turns. Let alone Yao Fujiang, who was regarded as a waste in his eyes, got separated and disappeared. At this moment, it was already 14:20 in the afternoon, but they were still connected. He didn't even see the shadow of the Judge's Temple. If it was just the time delay, he wouldn't be too worried. The main reasons that really caused his uneasiness can be roughly divided into two points.
First, he was very worried about whether he and Chen Xiaoyao could reach the Judge's Temple before all the Taoist talismans they brought were exhausted. This was a question worth considering, and it was also an uncertain question and an unknown probability. What if there were a few more waves on the way? The talismans will undoubtedly be used up in advance. Once the talismans are used up in advance, if they continue to encounter worms, the two of them will have no choice but to run away. There is no other way but to run away. After all, they are all worms, and they are real. Even a single Nakano nymph can easily kill an ordinary human being.
The second point comes from the environment.
Yes, the environment, the environment has become his biggest worry at the moment. To put it simply, it is darkness and the infinite fear of darkness. Yes, if he does not arrive at the Judge's Temple as soon as possible and leave quickly, once it gets dark... I guess even a fool can do it. He guessed that things were going to be very bad. After all, there were so many lonely wild hawks wandering in the mountains during the day. What would happen after dark?
The more I think about it, the more afraid I become, and the more afraid I become, the less firm my mind becomes.
Zhao Ping understood this, so the man with glasses did not dare to think about it anymore. He gritted his teeth, suppressed his worries, and continued to move forward without saying a word. He followed Chen Xiaoyao and continued to walk forward cautiously. The walking process was early. The previous decision was more and more impactful in his mind. When the pressure was ineffective, it reminded his brain frequently, reminding him not to forget the plan he had made when he was in the cave earlier. That is, once the Taoist talismans were used up and he still did not arrive at the Judge's Temple, he would immediately Turn back and evacuate Yinshan.
Can……
Just as the bespectacled man behind him was contemplating the problem in complicated thoughts, for some reason, Chen Xiaoyao, who was walking in front, suddenly stopped!
The matter was not over yet. As soon as he stopped moving and was stunned for two seconds, the young Taoist priest moved. Without saying a word, he jumped onto the roadside, and finally bent down and hid behind a rock.
Seeing this scene, Zhao Ping couldn't help but be frightened. He hurriedly followed behind and hid on the roadside without asking the reason.
For a moment, the two of them suddenly evaded and hid inexplicably when there was nothing around them, hiding like two rats that smelled danger.
Time passes minute by minute.
Except for the occasional mountain wind, there was nothing unusual around as far as the eye could see.
This is said to be true, and the reality is also true. As the two of them chose to hide, Zhao Ping thought at first that a lonely soul was passing by like before and had to hide. Unexpectedly, a minute passed and there was still nothing abnormal nearby, neither expected. There were no unexpected dangers on the route of the swarm, and the surrounding environment still seemed safe. Except for Chen Xiaoyao, who was silent and frowning, curling up and hiding from the beginning to the end, occasionally looking at the road ahead. Um?
Finally, after waiting for a long time, there was no movement from Chen Xiaoyao beside him. Zhao Ping became more and more surprised, but surprise was all that happened. In reality, the man with glasses didn't say a word. He just took a few steps forward and then learned to move. Like Chen Xiaoyao, he secretly raised his head slightly and looked forward with the help of rock cover.
There is nothing on the mountain road ahead, and what I mean here is "no" refers to danger, and it refers to bugs. No, there is nothing. Except for the spreading weeds and vegetation, as far as the eye can see, the entire mountain road is completely the same as other places. There is no difference.
However, if you observe carefully, if you open your eyes wide and look around, you will find something...
Although the distance was far away, after staring for a moment, my field of vision gradually discovered that there was something in the grass in front of me. Judging from the shape, it seemed that it was a person.
There is a person lying in the grass!
He stared again with wide eyes. Although he couldn't see the other person's appearance clearly, he could still tell his identity from the obvious color of his clothes and short hair.
Yao Fujiang!
It was Yao Fujiang who had been missing for a long time!
Yes, Yao Fujiang is currently lying motionless on the ground, lying on the mountain road dozens of meters away without knowing whether he is alive or dead. Seeing this, Zhao Ping frowned and subconsciously turned his eyes to Chen Xiaoyao next to him. As he looked over, he saw At this moment, the young Taoist priest's expression was more solemn and serious than Zhao Ping's. There was no reason, no reason, or Chen Xiaoyao acted abnormally when he clearly found his teammates. He did not approach as eagerly as expected, but instead For a moment, he hid and observed from a distance.
Faced with such a strange situation, Zhao Ping narrowed his eyes slightly. As for Chen Xiaoyao...
The young man first used the rock cover to observe the situation ahead for a while, until he found nothing more. Then, Chen Xiaoyao made a move, reached into his arms, first took out a small bottle containing red liquid, and then took out a piece of silver. Pick up the leaves, unscrew the mouth of the bottle, dip the silver leaves into the red liquid, and finally apply the red silver leaves on the eyelids of both eyes.
After finishing all the above, in silence, Chen Xiaoyao handed the silver leaf to Zhao Ping next to him. With a look in his eyes, Zhao Ping understood, and then he followed the other person's example and dabbed his eyelids with the silver leaf.
Soon, both of them wiped their eyelids and took back the objects. Without any reminder, they looked up again and looked ahead, but...
This time, or when I looked ahead and observed the road for the second time, the picture changed, the scene changed.
Wherever he looked, what he saw was Yao Fujiang right in front of him? It was clearly a dead person, a skeleton, a human skeleton that had been dead for who knows how many years!
However, even so, this is still not the most horrifying thing. In addition to the pile of bones in the grass, there are other things around the bones, something that can never be seen with the naked eye alone...
There are four 'people' floating near the skeleton. Four 'people' with faces as white as paper are floating motionless around the skeleton!
Four white-faced people are distributed in the surrounding directions with the skeleton as the center. The almost frozen senior is currently floating in the air, seeming to be waiting, silently waiting for something.
Earlier, Chen Xiaoyao had explained how to distinguish between a cymbal and a lone soul. The way to distinguish is very simple, just look at the appearance. Yes, strictly speaking, the best way to distinguish between a cymbal and a lone soul is their appearance. That is to say, the face of the wolf monster will be much whiter than that of the lonely soul. Recalling this, he saw the four people in front of him with faces as white as paper. In an instant, Zhao Ping's expression changed drastically.
Unexpectedly, there were actually four tadpoles gathering in front of us! ! !
While trembling, the man understood, understood, he figured everything out, understood everything, understood what all this was about.
It turns out that the four 'people' floating in the air in front of us are actually four chimpanzees! ! !
After wiping their eyes with blood-stained silver leaves, at this moment, behind the rock, whether it was Chen Xiaoyao or Zhao Ping, the two of them instantly understood what was going on. In shock, they instinctively looked at each other and nodded. Immediately, they began to retreat, bending their bodies like frightened rats and slowly retreating, retreating further and further away, and finally ran away quietly in a detour.
Who is Zhao Ping? Who is Chen Xiaoyao?
There is no denying that there are big differences between the two, but there is one thing that both sides have in common, that is... neither of them are stupid, and both are rare smart people in the world.
Communication between smart people is often extremely simple. Sometimes, they can quickly understand and think through observation alone, and then react quickly without saying anything.
Yes, according to their guess, there was a trap ahead, a fatal trap, and that trap was precisely prepared for them.
It was obvious that through some means, the four beetles not only learned about the existence of their group, but also knew that one of them was missing and had not returned. Of course, they knew that they might not be able to find a few people in the huge mountain due to their limited ability. , so these cunning beetles designed a trap, a trap carefully built using the consciousness of human companions. First, a mountain corpse that had been dead for an unknown number of years was disguised as two companions, and the four beauties used their invisibility abilities. If they lurk around, the rest will be simple. As mentioned above, since humans have always had a strong sense of companionship, as long as they see Yao Fujiang, they will definitely come to check and rescue them. Once that time comes, the two of them will It's like stepping into a trap and into a desperate situation. The four beetles that have been lying in wait for a long time will undoubtedly appear and make a surprise attack.
Seeing this, some people may ask, since the trap is so well and perfectly concealed, how did Chen Xiaoyao discover and see through it?
The reason is not complicated. It's just that one learns from the experience and one wakes up subconsciously. After experiencing the sneak attack by the mantis when he first entered the mountain, and after confirming that the extremely rare evil spirit such as the mango actually exists in Yinshan, the young man decided to The Taoist priest then entered a state of preparedness, always guarding against those cunning creatures that were as powerful as the lone soul but far more threatening than the lone soul. Admittedly, he was really shocked when he first discovered Yao Fujiang and even almost strode towards him, but when he thought of it, Earlier, Chen Xiaoyao had kept an eye out for the sneak attack by the monster, and had the patience to hide in hiding. Finally, he used Maoshan skills to discover the truth and see through the trap.
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Sand, sand, sand sand sand.
They retreated silently, relying on their breath to concentrate on walking, until they retreated nearly a kilometer in one breath, and until they were far away from the dangerous section of the road with many twists and turns, the two of them stopped and took a rest. It was not until this time that they had been nervous for a long time. Chen Xiaoyao breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately wiped his sweat while grinning at Zhao Ping and said: "Hey, you saw it, what you said about the cunning man is true? If I hadn't discovered it in time, the consequences would have been disastrous. "
Character determines temper, and temper determines attitude. Sure enough, as soon as he escaped from danger, the young Taoist priest's funny nature showed up, and he immediately put on a savior look and became proud. While boasting and looking down on the heroes, he took all the credit on himself. In his heart, Extremely eager to be praised by others.
Unfortunately, the person standing in front of him was Zhao Ping, a man with glasses who had always been indifferent.
Ignoring the young man's boasting and the other party's complacency, across from him, Zhao Ping did not rejoice. He did not show the joy of escaping from death like the young man did. Instead, he lowered his head in thought without saying a word. After a moment, he shifted his gaze. He frowned slightly and looked at the young man, then asked a question in a tentative tone: "Hybrid... shouldn't be able to attack with illusions, right?"
(Damn! This Zhao Glass guy really has no sense of humor. I really don’t know how He Fei and his gang communicated with this guy before I came here. Will I die if I just praise me casually?)
Seeing that the other party ignored him earlier and then asked abruptly, Chen Xiaoyao, who had not received any praise, suddenly felt bored. In his heart, he repeatedly complained that the man with glasses did not understand humor. Of course, the criticism was a criticism after all. In reality, he did not dare to say it out loud. After listening to the other party question, hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded and answered: "No, the wolf can't cast illusions. Although that thing is cunning, its ability is limited. In addition to the basic abilities that all hawks have, it has no other abilities. At most, it has its own abilities. You can deceive people by changing your form. As for the illusion you just mentioned, this kind of ability can only be used if you have reached the level of Li Qi at the most basic level."
"sure?"
"I'm sure, I swear on the name of my dead master!"
Zhao Ping automatically ignored the second half of Chen Xiaoyao's oath, and nodded thoughtfully. After confirming that although the charade could disguise itself, it did not have the ability to create illusions, for some reason, during the thought process, the bespectacled man raised his lips. , then showed a smile that puzzled Chen Xiaoyao, and looked at the young Taoist priest again with a smile on his face.
Still not knowing why, at this moment, looking at the rather sinister smile of the man with glasses in front of him, Chen Xiaoyao suddenly felt a chill running down his spine. Although he didn't understand why the other person was smiling, he was still instinctively frightened by the smile driven by his subconscious mind.
(Oh my God, are you laughing for no reason? Especially when a sinister person like you laughs, the feeling it brings is even more eerie. Eh? Is it my imagination?)
"Uh, um, why are you laughing, Senior Zhao?"
Listening to Chen Xiaoyao's slightly exaggerated and curious inquiry, Zhao Ping's smile immediately disappeared. Without answering or explaining, he raised his hand to adjust his glasses on the bridge of his nose, changed the topic, and told the truth about the situation of the two of them: "Since there is a mana ahead of us. , it seems... you and I have to take a detour again."
"There is no way. After all, my own Taoism is limited. I don't have the ability to deal with four demons at the same time. In addition, there are not many Taoist talismans left. Well, it doesn't matter. Just take a detour. It will take more time at most."
Having said this, Chen Xiaoyao paused, looked around, lowered his head and glanced at his watch, and then continued to say one sentence to the man with glasses, his true personal plan:
"Anyway, I've already made plans to stay up until night and search in the dark. The Judge's Temple must be found, and the Soul-Calling Flag must be obtained!"
That's right, unlike Zhao Ping, Chen Xiaoyao is determined to win this time when he returns to reality. He goes to Yinshan with an attitude of never giving up until he achieves his goal. As mentioned earlier, the Taoist talisman carried by the man in glasses There are not many Taoist talismans left, so how can he have more Taoist talismans in his pocket? But so what? So what if the Taoist talismans are exhausted? For Chen Xiaoyao, it is still nothing. Not to mention that in addition to the Taoist talisman, he also carries an extra bottle of black dog blood that also has the effect of repelling locusts. In terms of willpower alone, he is much stronger than the others, which is different from Jin Xiaoyao. Zhao Ping's hesitation and worry after entering the mountain were different from Yao Fujiang's fear and nervousness after entering the mountain. Chen Xiaoyao was determined and had a clear goal from beginning to end. He had already made a decision in his heart just now. The black dog's blood will be put to use. If even the black dog's blood is exhausted...
Then even if he goes around in circles, he will still continue to move forward and reach the Judge's Temple at all costs!
Back to the topic, given the current situation, there is currently two news, good and bad, in front of Zhao Ping and Chen Xiaoyao. The good news is that Chen Xiaoyao knows the general location of the Judge's Temple. At least the two of them don't have to search aimlessly in this huge Yin Mountain. They just need to walk in the general direction. If they keep walking, they will eventually find the target and reach the end. The bad news is that their journey is not smooth. They will encounter dangers from time to time and frequently encounter different numbers of lonely souls and even ghosts. , the biggest threat to the lonely soul comes from numbers, and the biggest threat to the ghost comes from traps and traps. In addition, Yinshan Mountain is already roaming with a large number of monsters. It is conceivable that even if the two of them walk carefully and vigilantly, they still cannot avoid all dangers. At most, they can reduce the danger as much as possible, but when avoiding danger, they need to often hide and occasionally take detours, just like they just avoided the charlatan, so they really wasted a lot of time time and time again.
Whether they can reach the Judge's Temple before dark is now unknown, completely unknown.
"Are you sure you won't give up until you get the Soul Calling Flag?"
Faced with the young man's decisive persistence, Zhao Ping's expression changed slightly and he asked a rhetorical question casually. Chen Xiaoyao was not a fool either. He also faintly detected a hint of retreat from the other person's tone. After hearing this, the young Taoist priest smiled, and then Narrowing his eyes and staring at the man with glasses, he explained in a rhetorical tone: "That's natural. After all, we have already come this far. It's probably a bit late to look back now. Don't you think this is the truth? Huh? Respect. Senior Zhao?"
The man with glasses did not answer, did not speak, and did not answer Chen Xiaoyao's rhetorical question. He just turned around and looked around, looked up at the sky, and finally turned away and said an ordinary word to the young man: "Keep going. Let’s try to arrive at the Judge’s Temple before dark.”
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