"Since you're here, why don't you travel to Wuling with me and see the peach blossoms all over the city again?"
The man's voice came from the mountainside.
The tone is ethereal, echoing on the mountain road.
"This guy seems to be..."
"That old friend of yours."
Lu Sandao came to Chu Qingxiao's side and whispered softly.
The mountain road is very dark, except for the two big red lanterns hanging on both sides of the door of the Shenfeng Hall of Ganquan Peak that stands on the mountainside.
But the light coming from the lantern was not bright.
On the contrary, it is dark and scarlet.
The previously majestic hall on this mountain road looked a bit weird, as if it was a palace leading to the Nine Netherworld.
As for the man standing in front of the palace door, his side face was illuminated by the scarlet light from the lantern, and his whole body was filled with the same weird aura. Just one look at it made people feel numb.
Chu Qingxiao also frowned and looked at the other party.
Although the view on the mountain road is extremely poor, and although the aura surrounding the other party is completely different from before.
But Chu Qingxiao still recognized the other party.
That person was Xiang An, whose martial spirit was destroyed by Chu Qingxiao yesterday.
"There's something weird about this guy!"
"Xiao Qingxiao, you can't be fooled!" Lu Sandao whispered again. The expression on her face was extremely solemn. She kept pressing one hand on the handle of her knife and did not dare to relax for a moment.
This is a rare thing, or something Chu Qingxiao has never seen before.
Ever since he accepted the commission in Qinghuan Mansion and became acquainted with Lu Sandao over drinking, Lu Sandao has always had a carefree temperament.
Regardless of whether Chu Qingxiao offended Liuhuan Feng and fled with Sun Li.
Or the later crisis-ridden Six-Tang Trial.
Lu Zhenshou behaved calmly enough, and even all these things together seemed to be less important to Lu Zhenshou than a bottle of wine.
But now facing Xiang An, she acted extremely nervous.
This explains something to a large extent.
But in the face of Lu Sandao's warning, Chu Qingxiao smiled bitterly. He turned his head and looked around. The wall of water spreading from the divine turbid water completely blocked the two people's escape route, and only one was transformed by the divine turbid water. The steps lead to the Shenfeng Hall.
That's the only way.
"Are you sure you can rush out?" Chu Qingxiao looked at Lu Sandao and asked.
Lu Sandao was stunned for a moment, and looked sideways at the turbid water surging around him, with bitterness on his face.
Just now, with the tacit cooperation between her and Chu Qingxiao, they had indeed completely destroyed Hua Wei Zuo Chuan Xin and Tang Zhengde's Divine Turbid Water.
But that is only a small part of the divine turbid water, and it is only one of the many desolate means behind controlling these divine turbid waters.
Everything in front of them showed that they had been targeted by the desolation, and it was almost impossible to break out of the siege.
Thinking of this, Lu Sandao could only shake his head.
"In that case, let's first see what medicine the other party sells in his gourd, and then find an opportunity to escape." Chu Qingxiao said in a low voice.
Lu Sandao blinked and asked, "What if there is no chance to escape?"
Chu Qingxiao shrugged helplessly and said, "If that's the case, Lu Zhenshou and I will probably have to be companions on the road to hell."
When Lu Sandao heard this, he blinked again, and then she smiled coquettishly at Chu Qingxiao: "That's not bad."
"After all, Xiao Qingxiao, although you are not handsome, you are still pleasing to the eye. My sister can barely accept dying in the same hole as you."
Chu Qingxiao: "..."
…
Chu Qingxiao organized his thoughts and had no intention of responding to Lu Sandao's teasing. He took a deep breath at that time, looked back at Lu Sandao and said: "In short, act with caution. If there is a chance, Lu Zhenshou can do it on his own." Don't worry about me if you want to escape, I will also find a way to cooperate with Lu Zhenshou."
He said this not because Chu Qingxiao was so righteous, but because he understood that in the current situation, Lu Sandao was obviously much more likely to escape than he was -
Although he still didn't know what happened on Ganquan Peak.
But Xiang An's appearance undoubtedly shows that today's Ganquan Peak has undergone different changes from yesterday's Ganquan Peak led by Zhou Sheng.
The invitation to the banquet was naturally aimed at him.
Therefore, if there is really a possibility of escape, Lu Sandao has a greater chance than himself.
"Xiao Qingxiao, you are really a responsible man. Sister, I like you more and more."
I don't know if she recognized the fact that she couldn't escape, but Lu Sandao returned to her nonchalant temperament and joked at that time.
Chu Qingxiao was a little helpless about this. He no longer responded to Lu Sandao's teasing. He turned around and raised his feet, stepped onto the steps made of divine turbid water, and walked step by step towards the divine peak hall.
…
The steps were not too long, and soon Chu Qingxiao and Lu Sandao arrived at the door of Shenfeng Hall.
The moment the two of them stepped onto the last step, the turbid water behind them collapsed in an instant and turned into a swamp. It poured into Xiang An's body and disappeared at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Although from the moment Xiang An appeared, Chu Qingxiao realized that he was very likely to be connected with the desolation that now controls the entire Ganquan Peak, after witnessing the scene of the divine turbid water pouring into Xiang An's body, Chu Qingxiao still couldn't help but My heart skipped a beat.
At that time, he looked at Xiang An with something a little strange.
After Xiang An absorbed the huge amount of divine turbid water, his eyes narrowed and a look of intoxication appeared on his face. When he opened his eyes, he met Chu Qingxiao's strange gaze.
"Qingxiao, why are you looking at me like this?" He was stunned for a moment, but soon a smile appeared on his face and he asked.
His tone was friendly, as if he was not affected by the weird atmosphere around him at all.
The familiar tone and title even made Chu Qingxiao feel a little dazed at that moment, as if he had returned to his days in Wuling City.
But this illusion was soon broken by the cruel reality.
The Xiang An in front of him is no longer the Xiang An of twelve years ago.
Although his appearance was no different from yesterday, there was a sense of gloominess flowing between his brows. Even under the scarlet light of the lantern above his head, Chu Qingxiao could see that the skin on his face was frighteningly white, almost Not like a stranger.
What Chu Qingxiao found strange the most was that Xiang An was carrying the sword on his back at this moment.
That was not his sword Long Xiao or Chi Lian.
Because the sword was hidden in the scabbard, Chu Qingxiao could not see his whole face, but there was a ghostly face carved on the hilt of the sword, which looked lifelike and alive. Just one glance made Chu Qingxiao's heart rise. A feeling of discomfort.
He even felt that compared to Xiang An, who was most likely to be occupied by the desolation in front of him, the sword behind him was the most terrifying thing.
Chu Qingxiao spent some effort to stabilize his mind, and then he did not respond to Xiang An's seemingly gentle question, but asked straight to the point: "Xiang An, what happened at Ganquan Peak??"
"Where are the other disciples? Where are Lu Qi and Elder Tang?"
When Xiang An heard this, a smile appeared on his face.
It should be a very bright smile, but under the scarlet light above the head, the smile looked particularly penetrating.
He turned to look at the silent mountain road and said, "This is how Ganquan Peak is. Is there any problem?"
When he said these words, he looked serious, as if he really didn't notice anything wrong on Ganquan Peak.
Chu Qingxiao's expression darkened. He could tell that something was wrong with Xiang An at this moment.
Not only because of the turbid water related to desolation, but also because of the aura that filled his body, which was crazy and chaotic.
"Lu Qi and the others are waiting for us at the banquet. Come on, I'll take you there." But Xiang An didn't seem to notice the fear between Chu Qingxiao's brows. He spoke warmly and put his hand on Chu Qingxiao's shoulder. , just like twelve years ago, they were leading him to the main hall with their arms around their shoulders.
But the moment his hand touched Chu Qingxiao's shoulder, Chu Qingxiao felt a biting chill.
Lu Sandao on the side was also a little sensitive to Xiang An's actions. He almost subconsciously put a hand on the handle of his knife, but Chu Qingxiao stopped her in time with his eyes.
Lu Sandao received Chu Qingxiao's gaze. She frowned slightly, a little confused about this, but out of trust in Chu Qingxiao, she suppressed the impulse in her heart, retracted her hand, and followed Chu Qingxiao towards the main hall.
Chu Qingxiao allowed Xiang An's affectionate behavior and walked with him. When he came to the door of the main hall, the majestic door opened slowly without anyone touching it.
The door that seemed to open the underworld roared loudly, heavy and forbidding.
Xiang An looked excited. At that time, he led Chu Qingxiao towards the dark door and said, "Qingxiao, look."
Upon hearing this, Chu Qingxiao looked in the direction pointed by Xiang An.
I saw a dim light shining behind the dark door.
Through those strange and gloomy lights, Chu Qingxiao and Lu Sandao could barely see the scene behind the door.
Behind the gate is a huge yard.
There are several rows of desks in the middle of the courtyard, which seem to be prepared for banquets.
On both sides of the desk and around the yard, there were trees.
The trunks of those trees are dark, the branches are twisted, and the lines on them are weird. And above the trees, their branches are all bare, as if they have been dead for an unknown period of time.
But unfortunately, at the ends of those branches, there are red flowers growing.
The shapes of those flowers are very similar to peach blossoms.
But compared to peach blossoms, they are bigger, brighter, and scarier.
It looked like it was stained with blood.
What makes Chu Qingxiao even more frightened is that there are some strange lines on the trunks of the weird peach trees. Those lines seem to be alive, constantly changing and squirming, and will form painful people at a certain moment. Face.
It's as if there are living people imprisoned in the trunks of these peach trees.
But Xiang An didn't seem to think this scene was inappropriate or weird. He just looked at Chu Qingxiao and asked expectantly.
"How is it? Qingxiao."
"Is this like the peach garden in Xuandu Temple?"
