At the beginning of the day, Yu Wan had just finished walking for a long day when a soft hum suddenly came from her ears. She opened her eyes to check.
At this time, Yuan Ying, who was lying in the center, sat up with her arms and was looking around.
Yu Wan just opened his eyes and looked directly at Yuan Ying.
Yuan Ying snorted at her, her eyes a little flustered, and her eyes drifted to other places.
Yu Wan:?
She recalled there for a while, and it seemed that she had never met this female cultivator in pink before...
Pink clothes?
Recalling how Qin Yuqing was very familiar with her just now, Yu Wan not only thought of the reminder he had given her when she first started doing tasks.
Could it be that this is him?
When Yuan Ying saw Yu Wan for the first time, she felt very embarrassed and panicked.
Thinking of her arrogance, although she didn't feel she was wrong, but seeing the other person in this situation, and knowing that the other person might be her savior, she couldn't help but panic, and unconsciously wanted to escape.
I wonder if they had waited for her before...
Yuan Ying didn't know whether she hoped that the silver-haired female cultivator had been repaired, or whether she hoped that they had not succeeded...
Thinking of the people she once trusted...she also felt very tired.
At this time, her eyes glanced elsewhere and saw Qin Yuqing meditating on the other side. She breathed a sigh of relief.
"Are you the one who threatened to teach me a lesson?"
Yu Wan was not one to hide things, so since she found out, she naturally asked.
Yuan Ying paused slightly when she said this, but then took a deep breath, regained her composure, turned to look at Yu Wan, and nodded.
"Yes, it's me."
Yuan Ying is not the kind of person who thinks deeply. She admitted it directly, and at the same time, she didn't speak too late and continued.
"I do think your hunting method in Tu'er Slope is too cruel. Monsters are also one of all living things... Since you can enter Tu'er Slope and successfully catch so many Wind Rabbits, I think you can kill them in one fell swoop. , why do you need to be like a demon cultivator, so..."
"I did go through this matter. Afterwards, after my master gave me some advice, I finally realized that what I was doing was really inappropriate..."
Yu Wan interrupted her before she could finish speaking.
At this time, Qin Yuqing also opened her eyes. After she finished speaking, she nodded towards him, then closed her eyes again and fell into concentration.
"How does the former junior sister feel now?"
Qin Yuqing sat there and asked directly about Yuan Ying's injury without questioning the conversation between the two of them.
Yuan Ying just snorted arrogantly at him and said it was nothing, then stood up and slowly walked to the edge of the deserted area and sat down.
When Qin Yuqing saw that Yuan Ying could walk normally now, he felt relieved and then said to Yuan Ying.
"Junior sister, it's fine if nothing happens...Sigh~ Junior sister, I don't know, but the situation was extremely urgent at that time. Fortunately, Junior Sister Kong, the disciple of Zhenjun Dayou, found out and brought you back, and gave you two pills on the way...It was when Qin came back, I also fed my junior sister a top-grade Yuan-Pei Dan...junior sister..."
"for you."
Yuan Ying interrupted Qin Yuqing's murmuring and threw him a storage bag.
She looked at the girl not far to the right of Yu Wan who was practicing with her eyes closed. It turned out to be her uncle's disciple...
Remembering this kindness in her heart, she swallowed the elixir, closed her eyes and began to recover.
Qin Yuqing's consciousness swept into the thrown storage bag, smiled, and prepared to enter meditation again to practice.
He had just finished walking for a week and heard the conversation between the two junior sisters. He was worried that they would fight, so he intervened.
I never thought that there would be an unexpected gain. Normally, Junior Sister Yuan would not be so generous. I really have to thank Junior Sister Yu for being there...
"Senior Brother Qin, Zhuang Zixi hasn't come back yet."
After Qin Yuqing closed his eyes, he felt happy and was about to meditate when he heard Yu Wan's voice again.
He opened his eyes and looked at Yu Wan, then lowered his head and muttered for a long time before speaking.
"It is indeed unusual that Junior Brother Zhuang has not come back yet... The direction of his escape at that time was towards the center of the inner circle. After getting rid of it, he should be back now..."
"...Perhaps...I was trapped by the heavy rain...Junior sister, don't worry, Junior Brother Zhuang is a sword cultivator himself, not to mention that each of our true disciples has the mark of spiritual consciousness left by his master. If his life is endangered, Yu Yu The True Lord will also be aware of it and come..."
"Now Junior Brother Zhuang is most likely trapped inside and hiding somewhere..."
"In this way, let's adjust our breath tonight and set out early tomorrow morning to look for him... It's just past midnight, which is when the monsters appear the most. We might be washed away if we go in. It's too dangerous."
What Qin Yuqing said makes sense. It is indeed very dangerous to rush in during such a heavy rain and night.
Thinking that Zhuang Zixi had various formation disks given to him by his uncle, Yu Wan calmed down slightly, nodded to Qin Yuqing, and continued to practice.
Outside the formation, the rain is getting heavier and heavier, and the steaming mist is rising. Inside it, you can no longer see the scenery beyond an arm's length.
Early the next morning, everyone set off and entered the inner perimeter again.
With the help of the best elixir, Yuan Ying had almost recovered and insisted on following them.
Seeing that no one objected, she was very happy.
The rain was still falling at this time, and the fog in the forest was very distracting to the view.
Yu Wan called out Hengha from the spirit beast bag, hugged it and ran all the way.
I bought this spirit beast bag from Qin Yuqing. Because I was worried that they would run around again after leaving, I asked the rest of the people before setting off yesterday, and it happened that Qin Yuqing had one on hand.
It was a bit expensive, but fortunately I could take it with me, so Yu Wan accepted it.
The main reason for calling Hengha out at this time is to let them help you be alert to the surrounding environment.
After all, the inner circle is full of foundation-building monsters. The main purpose of my group is to find people. If they can avoid attracting attention, it is naturally better to keep a low profile.
According to Qin Yuqing's analysis last night, the four of them went directly to the inner center.
Along the way, with Hengha's help, they avoided many monsters that were out and about.
When they were almost at the center, Haha barked twice, telling Yu Wan in the sea of consciousness that it smelled the scent of Zhuangzi Creek.
Next, under Haha's guidance, the four of them turned left and right and arrived at a dark cave.
"Looking at the traces at the entrance of the cave, it seems that no monsters have entered or exited for a long time..."
After observing the surroundings for a moment, Qin Yuqing came to his conclusion.
"Haha~ha"
"Huh~huh~"
After receiving the messages from Haha and Heng, Yu Wan said to everyone, "There is a pool not far from the cave, and the breath of Zhuangzi Creek disappeared from there..."
Kong Wuyou thought for a moment and then spoke to everyone.
"In that case, let's go in first."
The rest of the people nodded. Yuan Ying took out a bracelet from her storage bag and handed it to Kong Wuyou, "Junior sister, put it on. This thing can withstand a vigorous blow from a monk in the early stage of the Golden Core... After inputting spiritual power, it can also Illuminate about 3 inches of space around you."
Kong Wuyou already had these, but seeing Yuan Ying's persistence, he felt warm in his heart, thanked him, and put it on his left wrist.
Then, the four of them walked into the cave together, with Yu Wan still holding Heng Ha.
Among the four, only Yu Wan had the fire spirit root. After entering, with the help of the fireball in her hand, she not only illuminated the path ahead, but also dissipated part of the dampness in the cave.
She and Qin Yuqing walked in front, while Kong Wuyou and Yuan Ying walked behind. Yuan Ying also held a moonstone in her hand to illuminate the two of them.
The footsteps of the four people echoed in the empty passage, and occasionally the sound of rolling stones underfoot could be heard.
After walking for about a moment, the four people's vision suddenly became clear, and they entered the space behind the passage.
After Heng Heng checked, they knew that there was no living creature within 50 miles including the water pool. They spread out their spiritual consciousness that only surrounded them by 1 foot and began to investigate carefully.
While observing, Yu Wan carried Heng Ha to the pool, where the breath of Zhuangzi Creek disappeared.
"How is it?" Qin Yuqing, who was following behind, saw Yu Wan's sudden change in expression and asked her hurriedly.
"Looking at the last place where the breath stopped, it was 3 feet away from the shore. It must have been dragged underwater by something..."
At this time, Kong Wuyou and the others also came over.
They all fell silent after hearing Yu Wan's analysis.
"Let's go back and call for rescue."
"I want to go down and have a look."
Yuan Ying and Yu Wan's voices sounded at the same time, echoing in the cave.
"Junior sister, you must not...you..."
Qin Yuqing opened his mouth to stop him, but was interrupted by Kong Wuyou.
"We are waiting for you here. If you find any clues, come up and discuss with us first. You must not act rashly."
"Hey, you guys..."
"Forget it, Junior Sister, I'll give you this. This is the mother-in-law pendant. If there is any danger, put the spiritual power directly into it, and the mother-in-law pendant in my hand will be received... Be sure to pay attention to safety when you go down."
Qin Yuqing sighed first, knowing that they had already decided, so he had no choice but to give Yu Wan more protection.
"Here, take this top-notch water-proof bead...remember to return it to me when you come back. I only have this one..."
Yuan Ying only handed Yu Wan a blue bead and told her to remember to return it.
Yu Wan thanked him, reached out to take it, and tucked it into his waist.
She nodded to everyone, turned around, hugged Henha and jumped down.
thump.
The water in the pool was cold, but fortunately after half a breath, a thin ellipsoid-shaped water film appeared around the body, blocking out the biting water.
Yu Wan first used his spiritual power to dry the wet clothes on his body, and then swam downstream with the faint light emitted by the water film.
Along the way, Hengha reported their findings in the sea of consciousness.
There is no aura of monsters, no spiritual grasses, no aura of Zhuangzi Xi...
This place is like a dead place, with only jagged stone walls and no breath of life.
After sinking for nearly an hour, the cold air in the water became heavier and heavier. Yu Wan had to circulate the heavens in his body to dispel the cold air that entered his meridians.
Continuing down, after another hour, layers of frost had formed on the outer surface of the water film.
There were also patches of frost on the surface of her clothes, and her vision became blurry with every breath she took.
Heng Ha was wrapped in multiple layers of monster fur, all of which were hunted and preserved by Yu Wan.
"Haha~"
As Haha shouted, the mist in the water film became thicker.
Yu Wan followed its instructions and came to a relatively flat stone wall.
She scanned it inch by inch with her spiritual consciousness, but unfortunately, except for being slightly flat, it was no different from other places in the pool.
"Hum hum!"
Heng Heng suddenly called out, with anxiety in his voice.
She immediately did as it said and backed away quickly...
Unfortunately, he still couldn't escape the "thick rope" that suddenly stretched out from the stone wall. It was thicker than Yu Wan's waist, with tender pink discs densely distributed on it.
Yu Wan only had time to put Heng Ha into the spirit beast bag, and then the "thick rope" was tied around his waist. The pressure of the early stage of the golden elixir came from above, which made Yu Wan vomit blood.
Then she felt her body gradually soften, as if the disc was releasing toxins into her body.
In an instant, her vision went dark and she fainted.
The "thick rope" tied her back directly behind the stone wall.
Darkness and calm returned to the pond again.
Zhuangzixi was sitting on a larger piece of ice and meditating.
He has been staying here since he woke up, and all the spiritual power in his body was sealed in Dantian...
The memory before he fell into coma only limited to the critical moment of the fight with the Xiongfeng Mosquito. After that, he had no memory at all.
He didn't know why he was here and why he was caught by that squid.
Ever since he woke up, the cuttlefish had been staring at him closely, including eating...
But no matter what he did, as long as he didn't run away, the black cuttlefish would only stare at him and make no other moves.
Just now, it didn't know what happened. There was anger in its eyes, and it suddenly sank to the bottom of the water. It hasn't come up yet...
Zhuang Zixi was a little worried, praying in his heart not to catch anyone else.
Perhaps he just acted without thinking. With a crash, a parabola passed through the air, and a black shadow fell heavily on the ice on the right side of Zhuangzi Creek.
He turned around and saw that it was Yu Wan who had passed out!
At this time, a black cuttlefish with a black body, a very round head, and huge eyes below came out of the water and stared at the two of them...
Part of its claws also climbed to the surface of the ice, surrounding them in a circle.
Zhuang Zixi could not take out the elixir from the storage bag, so he had to stand in front of Yu Wan and wait for her to wake up.
After a while, Yu Wan slowly woke up.
His eyes slowly opened, and what he saw was not only Zhuang Zixi with a worried look on his side, but also the tender pink disc bulge on the other side.
She wanted to take out the Huangdao, but found that there was no spiritual power in her body...
this……
Yu Wan propped himself up and looked to the left at Zhuangzi Creek.
"Your spiritual power is also..."
Zhuang Zixi nodded helplessly.
"It should be the effect of the toxin released in the monster's disk. I think the monsters captured by it gradually fainted under its disk."
He paused, hiding the unconscious part of himself, and continued, "I have been here since I woke up. The black cuttlefish doesn't seem to have any ill intentions. It just keeps staring at me and prevents me from escaping..."
Yu Wan looked in the direction where Zhuang Zixi raised her head and pointed. She stood up and saw the big eyes behind the pink discs.
Except for the discs under the tentacles, which are pink, the rest of the cuttlefish is black...
The eyes that stared at Yu Wan without moving were even bigger than Yu Wan's.
Yu Wan tried to communicate with it.
"Senior, we both broke into this place accidentally without any harm... I wonder if senior can let us leave."
This space seems to be very large, without any echo.
After waiting for a long time, the black cuttlefish remained motionless, staring at Yu Wan.
Yu Wan was about to give up and was about to sit down when Black Cuttlefish spoke slowly.
"Hungry...you...bad...things...the master...looked at...for a long time...for a long time..."
Neither of them expected that the black cuttlefish could speak, so Yu Wan took advantage of the situation and asked.
"Senior, we don't have anything with us. Can you tell us more specifically so we can keep it..."
After another long while, it slowly spoke.
"...I don't know...I don't know..."
Seeing this, Yu Wan changed direction.
"Senior, are you hungry? I will make delicious food. If you unlock my spiritual power, I will do it...I promise not to run away."
After saying that, Yu Wan raised his hand as if to swear.
This time, Squid's reaction was faster. After a few breaths, Yu Wan felt his body lightened and his spiritual power could be used again!
She hurriedly gathered up a layer of spiritual power to resist the cold in the cave, and then swallowed a blood-replenishing pill.
Then she said to Black Cuttlefish, "Senior, my friend is injured, can you also unlock his spiritual power... Otherwise, it's too cold in this cave and his body won't be able to bear it."
This time, Black Cuttlefish reacted faster, and after one breath, Zhuang Zixi's spiritual power was also released.
He nodded towards Yu Wan who turned around, took out the elixir and immediately recovered from his injuries.
Yu Wan also turned around, took out the kitchen utensils, and said to Cuttlefish, "Senior, please wait a moment, I will do it now."
She took out the lemongrass water ball, and after removing the lemongrass covering the surface, she added some silvergrass and spiritual wheat flour inside, and used her spiritual power to continuously divide and rub it in the air to remove the nine peak mosquitoes. Knead evenly with the dough.
Then put it on the round iron mesh that was taken out and bake it. The carbon under the iron mesh is already burning red...
While waiting, Yu Wan took out a large bag of Gongfeng Mosquitoes that Kong Wuyou carried for her.
She made it using the same technique, then divided it into palm-sized round cakes, and placed them on the edge of the iron net one after another...
After putting it away, she turned over the big round cake in the center.
Suddenly, as soon as the roasted brown side came out, the aroma instantly filled the entire cave.
The big black cuttlefish looked at Yu Wan doing it with a good look. At this moment, it smelled the aroma and was slightly ready to move.
"Don't worry, it's coming soon."
While Yu Wan comforted it, she used her spiritual power as a shovel and turned over the small noodles around it.
About half a moment later, the aroma in the cave became stronger and stronger.
After another three breaths, she handed over the largest piece of bee and mosquito cake in the middle with her spiritual power.
Before it reached the mouth of the cuttlefish, it stretched out a tentacle, picked it up and started eating.
There was a clicking sound inside the cave.
The little bees and mosquito cakes had been baked quickly before. At this time, she saw that Zhuang Zixi had not finished refining the elixir, so she started to eat it herself.
Click~
Xiaofeng mosquito cake is thinner, and after being baked for a long time, the surface is extremely crispy...
When you take a bite, the pure aroma of wheat mixed with the aroma of grass and meat enters your mouth.
While chewing, the aroma of grilled mosquitoes and meat juice overflowed, and the aura of wind, wood, and earth gently passed through the mouth and flowed into the belly...
One mouthful after another, hundreds of mosquitoes were swallowed by Yu Wan in the blink of an eye.
The largest size of this type of mosquito is only the size of the nail of your little finger. There are almost a hundred of them on a piece of mosquito cake, which is extremely delicious to eat.
Yu Wan still tasted a hint of sweetness, it must be Fengya honey...
After eating two pieces in a row, Zhuang Zixi finally opened his eyes.
He smelled the aroma lingering in his nose, stood up, walked to Yu Wan's side, picked up a piece and ate it.
tasty! I never thought that this mosquito-like monster could be so delicious, with a hint of sweetness in the meaty aroma...
Delicious!
Halfway through eating the third piece, Yu Wan remembered Heng Ha, quickly took it out and gave them each a piece of bee and mosquito cake.
Just like that, within a short period of time, there was a clicking sound in the cave.
…
"More..."
"No more, these are all eaten."
Yu Wan spread his hands and looked helplessly at the squid that had retracted its tentacles.
"I still need to remember..."
As he spoke, the squid sank directly into the water and left.
Taking this opportunity, Yu Wan and Zhuang Zixi checked the situation in their ice cave.
Heng Ha was also looking around and listening.
By the pool, the people who had been waiting for a long time were also very anxious.
Qin Yuqing went directly outside the cave and sent out a Ten Thousand Miles Transmission Talisman to convey the news to his master.
The black cuttlefish didn't know what to think of, and it shuttled back and forth in the underground river, seeming to be looking for something.
