It was cold and thin at midnight, and the dark clouds covered the night in sheets, like a puddle of ink that couldn't be melted!
The sect returned to peace, and Ruan Heng slipped out of Xuantianmen with the package on his back and ran all the way down the mountain.
The surroundings were quiet, with only the sound of the wind accompanied by the roar of animals. I flew down the stone steps, passed through the bamboo forest, and reached the exit at the bottom of the mountain - the stone cave sky!
The rock peaks on both sides are rugged and half-hidden in the thick fog. There is a hidden magic circle in the middle of the twin peaks, which isolates the Tiangui Sect from the outside world.
At this time, under the dark night, at the exit of the stone cave, a slender figure stood in the middle, with a clear face and a hint of perseverance.
Ruan Heng slowed down and stopped. He looked at the man in the moonlight and seemed to vaguely recognize him, so he tentatively called out: "Ali?"
Ruan Li turned around, looked at the shocked Ruan Heng, raised his lips and smiled: "I'll go back with you!"
"You..." Ruan Heng was speechless, only surprised: "I..."
"Stop it, you sneaked down the mountain, I didn't!" Ruan Li said, "I'll report it to Master!"
"Don't lie to me!"
Ruan Heng obviously didn't believe it.
A-li is the treasure of the sect. Now that the outside world is not peaceful, how could the master let her go down the mountain alone?
"Why did I lie to you?" Ruan Li smiled easily, without any sense of urgency to sneak down the mountain, and just said: "Master is really worried, but I have my own way, so don't worry!"
"I'm walking with you, so I can take care of you. Besides, I don't trust my parents, so I just want to go back and have a look!"
Hearing what Ruan Li said, Ruan Heng hesitated a little, but seeing that she didn't seem to be lying, he believed her.
"If I hadn't insisted on going back, you wouldn't have followed me and put yourself in danger." Ruan Heng felt a little guilty.
Seeing this, Ruan Li stepped forward and patted his shoulder, comforting him: "I already said that I want to go back to see my parents, so don't think so much! Besides, I have light spiritual roots, so when I meet a demon Xiu is not afraid either!"
"You two sneaked down the mountain without calling me. It's really not interesting!"
Who would have thought that at this moment, another figure would emerge from behind the dark night!
It’s Mujinyang!
"Why are you following me?" Ruan Li was shocked when he saw it was him!
Ruan Heng was also stunned. After reacting, he quickly looked back.
Mu Jinyang waved his hand: "Don't look at it, it's just me!"
As he spoke, he came to the two of them and smiled: "Ruan Heng, this idiot, was too careless. I saw him sneaking away. I was afraid that something might happen to him, so I wanted to follow him to have a look. Who would have thought that I followed him all the way to the foot of the mountain? It’s Ah Li, you’re waiting here too!”
"You two were plotting this in private and you didn't even tell me. It's so embarrassing!"
Ruan Li only frowned and said: "Stop making trouble, we have business. Ruan Heng sneaked down the mountain, which is against the rules of the family. If you continue to make noise..."
"At worst, Ruan Heng and I will be punished together!" Mu Jinyang said nonchalantly: "The three of us have been together since we entered the Fallen God Realm, and we have been together when we took you to Lin'an. Why don't you take me with you now?"
"I don't care, I'll just follow!"
Mu Jinyang's stubbornness increased, and as he spoke, he sat down on the stone plate aside and looked directly at Ruan Li and the two.
Seeing this, Ruan Li looked at Ruan Heng helplessly. Ruan Heng was a soft-tempered person, and he did not dare to use any tough attitude towards Mu Jinyang.
"It's only two days' journey, how about... let's go together?" Ruan Heng said at the end.
Without waiting for Ruan Li to react, Mu Jinyang jumped up to Ruan Heng and hugged his shoulders: "You are still a friend enough. Don't worry, I will protect you!"
As the two of them talked, they had already passed through the barrier of Shipan Cave. Ruan Li only heard Mu Jinyang shouting at her: "Ah Li, hurry up and follow!"
After exhaling a long breath, Ruan Li felt that one person was as big as two people, but he could only bite the bullet and chase after him.
It's quite a distance to Dianliang, and the faster journey would take two days and two nights, which meant that the three of them would have to spend two nights on the road, and it was very likely that they would meet the demon cultivator at night.
Heading westward, several people deliberately avoided villages and towns and took mountain roads instead.
It's harder to walk, but safer.
"A Li, did you really say hello to Master?" On the way, Mu Jinyang asked in a low voice: "Then I am protecting you and going home. The boss shouldn't punish me when you go back."
Ruan Li looked at him sideways and snorted coldly: "Didn't you just say you weren't afraid of being punished?"
"Of course I'm not afraid." Mu Jinyang glared and puffed up his chest: "We share the same difficulties!"
"But having said that, it's always better to not be punished!" Mu Jinyang laughed to himself after saying this.
Ruan Li looked at Ruan Heng who was walking in front and said softly: "Master will not let me go down the mountain by myself, so I didn't waste any extra words."
"You..." Mu Jinyang was stunned: "Are you all sneaking out?"
Ruan Li nodded: "But I left a letter for Master. Senior Brother Xiaoyao should have seen me going out when he was kneeling in the yard, so Master will know why I went out after reading the letter, and he will know from Xiaoyao Senior brother told me when I left."
I hope his old man can rest assured.
"Okay, with you taking the responsibility from the front, I think the leader won't be punished heavily." Mu Jinyang had already begun to take chances.
Ruan Li smiled: "I'm afraid of being punished but I still have to follow, so why bother!"
"Tsk, aren't I worried about all of us?" Mu Jinyang said: "We will be punished together, the three of us. Don't think that just because the head master dotes on you, he can ignore the rules for you!"
"Since I decided to go down the mountain, I had already prepared myself mentally. But you, don't..."
The words stopped abruptly in the middle of the conversation, and Ruan Heng, who was walking in front, also suddenly stopped.
Ruan Li and Mu Jinyang looked at each other, their eyes full of vigilance.
There are occasional cicadas chirping in the quiet woods around, and the night wind blows the leaves, making bursts of 'swishing' sounds. At this time, these sounds are accompanied by the intermittent 'swissing' sound, from far to near... Closer... closer...
Several people turned their heads and looked into the darkness at the same time. They saw a fallen branch and fallen leaves suddenly rolled up in the forest, and a nimble figure leaped into the air in the darkness and flew out.
In mid-air, Chi Jing looked surprised when he saw the three people. He seemed to have never expected that there would be people in this wilderness and jungle in the middle of the night, and three of them!
Their eyes met, and Chi Jing landed firmly in front of several people, but with his back to them.
His arms were crossed, and he actually put on a protective posture amidst the astonished looks of several people.
I heard him say in a cold voice: "Go back and hide!"
At this time, Ruan Li and the others finally saw clearly what the person in front of them was wearing, a robe with a stand-up collar and He Yun embroidered on it.
People from Heyun Palace!
But as soon as Chi Jing finished speaking, a dark wind rose in the darkness, and a powerful sense of oppression hit him in the air.
The moonlight was shimmering, and the branches in the dark night were blown by the cold wind, reflecting the shadows of teeth and claws, like evil ghosts seeking life in the underworld.
Standing on tiptoes on the treetop branches, a long figure floated over, with a black hat hanging down, and only half of his pale and colorless face was vaguely exposed under the high sky of the moon.
