The night breeze was cold, and the irritating continuous drizzle finally stopped, and Yun Xuan and the three of them were now surrounding a bonfire, roasting the two hares prepared by the Sword Emperor. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The humidity in the swamp and the cold wind after nightfall made Leng Yan, who was in a much better condition, keep reaching out to the campfire to keep warm.

Yun Xuan silently observed the surroundings, long moss grasses and reeds were planted all over the swamp wetland in an irregular way, and the dark depths were filled with a strong aura of danger, if there was no old horse of the Sword Emperor to lead the way, I am afraid that he would not be able to find this swamp clearing in Qingyu Ridge for a year, even if he found it, he did not dare to walk into it rashly, after all, a muddy foot was deep here, and what he had to face was the power of nature.

The Sword Emperor seemed to sense Yun Xuan's doubts, and said lightly, "This is a shortcut to the Heavenly Peak, through the swamp, then climb a mountain, walk a little way, and you will reach the foot of the Heavenly Peak, although the road is dangerous, but it is enough to leave the pursuers far behind, besides, there are contemptible people to lead the way, boy, you don't have to worry!"

Yun Xuan thought to himself, the strategic significance of this shortcut is immeasurable, it can greatly shorten the time to pass through Yuezhou, but who would have thought that there is such a crack in the middle of Qingyu Ridge in the poor mountains and bad waters, and at the end of the crack that is only enough for ordinary people to walk sideways, there is such a large swamp wetland......

Yun Xuan blinked, and said innocently, "Senior, with you by your side to protect us, we naturally won't worry at all......!" Such a strange place, did you find it, old-timer?"

The Sword Emperor stared at Yun Xuan coldly, and said indifferently, "No!"

Yun Xuan's heart sank, the Sword Emperor was originally a member of the demon cultivator spies, maybe it was told to him by other demon cultivator accomplices, and even this shortcut was probably discovered by the demon cultivator spies first.

A gust of wind blew, and the smell of rotten branches and decaying grass was faintly smelled in the humid air, and the Sword Emperor stroked his broken leg with his hand, and said lightly.."There should be a storm tonight, and when you have eaten, you should rest early...... Leng Yan, your body is weak, your cultivation is lost, the humidity in the swamp is too heavy, and you will have to put two more pieces of clothing on your back later. ”

Tents, quilts, cotton clothes and other necessities were taken out of the cave by the Sword Emperor, and a large bundle of luggage was also carried by him along the way.

Although the Sword Emperor's tone was extremely flat, Leng Yan still heard the strong sense of care in it, which was like a kind elder admonishing her, which made her heart swell with a warm current, and her good impression of the Sword Emperor increased a little.

Leng Yan said softly, "Senior, you are so nice. ”

As soon as these words came out, Yun Xuan and the Sword Emperor laughed at the same time, the former tried his best to make his laughter not so sarcastic, while the smile behind the latter's mask was so gloomy and lonely.

The atmosphere fell silent for a moment, and it seemed that only the whirring wind and the crackling of burning fire were left between heaven and earth.

The Sword Emperor stroked the broken leg again, and said coldly, "It's summer now, mosquitoes and flies are infested in the swamp wetland, and the insect repellent pills for you must be stored well, otherwise you will feel better." ”

Leng Yan looked at the Sword Emperor's broken leg in a daze, her focus was obviously not here, she asked softly, "Senior, is your leg very painful, I saw you rub it several times, otherwise, I'll help you rub it." ”

The Sword Emperor suddenly put down the hand that was caressing the broken leg, and said indifferently, "It doesn't hurt at all, it's just that before the wind and rain come, it has some premonitions." ”

Leng Yan whispered curiously again, "It... How did it hurt......" As soon as these words came out, Leng Yan realized that she was too rude, and quickly remedied it and said... ”

The Sword Emperor's shoulders couldn't help twitching, and after a while, he replied in a deep voice, "It was interrupted." ”

Leng Yan frowned, and said angrily, "Who is so hateful that he broke your leg? That person must be a big villain!"

Yun Xuan on the side couldn't help touching his chin, swallowed his saliva unconsciously, picked up the kettle and poured a few sips.

The Sword Emperor's body shook slightly, and he snorted heavily in that hoarse and ugly voice, and said in a flat tone, but full of deep hatred, "If I meet him again, I will definitely repay him well!"

These words fell into Yun Xuan's ears, almost causing him to squirt out the water in his mouth, and such a deep hatred made him shudder in the depths of his heart. However, he still pretended to be indifferent on the surface, and even showed a little sympathetic indignation, and then asked with pretended curiosity: "How will you repay him?"

A cruel and ferocious light flashed in the Sword Emperor's eyes, and he laughed a few times, until Yun Xuan was terrified, and then he said coldly: "You two, there are more and more words...... The rabbit meat is grilled, let's eat. ”

“……”

The three of them were in a relatively dry meadow in a swampy wetland, but in such a desolate land, there was still a suffocating and dangerous smell everywhere.

Yun Xuan and Leng Yan slept in the same tent, while the Sword Emperor slept alone in another tent, but Yun Xuan couldn't sleep for a long time, he felt that unknown crises were scattered all over this swamp and wetland, and the feeling of uneasiness gradually became stronger.

Based on the experience of hovering on the verge of life and death many times in the past, such a strong sense of crisis is one thing that something is about to happen.

In the second half of the night, Yun Xuan, who was in a state of semi-sleep, woke up from the hazy depths, and then, he clearly felt that the earth was shaking strongly.

Earthquake?

Yun Xuan quickly shot out of the tent, only to see that the Sword Emperor was already standing by the bonfire, staring at the northeast with a solemn face. Surrounded by a thick fog, it takes a lot of eye to make out what is going on around you. As soon as Yun Xuan stood beside the Sword Emperor, before he could say anything to ask, the earth shook strongly again, and the rotten smell of rotten branches and withered grass suddenly became much stronger, faintly coming from the northeast.

"Senior, what is this?" Yun Xuan asked softly.

"This is the breath of the swamp phantom beast, when you take care of Leng Yan, I will handle everything!" the Sword Emperor commanded in a deep voice.

Yun Xuan couldn't help but be shocked in his heart, the swamp phantom beast, that is the absolute overlord in the swamp wetland, it is very rare, it mainly breeds in the swamp depths of Da Leize in the west of Yuezhou, how could it come to this central and southern region?

But the Sword Emperor is an old guy who has lived for more than 2,000 years, and since he is so determined, there is a chance that it is really a swamp phantom beast that is coming.

There was another strong tremor from the earth, and the smell of decay was getting stronger and stronger, and it was already so smoked that people felt a sense of irritability.

The Sword Emperor's voice became even lowered, "Judging from the amplitude, it is likely that it is still an adult male beast, and there is more than one!Boy, our luck is really good, the real kings of the earth type of demonic beasts have met us!"

Yun Xuan saw that the Sword Emperor said so solemnly, his eyes couldn't help but become deep, and he asked in a low voice, "Do you want to run?"

The Sword Emperor shook his head slowly, and said, "Since we choose to take this shortcut, sooner or later we will encounter them, it is better to kill them, clean and neat, besides, they have already locked us as prey." ”

Yun Xuan listened to it with a secret pang in his heart, this old guy's tone was really big, that day in the memory world, Yun Xuan had seen the terrifying strength of the Ice Demon Beast Overlord, and he was still very impressed, if it was not necessary, for this extremely aggressive monster, he could avoid it! Now the Sword Emperor actually wanted to slaughter a few overlords of the Earth Demon Beasts-swamp phantom beasts alone, and he was not afraid of the wind flashing his tongue!

The amplitude of the earth shaking became stronger and stronger, which was enough to prove that those demonic beasts were rapidly approaching them, Leng Yan was also awakened, she stuck her head out of the tent, and asked with sleepy eyes: "Is the ground moving?"

Immediately after, she pinched her nose again, frowned, and said, "It stinks, what is it?"

The Sword Emperor said coldly.."Leng Yan, hide back in the tent and cover your mouth and nose with a strip of cloth wet with water!"

Leng Yan was stunned for a moment, but she didn't know that the crisis was getting closer and closer, and she felt dizzy in her head.

Yun Xuan was vigilant, and realized that those stinky gases were comatose, and he and the Sword Emperor had a strong physique to not be smoked, but Leng Yan, who had no cultivation, could not withstand such a poisonous gas attack, he couldn't help but dodge, pushed Leng Yan back into the tent, and said coldly, "Hold your breath!"

Leng Yan's eyes slowly became confused, and she muttered to herself, "Little junior brother, my head is so dizzy......"

Yun Xuan hurriedly tore off a large strip of cloth from his body, wet it with water and put it on Leng Yan's face, and in order to prevent accidents, he himself put a strip on his nose.

When he flashed out of the tent again, he could already faintly see the shadow of the swamp beast through the mist, the creature was six feet (20 meters) high, and the body was huge, like a moving hill, and under its huge body were two unusually wide feet, every time it stepped on the ground, it would cause strong shocks all around, and its whole body was covered with dense tentacles, which were dancing strangely in the thick fog, and its orange eyes flashed with a strange light.

The Sword Emperor snorted heavily, and said in a deep voice, "It's a big trouble!" This species is not bred in the Great Thunder, but the kind of swamp phantom beast in the Illusion Forest in the clouds, it is much more fierce......" As he spoke, the Sword Emperor turned his head and looked at Yun Xuan deeply.

Yun Xuan couldn't help but be surprised, this proved that they were about to face a more formidable opponent, but he also noticed the scorching gaze of the Sword Emperor, and his mind couldn't help but spin rapidly..The Illusion Forest was near the clouds, and the Sword Emperor used to be a powerhouse in the Kyushu World, so he knew that there was nothing unusual about this...... However, Xia Qi has never been to Wanzhou, let alone Yunzhong, only Yunxuan has been to Yunzhong, but anyone who has been to Yunzhong knows that there is an illusion forest, so it is impossible for Xia Qi to know about the illusion forest......

Oh my God! This old guy's scheming is so deep, it's all at this time, and he's still testing me! It turns out that he hasn't let go of his suspicions about me! He deliberately revealed this information to me, if I was really Yun Xuan, then he would definitely show a natural look, but if it was Xia Qi, who didn't know, it should be a completely different reaction......

These analyses flashed through Yun Xuan's mind like lightning, and he first moved his lips slightly, as if he was repeating the name "Phantom Forest" a few times, and then he raised his head suddenly, stared at the Sword Emperor in surprise, and asked, "Senior, the Phantom Forest seems to be in Wanzhou, right?"

The Sword Emperor nodded and said.."Yes, that's not wrong at all. ”

"Then how did you know that these swamp beasts came from the Phantom Forest?" Yun Xuan pretended to be puzzled.

The Sword Emperor explained lightly, "I was a bounty monk when I was young, and I have been training in the Phantom Forest for a few years, so I know a thing or two. ”

Yun Xuan secretly sneered in his heart, you old guy still seems to be talking the same way, if I didn't know you, I really thought that there was such a thing, but in such an extraordinary period, he would deliberately test me, which shows that this demon cultivator's scheming is really not simple.

Of course, Yun Xuan showed a look of understanding on his face, and at the same time, he also showed a little reverence for the Bounty Monk.

The Sword Emperor finally turned his gaze back to the northeast, because the swamp phantom beast had already reached within three hundred steps, and in the stench, the earth seemed to sway left and right with the footsteps of those behemoths, and the dark brown body looked extremely bloated, but the two big feet could quickly step on the ground and run like flying.