"Gluttony...... Sure enough, it's you, you're okay, right?"

Seeing the red-haired man standing in front of him unharmed, Jiang Yao was overjoyed, and hurriedly ran to Tao Tao, only then did he realize that the stone that emitted a dark red light in Tao Tao's hand was the 'Gu Dan' that fell out of his arms.

"Huh...... I'm embarrassed to say, I even planted myself in order to save you. ”

Tao Tao shook his head helplessly, looked up at the top that was tightly blocked by rubble, and easily stuffed the 'Gu Dan' as a light source into Jiang Yao's hand.

"It's a good thing that the top structure of this cavern is sturdy enough to block most of the rubble, otherwise you would have been stoned to death. Gluttony sighed and said. "But then we can't get out the same way, if we destroy the structure above, it is estimated that the result will be a direct collapse and bury us all alive. ”

"Looks like we have to find another way out...... Then again, this place ...... Is it inside the mountain?"

Jiang Yao thought about it and looked around. With the help of the light emitted by the 'Gu Dan', he found that the space where the two of them were located seemed to be a mountain cave, the whole was in the shape of a long strip, and there was an invisible pitch-black rock passage on the left and right, and the whole cave was very humid and stuffy, judging from the texture of those black rock walls, it was very similar to volcanic rock, and after only a moment, Jiang Yao was already sweating.

"Since you can breathe here, it means that this cave is not a confined space, so let's choose a direction to explore the way. ”

Gluttony said, he didn't seem to hesitate, he seemed to choose the rock path on the left side at random, and then raised his feet and walked forward, and Jiang Yao no longer hesitated when he saw this, and hurriedly followed with the 'Gu Dan' in his hand.

"Smack...... Bang ......

The footsteps of the two echoed through the long, dark cavern, and the air around them seemed to get hotter with each step. Jiang Yao took off his coat and tied it around his waist, reached out to wipe the sweat beads on his face, and after observing the surroundings, he finally focused his eyes on the tall and straight back in front of him.

This...... I'm the one who is the one who is the trouble with him......

Jiang Yao sighed and looked away guiltily. He remembered the mysterious man disguised as "Wu Lao Liu" earlier, and it was this person who caused Jiang Yao and Tao Tao to be trapped here now, and if he had followed Tao Tao's advice to stay in the village, maybe it would not have caused the two of them to encounter such a desperate situation now.

【…… The reason why you choose to trust him is because he is a 'human', and you trust your kindred more than me, an ominous beast?]

The gluttonous questioning echoed in Jiang Yao's mind, and this sentence that shocked and puzzled Jiang Yao at the beginning aroused another level of reflection at this moment.

I believed Wu Lao Liu's words because he was a 'human being'? No, no, it wasn't like that, Wu Lao Liu's words were just a "catalyst", and what really drove me to make wrong judgments was actually ...... It's my 'self-righteousness'.

Jiang Yao lowered his eyes, and his fists gradually clenched.

He had realized that he seemed to trust his instincts, his own judgment, more than the advice of others...... Perhaps in his solo life year after year, Jiang Yao has already developed the habit of "doing everything by himself" and stubbornly persevering to the end. Take this incident as an example, perhaps the moment he found the mandible from the room, he had unconsciously made a "guilty judgment" against the Changyou family. And under this premise, any small details of information will be used as "corroboration" to guide him further and further down the wrong path of stubbornness.

When did he develop this habit of 'self-righteousness'? Jiang Yao didn't know. Maybe it was when he was abandoned by his mother and betrayed his relatives, or maybe it was when his only master who could rely on suddenly left him to travel all over the world, he implanted some obsessions in his heart, and subtly affected his future behavior-

Because for a long time, he was 'on his own'.

"There seems to be light ahead. ”

The gluttonous voice suddenly sounded, pulling Jiang Yao back from his contemplation. Jiang Yao came back to his senses, and hurriedly looked up, and sure enough, he found that in front of the dark rock road, there seemed to be a faint light orange light, but a wave of heat came from the front, which made Jiang Yao have some bad associations.

"This light, this heat...... Could it be ......?" Jiang Yao remembered the hot spring he had found on the mountain earlier, and suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart, but he quickly realized that he had started his "personal judgment" before the facts were proven, and he hesitated a little for a while.

"I don't know, let's go see the situation first. Tao Tao turned his head as he spoke, but unexpectedly found that Jiang Yao's face was a little ugly, and his state did not look very good.

"What's wrong with you?"

Gluttony stared at Jiang Yao's face, frowning between his eyebrows, and Jiang Yao quickly shook his head, squeezed out a pretended calm smile, waved his hand and said:

"It's okay, let's go. ”

Jiang Yao said, squeezed the 'Gu Dan' in his hand again, endured the more violent heartbeat and some inexplicable heart palpitations, and walked towards the light in front of him, and Tao Tao saw Jiang Yao's reluctant appearance, opened his mouth slightly as if he wanted to say something, but finally sighed, slowed down slightly, and continued to walk forward.

"Gollum...... Gollum ......

As the two slowly approached, the heat wave in front of them became more scorching, and some subtle soft sounds became more and more obvious in the ears of the two of them. At this time, they finally found that a huge cave space appeared at the end of the rock road in front of them, and the pale orange light came from the mouth of the cave.

"The situation ahead is unknown, so we'd better be careful...... Huh?"

As if sensing that Jiang Yao behind him was not reacting, Tao Tao turned his head again and found that Jiang Yao was clutching his chest with a painful expression, panting heavily.

"Hey, are you okay?" Tao Tian's expression froze, and he reached out to help Jiang Yao's arm, but found that Jiang Yao's body was a little hot, and under sweating, he seemed to have some symptoms of dehydration.

"I ...... I'm really fine...... Maybe the air here is stuffy and a little out of breath. Jiang Yao took a deep breath and said slowly.

"Tsk, why are you holding on when you're not feeling well...... You stay here first, and I'll go ahead and see how things go. ”

There was a bit of toughness in the gluttonous tone, and Jiang Yao did not allow Jiang Yao to refute at all, and Jiang Yao also knew that his state was different at this time, so in order not to cause trouble to the glutton, he didn't insist anymore, nodded lightly, and then sat down on a rock on the side, looking up at the glutton.

"Then I'll sit here for a while...... I'll get back to you later. ”

"Just stay here, don't run around, I'll go back. Gluttony shook his head, then turned and walked to the cave in front of him, and disappeared into the orange glowing mouth of the cave in a few moments.

Call...... What's wrong with me? I always feel ...... Something is wrong?

Jiang Yao clutched his heartbeat chest and gasped, for some reason, since he fell into this sultry cave, there was a certain sense of déjà vu in his heart, and some kind of intents that surged in the depths of his soul stirred up his uneasiness. However, unlike the Netherworld time, this time the anxiety was as if he was shrouded in a sarong, as if there was nothing, and the chaos was difficult to solve, which made him very uncomfortable.

Now that my qi is broken, it shouldn't be possible for my mana to run out in this state...... This feeling...... Could it be that the "Chiyou Soul" in my body resonates with something again, right?

Jiang Yao's eyebrows furrowed, and a possibility immediately appeared in his mind.

Could it be ...... This place also harbors the "remnant soul of Chiyou"? It is so coincidental??Then again...... It seems to have occurred more than once before......

Jiang Yao remembered the ethereal voice that suddenly emerged from the depths of his soul when he was attacked last night. Ever since he had returned from the Netherworld, the voice had fallen silent, and even the boy who had grown exactly like him in his youth had never appeared in his consciousness again. And now that voice suddenly appeared again, which made Jiang Yao have an ominous premonition that "something is about to happen".

It can't be that coincidental, right? Maybe it's just an illusion......?

"Pop ......"

The sound of a stone being kicked apart suddenly came to Jiang Yao's ears, Jiang Yao immediately raised his head, looked at the dark rock road behind him vigilantly, and his face couldn't help but become nervous.

Who!?

Jiang Yao pinched the glowing 'Gu Dan' in his hand, stood up cautiously, and stared in the direction from which the voice came from.

There was no figure, and no sound came from behind the rock tunnel, as if the strange sound in front of him was just Jiang Yao's illusion.

What's going on? Did I hear it wrong? No...... The voice did come from behind......

Jiang Yao looked at the dark rock road, and subconsciously took a few steps back in the direction of the cave where the gluttony was located. In the deathly silence, only Jiang Yao's nervous breathing echoed around, in such an unknown environment, he didn't dare to take it lightly, but after watching for a while, the voice never sounded again.

Maybe...... Just a natural fall of rubble?

Jiang Yao looked up at the top of the rock road, the top of the black pitch was blurred, it seemed to have a certain height, and the faint light of the 'Gu Dan' alone could not be reflected at all, but judging from the situation where the two of them fell before, the top here should also be the rock structure inside the mountain.

"Am I too nervous......" Jiang Yao muttered, shaking his somewhat swollen head vigorously, in this dark and sultry environment, the problems that appeared on him were not only physical problems such as dehydration, but also huge mental pressure.

If you can't go on like this, you still have to hurry up and join the gluttony......

Jiang Yao thought about it and secretly made a decision in his heart. He turned his head and looked again at the mouth of the cave that glowed with a pale orange light, although it was unknown what was in the cave, but it was better to be with gluttony than to be alone here.

"Then again...... Why did that guy go and haven't come back for so long?"

Jiang Yao muttered, and couldn't help but be a little worried, and just as he was about to walk to the cave in front of him, a cold sight mixed with a piercing chill suddenly pierced from his back, and in an instant, his hair stood on end.

"What man!?"

Jiang Yao turned his head suddenly, reflexively grabbed the 'Gu Dan' protection on his chest and made a defensive posture, staring fiercely at the pitch-black rock road behind him, and the nerves of the whole person suddenly tensed.

Someone is spying on me...... Sure enough, the previous voice was not an illusion! What the hell is this......

"Bang ——!!"

Just as Jiang Yao was in shock, a loud bang burst out from the pale orange cave in an instant! With the ensuing shock, the orange light in the cave seemed to intensify a little, and even the temperature emanating from the cave rose sharply.

It's not good!!!!......!

Jiang Yao's face changed, and he suddenly ignored the strange gaze, turned around and rushed towards the cave behind him......