Chapter 569: Extenuating Circumstances
Completely beyond Ning Yue's expectations, Fir came to visit again early the next morning, and the first sentence he said surprised him.
"I'm going with you to the Guihu Ruins. ”
"Reason. ”
Not to question the truth of what the other party said, Ning Yue was sure that someone like Fir couldn't have come over early in the morning to joke with him.
Fir didn't answer directly, he glanced at the Tianzi room, as he expected, Horiyuan and Su Qian also cared about what they said just now, and there was even a hint of eagerness in the gaze that fell on him.
"After saying goodbye to you last night and going back, I casually flipped through the information from the Fenglong Hall recently, because I talked about the Guihu Ruins in the conversation with you, so I was a little concerned about one of them. Recently, in the tobacco market, some people have been asking for several types of elixirs at a large price, which happen to be the main ingredient in refining the high-grade elixir. And this elixir, the largest cauldron is used to help break the seal or imprisonment in the body. This article alone is nothing, but less than half a month ago, there was another piece of information. On the way to the ruins of Guihu, there will be some strange corpses every night, which seem to be inhuman. ”
Ning Yue stared into the other party's eyes and asked, "Just these two, is it worth you to go to the extremely dangerous Guihu Ruins in your mouth?"
"Two years ago, it seems to be around this time, in early spring, there were similar strange corpses on that road. That time, it happened that a team from the Fenglong Hall was nearby, so I wanted to go and see what was going on. As a result, the entire team was heard from at all, except for those who had withdrawn the message in advance. No one is alive, no corpse is dead. In that team, there was a good friend of mine who once saved my life. ”
Speaking of this, Fir clenched his hanging hands fiercely and gritted his teeth.
"Last night, I went through the file from an earlier time, and found that in fact, two years ago, before that incident, there was also a large price to buy the elixir refined by the Instant Sultan. There must be some kind of connection between the two. It's just that the Fenglong Hall will not send a large group of people for this kind of inference that is not directly based, and I can only act alone. It just so happens that you are going too, so let's stop by the way. ”
Nodding, Ning Yue said again: "Before that, I have to ask, do you remember what warned me last night?"
Fir said categorically: "There are some things that you have to give up even if you risk your life. If you are too timid to go because of what I said last night, then I will go alone. In short, I can't let go of the clues that finally reappeared this time!"
"It doesn't seem to be a spur of the moment, well, we will take care of each other more after that. ”
Ning Yue smiled and raised his fist.
Fir Huiyi handed out his fist and touched it lightly, and then, in a low voice, said, "Can you ask, what is the purpose of your going there?"
"I'm sorry, I can't tell you just yet. It's just that that thing, too, that can be done by allowing me to sacrifice my life without regrets. ”
"Well, I believe you. At noon today, we will gather at the North City Gate, and I will go back and prepare. ”
After the fir said goodbye, Su Qian slowly spoke, "Is it really such a coincidence?"
Ning Yue smiled: "Maybe, it's just such a coincidence." If we hadn't been here, I wouldn't have mentioned the Guihu Ruins to him, and when he saw that information, he would probably still be reminded of what happened two years ago. In other words, we were lucky, we just wanted to ask for some information, but we didn't expect that there was a strong helper. ”
"Powerful helper? Hopefully, he doesn't have other intentions. Hori Yuan muttered, and suddenly found that Su Qian glanced at her, and there was something wrong with her expression.
"What's wrong? Did I say the wrong thing?"
"Nothing, that's what I thought. And you thought about that sooner, is it because you actually have the same thoughts?"
Suddenly, Horiyuan raised her hand and pointed at it, and shouted, "Su Qian, are you still doubting my motives? ”
"Not suspicion, just necessary vigilance. Su Qian did not hide her thoughts and broke it to her face.
At this moment, the aura of saber rattling slowly diffused.
"It's enough, and the civil strife has started before we set off, what should we do next? Now that we have decided to go together, we need to trust each other. At a critical juncture, a companion who can rest assured that he can trust his back is also one of the confidence to win. The danger of the Guihu Ruins may be even more terrifying than the rumors. ”
Ning Yue hurriedly rounded the field, to be honest, he began to slowly accept Horiyuan. Of course, only in the sense of this small team, not individually.
"Don't worry, I'm not going to do anything like a stab in the back. If I lose the two of you again, I'll be completely alone. Therefore, the sword mountain and the sea of fire, it is not a problem to break with you. I just hope that you don't doubt me. If you really don't feel at ease and say it directly, I'll go. ”
Without dodging Su Qian's gaze, Horiyuan got up with a sigh and turned around and walked to the door.
In this regard, Su Qian hurriedly stopped and said, "Wait a minute, I'm sorry, I may have been a little heavier just now." If you can, I hope you can stay. ”
"Then, will you continue to drive me away when you get through this hurdle again?"
Horiwon snorted coldly, but still turned around and sat down again.
"Little brother, when I return you a favor, the favor that allowed me to be comforted for the last time in the border city, so I will continue to stay. After this time, we still owe each other and go our separate ways. ”
"Well, no matter whether it is a separation or a union in the future, at least the next part of the road, work together. ”
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At noon, at the north gate of Xuanzhen City, when Ning Yue and the three of them arrived, the fir seemed to have been waiting for a long time, and there were four different horse-type demonic beasts parked side by side beside him, their appearance was stronger and taller than the hussars they had seen before, and even eight staggered fangs were exposed on the side of their mouths, and there was a trace of bloodthirsty ferocity in their eyes.
Seeing that the three of them had arrived as promised, Fir greeted, "If nothing is missing, let's go." Although the Fenglong Palace will not directly send people to support me for this private action, with my identity, there is no problem in letting the sect supply some necessary things. Four hunting horses, the best thing I can find in Xuanzhen City at the moment, even if it is a rugged mountain road after that, it will not take half an hour to reach the town closest to the Guihu Ruins. ”
Ning Yue replied: "The closest to the Guihu ruins should be the Divine Relic Town, right? There are more than eighty miles from here, and it is only the distance on the map, not counting the extra roads up and down the mountain, half an hour is enough, this hunting wind horse is really not simple." It's just that if you arrive at this time, you don't plan to enter the Guihu Ruins today, right?"
"The opening time of the Gui Amber Ruins changes with the seasons, and in the spring, it is only possible to pass through the barrier at dawn at the end of the night. I chose this time to set off in order to prepare for the first time to enter the ruins. I came to town first to recharge my batteries. How's that, any other questions?"
"You are the guide, of course I listen to you, let's go. In order to go to the Guihu Ruins, I traveled for more than a month to come here, but I couldn't wait. ”
When he officially rode the Hunting Wind Horse, Ning Yue really understood the origin of the name, the moment the iron hooves stepped on the earth, the momentum of breaking the wind was comparable to a sharp arrow off the string, and the speed of the gallop was so fast that he almost fell down before he had time to pull the reins. Soon, the price in exchange for this was that the back of the Hunter Wind Horse was not stable when galloping, which was not as good as the horse-like Warcraft that he had used before. In particular, the war horse that was obtained from the Northern Marshal at the border of the Snow Dragon Empire.
The fir trees leading the way lead the way, and the destination is not in the mountains, but to get there, you have to cross a mountain, and the ruins of Guihu are located at the end of the mountain. On the back of it, there is a huge lake, a strange lake, in which no living creature is said to be able to live in it. Even normal boats could not float on the surface of the lake.
These are also mentioned by fir in his spare time on the road, which is a good relief for boredom. Compared with this, what shocked Ning Yue and the others even more was that the method of Hunting Fengjun through the mountains was not only the most basic way to go up and down the mountain, but there were several places that directly chose to accelerate and jump from the cliff, and fell to the other side of the cliff in the air.
The feeling of listening to the whistling wind agitating between the cliffs and seeing the few foothills swaying in the line of sight approaching quickly was more terrifying than the wind fighting the strong in mid-air.
In the midst of the apprehension, the speed of the four horsemen began to slow down, and the shadow of a small town could already be seen on the horizon that had reopened in front of them.
Divine Relic Town, no one knows how long ago this name was inherited, when the strong people of Xuanwu Prefecture found here, it was already this name, and when they found the ruins of Guihu, they forcibly moved away the aborigines of this place and replaced them with people from the sect. Because of this, some rumors began to gradually disappear.
"This is no longer the direct jurisdiction of the Fenglong Palace, but it is not the exclusive area of any sect. In the Divine Relic Town, several sects have stationed people, and they are basically the kind of people who have made mistakes and have been temporarily exiled to this remote place. So be careful when the time comes, and don't get into unnecessary trouble. The name of the Fenglong Hall can't stop too much dispute. ”
As he entered the town, Fir whispered. In fact, there is no need to say it, from the moment he stepped in, Ning Yue noticed that the atmosphere around him was not quite right, there were basically no pedestrians on the road, even in the shops and houses on both sides, there were only some sneaky glances.
It can't be said that it is unfriendly and hostile, in those eyes, Ning Yue felt a little strange excitement, a little schadenfreude to see the excitement.
The only inn was very empty, and when the four of them entered, the shopkeeper who was dozing off the table just glanced at them, and did not get up to greet them at all, but pointed to the counter on the side, and said: "The room cards are all hung there, and if you like which one to leave the room money and take the key yourself." I haven't arrived at the restaurant yet, so we won't be able to provide meals for the time being. If you have a particular favorite food, let me know in advance and I can prepare it for you. It's just that there's no guarantee that you'll be able to get it. ”
In his tone, there was a lack of energy.
Su Qian wanted to accuse a few words, but the words came to her mouth and swallowed again. She thought about it carefully and felt that it was normal, even if she was a disciple of the sect who had been demoted to this, she guarded an inn with no guests every day, and it was understandable that she couldn't afford to be spiritual.
What's more, fir took off the two house cards and keys as usual, turned around and threw a small bag to the shopkeeper.
"Except for dinner, prepare a late-night snack, as long as it's hot, anything. Remember, the third watch wakes us up. ”
"Sure enough, you are also going to Gui Amber Ruins. ”。
The shopkeeper opened the small bag casually, and when he caught a glimpse of the contents, a little light finally appeared in his eyes, and he hurriedly stuffed it into his arms.
"Forget it, out of good intentions, don't go to that unclean place. In the past few days, three groups of people have come, all of them going to the Guihu Ruins. But so far, I haven't seen any of them come back. ”