Dongfang Rui's idea was not unreasonable, and for a while, the three of them fell into deep thought.

What Dongfang Rui and Tengfei are worried about is that if Dongfang Zhengruo really greatly improves his cultivation, Su Qiubai may fall into great danger, let alone rescue Dongfang Miao, it will be a little difficult to get out safely.

But what Su Qiubai was thinking at the moment was not like this, he asked tentatively: "Is the jade mulberry fruit growing on the jade mulberry tree?" When will it mature? ”

Dongfang Rui looked at him hesitantly, as if he guessed what he was thinking, but he was not very sure, so he replied: "The fruit of the jade mulberry tree is a little special, it does not grow on the crown, but in the depths of the roots, and when the fruit is ripe, the heads of the past generations will personally break the ground and dig it out." ”

Growing underground? Su Qiubai frowned again when he heard this, and some thoughts suddenly popped up in his mind, but he couldn't grasp them for a while, so he froze in place.

Dongfang Rui didn't know what medicine he was selling in his gourd, so he didn't speak.

After some chaotic thoughts flashed, Su Qiubai suddenly felt a flash of inspiration, and blurted out: "Underground! My mother must be hiding underground! ”

Dongfang Rui and Teng Fei were both taken aback by his thoughts, how did he come up with this? After all, the content of their previous conversation did not mention anything related to it except for the jade mulberry fruit.

"Why do you say that all of a sudden?" Dongfang Rui asked.

Su Qiubai calmed down for a moment before replying: "I originally thought that I could get this jade mulberry fruit before Dongfang Zheng, but when I heard you say that the jade mulberry fruit grows underground, I suddenly had an idea. When I went to the forbidden place to check before, I noticed that the ice spring was not a pool of stagnant water, but there was no stream flowing to other places, so it was obvious that there was another river channel underground, and it was very likely that there was another cave. We have searched all over Taiyimen in the past two days, but we have not found any trace of my mother, if she is really locked up here, it must be in the ground. ”

Before Dongfang Rui could answer, Teng Fei nodded and said: "That's right, that forbidden land is already empty except for the jade mulberry tree and the ice spring, if there is really something else, it can explain why Dongfang Zheng ran there twice in three days." ”

Su Qiubai couldn't hide the excitement in his eyes at this moment, and hurriedly said: "Senior Teng, cousin, I want to go to the forbidden land to investigate again, if I can find my mother before the jade mulberry fruit is ripe, maybe I can save a lot of trouble." ”

Dongfang Rui thought for a while before he said: "This matter is simple to say, but it is very dangerous to do. It is impossible for Dongfang Zheng not to know our movements, and naturally he will know that we have been to the forbidden land. But since he didn't stop him, he must be sure that we can't find Ah Miao's whereabouts. But if he finds out that we know something, then he will not sit idly by. ”

Su Qiubai frowned and said, "If we succeed in one fell swoop and find our mother under the forbidden land, then with my strength, I am not afraid that I will not be able to get out." ”

Dongfang Rui glanced at Su Qiubai when he heard this, and sighed: "You are still too young after all, if this matter is really so easy, he Dongfang Zheng will also be the head of this faction in vain." Not to mention whether you can find your mother, and even if you do, will she be willing to go with you? Has she been controlled by Dongfang Zheng by any means? There are so many variables that the slightest mishap could be a catastrophe. So I think it's better to take a long-term view. ”

Su Qiubai thought about it carefully, and finally sat down on the ground with an anxious look on his face: "Why don't I know? But I'm worried that if it drags on for a long time, it will also be detrimental to us. If you really think about it in the long run, how should you think about it? ”

Teng Fei, who hadn't spoken for a long time, suddenly spoke: "You just said that it is impossible for Dongfang Zheng not to know your whereabouts. Then you come to me today, and he will know about it. But I don't know if he can think of anything from this......"

Dongfang Rui's face changed suddenly when he heard this, and he frowned: "We have known each other for many years, and it is naturally not difficult for him to think of anything I can think of." Today we came to you, it is impossible for him not to doubt. Now it seems that we can't drag it out even if we want to. ”

When Su Qiubai heard this, he stood up from the ground and said, "Since this is the case, then how should we act?" ”

Dongfang Rui looked at Teng Fei, who replied: "If you want to act, you can't go in broad daylight, although Dongfang Zheng knows that you are coming to me, he may not be able to guess our plan." Therefore, we might as well give him a blow, confuse him, and hide our true purpose. ”

Su Qiubai asked, "Sound east and west?" How? ”

Teng Fei replied, "Let him think that you have obtained other information from me, and focus your defense elsewhere, so that the forbidden land may have an opportunity." ”

Dongfang Rui pondered for a long time and asked, "This method is not impossible, but what do we want to use to confuse his vision?" ”

Teng Fei walked to the window, glanced out, and replied after a while: "You have been away for many years, should you have forgotten about the grotto in Qianshan?" ”

Dongfang Rui was stunned for a moment, and then hesitated for a while before he said: "Naturally, I won't forget it, but that place ...... Wasn't it sealed decades ago? ”

Teng Fei nodded and said, "It's true that it's sealed, but after so many years, who knows if it has been reactivated?" ”

Su Qiubai heard that they seemed to have something to say, so he asked, "Senior, are you saying that there is another place here that may hold my mother?" ”

Teng Fei shook his head and said, "Don't worry, that place will never be activated again, we are just trying to confuse Dongfang Zheng's eyes." ”

Dongfang Rui knew that Su Qiubai didn't understand what they meant, so he explained: "Decades ago, when we were still teenagers, there was a traitor in the Taiyi Gate, and the Taiyi Gate was almost destroyed, but it was finally sealed, in a hidden grotto in the front mountain. I just don't know if this can fool Dongfang Zheng? ”

He explained this matter in a few words, although it was not very clear, but Su Qiubai already roughly understood what kind of place it was, so he also asked: "In this case, the whole Taiyi Sect must know the importance of that place, will Dongfang Zheng believe that we think he hid his mother there?" ”

Teng Fei smiled and said: "Dongfang Zheng is the most conceited person, this kind of person always thinks that others are not as smart as him, so this kind of unreasonable thing is not wrong in his opinion. The key is to see what we do next, as long as we explore the grotto area frequently these days, it is not difficult for him to think of what we want him to think of. ”

Dongfang Rui nodded and said, "That's right, Ah Miao is hidden under the jade mulberry tree, but it is more difficult for people to guess than hiding in the grotto." Without further ado, we must finish this qiē before the jade mulberry fruit is ripe. ”

Teng Fei didn't answer, but got up and threw his tattered quilt on the ground, and lifted the bed board again, Su Qiubai realized that there was something else under his bed, and a long sword was lying in it. Teng Fei took out the long sword, held it in his hand lovingly, and gently stroked the silver sword body with his right hand, and even the look in his eyes became different from before, full of emotion and amazement.

"I haven't seen the light of day in decades since my 'Silver Scales' have seen the light of day, but I didn't expect to use it again one day." Teng Fei said with emotion.

Dongfang Rui looked at him, and felt sad for a while, so he didn't speak.

The three of them left Teng Fei's wooden house and walked directly to the front mountain, but they did not encounter any obstacles along the way.

The grotto was outside the mountain gate, and it was very hidden, and the three of them did not go far before they strayed from the road, and the road under their feet became rough and difficult, and it did not look like it had been walked by anyone at all.

"It seems that no one has set foot in this place for a long time, I hope to hide it from the eyes of the old fox." Dongfang Rui said with some concern.

Teng Fei walked in front with the silver scale sword, his figure was not as stiff as when he first met, but as strong as a pine, and the spirit of the whole person was like a different person, Su Qiubai smacked his tongue for a while, it turned out that half of his previous miserable appearance was pretended. Presumably, he did this to deal with Dongfang Zheng, only when he became a useless "waste", Dongfang Zheng would put his heart at ease with him, and then stop harming him.

"Don't look at the depth of your grudge against him, but you don't know him as well as I do. Before you came back, I had been fighting with him alone for decades, and I couldn't guess what he was thinking? Teng Fei said without looking back.

The three of them didn't say much, they buried their heads in the mountains and walked quickly, and they didn't know how long they had walked, before Teng Fei suddenly said: "If I'm not mistaken, this place should be not far from the grotto." We don't really have to enter the grotto, we just need to search around, as long as we coax Dongfang Zheng's eyeliner. ”

When Dongfang Rui and Su Qiubai heard this, they split up and searched for it, looking like they really wanted to find something here.

Since the three of them acted separately, it didn't take long for each other to disappear from each other.

Su Qiubai struggled to move forward among the weeds in the mountains, and unconsciously came to a mountain wall. The mountain wall is covered with various vines, and the original face of the rocks is almost invisible, but it looks like a huge haystack.

Seeing that he had reached a dead end, Su Qiubai was about to turn back, but a voice suddenly sounded around him: "Where did you come from?" Let's stay for now. ”

Su Qiubai was taken aback by this cold voice, and hurriedly glanced around, but he didn't find anyone, and after thinking about it, the voice was clearly coming from the mountain wall!

Su Qiubai didn't rush to answer, but took a few steps back, looked up and down the mountain wall in front of him, and thought: Could this be the grotto that sealed the traitors of Taiyi Gate?

Seeing that he didn't speak, the voice continued: "The old man asked you something, why didn't you answer? ”

Su Qiubai frowned when he heard this, and said in his heart, Why do I have to answer? Although he has a personal grudge with Taiyimen, this traitor may not be a good person, so he doesn't have to say anything to him. With that thought, he turned away.

After walking less than two steps, Su Qiubai suddenly felt a strange force coming from his feet, almost tripping him, and immediately understood that it was the people behind the mountain wall who were doing the trick.