Qiao Yang looked left and right, but he couldn't find any familiar scenery at all.

With a wry smile, he shook his head slightly, and had to choose a direction at random, Qiao Yang slowly walked forward.

......

"My blackness...... Have we been here before?"

It has been a day and a night of aimless walking on the gray earth, and the surroundings are still the original scene, and the ashes are falling from the sky, and they can't be sprinkled endlessly.

The gray-white sand was boundless and barren, not to mention demon beasts, he had never even seen a plant.

The distance was separated by mist, and he couldn't see anything clearly, he couldn't see the village in front of him, he couldn't see the store in the back, and there was no reference, which made Qiao Yang have a weird illusion of whether he had been circling in circles all the time.

The little black on his shoulders tilted his head slightly, his wings moved slightly, and his face was unclear, so this problem was too complicated for it.

Qiao Yang laughed at himself, he didn't expect Little Butterfly to give him any answer.

He was about to stop and rest for a while, and inadvertently looked sideways at Xiao Hei, but suddenly found that there was an extra road on his left hand!

The road winds and turns to nowhere, and the road is dark and rough, looking like a common asphalt road in the city, and the light gets darker and darker the further you go.

The trees planted on both sides of the road are densely packed and strange, like rows of impermeable walls, twisted or straight, and many of them are almost the same, as if they were made of a template.

Qiao Yang broke out in a cold sweat, he was sure that such a road would never exist before.

The land is so inhospitable that everything can be seen as far as the eye can see, and there is no reason to ignore such an obvious path.

It's definitely a path out of nowhere!

It's just that...... Why do you appear in front of you, where does the road lead, and what awaits you at the end?

Qiao Yang was stunned in place, and at the same time, he couldn't help but make trouble.

On the one hand, it continues to explore in the seemingly boundless barren land, and on the other hand, there is an unknown winding path.

This multiple-choice question is not difficult, and even said that he didn't have a choice, he didn't see anything after walking in this space for a day and a night, and if he walked further, the result should be the same.

This forced him to choose this path that suddenly appeared.

But the unknown path...... Is it really safe...... Isn't it a bigger conspiracy to walk down this path?

Feeling the abnormality of his master's mood, Xiao Hei raised his tentacles and stroked Qiao Yang's cheek, wanting to give him some comfort in his own way.

Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, I will always be with you.

Standing in place without hesitating for too long, Qiao Yang let out a long sigh, smiled at Xiao Hei with an ugly face, and resolutely turned around and stepped towards the path.

This is a conspiracy, there is no third choice, he has no choice, even if it is really a trap, he must go and see!

Silent all the way, Qiao Yang walked briskly, the winding path seemed endless, gloomy and long.

After a short walk, he seemed to see many forks in the road, and saw some familiar and unfamiliar sights at the end of the fork.

There are deserted, old city buildings, strange and infiltrating dead forests, and the grave pits of the mausoleum cemetery outside the secret realm, and even some shaking figures at the end of the fork in the road.

Qiao Yang didn't walk on these forks, these scenes were virtual and real, and he was a little hesitant at first, but then he found that once the forks passed, they would be distorted and melted into the illusion.

Obviously, none of them are real.

However, the deeper he went, the dimmer the light became, and Qiao Yang had to take out the military flashlight in his storage bag for lighting.

The gloomy flashlight lit up in this gray world, the light swayed, dispelling the surrounding haze, and the strange feeling that was entwined in Qiao Yang's heart disappeared immediately, as if some kind of invisible terrible danger was temporarily forced back.

Temporarily relieved, Qiao Yang sped up and walked deeper into the path.

And when Qiao Yang was preoccupied with the danger that might arise in the path, the little black expression on his shoulder became confused, and a cloud of invisible decaying energy quickly drilled into its body.

The broken scales were slowly repaired, revealing a richer and deeper black, and the markings on the wings swam to outline a strange pattern that resembled a human face.

I don't know how long I walked, the light suddenly brightened, and I was caught off guard and walked to the end of the path.

In front of it is a small village fenced off by an old wooden fence, with a boulder at the entrance and a strange pattern that seems to have been carved out of the head.

Below the pattern are three large characters that Qiao Yang does not recognize, the color is dark red and almost black, eye-catching.

A village?

What's going on?

This situation was completely beyond his knowledge.

Qiao Yang was very sure that he was still on the weird path one moment, why did the next moment, a village appear in front of him?

Maybe the village, like the trail, is so irregular, and it doesn't make sense......

But...... How can there be a village ...... in the secret realm?

The village must have been built by humans, and although the monsters are intelligent, as far as science knows, they are not civilized.

And a well-built village is definitely a symbol of civilization!

Having a village means that there are humans, but how can there be humans living in a secret realm?

This is something that has never happened before!

Qiao Yang was completely stunned, stood at the entrance of the village and hesitated for a long time, and observed for a while, but he didn't see any living creatures in the village for a long time.

The doors of the houses in the village were closed, and they emitted bursts of unpleasant gloomy energy, as if they were full of death, and as if they were full of despair.

His heart sank...... There is a problem in this village......

Without saying a word, Qiao Yang took a step back with a frown, he felt that the situation was very wrong, and hurriedly turned around and left.

After retreating to the trail, the light dimmed again, and although he did not encounter any danger along the way, he was soon shocked by Qiao Yang's face.

Because the trail returned according to the original path and did not go more than ten meters, the light became bright again.

A boulder carved with three large black and red characters appeared in front of his eyes.

Behind the boulders, there is still the quiet, lifeless village......

"Don't I have a choice?"

Qiao Yang's face was extremely solemn, revealing a wry smile.

Is it a blessing or a curse, and it can't be avoided......

Leave it to fate.

Thinking like this, he finally took a step and walked inward, but the moment he stepped over the boulder, Qiao Yang's spirit suddenly fell into a trance, and a familiar feeling of the world spinning was exactly the same as when he passed through the secret realm, and there was an inexplicable feeling of passing through the barrier.

He glanced back at the boulder at the entrance of the village, gritted his teeth, and continued walking.

(End of chapter)