A circle of blue demon fire burned a little brighter, and a half-human-high wall of fire kept the snakes outside. If you look at it from the sky at this time, it looks like a circular snake ring, and in the center stands three isolated and helpless people.

"Is there anything else the Daoist can do?" Chi Li raised his sword and faced the arrogant snakes, "If not, we will kill them." ”

"You're bound to be bitten – and then poisoned. In this way, even if the poison does not die, he will be hit by She Jiu's full set and need his antidote. Rin Shanhai shook his head and vetoed, "But there may be a way." ”

Chi Li and Mo Liang both glanced at him, a little puzzled, not knowing what else to do.

"The five elements of She Jiu belong to water."

"Ah......" Mo Liang understood something, "you have to use the Five Elements Earth Law to suppress them...... No wonder. ”

When the Taoist leader ignited the blue flame, Mo Liang understood a little. Rin Shanhai must have suspected that the open flame was useless to these demon snakes, so he tested it with cold fire. Although this kind of demon fire cannot suppress water, nor does it have the fierceness of open fire, it also contains the water to a certain extent. Until now, they haven't attacked all of them, so the Dao Chief's guess is probably not wrong, the Gu insects controlled by She Jiu also belong to the five elements of water.

"Water comes to cover the earth, and only the soil law can suppress them. Tengu gravel could have ...... But it's hurting like this now. ”

After understanding the intentions of the two onmyoji, Chi Li also calculated. The mountains and seas know that they can't know everything about the soil like Wu Yin, and talk to the mountains and the earth. He groaned and patted Mo Liang on the shoulder.

"Do you recite the native mantra? I'm afraid I can't do it alone. ”

"You're going to ...... Okay, I see. ”

According to the principle of mutual restraint of the five elements, fire gives birth to earth, and soil overcomes water. Making a fire in the midst of water may seem self-defeating, but there is also a clever plan in it. Snakes had already crossed the wall of fire trying to attack them, and while the two were muttering incantations, Ikeri had to keep them absolutely safe. The restless snakes probably figured out their intentions and became even more agitated. Strange to say, they seem to have some kind of group intelligence, similar to ant colonies or bee colonies, probably because of the existence of the Gu King—or She Jiu herself as the "queen" to give them this trait. Even if it is not a piece of one's own body, it can be put together as before, which in itself violates the animal's survival instinct, and only achieves a "bigger" goal. It is a kind of collective continuation wisdom that overrides the will of the individual to survive.

And once this wisdom changes its nature, it becomes a poison.

A relatively large, neck-thick python rushed in, with a slight wall of blue flame burning on its body. Chi Li backhanded the sword, and wanted to cut it directly, but its speed was too fast, as if it had already saved up its strength. As it came up to them, Chiri instinctively raised her sword to protect herself, and the snake was stabbed in the jaw by the tip of the sword. By inertia, its body was slashed all the way down. In the end, only two half-bodies like rags collapsed limply at the feet of Shanhai and Mo Liang.

They jumped a few times, but they didn't regenerate.

Chiri understood. As long as the wound is large enough, they will still lose their ability to revitalize.

On the other side, the spells of the mountains and seas and the silence of the cool took effect. The burning flames began to change color, from blue to purple, from purple to red, from red to gold, and the light was as strange as the dark night light of the Far North. Eventually, what was solidified in those soft and light flames took root in the soil and became rock-solid and unbreakable.

The stone spikes are as tall as the scurrying flames, and their shapes are jagged, like canine teeth. They are constantly spreading outward, like burning wildfires. But the fire had no temperature and was very hard, and it quickly grew from among the snakes and penetrated their bodies. Once pierced by such a stinger, the snake struggled violently and then turned into a puddle of blood and seeped into the ground.

They will not be afraid, nor will they flee, even if the battle is so tragic, there are still Gu snakes who will come forward one after another. Mo Liang and Chi Li cut them vertically with their swords, and the snakes turned into rotten strips of cloth in the ground. There was no blood, but there was still a disgusting stench in the air, like something had rotted for too long.

The enemy's momentum was greatly reduced, and Shanhai broke through the encirclement with the little tengu and the two. At this time, the tengu in his arms suddenly struggled and screamed, making a fierce milky sound, as if he was dissatisfied with something, more like he wanted to say something.

"What?" Shanhai tried to understand, "What's wrong?" Walk...... Where? ”

It pointed out the direction of Dai Luan with its own cry, and they did not dare to slack off for a moment.

The terrain has become uneven and potholed, and the plants that grow here are crooked. After all, if you don't do this, you won't even be able to put down roots here. At first glance, there are not many people here, and it is even more barren than the cemetery. Before they could see anything concretely, the three of them noticed that the sky had become strange on the other side of the one-man tall weeds in front of them. An extremely striking red is scattered and blurred, turning purple red, making the night sky deeper and more distant.

"Uhh......hh......h The bones are hot. Whether it's the sword, or myself. ”

"Don't come any closer." Shan Hai patted him on the back through his long hair. Chi Li looked at the hairs, they didn't get longer, probably because his heart was not idle.

What's going on in his mind? Does he finally want to live?

She didn't know.

"Miss Chiri, please stay here and take care of him. He's strong, and he can protect himself, but I'm afraid the monster has some bad intentions against him and the weapons in his hands. He still needs you. ”

“…… I know. But, but—"

"I'll go alone." Shanhai said, "My own apprentice, I can protect her." ”

"I see. Please be careful. ”

Yamakai entrusted the curled tengu to Ikeri, and the tengu squirmed, as if he wanted to go with him. But Chi Li hugged it tightly, for fear that it would really follow. She took Mo Liang's bone sword in her other hand, and Mo Liang took the tengu in her arms and hugged it tighter. Its fur is not as fluffy as it used to be, and the exposed part of its skin color makes it less cute. But Mo Liang just hugged it, gently sniffing the "fluffy" smell on its body that belongs to the canine family and is different from the canine family.

Rin Yamakai waved the dust, and the weeds in front of him naturally parted to both sides, splitting a narrow path as he advanced. Chi Li and Mo Liang watched him silently from behind until he was completely overwhelmed by weeds.

Passing through the meadow, Shanhai saw a small house. The cabin was filled with charms he had never seen before. He wasn't in enough to see it, but he could feel it. The first thing that caught his attention was the person in front of the wooden house, her small, figure familiar to him. So he sped up and ran a few steps, pulling her in the crook of his arm.

"Division...... Mountains, mountains and seas? ”

He felt Dai Luan tremble, albeit lightly, but the reaction to this symbolic fear was so stark. Dai Luan pointed to the room and shook her head vigorously, the peachwood sword in her hand was broken. Her mind was very confused, and she couldn't put together a complete sentence in her mouth.

"I tried—I tried to keep it as good as I could, and I didn't want it to break like that. Inside, inside, that is...... I wonder if she's alive or not? Alive, right? I can't figure it out, but I can move, I can talk, she knows me, and I know her. I should know her, but ...... Can ......"

The mountains and seas looked over, and there was indeed a person inside. She was like a scarecrow blown down by a strong wind in the field, and her cloak was like a female ghost. She stretched out her hand with all her might, and with her fingernails she flicked in vain on the ground. But upon closer inspection, there were no nails on the white hands—they had been pulled out, leaving only red blood scabs. There is no injury on the hand, and it should be not long before it can be moved. When she raised her head, she looked directly into those non-existent eyes, and Shanhai felt suffocated.

If only he was an ordinary person...... But she's not ordinary. The outline of her appearance is clearly remembered by the mountains and seas. Seeing his former friend become what he is now, he only felt a chill and an inexplicable anger.

"Rin Road ......"

Xie Huayu suddenly stopped moving. She felt the comer, and let out a soft sigh. The voice was indeed her voice, but Shanhai did not feel the slightest relief. He took Dai Luan behind him and took a few steps forward.

"Kill, kill...... ......" her words shattered, "I, Gu Shu-disciples, am missing...... are buried in the cemetery. Disobedient disciples will be killed...... I am, test the poison, and only ......"

"You speak slowly." Shanhai knelt down and knelt beside her, "Do you mean that the disciples who resist will be arrested and taken to test the medicine?" Buried when you die? Your poison is unsolved before, or is it new? ”

"New, new...... The old poison has not been cured, and the new drug has not fully taken effect...... I was able to preserve some consciousness, pretend, to be controlled. That medicine, he asked me and Ah Ling to choose...... Say one is poisonous, the other is fine. I am, Onmyoji...... I recognized the medicine in question, so I grabbed it and took it......"

"So Ah Ling is home, and you stay?"

"They lied to me...... As soon as Ah Ling left, She Jiu said that the medicine was also ...... Gu Technique. It's lurking, it's invisible...... Leave me alone, please, go save her, save everyone. The Gu worm is hiding in her body, and one day it will ......"

"These bastards! They all deserve to die! Is this what the Shadow Pavilion do?! ”

Dai Luan screamed, and the peachwood sword in his hand trembled.

"The Shadow Pavilion has always been ...... Only study, the law of the taboo. Gao Yuejun almost didn't ask or ask about his subordinates...... Run riot. If these forbidden techniques are spread out and used by the wicked, they will be ruined...... If you can't do that, please ...... Kill Ah Ling and burn the corpse clean. ”

"How, how can we ......"

The voice of the mountains and seas trembled like A Luan.

"You must ......"

Dai Luan lay on the ground, trying to meet her eyes. But the two holes were so dark that there was no light.

"You're going to live...... Let's go find Ah Ling together, and you all have to live. We'll find a way to save you, you're ......."

"No, it's useless—" Xie Huayu craned her neck and looked in the direction of the moon, "It's too late." ”

"Why?!"

Dai Luan and Shanhai suddenly noticed that there was a deep purple bruise on her white and slender neck.

"I'm dead."