I thought that the road to Yihu would be very difficult, after all, the further west the aura became, the thinner it became, which was extremely unfavorable for people who practiced with aura, and the desert in the extreme west was the nest of demons, so the two of them were naturally cautious all the way. After three hours of retreat, the scenery below him had changed from rolling mountains to rugged gray-yellow ravines, and the air was dry. Except for the low and gloomy sky, there is a depressing rain that makes people feel unable to break free, and the two of them did not encounter fierce birds and monsters along the way.

Chongyuan observed Du Ruo from time to time along the way, in addition to making people feel alienated like in the past, she also seemed to be a little preoccupied. For some reason, Chongyuan's heart suddenly gave birth to a trace of irritation, it seems that the two have known each other for a long time, but Du Ruo seems to have always regarded him as an irrelevant person, and he has never even taken the initiative to talk to him. Now there are only two of them, and why can't they tell him because they have a lot of things on their minds? The ghost sent the gods, Chongyuan asked, "Senior sister, what are you thinking?"

In fact, Du Ruo didn't get into the mind of specific things, but the inexplicable depression in her heart was difficult to resolve, making her feel that fate was like a big net, making her unable to break free. She longed for the early arrival at the lake but also hoped that the road under her feet would never be aimless, so that she seemed to be able to take it easy. It's just that everyone is like this, even if she is indifferent, there will always be a trace of luck, as if she can grasp that little bit of hope and get rid of fate. After being silent for a moment, Du Ruocai replied lightly: "Thank you for your concern, I'm just a little tired." ”

Chongyuan looked into the distance, it was close to evening at this time, and the haze in front of him was a little dignified, and he also felt a little depressed, so he said: "I'm afraid we won't be able to catch up with Yihu Lake today, let's lower in front and find a sheltered place to spend the night." ”

Du Ruo did feel a little physically exhausted, and it was extremely difficult for her cultivation to be able to hold on to the clouds for so long in this environment. Nodding, Du Ruo said: "Let's settle down on the barren mountain in front of us, maybe we can find someone to stay in." ”

The two of them collected the clouds in the barren mountain, hid their supernatural powers, and saw the smoke curling not far from the southeast, so they guessed that there might be a family on that side, and the two glanced at each other and walked towards that side tacitly.

There were no trees on this mountain, only some withered yellow artemisia grass, and the wind blew through it, bringing up a cloud of dust, and the sky seemed to be dyed yellow. In the southeast of the stove, three men and one woman were talking around a bonfire, and the steaming heat on the bonfire was a pot of hot porridge.

"Senior brother, this is the third group of monsters we have encountered along the way, although this wilderness in the far west is the lair of these things, but it is too frequent... What do you have in mind? One of the men said to the man who was stirring porridge with a wooden spoon.

The man was dressed in a jade-colored robe, his face was handsome, he hesitated for a moment, and replied: "I will write a letter for the spirit pigeon to bring back to the Hidden God Valley in a while, and tomorrow we will go to Yihu Lake and wait for the news of the master." ”

The man was still a little worried, and continued: "This gathering of demons is afraid that it is related to that strange treasure, so I just listened to the words of that monster, and the treasures stolen by those sects in the past few years seem to be related to this matter. ”

The woman next to her frowned, and her tone was a little disdainful: "Senior Brother Miaoyi, you are too much of a fuss, but it is just a few shallow monsters, if you are afraid, you can take Senior Brother's letter back, so as not to be affected by my spirit pigeon." This woman's appearance is alluring, but the arrogance between her eyebrows makes her a little more powerful.

The man named Miaoyi raised his eyes and glanced at the woman, but he didn't reply, but his expression was full of embarrassment. But the man who had never spoken spoke spoke: "Miao Yi is also thoughtful, this trip is indeed a bit unexpected, let's inform Master as soon as possible." With that, the man took out a pen and paper from his bag and began to write.

When Chongyuan and the others approached, they found that the smoke was nothing more than the smoke emitted by the bonfire and hot porridge. And the four of them on the other side were a little defensive because they had just encountered the monster, and the man named Mieren had even tightened the long sword in his hand.

Seeing this, Chongyuan and the others immediately arched their hands towards the four of them in order to avoid extraneous branches, and said: "Don't misunderstand, fellow Daoists, my sister and I are disciples of the Xuanqing Zhenren in Luofu Mountain, and we passed by here because of the tasks assigned by the family teacher, and because it was getting late, I wanted to find a sheltered place to spend the night, and I didn't want to disturb you, I hope you will forgive me." ”

When the man known as Senior Brother heard the words Xuanqing Zhenren of Luofu Mountain, his face suddenly showed joy and replied: "Chongling is your senior brother, and he and I are old friends. ”

"Yes, may I ask you?"

The man stood up, saluted the two of them back, and introduced: "We are the disciples of the Hidden God Valley Yuxu Zhenren, my name is Miaoren, this is my third junior brother Miaowen, my fifth junior brother Miaoyi, and my junior sister Miaoru. With that, Miaowen and Miaoyi got up and arched their hands at the three of them, which was regarded as a greeting.

The woman named Miaoru was still sitting in place, expressionless, but when her eyes swept over Du Ruo, she was a little surprised in her heart. Women love beauty, and if they see people whose appearance and temperament are better than their own, they will naturally pay more attention. However, after a while, the thought of nothing more than that occurred in her heart. The Luofu faction is a small sect that is withering day by day, and her daughter in charge of a famous sect is naturally not comparable to people like Du Ruo. Thinking of this, she closed her eyes and sat up.

Her senior brothers seemed to have long been accustomed to her appearance of no one in their eyes, and smiled awkwardly at the two, and Miao Ren continued, "You also went to Yihu to investigate the situation?"

Chongyuan hesitated for a moment, nodded, and said, "Yes, it was only when I heard the news from your faction that the family teacher sent me and the two of us to this Yihu." ”

At this time, Miaowen had finished writing the letter, and after listening to Chongyuan's words, his heart moved, and he said: "I'm afraid this trip is dangerous, we have met three groups of monsters along the way, if you don't dislike it, you can go with us, and you can also take care of each other." ”

Hearing him say this, Chongyuan had already guessed the reason why they hadn't met the demon all the way, I was afraid that it was because the four of them opened the way in front of him, and his brother and sister just picked up a bargain. Seeing that Du Ruo had no objections, he got up and saluted a few people and said, "This is very good, but the two of us have caused trouble to you." ”