Chapter Twenty-Three: "Shangqiu"
It's you.
Cheng Lin couldn't help but smile.
When I entered the valley, I didn't encounter any danger, and I thought I wouldn't be able to meet those animals this time.
The preparations made before were probably not needed, and Cheng Lin was still a little disappointed at that time.
Unexpectedly, just at the stall where he was about to leave, he met an "acquaintance" again.
It's a really small world.
This also answered a question Cheng Lin just had, Zhao Ye and the three of them were just ordinary people, and there was no reason why they would not be caught up for a long time.
Now it seems that it should have left too much of an impression on this big tiger, so that it did not immediately attack Zhao Ye, a human who looked similar to him.
Under Cheng Lin's gaze, the Red Flame Tiger stopped entirely, his eyes revealing fear.
It's just that the others haven't seen it yet.
"I'll take a look."
Cheng Lin's eyes lit up when he heard Zhao Ye's shout, and he threw down a sentence and ran forward quickly.
"Cheng Lin! You ......" Sun Xiao stretched out his hand to stop him, but it was too late.
This made him so anxious that he gritted his teeth, Sun Xiao stomped his foot violently and chased after him.
"Be careful!"
Cheng Lin didn't seem to hear it, and the speed under his feet became faster and faster.
The moment he moved, the Red Flame Tiger trembled, and when he began to accelerate, the blood-colored brush on his tiger skin disappeared and turned white.
When Cheng Lin shouted and began to run wildly, it suddenly became devastated, and the whole thing quickly turned around and fled.
Gone in the blink of an eye!
Sun Xiao, who was so quick that he was behind, hadn't reacted yet, and the sentence "Don't be impulsive" stuck in his throat in his mouth.
"Bang!"
Cheng Lin made a sudden stop, just in front of Zhao Ye.
Seeing the three people rolling and crawling, with bloodless faces, Cheng Lin frowned slightly: "No need to run, it's gone." ”
"Gone?"
Zhao Ye was stunned, turned his head and saw that the Grim Reaper behind him had indeed disappeared.
I didn't have time to think about why, but when I saw the strange beast leaving, the tense strings in the hearts of the three people suddenly loosened, and the whole person staggered and collapsed to the ground, only knowing how to breathe heavily.
Cheng Lin walked over and reached out to grab Shennong grass.
Zhao Ye subconsciously clenched his hands and didn't let go: "You...... What are you doing? ”
"It's what you just said, as long as I save you, I'll give this to me." Cheng Lin recounted calmly, and then frowned, "Do you want to regret it?" ”
Without waiting for Zhao Ye to respond, Cheng Lin directly broke his hand and took the Shennong grass away.
Zhao Ye, who was already out of strength, couldn't resist at all.
At this time, Sun Xiao also stopped, and saw Cheng Lin throwing Shennong grass to him casually, and said, "Put it in your bag, look, the thing is back again." ”
"This ......" Sun Xiao's face was full of surprise, but he didn't say anything, and quickly put away the Shennong grass.
Then he looked at Zhao Ye and asked, "Aren't you five people together?" What about the two? ”
It was good that he didn't ask, but when he asked, fear appeared on the young faces of the three of them at the same time.
One of them even cried directly, "They...... One accidentally fell under the cliff.
And one more ...... Cai Lingzhi, but he didn't pick it, but he was caught by a big bird.
And then, and then in the sky, tore apart!
Blood, it's all blood! ”
As he spoke, snot and tears flowed down his face, and he was obviously on the verge of collapse with fright.
After all, they are all young people under the age of twenty, and they were born in a peaceful environment since childhood.
Usually at most, I fight with others, bleed a little or something, when have I ever seen life and death?
Cheng Lin and Sun Xiao fell silent when they heard this.
When they were separated, they also thought that something might happen to each other, but now that they know that something really happened, their hearts are still heavy.
Especially Cheng Lin, his heart is even more complicated.
After all, from a certain point of view, if he hadn't deduced this "Mangyuan", then they probably wouldn't have died.
Sun Xiao next to him saw Cheng Lin's expression and thought that he was blaming himself for the separation, so he patted Cheng Lin on the shoulder.
"When I made up my mind to go into the mountain, I was prepared that I might die, but I still came.
If something happened to me, I wouldn't blame anyone.
Because I'm an adult, I have to take responsibility for the choices I make.
No one is allowed to enter this place at all, and even the government is not allowed to enter in the first place.
But since we have come, life and death must be borne by ourselves, and there is no benefit in the world for nothing, not to mention that we have done our best. ”
After a pause, Sun Xiao looked down at Zhao Ye and the three of them again, and added, "What's more, this is also their own doing." ”
Sun Xiao's words made Cheng Lin's heart suddenly relax.
yes, projection doesn't force anyone to come.
It just provides reciprocal opportunities and dangers.
Even from a certain point of view, Cheng Lin and the others had invaded the territory where these animals lived.
They are intruders.
Every adult must be responsible for their own choices.
Untying this knot, Cheng Lin nodded, and prepared to leave with Sun Xiao.
And at this moment, he suddenly heard a roar mixed with anger from the Red Flame Tiger in front of him.
At the same time, there was the rumbling of trees breaking.
The aura element over there also fluctuated violently.
Cheng Lin and Sun Xiao glanced at each other, "Someone fighting?" ”
Just as he was puzzled, he saw two men in small lapel uniforms walking out of the mountain forest, accompanied by smoke and dust that had not yet dissipated.
Yang Congxian's thin body was like an unsheathed weapon at the moment.
In his hand he held a black short blade.
The jet-black electric light on the short blade was slowly dissipating.
The whole person unleashed a strong oppressive force.
People can't help but avoid their gaze and dare not look directly.
"To chase or not to chase?" Shi Jin asked, looking at the blood-soaked road in the jungle.
Yang Congxian shook the blood beads on the knife, and said indifferently: "It's fast enough, don't worry, this strange beast has been seriously injured, and it can't hurt people in the short term, so don't pay attention to it." ”
"Yes."
Shi Jin nodded.
After Yang Congxian finished speaking, he moved his gaze to Cheng Lin and the five of them.
"Huh? Who let you in? ”
Yang Congxian's cold gaze swept over the few half-grown teenagers, and his tone was not good, but when he saw Cheng Lin and Sun Xiao, he sighed lightly.
"There are still two Awakened?"
He was surprised, and even more surprised than him was Shi Jin.
I saw him stride forward, his eyes falling on Cheng Lin's face: "It's you again?" ”
Cheng Lin looked embarrassed and was about to explain, only to hear Shi Jin sneer: "Don't tell me, you are passing by again this time." ”
“…… We were wrong. ”
Cheng Lin pulled Sun Xiao and immediately confessed.
The government explicitly forbade ordinary people from trespassing into the "Mangyuan", and he was arrested again, and he couldn't afford to have any confrontation in his depression.
"Team Leader Shi, do you know them?" Yang Congxian asked in surprise.
"It's just a one-sided relationship."
"Well, okay, that's going to be talked about later." Yang Congxian put away his curiosity and raised his eyes to look at the valley, in his perception, there was an extremely powerful aura hidden in that valley.
This aura is not very numerous, and it is dissipating rapidly, and it may be a few dozen minutes before it will completely dissipate without a trace.
It's just that although the quantity is small, its quality is so high that he has never seen it in his life.
Yang Congxian, as one of the deputy directors of the Ninth Division, is at the peak of the three grades, and he can also be among the masters when he looks at the entire Xia Kingdom.
I have seen a lot of powerful people, such as the top boss, the director of the Ninth Division is a strong man in the Wupin Realm.
However, even if the Director of the Ninth Division did his best, the pressure on him was far less than the breath in this valley.
In Yang Congxian's eyes, the breath was like an abyss and the sea, unfathomable, and he couldn't help but feel a sense of humility and powerlessness.
This made Yang Congxian's heart set off turbulent waves.
"With such a powerful breath, how powerful should the life that left this breath be?"
He took a deep breath, his gaze swept over Zhao Ye who was paralyzed on the ground, and shook his head slightly.
looked at Cheng Lin and Sun Xiao, who were bowing their heads and pretending to be children on the side, and asked, "What did you see here before?" Or rather, what's going on in this valley? Also, you have just woken up? ”
As soon as these words came out, Zhao Ye, who was lying on the ground and panting, was stunned.
What the?
Arousal?
The two of them...... Awakened?
What's going on?
Several people survived the catastrophe, and before they had time to rejoice, they were struck.
Two of the five people on his side died, and the remaining three barely picked up a life, but both of them had already awakened.
also snatched away his Shennong grass.
Where does this make sense?
Several people suddenly felt black in front of their eyes.
The other side.
Sun Xiao blinked, didn't speak, just looked at Cheng Lin.
Cheng Lin pursed his lips and replied honestly: "We were tired of walking and resting in the valley, and then we accidentally found a spirit plant with fruit on it, and after eating it, we woke up in a daze.
As for this valley...... We don't know, but suddenly there was a strong wind, and then we were scared and ran out. ”
Cheng Lin didn't dare to bet on his acting skills, he didn't have the confidence that he could make up a lie to deceive these two officials.
So he chose to tell the truth.
It's just that some tricks are used in the narrative.
Omitting the fact that the gale was caused by oneself is not a lie, but can only be regarded as a simplification.
Yang Congxian frowned when he heard this, and then looked at Sun Xiao, so frightened that Sun Xiao shuddered, and nodded hurriedly.
"Yes, that's right! We don't know what's going on either. ”
Yang Congxian hummed noncommittally, seeing that the expressions of the two did not seem to be fake, he said to Shi Jin: "Team Leader Shi, this place is strange, you take them away first, and I will investigate." ”
"Good! You pay attention to safety. ”
After speaking, Shi Jin pulled up the depressed Zhao Ye and them, and left with Cheng Lin and them.
Only Yang Congxian was left standing here.
He gripped the black blade with a solemn expression and cautiously walked into the valley.
However, nothing was found in the valley, only a scene after being devastated by the wind.
The aura faded away.
Yang Congxian could only walk out of the valley with a heavy heart.
It came out just in time for the last rays of the sunset.
An orange-red glow shone on the mountain wall of Taniguchi.
Yang Congxian really just glanced at it subconsciously, but his body froze suddenly!
"Huh?"
His eyes widened and he blinked vigorously to make sure he wasn't mistaken.
Perhaps it was because the wind was so strong that it knocked down a tree on the cliff wall of Taniguchi, blowing through a dense dark green vine.
Reveal a rock wall covered in vines.
On the rock wall, there were faint thick notches.
Yang Congxian turned around, walked over, and suddenly swung a knife out of thin air.
Attracting the aura, a strong wind blows, revealing more of the covered mountain wall.
At this moment, Yang Congxian finally saw clearly through the afterglow of the sunset.
On the mountain wall, there are two huge characters engraved.
The words are engraved very deeply, simple and heavy, but they seem to have gone through countless years of wind and rain, and they are already very blurred.
But it's still faintly recognizable.
Yang Congxian gasped, a look of shock appeared on his face.
Those were two huge simplified Chinese characters:
"Shangqiu."