The afterglow of the setting sun shone through the dense forest on the dead leaves, and the two mottled shadows flashed away.

The jungles of the south will not turn yellow because of the arrival of winter, and the mountains are full of smoke and smoke, and there is no end in sight.

A flock of tired birds returns home, and the sun becomes more and more slanting and golden.

A few crows swept overhead, their hoarse voices echoing through the valley, becoming more and more silent.

Chen Fan and Peach Blossom had already flipped through the two hills, and were walking uphill along a trickling river.

The peach blossoms had sideburns, their breathing seemed a little disordered, sweat covered their cheeks, and a drop of sweat dripped from the tip of their nose onto a bluestone slab.

In contrast, Chen Fan seemed much more calm, not even his clothes were messy, and the leeches along the river met the living people, climbing on the leaves and wet grass, but as soon as he got closer to the two of them, he retreated impatiently.

But Chen Fan didn't mean anything relaxed, instead staring at the winding valley in front of him, thoughtful.

"Take a few minutes of rest. ”

Seeing that Peach Blossom was really a little sleepy, Chen Fan said.

"Well, at this rate, you should be able to climb over this mountain before dark. ”

Peach Blossom crossed her hands on her hips and tried her best to breathe in the air, but she didn't choose to sit down, because once she sat down, drowsiness would come on quickly.

Peach Blossom's face was stained with two mosses, she washed her face with water, and when she saw that the river water was clear, she was about to drink it in the palm of her hand.

But Chen Fan stretched out his hand to stop him, and handed over a bottle of water.

"Thank you hosts. ”

Peach Blossom was stunned for a moment, and when she opened the bottle to drink water, she looked at the ring on Chen Fan's hand with some envy.

"I only have this one, and I will give you one if I have more in the future. ”

Chen Fan knew what Peach Blossom was thinking, rubbed the ring, pointed to the river water, and said: "There are fish and other creatures in the two rivers we passed just now, but this river has nothing, the water is not necessarily clean, be careful to drink it and get dysentery." ”

"Master, you are too careful, the water in the mountains is not polluted. Peach Blossom said disappreciatively, but soon, her hand wiped her face, "Why is your face so hot?"

"Huh?" Chen Fan swept Peach Blossom's face, found that her face became white and wrinkled, and was startled, so he hurriedly brushed his true qi on her face, swept away the water, reached out and touched Peach Blossom's face, and said, "This water is acidic and corrosive, and it reacts with the sulfur on your face." ”

After speaking, Chen Fan handed Peach Blossom an aloe vera, "Quickly apply it to your face." ”

"Uh-huh. Peach Blossom hurriedly squeezed the aloe vera into juice and smeared it on her face, "Master, I'm not disfigured, am I?"

"It's good to find it early, it's fine. Chen Fan looked up along the river, only to see that above the winding river, the mountain wall became steep and full of thorns, "Peach blossom, are you sure you have climbed over this mountain?"

"You can't be wrong. Peach Blossom distinguished the direction, frowned, and looked at the compass in her hand again, "Ah, master, this compass is broken, turning left and right, and the signal is also interrupted." ”

"Is it geomagnetic interference again?" Chen Fan took a deep breath, the bad feeling along the way became stronger and stronger, he looked back at the mountain that came over, and smiled helplessly, "Peach Blossom, we should be lost." ”

"Huh?" Peach Blossom's eyes widened, "How can this be, I obviously followed the direction, and besides, there is a huge stone sign on the top of the mountain in front of me, like an oolong...... Uh??What about the stones?"

Peach Blossom was completely stunned.

"Oh no, we're lost!"

Peach Blossom looked a little nervous.

"It's okay, let's go to the mountain ahead and have a look, can we still walk?"

"Well, you can move. Peach blossom got a haircut and looked a little guilty.

"Peach Blossom, it's okay, I'm here. ”

When Chen Fan was comforting, a crow suddenly hissed twice and soared into the air!

"Ahh

Peach Blossom screamed, jumped to Chen Fan's side, and grabbed Chen Fan's arm tightly.

"The host...... Black...... Crow...... I'm scared!"

Chen Fan was speechless for a while, gently pressed on the peach blossom head, and said with a smile, "It's just a crow, what are you doing in a daze?"

"No...... The crows in Wushan are different. Peach Blossom still hugged Chen Fan's arm tightly and didn't let go, "Master, people in the deep mountains of Wushan have a legend that the crows in the entire Wushan are the incarnation of the witch god, and it will monitor everyone's every move. ”

"It's just a legend, and it shouldn't be true. ”

Chen Fan felt that Peach Blossom was really scared, so she grabbed her arm, and he went up along the river, hoping to climb up the mountain as soon as possible.

"However, every man in Wushan is convinced that when I was with Miss Loisa, I also met an old man who raised crows, and this old man also said that if there are crows, if you go into the mountains to collect firewood and hunt, you will not get lost, and you will not fall into a maze. ”

While Peach Blossom was talking, there were a few more crows in the valley, and their hoarse voices came and went.

"Wait, what did you just say?"

Chen Fan, who didn't care, heard Peach Blossom's words, as if he had suddenly been woken up, and his body suddenly stopped.

"The host...... How...... What's wrong?"

"We should be caught in the maze of taking advantage of the situation. After Chen Fan finished speaking, his eyes narrowed and looked at the crow closest to him.

This crow has a black body, which is larger than ordinary crows, but what makes Chen Fan care more is the crow's eyes, which have a special feeling.

Chen Fan's fingers moved, and a silver needle appeared in his hand.

With a flick of his fingers, the silver needle shot silently towards the crow.

"Wow!"

The raven crowned and fell from the tree.

Chen Fan and Peach Blossom glanced at each other, and saw the crows that were originally hovering around flying into the sky one by one!

"The host ......"

Peach Blossom swallowed silently, sweat flowed down her forehead again, and the sun had already set on the other side of the mountain, and the sky seemed to suddenly become much darker.

There was no birdsong, and the river was strangely silent.

Chen Fan took a deep breath, looked around, reached out and touched the Shenyue scimitar on his waist, and swiped lightly towards his fingers, the sharp pain from his fingertips made him wake up at once, he bit the root of his tongue and looked sideways.

The peach blossom that originally grabbed his hand is gone!

"Peach Blossom!!"

Chen Fan shouted, turned around, and found that the peach blossom was already more than ten meters away from him, and she stood in place in a daze, her hand clinging to a branch!

The crow that he shot down just now was nowhere to be seen, and a few meters in front of him, a silver needle was pierced into a tree.

"I was hallucinating???"

Chen Fan muttered to himself, hurriedly turned on his true qi, and his brain became clearer, but the sun had indeed set, the only difference was that above the river surface, there was a faint layer of mist, and the air was mixed with a special smell of rust.

"I see!"

Chen Fan hurriedly ran to Peach Blossom's side, and injected a breath of true qi into her palm, and she came back to her senses like lightning.

"Master, are we there?

A hint of horror flashed on Peach Blossom's face, and her eyes returned to clarity.

"There is a problem with the water in this river, and the miasma in the air will disturb us. ”

Chen Fan had palpitations, and hurriedly took out some medicinal herbs, and simply made two spiritual awakening ones, one of which he held by himself, and the other was stuffed into the cherry mouth of the peach blossom.

"The Oolong Stone is over there. ”

The peach blossoms point to the hill to the west

Chen Fan looked in the direction of the peach blossom finger, and sure enough, he saw a huge stone like a dragon in the mountain.

"Well, let's go, don't go to the river, Peach Blossom, hold me tight. ”

"Oh. ”

Chen Fan took a deep breath, the true qi under his feet surged, and he instantly climbed to the treetops, moved from one tree to another, and quickly ran towards the mountain!

"The hosts, we ...... Is this flying?"

Peach Blossom felt the wind whirring in her ears, and her hands hugged Chen Fan's waist tighter.

Chen Fan's expression was focused, and there was a faint fragrance of peach blossoms around him, if it was usual, he would naturally enjoy this charming taste, but now, he had no intention of experiencing it, because, since he entered the deep mountains, there was something strange everywhere, as if, invisibly, something was imprisoning and monitoring him.

(End of chapter)