Chapter 34: The Art of Disgust
Chu Liuyan's face suddenly turned pale. Lan Yu was also shocked. They glanced at each other, and the vines were already spreading towards them as if they had eyes. All of this happened in the blink of an eye.
Blue Jade drew her sword and slashed at the vines. Seeing this, Chu Liuyan no longer hesitated, took out the blue water sword, and kept chopping. Chu Liuyan's blue water sword is like a sharp weapon to ward off evil spirits, as long as it is cut on the vine, the vine will retreat.
But the color of those vines was like blood sprinkled all over the sky, and the eyes of those who were shining were painful. Chu Liuyan's heart suddenly moved, and she shouted to Lan Yu: "Close your eyes, all that appears in front of you are illusions!" As she spoke, she closed her eyes.
The silence around is suffocating. After a long time, Chu Liuyan opened his eyes again. The overwhelming vines in front of me have indeed disappeared. There was only a shallow stream, which was left along the mountain stream. Next to the stream, there were originally vines growing everywhere, but now there is an extra way out.
At this time, Lan Yu also opened his eyes. When he saw the situation in front of him, he couldn't help but let out an "ah" and was greatly surprised. Chu Liuyan was a lot calmer, and she said, "General Lan, the vine we just saw is just an illusion. ”
Lan Yu said with palpitations: "But that scene just now really doesn't seem like a fantasy. I also saw where your blue water sword slashed, the vines shrank, and it was all so real. ”
Chu Liuyan nodded and said, "When we first came in, the vines were spread on the ground, and General Lan, you used the blue water sword to cut the vines, and there was no disadvantage, because we had such a preconceived concept in our hearts. I thought that as long as it was cut by the blue water sword, the vine would disappear completely. It's all we came up with. I remember that I used to look a lot in my mother's diary, which is called mind reading, which is to take advantage of people's psychological vulnerability to carry out illusion attacks on people, and there is no disadvantage. Thankfully, we've seen through it, and there's nothing to be afraid of now. ”
Lan Yuyi was bold, and after hearing Chu Liuyan's explanation, he smiled slightly and said, "Since this is the case, we don't have to delay, let's hurry up." So the two men dismissed the idea of going back and walked along the road into the mountains. I don't know how long I walked, mixed peanut trees, peach blossoms everywhere, fragrant fragrance. The situation presented in front of their eyes is picturesque, like a fairyland on earth.
There are many rows of drooping children and white-haired old men on the road, and in the fields not far away, some people are planting seedlings and farming. It's already July outside, but in this bustling mountain, it's like a February day when the grass grows and the warbler flies. This fairyland-like place, is it the Demon Domain in Xiaoxiao's mouth?
When a yellow-mouthed child saw Chu Liuyan and Lan Yu, he felt curious, so he peeked at them from a distance. After peeking for a while, and seeing that they had no ill will, he stepped forward and circled around them. A boy of twelve or thirteen years old finally couldn't help but ask, "Hey, where did you two come from and what are you doing here?" ”
Chu Liuyan saw that their clothes were no different from ordinary people, so he squatted down and asked softly, "Little brother, we are here to find someone." ”
"Who are you looking for?" The kid blinked and glared at Chu Liuyan and asked.
Chu Liuyan thought for a while and said, "The person we are looking for is a master of victory. She couldn't tell who would, so she could only answer like this. Who knew that the kid seemed to be used to hearing it, so he didn't panic at all, and said, "You're looking for Sister Phoenix." His eyes were rolling.
Chu Liuyan asked, "Sister Phoenix in your mouth, but is it the art of winning?" ”
The kid nodded solemnly. Chu Liuyan was a little happy in his heart, and hurriedly said, "Since that's the case, please take us to find your Phoenix sister." ”
The child nodded, and walked into the valley with Chu Liuyan and Lan Yu. The sun was shining in the valley, the sky was clear, and the little birds whose names were unknown made a melodious cry. The child took Chu Liuyan and Lan Yu to the front of an apricot blossom forest, and said with a snug mouth: "Do you want to find Sister Phoenix, Sister Phoenix lives in this apricot forest, you can go in and find it by yourself, I'm going home for dinner." With that, he turned around and ran away with a puff of smoke.
Chu Liuyan and Lan Yu glanced at each other with some concern, they only felt that what they saw and heard could not be speculated by common sense. In Xiaoxiao's mouth, this was originally a village like a demon domain, which could make the smiles of martial arts masters intimidating, but why did the two of them walk in all the way, but there was something different in it?
The apricot forest in front is full of flowers, like smoke and drunk. Chu Liuyan and Lan Yu didn't dare to walk in easily. They never knew if it was a conspiracy or if it was true. The two of them wandered outside the apricot forest for a while, and Chu Liuyan finally made up his mind and said, "Young Master Lan, since there is no way out, how about we go in and see?" ”
Lan Yu responded: "So far, it can only be like this." So, two men took their swords side by side and walked into the apricot grove. The forest is very quiet, Chu Liuyan and Lan Yu are cautious with every step, lest they fall into the calculations of others.
They walked for a short time, and suddenly felt a flower in front of them, and when they looked closely, there was nothing unusual. Chu Liuyan thought about it, took off the earrings, threw them on the ground, and the two of them continued to walk forward. After walking for a while, she suddenly felt a flower in front of her again, Chu Liuyan subconsciously looked underground, and sure enough, the earrings she threw down at first appeared clearly in front of her. At this time, her face turned pale and pale.
Sapphire also found out. He asked with some surprise, "Miss Chu, what's going on?" Why have we walked for so long and come back? Could it be that we have fallen for the trick, and the other party wants to trap us here? Chu Liuyan's face was heavy and he nodded.
Her voice trembled a little, and there was fear in her voice: "General Lan, we have strayed into the other party's formation. This apricot forest is a formation laid out by the other party. Unless we can find a place to live, no matter how we go, we will be in circles, and we will be trapped and die in it. ”
The blue jade swordsmanship is strong, but it is unheard of for such a formation. He listened to what Chu Liuyan said, so he asked, "Miss Chu, since you know the layout of this formation, you must be able to crack it." Chu Liuyan shook his head helplessly and said, "I won't." These formations, I had only seen in my mother's notes before. My mother is just idle, according to the writing method of "Zhou Yi", to study the fur. When encountering a small battle, I can still find out the way of life according to the five elements and gossip records in the notebook, but once I encounter a complicated one, I am helpless. ”
Lan Yu and Chu Liuyan looked at each other, not knowing what to do. Chu Liuyan said: "General Lan, since we are moving forward, we will also come back here, but we are just wasting our strength in vain. Why don't you rest here and see if you can come up with a solution? Lan Yu agreed with Chu Liuyan's opinion, so the two of them sat down to rest.
After resting for a while, it was a little dark. Chu Liuyan couldn't help but feel a little anxious. She and Lan Yu were at a loss for what to do, when suddenly, they heard the sound of rustling footsteps. Immediately afterward, someone walked up to them. Chu Liuyan looked up and saw a woman with long hair hanging down in front of him, the woman was slim, dressed in a white light veil, and she couldn't see her face.
She came to Chu Liuyan's side, fluttering like a ghost, and it seemed that her light skills were still above Chu Liuyan.
Chu Liuyan asked, "Who are you?" The woman seemed a little stunned, and then asked, "Isn't that what I should ask you?" Who are you and why did you come to Taoyuan Village? ”
Chu Liuyan said calmly: "Let's come here to check the art of disgust and victory." We have a friend who has fallen into the art of disgust and has killed countless people. ”
That woman, after listening to Chu Liuyan's words, didn't make a sound for a long time. Finally, she said, "That's it, that's it, you're still here to find out." Come with me. With that, he turned around and walked out. Chu Liuyan and Lan Yu glanced at each other and followed the woman out.
Soon, the three of them walked out of the apricot grove. Outside, the sky is already twilight, and the birds are returning to the forest, and it is already the time to turn on the lights. In the whole Taoyuan Village, it is quiet and peaceful. In front of every house, there are people who come out to chat in the shade, and there are children, holding rice bowls in their hands, sitting on the stump of the tree to eat. Each of them, when they saw the woman in the swaying dress, would call out very respectfully: "Phoenix girl." The woman only nodded slightly.
For Chu Liuyan and Lan Yu, when those people saw them, they all stared at them with hatred, as if they had some deep hatred with them. After walking a short distance, they saw the twelve or thirteen-year-old boy who had taken them into the apricot grove at first, and the boy saw Chu Liuyan and Lan Yu, pulled the woman's clothes and asked, "Sister Phoenix, they are all bad people, why did you release them?" ”
The woman squatted down, her long skirt dragging on the ground, and said softly: "Mu Ying, my sister has something to do, you go back to eat with your grandmother." The little boy glanced at the woman with some grievances, pouted and nodded, and ran away. The woman turned around, glanced at Chu Liuyan and Lan Yu, and said, "Let's go." Chu Liuyan and Lan Yu didn't know where she was going to take them, but now that the matter was over, they had no other choice but to follow her on.
The woman and the two men quickly walked to a corner of the village. There, there is a very ordinary log cabin. The woman walked to the door, pushed it open, and walked in. Chu Liuyan and Lan Yu had no choice but to follow.