Chapter 18: Unreliable Companions

New Town. In front of a residential building.

Looking through the doors and windows, the fog still did not recede, but became thicker, like a huge white cloth hanging outside, completely separating the whole world from this small room.

Moreover, as time went on, the room seemed to begin to leak, the doors and windows made a slight 'clanging' sound, and a trace of cold air gradually seeped in, and the walls, roof, and ground began to damp.

"The resentment is too deep, and the power of the spell can't withstand it." Ruan Zhan listened attentively and frowned.

At this time, he and Xiao Xia were still sitting behind the partition wall. Ever since they had been hiding in this room, he had been trying to regain a little of his spiritual power.

"It seems to be surrounded now, and I have to think of a way to get out in a while." Xiao Xia looked at it. I saw that a few people outside also seemed to feel that this temporary peace was about to disappear, and everyone was a little nervous. Liu Hong began to shrink behind Zuo De, who was still calm, Reporter Ma looked frightened, Zhao Jiayuan looked sluggish, only Mao Fu sat happily on the ground, and he didn't know what to say.

"It's okay, I'll do it." Ruan Zhan's brow was still furrowed.

Judging from the phone call with Wan Li just now, he really encountered Sima Nan's attack outside, which made him a little worried, and the current situation here is also very tricky, and all kinds of major pressures make him unable to let go.

"I'm not worried." Xiao Xia returned to Ruan Zhan's side, saw that his brows were locked tightly, and couldn't help but gently caress them with his fingers, "With you, it doesn't matter what, it doesn't matter if you can't escape." ”

Ruan Zhan grabbed Xiao Xia's hand.

She was so close to him that she ran her fingertips over his brow and made him want to kiss her again. Before he could move, however, he felt her peck him lightly on the lips. He almost chased after her, to make the sweet feeling last, but he forced himself to remain calm, for he understood the present predicament, and if he followed his own heart, then his whole heart would be on her, and they would have no hope of life.

"I'm not going to let you die here." He held her soft little hand, "There are countless good things waiting for you in your future!" ”

"I don't like you to say that." Xiao Xia put her arms around his neck, "It's like leaving a last word." I'm going to make an oath to you - if you don't get out alive, I'll be martyred, and I swear I'll do it. So, do you want me to live a good life? You must save your life. ”

"Don't be willful."

"I just want it!" Xiao Xia felt that he was going to pull himself away, and hugged his neck tighter, "Because life without you is not happy." ”

Her words made Ruan Zhan's heart soften in an instant.

Although he seems to be a gentle and easy-going person on the surface, he actually has a very strong personality in his bones, which is why since he came out of the mountain, he has met people who are stronger than him in terms of skill, but no one can suppress him. If you want to protect the people who are especially important to you, you tend to bring out more potential. Xiao Xia knew this very well, so he used these to motivate Ruan Zhan.

"Excuse me—" A woman's voice came from behind her, disturbing the two people who were quietly embracing, "It's strange that the ground and walls are flooded, and ah, there's a lot of wind blowing outside, what's wrong?" ”

Xiao Xia glanced at Liu Hong in disgust, and pulled Ruan Zhan to stand up, but still held his hand.

"Zod." Ruan Zhan walked outside and first called Zuo De, who had been relatively calm, "You take the talisman off the wall, remember, don't take it all off, at least leave two." And don't do it if it's already discolored and soaked. ”

Zuo De nodded, and went to get the charm with Reporter Ma.

Xiao Xia saw Zhao Jiayuan sitting there at a glance, and his heart suddenly moved, remembering that he might be the insider of the incident behind him, although he seemed to be very scared and refused to say anything, but now in this situation, he should be interrogated again. The encounter with Ruan Zhan made her forget everything excitedly, and now this state of preparation reminded her of this incident again.

She walked towards Zhao Jiayuan, and strangely, this time Zhao Jiayuan did not avoid it as quickly as a frightened bird, until Xiao Xia walked in front of him, he still didn't move.

"Zhao Jiayuan, you have to tell what happened back then, so that we can have a chance to escape. I know you're afraid, but if you don't say it, you're still dead, so you should say it, even if it's a little bit of it! Zhao Jiayuan? Xiao Xia saw that Zhao Jiayuan hadn't reacted yet, so he was so anxious that he went over and pushed his shoulder, but he didn't think that Zhao Jiayuan suddenly fell down while maintaining his sitting position, making a muffled sound of dead wood falling on the concrete floor, and his limbs and head were actually broken out of his torso, and the whole person was broken into several pieces, and not a drop of blood was splashed.

Xiao Xia was stunned for a moment, then screamed and took a big step back, but Zhao Jiayuan's head suddenly moved, and he rolled towards her feet with a 'grunt', and opened his mouth to bite.

Xiao Xia jumped up in fright, but before she landed, she was caught in mid-air by Ruan Zhan's strong arms.

When Xiao Xia went to negotiate with 'Zhao Jiayuan', Ruan Zhan already felt that something was wrong. Including him, there were seven people in this room, but after he finished commanding Zuode, he only felt the breath of six people. It's just that he can't see it now, and he hesitated for a moment, so he couldn't arrive at the first time!

With a 'bang', he stepped on the severed head accurately, and with a force under his feet, the head shattered in half, and it turned out to be hollow wood!

Ahh

Liu Hong's reaction was a beat slower than Xiao Xia's, and then she screamed, while Mao Fu burst into laughter!

"What's going on?" Xiao Xia was so frightened that her lips turned white, and she buried her head in Ruan Zhan's chest, "Why is he a wooden man?" ”

"He wasn't him when he was in the square!" Ruan Zhan sighed lightly.

If his vision and psionic abilities hadn't been sealed, he would have noticed that this wooden man had blended in between them, and he wouldn't have asked Xiao Xia to lose his push before he understood. Now he knew why his spell had lost its effectiveness so quickly, it was because of the resentful spirit attached to the wooden man that was constantly working with the resentful spirit in the fog outside, but unfortunately he had not been able to find out.

But where did the real Zhao family go? Dead? And now which of these people around is a spy sent by the other party.

This thought made Ruan Zhan's heart tighten, if there was anything that could defeat the opponent most easily, it was the most effective way to make them suspicious and wary of each other, and even attack each other, because of a wooden Zhao Jiayuan, he almost fell for the trick!

"All the spells you can use are here." Zuode's voice came from beside him.

Ruan Zhan settled his mind and decided not to be fooled, but still to trust the people here, especially Zuo De, who gave people a rather reliable feeling.

"How many more are there?" He asked.

"Twenty-two." Zod had already counted when he unveiled the spell.

"Five for each person, one for me and Mao Fu." Ruan Zhan simply instructed, "You stick one on your chest and one on your back, leave three, and when we return to the square, put the charm around you." ”

"Back to the square?" Liu Hong screamed, "Isn't that looking for death?" No, I'm not going, I'm not going, take us out of this hellish place! No, I'm not going! ”

"If you don't go, don't force it, find your own way." Ruan Zhan was cold.

"I'll go." Zuode said.

Then the Ma reporter also said to go, and even the crazy Mao Fu jumped up and shouted happily, "I'll go, I'll go!" In this way, Liu Hong could no longer speak, and she didn't dare to wait alone in this town.

Since everyone had no objections, Ruan Zhan walked to the door, Xiao Xia followed closely behind him, and wanted to secretly give Ruan Zhan a few of his five charms, after all, his spiritual energy was sealed now, and it was not so safe. But Ruan Zhan resolutely refused her to do so, so she had no choice but to follow him closely, swearing in her heart that it would be easy for her to die, and that she would attack Ruan Zhan from behind!

Ruan Zhan opened the door, and a strong wind immediately blew in front of him, but Ruan Zhan suddenly raised his hand. As soon as he raised his hand, the dense fog immediately flashed into a half-meter-wide void.

Ruan Zhan chuckled, his hand still raised, and he led the line of people out.

Ruan Zhan was the first, followed by Xiao Xia, then Ma Reporter, Liu Hong, Zuo De, and Mao Fu after the break. Because Mao Fu is already crazy, scary things are useless to him, and it is estimated that someone like him who has no fun of killing should be the last to die, so he is the one who is relatively least dangerous at the moment. Ruan Zhan only asked people to stick a spell behind his back to ensure that he would not be possessed by anything to harm others.

Ruan Zhan knew that the reason why the thick fog made by the resentful spirit dodged away was because he mistakenly thought that he would hit the palm thunder just now, so he was not in a hurry to make a move now and save his little strength. The road was not far, but they were slower than they had come to avoid being confused and taking the wrong path, and to beware of a surprise attack by the spirits.

Originally, the closed small house was the best refuge, which he had calculated long ago, and it could buy him some time, but he didn't expect that the Zhao family would have been replaced with a wooden man a long time ago, so that the fortress he had painstakingly maintained was not defended as long as he thought. The good house was oozing water for no reason, and if he didn't take people away, he would really be stuck there and couldn't get out.

It was the same everywhere outside, and after thinking about it, he decided to go back to the square. He could see that although every dead person was there, it seemed to be a killing stage, but the venue was wide, and it was the intersection where the breath flowed most smoothly, and the tower had a lot of 'town' power, and it felt like a place designed by a master who knew the five elements of feng shui very well, but it was just destroyed. Since it is not safe anywhere, and these people are dragged here in the end, it is better to go straight there, at least there the fog will not cover the square for long.

Although his father had taught him, he had never studied the Five Elements of Feng Shui, and could only look at them in general terms, but with the current situation, he could figure out who had destroyed the momentum with his toes.

Tomorrow was gray, but the group could only grope their way forward, as if they were stuck in the white mud. Ruan Zhan's hand kept holding high, causing the fog to automatically dodge a path as he approached, a sight that made Xiao Xia feel like he was at the bottom of the sea, and if the white waves closed, everyone would be buried in it.

Finally, those hidden resentful spirits began to be a little impatient and distrustful of Ruan Zhan's deterrent power, and a humanoid white gas suddenly surged up from the fogless air, pressing down on Ruan Zhan from top to bottom.

"Ruan Zhan be careful!" Xiao Xia screamed.

Ruan Zhan sneered and waved the hand that had been raised for a long time in the direction of twelve o'clock at noon.

"Taste this!"