By this time it was completely dark, and Mochizuki and the others gathered some firewood to make the fire in the stove burn more vigorously, and everyone sat on the ground around the fire. At night, the air is slightly cold, and under the quiet night sky, beside the warm fire, there is a feeling of coming home. Xia Qiu helped Ouyang Hongye serve the soup for everyone, and then sat between Ouyang Xiaoleng and Qianqi.

Ouyang Hongye opened the bag containing the dry food and put it aside, so that everyone could take what they needed, while still thinking about what Qianqi had just said about what he had found in the city; In addition, letting him talk about it can also distract Feng Huo from the fright he had just given, so he said: "Qianqi seems to have found something around here, you might as well listen to him!" ”

"Good!" Senki took a deep breath and eagerly began to recount his findings, "At first glance, this place looks like it has been uninhabited for a long time, right?" But I believe that's not the case! ”

Fenghuo asked, "What evidence do you have?" ”

Qianqi asked everyone rhetorically: "What is the biggest feature of a place that has been uninhabited for a long time?" Xia Qiu thought for a while and said, "Well, there should be a lot of dust!" ”

"That's right, I just went to the other bird houses and found them covered in dust and cobwebs, which reminded me of ......"

Before Qianqi's words fell, Xia Qiu reacted and said, "There is no dust in the bird house of the city lord of Zangquetai!" ”

"That's right, don't you think it's weird?" Qianqi asked.

Feng Huo didn't care, and responded: "There's nothing to make a fuss about, maybe it's a traveler who passes by here by chance." ”

"I agree with Wind and Fire." Mochizuki took a sip of the hot soup and said in an ambiguous tone, "This soup is so delicious!" It's the craftsmanship of the autumn leaves! ”

Realizing that his discovery had not aroused everyone's interest, Chiki was somewhat disappointed, and continued, "If it's just a passing traveler, he doesn't need to dust all the things in his room, right?" The castle lord's house looked messy, but it was more like it was deliberately done to hide the fact that it had been inhabited. ”

"It's kind of interesting!" Ouyang Hongye said, "Actually, as soon as I entered the city, I already felt that something was wrong, but I couldn't say where. ”

"There's a special smell in a place where no one has been there for a long time, but there's no one there." Ouyang Xiaoleng, who had been silent on the side, reminded Ouyang Hongye with a word, in fact, he had already discovered the abnormality of that bird house.

"Yes, there is indeed no such smell here, Xiao Leng's feeling is really sensitive." Ouyang Hongye nodded.

"I figured out that someone should have lived there for a while not so long ago." Ouyang Xiao said coldly, as usual.

"Then why didn't you just say that?" Qianqi said unconvinced.

"I'm not sure if it's friend or foe, maybe it's just a demon with nowhere to stay, I don't think there's any need to make everyone nervous." Ouyang Xiao said quietly.

Ouyang Hongye was still a little worried, because the Tibetan Bird Terrace had been used as a foothold for Qingyun for quite some time. The already unique geographical environment here, coupled with the recent frequent actions of Qingyun's subordinates, makes people inevitably suspicious, if you want to settle in a place far away from the royal city, this deserted place is the best choice.

But he thought that it would not be too wrong to stay only one night, so he said to the others, "In short, let everyone take turns to watch over the rest of the night." ”

He was also in the same mood as Feng Huo, who was far more afraid of such speculation than anyone else, but he didn't want to show it. He had never feared anyone in the past, although when he was younger, he loved to challenge others and was obsessed with dueling. The duel in the demon world is different from the human world, the winner has the right to kill the other party, but it must not be humiliated, so even if he loses to the other party, he has never been afraid, and the big deal is death.

For him, death itself is not terrible, what is terrible is the indescribable sense of fear, the absolute darkness, it will swallow you inch by inch, erode all your firmness, you just want to escape from this darkness, or hide, but in the end you will still become nowhere to hide, and then you can only choose to give up hiding, let yourself be completely exposed in front of him, you only hope to be able to die happily, and this person who makes you unable to survive and die is the embodiment of darkness, Qingyun.

Ouyang Xiaoleng, as always, began to be silent after expressing his opinion, no one knew what was going on in his heart, although when it came to the name Qingyun, his heart had already made waves, but he could still keep quiet. He knew in his heart that the goal of this trip and the most important thing for them at the moment was to find the Heavenly Rune as quickly as possible to solve the crisis of the entire Demon Realm, so as to achieve the expectations of Lord Yong and Ouyang Hongye for him and ascend to the throne of the Demon King.

But at this moment, when the clues are related to Qingyun, even a little clue will make him irritable, he understands that if the evidence is more conclusive and points to Qingyun, he will definitely drop everything and kill him at any cost, even if he has never met a strong enemy like him, even if he is sure that it is difficult to compete with his current strength, but he just can't control the desire for revenge in his heart. That desire was like a trapped beast imprisoned in his body, disturbing all his peace, and Qingyun had been his weakness for so many years. He wasn't even sure if he could keep his last bottom line in order to win, and how unscrupulous he would become, even if he sacrificed others, even if the entire demon world no longer existed, he wanted to die with Qingyun. Although Master Yong and Ouyang Hongye were so confident in themselves, only he knew it, and even he himself was not sure what would happen once he met Qingyun.

Xia Qiu was first immersed in Ouyang Hongye's explanation of alchemy before, and then focused on the clues that Qianqi found that might be related to Qingyun, so she just tasted the soup in the bowl, the soup was very strong, and there was an indescribable fragrance, the fragrance was very unique, and she had never tasted it. She wanted to look up and ask him what he put in the soup, but her eyes couldn't help but stay on Ouyang Xiaoleng's body. She could see the emotion in his eyes, and although the others didn't pay attention, she knew that the gaze was different from his usual eyes, he seemed to be bothered by something, those gray-blue eyes seemed to be a seemingly calm sea, and there was something underneath the sea level.

Ouyang Hongye continued to talk about the previous topic: "There are six of us in total, and it happens that every two people can take turns to replace them for two hours at night!" ”

"Okay! I'm going to team up with Xia Qiu! Before Momiji's words fell, Qianqi raised a hand and said.

His shout pulled Ouyang Xiaoleng back from his previous contemplation, and he was bumping into Xia Qiu's concerned gaze on the side.

"You're with the wind and fire, Qianqi. I'm in a group with Xia Qiu, Mochizuki and Xiao Leng, and that's it. Ouyang Hongye knew that no matter if Xia Qiu was arranged to Ouyang Xiaoleng or Qianqi, the other person would be dissatisfied, so he simply chose to be in a group with her.

"Oh!" Chiki pursed his lips in disappointment.

"Fenghuo, you're already very tired, you and Qianqi will go to rest first after dinner! Xia Qiu and I guarded first, then Xiao Leng and Mochizuki, and finally it was your turn, and the people in front woke up the people behind. ”

After listening to Ouyang Hongye's detailed arrangement, Fenghuo responded approvingly: "Okay! ”

He really needed to sleep well, even if it was for a short while, Ouyang Hongye's arrangement made him feel very intimate.

"Well, no problem!" Mochizuki also nodded, he had already finished drinking the soup in his bowl, and then handed the bowl to Ouyang Hongye, "Another bowl!" ”

Ouyang Hongye took the bowl and pretended to glance at him impatiently, "You really can eat and drink wherever you go!" ”

"Who made your cooking so delicious!" Mochizuki naughtily touched his head and stuck out his tongue at him.

In Xia Qiu's opinion, Mochizuki and Mochizuki were like two people when they met for the first time, it turned out that Ouyang Hongye and Mochizuki were usually in such a state when they were together, maybe Mochizuki felt the shadow of his brother Tingyue in his body, so he was a little dependent on Momiji.

Ouyang Xiaoleng's father Xue Ye, Tingyue and Hongye used to be best friends, they fought side by side, played together, and messed around together, which couldn't help but remind her of the feeling she felt when she was with Liu Lingmei and Du He, they had already had such a tacit understanding and friendship after only a few years together, not to mention these close friends who have existed together in the world for hundreds of years, and how many stories they have experienced can be imagined.

Although she has not heard much about Tingyue, but in her impression, Tingyue and Mochizuki seem to be two brothers with very different personalities, Tingyue seems to be more restrained and pure, but Mochizuki is cheerful and heroic, but they have one thing in common, that is, they both like Ouyang Hongye so much. It seems that no one would dislike him, he has a natural affinity, especially his smile, which makes it impossible not to believe what he says, so he unconsciously begins to follow his rhythm.

Soon after dinner, Xia Qiu and Ouyang Hongye stayed behind to guard, and the others came back to rest in the bird house of the city lord of Zangquetai, Ouyang Xiaoleng and Mochizuki slept in the room in the back, and Qianqi slept with Fenghuo helplessly. Not long after lying down, the sound of thunderous snoring sounded, and Qianqi couldn't help but plug his ears with his clothes, but because he was really tired, he struggled for a while and entered the dream.

Mochizuki took a few sips of the aged wine he found from the treasure pavilion of the city lord of Southern Zhejiang City, and then reluctantly closed the lid, the road ahead was long, he obviously didn't want to drink all the wine at once.

Ouyang Xiaoleng turned his back to him and looked motionless out of the window and lay down, from behind it looked like he had fallen asleep, but in fact he was not sleepy, he always wondered if it was Qingyun or his subordinates who had stayed here, this question bothered him, making his brain more and more awake, although his body was tired, he couldn't sleep. On the other hand, he was also worried about Xia Qiu who was outside, and if an enemy suddenly appeared, he had to arrive as soon as possible.

Xia Qiu and Ouyang Hongye sat side by side on the platform outside the Bird House, which can be described as the highest point of the Tibetan Bird Terrace, from here you can see every corner of the city, because they are afraid of noisy people resting inside, so the two of them only occasionally whisper a few words, and most of the time they remain silent.

Ouyang Hongye seemed to be calm, but he had been catching an unfamiliar breath in the air, and the demon's sense of smell was extremely sensitive, if there were people other than them in the Tibetan Bird Terrace, he would definitely be aware of it. But his skill is not the most powerful, the demon's sense of hearing and smell is much more sensitive than that of humans, and the highest level is that even in a completely dark place, he can outline the entire space with the vibration of sound waves in the air and the transmission of the smell after dispersion, and can even form a spatial picture in the mind. If you want to achieve such a state, you must give up your dependence on your eyes and rely entirely on your sense of smell and hearing, so that it can resonate with your soul, this is the stunt of Lord Xian Wang Li, and Ouyang Xue Ye can also do it, this skill not only helps to fight in the dark, but also dodges the enemy's traps and hidden arrows. Maybe Ouyang Hongye has never been able to completely give up the role of his eyes, so he has not been able to master this skill better, but his sense of smell is much more sensitive than that of the same demon, which can also somewhat remedy the shortcomings in other aspects.

Two hours passed quickly, nothing happened, and he whispered to Xia Qiu, "I'll go and wake up Xiao Leng and Mochizuki first, and then you go to the back room to rest." ”

When it was Ouyang Xiaoleng and Mochizuki's turn to guard, Ouyang Hongye rested in the corner of the outhouse, and Xia Qiu rested alone in the inner room. Ouyang Xiaoleng still had his body temperature and smell on the blanket he had just covered, and this temperature and smell couldn't help but make her feel at ease, she nested in the blanket, and the picture of being hugged tightly by him appeared in her mind, and she felt a little shy, and fell asleep unconsciously.