At night, by the lakeside, the chirping of summer insects is intertwined.

Under the wild trees, in the grass, one sat still, and the other lay crookedly.

The moonlight was faint, pouring down from the branches and leaves, and sparsely shining on the two of them.

Bian Yao lay there with his eyes closed, motionless, as if he had fallen into a coma. His hair and clothes were all wet, as if they had just been fished out of the water.

Next to him, Twilight Song sat on her knees, holding the Pu sword in her right hand, staring at the sword body with a complicated expression, not knowing what she was thinking. After a few moments, he sheathed the sword, glanced at the scratch on the palm of his left hand, and finally took the damp blue coarse cloth and silently wrapped it.

"Hey, wake up!" Twilight turned her head and reached out to shake Bian Yao's shoulder.

In a daze, Bian Yao let out a few indistinct mutters, then suddenly opened his eyes and quickly sat up. He turned his head to look around, then stared at Twilight and asked, "What happened, who saved us?"

"I don't know. Twilight Song avoided his gaze and replied in a faint tone.

Hearing his answer, Bian Yao showed a disappointed look on his face, he looked at the Qianyue Lake in front of him, looked at the calm lake under the moonlight, frowned unconsciously, and fell into deep thought.

Previously, the two of them were surrounded by strange beasts, and the island where they were located suddenly sank rapidly, making the two of them face a double dilemma! In a panic, Bian Yao thought that he would not be able to survive, but when he sank into the dark lake with the island, he suddenly felt that someone had clicked on the acupuncture point on the back of his head, and then there was no memory backwards.

"Your injuries are all right, right?" said Twilight after a moment of silence.

"It's all flesh wounds, just some pain. Bian Yao came back to his senses, suddenly shook his head and looked around, and asked in surprise, "Where else are they?"

"I don't know, I can only go to them along the shore of the lake. Twilight replied.

"What if I run into a strange beast again?"

"It's better to meet them early. The previous beasts were all water beasts that lived in the lake, and they should not come ashore easily. ”

Bian Yao sighed and picked up the soaked clothes with his fingers, then took out a bag from the space bag, threw it to Twilight Song, and said, "Let's change the clothes first." ”

After a while, the two of them each changed into a set of clean clothes, ate a few spirit fruits, and rested in place for half a moment before leaving for a detour north.

On the shore of the lake, overgrown with weeds and wild trees, the two of them walked cautiously, looking around from time to time, and listening for voices or movements.

The area of Qianyue Lake, although not very large, is definitely not small. Even a walk along the shore of the lake during the day can take several hours. Nowadays, when traveling at night, you still need to watch out for possible dangers, and the speed is naturally not much faster.

However, until dawn, no one else was found.

Time passed, and the shadow of the sun gradually rose. It wasn't until midnight that the two finally found the traces left by the team on an empty and narrow meadow on the northwest shore of Qianyue Lake. But I saw that in the barren grass, there were some small rags scattered around, and many blades of grass were still stained with dried blood.

Bian Yao glanced at it casually a few times, and said, "It seems that many of them were not lightly injured and seemed to have left overnight. ”

Twilight Song stared at the remaining traces, looked carefully for a moment, and finally turned her face to look in a certain direction, and said seriously, "It should be going that way, I don't know if I can catch up." ”

As soon as the words fell, I saw Bian Yao pouting, and said unhappily: "Why do you want to chase it! This is not just right, anyway, it is very boring to rush with them, it is better to rush back to Shuxian by yourself, but to be happy." ”

In this situation, Bian Yao was very happy in his heart! For him, leaving the team meant that he was free and unfettered, and it was a good thing to be happy about, and he couldn't ask for it!

For some unspeakable reason, Twilight wants to meet everyone, but she agrees with Bian Yao's proposal. He stood still, thinking in silence, hesitated for a long time, and finally said two words: "It's okay." ”

Regarding the accident that happened last night, Bian Yao secretly thought that the huge wave and the strange beasts that appeared afterwards were faintly related to the mysterious "dream domain" he entered. However, I don't know what kind of considerations he took, he kept it in his heart and didn't say it. As for Twilight Song, there seems to be something hidden in her heart, and she doesn't say a word about what happened after the island sank.

In this way, the two people who were left behind stayed in place for a while, and then turned to run in the southwest direction.

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Three days later, the two entered the western region of Qugong County.

This is a barren area, and as far as the eye can see, it is full of wild trees. Walking through it, you can see deserted villages from time to time, most of the houses and cottages are dilapidated, and there are few people.

At dusk, the sky is full of mist and the sky is colorful.

On the grassy path, while gnawing on the wild peaches picked from the woods, Bian Yao walked forward, looking around from time to time, but there was no figure in sight. Next to him, Twilight Song carried a shrouded sword on her back, and also held a large wild peach in her hand, eating it as she walked.

Suddenly, there was a cry in my ears, like that of a baby, and the voice was strange.

Bian Yao frowned, and stopped at the same time as Twilight Song, and the two glanced at each other, both of them seeing surprise and curiosity in each other's eyes. When you listen closely, you quickly identify the source of the sound.

In the sparse wild forest, there is a nameless and lonely village, dozens of dilapidated houses, next to each other in a large courtyard surrounded by a circle. The gray tiles of the roof are moss-marked, and weeds grow between the cracks in the walls, swaying gently in the evening breeze.

Following the sound of "wow shout", the two soon came to the passage between the houses, quietly leaned sideways against the wall, and looked into the courtyard, but saw an amazing scene!

In front of an old house with a red door, there was a black wooden altar on which the dried corpse of a baby was placed, wrapped in a white cloth and its shriveled head exposed.

The infant corpse stood silently on the altar, a pair of strange eyes that seemed to shine brightly. Although its mouth is tightly closed, it sometimes emits a strange cry, sometimes it makes a "giggle" sound that seems to be a laugh but not a laugh, which sounds very penetrating and makes people shudder.

Under the altar, there was a small black iron basin, and a white-haired old man knelt beside it, burning yellow paper with a reverent face. There are still dozens of villagers, men, women and children, all dressed in black mourning clothes, kneeling facing the altar.

Suddenly, a gust of wind blew, and the infant corpse stopped screaming, leaned back, and fell on the altar.

The old man quickly put the remaining yellow paper in his hand into the basin, and the flames suddenly rose, swallowing the paper, and in the blink of an eye, it burned into a pile of ashes.

Bian Yao looked at the scene in front of him, felt that his scalp was a little numb, and couldn't help but whisper: "This Qugong County is really a strange place, you can encounter these strange things everywhere!"

"Let's go!" Twilight said, ready to leave.

Just as the two of them turned around and just took two steps, an old and gloomy voice suddenly sounded behind the two of them: "Two young people, it's getting late, you might as well stay in this village." ”

Hearing this, Bian Yao's body trembled suddenly, and he quickly turned his head and saw that the white-haired old man who burned paper was staring at him, his eyes were serious, and he couldn't see any expression on his face.

At this time, the kneeling villagers also stood up one after another, one by one with cold expressions, looking at the two uninvited guests, closing their mouths and not saying a word.

Witnessing Fang Cai's scene, Bian Yao didn't want to have any contact with these people at all, let alone stay overnight in this treacherous and inexplicable place. He was stunned for a moment, then smiled: "Thank you for your kindness! We came here to see it just out of curiosity, and we didn't mean anything else." ”

"The two of you can rest assured! The Yin Sacrifice and the Spirit Infant have driven away the nearby ghouls. The old man continued, his tone was cold, but his attitude was very sincere.

After listening to the old man's words, Bian Yao's face changed suddenly, and he scolded secretly in his heart, and hurriedly said: "Good intentions! We still have urgent matters and need to travel overnight." Farewell!"

After saying this, he secretly glanced at Twilight, and the two left the village in a hurry.

"You seem to be cultivators, but you need to be careful when walking at night! If you get entangled by ghouls, it will still be a trouble!" the old man looked at the backs of the two of them and kindly reminded.

Ignoring the words behind them, the two turned back to the original path and continued to move forward, but the atmosphere had changed invisibly!

Bian Yao's face was very ugly, and the earlier light-hearted and happy meaning had long since disappeared. He looked at the fading sunset on the horizon, and complained as he walked: "What the hell is this place! It's full of strange people and strange things, and even the words he says are so weird!"

Twilight Song didn't squeak, and walked forward in silence, frowning slightly, as if thinking about something.

The glow faded, the sky darkened, and soon twilight fell.