Late at night, on the southwestern outskirts of the Imperial City.

In the faint moonlight, you can see a remote lonely hill, and the eyes are full of grass and rocks. There is not a single village within a radius of ten miles, only reed ponds, wild forests and barren mounds.

At the top of the mound, there is a small clearing where no weeds grow, and the dirt is exposed. At the edge of the clearing, there are four bluestones of roughly equal volume buried in the soil, facing the southeast, northwest, and four directions. If you look closely, you can see that there are some strange marks carved on the surface of the stone.

A short blade was inserted vertically in the center of the clearing, most of the blade was submerged in the earth, and the pitch-black scabbard faintly exuded an icy chill.

At this moment, a low howl was heard from not far away, and then a lone wolf walking at night was seen running towards the top of the mound. Strangely, when the lone wolf came to the top of the hill, it didn't seem to see the cyan stone blocking it, but ran directly towards it.

With a "bang", the lone wolf suddenly let out a painful howl, fell to the ground and rolled over a few times, and ran away with a wail.

It turned out that this small clearing at the top of the mound had been set up with a hidden barrier. The black sheath blade that plunged into the ground, along with the four cyan tall stones around it, were all within the barrier. As long as the barrier is not unlocked, the contents will not be revealed.

Suddenly, dozens of streamers flashed on the surface of the four cyan stones at the same time, as if there were countless thin snakes swimming on the stone surface. In the blink of an eye, the inward side of each stone revealed a strange and complex pattern.

Suddenly, around the short blade of the black sheath in the center of the clearing, a violent fluctuation suddenly appeared! In an instant, two figures flashed as if falling from the sky.

The night corpse bent down and pulled out the Ice Spirit Knife inserted in the ground, and then waved the sleeves of his robe to put all the four big bluestones into the space bag, and then said to himself: "I almost used up Lao Tzu's spiritual power, but I couldn't get his dog's life!

Bian Yao stood there stunned, and after seeing the actions of the night corpse, he stood in place and looked around his feet and surroundings, and found himself on the top of a mound. After thinking for a while, he suddenly asked, "Is that Spirit Stone Array in my room a teleportation array before, why don't you see a spirit array here?"

"It's not a teleportation array, it's something that only the Dream Demon has the ability to build!" replied with the Night Corpse closing his eyes, "Although there are certain similarities, I just use the 'Original Dream Realm' sealed in the Ice Spirit Knife to teleport and use the Dream Space to jump. However, this requires a lot of spiritual power, and there are many limitations, especially the distance limit. ”

At this time, Bian Yao had recovered from his previous state of fright. He walked over to a barren stone and sat down, blinked, and asked a series of questions curiously: "Then how did you suddenly appear in the Imperial Palace? Is it related to the Wusha sword you gave me earlier? Why did you appear after I took the sword out of the space bag?"

"My presence has nothing to do with that sword. The Night Corpse Monster laughed and continued, "The space bag I gave you in Cave City is a bit special, and the space inside the bag is cut out of my 'Original Dream Space', so I can appear next to you through that space bag. As for everything you put in that space bag, I can sense everything. ”

Bian Yao tilted his head and thought about it, then suddenly grinned and shouted, "I know! It turns out that you asked me to take out the Wusha Sword when he turned around, which is equivalent to sending you a signal, because you can sense it when the Wusha Sword moves out of the space bag! However, I still don't understand, how did you jump into the palace through my space bag?"

"You won't understand the truth in this. Besides, that is Lao Tzu's means of escaping! For you now, you can't use this technique at all, unless you break through the Supreme Dream Venerable realm one day, maybe Lao Tzu will consider teaching this technique to you. The Night Corpse laughed.

"Then I don't know how long it will take!" Bian Yao pouted, suddenly turned his head to look around, and asked with some concern, "Where are we going now?"

"Let's wait for Lao Tzu to recover some spiritual power, and then we'll go separately! I'm not sure if someone will chase after me? If someone really chases after me, it's not convenient to escape with you, and it's much safer for you to be alone! You listen to Lao Tzu, the imperial city can't stay for the time being, and the next place you want to go to is Shuxian, and then take refuge in the Mu family there!"

"What about Xiao Yin?" asked Bian Yao abruptly on his feet, his face full of eagerness.

"She doesn't have to worry about her! I've already seen her before I look for you, and that place is safe even though it's close to the Imperial City!" ”

Bian Yao's face suddenly turned red, and he asked in a low voice: "You said that it was safe there, why didn't we go there and hide?"

"That's where women stay, what are you going to do? She won't run away with people, what to worry about! The only thing you have to do now is to improve your cultivation as soon as possible, and then look for her when you have enough ability and means. Of course, the main thing is that the current situation does not allow us to venture to the southern suburbs, and it will be troublesome if we are targeted and that the hidden place is exposed!" said the Night Corpse with a solemn expression.

Bian Yao lowered his head, was silent for a long time, and suddenly muttered in a low voice: "I don't know Shuxian, I've only heard of that place, it seems that it will take a long time to get there! ”

"Shuxian is in the south of Cave City, you just need to go all the way south! As for the Mu family, you will naturally know when you reach the realm of Shuxian, it's easy to inquire! You just need to look for it, and you don't need to ask anything else. As he spoke, the night corpse took out a piece of book, raised his hand and threw it to him, saying, "There are some maps stored in here, you should take them with you, so as not to go in the wrong direction!"

Bian Yao stretched out his hand to take the book, did not say a word, and immersed his consciousness in it to read.

The night corpse sighed, stood up, shook the sleeves of his robe, took out the wine gourd and took a few sips, and said, "These spirit fruits are almost enough for you to use for a while, if not enough, you can figure it out yourself!"

Bian Yao took his consciousness back from the book, put the booklet into the space bag, and raised his eyes to find that there were several piles of different types of spirit fruits on the ground. He was not polite, and as soon as his thoughts moved, he directly put all the spirit fruits into the space bag.

"How long do you have to stop in Shu County to come back?" Bian Yao asked, looking up.

"What's the matter? I can't bear to be your little lover?" The night corpse's face first showed a strange smile, and then he became old again, and said earnestly: "It's right to think about women, but don't delay your cultivation because of this! If you want to live a good life and live a long life, you must keep improving your realm! Don't live up to that special dream cultivation qualification!"

Bian Yao was silent, and soon looked up at the night corpse again, and asked with a serious face, "When will we meet next time?"

"Of course! I'll see you sooner or later, but it's not clear when exactly! Okay, I won't say much about some things. You're no longer the bastard you started out with who didn't know anything, be careful!" The Night Corpse raised his finger and swiped a few times in the air to lift the barrier.

A cold wind blew across the top of the hill, gently blowing the hem of their clothes.

"Follow the trail down the road all the way west, and there will be a village ten miles away, and you can find a place to rest for the night and then make your way tomorrow. Remember to take a detour to Cave City on a dry road, not the way we came. The night corpse walked up to Bian Yao, raised his hand and patted his head, and said with a smile: "Lao Tzu owes you a favor again, let's go!"

Bian Yao stared at the old ugly face of the night corpse with a somewhat complicated expression, the corners of his mouth moved and moved, and he didn't say anything after all. He jerked around and rushed down the hill, hurtling westward.

Standing on the top of the hill, the night corpse quietly looked at the distant figure on the side, until he completely disappeared into the vast cold night, and then withdrew his gaze. After hesitating for a moment, he suddenly turned around and shot towards the north.