Chapter 42: A Bad Omen Looms
Soon, another day passed, and the night was peaceful, as usual, and there was no danger. These Blood Lotus Clans still come out to patrol during the day and return to their tents at night.
In this way, everyone waited patiently for three days, and during these three days, the behavior of these Blood Lotus Clans was still very regular, going to clear the trees in the early morning, and then sending people to patrol, and so on and so on.
This made everyone wonder, it didn't seem like there was any threat, but if there really wasn't a threat, it wouldn't make sense.
However, on the night of the third day, something strange happened, it was a tree at the edge of the clearing, near the center of the forest, and a burst of red light rose above the tree.
The red light that looms over the trees is very hazy, faint and clear, floating on the branches, although the red light is very dim, it is also very clear in the dark night.
It seems that the range of red light is very large, covering at least a large area of trees, but the thickness of this red light is only about a few zhang.
From the point of view of Putian Ge, this red light is very much like a sunset at the junction of the night sky and the forest sea. But it's also very weird, as if a thin layer of blood mist has been smeared between the trees.
"What is this?" Yu Shixin involuntarily leaned back, lowered his head and said to everyone.
"I don't think it's going to be a good thing whatever it is. ”
Yu Qing paused and continued.
"And this layer of red light is likely to be the source of danger, we must be careful, and at the same time, we must pay attention to how these Blood Lotus Clans deal with this situation. ”
Next, no one of them spoke, and they all stared intently at the hazy red light, as long as they could see the reactions of those Blood Lotus Clans, they could deduce some important information from this.
There was a dead silence in the raised tents, and there was no sound coming out, as if they were unaware of those red lights, which made everyone very strange, and it stands to reason that these Blood Lotus Clans should not be indifferent.
"Why is there no movement? Why don't these Blood Lotus Clans react at all?" Yu Fengqi felt that something was wrong, even if he was in danger, he should choose to fight or escape, why did he hide in the tent?
"If it's the first time they've encountered this situation, they're likely to run away, but they're just hiding in their tents, and I guess they've been in this situation more than once, so there's already a way to deal with it. Putiange pointed out this very important point very sharply.
"The way is, hide in the tent?" Yu Shixin frowned and asked.
"Not only that, but they also have a purpose in clearing out an open space, so they have to hide not only in their tents, but also away from the trees, so that they can keep themselves safe. ”
Pu Tiange's words are very convincing, and several people feel that they are very reasonable, if you look at Pu Tiange's thoughts, the appearance of that red light may have a lot to do with these trees.
"Moreover, the tent itself is not defenseless, and it is very fragile, so they are certainly not hiding in the tent to defend against attacks, then there is only one possibility, which is to hide their tracks and obstruct the enemy's view. Pu Tiange raised a finger and said slowly in a calm tone.
"Well, go on. Yu Qing nodded in agreement.
"So the question is, who is the enemy? is it a creature or some evil thing?"
Pu Tiange first asked a question, and then answered it himself.
"Obviously, this enemy's intelligence will not be very high, otherwise he will not be confused by the disguise of the tent, which is not a disguise, of course, aside from the intelligence, the enemy's strength is still undoubted. ”
Everyone nodded again and again, and after some speculation by Pu Tiange, the current situation has been basically clarified, and as long as the specific situation of the enemy can be thoroughly understood, corresponding countermeasures can be formulated.
At this moment, the red light that shrouded the trees began to spread to both sides, surrounding the clearing in the middle, slowly extending over the trees at the edge of the clearing, as if trying to enclose the clearing.
Although the red light spreads very slowly, if it continues like this, there will always be a moment when it will spread to Putiange and them, and I am afraid that something bad will happen at that time.
"It's not good, why did this red light start to spread?" Yu Qing raised his head, staring at the strange red light with a solemn gaze.
Everyone's hearts sank, no one knew what this red light was, it was obvious that this red light was only above the trees at the moment, and trees were everywhere in this kind of place, if the red light spread here, then they would be in trouble.
"What should we do? Do we have to retreat?" Yu Fengqi asked as he turned his head to Pu Tiange.
"Don't worry, you guys wait a minute, I'll go to the side first to see how much this red light covers, if this red light extends for a very long time, then we can only retreat temporarily. ”
"Hey............ Wait .................." Before Yu Qing finished speaking, Pu Tiange used his divine power and galloped towards the side of everyone with vigorous steps, without making the slightest sound.
"It's too reckless to do this, isn't it? We don't even know what this red light is, what if it's dangerous?" Yu Fengqi said helplessly.
"Probably not, just look at it from a distance, Tiange will definitely be measured. Yu Qing shook his head, he still trusted Pu Tiange very much, knowing that he was not the kind of reckless person.
After a while, Pu Tiange returned, but his face was a little solemn and his brows were tightly locked.
"How's that? Do we need to retreat for a while?"
Yu Qing asked, but Pu Tiange didn't answer him, just silently looked at the endless red light, as if he was pondering, thinking about something important.
"You see, the rate at which the red light spreads has slowed down. Finally, Putiange finally spoke, and after his reminder, everyone soon noticed that the speed of the red light was getting slower and slower, until it stopped moving.
"It's weird.............................." Yu Fengqi muttered.
"Fortunately, it didn't continue to spread, what a false alarm!" Yu Shixin wiped the sweat from his forehead and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Don't be too happy, maybe it's just a temporary pause, and maybe it will start to spread again after a while. Yu Qing was not so relaxed, and her expression was still very nervous.
But fortunately, the red light soon began to fade away, and disappeared little by little at the end of the forest, and did not continue to spread.
Seeing this scene, everyone was completely relieved, as long as those red lights did not diffuse, they would be much more relieved, at least for now, it was relatively safe.
"It's finally gone, and the weird things in this ghost forest are really countless, and it's always terrifying. Yu Shixin closed his eyes and lay down on the ground relaxed.
"Soon, as long as we find the Tianyu Monument, this hard time will be over. Yu Qing also sighed, this way can be regarded as having experienced a lot of winds and waves, suffered a lot of injuries, and felt a little tired physically and mentally.
Everyone crouched here, they hadn't been able to rest for a few days and nights, even as cultivators with strong physiques, they felt in a trance for a while, and it was a little difficult to concentrate.
"I don't think it's that simple, if those Blood Lotus Clan need to clear the clearing and hide in the tent to avoid danger, then what about us? A few of us are neither in the clearing nor in the tent, why didn't the red light hurt us? Just because we are far away from the red light? I don't think so. ”
Pu Tiange suddenly spoke, his words made everyone stunned, and some didn't understand why he said this.
"What do you mean?" Yu Qing's face changed and he asked puzzled.
"If the danger can be avoided just by staying away from the red light, then they don't have to go so far to clear the trees, so .........................................." Before Pu Tiange could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Yu Shixin.
"Wait, aren't we just because we're so far away from the red light that we're not hurt?"
"Maybe that's the case, but haven't you noticed the difference between us and those Blood Lotus Clans?" Pu Tiange glanced at Yu Shixin and said slowly.
"What's the difference?" Yu Shixin asked suspiciously.
"There are only five of us in total, and those Blood Lotus Clans are at least fifty or more, which is extremely large, so their location is very obvious, not as hidden as us, this is the difference. ”
"If we had more than fifty people, maybe we would have been exposed. Putiange didn't know if his guess was right or wrong, but it was the most reasonable guess so far.
"So, we have a small number of people, and we also have the advantage of a small number of people?" Yu Qing looked at Pu Tiange and said unhurriedly.
"Yes, yes. Pu Tiange nodded.
Of course, this is just my guess, and it may not be correct, but there is some basis for this guess. Pu Tiange then added.
"If that's what you'd guess, what do we do next? It looks like the red light may only appear at night, and if it doesn't appear during the day, it might be an opportunity. "Yu Shixin is more anxious, he doesn't like to wait here all the time, he just wants to find the Tianyu Monument quickly, and then return to the human race.
Pu Tiange didn't know what everyone thought, and he also hoped to find the Tianyu Monument soon, revitalize the human race, and let the human race regain its past glory, but it's a pity.............................. The closer you are to success, the more you must take every step and be cautious, otherwise you will step into the abyss of no return, and in the end all your efforts will be in vain.
"We don't know if the red light will appear during the day, so don't act rashly, otherwise if there is an accident, it will not be regretted and solved. "Putian Ge didn't plan to take any chances, because they weren't as numerous as the Blood Lotus Clan, and they couldn't withstand the consumption at all.
"So we have to wait and see, these Blood Lotus Clan have not moved yet, as long as they don't look for the Tianyu Tablet, the Tianyu Tablet will not fall into the hands of these Blood Lotus Clan for the time being, our time is not urgent, until we find out the details of this red light, we had better stay here." Putiange signaled everyone not to be too anxious, and not to be impatient.
"If the Blood Lotus Clan keeps it like this, will we have to wait forever? If we stay here for a while, our lives will be threatened more, don't you understand?" Yu Shixin's eyes revealed anxiety, his expression was heavy, he really didn't want to wait here anymore, it was a kind of torment.
"The Blood Lotus Clan can't go on like this forever, their goal is the Tianyu Monument, so they will definitely find a way to break this deadlock, otherwise everything they have done will be in vain, do you think they will give up?" Pu Tiange shook his head, he thought about it a lot, and always felt that the outcome of the matter was likely to be unexpected.
Everyone stopped talking, although Pu Tiange's words were calm, but they were very powerful, the madness of the Blood Lotus Clan was a well-known thing, and it would be difficult to make them give up, even if they took a step back, even if they gave up, they would definitely go crazy in the end.
In any case, the Blood Lotus Clan couldn't go on like this forever, and they would hardly stop if they didn't get the Tianyu Tablet.