The words are slowly floating, light and soft, and gradually revealing sentimentality.

As she spoke, Ning Man'er's tears slipped from the corners of her eyes to her cheeks and gently hit the vines.

Crying and crying, she was also tired, and her delicate body curled up in this small root trough, and her eyes were moist and she fell asleep......

On the desolate land, a huge old tree that has died, and a sleeping girl curled up under the tree, form a poignant painting.

This painting is static and alternate in time, every summer, autumn and winter in the past, she would curl up under the tree, and now she is tired and sleeps like this, as if she never wants to wake up again, and wants to sleep with this old tree.

The Silent Forest was completely silent, the sky was still empty, and occasionally a cold wind blew through it, and it didn't make any sound.

The wind and sand are rolling up, slowly eroding the last remnants of the old god tree.

The branches of the old tree, which were too withered to wither, swayed sluggishly and creakingly, and the leaves that were so withered swayed that they ......

The wind grew stronger, and the lifeless leaves finally fell off the old branches, falling one by one, slowly and lonely.

The old god tree is very tall, and the process of falling leaves lasts for a long time, and after a long time, the leaves that have slipped from heaven to earth finally fall under the roots.

The old leaves were right on Ning Man'er's curled up small wooden bed, enveloping her delicate body.

The sleeping girl didn't notice it, and subconsciously grabbed the old leaves with her little hands, and the corners of her pink lips floated gently, looking quiet and pitiful.

……

Falling forests

"Chu Duan, what's wrong?" Pang Yue stopped his steps and looked back at Chu Duan, who had suddenly slowed down.

Chu Duan didn't answer, at this time he was holding the small tear crystal in his hand, staring at the picture in the tear crystal with concentration.

The picture in the tear crystal was a little blurry, but Chu Duan saw the depths of the silent forest from this drop of Ning Man'er's tear crystal, saw Ning Man'er huddled alone under the dead old tree, and saw her keep talking to herself. See her tired sleeping......

It's like a wounded girl snuggling into the arms of her grandfather, who loves her the most.

In the relationship of the soul contract, Chu Duan not only saw Ning Man'er's picture at this time, but also saw Ning Man'er's past memories.

Every paragraph in this memory is so simple, including Ning Man'er's snuggling and telling now. It's so simple, but I don't know why, after seeing the picture of Ning Man'er presented by the tear crystal, my heart is sour, and I really want to fly to the depths of the silent forest now, pick her up, and comfort her.

"Chu Dui?" Pang Yue called Chu Duan again.

Chu Duan came back to his senses slightly. glanced at Pang Yue.

"What's wrong?" Pang Yue continued to ask.

"Nothing, something came to mind. How far are we from the Silent Forest? Chu Duan asked.

"It's not far, it will be there in a few days, we have some problems with the previous route, otherwise we could have arrived earlier." Pang Yue said.

"Oh, then let's go one and a half as soon as possible, Ning Man'er is already in the Silent Forest, I'm worried that Kang Ruodong and those people have already noticed it." Chu Duan said.

Chu Duan was really worried about Ning Man'er now.

"Okay." Pang Yue nodded.

Everyone could also see that Chu Duan was very anxious. They picked up speed and began to gallop in the direction of the Silent Forest Fortress.

……

About two days later, the Silent Forest Fortress finally appeared in the eyes of Chu Duan's people.

After entering the fortress city. The five of them immediately began to search for the whereabouts of Kang Ruodong and others.

"I don't know if Kang Ruodong is in the city, but a day ago, a group of people began to enter the Silent Forest, and they all looked very strong." One of the guards guarding the city spoke.

"A day ago?" Chu Duan immediately frowned.

This news was undoubtedly bad news for Chu Duan, because Kang Ruodong and they must have gone for Ning Man'er, if they were a day later than them, maybe they would take Ning Man'er away.

Chu Duan was suddenly anxious, and he didn't want to waste too much time in this fortress city at all.

"Chu Duan, then let's go to the depths of the Silent Forest now, the terrain of the Silent Forest is more complicated. They may not be able to reach the depths of the Silent Forest in a day. Said to the crown prince.

When the five of them were inquiring with the guards, about five hundred meters away from Chu Duan and the others, a member of the Divine Sect stared at the five of them.

After a long time, this member of the Divine Sect seemed to be sure of something, and hurriedly ran towards a certain place.

Chu Duan didn't notice that someone was staring at him just now, and after getting the exact news. The five of them immediately went out of the city.

Not long after running outside the city, suddenly a group of people from the rear chased after them, and their target was obviously the five people of Chu Duan.

"Chu Duan, there are more than a dozen or twenty people in the back!" Ye Yunsheng said.

Chu Duan turned his head, glanced away, and immediately saw a familiar face.

"It's the people who met He Shangguan in Lincheng!" The crown prince immediately recognized three of them.

"Why are they here?" Pang Yue said puzzled.

Among that group of people, there were indeed three people, He Shangguan, Caiyun and Wan Jun, but what Chu Duan didn't expect was that they also came to the Silent Forest.

In this way, it is actually not a coincidence that the three of them came to Lincheng, and it is very likely that they went to ask the old master about the Heavenly Boundary Tablet Kang Ruodong's interception of Ning Man'er like himself.

"How could it be him??" Suddenly, Xiaoxiao looked behind in surprise, staring at a person tightly.

Pang Yue looked over and found that Xiaoxiao was staring at a young man with a bamboo hat.

This man was supposed to be one of the leaders of the group, followed by seven or eight people.

"Who is he?" Pang Yue asked.

"It's my senior brother Huo Lei, the young disciple of our Demon Beast Palace!" Shino said.

That group of people was indeed divided into two forces, on one side were the people of the Divine Sect led by a man in a brocade robe, and on the other side were the members of the Demon Beast Palace led by Huo Lei, who Xiaoxiao said.

It is very strange that none of these people have obvious identification marks on them, you must know that in the past, members of the Divine Sect would directly show their authoritative identities when they traveled.

"Chief Xu, it's them!!" Suddenly, an angry voice came from behind. This voice is none other than He Shangguan's!

The soul pet controlled by the brocade-robed Lord Officer Xu was very fast, and with those people behind him, he quickly caught up with Chu Duan's five people, and Huo Lei from the Demon Beast Palace also caught up with him.

"Xiaoxiao. How did you end up here? Huo Lei saw Xiaoxiao at a glance, his brows suddenly locked, and he looked very unhappy.

"Didn't you ask me to track down that incident, I'll track it down here." Shino said.

"Nonsense!" Huo Lei drank solemnly. continued, "Are you going to the Silent Forest? Is this something you can control? Give me back to the fortress city, and don't let me go anywhere. ”

Huo Lei said to Xiaoxiao with the attitude of an elder.

"You're not my father, why should I listen to you!" Xiaoxiao said very annoyedly. She hated it most when her senior brother Huo Lei spoke to herself in such a commanding tone.

Huo Lei's face sank immediately.

"Brother Huo, this girl is ...... A few of her friends were very arrogant, killing two of my soul pets......" said the chief officer Xu.

"It's my sister, and my teacher is also her father. This girl is weird and not easy to restrict, if there is something offended, please forgive me. Huo Lei said with a hint of politeness.

"Oh, it turned out to be Mr. Xiao's daughter...... Naturally, we won't embarrass Miss Xiaoxiao, this matter can be handled calmly, but it's not a big deal, you say, right? The chief officer Xu said with a smile, and his gaze quickly turned to the three subordinates behind him.

What else did He Shangguan want to say. But when they heard that Xiaoxiao was Mr. Xiao's daughter, their faces suddenly changed.

Shangguan He is not a stupid person, and Lord Xu will never offend Mr. Xiao of the Demon Beast Palace for the sake of his own people. So he had no choice but to smile and say, "Indeed, we were also at fault for that incident." ”

"You, and you, follow Miss Xiaoxiao and escort her back to Fortress City." Huo Lei glanced at several subordinates behind him and spoke.

Lord Xu glanced back at his subordinates and said, "A few of you will stay too." ”

After speaking, Lord Xu's gaze turned to Chu Duan and the others, and said, "Let's stay in the fortress city for the time being, and wait for us to come back from the Silent Forest." Let's do a resolution on this matter. ”

Chu Duan's heart sank immediately, this group of people obviously wanted to put them under house arrest in the fortress city.

However, Kang Ruodong had already gone a day in advance, and if he was delayed in the fortress city any longer, Chu Duan was really worried that Ning Man'er would fall into the hands of Kang Ruodong.

"Chu Duan, what now?" Pang Yue immediately asked.

These people are very strong. Especially that Master Xu and that Demon Beast Palace disciple Huo Lei have definitely stepped into the immortal level, and it is impossible for them to go head-to-head with their strength.

"Let's go back to Fortress City first." Chu Duan said.

Chu Duan knew very well that it was not wise to confront these people, Chief Officer Xu and Huo Lei must also be in a hurry to find Kang Ruodong in the Silent Forest, it was impossible for them to waste time here, instead of confronting them, it was better to obey first, let these two stronger people leave, and then go to the Silent Forest after they left.

Chu Duan took the lead in putting away the soul pet, and the others were helpless, so they could only recite the spell to withdraw the soul pet into the soul pet space.

Huo Lei and Chief Officer Xu's subordinates stepped forward and sealed the souls of the five people.

"You're watching them, when we get back from the Silent Forest, do you know?" Chief Officer Xu glanced at He Shangguan, Yun Cai, and Wan Jun, and spoke.

Huo Lei also left three of his subordinates, asking them to take care of Xiaoxiao and not let her run around again.

Watching his subordinates bring the five people back to the fortress city, Chief Officer Xu glanced at Huo Lei and said, "We have to do it as soon as possible, Kang Ruodong has been gone for a day." ”

"Don't worry, he'll have to go around the middle and outside of the Silent Forest, we won't be much slower." Huo Lei said.

After the two finished speaking, they led a group of men and galloped towards the depths of the Silent Forest!

……

The soul was escorted back to the fortress city by the seal, and the five people of Chu Duan were placed under house arrest in a courtyard.

In the relationship between Xiaoxiao, although He Shangguan, Yuncai, and Wan Jun had a deep grudge against Chu Duan and the others, they still didn't dare to take any obvious revenge, after all, the three people in the Demon Beast Palace were respectful to Xiaoxiao.

"Chu Duan, I'm sorry, I caused trouble, so you couldn't get to the Silent Forest in time." Ye Yunsheng said to Chu Duan with a face full of shame.

Chu Duan shook his head and said, "It's okay, I asked Bai San to go to the Silent Forest before us two days ago, it should be able to go to Ning Man'er's side soon to protect her." And...... Do you think these scraps of wood can put us under house arrest? ”

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