"It's finally here......" Lu'er called softly from the bottom of her heart. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Although it was only a sea of green forests in front of her that could not be seen, compared to the bustling city, wide plains and valleys, it made her extremely intimate. This is the world of their Phantom Clan, where she can transform into a real fawn without any fears, chasing butterflies, dragonflies, bees...... and all the creatures that can make her happy.

But compared to Lu'er's joyful mood, there was a strange look in the eyes of the scholar of Muyuan University. He looked at this deep forest known as the "Forest of Cloud Forests", and his face was a little solemn, as if he had seen through this barrier at a glance and saw something that worried him. He knew what was in the forest, especially in such an ancient forest, which had the oldest vegetation in the world, and every ancient tree here was several rounds older than them, not to mention that this was also the territory of the Phantom Clan—the Strange Cloud Forest, where all kinds of ghosts and strange things could appear.

Qingkong's mood is more complicated. Because since his background was revealed, he knew that sooner or later he would have to come to this forbidden land of foreign races to find the family that did not belong to him - but was bound by fate. Sometimes, I can't help but fantasize about what kind of expression they will look like when they appear in front of their so-called "loved ones". Surprise, anger, disdain, abandonment, no one in the imagination is a good expression anyway. Whenever this happens, I want to retreat. But the truth is that in order to dispel this thought, he told himself that he was not doing it to find his relatives, but to tell them that "darkness has come", not to seek refuge for himself, but to the war-torn people......

Although the three of them were in different moods, their footsteps did not stop. As they were about to step into the mysterious Forest of Clouds, the scholar took out a glittering garment from the magic leather pouch he carried with him and handed it to Qingkong.

Qingkong took the clothes and looked at them carefully, only to realize that this dress was the "invisibility cloak" he wore when he first met the university scholar in the fishing village next to Dragon Valley.

"It's ...... Cloak of Invisibility?" Sky asked. Remembering that the university scholars at that time had explained the principle of clothing, he only vaguely remembered that it was refracted by the angle of light.

The scholar smiled, "Boy, whatever you want to call it." In such a dense forest, this dress will save your life at a critical moment. After speaking, the scholar turned to Lu'er, "Little girl, I only have this one piece of clothing, and I don't have anything extra to give you." But I'm sure there's no one in this forest who knows you better, right?"

Lu'er responded with a smile to the university scholar, and she could turn into a fawn and gallop through the forest in the blink of an eye.

Qingkong held the glittering clothes, but in his heart he thought about what Muyuan University Scholar had just said, at the critical moment, could it be that the University Scholar had discovered any danger?

"Scholar ......" Qingkong said hesitantly, "You give me this, don't you...... What did you find?"

Mu Yuan's expression did not change. He shook his head, his eyes still looking at the forest in the distance, and his voice was full of exhaustion: "Nothing, bring you this garment because it is only useful in the forest, and you can be prepared." ”

Soku nodded, not thinking too much about it, and he tucked his clothes into the magic leather pouch.

"Little girl, this is the realm of the Phantom Clan, if there are any clan rules and prohibitions that we need to know, please let us know in time. "He knew that if he didn't follow their rules, the consequences could be severe.

Lu Erbi blinked a few times, looked at Qingkong with a smile, and said crisply: "The first point is that you must not trample on the trunks of ancient trees at will, because there are countless phantom clan realms in this forest, and each family has their own territory, and there will be their sentry guards around the territory. For us Phantom Clan, the form of the sentry is not a tall tower sentry with a weapon in hand, but a Phantom Clan who can transform into plants and animals and sneak into the depths of the forest to investigate, so ......"

Lu'er's first point was completely for Qingkong, and he nodded understandingly. Originally, he had no intention of climbing the trees, each of which was tens of meters high, and the deeper he went, the higher the height.

After that, Lu'er talked about some things to pay attention to after entering the forest. How to tell which are real beasts and which are conjured by phantoms, how to discern directions in the gloomy forest, how to ......

But none of that made it into the Sky Ears, and what he wanted to know was how to end this nightmare journey. He even missed the days in Qingyun City a little, even if he was treated as a waste, even if what was waiting for him there now was a sword and a demon, it was easier than being pressed by the so-called "heavy responsibility" now. But the thought was fleeting, for he thought of what it would be like to let the fat man, who was fighting for him, hear his cowardly thoughts. He laughed at himself and warned himself that he must never have such cowardly thoughts again.

Entering the Forest of the Cloud Forest, Lu'er became the leader of the three. She jumped left and right, constantly communicating with the ancient trees around her through ancient stories, discerning directions. Since they had just stepped into the edge of this ancient and mysterious forest, they had not yet encountered any Phantom forces, and only the occasional beast that sprang out to accompany them on their journey. The deeper you go, the more often the beast appears, and it is not the little hares, squirrels, and birds that you first ...... Rather, it's real big beasts, ferocious spotted leopards, timberwolves, meter-long pythons, and bloodthirsty bats that swoop in from the darkness. Perhaps living in this fantasy forest all year round, these large beasts also seemed to have become spiritual, except for a reckless boar, the other beasts chose to give up their original ideas after pacing and observing a few people.

But the sky was not reassured, because they had only been walking for less than a day, and they were only wandering at the edge of the forest, who knew what would become of the beasts in the depths, and when the spirituality and wildness reached a certain level, they would not just come out to see themselves. Moreover, since entering the Cloud Forest Forest, the sky has been obscured by towering ancient trees, and his sense of fat has become weaker and weaker. He was a little worried that when he encountered danger, Qi Ming's voice would not be able to spread in this forest sea.

Lu'er seemed to see Qingkong's concern, so he inadvertently said, "Actually, the deeper we go into the cloud forest, the safer we are." Because the various forces of the Phantom Clan are deep in the depths of the Cloud Forest, in order to be suitable for the people to live, the fierce beasts there have already been eradicated, as long as we follow this secret path, there will be no trouble. ”

The secret path? Qingkong looked at the countless towering ancient trees and all kinds of strange plants and vines on the left and right, and there was not even a foothold, where was the path? But looking at the place where the deer walked, the ancient trees put away their branches as hard as iron tools, and the weeds and wildflowers lowered their heads high. He understood, this was an illusion, and this might be why this place was called the Strange Continent of Yunlin, and this trick said it all. Except for the Phantom Clan, even birds can't swim in this ancient forest that covers the sky and the sun. In addition to the secret paths in the forest that will make you dizzy, there are also a variety of poisonous vegetation that "touches and dies". He was once attracted to a strange seven-colored flower with seven petals, blooming side by side like a rainbow, and there seemed to be a kind of magic that made him involuntarily get closer. When his hand was about to touch the brightly colored flower, the deer pulled him back from his fantasy in time. The seven-colored flower in front of him grinned with a big mouth full of spikes...... From then on, Qingkong cautiously followed the deer, and even the appearance of plants more beautiful than the seven-colored flowers could not shake him.

In this way, an old man and two teenagers walked through the psychedelic cloud forest. When night falls, even though it is night, there is not much difference between day and night, except that the surroundings are darker, and occasionally a few rays of stars and moon shine through the towering dense branches. They could continue on their journey, but Lu'er said that it was not easy to walk in the ancient forest at night, and her expression was a little strange, and her blue eyes were a little frightened. She continued, because the night is a elf...... of the world. Qingkong looked at her appearance and guessed that she wanted to say that the night was a world infested with elves and ghosts. She's afraid, yes, why not? She's just a little girl under fourteen, and she's heard a lot of horrible stories from her nurse as she did when she was a kid, and the purpose is to put them to sleep.

Finally, the deer led the group to a stop around a huge ancient tree. No one knows exactly how long this ancient tree has lived, but it takes more than a dozen people holding hands to surround it.

"This is it. The deer looked up at the old tree.

Qingkong also looked up, but all that came into his eyes was thousands of bucket-sized branches clinging to each other. He knew that the deer's natural eyes could see far more than he could, so he asked softly, "Shall we climb up?"

"No, Brother Sora. Lu'er replied, and her eyes lit up.

This scene is familiar, this is Lu'er entering the world of plants and trees, and this is she is using the story to communicate with this ancient tree. However, this time she entered for a very short time, and after a while, she returned to her normal eyes and had a happy expression on her face.

"It promised!" said Deer, delighted, and then added, "It promised to shelter us for the night." ”

As soon as we wanted to ask the tree how to "shelter" us, there was a loud noise above our heads, like a chain wringing, like thunder in the sky...... In short, it's a loud noise. Immediately after, bucket-thick branches descended overhead, slowly enveloping them inside......

"Nature's shelter, cast off magic, this is the purest natural shelter. The university scholar was amazed and said something that the teenagers didn't understand.

This sleep was perhaps the most comfortable Qingkong had slept in months. Compared to the shade and danger of Dragon Valley, the noise and accidents of the tribal camp, and the strangeness and worry of the Yilong Clan's city hall, this sturdy, breathable, and slightly warm ancient tree branch shelter made him regain a sense of security, and he also slept deeply. In the dream, he returned to Qingyun City, not secretly from the secret passage of his childhood, but walked in the city openly. In the dream, he walked along the ancient city walls, through the Cloud Palace, the East City, and even the West City, the "world of the poor", and everyone smiled at him, whether they were poor or rich, as if welcoming their monarch. But good dreams are always short-lived, and a loud noise is heard again, and it is the old trees that have gathered up their branches to protect them.

Qingkong looked around at the foggy surroundings, only to realize that it was dawn. The scholar sat cross-legged in a clean area at the base of the tree, closing his eyes and recuperating. The deer, on the other hand, walked back from a distance, holding the bright red fruit in his hand, and the mere sight of it was enough to make the mouth water. He's tired of the dry food he brought out of Lodi City these days, dry and tasteless, but they do fill his stomach, and they only need such a tiny piece.

He took the fruit handed by the deer and took a heavy bite, which was crisp and sweet.

"In half a day, we will reach my family's territory. Lu'er was obviously familiar with the area, and looked around and said. Maybe going home means separation, there was a faint reluctance in the little girl's tone.

The scholar stood up, his expression still as solemn as yesterday. They continued on their way, but unlike yesterday, there was always a strange atmosphere in the forest today, and the occasional unknown roar startled flocks of birds.

The farther I went, the weirder it felt. Yesterday, when we walked in the forest, we would always see birds and animals, but now we can't see the shadow of a hare. Could it really be as Lu'er said, the deeper you go into the forest of the cloud forest, the more ferocious beasts are eradicated by the Phantom people? However, this eradication is too clean, right? The noise around is not heard at all, as if in a painting.

With doubts and caution, they moved on. As they passed through several flocks of low trees, the deer suddenly stopped, and the scholar and the sky leaned forward, only to find that a large flat ground appeared in front of them. Qingkong glanced at Lu'er's expression, and she looked puzzled, as if something was wrong.

"What's wrong? little girl. The scholar asked, noticing the change in her expression.

"I'm not sure......" Shier shook her head, "I've been here before, it's close to our family's territory, but...... I can't recall a flat field in front of me. I mean, the vegetation there seems to have met with something, it's all gone. ”

There was a reason for the deer to stop, and the strange atmosphere along the way made the flat ground that suddenly appeared in front of him even more eerie.

"Is there any other way to go?" the university scholars knew that the "road ahead" did not seem to welcome them. In fact, for him and Qingkong, there is no trace of the road under his feet.

Lu'er shook her head, "Only this path leads to the various phantom forces in the depths of the Cloud Forest, and other unknown paths may lead us to unknown realms...... And those places are elves...... place. ”

Qingkong knew that what she wanted to say was "elves and ghosts", which also announced that they had no choice, and the road was ahead. The scholar nodded heavily, understanding what she meant.

As they slowly approached the so-called "flat land", a smell came to their faces that they least wanted to smell. It smelled blood! Qingkong smelled it, and he had fallen asleep under the "edification" of this smell in the past few months. The scholar had apparently already discovered that things had gone from the imaginary "bad" to the truth, and the magic staff was already in his hand. Lu'er walked behind the two men, she didn't know what was happening, she silently prayed in her heart that there would be no accidents, because in a few more hours they would be safe.

But the reality is always contrary to imagination, and when the corpses of wild beasts piled up in the open field are exposed to her, the prayer in her heart can no longer say a word. She wouldn't believe it was the result of her claim that "the people would clean up the ferocious beasts", which was deliberate, for whatever purpose, and the scene was disgusting enough.

"Keep up!" the Muyuan scholar warned in a low voice, walking briskly through the piles of dead bodies. Although he had a trace of doubt in his heart, he still chose to pass through here quickly.

However, just as they had walked halfway through the clearing, there was a commotion all around, as if some kind of social animal had discovered its prey and was moving out together.

The scholar and the two teenagers stopped and looked at the "beasts" that surrounded them, and the horror spread on Lu'er's face, while the scholar and the sky were cautious and cautious. The sparse light shone them out of the darkness, and they had the thick limbs of a wolf or tiger or leopard, but from what was originally their head grew a humanoid upper body, with merciless eyes, a hooked nose, a cracked mouth, and furry ears, and a beastly and terrifying expression on their faces and fangs that were poised out in contrast to those of normal humans.

"What the hell is this?" Sky looked cautiously at the monsters surrounding him, thinking to himself. He knew that these were no ordinary forest beasts, and it would be a tough battle to break through them.

"Half-orcs. The scholar replied in a deep tone, his staff already raised.

"Half-orcs?" Although Qingkong was not familiar with this race, their appearance explained everything, and the current situation was difficult for him to ask in detail, because the comer was not good

As the so-called orcs approached in a circle, narrowing the range of the three of them, they suddenly stopped. A half-orc who appeared to be the leader stepped out from among them. At first, Qingkong thought that the orcs that appeared belonged to one of them, but later found out that this person was just a normal person like them, but he was wearing a black robe and even his face was hidden, plus a black horse under him, the black was connected from top to bottom, which made people mistakenly think that he was another orc.

His mount was extremely terrifying, his dark red eyes were not afraid of the beasts around him, and his unruly steps carried the people on his body step by step towards everyone.

The university scholar kept looking at him, guessing in his heart what the other party was about. The Half-Orcs were once the most powerful branch of the Phantom Race, but now they have been reduced to a race on a par with the Beasts, and the fact that the people walking in front of them are obviously not orcs, and they can't even tell whether they are male or female, which makes things even more complicated. Could it be...... The scholar clenched the staff in his hand, he was calculating the "safe distance" for them, that was his bottom line, and it was also the range that magic could attack, and if he exceeded the bottom line, he could only be stopped by magic.

But the approaching person seemed to notice, and the next second he stopped his progress and removed the hood from his head. When his face was exposed to the air, except for Lu'er, the body of the scholar and Qingkong was visibly trembling slightly.

"Bodor scholars?" said Akura in disbelief.

Sky reconfirmed, and he looked carefully at the man on the black horse in the dim light. That face is the one that accompanies me through the most boring moments of my childhood, but it is also the one I want to see the most in these months. That full face seemed to be born to be kind, but at this time it became a little weird. Dry cheeks, black eyes, and a beard that was once white and dense are now only a few strands of black straw. The most terrifying thing is that those eyes, which were originally black and full of wisdom, have turned into dark red colors, like the pupils of nightmares, and the gaze of the demon is like the strange horse under him.

The sky trembled slightly, from surprise at the beginning to suspicion, and finally fear.

"Young Master Qingkong. Bodor didn't roll his eyes and said expressionlessly.

Even the voice of the speaker was so weird, there was a hint of evil feeling, and he felt that he didn't know what happened to the university scholar, but it wouldn't be a good thing.

"Scholar...... Why are you here?Grandmother???, what about the others?" Aoku asked, expecting him to give himself a different answer.

"I'll take you back," said Bodore, stroking the mane of the dark horse beneath him, "Madame is in a safe place with them. ”

"Go back?" "The expectation in Qingkong's heart has been shattered, and his tone has lost his friendliness, "Qingyun City has fallen into the hands of demons, and you are still followed by a group of monsters, and it seems that you are not here to pick me up." ”

Bodor stared at him with dark red eyes, and suddenly smiled and said, "I haven't seen you for a few months, it seems...... Our second young master of Qingyun City has changed a lot, and he still knows how to analyze the situation?

Qingkong never imagined that this title would come out of his mouth, a scholar who had taught him, a man he had admired.

"You're not a scholar!, who the hell are you?" asked Sky.

Bodor snorted coldly, and slowly raised his right hand, and a stream of black aura was withdrawn from the corpses of the beasts around him, and soon condensed into a black spinning ball above his palm. The sudden move startled the three people who were surrounded, and the scholar even raised the magic wand in his hand, and the spell was in his mouth. The expression on Qingkong's face became extremely shocked.

"Everyone, don't be nervous. With a wave of Bodore's withered hand, the black ball dissipated in the blink of an eye.

"It's true that I'm not a scholar now, but a black-robed magician of Bodore, just like him—" Bodore looked at Mu Yuan, "a magician. I didn't expect it, old thing, that one day you and I will meet as magicians. If I had known that being a magician was so wonderful, I would have given up this rotten, old-fashioned, and boring 'university scholar' like you. ”

"Dark magic can't be called magic! magic comes from nature, and it's hard to tell the difference, how did you get your position as a scholar?" said the scholar of Mu Yuan disdainfully. Although his expression was calm, a trace of worry rose in his heart, Bodor was using dark magic, could it be that he had joined the Dark Alliance?

Bodor heard his disdainful tone, and his thin cheeks twitched slightly. "You still disdain me as always, Muyuan University, even if I was so humble to ask you for advice. His tone was a little desolate, as if there was a forbidden place in his heart wrenching pain, and he told the past that no one knew. "It seems that I can only use my strength to let you, an arrogant old thing, know that I exist!"

But no one expected that the scholar of Muyuan University would strike before him, and a green light flashed in front of Bodol. He didn't seem to expect it, but the dark horse under him seemed to have spirituality, and although the dodge was embarrassed, it saved his life with a few broken hairs.

The blow failed, and Mu Yuan's expression became solemn. Not only for Bodol, but also for the horse under him, but also because he actually felt the exhaustion of natural energy, especially in such an ancient forest, the magical energy should be endless.

"You're sneaking up?!" Bodor brushed his severed hair, clearly enraged, for the already sparse ends of his hair were now even more bald, "Okay, you-" He looked around at the orcs around him, and suddenly spat out a bunch of strange words from his mouth. When the orcs around heard this, they all responded in the same language, and their fierce eyes all looked at Qingkong and Lu'er, and they received the task.

Bodor turned to Mu Yuan and said viciously, "Your opponent is me. After speaking, the spell was pronounced, and the dark magic in his hand quickly gathered, and Mu Yuan could only summon half of the magic shield.

Soon, the tide of battle was disrupted. Nearly twenty orcs rushed towards the two teenagers, while Mu Yuan faced the dark Bodor alone.

Qingkong protected the deer with one hand while dodging the rushing orcs, although his phantom bloodline gave him strength, but he couldn't be distracted too much. He put his hand to his lips, he needed the help of the fat at this point, but when the chime came out, it was as silent as a stone sinking into the sea. This situation also made Mu Yuan realize that he felt that something was wrong.

"What? what did the brilliant scholar finally discover?" the darkness in Bodore's hand slammed into the scholar's pale green magic shield. The impact of the shield vibrated slightly, and the color became lighter and lighter.

There was an imperceptible trace of fine sweat on Mu Yuan's forehead, and he felt the depletion of natural magic around him, as if he was covered by dark magic.

"What did you do?" Mu Yuan asked in a muffled voice, his tone a little struggling.

"You should know, right?" said Bodor lightly, his left hand reaching out to the piles of dead corpses around him, and a wave of anger was drawn from their bodies, and in the blink of an eye, they turned into a pile of dried corpses.

Mu Yuan suddenly realized. It turns out that this is the purpose of these corpses, which is to create a magical environment for his dark magic, so that he can have a steady stream of magical energy. At the same time, it also hinders the absorption of his own natural magic, and it is estimated that the Qi Ming of the sky cannot be transmitted because of this, all of which are designed, just waiting for them to enter the set...... I should have thought of it a long time ago, but now it's troublesome.

"He is your sovereign. Mu Yuan said suddenly.

Bodol was stunned for a moment, his eyes a little dazed, but in an instant he was swallowed by dark red. "Oh, it's too late to play the emotional card with me!" yes, that kid is the son of the lord of the city, but if he knew that I ate his grandmother as a snack, would he still treat me as his subjug......?"

For a moment, Mu Yuan's eyes were blank, and then he suddenly felt his brain begin to become congested, and anger burned in his heart like a fire. Suddenly, the magic shield in front of him darkened, and with a wave of his wand in his right hand, an even more dazzling green light converged into a round of crescent moon and rushed towards Bodol.

Bodore's expression became cautious, and he put his hands together to resolve the crisis.

"Huh...... It's so angry, others may not know, but I know that that old woman is your runaway daughter. He launched another round of attacks.

Mu Yuan gritted his teeth and stared at him, eager to tear him apart. But the color of the magic shield in front of him reverted to a weak color, and he knew that it was just a flash in the pan of anger just now, and his magic energy couldn't last long. He glanced back at the two teenagers who were also struggling to support him, and made a decision in his heart.

After fending off Bodol's attack again, Mu Yuan suddenly pulled away and intervened in the melee between the orcs and Qingkong. He used the magic light knife to stop the attack of several orcs, came to Qingkong's side, and said in an irrefutable tone: "Boy, you put on that dress, little girl, you transform into a phantom deer, and I will cover you in a while-run!"

"No!" said Qingkong with some determination.

Mu Yuan knew that he would say this, but the dark mage in the distance was rushing over angrily, and his voice was old like never before: "Remember the heavy responsibility on you, and my heavy responsibility is you, there is no choice!" After speaking, the university scholar used his wand to prop up a huge protective shield to block a dozen orcs behind him.

"Let's go!" Mu Yuan's pale hair was blown messily by the magic power exerted, and he wanted to shout, but he could only jump out of his throat word by word.

After several impacts from the orcs who kept trying to break through the protective shield, the protective shield gradually cracked. Lu'er looked anxious, and nodded at him, signaling that if he didn't leave the university, such a sacrifice would be in vain. He only clenched his fists, gritted his teeth, and took the deer's hand and disappeared into the forest ahead.

Feeling that they had disappeared into the forest, Mu Yuan's expression showed a hint of a smile. He looked at Bodol, who was constantly roaring and cursing, and the orcs who were about to tear him apart. He recited the incantation, lifted the last of the magical energy in his body, and rushed at them with a roar.