Chapter 44: The Vigil
"It seems that the sect experience of these people seems to have something to do with this person...... Yuan Ming groaned slightly, and also followed.
A group of people searched all night and found nothing.
"Hey, that beast slave, did you really see a mancubus?" When Dongfang Fish's belly was white, everyone stopped searching, Kun Tu was a little displeased, and asked Yuan Ming.
"What kind of man?" Yuan Ming pretended to be puzzled.
"It's the monster you described last night!" Kuntu said angrily.
"If I didn't see that monster, how could I describe it?" Yuan Ming asked rhetorically.
One sentence choked Kuntu and left him with no excuse to be angry.
"According to the information given by the sect, Ren Xiao shouldn't be active here." Bada spoke.
"Maybe the situation has changed, and the information from the investigation and feedback from the executive hall may not be accurate." Chen Wan said.
Yuan Ming hesitated slightly, but still said: "If the human Xiao you are talking about is the monster I saw last night, then last year, someone had already encountered it." ”
"What do you say? Last year...... Where is it? Chen Wan hurriedly asked, and the rest of the people also looked at each other with different expressions.
Yuan Ming immediately told them about the attack on Hagon.
"How is this possible?" Yang Chan looked incredulous.
Kuntu turned his head to look at Wu Bao, who nodded imperceptibly, as a testimony to what Yuan Ming said.
"If that's the case, then the human Xiao has been active earlier than the sect told us, and the range of activities is wider, which is not good news." When Chen Wan heard this, her face couldn't help but become a little solemn.
"That'...... Do you want to report it to the sect? Bada asked tentatively.
"Escalate? Why escalate? Isn't it better that only we know this news? Kuntu asked rhetorically.
"If you don't report it, other fellow students are likely to be attacked accidentally." Chen Wan said.
"Senior Sister Chen Wan, don't forget, this trial is about whether we can successfully become an inner disciple. Once we went back to report the news, we delayed the trip, and someone else took the lead......" Kuntu muttered.
He didn't directly refute Chen Wan, but his words made Chen Wan's expression change.
Seeing that Chen Wan was no longer talking, the corners of Kuntu's mouth twitched, revealing a disdainful smile.
After that, the speed of the crowd's journey began to slow down, and it became a search for the human man, and the road was carried by the way.
However, it took two more days than expected, and the group finally failed to meet anyone again.
……
"Boom"
A thunderclap exploded, and a snow-white electric light lit up in the sky, tearing a hole in the gloomy and dark sky for a short time.
The dripping raindrops fell, and the originally quiet mountain forest was immediately obscured by the dense sound of falling rain, and the smell of dust and grass began to fill the air.
Kun Tu glanced up at the lead cloud that had accumulated above his head and almost clinged to the top of the tree, and drove the green wolf to Chen Wan's side.
"Senior sister, look at this cloud, this rain should not be light, and it is already late, why don't we find a place to do repairs temporarily, and wait until the rain stops, and then continue to hurry?" He asked.
"Yuan Ming, is there a suitable place to take shelter from the rain and rest nearby?" Chen Wan looked at Yuan Ming and asked.
Along the way, she has recognized Yuan Ming's ability to lead the way.
Under Yuan Ming's guidance, although they have not been able to find the human spirit in the past few days, they have not encountered many fierce beast attacks on the road, and the time can be said to have been fully utilized.
Although Kuntu and Yang Chan still didn't look down on this furry beast slave, they also subconsciously cast inquiring glances at him.
"I haven't been to this area, so I can only walk around and see it." Yuan Ming said.
When Chen Wan heard this, she was not disappointed, nodded and continued on her way.
After about a cup of tea, the thunder in the sky became more and more frequent, and the rain became heavier and heavier.
The sky in the mountains and forests has darkened, and all around is foggy and dark, and the temperature is getting colder and colder.
At this moment, Yuan Ming saw that a large black shadow appeared in the mountains and forests in front of him, he wiped a handful of rain on his face, and when he was concentrating on it, a lightning light lit up, illuminating the four directions.
"There seems to be a house over there." Yuan Ming pointed to the dark shadow and shouted.
So saying, he hurried with the people over there.
When he got closer, he saw that it was a ruined building.
The lower part of the building is made of rock, and the upper part is made of adobe, and the skin of the wall is very peeling, and it is covered with large and small potholes and holes of various sizes.
"The style of this house, it looks like a temple for savages?" Ubao, who had never had a sense of presence in the team, suddenly spoke.
The temple had no gate, only an empty doorway, and it was so dark inside that it was impossible to see anything.
Yuan Ming stretched out his hand into his arms, and was about to take out the fire fold to illuminate it, when he suddenly heard a "hula" sound in his ears, and a fist-sized fire ball flew into the temple in the air.
"Fireball?" Yuan Ming subconsciously looked back and found that it was Chen Wan who performed the spell.
Immediately afterward, another "hula" sound sounded, and three or four fireballs flew into the temple one after another, illuminating the inside.
When Yuan Ming walked into the temple, he saw that it was empty, with almost no furnishings, and the ground and walls were all covered with thick dust, which looked desolate and dilapidated.
As soon as he turned around, he saw a three-foot-tall altar with a clay statue of the god on it.
The idol was completely different from ordinary statues, with a tiger's back and a wolf's waist, two heads and four arms, and instead of a sense of solemnity, it looked evil and sneaky.
Yuan Ming looked carefully, and saw that the two heads on his shoulders did not look like anyone, one was a fox head and the other was a wild wolf head.
The damage to the idol is also very bad, and you can see bare wooden supports and straw all over the body, and it seems that it has been abandoned for a long time.
"It's okay, it's okay...... The roof is not broken, so let's rest here for the time being. Bada looked around and was clearly pleased with the place.
"Ubao, you go out and get some meat and come back. Yuan Ming, you are responsible for collecting firewood and making a fire. Kuntu commanded.
Wubao hurriedly ran out in response, and Yuan Ming also obediently went out to collect firewood.
Not long after, two bonfires had been set up in the temple, one was sitting next to Kuntu and several registered disciples, and the other was sitting opposite Yuan Ming and Wu Bao.
Wu Bao was doing his best to take care of the wild boar on the fire, while Yuan Ming closed his eyes and rested, not saying a word.
At this time, Kun Tu suddenly looked at Yuan Ming's side and commanded: "Yuan Ming, in the first half of the night, you will be on guard and go outside to guard." ”
Yuan Ming opened his eyes when he heard this, got up and walked out.
The rain was still pouring outside, and the dull thunder exploded from time to time, lighting up the night.
Yuan Ming came to the doorway and stood against the wall, the short and shallow eaves above his head could not shelter all the rain, and after a while, his body was wet.
The cold mountain wind passed through his body, even Yuan Ming felt a little cold to the bone, and the little drowsiness had been eliminated, and he could only stare at the dark night of the mountains and forests.
The sound of Chen Wan and a few people talking came from the temple, and Yuan Ming also listened with his ears pricked up, and soon listened to a rough idea.
It turned out that there were not only a few registered disciples who entered the 100,000 Great Mountain this time, but only a few Chen Wan, and at least more than 100 registered disciples in the entire sect participated in the trial.
And the goal of their trials is to hunt killers.
Listening to Kuntu's words, their performance in this trial seems to be related to whether they can be favored by the elders of the sect, and whether they can become the personal disciples of these elders, that is, the inner disciples.
Although Yuan Ming didn't know very well, he could guess that this must be a great honor, otherwise he would not let these people take such a big risk to enter the 100,000 Great Mountain.
On a dark and rainy night, you can't see the moon, and it's hard to tell the time.
Yuan Ming suddenly smelled a rich smell of meat coming from inside the temple, and immediately wrinkled his nose and looked inside.
I saw Kuntu and several people sitting together, still chatting, and on the bonfire in front of Wubao, the roasted wild boar had become golden red all over, exuding an oily luster, and it was roasted with oil, which made people appetizing.
"I didn't expect that this guy's skills are really good." Yuan Ming couldn't help but admire.
But at this moment, he suddenly found that Wu Bao's forehead was oozing with sweat, but the expression on his face was a little nervous, and his eyes drifted to Kuntu and the others from time to time.
Just as he was surprised how sneaky this guy was, Ubao suddenly turned his head to look at him.
Yuan Ming immediately turned around, with his back to the temple gate, looking like he was keeping vigil seriously.
After pausing for two breaths, Yuan Ming suddenly turned his head and saw Wu Baozheng taking out a small porcelain bottle from his arms with some trembling, unplugging the bottle, and sprinkling the liquid contained in it on the roasted wild boar.
"What is he going to do here?" Yuan Ming was puzzled.
He wrinkled his nose and sniffed carefully, but he didn't smell any special smell, combined with Wubao's appearance of being a thief, he knew that what he put was definitely not a seasoning, and he became more and more puzzled.
"Could it be poisoning?" Yuan Ming's brows furrowed.
At this moment, Wu Bao's gaze turned to Yuan Ming's side again.
Yuan Ming had already noticed it, and he had already turned around, but all kinds of thoughts were churning wildly in his heart.
"No matter how bold this guy is, he doesn't dare to poison these registered disciples, right? Unless he doesn't want to live anymore? Yuan Ming's head turned sharply.
But obviously, people who can gang up and get into the leader naturally can't find death for no reason.
Yuan Ming frowned, and when he was about to turn around and go back to report the matter, an alarm bell suddenly rang in his heart:
"yes, there's no way that Ubau doesn't want to live. The reason why he dared to do this was because someone must have instructed him to do so, so this person ......"
Yuan Ming's gaze wandered for a while, and finally fell on Kuntu's body.