Chapter 35: The Bushes
Cheng Xingyun was still moving slowly on the single-plank bridge, his eyes had long been closed, and his eyesight couldn't even see the single-plank bridge under his chest, let alone the single-plank bridge under his feet, so it was better to close his eyes and avoid the influence of the white fog. There was a thin sound of water flowing in his ears, and the position under his feet was slightly adjusted by the position detected by the long sword, he already knew that this single-plank bridge was not a straight line, and his heart did not panic, and slowly moved forward. After walking another thirty or forty steps, he still remained on the single-plank bridge, and finally after taking two more steps, he felt the touch of the land under his feet, and his heart was slightly happy, and he took a few steps forward cautiously, and it was true, and he quickly opened his eyes.
At this time, the fog was still thick, and I still couldn't see the surroundings clearly. But Cheng Xingyun was very pleasantly surprised in his heart, pulled the rope three times, and then stood quietly, feeling the reaction of the rope, and sure enough, after a while, the other side also responded three times. He waited quietly, still a little worried in his heart, and after more than ten minutes, the rope only shook slightly, and there was nothing abnormal, and then he felt that it seemed to be an umbrella handle swept to his feet, and Yue'er's voice came: "Brother Xingyun, is it you in front?" ”
Cheng Xingyun replied loudly: "Yue'er, it's me, we have already passed the single-plank bridge." Immediately after Yue'er came to his side and continued to hold his arm, Cheng Xingyun untied the rope and put it into the storage bag. The two of them turned around and continued to move forward, and the ground was already sloping upward. After continuing to move forward for dozens of steps, the fog had faded, and Yuan Yue's figure could already be seen around, and after walking a few steps outside the white mist, Yuan Yue had already withdrawn his arm at this time.
The two of them looked forward, and the tall forest in front of them suddenly appeared, still green, and the pores in the forest could already see that the sun was setting outside, but they didn't expect that so much time had passed. However, without the influence of the white mist, the speed of progress is much faster, the two of them are galloping in the forest, and at this time, dozens of figures can be seen galloping in the forest within a hundred zhang of the left and right, and in a few moments, they have advanced hundreds of zhang.
At this time, the tall trees in front of them suddenly became shorter, only about three zhang left, and then some shrubs half a zhang high appeared, and there were some spikes on the shrubs with a slight green glow, but the forest was still dark, and the breeze blew with a slight shake, and also brought a cool breath.
Cheng Xingyun and Yuan Yue glanced at each other, and carefully walked through the bushes, behind the bushes were still woods, but the shrubs were becoming more and more dense.
Cheng Xingyun wanted to climb the tree next to him to see the situation ahead, or try to see if he could cross between the trees, but suddenly found that he couldn't lift much strength, and he couldn't even climb a few meters high. told Yuan Yue about his discovery, and sure enough, Yuan Yue himself couldn't raise much strength.
The two had no choice but to carefully avoid the spikes and walk through the bushes, and after advancing dozens of feet, they found that the bushes in front of them were dense, and it seemed that they could only open up a path by themselves.
Cheng Xingyun took out the Qingling Xuanyuan Sword and held it in his hand, Yuan Yue didn't take out her pale pink umbrella, obviously not wanting to get dirty, but took out an ordinary long sword. So the two of them used little strength to slash forward, the bushes were chopped down, the spikes were chopped, and a piece of green juice splashed out in all directions, and the two hurriedly took two steps back in shock, but despite this, two drops still fell on the back of Cheng Xingyun's hand.
The green juice on the back of the hand slowly faded and became transparent, and then it turned into fly ash and dissipated in the breeze, and the back of the hand felt a burst of coolness, as if it took away a slight amount of energy.
Cheng Xingyun's heart moved, but before he could think about it, he found that the sap that fell on the surrounding bushes slowly soaked in, and then the shrubs swayed slightly, and continued to grow visibly with the naked eye. The sap from the broken branches of the fallen bushes also flowed slowly into the ground, and then it was found that some small saplings slowly broke through the soil, and the broken passage was slowly becoming narrower
Cheng Xingyun and Yuan Yue were shocked when they saw it, it seemed that this shrub could slowly recover under the green sap, and they could only pass quickly, but there was not much energy available in their bodies, so they couldn't continue to wait.
Cheng Xingyun felt the slightest change in his qi brought about by the liquefaction of green juice turning into fly ash, although it was subtle, he also knew that there must be other abnormalities, so he told Yuan Yue about his worries. Then he took out a black robe and put it on his body, even the palms of his hands were covered, and his face was also covered with a layer of black veil, and Yuan Yue also shrouded himself in the same way.
The two of them did not hesitate any longer, and continued to step forward and chop the bushes in front of them, at first the two of them walked side by side, but later found that the bushes in front of them seemed to be endless, and the strength on their bodies seemed to be getting less and less. So as soon as he hurriedly discussed, he asked Cheng Xingyun to break through the one-person passage in front of him first, and Yuan Yue stepped forward when he was tired.
It's just that the more you go inside, the less energy is left, and the faster the shrub grows under the immersion of green sap, and the shrubs on the side are also swaying slightly, one branch after another stretches out, and the spikes on it slowly change from soft to hard, and the shrub that has just broken a meter behind has been picked up again.
Although it covers the whole body, in order to see clearly, there is only a black veil on the eyes, and there is also a cool breath in the nose, and it seems that the strength is also disappearing between breaths. The strength on the two of them was rapidly consumed, Cheng Xingyun's speed couldn't help but decrease, his face was full of sweat and panting, Yuan Yue hurriedly took over and continued to break through the bushes, due to the reduced speed, Cheng Xingyun behind him also had to lift his strength again and slightly cut the branches that stretched on both sides, but it was much less labor-saving than the slash in front. After Yuan Yue was tired, the two changed positions again and continued to move forward and slowly open up the passage.
continued to slash for dozens of minutes, even if the two of them had reached the second layer of the foundation, they slowly became exhausted under the condition of affecting their physical strength in such a way. After advancing for a few minutes again, the two of them no longer had any strength, so they had to sit on the ground with sweaty faces, Cheng Xingyun's originally deep eyes had already dimmed, and Yuan Yue's face was also dull, and he looked tired.
At this time, the sky had become dark, and the two of them sat on the ground and breathed heavily, without any extra strength to speak, they just wanted to recover as soon as possible, but the more they breathed, the slower they recovered, but they couldn't stop. Streams of cool juice poured into their noses and into their bodies, and their bodies became even more tired, and the two of them didn't even have the strength to sit, and slowly fell to the ground, and the bushes crawled over the bodies of the two, as if trying to cover them, and even the thought of wanting to stop them in their hearts was gone, and their eyes no longer had the strength to open, as if they wanted to sleep.
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It was still the mountain gate, it was still the group of old men, they were also silent with their eyes closed, and after a while, a helpless voice sounded.
"There are a lot of people coming from that thick fog, but not many people can break through this bush, and it seems that they are a little embarrassed."
"Yes, the people in these surrounding towns have not received many resources since they were children, and the foundation building situation is not comparable to the people who grew up in Fengcheng and Double Python City since childhood."
"Hey, even some of the students in Maple City and Double Python City have failed to pass here, and half of these people can pass, even if it's good, fortunately, there are those tutors who pay attention to those students who are in danger, otherwise it will not be good for their bodies after a long time."
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At this time, Cheng Xingyun and Yuan Yue had closed their eyes for a moment, and the shrub branches on their bodies began to cover, and there was a figure standing on the shrub not far from the two, but because of the obstruction of the shrub, the two never found it. The figure moved slightly on the bush and came to the top of the bush above Cheng Xingyun and Yuan Yue, dressed in a cyan robe, seemingly unaffected.
Looking at the two people below, they didn't seem to react anymore, and they were about to make a move but found that Cheng Xingyun and Yuan Yue suddenly opened their eyes, it turned out that at this time, a wave of energy suddenly came out of the meridians of Cheng Xingyun and Yuan Yue, pouring into their flesh and blood, and from this energy replenishment, the two instantly recovered a trace of strength, and the two looked at each other with surprise on their faces.
It turned out that when they entered the second layer of the foundation to refine the meridians, the meridians absorbed and transformed the energy, and at this time, when the flesh and blood energy was exhausted, the body meridians finally began to emit a burst of energy, replenishing the flesh.
At this time, it was evening outside, and the light in the forest began to dim, Cheng Xingyun and Yuan Yue did not wait for their strength to increase again, so they hurriedly slashed twice with their swords, cut down the shrubs covering their bodies, and stood up, and the two of them did not have time to speak, so they continued to break a passage through the shrubs in front of them again, but they never found the figure of the green robe above.
The green-robed figure looked at it for a moment, but without revealing its figure, it walked towards the surrounding bushes, paying attention to the movement not far away.
Cheng Xingyun and Yuan Yue were blessed with this energy, their bodies slowly recovered, and the speed of their progress slowly increased, but they still kept consuming their energy. Fortunately, they had been walking in the bushes for a short time, the two of them chopped again for half an hour, and suddenly felt the long sword swung out of the air, it seemed that the bushes in front of them had finally come to an end, and the two hurriedly continued to break the small holes, and found that there was finally a clearing in front of them, and there was a full moon standing in the east in the sky, and the shrubs also looked shadowy under the moonlight.
Cheng Xingyun and Yuan Yue hurriedly walked out of the hollow, and outside was a meadow, with a slope extending upward, as if it was more than a thousand zhang. In order to avoid being affected by the dissipation of energy, the two of them also walked up more than 100 zhang, at this time a breeze blew, and a fresh air came to their faces. The two of them finally couldn't hold on any longer, lying on the grass and breathing in the fresh air, which seemed to be extremely fragrant and sweet, and the flesh and blood all over their bodies were trembling slightly, as if they had been waiting for a long time.
Under the bright moonlight, the faces of the two of them were slightly surprised at the sky, and they breathed again for a while, and the strength of their bodies quickly recovered in the fragrant and sweet air here, and the tired faces of the two began to become bright, Cheng Xingyun's eyes were even deeper under the moonlight, and Yuan Yue's long hair also showed a faint silver brilliance.
Cheng Xingyun was pleasantly surprised, and his face was even more excited: "Yue'er, I didn't expect the aura here to be so strong, it seems that we are approaching the mountain gate." ”
Yuan Yue was also happy, but because she didn't see the location of the mountain gate in her eyes, she still had a trace of worry: "Brother Xingyun, we should be very close, but I'm afraid that there is still a test ahead." ”