Noisy, indistinguishable words rang in my ears.

The voice was faint, far and near. It's as if there are countless people around you, whispering to each other. It is as if countless people are surrounding you in the middle, looking at you with a pair of eyes, opening and closing their mouths to make a vague whisper, calling your name......

Mu Congyun only felt that his heart was constricted, and when the whole person was about to suffocate, he suddenly opened his eyes-

The sound of flickering distance and proximity in my ears receded like a tide in an instant.

Mu Congyun looked around nervously, and after making sure that there was only one person in the room, he relaxed and slowly exhaled.

Luckily, it was just a dream.

Wiping away the cold sweat from his forehead, Mu Congyun meditated cross-legged and calmed down.

Since he wore into this world and was picked up by his master and returned to Xuanling, he stayed in Mingyue Zanglu to concentrate on cultivating and living in seclusion, and he had not experienced this feeling of suffocation surrounded by people for many years.

This terrible dream made him recall for a long time before the crossing, and the dusty memories turned into blurred faces surrounding him, and his lips opened to make a sharp and piercing sound—

"If he doesn't say a word all day, he can't be a dumb person, right?"

"I have a dead face all day long, and I feel bad when I look at it."

"It's good-looking, but it's a pity that I have mental problems."

"I have no malice, but if a person is sick, he must be treated, so don't shy away from the doctor."

The receding tide surged up again, and the whole person seemed to be immersed in the cold deep pool, and countless undercurrents dragged Mu Congyun to fall continuously...... He hurriedly discarded distracting thoughts, fixed his mind, and ran his mind over and over again.

A quarter of an hour later, Mu Congyun calmed down his fluctuating mind, and his forehead hair was also soaked with cold sweat.

Raise your hand and swipe in the air at will, and an elliptical water mirror will appear in the air. The mirror surface is smooth and smooth, and it is delicate.

Mu Congyun tidied up his appearance in the mirror.

The person in the mirror was dressed in a dusty white dress, half of his black hair was tied in a white jade lotus crown, half was draped behind him, and a few strands of broken hair slipped down to his chest. In the front, the void is attached to the cheeks, and the skin is more and more lined like white porcelain, and the facial features are delicate.

He was only ten years old when he wore this body, and now he is twenty years old, and his face is indistinguishable from his previous life.

It's just like those people said, no matter how good his appearance is, he still has an expressionless dead face every day, which is also annoying to people.

Mu Congyun tugged at the corners of his mouth in the mirror, trying to smile.

The young man in the mirror replied with a stiff smile,

The three thousand two hundred and eighty-five exercises ended in failure.

Mu Congyun pursed his lips and returned to his expressionless appearance.

Flicking his sleeves and waving the water mirror, Mu Congyun went out to find other brothers and sisters to meet.

The old wooden door made a screeching sound when it was pushed open, and it was the time of the rising sun in the middle of summer, but there was no sunlight shining in, and the sky as far as the eye could see was gray haze, and there was a shallow gray mist floating in the air, and the whole farmhouse was shrouded in it, and even the old trees with lush branches and leaves in the courtyard looked gloomy.

Passing through the narrow and cramped front yard and crossing the main entrance, you can see the road that curves forward, paved with brick and stone, only about three people wide. There are houses on both sides, and there are dilapidated water tanks and dustpans and other miscellaneous items piled up randomly by nearby people on the roadside.

This was an extremely ordinary township scene, but at this time, the entire Nanhuai Town was shrouded in gray fog, and the silence was quiet, and even the roosters and dogs barked without a sound, which showed a bit of indescribable weirdness.

But Mu Congyun has always been allergic to people, and such a quiet and uninhabited environment makes him feel safe and relaxed, and even his hair is a little relaxed when he walks.

It wasn't until he reached a nearby house that he regained his nerves and knocked on the door.

The knock on the door of "Dong Dong" broke the silence abruptly, and the quiet street seemed to come alive in an instant, and there were small "crunch" sounds in all directions, and then a series of hidden peeping eyes fell on Mu Congyun's back.

The main family did not come to open the door for a long time, and there was no response to the summons sent to the junior brother Jin Yi. The prying gaze of the stabbing on his back made Mu Congyun a little difficult to breathe. But on the surface, he just raised his hand expressionlessly and knocked on the door a few more times.

The door of the main house was finally opened.

The old woman in the gray-blue coarse cloth dress cautiously opened the door only one gap, and one eye looked through the gap, and her thick voice revealed a thick vigilance and impatience: "What to do? ”

Mu Congyun: "......"

They went to Nanhuai Town for a total of three days, and on the first day when they were looking for a place to settle in the town, it was this old woman who welcomed them back to their homes very kindly and hospitablely, but the old woman's house was limited, and they were divided into three families.

Only two days have passed, but the old woman has changed to a cold face that no one can approach.

Changing her face so quickly, muttering in her heart, Mu Congyun stood in the middle of the crack in the door, so that she could see herself clearly, and then said concisely: "Come to my junior brother." ”

When the old woman saw his appearance clearly, she exclaimed like a ghost, "Why are you still here?" ”

“？”

What do you say...... It's like asking how you're still alive.

Mu Congyun frowned slowly, feeling that something was wrong with her words. But he is not good at speaking to people, so he has to repeat: "I came to my junior brother." ”

The sight glued to his back had already made him feel anxious, and Mu Congyun wanted to turn around and leave, but reason pinned him in place, waiting for the old woman to open the door for him.

It's just that his frowning and patient look falls in the eyes of the old woman, which means something else. The old woman didn't dare to look at him any more, and reluctantly opened the door, and explained in a sneering voice: "The immortal masters went to the back mountain early in the morning, and I thought you were going together." ”

Back Mountain?

The mountain behind Nanhuai Town is an old forest that covers the sky and the sun, and they have already gone to explore it the day after arriving in Nanhuai Town, but they have not found anything abnormal.

Why did Jin Yi suddenly go to the back mountain again?

No, Mu Congyun made a sudden snort in his heart, if Jin Yi found something, it was impossible not to greet him before acting.

This time to explore the mutation in Nanhuai Town, he and his junior brother Jin Yi led the team.

A month ago, there was an anomaly in the Sea of Eclipse Mist, and a gap appeared in the Ten Directions Enchantment due to the impact. The erosion fog invaded the villages and towns on the western border, causing many villages and towns to undergo mutations. After hearing the news, the sects sent their disciples to deal with the mutations and save the people. As the head of the Daomen, Xuanlin is the largest sect in the west, responsible for the rescue of the border between Zhongzhou and Dongzhou.

Nanhuai Town was originally one of the nine palaces of Xuanling, and Su Ming, the inner disciple of Jinkui Palace, led a team to deal with it, but Su Ming and his party lost contact after arriving in Nanhuai Town, and the soul fire placed in Jinkui Palace gradually weakened. After that, Jinkui Palace successively sent two groups of a total of sixteen disciples to Nanhuai Town to investigate the situation, but all of them were mud cows into the sea and there was no news.

Seeing that the situation was getting more and more serious, the matter was transferred to Tianji Palace, and he and his junior brother Jin Yi led a team to investigate.

Today is the third day of their arrival in Nanhuai Town.

In the past two days, they had separately probed the entire Nanhuai Town, inside and out, but they didn't even see the shadow of half of the Xuanling disciples. When I asked the people in the town, they either shook their heads or said that they had never seen them, but more of them closed their doors and locked their doors, treating them like beasts of prey, and did not even want to talk.

If it weren't for the fact that there were still a few families willing to take them in, they would probably have to sleep in the wilderness.

But now that I think about it, the change in attitude of the old woman who took them in before and after is also very suspicious.

Mu Congyun suspected that something had happened, so he didn't waste time with the old woman anymore, and walked around her and strode towards the guest room where Jin Yi and the others lived, but the guest room was already empty, leaving no trace.

He immediately went to another house where he had settled down to look for someone, but he also pounced.

The main family said the same as the old woman, and the group went to the back mountain.

What can be strange about the back mountain?

Mu Congyun pressed anxiously, and immediately went to the direction of the back mountain to find someone. The snooping eyes along the way followed him, urging him to speed up.

Houshan is originally part of Nanhuai Town, and it is only about two miles away from the town. Mu Congyun Yujian arrived at the back mountain, but he didn't rush in, thinking about the truth of the old woman's words.

Although the people in the town are a little weird, they are really just ordinary people. And although Jin Yi is not very attentive in his daily practice, he is already in the Great Perfection of the Mortal Shell Realm, and he is only about to enter the realm of forgetting the dust with one foot at the door. These ordinary people have absolutely no ability to threaten the Golden Lion.

But that doesn't mean the old woman's words are 100% true.

The two groups of disciples of Jinkui Palace also lost contact with each other suddenly, and now Jin Qi and his party also disappeared suddenly, which is enough to show that there is something wrong with the town.

Mu Congyun sword volleyed into the air, condescendingly patrolling the old forest below, confirming that there was nothing unusual, and then returned the sword into the sheath and slowly stepped into the forest.

As soon as he took a step, he was shocked, and he felt that his scalp was numb and about to explode, so he instinctively withdrew his feet and looked at the woods in front of him in disbelief.

- The moment he stepped into the forest, he felt a myriad of eyes look at him.

It's as if there is not a tree standing in front of you, but a person.

As he stepped into the border of the old forest, the motionless people turned their heads and looked at him silently.

This feeling made Mu Congyun creepy.

He would rather fight with living corpses and demons than be watched by so many "people".

The wind passed through the forest and made a soft sound, obviously the scenery was pleasant and the air was fresh, but Mu Congyun felt that his scalp was numb and it was difficult to breathe.

I really want to turn around and leave.

After a battle between heaven and man, in the end, friendship prevailed over fear. Mu Congyun did some psychological construction for himself, and then stepped into the woods.

This forest felt too strange, and it was very different from what the disciples who had explored it before.

Mu Congyun cautiously did not go deeper, but tensed his nerves and began to inspect the trees on the periphery. However, he examined more than a dozen trees in a row with a substantial gaze, but found nothing unusual.

Could it be that it's not the tree that is in trouble?

Mu Congyun frowned and thought about other possibilities, and at this moment, a voice suddenly exploded in his ears-

"There's still a living one here?"

The voice was a little surprised, close at hand, Mu Congyun reacted very quickly and retreated, and at the same time drew his sword out of its sheath, looking vigilantly at the person who appeared at his side at some point.

"Not slow."

Coming intonation. Teasing, standing out of thin air with his hands in his hands, the intricate and gorgeous splendid red robe was swept away by the wind, and the long hair was half scattered, and it also moved with the wind, and a few strands of dark red could be vaguely seen between the black hair, which contrasted with the golden earrings that hung down to his shoulders, making it more and more public.

"......" pretended to be forced to be struck by lightning.

Mu Congyun complained in his heart, but his eyes fell on the golden mask on the other party's face and the pair of flamboyant golden earrings on his ears.

The earrings are very special, the upper end is a birdcage made of gold, and the long golden tassel at the lower end hangs down to the shoulder, but what really attracts Mu Congyun's attention is not the chic shape of the earrings, but a pair of birds locked in the golden cage.

The red-feathered bird is tiny and delicate, only the size of an ordinary person's thumb, locked in a golden cage, like a collection carved by an exquisite craftsman.

This collection reminded Mu Congyun of a strange story that was introduced to the western realm from the capital when he was a year ago - the "two-faced Hades" who had been rampant in the capital for nearly two hundred years were defeated by an unknown young man.

The "Double-Faced Hades" was originally a pair of twin brothers, and the real body was a ferocious Red Falcon, because he inherited a trace of Vermilion Bird blood, his single strength was already in the early stage of the Supreme Heaven Realm, if the two brothers joined forces, the strength would be comparable to the strong man of the Supreme Heaven Realm.

But it was the two brothers who joined forces and were comparable in strength to the Supreme Heavenly Realm, but they were easily defeated.

Not only was he defeated, but he was also forced to change back to his original form by the boy, locked in a golden cage and made earrings, and wore it every day to swagger through the market.

From the king of Hades to the laughter.

And the boy with the unknown surname replaced the "double-faced Hades" to become the new owner of the Son of Heaven Hall in the capital city, because of his appearance and origin became a mystery and acted treacherously and disorderly, he was called "the son of heaven" by the people of the capital.

When this matter was introduced to the western realm, everyone only did an interesting thing, and discussed a few words after tea and dinner.

After all, the people of Xudu are all demons, and they have always been incompatible with the famous and decent families in the west, although the well water on both sides has not violated the river water for many years. But if you are drunk and infighting, of course, the louder you tear, the better.

Mu Congyun never thought that he would encounter the rumored "Tricky Heavenly Son" in the Western Territory, swept the golden mask with complex patterns, and faced the pair of golden vertical pupils under the mask, Mu Congyun frantically pulled the alarm bell in his heart, suspecting that the abnormality of Nanhuai Town and the missing Xuanling disciples were all related to this person.

He clenched the hilt of his sword, already secretly accumulating strength.

"Xuanling disciple?" Instead, Shen Qi noticed the jade plate on his sword spike and looked at him with interest, looking as familiar as if he had seen an old acquaintance.

Seeing that he didn't answer, he said to himself: "Could it be that he is a dumb person? ”

“……”

You're dumb.

Mu Congyun pursed his lips and was unhappy, the other party's reckless gaze made him feel even more offended, he raised his hand and waved his sword, there was no fancy move, and the sword qi broke through the wind and slashed straight at the other party.

Seeing that what he was holding was an unbladed peachwood sword, Shen Qi didn't put it in his eyes, brushed his sleeves and took it, and then let out a surprised "huh", staring at the hole in his sleeve.

He turned his head to look at Mu Congyun, and his tone was slightly condemning: "You pierced my magic robe, this is my favorite one." ”

Mu Congyun: "......"

Why didn't they stab you in a hole?

He didn't answer, and changed the split to a thorn.

The sword intent surging out, but without half a murderous aura.

However, if you really think that this sword does not hurt others, you will only suffer yourself.

Shen Qi retreated, looking at the big tree with an adult man's thick waist in front of him but was cut off by the opponent's sword, and said: "If you come to the sword, the way of heaven is the heart, the heart is the sword, and the sword is the god." I didn't know that Xuanling still had a natural sword heart, what is your sword called? ”

“……”

Is this man a parrot, so much nonsense?

Mu frowned imperceptibly from the tip of Yunyun's eyebrows.

Xuanlin is the head of the Taoist sect, and the Tianji Palace is in charge of the Tianji Numerology Technique, which is the first of the nine palaces of Xuanling. His master's style of thanking is a genius born in Xuanling, and his techniques, talismans, sword formations, and derivation are all at the peak. However, his personal disciple has mediocre qualifications, and he can't learn talismans, deductions, etc., so he can only rely on ten years of perseverance to practice swordsmanship.

Ten years of sword practice, ten years of sword sharpening. Fang Cai made a small success, kept the dignity of the chief disciple of Xuanling, and did not fall into the prestige of the Heavenly Machine Palace.

The master said that his sword has no blade, no killing intent, and his cultivation is a sword of compassion, which can protect all sentient beings, so he is named "Sadness".

Mu Congyun crossed the sword and slashed the blade with his fingers, and said "Hurry" lightly in his mouth, only to see the sword body bloom with silver light in an instant, a sword turned into ten, and it hung on the side, and the awe-inspiring tip of the sword pointed directly at Shen Qi. Mu Congyun slashed it with his fingers, and the ten flying swords slashed quickly with the momentum of thunder.

At the same time, Mu Congyun's body turned into sword light and fled in the opposite direction.

The strength of the "Tricky Heavenly Son" is unpredictable, and his cultivation is at least in the Supreme Heaven Realm. And although Mu Congyun is already a master of the realm of forgetting the dust, he can enter the supreme heaven realm after crossing the Great Perfection. But now that the aura is thin and the cultivation is difficult, the gap between a small realm is still insurmountable, let alone a big realm.

It's better to retreat first, and then seek follow-up.

A full blow was just a false move, Shen Qi flicked his sleeves and spread the sword light, looked at the disappearing figure in the distance, and began to say to himself again: "It turns out that he is not dumb. It's running pretty fast, when did Genlin have such a number one person? ”

He wrinkled his eyebrows and searched in the barren memories of his previous life, but to no avail.

In the previous life, except for the Xuanling Sect "Qingyang Dao Venerable" Sikong Qingyang, who never showed up from beginning to end, the remaining twelve town palace elders in order to prevent the spread of the Sea of Eclipse Mist, successively repaired the ten-party enchantment with their bodies, and none of them survived.

Although today's age is not very old, but the sword heart is extraordinary, and in time, there should be a place in Xuanling.

But he had never seen it in his previous life.

This person may be uncertain.

Shen Qixin flicked the tassel of the earrings and asked, "Do you say to chase or not?" ”

Brother Akaji: "......"

"Why don't you speak?" Shen Qi shook vigorously, and his fingertips were already bursting into flames.

The red falcon was shaken to the ground, and had to protect its feathers from being burned by the flames, and suddenly fluttered its wings in anger, and the beak of the bird opened and closed, but it could only scold silently.

Shen Qi finally remembered, and asked himself: "I forgot that you are too noisy, and you have been silenced." It's just that it's important to get down to business. ”

Looking up at the sky, he turned his head to look at the center of the old forest, Shen Qi showed an expectant smile, his body flickered, and he went to the depths of the dense forest.

"The mutation has begun."