() Osmanthus blooms in late autumn,

Bright yellow as gold pearlescent white.

The silver toad is sad and cold at night,

The jade rabbit wanders in the lonely moon.

Wine and drink proudly,

A beautiful woman is a lyrical talent.

The fragrance wafts to the sky,

I saw the fairy coming down to earth.

This is what a talented man from the Heavenly Flame Continent sang when he was admiring the moon and flowers on a golden autumn night. Chilling autumn, cold and clear. Autumn is already a bleak feeling. Fortunately, there are osmanthus flowers, wine, and beautiful women, and the chest can't help but be full of poetry and feelings. Slightly drunk, even the hazy moonlight seemed to become gentle. The fragrance of flowers, wine, and women linger on the upper side, and under the bright moonlight, the shadow of the flowers sets people, like the fairy in the Guanghan Palace fluttering down and falling beside him. It can be seen that osmanthus is a treasure given by God to autumn, no wonder its fragrance is so refreshing!

However, the osmanthus forest in front of him is completely different. On the surface, it looks like a charm, but in fact, it hides a murderous purpose.

After hearing Beitang Ying's exclamation, Dongfang Zuo looked down at his swollen right arm, and he was also startled: the red and swollen skin of his forearm was covered with dense dark spots, and the blood vessels also showed a terrible blue-purple color, and many places had begun to fester, and the dirty blood accompanied by yellow-white pus slowly gushed out from the rotten mouth, and even his consciousness was numb. What's even more terrifying is that the blue purple is still gradually extending along the forearm to the elbow!

"It's not good, it's poisoned!" Xiao Tianhe exclaimed. It can poison the demon cultivators of the Cave Void Realm, which can be seen to be an extraordinary poison. Dongfang Zuo hurriedly used his Xuan Force to force the poison, but it had no effect, in this short period of time, the blue purple had spread to the upper arm and surged to the shoulder, and it had the potential to expand to the body!

"His grandmother's!" Dongfang Zuo scolded anxiously, but he didn't know what to do.

"Long pain is better than short pain, offended!" Xiao Tianhe immediately made a decision, jumped up with an arrow step, and slashed at Dongfang Zuo's right shoulder with a wave of the Heavenly Enemy Knife, and with a "click", Dongfang Zuo's right arm was cut off by Qi Luoluo, and flew to the side with blood.

"Ahh Beitang Ying tore off a large piece of cloth from the hem of his shirt and bandaged Dongfang Zuo's shoulder.

"Thank you, girl. Whew, it hurts me to death, you might as well stab me to death just now......" Dongfang Zuo said to Xiao Tianhe. His face was very pale, and his strength to speak was very weak.

"It's a desperate move to save your life. Look!" Xiao Tianhe pointed to the stump arm on the ground.

I saw that the spots on the skin had become a piece, and the whole arm had turned black and purple, and after a while, it turned into a puddle of pus and blood, and even the bones were gone, so terrible and vicious!

Beitang Ying was furious when he saw it, if it wasn't for Dongfang Zuofen standing in front of him just now, that thing would have been pierced in his face! The arm was poisoned and could still be cut off, but what about the head? The more Beitang Ying thought about it, the more frightened she became, and she couldn't help but shudder.

"Alas, he lost his brother in the Yongdao, destroyed his weapon in the golden house, and lost his arm in this Guilin, and became a complete waste. If there is any more danger in a while, you don't have to worry about me, just take care of your own safety. Dongfang Zuo was a little discouraged.

"I'm talking stupid again!" Beitang Ying turned his head away, leaving only a roll of his eyes for him.

"Don't think about it. Hurry up!" Xiao Tianhe urged.

The three of them continued to use their skills to move quickly. This time they were extremely vigilant and did not hurry up, Xiao Tianhe and Beitang Ying each held their blades, one after the other, and protected Dongfang Zuo in the middle.

Although he was cautious, Xiao Tianhe was still very uneasy in his heart. The key thing that attacked Dongfang Zuo just now was too small, and the speed was fast, which was extremely difficult to guard against.

I was really afraid of something, Xiao Tianhe just flashed a low-hanging cinnamon branch on the side of his head, and suddenly heard a slight wind sound in his ears, he instinctively flipped the magic knife in his hand, and with a soft sound of "ding", a small thing slammed into the blade of the knife, and quickly flew back into the leaves.

If that thing just now came from the left side or other tricky angles, I'm afraid Xiao Tianhe wouldn't be able to block it so easily. But this time he saw it for what it really was!

"Beware, it's a little black flying insect!" Xiao Tianhe reminded his companion in disbelief, "That little insect has a shiny carapace, and its mouthparts are like a thin needle!"

Dongfang Zuo sighed: "There is such a vicious little flying insect? It is really incompatible with the wonderful scenery of this osmanthus forest!"

"Isn't the osmanthus tree that can absorb the power of the Xuan Dynasty vicious enough?" Beitang Ying just finished speaking, and suddenly exclaimed again, she felt a little stinging pain in the back of her left hand, and looked down to see that a small black flying insect actually stopped on the back of her hand! Its appearance is as described by Xiao Tianhe, the carapace is black and shiny, the needle mouthparts are inserted into the skin, and this one also has a high belly, which is dark red. "It also sucks blood!" Beitang Ying was a little panicked, and smashed the little insect with the back of her right hand holding the knife. Unexpectedly, the crimson blood stains that burst out of the worm's abdomen were as hot and burning as magma, and a dark spot of poisoning immediately appeared on the back of the hand.

"Oops! Cut it off!" Dongfang Zuo immediately shouted when he saw this.

Beitang Ying gritted her teeth, closed her eyes and slashed at her left wrist with a knife, "hiss", which made her gasp in pain.

"Hurry up and serve Dan!" Dongfang Zuo urged, bringing the hem of his clothes into his mouth with his feet and biting it, grabbing the edge with his left hand, twisting his head and tearing off a piece, and bandaging the wound with Beitang Ying with one hand.

"Can you hold it?" Dongfang Zuo asked with concern.

Beitang Ying smiled miserably: "Now I'm just like you." ”

"This broken worm, if it is caught by Lao Tzu, I must kill it!" Dongfang Zuo scolded angrily. He is also angry, the laurel trees are dense, the branches and leaves are luxuriant, this kind of Xiaofei

I don't know if there are thousands, tens of thousands!

"How to catch it, how to kill it? I am afraid that I will not be able to avoid it, and now I just want to rush out of this osmanthus forest. "Beitang Ying Road.

Xiao Tianhe also saw the little insect that was killed by the Beitang warbler just now, and he guessed: "It seems that the little flying insect has a male and a female." The male only stings and does not suck blood, while the female only stings and does not release poison, but its body fluids are highly poisonous. ”

"Damn! There is still a male and a female!" Dongfang Zuo felt that his chest was full of anger and there was nowhere to vent, and the palm knife in his left hand slashed heavily on a laurel tree beside him.

The trunk of this Sijigui tree is thinner, only as thick as a wrist, and of course it can't withstand Dongfang Zuo's huge brute force, and it is broken into two with a "click".

Something amazing happened, and a reddish mist rose from the broken trunk of the tree and flew quickly towards the three of them.

Xiao Tianhe was startled, thinking that it was some kind of poisonous mist, and immediately retreated to the side, but the spread speed of the red mist was too fast, as if it had eyes, and it went straight to the three of them. They couldn't avoid it at all, the mist spontaneously entered the body from the mouth and nose, and immediately entered the dantian, could it be poisoned? But Xiao Tianhe not only didn't feel any discomfort, but felt that the Xuan Force seemed to have recovered somewhat.

Looking at the osmanthus that fell on the ground, it had faded from bright red to pale yellow, and Xiao Tianhe suddenly realized: "It turns out that the red mist is condensed by the osmanthus tree after absorbing the Xuan power!"

"Don't worry about the red mist and blue mist for now, it's not terrible to run out of mystical power, but the poison of the small and medium-sized flying insects is terrible, let's go! Beicousin, you can cover your cloak again, lest the poisonous insects sting your face." Dongfang Zuodao.

"I have a great idea. Xiao Tianhe was in a hurry, "We took Nayan Dan, gathered together, and constantly took turns to release the Xuanli Shock Protector. Although I don't expect to be able to bounce back all the poisonous insects that sneak up, at least I can slow them down, so that I can get out of the osmanthus forest unharmed. ”

"The idea is right, but even if you take Nayan Dan, with such a terrifying loss rate of Xuan power, I'm afraid you won't be able to support it to the end, ......right? Dongfang Zuo said worriedly.

"Oh, I don't understand this, Xiao Daoyou means let's move forward while cutting down trees!" Beitang Ying said angrily.

Dongfang Zuo's face suddenly showed joy: "Yes, if you cut down the laurel tree before absorbing the Xuan Force, even if you absorb it, you can recover it after cutting it, so there will be no problem!" Boss, you are so smart, you really deserve to be the leader!" As he spoke, he gave Xiao Tianhe a thumbs up.

"Do you think they're all as stupid as you?" Beitang Ying said, "It's still Xiao Daoyou in front, I'm in the back, don't cut down trees if you don't have a weapon, just release the Xuan Force Shock." ”

So the three of them took Nayan Dan, approached each other, and kept the same speed forward, Xiao Tianhe cut the way left and right, and the thin laurel tree was cut off directly, and the thick one was broken when the last Beitang Ying made up for it. The occult power oscillates every other breath. This method is really effective, and occasionally small insects attack, either they are pushed away by the shock and fly back, or the speed is slow and is slapped down by the blade.

After about a stick of incense, in order to save Xuan power, the three of them stopped their body methods and changed to ordinary walking. Anyway, it is very safe to move forward like this, and the Xuan power consumed by casting the body method is far more than inspiring the shock.

The three of them walked from noon to dusk, even if the Xuanli shock did not consume much, but it couldn't stand for too long, and they had to divide part of the Xuanli to cut off the thicker laurel tree, and Nayandan also finished eating. Although the three of them didn't say anything, they became more and more worried in their hearts. Finally, when the sun was about to fall, Xiao Tianhe, who was at the front, finally saw the edge of the osmanthus forest in the distance, and he happily encouraged: "Hold on for a while, it's coming soon!"

In the left foreground, there is a thick laurel tree, nearly ten zhang high, and thicker than any thick tree encountered before. The texture of its trunk was also unusually tough, and Xiao Tianhe struggled to cut it into it only a few inches.

"Huh?" Xiao Tianhe was a little surprised, and made up for it sideways, but he still only cut into about half of the trunk.

Dongfang Zuo pushed hard, but the trunk didn't move at all. Beitang Ying "brushed and brushed" three times in a row, and the laurel tree was finally broken.

Just as the top of the broken tree touched the ground, a dense sound of "hulala" suddenly appeared from the dense branches and leaves of the canopy, and a "black cloud" gushed out from it, quickly chasing the three of them. The Beitang warbler was about to cut down the next laurel tree at this time, and when she heard the sound and looked back, she was frightened, and the "black cloud" was clearly a dense number of small flying insects!

It turned out that the extremely tenacious laurel tree was actually the nest of poisonous insects! Such an overwhelming poisonous insect swept in, even if it kept casting Xuan Li shocks, it could not be resisted, not to mention that at this time, the three of them had little Xuan power left. If it stops, the poisonous insect swarm will soon be able to break through the Xuan Li shock; if you run, you will be immediately chased by the fast poisonous insects; if you use the body method, the Xuan Li is not enough to support the edge of the osmanthus forest, and no one can say whether the poisonous insect swarm will also chase out of the osmanthus forest.

"What should I do, what should I do?" Beitang Ying was terrified in her heart, looking at a large number of flying insects that were getting closer and closer to the black pressure, and her legs trembled.

It's too late, it's too soon. Dongfang Zuo suddenly pulled Beitang Ying behind him, turned around and pushed her back, and shouted loudly at the same time: "Don't use your body, I'll push you to run!"

It was inconvenient to use only his left hand, Dongfang Zuo used his right shoulder to push up, and Beitang Ying pushed Xiao Tianhe, Dongfang Zuo took the Dongfang family's "Chasing the Sun Body Method" to the extreme, pushing the two in front of him to run together.

"Are you crazy? What should I do when my power is exhausted?" asked Beitang Ying.

"Don't worry, I still have Xuanli left, it's enough. Don't talk, keep an eye on the front!"

Traveling so fast, Beitang Ying couldn't free his hands, and Xiao Tianhe alone didn't have time to cut down all the laurel trees.

After running out for a distance, Dongfang Zuo looked back and saw that the black insect swarm was still chasing after him, and he suddenly roared: "Xiao."

Daoyou, Beitang girl!Rush out with your body!There will be no time in the future!" After speaking, he turned around and faced the swarm alone.

"No!" Beitang Ying looked back in shock, but could only see half of Dongfang Zuo's body. His upper body was shrouded in a swarm of insects, and Beitang Ying couldn't help but burst into tears on the spot.

The insect swarm surrounded Dongfang Zuo for a while, and did not continue to chase Beitang Ying and Xiao Tianhe, the two took the opportunity to show their skills, and finally escaped from the terrible osmanthus forest!

"Why are you so stupid...... Beitang Ying sat down on the ground, tears streaming down her face.

"If all three of them run for their lives, the result will be the same in any way - none of us will escape. Only by sacrificing one person to attract the swarm can the other two have a chance to survive. The Eastern Brothers thought of various endings and countermeasures in an instant, and made the most selfless decision. You always call him stupid, but he was 'smart' for a while at the most critical moment, but it was wisdom at the cost of his life. Xiao Tianhe burst into tears, "If he had injured your or my leg at that time, he would have been able to escape and be rescued, but the upright Dongfang brother is not that kind of person, he can't think of it, and he can't do it." Only by sacrificing oneself can one save one's companions and beloved. Beitang girl, although the Oriental brothers have known you for a short time, they have a deep affection for you, and they are deeply in love with you, but it's a pity, alas, ......"

Beitang Ying heard Xiao Tianhe's words, and cried even more: "I know, I know, I know it from the time he blocked the flying insects for me...... But now it's too late......"

Xiao Tianhe wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, and silently watched the sturdy figure slowly fall to the ground. After the insect swarm stung Dongfang Zuo, it flew away, and did not chase out of the osmanthus forest.

After a long time, Beitang Ying turned from crying to sobbing, Xiao Tianhe said: "The insect swarm has dispersed, and Xuanli has recovered a little, shall we go and see him?"

"Hmm. Beitang Ying stood up, and a pair of beautiful eyes were swollen from crying.

The two cautiously returned to the osmanthus forest, still not forgetting to trigger the Xuanli shock along the way, but fortunately, the terrible black poisonous insect did not appear again.

Walking in front of Dongfang Zuo's corpse, Beitang Ying covered her mouth, and tears couldn't help but drip down. The situation was so miserable that the upper half of the body was almost partially gone, leaving only a little broken skin and rotten flesh, swollen from the waist down to tear through the clothes and pants, and the legs were as thick as stone pillars, and they were still festering and suppurating.

Xiao Tianhe endured his grief and dug a shallow pit on the side with the Heavenly Enemy Knife and buried the body.

Re-emerging from the osmanthus forest, the two sat on the ground, quietly recovering their power. Not far ahead is a cliff on which a rope bridge is built. It seemed that it was the only way to continue, but disturbingly, the other end of the rope bridge extended into a thick cloud, and the opposite cliff was not visible.

After a long time, Xuanli was restored. The two stood up, ready to move on.

Coming to the edge of the cliff, Beitang Ying looked at it, and suddenly felt dizzy, and the bottomless abyss was like the huge mouth of a monster, waiting for the food that fell into it.

"I'll be up front. Xiao Tianhe said and stepped onto the rope bridge. The bridge is swaying and doesn't seem to be very strong.

"Be careful. Beitang Ying admonished. Since entering the labyrinth, with the tribulation of all kinds of life and death difficulties, there are fewer and fewer companions around him, and now there are only two people left, Xiao Tianhe's existence is undoubtedly the greatest comfort in Beitang Ying's heart.

But when the Beitang warbler gently landed on the rope bridge, the rope bridge suddenly shook violently and made a loud noise.

"Oh no, the rope bridge is about to collapse!" Xiao Tianhe was so frightened that he leaned over and squatted on the bridge, breaking out in a cold sweat.

Beitang Ying was also shocked, because she hadn't finished stepping on the bridge just now, and she didn't know why the rope bridge was shaking so much. Strangely, after the North Hall Warbler retracted its feet, the rope bridge immediately returned to normal. Beitang Ying breathed a sigh of relief, stretched out her feet again, but unexpectedly the bridge shook again, and as soon as she retracted it, she immediately returned to calm. After repeating this twice, the two finally reacted: this rope bridge is clearly not allowed to pass through at the same time!

"I'll wait here, and you call me when you get to the other cliff. Beitang Ying said, "Be careful. ”

Xiao Tianhe nodded: "I'll wait for you over there." With that, he turned around, held the Heavenly Vengeance Sword, and walked cautiously towards the opposite cliff step by step.

With a hint of apprehension, Beitang Ying watched Xiao Tianhe's figure gradually disappear into the clouds.

After entering the clouds, the field of view is blocked. "The good thing is that you don't have to worry about the left, right and rear, you just need to be vigilant about the road ahead. Xiao Tianhe thought to himself. But he didn't know that it was this careless idea that almost killed him in Huangquan not long after.

It didn't take long for Xiao Tianhe to walk around, and he suddenly found that there were two things flying towards him from both sides, because he was close at hand when he found it, he didn't have time to take a closer look at what it was, so he immediately jumped back and took a big step to avoid it, but those two things also turned a corner at the same time and attacked Xiao Tianhe. Now Xiao Tianhe can see clearly, it turns out to be two short sticks with strange appearances, the head of the rod is thick, the tail of the rod is thin, the whole body is white and jade, and there is a faint white light wrapped outside, and the speed is amazing. While seeing the flying object clearly, Xiao Tianhe was also hit hard, a short stick hit his left abdomen, and the other hit his right shoulder. With a "click", the right shoulder bone was directly shattered, and even the right arm was broken, and flew out with the Heavenly Enemy Knife, and the huge force from the left abdomen knocked Xiao Tianhe into the iron chain on the right side of the rope bridge, and the momentum was still unabated, and he actually fell over, but fortunately, he was quick to catch the iron chain with his only left arm in time, otherwise he would definitely fall into the bottomless abyss. Xiao Tianhe endured severe pain and climbed back to the rope bridge, his stomach was like turning over the river and the sea, suddenly his throat was salty, a mouthful of blood gushed up, and he vomited "wow".

"It's miserable, I'm crippled now...... Damn, what the hell is that?" Xiao Tianhe cursed fiercely in his heart, he didn't care about his distressed and lost right arm, and looked around vigilantly, but the two weird short sticks were gone.