Chapter 107: The Guide
There was almost nothing to say all night, and Su Yang was in an inexplicable state, dazed, as if he didn't sleep until dawn.
Everyone regrouped, except for the disciples of the Qingyuan, who only regained a little strength, Su Yang and the three of them were basically in their heyday.
Walking on the mountain road, Su Yang fell into thought again, the forest has come out, but where should he go next?
There is no clear location, so is it just running around aimlessly?
When I passed another fork in the triangular road in the middle of the forest, I found an old man standing there, who looked to be in his sixties, tall and thin, with a sallow complexion, but with white hair that reached the length of a shawl.
The old man was still coughing, hunching his body from time to time, looking at his coughing hard appearance, it seemed that he might fall down at any time, which was very worrying.
Suddenly, when they met a mysterious person again, Su Yang and the others were also full of solemnity and caution, and there was a faint bad feeling in their hearts.
Stopping at the intersection, Su Yang frowned and said, "Old man, is there anything you need help with?"
"Oh, zealous young men, I've been waiting for you at last. The old man finally stopped coughing and said in a hoarse voice.
Several people looked at each other and felt inexplicable, could it be that he was waiting for himself?
"Old man, ...... you?"
"Obviously, I'm a guide, a guide for you. The old man said with a smile.
Su Yang's expression was even more confused, what does this mean, just as he was about to sleep, someone came to deliver a pillow? Could this old man be a guide sign specifically to tell the scattered Xuanzhen disciples where to go?
This promotion ratio is getting more and more weird, and it's almost powerless to complain.
"I can tell you where the final Dabi will be, but you need to complete the task I have given you, and only those who complete the task will know the secret. β
"And what is the mission?"
Su Yang looked at the old man with a strange face, how could he always have a desire to complain in his heart, it was inexplicable.
"You have to complete different tasks separately, and there is a time limit, no more than three days, otherwise it will be a mission failure. The old man coughed tremblingly and said.
"What are the consequences of a failed mission?" asked Su Yang.
"If you fail the mission, you will lose your qualifications and will be teleported immediately. The old man said indifferently.
"What?" The Qingyuan disciple's eyes widened instantly, how could there be such a talk of elimination?
"Hey, you old man who is about to die, aren't you tricking us, believe it or not, Lao Tzu beat you!"
"Believe it or not, without the old man to show the way, the world is so big, you can go around as you please. But I'm here to remind you that on the day the big competition opens, if you don't reach your destination, you will also be eliminated. The old man said indifferently.
"What's the matter, didn't the elder say before, Dabi has no time limit, how can I get to you and play this game again!" The disciples of the Qingyuan obviously didn't dare to bet, but they were still full of anger.
"Dabi has no time limit, but there is an accurate time for the ring to open, everything in the world is unpredictable, nothing has to be done according to what you want, as a cultivator, don't you even understand this?"
"You ......" The Qingyuan disciple was speechless for a moment.
"Okay, don't waste time, may I ask when the old man's ring will start?" Su Yang frowned and interrupted the disciples of the Qingyuan Academy to talk nonsense, and asked sincerely.
"I'll tell you when you finish my task. β
"Okay, ask the old man to post the task, and we'll go and carry it out right away. Su Yang nodded helplessly and said.
Regardless of whether this guide is true or not, it is impossible for him to appear for no reason, and the logic of what he said also makes sense, relying on himself and others to walk aimlessly, I really don't know when I will go. Without a clear goal, the road ahead will become boring, and eventually lead to early death.
"Well, the children are teachable. The old man looked at Su Yang, nodded with satisfaction, and continued: "Each of you has a different mission, go to a different location, and bring me something back with a time limit of three days." β
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Su Yang walked slowly along the path in the forest alone, according to the guide, he needed to bring back a purple flower, and also told the flower what it looked like.
The rhizome of the purple flower is white, the petals are purple, and the stamens are tender red and have a strange fragrance. It stands to reason that it should be easy to find, just like standing out from the crowd and knowing it at a glance, but there is not a single flower like this everywhere.
It wasn't until around the hour that Su Yang's eyes suddenly lit up, and a lush and vibrant emerald green valley appeared in front of him.
On the left side of the valley is a large field courtyard exuding fragrance, and the courtyard seems to be faintly visible, the shadow of the purple flower, but the distance is still far away, and Su Yang can't really see it. At the same time, there are dozens, or even hundreds, of large and small houses on the right side, and when I look around, there seems to be no other entrance and exit except for the intersection under my feet.
Many houses are encased in small valleys, and it is easy to find them.
He immediately walked towards the courtyard, and when he got closer, he found that there were many men carrying hoes, barefoot, and wearing coarse cloth clothes, and they were working hard in the courtyard.
On the other side, there were many women, dressed in cool clothes, their thighs, abdomen, and arms were exposed, their hair tied into a neat ponytail was messy, and their bodies were covered with mud, sweating like rain.
Perhaps because of the perennial sunlight, their skin was a healthy wheat color, and they all waved their hoes in a posture that did not let their eyebrows go, wielding hoes, more vigorously than those men.
The more he moved forward, the more figures could be seen in the distance, and a man who was closer inadvertently turned his head and saw Su Yang, obviously startled, and looked at Su Yang in surprise, saying, "Are you?"
"Hello, I was passing by here, I saw someone, I was curious, I came to take a look, and I was disturbed. Su Yang pursed his lips and nodded, and said politely.
He also saw clearly the things that looked like purple cocos flowers in this field, but in fact, they were still different from purple cocos, but he saw a few of them, but they seemed to have withered.
However, since there are purple cories here, there must be others, and it seems that if you want to get your hands on them, the people here should be obstacles, and you need to communicate well.
Su Yang naturally couldn't be naΓ―ve to think that this task was so simple, of course he didn't dare to be reckless.
This accosting naturally attracted the attention of others, and one of the women looked at Su Yang sideways, and immediately threw away the hoe in her hand and walked towards him.
But what shocked Su Yang's heart was that when this woman walked in a hurry, her feet didn't make even a trace on the soft ground, what a terrifying strength. Su Yang thought that he could do it with the addition of the Wind Resisting Technique, but if it was a normal time, it would never be possible, and the terrifying picture of stepping on the soft ground without leaving any traces.