The sky is cloudy, and the wind is dashing. In the silent countryside, the dead branches are beating and the birds are sparse. In the shade of a row of stone willow trees, figures swayed, and the occasional sound would make the two of them stop and make sure that it was no different before moving on. At the end of this row of stone willow trees, there are three nine-foot-high thatched huts, behind which is a barren meadow, and the sound of rustling is heard.

Zhong Zhen said in a low voice: "Let's only go to the middle room, don't go to the other two." Otherwise, it will not be easy for any of your companions to come. ”

"Can you tell me what it is now?" Yue Chen also said in a low voice, "Besides, did any 'Seventh Master' tell you how to tell what someone has already come?"

As they spoke, the two of them had already entered the hut, and Zhong Zhen lit it with his own special torch and said in a low voice: "No!" The 'Seventh Master' only told me that when I came to this house, there would be something very special, and that was what I was looking for. ”

"You believe this kind of deceptive nonsense?" Yue Chen was disappointed for a while, and sighed: "It seems that it must have been a trip for nothing." You look for it first, I'll rest for a while, and when you can't find it, I'll help you find it. ”

"Okay, look at the book on the bed first, it's very similar to your ghost drawing, but I still don't feel the same. Also, don't be too relaxed, and keep an eye on what is going on around you. Zhong Zhen said, "If I have your Taoism, I can also find the sound of the surrounding three miles away." ”

Yue Chen said "um", which was an answer, and began to turn through the yellowed old book by the bright light, the corners of the book had been worn into a circle, but fortunately, the words and various runes inside were still intact. After reading ten pages, I felt tightness in my chest and a dull pain, and it was difficult to continue watching.

This question didn't matter, I saw Zhong Zhen squatting on the ground, motionless. secretly screamed in his heart: "Not good!" When Yue Chen got up, his internal organs suddenly fell, his waist was weak, his legs were crisp, and he fell directly on the wooden bed. Yue Chen was so anxious that he groped around on the bed for a while, only to touch something that he was working on, and quickly stood up crookedly. Suddenly, the sky was spinning, and the stars were falling to the ground. There was another wave of dizziness, and the left hand of the bed strained, but the thing in his hand was pulled out. Leaned over and slammed directly into the wall on the other side of the door.

Yue Chen hurriedly shouted: "Zhong Zhen, go quickly!" Zhong Zhen didn't react as if he had been hooked away. Yue Chen sighed inwardly, slowly raised his right hand, which was not very demanding, opened the Ruyi bag with his still controllable spiritual sense, and took out the Seven Evil Xuanmu. I wanted to be a kidnapper to see how Zhong Zhen was doing, but who knows, there was a burst of red heat from the Seven Evil Xuanmu in his hand, which dissipated part of the toxicity. Yue Chen suddenly felt that his god was clear, and hurriedly used Xuanmu as a crutch to come behind Zhong Zhen. Afterwards, Yue Chen didn't make any movement, and he was in a daze.

On the cover of a wooden box in front of the two, there was a human face, the face was ruddy and translucent, the eyebrows and beard were all white, and it was still a smiling face, as if it was talking to someone.

"Bang!"

Yue Chen couldn't hold it anymore and fell to the ground. Zhong Zhen was also frightened by this sound, looked at Yue Chen who was lying on the ground, and hurriedly called, "What's wrong with you?"

"I'm poisoned! The book is poisonous, you go quickly, take my Ruyi bag away, and hand it over to my companion!" As he spoke, Yue Chen smiled slightly, and with the remaining trace of spiritual energy, he put the Seven Evil Xuanmu back again. At the same time, there is also an extra talisman in his hand.

Suddenly, there was a humming sound from the front room. Zhong Zhen shouted softly, "Someone", he couldn't care about any face, and he couldn't care about that very important thing, so he picked up Yue Chen and ran. A person with a hundred training realms and a seventeen-year-old boy on his back should still have some weight, but Zhong Zhen's speed is not slow at all. Perhaps, survival is a matter of human instinct.

"Don't go into the city, run into the mountains!" Yue Chen said in a weak voice. Zhong Zhen was stunned and asked, "Why?" Yue Chen replied, "It's the same as yours!"

"Are you saying that it's easier to deal with one than two?" Zhong Zhen said, but he didn't dare to slack off at all, and ran towards the mountain with a brisk walk. He continued: "Don't fall asleep, because if you do, you'll never wake up. He scolded again: "Which dead ghost and old liar has been skinned by others, and he is often vain and full of nonsense." ”

When people flee for their lives, no one can say how much inner potential they can stimulate. However, Zhong Zhen carried a young man who was one year older than himself on his back, and ran from the hour to the next hour, and he didn't seem to feel tired. When Zhong Zhen heard the sound of the waterfall, he said, "We have arrived at the Valley of the Gods!"

A slightly old and heavy voice replied: "I can run crazy all night, and I am quite capable." Zhong Zhen stood up violently and asked, "Who?"

"It's me!" a person behind him replied coldly: "It's already cheap for you two to live one more night." ”

Zhong Zhen looked back and saw that it was a tall masked man, with a spirit sword in his hand that shone with a cold light of blade. The masked man said, "You kill the person on your back for me, and the Hyun Jing in his wishful bag will be yours." ”

"Why don't you kill yourself? If I kill him, will you let me go?" After Zhong Zhen calmed down a little, the moment he put Yue Chen on the ground, he realized that Yue Chen's body was very light, as light as a feather, and said in his heart: "No wonder I can run so far with a person on my back." ”

The masked man laughed proudly, and said, "It's all death, do you still want to choose a way to die?" Just like the things in the haunted house, that human face was supposed to be a great gift for you, and the poison smeared on the pages of the book was just in case. It's just that I didn't expect it, but it was crooked. ”

Zhong Zhen snorted coldly and scolded: "Despicable villain, shameless person, inferior." If you have the ability, you will fight head-on with others, why bother to do the dirty methods of dogs and rats, and secretly use poisonous hands. ”

The masked man said: "My original purpose was only to get rid of him." As for people like you, I'm afraid of dirtying my sword, but now that I'm in such a posture, I can only give you a ride. As he spoke, the masked man took a few steps forward.

Yue Chen beat his spirit and said in a low voice: "Since you know my identity, you also want to kill the killer?"

Zhong Zhen roared angrily: "Old thief, it turned out to be you!"

The masked man said: "It is worthy of being the cultivation of the Nine Layers of the Qing Realm, and if you are poisoned by me, you can still survive until now." However, while you are sober, you might as well let you die to understand. I've already received a secret order to get rid of you as soon as possible. You are indeed a talent, and you can deduce from the situation of your own poisoning that none of the elixirs you bring are to restrain this poison. Moreover, I might as well tell you again, none of the nine people in your vein want to get out of Fenglin Continent alive. Haha......! Someone has already set up a cemetery for you, just waiting for you to come. ”

Yue Chen snorted lightly and said, "Senior Brother Ouyang has already found out the clue, didn't you notice that he has been following you?" The masked man's pupils shrank, and he couldn't help but turn around to look, and at this moment, Yue Chen let out a heart-rending scream, and a talisman slammed into the masked man. With a loud bang, the masked man was knocked out of the air, spurting blood from his mouth, and exclaimed: "Blood?"

"Brother Zhong, I'm too deeply poisoned, firstly, I don't have any antidote on my body, and secondly, I can't kill anyone. If he goes and returns, you and I will die. You brought my wishful bag, run for your life. Yue Chen knelt on the ground and said intermittently: "I don't have the strength to untie the Ruyi bag, you can untie it yourself! After speaking, Yue Chen's body was like a snake body, slowly stretching out.

Zhong Zhen looked at the gradually cold body next to him, with a resolute light in his eyes, decisively took off the ruyi bag, and walked quickly down the mountain. The tears on his cheeks couldn't stop flowing, and he said in his heart: "I shed tears for such a stranger? After walking for a short time, when Zhong Zhen was looking for a foothold, a strange sound suddenly came from Yue Chen's body, as if it was caused by the mutual impact of magnets, and Zhong Zhen's arm was numb.

Zhong Zhen's face changed greatly, he was optimistic about a big bluestone, took three steps and did two steps, ran to the big bluestone, and laid Yue Chen flat. As soon as he let go, a strange force came from the big bluestone, bounced Zhong Zhen a few feet away. Thanks to the fact that he hit the water of the waterfall, he was not injured. From this point on, Zhong Zhen could no longer get close to Da Qingshi for half a step.

He was surprised to find that a thin layer of down began to grow on Yue Chen's body, flashing with purple light. And this kind of feather is very similar to the feathers that a bird has just grown, if you want to say that it is different, it is that it feels that the feathers on Yue Chen's body are a little shorter than that of a bird. After this kind of down elephant lasted for a moment, it quietly disappeared, and Yue Chen was still a normal person, lying quietly on the big bluestone.

On the first day, Zhong Zhen didn't even dare to blink his eyes, staring at Yue Chen's "corpse". It wasn't until the seventh appearance that Zhong Zhen was sure that it was not down, but an aura illusion. What's even more strange is that whenever this illusion appears, Yue Chen's wishful bag will shine brightly. He didn't know what had happened to this strange "friend", and he couldn't get close, nor did he leave. I can only pick a hiding place, quietly pay attention to the "corpse" in front of me, and look at it for three days.

On the night of the third day, Zhong Zhen could also be sure of one thing, this strange phenomenon on Yue Chen's body would happen seven times a day, but the time and time interval were irregular. Then, the tense nerves began to relax, and he faintly felt that a miracle would happen. At this time, a thought jumped into my mind, "The day before yesterday, I deceived which masked person, he should be the same person who was also masked when I met my father, so what is his relationship with this 'friend'? What does the phrase 'friend' mean, 'You know my identity'? Who are the nine people in the same vein?" After thinking about it, he shook his head and said: "However, listening to the tone of which masked man, he should know this friend." Am I feeling wrong?"

Thinking about this, the body relaxes slightly. Suddenly, a light breeze blew on the face, refreshing and pleasant, and a burst of sleepiness was born, and I could no longer hold on, so I leaned on the stone and slept.

In the Feituo Gorge, the clouds are shrouded in fog, and the smoke and rain lock the screen. The waterfall hidden between the mountains rushes down, lapping the rocks and splashing the water. The sound of surging water resounded in the sky. Legend has it that no one has ever been able to find the source of this waterfall, and anyone can see only one of them. For a long time, this place has been worshiped as a sacred place by the people of Fenglinzhou. If you are not familiar with the situation in this valley, it is very easy to get lost. For tens of thousands of years, countless monks have been trapped and killed in the valley. Gradually, the depths of this canyon became one of the forbidden places in Jiuzhou.

On this day, it was noon, and the sun hung in the sky, and the sunlight shining on the waterfall formed a wonderful mirage of clouds and clouds. At the foot of the waterfall, a young man is leaning against a stone and sleeping, occasionally waving his fists and scolding, as if he is fighting with people again in a dream. It should be an innocent age, but it has been carved with many traces by the ruthless years, and the youthful heroism revealed between the eyebrows also has a trace of compassion. The young man slowly opened his eyes, rubbed his sleepy eyes, stretched his waist and snorted, looking very enjoyable.

A man not far away asked, "Are you awake?"

Zhong Zhen jumped up violently, grabbed a stone with his hand, he didn't follow the sound for the first time, but looked at the big bluestone not far away, and then looked at the sound in disbelief. The person sitting not far away was a strange "friend" of his, who was eating wild fruits while enjoying the beautiful scenery in the mountains. There are also dozens of wild fruits of different sizes and shapes placed next to it.

"When did you wake up?" Zhong Zhen asked, relaxed his tense nerves, stepped forward quickly, sat down side by side, picked up a fruit and nibbled on it, and asked, "Who are you, what is your name, why would someone of yours chase you?"

"My name is Yue Chen! As for the reason why others want to hunt me down, it may be similar to your situation. Specifically, I am even more confused. Come to think of it, who should not be in the same door as me, but it must be related to my same family. ”

Zhong Zhen didn't seem to be interested in this matter, but changed his words and asked, "Brother Yue, I want to know, are you a human or a ghost?"

"Huh?" Yue Chen was also stunned, and said, "I'm obviously a big living person, why do you ask like that?"

"That's not right! You're definitely not a normal person!" Zhong Zhen threw away the fruit heart in his hand and said, "I carried you out of the haunted house, because I was in too much of a hurry and didn't find anything." But I don't even feel your presence from the masked man you scared away, and I bring you here again. Even now, even though you sit next to me, I don't feel your human breath. How do you say that? You're like an illusion. And, after you were poisoned, a strange phenomenon happened to you. So, I recounted the scenes in detail.

Yue Chen glanced at Zhong Zhen and said, "I don't know either! When I know, I will definitely tell you." After a pause, he said: "Now, the two of us are even, and neither of us owes anyone favors, right?"

Zhong Zhen said: "Yes! Moreover, three days ago, I almost left with your Ruyi bag. You don't blame me for this, do you?"

"How dare you say thank you for saving your life! Only Yongquan wants to repay it, and maybe it can't be reached, so what's the reason why is it strange or not? Yue Chen said: "Today, I will leave here and rush to Xiangsha City overnight to find my senior brother." You know that it concerns my eight senior brothers, and I must remind them as soon as possible. Brother Zhong, what are you going to do, where are you going?"

Zhong Zhen said without thinking: "I will follow you." Without your protection, someone wouldn't let me leave Fenglin Continent alive. For me, you're the only talisman at the moment. The haunted house of the old liar of the 'Seventh Master' will definitely be burned down, and I am afraid that nothing will never be found again. Wait until I get out of Fenglin Continent with you, and then make other plans. As he spoke, he suddenly stopped and asked, "Brother Yue, when did you wake up?"

"Last night was ugly! When I woke up, I saw you sleeping soundly, and I didn't wake up until noon. ”

"That was terrible! I only remember that I fell asleep on the third night I brought you. If it's only one night, it's the fourth day, and if not, don't you know how long it was?"

Yue Chen said: "It's simple! Let's go back to Luocheng first, and we'll know." As he spoke, putting the fruit on the bluestone into the Ruyi bag, Zhong Zhen took the opportunity to glance at Yue Chen's Ruyi bag, and said softly: "You and your senior brother are really too cunning, and you have several Ruyi bags." ”

Yue Chen laughed and said, "Don't say it, he really taught me!" The two washed up for a while, looked at the waterfall nostalgically, and turned around and walked towards the mountain road.