"How's it going, are you feeling better?" asked Aoba, crouching down and looking at Maki Uesugi who was sitting under the tree gasping for breath.

"It's okay, it feels so much better. Uesugi Maki nodded and said.

"Sister Maki, you don't have a fear of heights, do you?" Aoba continued to look at Uesugi Maki and said suddenly.

"Found? yes, as soon as I stand on a high place, I can't stand it. Uesugi Maki probably felt a little embarrassed to admit this in front of his younger brother, so he said with a blushing face.

"Then Sister Maki, you can rest first, I'll go see what is written on that wooden board first. After Aoba finished speaking to Maki Uesugi, he stood up and walked towards the plank.

"Brother Aoba, be careful. Uesugi Maki couldn't help but ask.

"It's okay, don't worry!" Aoba waved behind him and came to the plank.

"Wait, I'm with you. However, Uesugi Maki didn't know whether he was worried about Aoba or if he would be scared alone, so he immediately stood up and chose to follow Aoba without leaving an inch.

Aoba looked back at Maki Uesugi and smiled without saying anything, so the two came to the board and saw what was written on the board.

"Welcome to the Land of Trials, where legends move forward and life and death are unrepentant. Ordinary backwards, spend the rest of your life in peace. ”

"It's that if you want to be a legend, you have to keep going, but you have to risk your life. And if you choose to retreat, can you spend the rest of your life in peace?" Aoba said half-muttering to himself and half-speaking to Maki Uesugi.

"Shall we go back then?" Uesugi hesitated.

"Sister Zhenxi, in fact, when you got Shikishen, you were already destined to be extraordinary. Aoba said with a smile on his face as he looked at Uesugi Maki.

"yes, I can't be ordinary anymore. Uesugi Maki was stunned, and then said half-self-deprecatingly.

"Does Maki-san regret it?" Aoba said to Maki Uesugi beside him, turning his head to look at the stone steps in front of him.

"Regrets? No, I won't regret it, rather than live a safe but numb life like before. I choose to move forward. Uesugi Maki's eyes gradually became solemn and said.

"Alright, let's go! Let's see what it's like to be a legend. Aoba said as he stepped forward.

And Maki Uesugi, who has recovered from his fear of heights, also closely followed Aoba.

"Brother Aoba. Uesugi Maki suddenly called Aoba Road.

"What's wrong? Maki-san?" Aoba wondered.

"The next time I cross this rope bridge, I'll walk on my own. Uesugi said with courage.

"Okay, come on. Aoba replied loudly.

In this way, the two of them walked forward along the path of the world, going down the mountain for a while and up the mountain for a while, as if there was no end.

Gradually, Maki Uesugi, who has a problem with his own physical strength. Even with Aoba's help, I'm already tired.

"Brother Aoba, haven't you arrived yet?" asked Uesugi Maki with a big mouthful of clothes.

"If nothing else, we're stuck. Aoba said as he looked around at the scenery that seemed to have been repeated many times.

Although the scenery in the forest is the same, Aoba can still tell which part of the environment and which tree he has already seen.

"Trapped, what's going on?" asked Uesugi as she gasped and leaned against a tree, taking the opportunity to rest.

"This is a formation that specializes in trapping people, I really didn't expect to see such a formation in this era. Aoba shook his head and said.

"Then what are we going to do?" said Uesugi Maki a little nervously.

"Let's go, I've found the exit, we're going to get out. But I'm afraid there is still a small test before going out. Aoba said and looked in a certain direction.

"Is the test the test of the land of trial?" Uesugi suddenly became nervous.

"No, no, the test in the Land of Trials can't be of this level, this should be regarded as an appetizer before the official test! Aoba was also by Maki Uesugi's side, with his back against the tree. He said as if he was taking a break.

"Okay, take a break. Uesugi Maki didn't say anything politely, but sat down with a butt and gasped for air. Apparently really tired.

"Come, drink some water. As he spoke, Aoba took out a bottle of water from the Qiankun bag and handed it to Uesugi Maki.

"Thank you. Uesugi thanked him and took the water and drank it.

"Brother Aoba, you can drink some too. Maki Uesugi, who had poured half a bottle of water, handed the water to Aoba again. I didn't care at all that it was the water I had just drunk.

"Thank you. Aoba also thanked him, took the water bottle and drank it in a big gulp, also not caring that it was Uesugi Maki who had just drunk it.

As for what indirect kissing or something, Uesugi Maki is not a child anymore, and she won't be shaken by this at all, not to mention that she is so tired that she feels like she is dying, where is there still time to think about it, and Aoba will not waver.

In this way, the two of them drank water, rested for a while, and then got up and continued to set off.

It was still Aoba walking in front, and Maki Uesugi walking closely behind Aoba.

And this time, Aoba, who was in charge of leading the way, did not continue to walk down the stone steps as just now, but began to walk back with Maki Uesugi.

"Brother Aoba, why are we going back?" said Uesugi Maki, puzzled.

"It's easy, because that's the right direction. Aoba shrugged.

"Is this the right direction, but this is the way we came?"

"Our senses are blinded, or deceived by this forest of change. Aoba continued to explain.

"I don't understand. Uesugi Maki said she was confused.

So the next moment, a fork in the road appeared in front of the two people who were walking, and two roads separated from the left and the right appeared in front of the two of them.

"What's going on? Isn't that the direction we came from? When we just walked by, there was no fork in the road at all?" Uesugi Maki's eyes widened in surprise.

"So, this is the right direction, come with me!" Aoba said, taking Uesugi Maki's hand, identifying one of the directions of the fork in the road, and walking forward.

The two of them continued to walk, and a moment later there was another fork in the road in front of them, and this time it was three forks.

Aoba didn't say a word. With Uesugi Maki, he embarked on a fork in the road.

Then the two also encountered several forks in the road, all of which were chosen by Aoba, and the two walked on without stopping.

Until there was no fork in the road in front of the two of them, and at the same time, a plain and the shadows of various buildings on the plain could be seen in the distance.

This time it seemed to be the end, and as the buildings in the distance got closer and closer, Maki Uesugi's face became more and more relaxed.

Who knew that at this moment, Aoba stopped Uesugi Maki's footsteps.

"What's wrong? Brother Aoba?" Uesugi said, puzzled.

"Be careful, our little test is coming. Aoba said calmly.

So the next moment, the forest around the two seemed to be suddenly dark, and the whole atmosphere became gloomy.

At the same time, there were strange screams. It kept ringing around the two of them, and the two of them seemed to be surrounded by something.

"What's going on?" Uesugi immediately clenched Aoba's arm nervously.

"This is the little test I said, Sister Maki, you should release the golden fox. Aoba reminded Uesugi Maki as he took out his bamboo tube containing the spirit fox.

And at the same time, those strange screams also showed their true colors, but it was a dozen fierce wolves that grinned and looked at them, surrounding the two.

"Is this the little test you are talking about?" Uesugi Maki said as he looked at the dozen or so wolves surrounding him, glaring at Aoba with a panicked face.

"Of course, this is a small test. Then the rest is up to you, I'll defend the front. Aoba said with a relaxed shrug of his shoulders.

Immediately before Uesugi Maki could answer, he had already released the spirit fox in the bamboo tube.

So Uesugi Maki also hurriedly released the golden fox.

The appearance of the golden fox and the spirit fox seemed to scare the dozen or so wolves.

But in the face of the golden fox and the spirit fox's seemingly slender bodies. A dozen wolves immediately became unconcerned, and even narrowed the encirclement, hoping to use this oppression to make the prey lose the will to resist, so as to win more easily.

Such actions of the wolves. Although it had no effect on Aoba, it scared Maki Uesugi by surprise.

It's just that compared to the frightened Uesugi Maki, the golden fox who is the god of Uesugi Maki. But he was excited.

I don't know how many years I haven't fought the golden fox, and he is an extremely aggressive character, at least compared to the steady spirit fox, the golden fox is much more impulsive.

So before Uesugi Maki gave any order, the golden fox had already started.

I saw that the golden fox's original golden body instantly shone with a golden halo all over his body, and then the golden fox rushed towards the wolves that Uesugi Maki was facing.

The golden fox first aimed at the largest of them, but when the wolf watched the golden fox rush over and opened his mouth to come towards the golden fox viciously, the golden fox was completely indifferent.

So the next moment the wolf called the golden fox to bite into its mouth.

But before Maki Uesugi, who was watching this scene, screamed, the golden halo on the golden fox's body, like a layer of flames, spread towards the wolf's whole body along the tongue of the wolf's contact with the golden fox.

Immediately, the wolf, who was still biting the golden fox, let out a miserable scream and fell backwards, but the golden halo was like a ghostly flame, and it instantly ignited the whole wolf along the wolf's mouth.

In just a moment, the screaming wolf lost its voice, and at the same time, the entire wolf body turned into pieces of pitch black and disappeared.

"Ah, what's going on?" Uesugi Maki was amazed as she witnessed a wolf turn into pitch-black shards.

"It's normal, it's just a small test, or do you really think that you can still find such wolves in the mountains in this era?" Aoba explained with a smile.

"And what are these wolves?" Maki Uesugi wondered.

"They're another form of Shikigami, except they're part of this formation, not controlled by someone. Aoba explained.

And just as Aoba explained the origin of these wolves to Maki Uesugi, the group began to attack.

Obviously, what happened to a wolf just now still couldn't deter the wolves, but instead provoked the ferocity of the wolves.

Suddenly, as if they were hunting prey on the prairie, the wolves rushed towards Aoba and Uesugi Maki one by one.

It's just that with the protection of the golden fox and the spirit fox, the wolves have nothing to do with Aoba and Uesugi Maki.

The Golden Fox and the Spirit Fox didn't even use other means, but just covered their bodies with a golden halo, and as long as they came into contact with wolves in this state, those wolves were like flammable materials ignited by flames, and they were burned in an instant.

In this way, the number of wolves decreased rapidly, and Maki Uesugi, who was scared at first, finally let go of his worries after seeing his golden fox so powerful.

"Come on, little golden fox, little golden fox is so powerful. Uesugi Maki, who was no longer worried, even began to cheer for his Shikigami.

Seeing that Uesugi Maki was there screaming like a child who had gotten a fun toy, Aoba could only shrug his shoulders and say that he had nothing to say.

However, as the god of Uesugi Maki, the golden fox is obviously very satisfied with his master's praise of his behavior, and the raised head shows that the golden fox is in a good mood now.

At this moment, the golden fox even has an increased favorability towards Uesugi Maki as his master, and for the first time he feels that being Uesugi Maki's Shikimi is actually a good thing.

In this way, under the cheering of Uesugi Maki, the golden fox is like eating gunpowder and fighting bravely, at first the spirit fox also cleaned up a few wolves, but then under the attack of the golden fox, almost most of the wolves were cleaned up by the golden fox, and finally the spirit fox simply stopped shooting, just floated around Aoba and watched quietly, anyway, compared to the good activity of the golden fox, the spirit fox is more quiet, so it can be so hands-on, the spirit fox is not dissatisfied.

In this way, with the efforts of the golden fox, more than a dozen wolves finally turned into pitch-black pieces and disappeared.

And just after a dozen wolves disappeared, the gloom around disappeared in an instant, and the forest that originally seemed a little gloomy also returned to its normal appearance, and even the plain, which seemed to be some distance away, and the buildings on it, suddenly appeared in front of me, and only a few steps ahead, you can walk out of the forest and see the group of buildings.

Aoba and Maki Uesugi finally made it to the Land of Trials.

It's just that at this moment, only Aoba has discovered this, and Uesugi Maki's attention is all on his Shikigami and he doesn't notice the changes around him at all. (To be continued.) )