The night was deep, and the official road from Meicheng to Tangyin Mountain was a darkness that could not be seen. In the grass by the roadside, crickets chirped all night in the bleak autumn wind, as if they wanted to grasp the few lives they had left, leaving a trace of the past in this heaven and earth.

Suddenly, the insects around them seemed to feel something, and they all stopped chirping, and the surroundings fell into a deathly silence. Then, a little fluorescent flickering appeared in the distance, as if it was slowly approaching in this direction. As the light became clearer, a hurried sound of horses' hooves sounded, and in a cloud of white light, three fast windmills swept by. The person in front of him held a sword in one hand, and the sword body emitted bursts of white light, illuminating the path in front of several of them, and this group of people was Jiang Jianqiu, Ling Shengxue, and Yue Mingxin.

While galloping on the horse, Jiang Jianqiu looked back at Yue Mingxin and said loudly: "Yue girl, not far ahead should be the foot of Tangyin Mountain, at this time, it is just past midnight, you have injuries on your body, we should rest at the foot of the mountain, and wait for dawn to set off into the mountain?"

The oncoming strong wind blew Yue Mingxin a little unable to open her eyes, she squinted her eyes slightly and said loudly: "Brother Jiang, my injury is not in the way, in case there are many dreams at night, let's go directly into the mountain!"

Jiang Jianqiu frowned and shouted loudly: "Miss Yue, I know that you have those children in mind, but the trip to Tangyin Mountain is not extraordinary, you must not rush in, we had better be prepared." ”

Yue Mingxin wanted to say something, but in the end, she couldn't help but say nothing, lowered her head and continued to ride her horse to follow Jiang Jianqiu.

At this time, Ling Shengxue on the side said: "Senior brother, according to what Miss Yue said, we will go directly into the mountain, about a day's journey can pass through the periphery of Tangyin Mountain, and arrive at the edge of the hinterland of Tangyin Mountain just before dark tomorrow, and it will not be too late to rest at that time." ”

Ling Shengxue had followed her father-in-law Ling Nanzi to Tangyin Mountain once last year, so she was more familiar with the topography of Tangyin Mountain. Jiang Jianqiu heard that what his junior sister said was also reasonable, so he no longer insisted on his opinion, and continued to hurry.

In the blink of an eye, several people have arrived at the foot of Tangyin Mountain, standing at the foot of the mountain, and they can feel the vastness and enormity of the entire Tangyin Mountain Range. In the gloomy and dark night, the huge mountain shadows continued to occupy the whole world.

Yue Mingxin couldn't help but praise heartily: "I have long heard that Tangyin Mountain is majestic and vast, and it is indeed extraordinary to see it today. ”

Jiang Jianqiu, who was on the side, smiled and said, "Yue Girl, you are from Fengming City, you don't know that this Tangyin Mountain is the largest mountain range in Tang Country. It is said that the name of the Tang country comes from this Tangyin Mountain, and some people say that Tangyin Mountain is the mountain of the town of Tangguo, so it is named after the soup. In short, this Tangyin Mountain occupies almost one-third of the land of Tang Country, and it is also one of the most famous mountains in the entire Central Continent. ”

At this time, Ling Shengxue, who had been silent, suddenly spoke: "I came to this Tangyin Mountain once with my stepfather last year, so I know a little about Tangyin Mountain. Because of the long-term exploration of the monks of various factions in the outer mountains of Tangyin Mountain, there are not many powerful demon beasts now, and they are not very dangerous. However, the Sanssouci Valley we are going to this time is in the hinterland of Tangyin Mountain, where there are basically few people entering, and the earth-level and heaven-level demon beasts are infested from time to time, even the real people of the Ziyuan Realm dare not set foot lightly. Therefore, this trip is extremely dangerous, and you must not take it lightly, Moon Girl. ”

Yue Mingxin looked at Ling Shengxue, with a hint of apology on her face, and said with a smile: "Miss Ling, this time I was too willful, and I also implicated you, whether it was strategy or facing the enemy, I was far inferior to you, and I had to rely on you a lot for the rest of the journey." ”

Ling Shengxue's expression was silent, as if she didn't feel anything about Yue Mingxin's compliment, and said lightly: "I vaguely remember the area where Sanssouci Valley is located. We sneaked into the valley to look for an opportunity to save people, and most of the worries did not expect that we would follow, and we should be at least 50% sure of success. ”

The three of them packed up their clothes, and Ling Shengxue checked the wound on Yue Mingxin's shoulder, and found that it was close to healing, and couldn't help but be secretly surprised. Although the speed at which a cultivator's body recovers much faster than that of ordinary people, the wound on his shoulder that was pierced can heal in just one day, which is a bit shocking.

Ling Shengxue secretly thought that it was probably because this eldest lady was carrying a strange treasure, or some kind of elixir, that she could recover so quickly. Fengming City has a long history, it is said that it has been inherited for nearly 10,000 years, such a huge sect, it is not strange for disciples to go out and walk with a few life-saving treasures.

Ling Shengxue looked at the huge package on Yue Mingxin's back, which was the guqin that Yue Mingxin used to play the qin music before. It's just that this guqin is so huge, Yue Mingxin carries it on his back, and it is a little cumbersome when he is facing the enemy.

"Miss Yue, we will walk through the forest in a while, your guqin is inevitably a little cumbersome, do you want to store the zài horses here first?" Jiang Jianqiu also found Yue Mingxin's huge package and asked.

Yue Mingxin shook his head and said: "No need, this guqin is a gift from the master, Mingxin doesn't dare to leave lightly, besides, I have learned the piano since I was a child, and this qin has long been used to it, and it is not in the way." ”

Jiang Jianqiu saw that Yue Mingxin insisted, so he didn't say much. Although he had injured two ribs in the previous battle with Forgotten Worries, fortunately he had rough skin and thick flesh, and he didn't take this flesh injury to heart. Seeing that they were ready, the three horses scattered on the clearing at the edge of the forest, and entered the boundless dark and dense forest in front of them.

Jiang Jianqiu lowered the sword light in his hand, and the faint light only illuminated the distance of about a zhang in front of him, so as not to cause some unnecessary trouble. The shadows of the trees in the woods were dense and unventilated, and the three of them walked all the way, but they didn't encounter any monsters and beasts. Perhaps in such a deep night, the monsters all curled up in their nests and fell asleep.

When the sky was bright, the three of them had gone deep into Tangyin Mountain for more than 20 miles, and the journey was quite safe. I don't know if it's due to the tension in my heart or if it's really cold, but as the mountain rises, the temperature around me drops.

Jiang Jianqiu, who was walking in front, was thinking crankily while hurrying, he himself knew that this operation was indeed too reckless, but he couldn't watch Yue Mingxin get into danger alone. That Yuemingxin is usually gentle and generous, but there seems to be a strange attraction between her gestures, which can make others naturally driven by her.

Jiang Jianqiu looked at Ling Shengxue, thinking that fortunately, there was still a resourceful junior sister, the two of them had grown up together since childhood, they were extremely familiar with each other, and they had experienced all kinds of dangers together many times, often relying on Ling Shengxue's smart head to get out of danger.

Since it can scare away the worries once, it should be no problem to do it again. Jiang Jianqiu was thinking wildly, and couldn't help but feel a little messy under his feet, and he tripped over the dead vines on the ground several times, although he didn't fall, he also stumbled in a series of ways.

Ling Shengxue felt a little strange in the back, how could she be tripped here with her senior brother's skills, she asked suspiciously, "Senior brother, is there any problem?"

Fortunately, the sky was still overcast now, and he couldn't see the flying red on Jiang Jianqiu's face, so he hurriedly chuckled and said, "It's nothing, it was involved in the wound just now, and the force was not smooth for a while." ”

At that moment, a long howl came from far away, and it was so sharp and long that the hearts of those who listened to it were furious, but they could not tell what it was.

Jiang Jianqiu frowned and said, "The sky is about to dawn, and the activities of the fierce beasts in this mountain will become more frequent, so we must be more careful." ”

At this moment, the sky was already white, and Jiang Jianqiu took the opportunity to put away the sword light. A few people took advantage of the dim light to shuttle through the dense forest.

Before I knew it, a mist began to fill the forest, and this mist came from nowhere. Although the sky gradually brightened, as the fog became thicker and thicker, the range of everyone's eyes became smaller and smaller. The three of them reluctantly walked forward for a while, and the fog around them was already viscous as substance. The milky white mist filled the entire world, and when you raised your eyes, you could barely see the land in front of you.

"Brother Jiang, there seems to be something wrong with this fog?" Yue Mingxin asked worriedly as she followed behind.

"Hmm...... Yes, this mist has wet my clothes, and the demon beasts of Tangyin Mountain have been staying in this fog all day long, I'm afraid that mushrooms will grow on their bodies. Jiang Jianqiu casually agreed. In fact, he had already discovered the strangeness of this fog, but when he found it, he was already in a deep fog, and his perceptual talent did not notice anything unusual around him, so he didn't want to cause everyone to be uneasy for the time being.

Ling Shengxue on the side said coldly: "Miss Yue, this fog only affects people's line of sight, and it has little impact on my senior brother. He has a talent for perception, and ordinary demon beasts can be detected by him out of sight. Even if he is blindfolded, he can still avoid the dangers in this forest. ”

Yue Mingxin suddenly realized, no wonder he walked dozens of miles in the forest with Jiang Jianqiu this night, and he didn't even encounter a demon beast, it turned out that Jiang Jianqiu had bypassed it in advance.

Yue Mingxin smiled and said, "I said that this road has been so calm, but thank you Brother Jiang for leading the way in front." ”

Jiang Jianqiu scratched his head and said with some embarrassment: "Perception talent is not an uncommon ability among monks, after all, it is just a skill used to escape for life, and it is not worth mentioning. ”

Although Jiang Jianqiu said it was an understatement, although there were actually many monks who could perceive spiritual power, it was rare for him to be as perceptive as him. However, Yue Mingxin had never seen a perceptual monk before, and she didn't have any idea whether Jiang Jianqiu's perceptual talent was different from others.

Suddenly, Jiang Jianqiu's steps forward, and the whole person stopped in place. Yue Mingxin and Ling Shengxue, who were following behind, also stopped one after another when they saw this, and Ling Shengxue opened his mouth and asked, "Senior brother, is there any situation?"

Jiang Jianqiu frowned and said, "There are monsters around you, although they are not strong, but there are quite a few of them. And the feeling of this demonic power seems to be a ghost or something. ”

Ling Shengxue frowned and said, "Ghost thing, isn't this Tangyin Mountain the territory of the demon clan, how can there be ghost things, how can the demon clan get involved with ghost things." ”

The ghost of the dead is also an outlier that has existed since ancient times in the land of Middle-earth. After death, the three souls and seven spirits should return to reincarnation, but there are always accidents that lead some souls to be blocked outside of reincarnation, and if these mutilated souls are still attached to the body of the deceased, they are most likely turned into walking corpses, and if there is no body to cling to, they become dead souls wandering around. Some monks with high mana also have extremely strong souls, and after death, the mutilated souls turn into ghosts, and they will also have some mana.

It is said that in ancient times, there was a group of ghost cultivators who specialized in ghost path exercises, and used various methods to make powerful monsters or monks into ghost objects, so that they could still maintain most of their supernatural powers after death. The ghosts made by this method are particularly ferocious, but this method is too vicious and rarely circulated, so this kind of legendary ghost and demon has not been seen in the world for many years.

Jiang Jianqiu's brows furrowed slightly, and he said, "There are not many of them, but they are all around, and it feels like they suddenly came out of the ground." And it's still counting......"

Ling Shengxue couldn't help frowning when she heard this, it was enough to use spells such as fireballs to deal with ordinary ghosts, but if there were many ghosts, it would be more troublesome. Ghosts are dead, and swords and the like often do no fatal damage to them. If you are really surrounded by a large group of ghosts, you will inevitably have a fierce battle, and if you are entangled with ghosts here, you will waste precious time.

Suddenly, there was a scream from ahead, sounding like the voice of a little girl. Yue Mingxin's face changed, and she exclaimed: "Why does this voice sound a little like Ling'er's? How can there be a child's voice in this deep mountain, could it be those children who have been robbed by Forget Worries?"

Jiang Jianqiu said in a deep voice: "There is indeed the breath of a living person over there, let's go over and take a look!"

Yue Mingxin and Ling Shengxue followed behind Jiang Jianqiu, and as they got closer, they could gradually hear the voice in front of them, and the little girl's voice sounded again: "Ahhhh The little girl's voice sounded again, and it seemed very urgent: "Don't draw your sword again! These ghosts suddenly appeared when you pulled out this broken sword, and you will be killed today!"

Yue Mingxin listened to the more and more shocked in her heart, it turned out to be Ling'er's voice! Last night, she left Meicheng and rushed here without stopping, how could she still appear in front of her? In a panic, she couldn't help but be a little anxious, and rushed forward at an accelerated pace, Jiang Jianqiu hurriedly stretched out her hand to grab her, and said, "Miss Yue, wait a minute, I'll go and see what is going on first!"

Yueming was anxious and shouted: "Ling'er, is Ling'er you?" After a short silence in the depths of the fog, Ling'er's voice sounded happily: "Sister, come and save us, I'm going to be killed by this unlucky nerd!"

There was a loud "boom", and someone seemed to have ignited a huge flame in the depths of the dense fog, and the crimson flame flashed away. Just when Yuemingxin was a little stunned by this loud noise, there was a thick fog in front of him, and a huge fireball flew straight in! This fireball was the size of a basin, and the center of the ball was dark red. As the fireball swept across the side of Yuemingxin's face, she could even feel the scorching heat.

The fireball was like a meteor crossing the side of Yueming's heart, and then there was a loud "bang", accompanied by Jiang Jianqiu's scream, and gradually moved away. Yuemingxin hurriedly looked back and found that her side was empty, and there were a large number of sparks floating in the air, but Jiang Jianqiu, who was standing beside her before, was nowhere to be seen at the moment!