The dark night in the desert comes quickly, because the earth is still full of light when the sun is on the horizon. And as long as it descends an inch, swallowed up by the sand dunes, the last of its brilliance is swallowed up, and the darkness is immediately enveloped.

The faint moonlight reflected a silver glow on the sunny side of the dunes, and with the eyes of everyone present, they could barely see in such light.

"We have been in the void for five hours, and it is already morning, and it seems that we cannot expect to return to the palace on time. Father-in-law, you have to prepare your speech again. Emperor Longping smiled bitterly and sighed, Gonggong An and Baozhu had already helped him find a chair for him to sit comfortably.

Sima Zhen and the others also quieted down, and they stood on the four sides of the village, as if waiting for something.

Ye Xingyuan looked up at the starry sky, and he had been thinking deeply. Zhu Ning'er admonished in a low voice: "This prophecy is very strange, as far as I can see, it is an opportunity for a major event, and my uncle must not ignore it." ”

Now that there are so many high-ranking people present, Zhu Ning'er finally did not call "lord" again, but returned to the "uncle" when they first met. Ye Xingyuan also felt a lot more cordial, but she didn't leave the "big thing" in three sentences, which made people helpless after all.

He sighed: "If there is a chance, we naturally want to know the future, and we can also prepare early." It's just that the mystery of the prophecy is unspeakable, and we may not be able to know it in advance, and even if we know it, we may not have any chance of changing it. ”

The prophecy is determined by the general trend, and there is its inevitability under the torrent of history. For example, the overthrow of the previous dynasty and the rise of the current dynasty, many people of insight knew in advance, but it was difficult to turn things around even if they tried their best, and finally responded to the prophecy.

Now Sima Zhen is like a demon and wants to solve the mystery of the prophecy, and even does not hesitate to invite the four murderers from all directions to come here, in Ye Xingyuan's opinion, this is also a foolish behavior.

"Coo" suddenly heard a sound like a toad chirping in the open space, the tone dragged on for an extremely long time, and the strange tone made people's hearts hairy. Emperor Longping was startled and stood up. As far as the eye can see, the dark horizon is empty.

Sima Zhen hurriedly explained: "Don't be surprised, master, this is a change in cold and warm, and there is a night wind blowing the sand dunes, and the sound of sand layer rubbing. ”

He is well-informed, and he does not know how much homework he has done over the years, so he knows so much about such small details.

The beggar laughed and said, "Those who are not used to staying in the north are afraid that it will be difficult to understand this, and it is no wonder that they are afraid." It's the old beggar me, who sometimes lives alone in the suburbs. You will also be awakened by this sound. ”

"That's not right!" Ye Xingyuan's ears and eyes were keen, and he frowned: "This voice is not only coming from the sand dunes, but also some of it is coming from the ground, everyone be careful!"

Before he finished speaking, he saw the sand in front of the demon beggar crack, and a black shadow burst out, and the blade in his hand flashed with cold light, sweeping towards his waist. The beggar was caught off guard and hurriedly bowed back. But he was still surrounded by the knife light, and a big hole was split in his waist and abdomen, and blood splashed!

The beggar screamed, and kicked the black shadow that attacked him with a fierce kick. With the help of the force, he slid back, constantly pulling out the charm from his bosom. The golden light flashed all over his body, and he used his magical power to save his life.

"What's it?" the rest of the people were shocked, and Baozhu reacted the fastest. Quickly blocked in front of Emperor Longping, pushed flat with one palm, and a golden dragon spun out in his palm. Wrap the dark shadow around.

With a thud, the tall black shadow cracked under his powerful palm, shattering into a pile of bones. All that was left was a huge bone knife, four feet long, slanted diagonally into the sand.

Everyone couldn't praise Baozhu's ability, and surrounded him, Sima Xu's face turned pale, and he muttered: "The second giant, the rotten bones are turned into, is this the Yin Soldier of the Underworld?"

Ye Xingyuan could clearly see from the side, the monster that raised a knife to hurt people just now was a tall black skeleton. Before it was shattered by the pillar, it had no flesh and blood, just a skeleton, and its limbs waved strangely, which made people shudder.

Mr. Zong Shan exclaimed: "This is absolutely impossible, Yin and Yang are separated, how can Yin soldiers enter the Yang world?"

The demon beggar gasped, covered his abdomen and slowly stepped forward, without the slightest blood on his face, and said with a wry smile: "Whether it is impossible or not, the old beggar almost lost his life under this thing, if it weren't for the ghost weapon of the underworld, what could easily hurt me?"

These prophecies are chattering with everyone, although their own magical powers may not be very clever, but there are always all kinds of strange self-protection techniques. But the blow just now passed through the demon beggar's defense like a devastating one, making him almost cut in two pieces, if it weren't for the formless and qualitative underworld ghost weapon, there would be no other explanation.

Although the wound on the beggar's waist and abdomen was healed, it was still dark black, and there were traces of decay, which could not be faked.

Baozhu's face was solemn, and he protected Emperor Longping even tighter. Mr. Zongshan stepped forward to check the demon beggar's injury, his face changed three times in a row, and he exhaled for a long time before he exhaled: "It is indeed an injury caused by a ghost weapon, and I can't imagine that it can also cause real injuries in the virtual image." ”

Everyone looked at each other in horror, and they had thought that they would not suffer any harm in the virtual image, but now the situation had reversed their perception. Even the demon beggar, one of the four murderers, has suffered a big loss, how can the safety of the rest be guaranteed?

Ye Xingyuan immediately said: "Sima Taishi, the situation has changed at this moment, I don't know the good luck, I will remove the virtual image and withdraw from the illusion realm, so as not to be in danger again!"

Ye Xingyuan is very self-aware, his ability is definitely far inferior to that of a demon beggar, if he received the knife just now, he is only afraid that there will be more evil and less auspicious. On this trip to interpret the prophecy, he is the most indifferent one, mainly to brush up his favorability in front of the emperor.

If he doesn't retreat now, Emperor Longping may be attacked, even if he is able to defend the pillar, he will still be unable to defend against it after all.

Father-in-law An also hurriedly said: "Master, let's leave quickly, this ghost thing is very weird." ”

Except for Dongchang Fanzi, the magic power of the eunuch is not brave and ruthless. Gonggong An can be said to be powerless in the face of this kind of monster, and when he saw the demon beggar's waist and abdomen wounds, he was already frightened.

Sima Xu's face hesitated, he knew that it had reached the most critical moment, as long as he could hold on for a while, he might be able to find the key to deciphering the prophecy. But the emperor's safety was also something he had to consider, so he could only endure the pain and said: "In this case, we will prepare for another day."

"Wait!" Mr. Zong Shan shouted sharply, "Sima Xu, if it was really an underworld Yin soldier just now, it would be a great deal. The Yin soldiers entered the world and overturned the world, as the Taishi Ling of the Celestial Dynasty, are you actually afraid of death and ignore this catastrophe?"

What giants, demons and barbarians are messing with, and even the appearance of the Sun-Swallowing Mastiff, this is not as terrifying as the invasion of the underworld.

Since ancient times, the world of Xuanyuan has been divided into three realms. The Light Spirit is located above, called the "Heavenly Realm", which is the place of the heavenly court, where the gods belong, and is vast, controlling the hub and lifeblood of this world. And the turbidity is the place where the dead gather, and they do not know where they are, but they know that they are filthy and dark, and they do not see the light of day, and they are called "the underworld", which is also commonly known as "the underworld".

The human world is between the heavenly realm and the underworld, and mortals thrive and flourish. Originally, the three worlds of heaven, the underworld, and the human world were connected by entrances and exits, and those who ascended to the heavens were called "heavenly ladders", and those who entered the underworld were called "yellow springs".

The human world is completely ruled by the heavenly realm, and it is often harassed by the dead, and all kinds of demons are committed in the world, and the world is miserable.

Fortunately, the saint came to the world, intercepted the heavenly machine, and finally the Jedi Tiantong blocked the passages of the Three Realms one by one, which led to the independence of the human world. Since then, although the human world is still nominally ruled by the Heavenly Court, the gods of the Heavenly Court cannot easily descend to the present world, and the human emperor carries the mandate of Heaven, but he also has an independent consciousness and has relative independence.

And the underworld is firmly blocked, and there is no day to turn over, and from then on it will only become the starting point of reincarnation and the resting place of the dead, and it is difficult to have any impact on the present life.

But if the Yin Soldiers of the Underworld escaped, does this mean that the seal of the Three Realms has changed again?

Hearing Mr. Zongshan's words, even Emperor Longping began to hesitate. He is the emperor of today, although he is lazy by nature, he still has a slight sense of responsibility after all. Then he frowned and said: "Ye Gongzi, the words of the ancestors of Zongshan are not unreasonable, if we don't know, let's just do it, but since we already know that this prophecy involves the Yin soldiers of the underworld, it seems that it should still be investigated." ”

Gonggong An's soul was scattered, and he didn't dare to speak out, so he only exchanged with tears: "Master, safety first!"

Emperor Longping ignored him, Ye Xingyuan heard the emperor say this, he was helpless, and dragged Zhu Ning'er to shrink behind Baozhu. He patted his mouth and said: "The master cares about the world, but the student thinks badly, since this is the case, I have to ask this big brother Baozhu to spend some time, and I must protect the safety of a few of us." I support this virtual image, and the matter of investigation is still going to trouble Sima Taishi. ”

The emperor wants to investigate, of course Ye Xingyuan can't contradict it, anyway, if he really encounters any imminent danger, Ye Xingyuan still has the killer weapon to quickly unravel the virtual image at a critical moment. But he didn't plan to take risks, and the work of the coolies was still handed over to Sima Zhen and others.

Sima Zhen was overjoyed, "The lord and the son are well aware of the righteousness, you don't have to worry, just sit here for a while, and I will set up a formation to protect your safety." For the investigation, a few of us are enough. ”

Facing the Yin Soldiers of the Underworld head-on, Sima Zhen didn't have a very good way, but as long as he was given time to prepare, it would not be a problem to resist for a while.

As he spoke, Sima Zhen drew a large circle with his fingers around Emperor Longping and Ye Xingyuan, and pasted several pieces of rune paper. He diligently advised: "No matter what situation you encounter, you must not leave this circle, and you will be safe." Ye Gongzi, I bother you to support you for a while, and we will go back when we go. ”

Since the underworld Yin Soldier has been discovered, it means that there must be a netherworld vein nearby, and everyone can use this clue to find the source. Sima Zhen took the four murderers with him, and each dispersed in different ways to look for them, leaving only Ye Xingyuan and the five of them in the circle. (To be continued.) )