Zhai Yingxue led everyone to rest on a terrace nearly three meters above the riverbed.

The rain continued to fall as if there was no end, and she used the First Snow Fairy Sword to form a thin cover of ice crystals above her head to keep the rain out.

The light of the fire shone on the faces of the six people, and the warm heat hit their faces.

However, everyone's faces were not very good. Although the sky is covered with clouds, the unique scenery of the evening is unstoppable at the edge of the sky.

Six-person ...... It should be said that seven people sat around the fire, and none of them spoke, only the crackling sound of the red-hot firewood could be heard.

Suddenly, the fire burst and exploded into a large cloud of sparks, and the red-hot branches flew towards Yunli.

Yunli raised his head, and a circle of reddish monster shadows appeared around him, cutting the branch into flying ashes. At this time, Yu Zi also took this opportunity to say:

"Hall Master, should we find another way? If you are always wandering back and forth in the river valley, it will be difficult to put you in second place and fifth place this time. ”

Such straightforward words made Zhai Yingxue frown, even if she had always been known for her gentleness, there was a displeased look on her face at this moment.

"Not to mention that the forest is full of poisonous insects, the strength of the youkai is also extremely strong. It's a bit tricky for us to deal with, how can a small sect disciple stay in those places for so long? The Santu River Basin is extremely wide, and it's normal that we haven't met anyone for the past three days. Moreover, since we have walked all the way, we have not seen the mouth of the river, and we are walking inward from the edge of the river basin, so we will definitely meet other sect disciples. ”

What Zhai Yingxue said was very reasonable, and Yin Fan also thought that what she said was very reasonable.

At this moment, Xi Hao, who had been silent until now and was almost forgotten by everyone, suddenly spoke.

"Senior sister, what if some small sects just saw everyone's thoughts, and several families combined to hide in the forest?"

Everyone was stunned and immediately left to think about this possibility.

"What Senior Brother Xi Hao said is also reasonable, and this possibility cannot be ruled out. As long as two small sects form an alliance with each other, their overall strength is not to say that they can walk in the forest unscathed like us, but at least their lives will not be in danger. Yu Zi said in a deep voice.

"What if we add another sect?" What if we add two more sects?" a smile appeared at the corner of Xi Hao's mouth.

Yin Fan saw his smile, and then thought of the time when he blocked his actions in Tianyuan Port, and instinctively disgusted him, the person who went up the mountain at the same time. There is no reason for this.

Of course, he didn't want to find any reason, hate is hate.

The crystal in her arms looked up at her, then turned her head to look at Xi Hao, and laughed silently while blinking her blood-red eyes.

After Yu Zi heard Xi Hao's addition, he was stunned, and a serious look appeared on his face.

"If the three small sects form an alliance, the number of people will be close to eighteen, and with mutual cooperation, there must be no problem in walking back and forth in the forest. And if more than three small sects are united......"

Yu Zi took a breath and didn't dare to say any more.

At this time, several people, including Zhai Yingxue, also reflected and found a huge problem that could be hidden.

Zhai Yingxue raised her head and just saw Yin Fan looking at her.

"Sister Xue, if there is a slight possibility of the inference just now, then it will definitely turn into another situation. ”

"Not bad. Zhai Yingxue nodded as if she didn't want to admit it, "It's very likely that when you see the enemy, it's not a sect ......."

“...... It's a small sect alliance!"

When Yin Fan said the final conclusion, everyone couldn't help but hold their breath.

Although the twenty-five small sects did not enter the ranks of the five major sects, all of them were not weak. In particular, among them, the Sword Gate and the Winter Flute Valley also belonged to several major sects thousands of years ago, but they were removed from the list only after the talent withered.

It's just that despite this, the exercises of these sects have not been lost, and once a talented and intelligent person is recruited into the sect by them, they may be able to carp and jump into the dragon gate in an instant.

And who dares to say that this fish that can jump over the dragon gate is not in this team?

Each of the five major sects has three tokens, and even if the three small sects are combined, as long as the big sects are defeated, each team can get one token.

If there are three small sects that are true allies, that is, all the tokens obtained are given to one sect, then only one large sect can get six tokens.

From this point of view, the situation is not optimistic.

The surrounding environment immediately became extremely depressing, perhaps because of such an unusual change, Zhai Yingxue couldn't help but sigh, and a wry smile appeared on her face.

"So, which way do you think we should choose now, whether we should hide in the forest or wait in the valley. Remove me, and the five of you will make your choice. ”

Everyone looked at each other and thought it was a good idea.

"Then all of you close your eyes and write the word forest or river valley on the ground to signify your choice. ”

Zhai Yingxue stood up from the ground as she spoke, looking around at everyone.

"Close your eyes. ”

The five of them closed their eyes in unison, and after Zhai Yingxue said "start", they didn't start writing for the first time.

Yin Fan suddenly thought that Zhai Yingxue must have expected that when she made a choice publicly, there would be mutual concerns, so she would use this kind of strategy.

He couldn't help but grin silently, and then wrote the words "river valley" on it.

"Alright, open your eyes. ”

Yin Fan immediately opened his eyes after hearing Zhai Yingxue's voice, and his eyes couldn't help but look at the words written by Yunli on the left.

River valley.

This is the answer given by Yunli. Correspondingly, Yun Li's gaze also looked in front of him the moment he turned his head.

Then the two looked at each other, and then quietly moved away, looking at the people next to them.

Because of the angle, Yin Fan and Yunli couldn't see the choices made by others.

Zhai Yingxue couldn't help but be a little surprised when she saw the choice of the two, and couldn't help but smile at the two of them. Then, he walked up to Xi Hao, Yu Zi, and Yu Sang, and although he still smiled, his facial expression could be said to have become quite subtle.

Yin Fan and Yun Li couldn't help but glance at each other and frowned at the same time.

"The results are in. Zhai Yingxue's tone was quite helpless, "Let's go to the forest." ”

Yin Fan involuntarily moved his gaze to Yu Zi.

In fact, the two choices of forest and river valley can completely show the mental activities of everyone present.

Although the forest is dark and poisonous insects and demons cannot be prevented, its concealment performance is excellent, and it can be said that it is quite difficult for other sects to discover and catch up with them.

The river valley has a wide field of vision, although with their vigilance and cultivation, it is unlikely that the small sect wants to ambush them, and the big sect is unwilling to move them so quickly, it can be said that there will be only one left, and the only option is to encounter the sect of the alliance and then fight.

It's not a simple choice of how to advance, but a choice between sneak attacks and head-on combat.

Now it seems that Yin Fan can't help but suspect that when Xi Hao put forward this idea, he may have wanted to bring everyone into this idea.

But-

It's already too late, the answer to the choice has already been released, and it is impossible to recycle it if Zhai Yingxue asks everyone to make a choice.

Could it be that the bitter smile she had just given to herself and Yunli was because of this? Yin Fan couldn't help but think of this in his heart.

"Although I chose to go into the forest, it was night after all, so I would rest in the valley tonight and continue tomorrow morning. ”

As soon as Zhai Yingxue finished saying this, Yunli stood up.

"I'm going to be on guard. ”

When he said this, Yun Liren had already turned around and walked away alone.

"Yunli. Zhai Yingxue called out to him.

Yun Li didn't turn around, and he didn't seem to be ready to speak.

"It's dark, don't go too far. ”

Yun Li nodded expressionlessly and walked upstream along the floodplain. After more than ten minutes, the floodplain became narrower and narrower, and the terrain of the valley gradually rose, and a wide river appeared in front of the vision.

How to say it - it is more appropriate to say that it is a flowing lake than a river. The overall width of the river is about 40 meters by visual inspection, which can be said to be quite rare in an inland area like Youzhou.

Yun Li has been in Penglai since he was born, and he has never known about other areas except for the needs of the master's mission. I can't figure out why such a wide river exists.

Before you know it, the rain has stopped.

The river is as wide as a lake, except for a few ripples pulled up by the breeze, and the whole is like a smooth mirror. At this time, on this slightly flowing mirror, an unusual sight appeared.

A blood-colored crescent, an archway standing in the middle of a river.

Suddenly, someone patted Yun Li's shoulder, and he immediately held the two swords and turned around to stab them, but was easily blocked by a multicolored light sword. When he saw someone coming, his pupils couldn't help but shrink, and he snorted and turned around again.

"I haven't seen you for a few months, and your temper is still so rushing. ”

Yin Fan smiled, and after letting Crystal put away the lightsaber, he stood side by side with him on the shore.

From time to time, the river overflowed the shore and reached the feet of the two men through the gaps in the huge stones. Crystal looked funny and pulled Yin Fan's collar.

"Don't run too far. ”

"Crystal knows. ”

After telling her like this several times, Yin Fan was still very uneasy, and saw her smiling and playing on the shore for a while before retracting his gaze. In the same way, Yun Li also looked away from him, looked at the water surface that reflected the blood moon, and said at the same time:

"I didn't expect that in just one year, your cultivation has been so refined. ”

"I'm working hard with others every month, and this cultivation will always go up a little bit. Otherwise, ......" Yin Fan turned his face to look at him with a smile, "How can you be the winner of your life?"

"If you have what it takes, give it a try. ”

Yunli sneered, and the focus of his eyes was on the archway standing in the water. Yin Fan also looked over like him.

The torii often denotes a building of someone's virtue and merit, but there is another meaning in addition to this.

Door.

The torii that suddenly appeared in the middle of the night, and the blood moon hung in the sky.

What does that mean?