Stayed on the Spirit Mountain for two days. On the third day, Du Xueyi came early and said to the two: "My mother is out of the customs, you come with me to Huaguang Palace, and go to see my mother today." ”

As soon as Haibao heard this, he changed into clean clothes, retied his hair crown, and left with Du Xueyi with Saint Zuoyu.

Out of the green willow house, walking on the clean and tidy bluestone road, turning a few corners, through an open field, came to a lonely courtyard. This courtyard is much larger than the Green Willow House, with a two-story hall, and outside the wall behind the palace is a high mountain rock. This courtyard is built on the edge of the mountain, on the edge of the mountain.

The door was closed. Du Xueyi stepped forward to knock on the door, and a young woman dressed in gray came to open the door. Du Xueyi said: "This is the Yue Protector. He pointed behind him and said, "Aunt Yue, this is Zhang Haibao and Shengzuoyu." The woman in gray looked at the two of them, and said nothing, but turned back and left.

There are many towering trees in the yard, which block out a lot of sunlight, so when you enter this yard, you feel gloomy. Even the two-story hall was mostly covered.

The three of them followed behind the woman in gray

Entered the palace. The furnishings inside are simple and elegant, thick and generous, which makes people can't help but have a sense of solemnity, and the three lively young people seem to be calm.

There was a bead curtain in the room, separating the inner room from the outside, and through the bead curtain, I vaguely saw a woman sitting in the back, compared to the mountain lord Qiu Lichuan. The woman in gray said to the bead curtain: "The Lord of Qiqi, Miss and the two guests are here. ”

Du Xueyi shouted, "Mother!"

A voice came from behind the bead curtain: "Yi'er, but what about Saint Zuo Yu and Zhang Haibao?"

Du Xueyi said: "Yes, mother." ”

There was silence for a while, and a sigh came out from behind the bead curtain, and said: "Time flies so fast, the children who drooped back then have grown up! ”

Saint Zuoyu said: "My father often mentions the mountain owner, and when he talks about the mountain owner's demeanor and charm, he is always amazed. ”

"Your Cloud King Daddy compliments me?" Although it was a question, his voice was steady, as if he was talking about a topic that had nothing to do with him.

"Yes, my father said that the master of Qiu Mountain has martial arts and exquisite spells, has a heart for the world, and cares about the people of the world. ”

"You kid can talk. Qiu Lichuan seemed to smile slightly. After a pause, he said, "King Yun sent you, I don't know why?"

Haibao took out the letter from his bosom and said: "There are demon beasts in Haizhou County, the army has been invincible for a long time, King Yun sent the juniors to come, just to invite the seniors to go down the mountain to help, here is the handwritten letter of the King of Yun, please take a look at the seniors." ”

The woman in gray on the side took the letter and put it into the beaded curtain.

For a long time, I only heard the bead curtain slowly say: "This is a big deal, a few days ago, I also heard about it, but I didn't expect those demon beasts to be so difficult, and the imperial army was so poor." Since it is a matter of the people of the world, we should do our part. ”

Haibao said: "Thank you seniors for that." ”

Behind the bead curtain, he said, "It's too early to thank me." ”

Haibao and Saint Zuoyu were both stunned, and said in unison: "The predecessor means ......"

Behind the bead curtain, he said: "Then Shengnanshan sent such two hairy boys to see me, and they also despised me." Saint Zuo Yu is okay, although I am not a rare prince, but after all, I am the heart of that Saint Nanshan, as for Zhang Haibao, his name is unknown, but he doesn't know what is extraordinary, and he is worthy of being the messenger of my Lingshan?"

Haibao knew that this remark was not necessarily to despise himself, but to see his own ability. Even if she really despises it, it is reasonable, after all, what she said is true, so she is not angry or anxious, just waiting quietly for her words.

Saint Zuoyu hurriedly said: "The seniors misunderstood. Zhang Haibao was cultivated by his father, a young talent, a leader in the younger generation, and his father really cherished him, so he was entrusted with a heavy responsibility this time. ”

Behind the bead curtain, he said: "Really, Zhang Haibao, I'll see what you can do." It's not difficult for me for you, within two hours, if you can pass my ancient wood formation, even if you pass the level, otherwise, there is no need to talk about going down the mountain. ”

Haibao said: "It is an honor for the younger generation to be tested by the seniors." ”

Qiu Wangchuan said: "Yue Xin, activate the formation." ”

The woman in gray agreed, walked out of the door, flew onto the roof, and then saw the trees in the courtyard that covered the sky and the sun trembling and rustling, and then calmed down after a while. Yue Xin returned to the ground and said to Haibao: "This formation is all over the courtyard, and from the moment you step into the door, you will enter the formation. Within two hours, if you can get out of this formation, you are considered to have passed. ”

Haibao looked at the large courtyard in front of him, and his appearance was no different from when he first entered, except that he was shrouded in an eerie and terrifying atmosphere, and he didn't know what mysterious and dangerous things were waiting for him inside. The whole courtyard was like a giant monster, and the door of the house was the monster's mouth, smiling and trying to devour itself.

Since there is no other choice, let's go for it.

Dressed properly, he stepped out the door.

Saint Zuoyu and Du Xueyi on the side watched Haibao walk out, with a sad look on their faces, but they were more nervous than Haibao.

Yue Xin just stood coldly, without any expression on his face.

Qiu Lichuan was still behind the bead curtain, and he didn't come out, but he just turned his head and took in the situation in the courtyard through the window.

As soon as I stepped out of the door, the scenery in front of me changed, and I don't know how many of them were bare and towering ancient trees, and I don't know how many times larger than the yard just now. A white mist lingered among the ancient trees, blocking the view. Looking back, the threshold just now was gone, and it was also a towering ancient tree, and it couldn't be seen at a glance. Under the old tree is a thick layer of fallen leaves, and when you step on it, it is so soft that it drows your ankles. The smell of decay emanated from the dead leaves, and from time to time there was the sound of Suosuo, and I didn't know what poisonous insects were crawling, and when people heard it, they got goosebumps all over their bodies.

Knowing that he had just stepped into this formation, he might have gone out after taking a few steps back, but if he ran anywhere around him, he saw the same scenery, behind the dead wood was still an ancient tree, lingering mist. The scenery was the same all around, and after a while, I forgot where I had come from.

The mist swirled around, one after another like grimaces, and the grimaces twisted and constantly changed, and then became another grimace in a moment. A cloud of grimaces slammed into him, and Hypertherm dodged, and the grimaces let out a hideous laugh, and more grimaces swarmed from all directions.

Nowhere to dodge. Hypertherm stretched out his fist and slammed into a grimace in front of him, which vanished for a moment, but then blended with the surrounding fog and became another grimace.

Countless grimaces grinned and collided, and the entire forest suddenly became a hell of Shura.

Hypertherm knew that these grimaces didn't do any real harm to herself, and were just used to intimidate herself. They ignore them, but they block their way, and they are always screaming around, which is really annoying. He steadied himself and thought about how to get rid of these nasty things.

With a wave of the wide sleeves of his robe, his body spun rapidly, and the whirlwind whistled out, and the grimaces quickly retreated, and they were blown off into the distance, crying, howling, and scattering.

As if unwilling, the grimaces that had been scattered gathered together again, and this time, they came with even greater momentum.

Hypertherm waved the sleeves of his robe again, and this time, he used some true qi, and the wind he brought up had a scorching breath in it.

The grimaces screamed again.

After several attacks, those grimaces seemed to be discouraged, and slowly faded into shape, turning into a white mist, and after a while, disappeared without a trace.

The fog cleared, and the forest widened its horizons, and Hypertherm sat among a tree branch, looking around. Suddenly, the trees in front of me began to pull out small goose-yellow buds, and green spikes began to emerge from the dead leaves on the ground, so tender that they could pinch out water.

The sun was shining, and the green leaves and young grass grew at a visible rate, and after a while, the whole forest was full of green, and the flower buds were popping up one by one, and then opening one after another. Soon, colorful flowers covered the ground, and the melodious song of birds echoed through the forest.

Hypertherm sat on the tree, looking at the amazing thing that was happening in front of her, and felt that the air became incomparably fragrant.

Time seems to have stopped, at the most beautiful moment. In this world full of bright sunshine, everything is so beautiful, so beautiful that people want to stay away from the troubles of the world and stay here forever.

Probably because the sun was too warm, maybe the posture was too comfortable and lazy, Hypertherm felt a little sleepy, and his upper and lower eyelids fought, and for a moment, he even began to dream.

But he woke up suddenly. Can't fall asleep, absolutely not!

Before the last shred of clarity in his mind was gone, he struggled to pull back his consciousness a bit.

I'm on the Spirit Mountain! I'm in the Ancient Wood Formation! I'm going out!