Under one of the two stalagmites closest to the border, at this moment, three young disciples dressed in the costumes of the Lotus Sect disciples climbed down from the stalagmites with depressed faces, they looked embarrassed, and their faces also looked a little vicissitudes.

One of them straightened his somewhat wrinkled robe, plucked a leaf from his head that had fallen on his head at some point, and threw it into the distance before he said in an annoyed tone: " It's the ninth day, we started from the west side of Dengbei Mountain into the mountain, and when we encountered a stalagmite, we searched for a stalagmite, but we searched all the way here, but we didn't even meet a golden hairpin stone orchid, in my opinion, this is a scam at all, there is no golden hairpin stone orchid in this mountain, they clearly want me to wait for the spirit beast mountain range to die. ”

"Although it is true that we have not been able to find the golden hairpin stone orchid, but the senior brother's words are a bit extreme, you know, in the past few years among the disciples of our Chunzi faction, has no one brought back the golden hairpin stone orchid from this mountain and river? It's just that they have been picked too often in recent years, resulting in them almost extinct, but what is this? We can't find it, they naturally can't find it, and besides, isn't there a second son of them, maybe they can find it. ”

Hearing the only two people behind him talking, it was Zhou Xian, the eldest disciple of the Chunzi Sect, but his face was very gloomy and said coldly: "It's his business that he can find it, what does it have to do with me?"

The two Chunzi Sect disciples who knew Zhou Xian's temperament well and knew his current situation heard this, and they didn't dare to talk too much on such a sensitive topic, after all, this had already involved the family matter between the person in front of him and the second son. Although they have become fellow disciples with Zhou Xian on the surface, they are actually just subordinates who follow his ass and are responsible for protecting his safety.

Zhou Xian saw that they were silent, and then said coldly: "Since you can't find the golden hairpin Shilan, let's leave here as soon as possible, as long as you can complete the goal in the next two tasks, the result will be the same." ”

At this moment, Zhou Xian, who was about to leave, heard a strange sound on the side of the road in front of him, he stopped, a cold glint flashed in his eyes, and immediately shouted: "Who is so sneaky in front, get out!"

As soon as Zhou Xian's words fell, a young man walked out of the dense forest on the side, and stopped in front of Zhou Xian and the three of them, he said with a calm face: "It is said that the temper of the three young men of the Zhou family has always been very big, and when I see it today, it is really worthy of its reputation." ”

Seeing that it was this person, Zhou Xian immediately raised his eyebrows, and said coldly: "Your Excellency, is this idle and deliberately came here to find me to have fun? And do you know that it is quite inappropriate for you to contact me so blatantly." ”

It was Yan Ziyi of the Chenyang Sect who heard this, but he didn't think about it and said: "The three young men of the Zhou family haven't asked me what I'm here for, so they said that it's not appropriate, isn't it a little too early to say?

After Zhou Xian heard this, he forcibly held back the anger in his heart, forced himself to take a deep breath, and then asked coldly: "So, I don't know why Your Excellency came this time?"

After seeing that the other party was deflated, he had to hold back his anger and look like he couldn't bear it, Yan Ziyi, who suffered two losses in a row in Xu Yan's hands, was also in a much more comfortable mood, and then replied in a flat tone: "I came here to tell you the traces of a person." ”

Zhou Xian saw that he was pretending to be mysterious, so he asked indifferently, "Who is it?"

Yan Ziyi glanced at him, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he said slowly, word by word: "That mortal enemy of your same sect, Xu Yan." ”

Hearing that it was this name, Zhou Xian's slender gloomy eyes suddenly became cold, and his tone was full of eagerness and murderous intent, and he immediately asked: "This matter is serious, where is he?"

Yan Zi recalled that he reacted like this, and he was overjoyed, it was obvious that the matter in front of him, the third young man of the Zhou family, who had been grudging with Xu Yan for a long time, was not groundless, otherwise the other party would not be like this. Yan Ziyi didn't hide it at all, and replied bluntly: "Two quarters of an hour ago, I saw him climb the stalagmite chosen by the second young man of the Zhou family, I estimate that after a while, he should come down." ”

When Zhou Xian heard this answer, he immediately turned ugly and asked, "Your Excellency is not joking, right?"

Yan Ziyi suddenly changed his words and said sarcastically: "Does Sanshao think I have the leisure to joke with you? If Sanshao doesn't rush over earlier, he will run away." ”

Zhou Xian was undoubtedly a little skeptical of his words, so he continued to ask: "You said that Xu Yan went to the stalagmite where my second brother was, and that was by his side, but there were other Lotus Sect disciples following?"

Yan Ziyi didn't know why the other party wanted to ask this question, but he already recalled the scene he saw hiding in a very distant place before, so he nodded, and then replied truthfully: "Beside him, there is indeed another disciple wearing the costume of the Lotus Sect, but because I was too far away at the time, I didn't see this person's appearance clearly, but it can be seen from the person's walking posture and figure that it should be a woman." ”

When Zhou Xian heard this, his eyes were full of cold light, but he was already determined in his heart, and now he can basically be sure that what Yan Ziyi said is true. And if he didn't expect it wrong, then in this spring hunt, Xu Yan would definitely form a group with Qiu Yuanjin of the Winter Character Sect.

Zhou Xian turned his head to the two Chunzi Sect disciples behind him and said, "Without further ado, you hurry up and wait under my second brother's stalagmite, I will rush over immediately after I finish talking to Brother Yan, remember, if you let Xu Yan run away before I arrive, I will only ask you!"

When the two inner disciples of the Chunzi Sect heard this, they looked at each other, they were bitter but did not dare to refuse, and immediately took the order to leave.

Yan Ziyi didn't care about the other party at this moment, and involuntarily changed his name, because in his mind, he first remembered that his three classmates had shot together before, but they couldn't kill Xu Yan, so he frowned and said to Zhou Xian: "The third young man sent these two to stop Xu Yan, isn't it a little too contemptuous of the latter?" I heard that Xu Yan was lucky enough to win the third young man himself in the selection competition held by your sect, why, should the third young man forget about this stubble after only more than twenty years?"

Zhou Xian saw that he didn't open any pot, and he almost couldn't hold back the temper in his heart, and immediately said coldly: "Brother Yan, has you made up your mind to laugh at Ben Shao?"

Yan Ziyi certainly didn't need to be afraid of the person in front of him, but after feeling the killing intent exuded by the other party's body at this moment, he also stopped at the point, and did not continue to damage the latter's face, but just said flatly: "Sanshao thinks too much, I also think about you, this Xu Yan's strength is not low at all, and Sanshao may not know it, this Xu Yan is not only a sword cultivator, but also a martial arts cultivator." ”

"Oh, there is such a thing, why don't my Lotus Sect disciples know about it, but Brother Yan knows so well?"

Yan Ziyi naturally wouldn't say anything about how he had been deflated under Xu Yan three times and twice, but just lowered his voice and replied: "It seems that Sanshao doesn't know anything about his enemies. Let's say, Sanshao left me alone, what do you want to ask, I advise Sanshao to hurry up and ask, otherwise when Xu Yan comes down the mountain, just because your two fellow disciples want to stop him, I will hang!"

Seeing this, Zhou Xian got straight to the point and said, "What do you think I can do? Why does Brother Yan ask knowingly, it is naturally about Bai ......"

Yan Ziyi didn't continue after hearing the other party say a word, but he already knew what the other party wanted to ask, but he didn't answer this question directly, but asked rhetorically: "Before answering the question of Sanshao, I want to ask Sanshao first, why are you in such a hurry to let us do it?" Do you know that for the sake of this contract, my Chenyang Sect disciples have lost three disciples in it, why don't you wait until the middle and late stages of the spring hunt to let us do it?" You must know that if this matter is accidentally seen by the people of the Lotus Sect now, it is not a good thing. ”

Zhou Xian heard that there was a little dissatisfaction in the other party's words, but he snorted coldly and said, "Since we have given more benefits than them, shouldn't Brother Yan pay some price for this matter? Why, the lives of your Chenyang Sect disciples are fate, but ours is not?"

Yan Ziyi didn't expect the other party to answer like this, and he couldn't help but be a little speechless for a while.

Zhou Xian saw that the other party's face was ugly, so he said with some profound meaning: "I don't want to offend your sect, and please don't worry about it, I just want to say that things in the world always have risks and benefits, isn't it......? As for the Lotus Sect, Brother Yan thinks that anyone of them can go back alive this time?"

When Yan Ziyi heard this, he couldn't help but glance at Zhou Xian in front of him very seriously, and then the gloom on his face was swept away, and a rather mad smile gradually appeared. He said in a deep tone: "It seems that those people in the outside world have a biased evaluation of Sanshao, heh, after talking with Sanshao, I realized that Sanshao is also a person with hills and valleys." But don't worry, Sanshao, I roughly understand what you mean, as for the matter over there, you can rest assured, except for the last five people in charge of my senior brother, everyone else is dead. ”

Yan Ziyi then said with confidence: "Presumably, the third young man also knows that if my senior brother personally takes action, they will definitely not be able to escape the fate of death. ”

When Zhou Xian heard this, his gloomy face finally evoked a smile, and he smiled at Yan Ziyi: "Since this is the case, it would be better, then the next thing will be thanks to Brother Yan for me to worry more." ”

Yan Ziyi smiled and waved his hand, and replied: "Naturally, there is no problem in this matter, after all, if Sanshao can go to the end, then I can also get a lot of benefits, right?"

"Why not. ”

......

At the junction of Dengbei Mountain, which had not yet entered, but was about to enter the northern region, there were four young Lotus Sect disciples hurrying to the north. However, when the four of them were about to enter the poisonous fog-filled north, they saw an extremely bleak scene, that is, Gu Xueqing, who was the first to break away from the team, was burying the body of the male disciple who was also from the outer sect of the Chunzi Sect like her.

After Bai Bing and the others saw this scene, their faces couldn't help but be slightly pale, because this male disciple died so miserably, his body was almost bitten by spirit beasts, and in addition, his head was gone, not so much that he was still a corpse, but that he was simply a pile of rotten meat that was not even in human form.

However, with everyone's help, about two quarters of an hour later, Gu Xueqing finished burying the disciple who was traveling with him, and then asked Bai Bing, "Senior Brother Bai, are you going to the north?"

Bai Bing heard that there was still some sadness in her tone, and sighed sympathetically. He didn't hide it, and replied truthfully: "Yes, now, all the disciples of the other three sects have basically entered the northern hinterland, and we are worried about the safety of the junior brother, and we are planning to go over there to pick him up." ”

When Gu Xueqing heard this, she couldn't help frowning, and said with some hesitation: "Hasn't the little junior brother come back yet?"

Bai Bing nodded solemnly and replied, "Well, in addition to the junior brother, there are also Zhou Xian and others from your Chunzi Sect, they should also be in the northern hinterland now." ”

Gu Xueqing was in the sect, and the relationship with Zhou Xian was very bad, and she didn't care about the latter's safety, but she remembered that in the past two days, almost all the spirit beasts she had encountered here were very strong, so she said to Bai Bing with some concern: "But I think Senior Brother Bai has only entered the north now, which is a little out of place." ”

When Bai Bing heard this, he immediately frowned slightly, and asked curiously, "Oh?

Gu Xueqing glanced at him with a complicated look in her eyes, and then replied: "Because I can feel that if you go further to the north, the spirit beasts you encounter will become more and more powerful, and we have encountered two third-level spirit beasts before, so Senior Brother Wen Zheng lost his life because of this." ”

Bai Bing was also shocked when he heard that there were two third-level spirit beasts at the same time, according to the information he had collected before, in the Dengbei Mountain area, it was quite rare for sect disciples to encounter one or two second-level spirit beasts when they were on missions, and it was impossible to see a situation like the one he saw in this spring hunt, and this was something that he couldn't understand at all in the past nine days. However, he did not question the truth of the words in Gu Xueqing's mouth, and also realized that when the other party said this, he was actually indirectly reminding him that it was best not to choose to enter the northern region at this moment.

After Bai Bing pondered for a while, he finally shook his head with a solemn face, and said to her: "No matter how dangerous it is over there, I have to go and see, after all, the little junior brother is now isolated and helpless, and compared to these beasts with explosive temperaments, I am more worried about whether he will meet the disciples of the other three major sects, you know, Zhou Xian has a lot of disagreements with the little junior brother, and it is not bad for him to fall into the well for the little junior brother, so I must go to the north this time." ”

Seeing that the other party's face was ugly, Bai Bing smiled and said to Gu Xueqing again: "It's Senior Sister Gu, I see that the complexion on your face is quite poor, did you suffer any injuries in the previous battle?" In my opinion, you should hurry up and go to the Evil Ridge to join Senior Brother and them, and in the next mission, you will carry it out with everyone, and you must not act alone again." ”

Gu Xueqing couldn't help but exhale softly when she heard Bai Bing's insistence on going to the north, and then, she also shook her head and replied: "I'm fine, it's just that the energy in my body is a little too much, just take some time to breathe for a while, since Senior Brother Bai insists on going north, then I will also go with you, and I know that in this stalagmite forest, there is a shortcut that can shorten the time to enter the northern hinterland." ”

Bai Bing said with some hesitation: "But...... Your body ......"

Gu Xueqing directly interrupted him and said, "Senior Brother Bai, don't worry, I have already taken the Restoration Pill, as long as I don't encounter any spirit beasts again, I will soon be able to recover as before." ”

Seeing that she was stubborn, Bai Bing no longer dissuaded her, and replied: "Okay, since that's the case, let's go together." ”

An hour later.

Sure enough, as Gu Xueqing said, they finally came to the north of Dengbei Mountain, but they saw the dark mist that permeated in front of them, and felt the toxicity it carried, Bai Bing frowned and said: "This layer of fog contains a lot of toxicity, for the sake of safety, everyone should take a poison avoidance pill before entering!"

When everyone heard this, they had no objections, and they all took out the pills from the storage bags and took them, and after everyone had finished taking the pills, Bai Bing asked Gu Xueqing again, "Has Senior Sister Gu ever been to this area before?"

Gu Xueqing nodded and replied, "I've been here, but not long after entering this poisonous mist forest, Senior Brother Wen Zheng and I retreated again. ”

"What's in there?"

"No, we haven't encountered a spirit beast since we entered this forest, we just feel that the atmosphere is too weird and eerie, and it will always give us a very unsettling feeling, although I can't say exactly what kind of feeling it is, but as we go deeper into this forest, the fog inside will become thicker and thicker. ”

Hearing this, Bai Bing nodded but didn't say anything more, and then directly took the lead in entering the dense forest.

About two hours after entering this area, while Qiu Yuanjin and Gu Xueqing were resting beside him, a disciple of the Qiuzi Sect who had always been by Bai Bing's side asked him, "Senior Brother Bai, why did you agree to the two of them to go north with us, do you think you want to ......?"

Even if the other party didn't finish speaking, in Bai Bing's heart, he fully knew what he meant, but then he shook his head and replied: "It's okay, taking the two of them is just to avoid making people suspicious, and at the same time, there can be two more helpers, both of them are not weak, maybe at the critical moment, it may not be really useful, and now that the task has only reached the first item, the major sects should still retain a lot of strength, far less than enough to tear our faces." ”

Without waiting for the other party to speak, Bai Bing's tone suddenly changed again, and he said with some concern: "I just don't know, how are they now." ”