Qi Ning sat under the pine tree, but she was still worried about Ximen Zhanying's safety.
Although he and Ximen Zhanying quarreled as soon as they met, just to tease Ximen Zhanying, he actually had a good impression of Ximen Zhanying in his heart. Now that Ximen Zhanying was robbed, Xuanyuan Po said that the Black Lotus Sect would not act rashly against Ximen Zhanying. But Qining was still a little uneasy.
The Black Lotus Ghost Envoy single-handedly disturbed the camp with hundreds of martial arts masters stationed there, and was able to take the opportunity to kidnap Ximen Zhanying. This also shows the strength of the Black Lotus Sect.
He has seen the Black Lotus sect's poisonous envoy Swing Yi, who is already considered a first-class master in the world. If the four Black Lotus envoys have such martial arts, plus Xuanyang Taiyin and Black Lotus whose martial arts are unfathomable Leader, they rely on the favorable geographical situation. Even if thousands of people are gathered in the Shenhou Mansion, they may still be in danger.
Next to the pine trees is the cliff. Looking down, it is obscured by a mist, so dense that it is impossible to see how deep it is below.
Qi Ning was thoughtful, holding a big cake in his hand. The big cake was a little hard under the cold air. He suddenly caught a glimpse of the one-eyed child squatting under the pine tree next to him. No one paid attention to him. He immediately got up and walked over. After passing the big cake in his hand, the child raised his head, with a hint of surprise in his single eye.
Qining smiled and said: "Eat it, don't be afraid!"
The child hesitated for a moment and took the pie. Qining sat down next to the child and saw that he had a handsome appearance, but his scarred left eye was a bit scary. He wondered who could do this to such a young child. If this poisonous hand really hurt the child's eyes and caused him to be unable to speak, even if the epidemic in the capital had nothing to do with the Black Lotus, the Black Lotus still deserved to be destroyed.
He was deep in thought when he suddenly felt his clothes being pulled. He turned around and saw the child pulling on his clothes with one hand, as if he had something to say.
Qi Ning was a little strange. He saw the child reaching out and pointing in one place. Qi Ning looked in the direction of his finger and saw only the mist. He couldn't see anything. It was strange that the child had already stood up and pulled him. Sleeves, Qining didn't know what he meant. When he got up, the child took Qining's hand and pointed in the direction.
Qi Ning was confused, but still followed him. Many people around him saw the child pulling Qi Ning's sleeves, which was a little strange. However, it was not easy for everyone to ask questions about the officials of the Shenhou Mansion. People understand.
The child took Qining about ten steps away and was blocked by a stone wall. Qining looked back and saw that some of the heroes were eating, some were whispering, and some were patrolling, but there were not many people there. Paying attention to this side, Junior Brother Lan took a look twice, but the distance was a bit far away. When he approached the stone wall, Junior Brother Lan's figure was shrouded in the mist and could not be seen clearly.
Glancing down, he saw the child pointing at the mountain wall. Qining followed his finger and tapped it, only to see a stone carving pattern on the stone wall.
He was a little surprised. He didn't see it just now. He thought it must be because he was dazzled, but he saw that the pattern was quite strange. Half a human face, half a skull, combined to form an extremely strange head, which looked like a human but not a human, a ghost but not a ghost.
The pattern is rather crudely drawn, and there is no painting skill to speak of, but it expresses an extremely strange meaning.
Qining came closer and reached out to touch it. Wherever his fingers passed, there was actually stone dust and powder. It seemed that the pattern had just been carved not long ago.
He was confused and didn't know what the pattern meant. He was about to turn around and ask, when he suddenly felt a numbness in his waist and eyes, and was horrified. Then he felt something was stuck in the back of his neck. Hei, although he knew something was wrong in his heart, he could not make a sound when he opened his mouth. His feet were weak, and he had already leaned against the stone wall, and he lost consciousness in an instant.
I don't know how long it took, but Qining was awakened by a biting chill. When he opened his eyes, his eyes were filled with white. He was lying on a rock.
He just felt that his head had been dizzy for a long time. He reluctantly sat up and looked around, only to see a deep pool of clear water next to him. He had been lying on the edge of the deep pool of clear water. The water was extremely clear and there were floating things on it. The light mist exudes an icy chill from the blue water.
Qi Ning was horrified. Looking at other places, although there was mist floating around, it was quite thin. The mist seemed to be diffused from the pool water. Compared with the dark gray mist before, it looked pure and light. However, there was no one around, and Junior Brother Lan's team of hundreds of people disappeared without a trace.
He took a deep breath, and a biting cold air was suddenly inhaled into his nose. He lay down on the edge of the pool and put his hands in. The water was cold. He took the water and washed his face. He suddenly became more awake. Then he stood up and noticed that he was surrounded by They are all towering cliffs, covered with clouds and fog, making it difficult to see the sky.
Qining frowned. He remembered that he was following the group on the way to the peak, but now he was obviously in a new place, which was extremely unfamiliar.
I vaguely remember that when I was looking at the pattern on the mountain wall, I seemed to have been attacked from behind, and I have not known anyone since then.
Not only did he not know where he was at the moment, he didn't even know how long he had been unconscious.
It was really weird at this time. Logically speaking, everyone had checked the area, but there was no trace of the Black Lotus Cult. There was no way that the Black Lotus Cult could quietly touch behind him.
Moreover, he is also extremely alert, coupled with his deep internal strength, his five senses are much stronger than ordinary people. If someone attacks him from behind, he will never know anything about it. There are many martial arts experts present at the time, and it is impossible that they will not have the slightest clue. aware.
It can be seen from this that the martial arts of the person who attacked from behind is extremely high and unfathomable.
Qi Ning smiled bitterly and shook his head, thinking that his martial arts skills were still mediocre after all. Although he had many adventures and obtained many amazing skills and secrets, he met a real master and was restrained without even meeting him.
He turned around, trying to find the way, and suddenly saw what seemed to be writing on the stone wall. He walked closer, and sure enough he saw two large characters written on the stone wall.
There is a big word "life" written on the left side, and a big word "death" written on the right side. There is an arrow cluster-like pattern on each side.
Qi Ning looked around and understood the meaning immediately.
All he could see was a trail to the left and right, shrouded in a light mist. The two words on it were obviously reminding Qining that going left was the way to live, and going right was the way to death.
He stretched out his fingers to touch the recess of the writing, and immediately touched the crumbs and powder. He frowned slightly. The two characters were obviously newly carved not long ago, but they did not look like they were made with knives or iron.
Qi Ning was even more confused at this time, wondering who had left a reminder on the stone wall.
But he soon thought that the person who carved the words on the stone wall should be the one who sneaked up on him. However, that person attacked him without hurting his life. Instead, he sent him to this strange place, and even left a message to remind him, This seems a bit bizarre.
For a moment, he really didn't know whether that person was an enemy or a friend.
The air was chilly, and Qi Ning also felt chilly. Knowing that it was not advisable to stay here for a long time, he followed his reminder and walked to the left path. After taking a few steps, he frowned and thought about how the other party could be so kind to point out the way for him. Could it be that Is there a trick in this
But he also thought that since the other party could successfully attack him, it would be easy to kill him, so why bother setting a trap for him
It was just the handwriting that showed the way, but it still made Qining extremely curious. He thought, but he didn't know what the dead end said. Are there traps on that road
Qi Ning's temperament, the more he left along the road of survival, the more he wanted to find out what was going on on the other side of the dead end. He secretly thought that if he walked towards the dead end, there would be something weird, if it was really a dangerous situation. The worst thing he could do was return, and he would just follow the person's instructions and leave. Qining felt quite unwilling to do so.
Thinking of this, I couldn't help but go to the road on the right. The cold air everywhere was so strong that it invaded my bones. I couldn't help but speed up my pace. I walked on a narrow path like a long snake in the mist. I walked for a while, but I didn't find anything. It was a trap. I couldn't help but secretly think that the person was just being alarmist and deliberately trying to scare people.
After walking for a while, a natural tunnel suddenly appeared in front of him. Entering the tunnel, it was pitch black. Qining was careful. Fortunately, there were no mechanisms in the tunnel. When he walked out of the tunnel, the fog became thicker again. After a while, the coldness still lingered.
He thought that the fog only appeared in Qianwu Ridge from the mountainside, so the place where he was now should be at least above the mountainside. However, the surrounding fog was shrouded in thick fog, and the situation three meters away could not be seen clearly. Naturally, he could not be sure where he was. Where.
I don’t know how long it took, but I vaguely heard a voice coming from me. It seemed to be a female voice, but I couldn’t hear it clearly, and I didn’t know what it was saying. Qining bent down and took out the cold blade from his boots, and found that the cold blade was still hidden there. , it seems that the person who attacked him did not search his belongings.
He followed the sound quietly and walked a short distance, but the sound had disappeared. Qining frowned and looked back, only to see the thick fog behind him, and he could no longer see the path he had taken.
The sound disappeared and there was no direction. Qining couldn't help but turn around to look for the road. Who knew that the road was already missing? He was surprised. He wandered cautiously in the thick fog for a while, and found that he seemed to be in a huge place. In the space, I can't find a way.
By this time it was clear to him that without even realizing it, he had lost his way in the thick fog and could not tell the direction at all.
He was very anxious. If he really lost his way here and couldn't get out, the consequences would be disastrous. He was afraid that he would be trapped here to death.
At this moment, I couldn't help but think that when the man said this was a dead end, he didn't necessarily mean that there were traps on the side. He probably meant that once he entered this place, he would be trapped in the thick fog.
Qining had heard before that Qianwu Ridge is located in the western border, and the peaks and peaks are surrounded by clouds and fog all year round that cannot be dispersed. If this is the case, then the thick fog here must also be floating all year round and will never disperse.