After hearing this, Pei Jing curled up the corners of his lips and smiled.
It was a good thing for him that a corner of Chu Junyu's cold mask was broken. He always felt unreal when he was with Chu Junyu these days. The young man in the Xuanshui mirror who made him feel dangerous with his one look of hell was indeed not that simple.
"You won't regret it," Pei Jing smiled at him with his big white teeth: "I'm very good at judging people, trust me."
Chu Junyu quickly concealed his violent side, his expression was indifferent, his light-colored eyes were not smiling, and he said: "Then remember what you said today."
He waved his sleeves, walked forward, stepped onto the ladder, and walked deeper into the cave.
Pei Jing stayed where he was, lowered his head and smiled.
The kid has quite a bad temper.
However, nothing in this world has ever happened that could make Pei Yuzhi regret.
The mountain road is clear and the fog is light.
As he walked onto Xiuya Courtyard, the wind made the pearls and jades hanging beside Chu Junyu's hair jingle.
Pei Jing asked behind him: "You were so fierce just now, completely different from usual. Although you are usually cold and don't like to talk to people, you are not scary. Why did you suddenly change your face?" Anyway, he would never admit that he was annoyed.
Chu Junyu walked in front without saying a word.
Pei Jing tried to guess the reason: "According to my experience of seeing countless people, a person has two faces, and most of the ones they usually show are fake. So, is that your true nature? - So fierce!"
Chu Junyu replied indifferently, "Yes, are you afraid?"
Pei Jing was so happy that he answered confidently, "Don't be afraid. You won't hurt me anyway."
Chu Junyu commented: "What courage."
Pei Jing smiled: "Anyway, just be confident and it's all done."
"You told me this before, saying that I could enter the Inner Peak."
Pei Jing was stunned for a second, then he reacted and said angrily, "It was an accident last time."
"Yeah."
The mountain breeze blew softly, and Chu Junyu's voice seemed a little ethereal.
The voice, which had always been cold and a little mocking, was like being pulled down from the altar and gaining some popularity.
Pei Jing planned to get to know Chu Junyu step by step, and today would be the day.
There is always a reason for a person's evil. According to Chu Junyu's age, he probably suffered indelible harm in his childhood. This harm may come from his parents or relatives.
One day he will help him find the knot in his heart and eliminate the evil thoughts. I hope he can go further on the path of cultivation.
They boarded the spaceship in the afternoon and could not reach the mountains until late at night. At that time, wild animals were out looking for food, so it was not safe even in the outer circle. The brothers simply drove the spaceship to Yunlan City, not far from the Yunlan Mountains.
The Yunlan Mountains are famous for two things: the thick fog that never dissipates, and the Ganoderma lucidum that grows all over the mountains. The Ganoderma lucidum in the Yunlan Mountains has many miraculous effects. It can prolong life and detoxify mortals, and it is also a good thing for monks to cleanse their meridians and marrow. However, this kind of plant often attracts some monsters with nascent intelligence to guard nearby, so it is not easy to pick the Ganoderma lucidum.
Elder Cao decided to set the training location in the Yunlan Mountains because of this reason. The task assigned to them was for them to collect Ganoderma lucidum in groups of five within half a month. The more they collected, the better.
After hearing the mission, Pei Jing felt that he had already won.
It was just too much of a bully to compete with a group of new disciples, so he decided to give them fourteen days. He had other things to do, and when he entered the world, he naturally had to experience the scenery of the world, and he couldn't miss out on eating, drinking and having fun.
After entering Yunlan City, Pei Jing first bought himself a bunch of candies and put them in his sleeves. He had a sweet tooth before he started fasting, and now he finally had a chance to savor it. He was very satisfied with a candy in his mouth. It was a long-lost sweet feeling that went down his throat.
Pei Jing gave Chu Junyu one in a sharing spirit: "Do you want one?"
But Chu Junyu didn't answer.
Pei Jing peeled off the candy wrapper, handed it to his mouth, and said with a smile: "Open your mouth, I'll feed you, it's very sweet."
Chu Junyu pushed his hand away with a look of disgust.
Pei Jing stuffed it back into his mouth and followed him, muttering, "How tactless."
The streets of Yunlan City were crowded with people, and many eyes fell on them. Seeing these two young men walking one after the other, they were equally outstanding, but their temperaments were completely different. The young man in black clothes in front walked with a sword in hand, his expression was as cold as ice and snow. The young man in brown clothes behind gave people a particularly friendly feeling, and when he smiled, it seemed as if his eyes could speak.
After returning to the inn to rest for a while, we gathered together and prepared to set off at daybreak.
The one who led them here was a senior brother who was in the late foundation building stage. Before they left, he told them, "Just search the outer circle of the mountain range. No matter what happens, you must not go deep into the mountain range. You must come back before nightfall. If something really happens, crush the beads on the sword tassel and I will come to save you, but you only have one chance. Do you understand?"
"yes!"
It took an hour or two to get from Yunlan City to Yunlan Mountains. When they arrived at the destination, the sky was already bright at dawn. Pei Jing had eaten candies along the way, and his cheeks were a little sore from chewing them.
The Yunlan Mountains were heavily fogged, and the entire mountain forest was shrouded in a layer of gray. He took a look from a distance and knew why the senior brother was so cautious. There was a faint blood light in the depths of the fog, very faint, but mixed in with it, it looked particularly strange.
Pei Jing thought to himself: This is strange. When he passed by the Yunlan Mountains a few years ago, they didn’t seem so evil.
I'm afraid that demons are causing trouble again.
But the blood was only in the deep part, and no one lived there, so there shouldn't be any casualties. And Yun Xiao had already noticed it, so it would be dealt with soon, so he didn't need to worry about it now.
Although there are many Ganoderma lucidum in the Yunlan Mountains, they are not found everywhere.
The fog was so thick that you couldn't see people clearly if you walked far away, let alone find that little Ganoderma lucidum.
Pei Jing was originally following Chu Junyu, but a tree branch pulled his sleeve and the candy in his sleeve fell out.
When he bent down to pick up the candy and stood up again, Chu Junyu had disappeared.
"Where are the people? Do they have any sense of teamwork?"
Pei Jing stuffed a plum candy into his mouth and called out Chu Junyu's name, but no one responded.
The forest was filled with thick fog, shadows of trees, and echoes, which was quite eerie.
Pei Jing could actually fly into the air with his sword and ignore the thick fog to find someone, but there was no need.
Because he found something more interesting.
There were few living creatures in or around the mountain range. It was completely silent. In the dim light, a human figure was vaguely outlined. There were footsteps coming from the front.
Pei Jing stopped.
The branches of the tree were grim and a hunched figure slowly walked out through the thick fog.
The road was bent at 90 degrees. It was an old man with a hoe on his back and a basket in his hand. His trouser legs were rolled up, and there was a little mud on his clothes. His hair was gray, and he lowered his head to look at the road, passing Pei Jing and walking forward.
Pei Jing stopped him: "Hey, old man, can I ask you something?"
The hunchbacked old man was startled and almost lost his grip on the basket. He subconsciously held the basket in his arms and said angrily, "What are you doing?"
Pei Jing said: "I have a friend who got lost with me. He is nearby. Have you seen him?"
The old man raised his head and glared at him. His forehead was full of wrinkles, he was skinny and had an impatient look on his face.
Just when he was about to refuse, his nose suddenly twitched.
The head stretched forward and the neck twisted into a somewhat scary arc.
The old man took a deep breath, his cloudy eyes were filled with greed, and he looked at Pei Jing again. His greed and excitement were obvious. He smiled with yellow teeth: "What does he look like?"
Pei Jing sighed: It's rare to see such a stupid monster these days. But he still wanted to get some information from him, so he said sincerely: "He's very tall, very thin, three times as good-looking as me, and he wears black clothes. Have you seen him?"