When Ye Xiuwen woke up, he found himself lying on a piece of red sand, with the sound of gurgling water not far away.
He held his forehead and sat up with some difficulty. What he saw was a continuous scarlet sky, red river, and red earth, spreading to an invisible distance.
here it is…
"Are you awake?" A voice with an unpleasant tone sounded from beside him. Ye Xiuwen looked over and met a pair of dark eyes. The owner of the eyes had "I'm so unhappy" written all over his face.
"Girl? Hmm..." Ye Xiuwen's temples throbbed and hurt, and he couldn't help lowering his head and groaned.
Jun Xiaomo looked at Ye Xiuwen with a flash of complicated emotions in his eyes.
"I advise you not to use the spiritual energy in your body for the time being. You fell into the underground river under the Ecstasy Bridge, and the injuries you received were serious. If it weren't for me, you would have died long ago." Jun Xiaomo said coldly After saying that, he threw a bunch of leaves that he picked from nowhere on the ground.
"Thank you, Miss Tong." Ye Xiuwen thanked him sincerely and looked down at the pile of leaves beside him, "Is this...?"
"These are leaves used to expel evil spirits. Did you see the river not far away? That is not an ordinary river. It is filled with a lot of evil spirits. It is not bad for a person like me who cultivates evil spirits. , not only is there no danger, but it can also replenish the demonic energy in your body. If an orthodox cultivator like you falls in, you will lose half your life even if you die. Fortunately, I know how to force the demonic energy out of your body, otherwise If so... hum!"
After Jun Xiaomo finished speaking, he lit a bonfire on the ground and threw the leaves in.
As the leaves were gradually burned away, Ye Xiuwen felt that the air around him was much fresher, and the vague discomfort disappeared.
"Thank you, Miss Tong, and... I'm sorry."
Ye Xiuwen knew that because he did not obey "Qin Shanshan"'s instructions this time and responded to the voice on the Ecstasy Bridge without authorization, which made the other party angry.
If it were him, he would be angry, so he apologized to Jun Xiaomo seriously.
After looking at Ye Xiuwen, Jun Xiaomo lowered his head and said nothing. He just took a stick and poked the fire, making the fire burn a little more fiercely.
"Are you still angry?" Ye Xiuwen smiled bitterly, "But think about it, originally I thought that if you entered the forbidden area in your current state, you might be in danger, so I blindly prevented you from entering, but I didn't To think that I was the one holding back in the end.”
Jun Xiaomo clenched the stick in his hand, the corners of his tightly pursed lips loosened a little, and some emotions that had been suppressed for a long time surged in his eyes.
But she lowered her eyes, so Ye Xiuwen didn't see the change in Jun Xiaomo's expression.
After a long time, he heard "Qin Shanshan" whisper: "Before... when I was on the Ecstasy Bridge, I heard you call 'Xiao Mo'. Who is she to you? To you... Is it important?"
Ye Xiuwen was stunned. He didn't expect that "Qin Shanshan" would ask such a sentence.
His heart was a little heavy. The words "Senior Brother Ye, save me" he heard on the Lost Soul Bridge seemed to still be echoing in his ears, which made him feel a little sad. Sure enough, there are some things that are not just based on reason. It can be controlled.
Thinking that "Qin Shanshan" had saved his life again, Ye Xiuwen felt that it would be too unkind to continue hiding so many things from the other party, so he still spoke out.
"Xiaomo... is my junior sister."
Jun Xiaomo's heart skipped a beat, and his head went blank for a moment.
She had long suspected the identity of "Jun Ziwen", but she had been suffering from the lack of evidence. Originally, she had planned to take advantage of this incident to get out of the other party's words, but when she actually heard the other party's answer, she actually lost all ability to think.
Because Jun Xiaomo kept her head down, Ye Xiuwen didn't see her expression.
Ye Xiuwen continued: "I have a very good relationship with Xiaomo, but she and I got lost twelve years ago, and it was not until recently that I learned of her whereabouts. However, it was too late, she had passed away ”
Ye Xiuwen sighed softly, "Sometimes I wonder, if I hadn't lost her, I would have been able to save her when she was in danger, instead of leaving her in a strange place. , died alone.”
Ye Xiuwen's tone was full of self-blame and sadness, "When I was on the Ecstasy Bridge, I heard her cry for help. Maybe this has become my obsession and inner demon, so when I heard this voice At that time, I could no longer stay rational, and I forgot your instructions, Miss Tong."
"No! It's not like that!" Jun Xiaomo raised his head anxiously, wanting to reveal his identity in one go, "Actually, I..."
"Roar!" A roar of a beast interrupted Jun Xiaomo's words. She turned around quickly and saw a huge monster appearing in front of her.
Yes, monsters, she didn't expect that He Zhang actually raised monsters in the forbidden area!
Isn't He Zhang a self-proclaimed orthodox cultivator, yet he actually raises monsters? ! What a ridiculous thing!
However, Jun Xiaomo couldn't laugh at all now. This monster was difficult to deal with at first sight, and Ye Xiuwen had to cultivate for more than half an hour before he could use the spiritual energy in his body because of the erosion of the evil energy in the dark river. , the heavy responsibility of dealing with this monster fell on Jun Xiaomo's shoulders.
She stood up quickly, stood between Ye Xiuwen and the monster, and took a defensive posture, ready to fight the monster to the death at any time.
Ye Xiuwen also wanted to get up and help, but Jun Xiaomo seemed to know what he was thinking. He turned back and glared at him angrily and said, "If you don't want to hold me back, just sit where I am! Dumbfounded. It takes half an hour to move!"
In fact, Jun Xiaomo didn't want to speak to Ye Xiuwen in such a harsh tone, especially after knowing that "Jun Ziwen" was Ye Xiuwen.
But she didn't want the other person to put himself in danger. For a cultivator, being corroded by demonic energy was not a trivial matter. At least it would take several days to recuperate, but at worst it might destroy his cultivation. Therefore, she could only use this attitude to force Ye Xiuwen back.
This was the first time "Qin Shanshan" spoke to him in such a stern tone, which made Ye Xiuwen stunned.
Jun Xiaomo didn't have much time to explain to Ye Xiuwen, because the monster had already attacked. She quickly turned around, took out her whip, and suddenly swung it at the monster!
There are still a lot of talismans in Jun Xiaomo's storage ring. It is not difficult to use these talismans to deal with the monsters, but Jun Xiaomo knows very well that there will be many tough battles to fight in the future. If they run out of talismans, they will be in danger.
She must use it sparingly.
Looking at Jun Xiaomo fighting with the monster, Ye Xiuwen pursed his lips and a hint of complexity flashed in his eyes.
While Jun Xiaomo and Ye Xiuwen continued to work hard to break through the forbidden area formation, He Zhang and the others finally succeeded in breaking through the formation that Jun Xiaomo left in Qin Shanshan's cave after losing more than a dozen disciples.
A lot of precious materials are needed to play with these formations. Jun Xiaomo doesn't have that many materials in the temporary storage ring to create more powerful formations. Otherwise, she really wants to make He Zhang and the others defeat them. Damage to the formation inside.
After He Zhang, the elders and peak masters of the Xuyang Sect broke through the formation, they led the disciples of the Xuyang Sect and heavily surrounded Qin Shanshan's house. He Zhang stood at the door of Qin Shanshan's room and shouted loudly inside: "Jun Ziwen, this sect leader knows that you have ulterior motives for coming to Xuyang Sect. Your formation has been broken by us. If you are sensible, finally Come out on your own obediently, don't let us go in and 'please' you."
The room was quiet, the door was not opened, and if you use your spiritual sense to detect it, you can still find the aura of "Jun Ziwen" and "Qin Shanshan" inside. Therefore, He Zhang always thought that there was someone in the room, but The other party just refused to come out.
He Zhang shouted several more times, but there was still no movement at all.
How is this going? He Zhang frowned.
"Master, how about we just rush in directly." Qin Lingyu suggested to He Zhang, "It's not an option for us to wait here any longer."
"Come in? If you rush in, you don't know if you will encounter more formations and ambushes." The fifth elder said angrily.
Among the disciples who lost their lives today, his disciples accounted for the most, and he felt very aggrieved. The one who gave the order was He Zhang. He had no choice but to vent his anger on Qin Lingyu, He Zhang's first disciple. On my body.
He Zhang felt that Qin Lingyu was right. He glanced at Qin Lingyu and said, "Ling Yu, take your disciples and go over and take a look first."
Qin Lingyu was choked by He Zhang's decision. After a moment, he suppressed the anger that surged in his heart.
There is no way, who makes him the person with the highest status and the lowest strength among everyone present? Even though he was already very powerful compared to other disciples of the Xuyang Sect, he was still not as good as He Zhang and the other elders and peak masters.
When he got the key to the secret realm... Qin Lingyu's eyes flashed with cruelty. He must trample these people under his feet!
Even though he was unwilling in his heart, under He Zhang's instructions, Qin Lingyu led several disciples and walked cautiously towards the door of Qin Shanshan's room, using his spiritual sense to detect every step to avoid falling into the opponent's room again. Leave formations and traps for them.
They didn't encounter any special situation until they reached the door of the room. The disciples breathed a sigh of relief, but Qin Lingyu's nerves became even tighter.
He carefully placed his hand on the door without any accident.
He carefully pushed the door open, but still didn't encounter anything.
Finally, he pushed open the door. It was dark inside and there was nothing!
A bad premonition suddenly arose in Qin Lingyu's heart. He strode in and walked from the outer room to the inner room. He saw no sign of Qin Shanshan or "Jun Ziwen".
"Master! It's bad! Jun Ziwen is not here at all. He and Shanshan are gone!" Qin Lingyu rushed out and brought the news to He Zhang.
"Did Jun Ziwen kidnap Qin Shanshan and leave the Xuyang Sect?" the fifth elder said thoughtfully.
Qin Lingyu's vision went dark, a mouthful of blood suffocated in his chest, and he almost fell down - his key to the secret realm! ! !
"No, they didn't leave the Xuyang Sect." He Zhang said coldly, barely giving Qin Lingyu a glimmer of hope. However, the next second, He Zhang's words pinched his hope into flames.
"They didn't leave the Xuyang Sect, but they went to the forbidden area! I was too careless, and now I realize that the formation in the forbidden area has been moved! Quickly gather all the disciples of the Xuyang Sect, and we will go to the forbidden area immediately!"
Forbidden land? ! Can Qin Shanshan, a Qi practitioner at this level, still survive in a forbidden area? Such an idea came to many people's minds.