At this time, the sky was completely dark. Wangyue and the others picked up some more firewood to make the fire in the stove burn brighter. Everyone sat on the floor around the fire. At night, there is a slight chill in the air. Under the quiet night sky, next to the warm fire, it feels like going home. Xia Qiu helped Ouyang Hongye serve soup for everyone, and then sat between Ouyang Xiaolen and Qian Qi.
Ouyang Hongye opened the bag of dry food and put it aside so that everyone could get what they needed. At the same time, he was still thinking about what Qianqi had just said about what he had discovered in the city. In addition, letting him talk about it would also distract Feng Huo from what he had just said. He was frightened, so he said: "Qianqi seems to have discovered something near here. You might as well listen to what he has to say!"
"Okay!" Qian Qi took a deep breath and eagerly began to describe his findings. "At first glance, it looks like it has been uninhabited for a long time, right? But I believe that is not the case!"
Feng Huo asked: "What evidence do you have?"
Qianqi asked everyone: "What is the biggest feature of a place that has been uninhabited for a long time?" Xia Qiu thought for a while and said: "Well, there should be a lot of dust!"
"Yes, I just went to other bird houses and found that they were covered with dust and cobwebs. This actually reminded me..."
Before Qian Qi finished speaking, Xia Qiu reacted and said, "There is no dust in the bird room of the Lord of Zangquetai!"
"That's right, don't you think it's strange?" Qian Qi asked.
Feng Huo was indifferent and responded: "It's nothing to be surprised about. Maybe it's a traveler who happened to pass by here."
"I agree with Feng Huo." Mochizuki took a sip of the hot soup and said in an ambiguous tone, "This soup is so delicious! It is indeed Hongye's craftsmanship!"
Qianqi was somewhat disappointed when he realized that his discovery did not arouse everyone's interest, and continued, "If it were just a traveler passing by, there would be no need for him to clean up all the dust in the room, right? The city lord's bird house looks messy, but It’s more like it was done deliberately to hide the fact that there were people living there.”
"It's interesting!" Ouyang Hongye said, "Actually, as soon as I entered the city, I felt something was wrong, but I couldn't tell where it was."
"A place where no one has been for a long time will have a special smell, but it doesn't exist there." Ouyang Xiaoleng, who had been silent on the side, reminded Ouyang Hongye that in fact, he had already discovered the abnormality in the bird room.
"Yes, there is indeed no such smell here. Xiao Leng's senses are really sensitive." Ouyang Hongye nodded.
"I have long discovered that someone should have lived there for a while not long ago." Ouyang Xiaoleng said calmly, as usual.
"Then why didn't you say anything just now?" Qian Qi said unconvinced.
"I'm not sure whether it's an enemy or a friend, maybe it's just a monster with nowhere to stay. I don't think there's any need to make everyone nervous." Ouyang Xiaoleng said calmly.
Ouyang Hongye was still a little worried, because Zangquetai had been a foothold for Qingyun for quite some time. The unique geographical environment here, coupled with the recent too frequent actions of Qingyun's men, inevitably makes people suspicious. If you want to settle somewhere far away from the royal city, this deserted place is the best choice.
But he secretly thought that staying overnight would not make any big mistakes, so he said to the others: "Anyway, everyone will take turns guarding the place during the night break."
Feng Huo also had the same idea as him. His fear of such speculation was far greater than anyone else's, but he didn't want to show it. He had never been afraid of anyone in the past, although when he was young he loved challenging others and was addicted to duels. The duel in the demon world is different from the human world. The winner has the right to kill the opponent, but he must not be humiliated. Therefore, even if he loses to the opponent, it does not make him feel scared. The worst is death.
For him, death itself is not terrible. What is terrible is the indescribable fear, the absolute darkness, which will swallow you up inch by inch and erode all your determination. You just want to escape from this darkness. , or hide, but in the end you will still have nowhere to hide, and then you have no choice but to give up hiding and completely expose yourself to him. You just hope to die more happily, and this makes you unable to survive. The person who cannot die is the incarnation of darkness, Qingyun.
As usual, Ouyang Xiaoleng became silent after expressing his opinion. No one knew what he was thinking in his heart. Although when the name Qingyun was involved, his heart had already made waves, but he You can still remain silent. He knew in his heart that the goal of this trip and the most important thing to them at the moment was to find the Sky Talisman as quickly as possible to solve the crisis in the entire demon world, so as to achieve the expectations of Master Yong and Ouyang Hongye and ascend to the Demon King position.
But at this moment, when the clues are related to Qingyun, even a little clue will make him irritable and restless. He understands how if the evidence points to Qingyun more conclusively, what impact it will have on him, he will definitely put down everything and kill at any cost. In front of him, even though he has never encountered an enemy as strong as him, even though he is sure that it is difficult to compete with him with his current strength, he just can't control the desire for revenge in his heart. That desire was like a trapped beast imprisoned in his body, disrupting all his peace. For so many years, Qingyun had been his weakness. He is not even sure whether he can hold on to his final bottom line in order to win, and how unscrupulous he will become. Even if he sacrifices other people, even if the entire demon world ceases to exist, he wants to die together with Qingyun. Although Master Yong and Ouyang Hongye are so confident in themselves, only he knows that even he is not sure what will happen once he meets Qingyun.
Xia Qiu was first immersed in Ouyang Hongye's explanation of alchemy, and then focused on the clues that Qianqi found that might be related to Qingyun, so he just tasted the soup in the bowl. The soup was very strong, and he still couldn't tell. The fragrance that came out was very unique, something she had never tasted before. She wanted to raise her head and ask him what he put in the soup, but her eyes couldn't help but stay on Ouyang Xiaoleng. She could see the emotion in his eyes. Although others didn't pay attention, she understood that the eyes were different from his usual ones. He seemed to be troubled by something, and those gray-blue eyes seemed calm. On the sea surface, something is surging beneath the sea level.
Ouyang Hongye continued on the previous topic: "There are six of us in total. It just so happens that every two people can take turns to replace each other for two hours at night!"
"Okay! I want to team up with Xia Qiu!" Before Hong Ye finished speaking, Qian Qi raised a hand and said.
His shout brought Ouyang Xiaoleng back from his previous contemplation, and he met the concerned eyes of Xia Qiu who was standing aside.
"You go with Fenghuo, Qianqi. Xia Qiu and I will be paired together, and Wang Yue and Xiao Leng will be together. That's it." Ouyang Hongye knew that no matter whether Xia Qiu was assigned to Ouyang Xiao Leng or Qian Qi, the other person would be dissatisfied. So I just chose to be in a group with her.
"Oh!" Qian Qi curled his lips in disappointment.
"Fenghuo, you are already very tired. After dinner, you and Qianqi should go to rest first! Xia Qiu and I will keep watch first, then Xiao Leng and Wang Yue, and finally it will be your turn. The person in front will wake up the person behind. people."
After hearing Ouyang Hongye's detailed arrangements, Fenghuo agreed: "Okay!"
He really needed to have a good sleep, even if it was just for a short while. Ouyang Hongye's arrangement made him feel very considerate.
"Well, no problem!" Wang Yue also nodded. He had already finished the soup in his bowl, and then handed the bowl to Ouyang Hongye, "One more bowl!"
Ouyang Hongye took the bowl and glanced at him pretending to be impatient, "You really can eat and drink wherever you go!"
"Who told you to cook something so delicious!" Mochizuki playfully touched her head and stuck out her tongue at him.
From Xia Qiu's point of view, Wang Yue is a completely different person than when they first met. It turns out that Ouyang Hongye and Wang Yue are usually in this state when they are together. Maybe Wang Yue feels the shadow of his brother Ting Yue in him, so he is attracted to Hong Ye. Point dependency.
Ouyang Xiaoleng's father, Xueye, Tingyue and Hongye, were once best friends. They fought side by side, played together, and fooled around together. It reminded her of the feeling she had when she was with Liu Lingmei and Du He. They were just there. We already have such a tacit understanding and friendship after being together for a few years, not to mention these close friends who have been together in the world for hundreds of years. You can imagine how many stories they have experienced.
Although she had not heard much about Tingyue, in her impression Tingyue and Wangyue seemed to be two brothers with very different personalities. Tingyue seemed to be more reserved and innocent, while Wangyue was cheerful and bold, but they had one thing in common. They all like Ouyang Hongye so much. It seems that no one dislikes him. He has a kind of natural affinity, especially his smile, which makes people unable to believe what he says, so they unconsciously start to follow his rhythm.
Shortly after the dinner, Xia Qiu and Ouyang Hongye stayed behind to guard first, while the others came back to rest in the bird house of the city lord of Zangquetai. Ouyang Xiaoleng and Wangyue slept in the back room, and Qianqi had no choice but to sleep with Fenghuo. Not long after he lay down, Qianqi could not help but block his ears with his clothes. After struggling for a while, Qianqi fell into a dream.
Wangyue took a few sips of the aged wine he found from the treasure house of the city lord of Nanzhe City, and then reluctantly closed the lid. There was a long road ahead, and he obviously didn't want to drink all the wine at once.
Ouyang Xiaoleng lay motionless looking out the window with his back to him. From the back, it looked like he had fallen asleep, but in fact he was not sleepy at all. He was always thinking about whether the person who stayed here was Qingyun or his. This question bothered him, making his brain more and more awake. Although his body was tired, he could not sleep. On the other hand, he was also worried about Xia Qiu who was outside. If an enemy suddenly appeared, he must arrive as soon as possible.
Xia Qiu and Ouyang Hongye sat side by side on the platform outside the Bird House. This is the highest point of the Tibetan Bird Tower. From here, you can overlook every corner of the city. Because they were afraid of disturbing the people resting inside, they only sat there. Occasionally they would talk quietly, but most of the time they would remain silent.
Ouyang Hongye seemed calm, but he kept catching strange smells in the air. The demon's sense of smell was extremely sensitive. If anyone other than them appeared in the Tibetan Bird Tower, he would definitely notice it. But his skill is not the most powerful. The demon's hearing and smell are much more sensitive than humans, and the highest level is that even in a completely dark place, it can achieve the vibration of sound waves in the air and the dispersion of smell. The transmission outlines the entire space and can even form a picture of the space in the mind. If you want to reach such a state, you must give up your dependence on the eyes and rely entirely on the sense of smell and hearing to resonate with the soul. This is the unique skill of the late King Li, and Ouyang Xueye can also do it. This skill not only has Helps you fight in the dark and avoid enemy traps and hidden arrows. Perhaps Ouyang Hongye has never been able to completely give up the role of his eyes, so he has never been able to master this skill better, but his sense of smell is much more sensitive than that of the same demon, which can make up for other deficiencies to some extent.
Two hours passed quickly, and nothing happened. He whispered to Xia Qiu, "I'll wake up Xiao Leng and Wang Yue first, and then you can go to the back room to rest."
When it was Ouyang Xiaoleng and Wangyue's turn to guard, Ouyang Hongye leaned against the corner of the outer room and took a nap, while Xia Qiu rested alone in the inner room. The blanket that Ouyang Xiaoleng had just covered still retained his body temperature and smell, and this temperature and smell could not help but make her feel at ease. She nestled in the blanket, and the scene of being hugged tightly by him appeared in her mind. I actually felt a little shy and fell asleep lightly without realizing it.