After rescuing Xia Qiu, Ouyang Xiaolen temporarily stayed in place with her, falling into a stalemate with Qingyun and Lingyu.
Qingyun didn't seem to be in a hurry to take action, nor did he have any intention of escaping. He actually wanted to conduct a test to see if he could fully control Ling Yu.
Although Lingyu seemed to be attacking Xia Qiu just now and almost seriously injured her, he did not completely follow his instructions. His own consciousness never gave up fighting Qingyun who was trying to control him, which made Qingyun feel very sad. Difficult to understand. Because his and Lingyu's souls were originally one, but they were split into two after a violent collision during the escape to the demon world. When the two souls reunited again, the weaker one would be controlled by the stronger one. It should be inevitable.
Qingyun thought, could it be that this young man was far stronger than he thought, and could even compete with his own strength, so that was why he was so difficult to control. However, Rakshasa Mu and Yaksha turned out to be as useless as he expected. Not long after the war started, Ouyang Xiaoleng was able to escape easily to assist Xia Qiu.
"It won't be so easy for you to escape this time!" It was a rare opportunity for Ouyang Xiaoleng to seize such an opportunity and be able to face Qingyun at such a close distance. You can imagine how excited he was. It's as if the blood all over the body is being continuously heated to the boiling point. They are rolling in the blood vessels, waiting for the moment to burst out at any time.
"If I want to leave, who can do anything to me?! I just have unfinished business." Qingyun put a hand on Lingyu's back, and Lingyu seemed to be hanging in mid-air. , limbs hanging to the ground, relying only on the strength of his hand for support.
After the shower stopped and the dark clouds dispersed, the moonlight illuminated the green tiger head mask on Qingyun's face extremely clearly. On the green background mask, the tiger's entire face and every hair were carefully outlined with golden lines. And the beard is so lifelike. The tiger-head mask has an ever-changing serious expression, which is in sharp contrast to Qingyun's moody character.
Qingyun pushed hard, pushed Lingyu forward and said: "Let me try, what kind of moves can I create once the power of this young man and I are combined? The Bird Screens the Demon Palace!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the magic owl brocade in Ling Yu's hand flew out, and the nine silk strips were surrounded by Qingyun's cyan magic cyclone. They quickly expanded, connected, and covered the heads of Xia Qiu and Ouyang Xiaoleng. Although they tried their best to avoid it, it was already too late.
"This is...?" Xia Qiu found that he and Ouyang Xiaolen were trapped in a place similar to a magic palace, and this magic palace was made of magic owl brocade.
"Maze?!" Ouyang Xiaoleng blurted out.
"Yes, it's a maze! This is no ordinary maze. Be careful when you choose the direction. Once you choose the wrong route, you will be attacked by hidden weapons. Don't say I didn't warn you! Don't try to escape unless you find it. The right way out, otherwise you won't be able to get out at all." Qingyun's voice came from outside the Queping Demon Palace.
"It's really despicable!" Ouyang Xiaoleng had just planned to have a good fight with Qingyun head-on, but he didn't expect that the devil would use a new trick. He tried to stab the walls on both sides with the Night God Ice, but they didn't move at all.
What Xia Qiu is most worried about is Ling Yu's situation. When she fought with Ling Yu just now, she could feel the pain and contradiction in his heart. Although he was controlled by Qing Yun, his own consciousness was against him.
Now she and Ouyang Xiaoleng are trapped in the maze created by Qingyun using his own power and domain of the Demon Owl Brocade. They are faced with life and death decisions at any time. They must be very cautious in every step, otherwise they will be injured by unknown hidden weapons.
"I'm not very good at running through mazes!" She told Ouyang Xiaoleng truthfully.
"Don't worry, even if you go wrong, I will protect you!" Ouyang Xiaoleng comforted her in a relaxed tone.
Although it was just a simple sentence, it made her feel at ease. If he hadn't arrived in time, she would have been seriously injured or even killed by Ling Yu. The consequences of this are really unimaginable. Once Ling Yu really hurts her, his relationship with them will become awkward, which is what she least wants to happen.
"In a maze, you should first determine the direction, right?" Xia Qiu looked around. The maze was wide enough for three people to walk side by side, but should they go left or right? She didn't pay attention in her mind.
"This is not difficult. The feathers of the Demon Owl on the Brocade of the Demon Owl are woven clockwise, so if you want to go out, just walk in the direction with the feathers." Ouyang Xiaoleng said as he began to observe the maze arms on both sides. The feather patterns were indeed the same as he thought. The feather patterns were next to each other, the same as those on the magic owl brocade.
Xia Qiu had to admire him. The more critical moments came, the more dominant Ouyang Xiaoleng's character became. He was always able to stay calm and conduct a comprehensive analysis of the situation. This was his nature.
"This way!" Ouyang Xiaoleng said to Xia Qiu after determining the direction.
Xia Qiu followed him. After the two walked along a straight line for a certain distance, they finally faced a fork.
"Can you still decide which way to go based on the direction of the feather?" she asked after looking back and forth several times.
"It doesn't seem to work. Look, the directions of the feathers on both sides are the same now. This may be an illusion deliberately created by Qingyun in order to confuse our ability to distinguish." Ouyang Xiaoleng answered after observing carefully.
"Then what should we do?" Xia Qiu naturally relied on Ouyang Xiaoleng.
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After Ouyang Xiaoleng thought for a while, he came to the conclusion that the two sides looked exactly the same, and fog gradually began to form in the maze. As the fog became thicker, his sense of smell was no longer so sensitive.
Suddenly, he came up with a plan, picked up a few stones from the ground, and flew one towards the top of his head. The stone suddenly turned into powder after hitting the barrier above them. Then he flew another stone to the left. The light was very dim, and he could only rely on his ears to tell what happened to the stone after it flew to the left. A crisp sound came, probably caused by the collision of metal and stone.
It seemed that the left side was not working, so he threw another one to the right, but it made exactly the same sound as the left one. He should have guessed that this would be the result. Qingyun's so-called traps if you go in the wrong direction are just a cover. In fact, the traps he mentioned are located in every corner of the maze. No matter which direction you choose, you will encounter the traps when you turn. The dangers are all the same.
"I almost got deceived by Qingyun again! This devil is really despicable!" Ouyang Xiaoleng cursed. If he had immediately taken Xia Qiu to choose the one on the right after testing the left-turning maze passage, then the two of them would have You will definitely get hurt without any psychological defense. Fortunately, he followed his intuition and made the right choice and did not believe Qingyun's words.
"Hahaha, you are smarter than I thought!" Qingyun's voice came into the maze again. Instead of irritating Ouyang Xiaoleng, his words became the motivation for him to continue moving forward. Knowing that he did not take the opportunity to escape, he would still have a chance to confront him after leaving the maze.
"Follow me!" After he said to Xia Qiu, he called out the Bell Scale Sword in his left hand. He continued to lead the way in front of her, ready to deal with any trap that appeared at any time.
He chose to turn right, and just after walking a few steps, in the seemingly peaceful maze, the feather patterns that were originally just carved on the wall suddenly became three-dimensional and stood upright, with sharp feather tips pointed at Ouyang Xiaoxiao. Leng and Xia Qiu shot over quickly.
Ouyang Xiaoleng used his demon power cyclone to form a protective barrier, and used the two swords in his hands to knock aside the incoming feather arrows. Xia Qiu was also behind him, using his plum blade to deal with these hidden weapons.
For a moment, the sound of swords colliding with feather arrows and knocking them to the ground was heard, forming a very beautiful melody. The melody became faster and faster, which also meant that the hidden weapons were flying out more and more. dense.
The first round of hidden weapons attack was fierce, but it did not last very long. When the hidden weapons fired at them finally stopped, both of them could not help but breathe a sigh of relief. When they looked at the ground again, they saw that the feather arrows were already on the ground. There was a thick layer piled up densely.
They began to enter a safe area. The light in this section of the maze seemed dimmer than before. Ouyang Xiaoleng released several groups of demonic fires that flew back and forth and used them for lighting.
"Huh." He looked at Xia Qiu carefully through the light. When he saw that she was not injured, he felt relieved and continued to move forward.
Cold sweat oozed from their foreheads. Every step was full of unknown dangers, but it also meant that they were getting closer to exiting the maze. When he arrived at the next fork, Ouyang Xiaoleng chose to go left based on his intuition. His demonic fire was shattered by a hidden weapon while flying in this direction, and suddenly everything around him became dark.
Accompanying the darkness was a buzzing sound. He heard the sound that sounded like a bee, and couldn't help but said to himself: "Could the hidden weapon here be a bee?!"
As he spoke, he flew out several balls of demonic fire, lighting up the path ahead. A swarm of bees appeared in front of him and Xia Qiu and charged towards them. Each bee was made up of two pieces of feathers and was much larger than ordinary bees. Their entire bodies are golden brown, with only the tail needle behind them being purple.
Ouyang Xiaoleng reminded Xia Qiu: "Be careful with their tail needles, I'm afraid they are poisonous."
A huge number of poisonous bees surrounded the two of them and rushed towards them with their poisonous needles at the same time, ready to launch a general attack on them at any time.
Ouyang Xiaoleng and Xia Qiu leaned on each other's backs, facing bees from all directions. Without any need for verbal communication, the two demonic cyclones began to merge, forming a white and red barrier around their bodies.
The venomous bees at the front cannot break through this barrier, but they and the venomous bees at the back move forward one after another and collide with the barrier with themselves. Venomous bees are constantly falling due to broken wings or injuries, but the following poisonous bees will immediately make up for it.