Ning Ning was awakened by a scream.
The sky is not yet bright, and the rising sun has not yet risen. There was silence all around, and the terrifying scream was particularly prominent, like the scream when the kettle was boiled, burning a big hole in the silent night.
And the reason why this voice was able to attract her attention in the first place was because it was too familiar.
—Although the sound was broken, but hearing the voice of the ghost crying and the howl, and the tone of voice like seeing a ghost, it is estimated that no one in the entire cultivation world except He Zhizhou can express it exactly the same.
Ning Ning's drowsiness was disturbed by the sound, and she opened her eyes abruptly, and found that Pei Ji, who was not far away, had already sat up from the bedding.
As if feeling her sight, the young man looked over with his long eyelashes.
There was still the shallow tiredness of sleep in his eyes, and a layer of mist-like water light floated in the dark pupils.
When he looked at Ning Ning without defense like this, a few strands of messy hair brushed the side of his face restlessly, a little red at the end of his eyes against the moles of tears, a little bit of indifference and hostility that refused to be a thousand miles away. , more like an ignorant young man next door.
And the front of the clothes is also a little messy, with layers of folds like ripples, revealing a thin and pale neck.
The two of them were only one person apart, although Pei Ji put the sword between the two at some point, barely acting as the three-eighth line...
But now that they wake up together, when they see Pei Ji's appearance under each other's eyes, there is always the illusion of sharing the same bed and being close to each other.
Stop and stop.
She, she, she, she was thinking something strange!
Ning Ning's ears blushed at the thought, so she hurriedly lowered her head and rubbed her ears as if nothing had happened: "That voice just now, isn't it—"
Pei Ji nodded and replied, "It's Senior Brother He."
Although He Zhizhou had troubled him before, the two were not familiar with each other at the time, so there would inevitably be misunderstandings. What's more, Pei Ji was used to the cold eyes and deliberate targeting of others since he was a child, so he didn't take that matter to heart.
- All the people and things around him are not important to him. He doesn't care about it, so there is no need to care about it.
The scream without warning was really tragic, and there was no sound after the scream. Ning Ning was worried, and went with Pei Ji to find the source of the sound.
The woods were full of towering ancient trees that blocked the sky and the sun. The cave they were in before was actually close to the exit of the jungle.
The turbulent and vast green tide slowly receded, and the dawn of the sky was faintly visible.
Now that the mortal hour has not yet arrived, it is almost dawn, and the morning sun is held in the mouth by the distant mountains, only a few thin powder-white light overflows, like water stains flowing on paper, and it does not take a long time to cover the entire sky.
The sky is as clear as an endless huge lens, and it is as beautiful as a virtual image in the morning light. A few stars dotted it haphazardly, and fell into the lake outside the woods—
It was only now that Ning Ning understood why this secret realm was called "Water Mirror".
As far as the eye can see, there are five or six circular lakes strung together. The lake is calm and windless, green and jade-like, like a few round pearls under the bright dome at the beginning.
The water light and the sky light blend into one color, reflecting the shadows of the stars and clouds in the sky. At first glance, it really looks like a thin mirror, placed smoothly on the ground.
However, this scene was beautiful, but He Zhizhou could not be seen at all, and the surroundings were even more eerily calm, and the source of his screams could not be found at all.
- Although he is not very reliable, it is always impossible for him to walk unsteadily and fall directly into the lake.
Ning Ning was a little confused, took a few steps forward blankly, and called out tentatively, "He Zhizhou?"
No one answered.
The closer she got to the lake, the clearer she could see.
The rich night has gradually faded at this time, and the gurgling lake is lit by the morning light, and the waves like fish scales appear. The milk-like white mist rose from all directions, making her vision unclear. When she looked down at the lake, she could see her own shadow.
Ning Ning was stunned for a moment.
There was no wind or waves, but her shadow swayed forcefully for no reason, and Pei Ji whispered from behind: "Senior sister!"
Along with the sound, there was a burst of water breaking—
A bony, blood-stained hand suddenly stretched out from the calm lake, and pulled it straight towards Ning Ning's ankle!
Ever since she heard He Zhizhou's scream, she had guessed that there was something tricky in this secret realm, so she prepared a few more minds and was always on guard.
Now when I first saw this terrifying bloody hand, I quickly stabilized my mind, and when I jumped behind me, I meditated the formula, and stabbed a few sharp sword lights.
The hand couldn't dodge in time, and was slashed by the lightning-fast sword energy, and several thick black blood gushed from the skin.
It may be in severe pain, splashing up and down. What is unbelievable is that this spray is completely different from the clear and green surface of the lake, but drops of unbearable stench of blood, showing an extremely strange black and red color.
How is this going
Before Ning Ning could calm down from the unreasonable picture in front of him, the blood-stained hand that was stabbed by the sword light jumped up against the lake shore, and a murderous piercing scream came from the sound of the water. .
The owner of the bloody hand is not a human being. Although he has the same facial features and limbs as ordinary people, his body structure and proportions are too strange.
A pair of empty eyes, three times the size of an ordinary person, with bloodshot like scarlet vines filling the entire pair of pupils, where there should have been a nose, there were only two small round holes.
If I had to say it, it would probably be the dwarf version of Voldemort. He had no nose or hair, and was only as tall as Ning Ning's chest. A pair of small arms and calves were as thin as dry wood, and his nails were quite long, like a few knives covered with mud and blood.
Rao was fully mentally prepared, but Ning Ning would never have imagined that such a big bald head would emerge from the seemingly calm lake water, like a brine egg that just came out of the water.
She had never seen such a monster before, and she frowned at the stench of it. Pei Ji, who was beside him, looked cold and cruel. He was about to draw his sword when he suddenly heard a gust of wind whistling in his ears—
An arrow came from the forest with lightning speed, with a few bright yellow electric lights visible to the naked eye, and stabbed the monster's chest in one fell swoop.
The flying arrow was extremely powerful, and the electric light spread out like a spider web the moment it touched its body, quickly covering the entire chest, causing the monster to tremble and scream hoarsely.
"This is the mirror ghost in the lake."
A female voice that had never been heard came along with the wind, and her tone was so calm: "Are you the people who broke into the fairy door here? If you want to survive, you must never get close to the water."
Ning Ning turned her head, and saw a rather young girl at the entrance of the woods beside her.
She doesn't seem to be a disciple who participated in the trial. She is dressed in a moon-white bunt suit, and her long hair is tied into a sassy and simple ponytail. A big bow in his hand showed a crimson like flame, and the bowstring faintly emitted a golden light that was no different from lightning.
The most striking are the two furry snow-white fox ears on top of her head.
At this time, the breeze was floating, causing the slender and long fluff to sway, looking cute and cute, which did not match the girl's deep and mature appearance.
"Water Park?"
The monster was hit by an arrow and stumbled into the lake. After the ripples burst, all sound disappeared again. Ning Ning glanced at the gentle water surface: "Thank you girl for your help. I don't know what's so tricky about the water in this secret realm?"
After a pause, he said anxiously: "A friend of ours may have been dragged into the water. Does the girl have a way to rescue him?"
He Zhizhou's scream was very mournful, presumably it was a dangerous situation on the road.
Judging from what happened to Ning Ning just now, he should have also been attacked by this unknown monster. The reason why no one could be found was because he was dragged into the lake because he had no time to escape in a panic.
The girl in strong suit frowned and shook her head: "You two don't know, the water here is dangerous and unusual, and there are countless demons, charms and demons trapped. They are controlled by the formation and cannot be easily escaped, but if someone stands on the water surface, they will It will break out through the reflection in the water."
Ning Ning had never heard of such a wicked formation, and looked at Pei Ji and heard her continue: "If you fall into the water, you will be pulled into another enchantment in the water mirror... Unless your cultivation is high, otherwise More bad luck."
He Zhizhou has a whetstone system, and should be protected by the system in principle, not to mention that even in the original book, it is not mentioned that he will receive the lunch so early.
But the unreliability of the original work is beyond imagination, and it is often a hammer in the east and a stick in the west. Ning Ning couldn't worry no matter what, and was about to open his mouth to go into the water to look for him, when suddenly he heard Pei Ji's voice beside him: "You stay on the shore, I'll go in to find him."
- He could see at a glance what she was thinking, and before Ning Ning could say anything, he took the burden first.
"Are you crazy? Almost all my clansmen are alive under the water."
The girl in strong suit did not expect him to be so decisive and bold, and before he finished speaking in a high voice, he was interrupted by another unexpected scream.
All I could hear was the screaming and screeching, and the screaming never stopped, and the cry for help became the sound of a hurricane dolphin.
If you listen carefully, you will find that in addition to it, there is another very familiar and slightly low voice, which also screams resentfully, with a bit of crying.
Ning Ning was silent for a moment, a bright color appeared in the bottom of his eyes, and he blinked at Pei Ji: "Is it him?"
The black-clothed boy holding the sword nodded expressionlessly: "Yes."
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He Zhizhou felt that today must be his unlucky day.
At first, I was acting in a big crowd with my nemesis. As a result, I was monitored and filmed the whole process. I went to the Criminal Division for a walk; I was finally picked up by Tian Xianzi, and then got stuck on the flying boat. When I got off the boat and entered the secret realm , The originally good neck was almost broken.
And now.
It was miserable that he couldn't even find a teammate. Who would have thought that when he woke up, he was going to wash his face, but his face was so low. Pull him into the water.
No, that shouldn't be called "water".
The lake in this secret realm is like a fraud on the cover. It looks clean and peaceful. When he staggered into it, he found that it was full of foul-smelling silt and black blood.
There were also several aliens swimming towards him.
At that moment, He Zhizhou's heart was already dead.
He was dirty, so thoroughly.
But he is always a positive and upbeat young man who loves his life like money. Even if he is in such a dangerous situation, he will try his best to survive.
At the moment when he was about to be dragged into the black vortex of the water, He Zhizhou finally drew his sword and cut off the sharp claws that the aliens had imprisoned on his legs, and went upstream like a dog.
He fled in embarrassment, his body was stained with a large amount of sludge and blood, and he exuded an outrageous stench. His legs were scarred by nails. Due to the extreme fear and pain, he could not even walk.
This look is completely unrecognizable.
Destroy it, hurry up.
The monsters in the lake do not know when they will come up again. He Zhizhou was tossed so hard that he was about to run away when he suddenly heard a rustling sound from the bushes in front of him.
When he looked up, he saw a familiar face.
— Junior Brother Xu Ye of Wan Jianzong stood in front of him blankly, his pure pupils who had not yet known the world were full of terror. Seeing He Zhizhou stepped forward and approached him, he even showed a look of disgust and panic.
He Zhizhou took another step forward. Since he had swallowed a lot of water before, he was going to speak to him, but when he didn't open his mouth, a puddle of bloody water came out.
Xu Ye was almost frightened by this scene, and raised his sword tremblingly: "You, don't come here!"
Xu Ye was about to cry.
He had just slipped out of a round of sectarian melee, and he got lost after going around, and when he went to great lengths to get out of the jungle—
He actually saw a lump of mud covered in blood and grinning at him.
Oh, not mud, like a person.
- Strange! There are obviously no mud pits and blood nearby, so how could anyone be like this! This must not be human, not human! ! !
He wanted to negotiate or resist.
But the monster actually took a step closer to him, and Cherry's small mouth spat gently, which was a puddle of blood-red muddy water.
This is too scary.
It spit out not only mud, but also Xu Ye's broken heart.
Xu Ye was originally a little daring, and grew up with his senior sister. Others are mother's treasures.
The young master had never seen such a terrifying sight before, and he immediately let out a wow: "Help!"
Xu Ye turned around and ran, followed by the red and black monsters behind him.
It ran even more terrifyingly. Its long legs trembled, coiled into an extremely strange ring shape, and blood spurted out one after another, like a moving fountain chasing after him.
The monster's voice was hoarse, and when he spoke, mud and blood rushed out of his head, and he chased after him as if he was stumbled to the ground by something, but he didn't stop. ... go... save... me... gululu..."
Don't go, there's a ghost! Are you water ghosts looking for dead ghosts, are you all so persistent!
Xu Ye cried and retched as he ran: "Senior sister! Where are you, save me, senior sister!!!"
The monster behind crawled on the ground with hands and feet, while spitting out mud: "Gululu... drag... don't go..."
He is the wind, he is the sand, you chase me to the end of the world.
Then the morning sun rose, and the sky was white with fish belly.
Ning Ning never imagined that when she found Xu Ye and He Zhizhou looking for the sound, it would be like this.
Xu Ye cried so much that it was raining, and he was almost in tears. He Zhizhou pulled his right leg back, and lay motionless on the ground, like a broken doll.
He Zhizhou laughed wildly and sadly, crawling around on the ground with trembling legs, carrying Xu Ye's right foot on his shoulder.
His appearance is really terrifying. At first glance, it looks like he has just killed someone from the mud pile. He is covered in golden armor. Under the dawn that has not yet dispersed, he looks like a lump of mud that has been carved into a human shape.
Then he saw Ning Ning and opened his mouth with a silly smile.
Lying directly on the ground, he spit out a pile of thick black blood.
Ning Ning:…
No help, destroy it, hurry up.
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Lakeside, ancient banyan tree.
A girl in a red dress hid her breath and stood above the treetops, looking at the scene just now by the lake with great interest, and a leisurely smile evoked from the corner of her mouth.
She exuded a refreshing fragrance all over her body, which attracted several butterflies and birds to surround her, but the girl didn't care, but took out a communication talisman from her arms.
[She has been found. ]
She wrote leisurely, with a smile on the corners of her eyes and brows. After thinking about it, she set her eyes on the strange woman next to Ning Ning, and added with a pen: [However... Xuanxu Sect seems to have met an unexpected person , the water in the secret realm is tricky, I don't mind playing with them. ]