Forest in the early morning.
The light white mist floats like smoke, and the moist air is filled with the fresh scent of grass and trees.
A group of people from the Su family and the He family looked at an ancient hollow tree in the woods with different expressions.
"That tree isn't very thick, and the space in the tree hole is limited. Wouldn't it be crowded for two people to sit together?"
Su Meng looked confused and innocent, and asked her father in a low voice, "What do you think?"
Su Yuntian coughed softly, glared at her, and said reproachfully, "Mind your own business!"
Not far away.
He Rong leaned against a tree, looking at the tree hole in front of him with deep eyes.
The tree hole was obviously a hidden hiding place, but it was obviously not spacious. Thinking of the two people crowded together inside, He Rong's face naturally didn't look good. After all, He Ziren was his nephew.
The engagement between He Ziren and Ning Yao was the result of careful consideration between the two families. In his opinion, although Ning Yao and his nephew did not get married, they still had a close relationship.
If two people just want to talk, they can also stay away from them and choose an open and secluded place. There is no need to squeeze in a small tree hole.
"Ziren is dead, and he and Ning girl didn't get married. Don't think too much about it."
Su Yuntian saw his dissatisfaction and reluctantly advised: "Also, Brother Yuanshan also died at the hands of the Dark Ghost."
"The Dark Ghost has appeared in the Ceji Mountains and will definitely attack those from our seven major families. I can only say that Ziren is unlucky."
"Next, we should think carefully about how we are going to survive."
After learning about the existence of the dark ghost, Su Yuntian became worried about the danger of this trip because his daughter Su Meng was also there.
His talent for cultivation is very average.
Even if he worked hard all his life, he could at most advance to the Marrow Cleansing Stage. Like his father, the Su family, who were stationed in the Fourth Realm, would never be able to live in the Upper Realm.
Su Meng is different.
The people from the Lieyang Sect of the Third Realm carefully tested Su Meng's talent and confirmed that Su Meng had extraordinary potential for cultivation.
Facts have proved that this is indeed the case. Su Meng, who is still very young, has reached the Tongmai realm just like him.
The Lieyang Sect has made it clear that when Su Meng is about to enter the marrow cleansing stage, people from the Lieyang Sect will lead her up and help her with the bone-cutting and marrow cleansing process.
After that, Su Meng will be a formal disciple of Lieyang Sect.
This time, Su Yuntian could not resist Su Meng's pleading, so he took her to explore the Ceji Mountains.
Who would have thought that the Dark Ghost had also heard the news and was attacking and killing people from the seven major families in various dangerous places in the mountains.
"That's not right! Ning girl seemed to know that he was in that tree hole. She was the one who asked us to stop here. On the way, when we passed by the corpse of the gray eagle, she also took a few more glances at it."
He Rong, who has always been cautious and observant, said in a low voice with a serious face: "I suspect that the gray eagle is the one she raised in captivity!"
Su Yuntian's expression changed, and after thinking carefully, he also felt something was strange.
Their final resting place happened to be where Pang Jian appeared. It was such a coincidence.
"You and I both know that the Ning family is not good at taming spirit pets, and I haven't heard that she has an eagle."
Su Yuntian said softly.
He Rong frowned: "Anyway, there's something wrong with her."
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In the tree hole.
Pang Jian took a deep breath and felt the outline of the girl's chest in the narrow space.
He had never been in such close contact with a girl of his age, and he was stunned for a moment when he saw the girl apologize sincerely.
What he was thinking was... How come this woman's personality suddenly changed after she survived and escaped Hong Tai's attack
Looking at the girl's heroic face and sincere expression, he frowned and remained silent.
He didn't know why the other party's attitude changed drastically, but he thought of the danger of the Black Water Pond and the two places he was going to next, which would not be easier than the Black Water Pond.
The future is uncertain, with dark ghosts roaming everywhere, and it is difficult for him to go it alone with his own strength.
The woman in front of him, as well as the Su and He families, could greatly reduce his risk of death if they were to travel with him.
Pang Jian, who originally thought that having too many people around was troublesome and inconvenient for practicing, became hesitant when he thought about what he would face next.
Luo Hongyan narrowed her eyes slightly and said with a smile: "When you breathe hard, you always touch me. You do this... on purpose, right?"
Pang Jian exhaled when he heard that, and leaned his back against the tree wall, saying, "The space is too cramped, you should go out."
Luo Hongyan smiled softly and lowered her head, her bright eyes fixed on the bulge on Pang Jian's chest.
It was the bronze plate in the shape of a bronze door. It first absorbed a drop of phoenix marrow, and then swallowed up the blood-red phoenix that was transformed from the essence and blood of the Heavenly Phoenix Divine Guard.
The bronze medal was under Pang Jian's clothes. She felt it clearly just now, but she didn't notice anything else unusual.
When their bodies touched previously, there was no spiritual energy emanating from the bronze plate, nor was there any spiritual consciousness surrounding it.
"A strange artifact."
She had a clear goal, and the reason why she followed Pang Jian into the tree hole and deliberately stayed so close was to pretend to accidentally touch the mysterious bronze plate in order to find out the mystery and origin of this thing.
She didn't gain anything from the first contact and felt a little depressed.
While she was thinking, she heard Pang Jian's slightly heavy breathing, so she moved her eyes away from Pang Jian's chest and raised her head slightly to look.
Pang Jian was seen awkwardly suppressing the urge to take a deep breath, and his whole body looked stiff and weird.
She was speechless
Under the Black Water Pond, the young man riding a snake killed all her spies with ruthless ferocity, leaving no room for them at all.
Why now
Her thoughts turned, and she pretended to regret, "I was imprisoned by the silver net at the bottom of the pond. When I saw you suddenly appear and run towards me, you don't know how much I was looking forward to it and how happy I was."
"I thought you were here to save me. What I was thinking was, if you save my life, I'm willing to sacrifice my life..."
She did not say the words "I will pledge myself to you" and stopped talking at the right time.
She lowered her head, her snow-white neck behind her ears flushed, and she looked extremely shy.
She said softly, "Pang Jian, please allow me to invite you again to be my guide in the Ceji Mountains. I will definitely treat you well this time."
After she finished speaking, she took out the cloth bag that Pang Jian had abandoned, placed it in the tree hole, and left quietly.
With a blushing face, she left Pang Jian enough time and space to think about it himself.
In the distance, Su Yuntian, Su Meng, He Rong, and a group of servants loyal to the two families looked at the Ning family's usually aloof eldest daughter, who said something to the young hunter, and suddenly stepped out of the tree hole with a shy look on her face.
"Ziren's body is still warm! She, she!"
He Rong stamped his feet and cursed in a low voice.
Su Yuntian and his daughter were also stunned.
"I heard that Sister Ning has always been against her marriage to Brother Ziren. Could it be that the boy named Pang Jian is the one she really loves?"
Many love stories about young ladies from wealthy families falling in love with young men from commoner families popped up in Su Meng's mind, and her eyes were full of admiration and yearning.
"This is what love should be like! From now on, I want to be like Sister Ning and not be bound by the marriage contract designated by the family!"
She clenched her fist, raised her hand, and swiped it downward with force, as if she was swearing an oath in blood.
“Boom boom!”
Su Yuntian knocked on her forehead, and when she cried out in pain, he angrily said, "Stop reading those nonsense books!"
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"Just because it's not your body, do you want to deliberately destroy it?"
Ning Yao, who was imprisoned in her own sea of consciousness, looked at the beautiful red figure in the dark void and said angrily, "If you want to covet his bronze plate, why don't you just twist it off and take it away?"
In the empty sea of consciousness, Luo Hongyan's luxurious bright red dress swayed, creating rippling waves in the space.
In this void space where spirits can fully display their mysteries, she is so beautiful that her every frown and smile seems to be able to infect the male gods.
Unfortunately, only Ning Yao can see it.
She sneered and said coquettishly, "Little girl, you know nothing."
Ning Yao was silent.
"You think I'm ruining your body?"
Luo Hongyan pursed her lips, her red lips like fire, and chuckled: "Then you don't know what real abuse is."
"If I felt it necessary, I would take off all my clothes and get naked in front of him, as long as it would allow me to find out the secret of the bronze medal."
"Anyway, this body isn't mine, so why should I care?"
She laughed wantonly in this empty space.
"Why don't you just take over my body?"
Ning Yao yelled in despair.
She could feel that this evil woman who had taken over her body was capable of doing such a thing.
When she thought of the scene described by the witch, she felt more painful than killing her.
"Take over your body?"
Luo Hongyan shook her head and said disdainfully: "Are you worthy enough for me to possess your body?"
"Do you know the difference between possession and seizure? For possession, I only need to keep your soul, and I can act in your body. For seizure, I need to refine your soul and accept your lifelong memories and experiences."
"Possessing your body means that I will truly possess your body and move around in the world as you."
"Little girl, you overestimate your abilities. How can I look down upon a talent like yours?"
"You are not worthy of being my body. I won't spend so much money on you."
After a series of cold remarks, Ning Yao was ridiculed to the ground. Seeing that Ning Yao was disheartened, she said with satisfaction: "I will allow you to watch. You will see how I, Luo Hongyan, can get everything I want with your body, Ning Yao."
Also at this time.
Pang Jian suddenly stepped out of the tree hole, raised the cloth bag containing the silver coins, and raised it towards her: "I accept your bag of silver coins."
Luo Hongyan couldn't help but smile, looking flattered, and cheered, "Really? That's great!"
The sea of consciousness is empty.
Luo Hongyan, whose appearance brought disaster to the country and the people, looked at the dark place and the faint shadow of Ning Yao's soul, and said:
"Next, I will show you how I gained his trust step by step, made him open his heart to me, and even willing to go through fire and water for me."
Ning Yao asked with endless sorrow: "Are you using my body to gain his trust?"
"If it is really necessary, I will do it without hesitation." Luo Hongyan nodded slightly, smiled and continued to attack: "To me, your body is just a tool of mine. If I can use it to gain his trust, I will naturally hand it over."
Ning Yao's soul trembled violently.
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(End of this chapter)