Deep in the woods, two figures kept shuttling among the treetops.
One of them was dressed in green clothes, his figure was shaky, and he did not walk in a straight line. Although he was extremely fast, he seemed to be falling from the tree at any time.
The other person was even faster than him. His red hair was like a burning flame, and he moved forward very fiercely, like a wild boar running rampant in the forest. No matter what leaves and branches, he would forcefully break through. And without waiting for him to hit,
The branch seemed to have been roasted by the high temperature, instantly blackened and withered, and fell to the ground.
"Isn't it Gang Qi? Is it the released sword essence? Or is it the hidden sword elephant?"
The man in Tsing Yi next to him, although he seemed drunk, was very calm in his drunken state and had been observing the red-haired man who was obviously younger than him.
It is very easy for a swordsman to have visions with him. He can even pretend to be a ghost in front of foolish men and women. Whenever he shows up, he must consume sword energy, even to maintain the appearance of the sword elephant. It is enough to pay off in peacetime, and it is released like this before the battle.
But it's a waste. In the training camp, the Inspector General tries his best to train young disciples to fight and not to do unnecessary things.
Of course, after becoming a swordsman, everyone does not follow the rules, but this does not prevent them from making mistakes for others.
"Young people are so confident."
"Hey, let's stop here. Where else do you want to run?" The red-haired man stepped on the scar of a tree trunk and shouted, "Don't tell me you are looking for a place to duel with me, but you can't escape.
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The man in green smiled lazily and did not stop. He took out a wine gourd from his sleeve and drank two sips. During such a fierce running, he did not spill any wine. He said: "I am doing it for your own good. I am very popular with this boy."
Fire, wherever you catch fire, you have to find a spacious place, preferably by the water. Otherwise, if you set fire to the mountain, it will be a big sin. If you encounter a forest patrol, you will be caught in the forest. The lightest punishment will be a spanking.
Go to jail, or even worse, be exiled for three thousand miles."
The red-haired man sneered: "I know you want to leave the woods before taking action. Do you also know that this woods is the home court of Lao Zhuguo? You don't dare to take action here, but it is easy for you to get out, but it is difficult to get back in. Don't you worry?
The kid who stays here? He cried out for help when he was beaten, but you can't come in to save him."
The man in Tsing Yi smiled and said: "I can come in if I can go out - I will come in when your old man dies. As for the children - it doesn't matter which child will cry. I think that child of yours is very weak, and I am very satisfied.
You look depressed and listless, are you used to crying?"
At this point, he suddenly stopped and stood on the treetop.
Under his feet was a huge ginkgo tree. The thick trunk was surrounded by thin trunks that branched out. They hugged each other and formed a forest of single trees. Because it was early autumn, the ginkgo leaves were still green, and he was all dressed up.
Tsing Yi stood among the branches and leaves, almost indistinguishable.
Although the color was indistinguishable, the smell became more and more obvious. There was a strong smell of alcohol around him, almost to the point of dizziness.
The red-haired man snorted softly, and two puffs of breath came out of his nose, but it was the smoke of a fire. The smell of alcohol in the air instantly turned into a burning smell, "You are afraid of my flames and want to leave the firewood."
That's right. But you're still a fool. Could it be that you came from the Land Prosecution Department? Isn't this alcohol smell flammable? Turn it into flames - "
The two of them drew their swords at the same time, and two sword lights, one green and one red, flashed across.
"Swordsmanship—new brew!"
"Swordsmanship - Fire in the Stone!"
On the other side, deep in the woods, a maze has been erected since unknown time.
The maze is layered on top of each other, the light is dim, and the atmosphere is overwhelming. The rough walls around it seem to be woven with dead branches and old vines at first glance, but if you look closely, you will see that there are all kinds of shocking and strange scenes mixed in there.
Some wall cracks are filled with densely packed corpses, some have turned into white bones, some are still fresh, with obvious wounds and bloody wounds, and some are rotting, with yellow soup flowing out of the carrion, swelling like a balloon.
Some gaps are crawling with bugs, dense black spots, slowly squirming white maggots, and layers of transparent wings, swarming into a large area.
There are snakes crawling inside some, and their smooth thin scales rub against the ground, making a swishing sound, and a "ta-ta-da" sound as the snake spits out its messages.
There are also ghosts, hanged ghosts, drowned ghosts, bull heads and horse faces standing in the corners...
In this small maze, there are everything that can scare people in the world, and there are even some monsters that are beyond people's imagination. Even if they are unrecognizable, they will cause physical discomfort to people.
Even if you close your eyes, you are still not immune. Various tiny, disgusting, and harsh sounds will come from your ears, making your bones feel itchy and your heart and liver seem to be scratched by half-pointed claws. Even if you block your ears,
You will also smell a strong stench in your nose that penetrates directly into your stomach. Even if your five senses are blocked, you can still feel a deep malice in the dark, as if there is a sharp sword hanging above your head, which will fall at any time and cut you from head to head.
Plug your feet in and feel cool.
In short, every second spent in this maze is painful torture.
Tang Zhao was standing in the center, closing his eyes slightly and then opening them. He had repeated the action of opening and closing his eyes several times, and every time he opened his eyes it was a new experience. The road in front of him was always changing, with all kinds of new disgusting things.
Things were pushed before his eyes, and the maze revolved around him like the stars around the sun.
Regardless of whether this maze is real or not, it does have enough imagination. Even if Tang Zhao learned a lot of knowledge from Mr. Chen that he would never need in his life, it would be difficult to recognize all the monsters here.
For a moment, he once suspected that these monsters were not reflections of his inner imagination.
But then, he denied it: Compared with the bizarre scenes hidden deep in his heart, these horrible things in front of him obviously lacked imagination - why is there not even a monster?
If monsters appeared, he could ask them to remember what it means to believe in light.
His thinking, comparison, and analysis clearly showed that he was not intimidated by the maze and fell into fear. His mind was very stable. Simply stimulating the senses was not enough to make him lose consciousness.
"Haha... do you want to play a game?"
An erratic voice came from nowhere. It seemed to be everywhere in the southeast, northwest and northwest. It was similar to King Sheng's voice just now, and it was distorted and not like a human voice.
Tang Zhao smiled slightly and said, "Are you anxious?"
"Let's play a game -" the voice repeated without pause.
There was a squeaking sound behind him, which was a noise caused by the collision of metal. At the same time, a metal door rose behind him. The door was slowly opening, although only a gap was opened, revealing a foot inside.
The sole of this foot was not fully exposed, only the sharp claws on the front were visible, and it was already taller than Tang Zhao's man.
"This door will open within a stick of incense, and monsters you have never dreamed of will be released inside. You will be chewed up by it, swallowed, and turned into excrement and pulled out. If you want to escape, run. A stick of incense
Let’s run along the road paved with bones and insects and ants. Maybe there is a glimmer of life at the end of the maze?”
"ready to go……"
As the rules were announced, the door behind them lifted up inch by inch.
As if there was an invisible feeling of anxiety weighing on his heart, Tang Zhao, with his eyes half closed, seemed to really follow the rules and run away, but then he couldn't help but laugh.
"Do you have the ability to read minds? I was thinking about monsters just now. If you could release the monsters, I would dare to transform."
…
There was no response from the voice. The source of that anxiety seemed to tremble.
Tang Zhao sighed.
"It seems like it's not mind-reading, it's just a sudden thought. As soon as you think about it, you get whatever you want. Isn't this just a dream? There is everything in the dream."
"But I don't want to dream. This is not a pleasant dream. If it is a dream, wake up early."
As he spoke, he held down the sword at his waist.
"In the morning, dreams will naturally wake up, right? When the sun rises, the shadows will naturally fade away."
"In the morning, there must be morning light——"
As if following his words, a ray of sunshine shone on his head.
This maze clearly looked airtight, as if it was sinking into the eighteenth level of hell, but at this moment, a ray of light shone down.
It was a ray of pure white, soft, and warm light that shone on Tang Zhao's hair and eyelashes, just like when someone was about to wake up in the morning and opened the curtains, letting the sunlight shine through the thin window screen.
On him.
If Tang Zhao had a slightly unhappy expression before, the moment he was bathed in the sunshine, his expression suddenly became peaceful. When he opened his eyes, he was full of vitality and even his emotions jumped up.
"The day's plan begins in the morning." Tang Zhao said happily, "Get up early in the morning and start working."
As he said hello, a ray of light flashed.
That's sunshine!
The gentle sunshine suddenly became intense and turned into an arc of light, sweeping outward!
The sunlight was so pure that wherever the brilliance touched, the shadows immediately dissipated. The maze, the bones, and the giant beast behind the stone door disappeared like a torn painting, revealing the bright sky.
Under the skylight, it was covered with green shades, and it was clearly the same big forest as before.
Originally, it was already dawn.
The sunlight blended into the natural skylight and was no longer visible. Tang Zhao turned around and smiled: "Hey, I found you."
King Sheng was hiding behind a big tree a few feet away, dumbfounded. He did not expect that his illusion would fade so quickly, as if it was really like a dream. When he woke up from the dream, not only was the dream gone, but even the dream was gone.
The memory also disappeared from my mind in an instant, leaving only a blank blank.
"you you……"
At this time, a flat and flat spirit like a picture slipped down the big tree. It was his spirit. The power of the spirit was all consumed in the illusion. At this time, the illusion was shattered and it seemed to be drained dry.
All the blood is gone, leaving only a piece of paint.
Tang Zhao looked at King Sheng and suddenly said with certainty: "We must have seen him before."
King Sheng opened his mouth, and Tang Zhao said: "If you don't believe it, let's try it. Revolt..."
Hearing these two words, King Sheng was so horrified that he held his head in his hands and ran backwards. However, in the past, he had let the spirit take him away. Now that the spirit was disabled, he ran like a mortal. His speed was basically impossible.
He couldn't get up, and even fell down if he stepped on a stone.
Before he could fall, the light behind him covered his head like a sack and dragged him back.
Tang Zhao smiled and said: "I lied to you. Don't be afraid, I won't use this trick casually in the future. Besides, there is no need to make such a fuss when dealing with you."
Tang Zhao was very happy to see King Sheng being killed with fish on the chopping block - Vice-Chief Chi said that it would be a quick victory, wouldn't this mean a quick victory? It would definitely be faster than him.
King Sheng was caught and simply stopped struggling. He just said with a sad face: "I said, you are a swordsman, why do you bully me?"