Riding was no longer possible on the road behind. It was a swamp, and Zhu Tong walked lightly across it, but the horses hesitated. After a few steps, Mo Liang and Xi Yu's horses got one leg stuck in the mud.
That was the spot Zhu Tong had just stepped on, but she was unscathed. After a lot of effort, they managed to pull Mara
When they came up, the other horses refused to leave at all. Zhu Tong looked at them innocently, as if those reproachful looks were unreasonable and bad. In fact, everyone knew who the evil-minded person was.
Ming. This made them even more reluctant to let her go, as if there was some trap waiting in front of her.
Suspicions were suspicions, and if they wanted to solve the problem, they had to follow. They all complained in their hearts, but they had a mentality of "see what tricks you can do". After tying the horses, they followed Zhu Tong for a while.
Because I didn't know the exact route, it felt like time passed. When I first asked her how long it would take, she always said it was almost there. When asked again, she didn't bother to talk.
After noon, they came to a stone wall.
Dai Luan felt that this place was very similar to the cliff where she accidentally entered the Immortal Shadow Pavilion, but it was not very similar, and maybe it was not too far away.
Seven people walked in one after another. Shi Wuqi asked them to step back, and he took the lead. Mo Liang raised his sword warily, and at the end he pricked up his ears alertly, looking left and right. Until the mountains and seas retreated to the end, allowing him to move forward with confidence.
The passage is a little damp, and the faint sound of water can be heard. The fluorescent moss and other plants grow denser as you go deeper. The light blue bugs are in groups.
"There are many paths to take here." Zhu Tong finally spoke, her soft voice being amplified in the empty cave, "There are no dead ends, and every path has an answer."
"Answer?"
Dai Luan repeated it. She wanted to know what the answer meant, but Mu Wan didn't want the answer, she wanted the end.
"Where is the exit?" Shi Wuqi asked.
"When you get the answer, you can go out."
As he said this, a fork in the road appeared in front of him.
Because the light was too weak, they didn't notice the two roads until they were in front of them. Zhu Tong turned around and said to them:
"Please divide into two groups... There are too many people. We are worried that if there is a commotion, we will be unable to withstand it."
"Are you afraid of this?" Xi Yu said as if he was mocking.
"Half of the people, please come with me. If the other half of the people encounter a fork in the road, please continue to divide into two groups."
This statement is disturbing. Will the crowd be constantly divided, and eventually everyone will be left alone? They don't know what tricks this guy is going to play. Mu Wan finally couldn't help it anymore, and she asked:
"Why? Give us a reason. What you said makes us very suspicious of your motives."
"Are you afraid that we will use this to catch you all?" Zhu Tong tilted his head, "But that is not good for us."
"Then who knows? After all, the ghost sigh, the demon-sealing blade, and the incense burner are all on us. I don't believe you don't know this."
"That's true." Zhu Tong nodded, "But robbing is not our purpose. If we really wanted it, we would have succeeded long ago. But please rest assured, Lord Gaoyue has an order, even if some of us
No matter how tempted a person is, he will never do anything he shouldn't."
Shi Wuqi raised his eyebrows slightly. He shrugged and said, "I believe you on this point. Okay, I can separate from you. Who wants to come with me?"
As he said that, he came to another cave entrance. When he walked over, he looked sideways and saw that there was no difference between the two sides. There was a faint cool breeze, which sounded very far away. There was no dangerous smell from the nearby place.
. He glanced at Shan Hai, who nodded. He knew that Wu Qi meant for him to follow Zhu Tong and not let a group of girls take risks.
"I'll do it."
With that said, Mo Liang walked over with his sword in hand. Xi Yu was a little flustered. She looked at Dai Luan and the others, then at the two people standing over there, gritted her teeth, and followed.
"Aren't you afraid?" Mu Wan asked.
"Don't be afraid!" She put her hands on her hips, "I always keep my mission in mind. If you didn't break my sword, I wouldn't be afraid!"
Mu Wan was speechless for a moment. She thought of the sword that was broken by Yu E and she felt a little embarrassed that she had not compensated her yet.
"See you later..."
"Aren't you going to take her with you?" Zhu Tong suddenly interrupted her and turned to Shi Wuqi. She pointed at Miss Qi.
"Tsk."
"It's useless to try to measure it this way. She won't be able to walk more than a few steps before she becomes a disconnected doll. The distribution of spiritual power and spiritual veins here is very complicated, and it will definitely be disturbed."
Shi Wuqi stopped talking and walked into another cave without looking back. Miss Qi left the original team and followed him. Mo Liang nodded to them and walked over. Only Xi Yu was reluctant to leave.
Look back frequently.
The master and apprentice, as well as Mu Wan, continued to follow Zhu Tong. The scenery in front of them remained unchanged, and I wonder if it was the same on the other side. They didn't walk for long, and they could still hear the footsteps in the cave next door, but now they were completely inaudible. They began to admire each other.
Wan was still a little flustered, but Dai Luan, who looked at the big heart, was not afraid at all, and she relaxed her courage. The sinister wind blew, making her brain as numb as her face.
Sure enough, not long after, another fork appeared in front of us.
"Two of you, let's go over there." Zhu Tong made an inviting gesture again.
Mu Wan never liked playing riddles.
"What do you really want?" Her tone was very angry, "Why did you deliberately separate us? Tell me, what is your purpose. Stop prevaricating, or I will use the Demon-Sealing Blade to confuse the spiritual power here."
It was indeed a powerful threat. Zhu Tong frowned slightly and looked troubled, but he still smiled. Dai Luan pulled the corner of Mu Wan's clothes and said softly: "It's not that bad..."
"I don't know what kind of virtues these people have? If you don't force her to explain clearly, she will just tell you endless lies!"
"Oops... It's really a bit troublesome for you to do this." Zhu Tong smiled bitterly, but his tone was still very relaxed, "The reason is indeed very simple, but I don't know if you believe it or not - each of you has a story and a secret. But
Not all of these stories and secrets want others to know, even close friends. From this perspective, is it better to give each other some respect? You can't force them, how embarrassing it is."
It sounded reasonable at first, but it didn't convince her.
"I don't believe anyone has a shady past."
"Why are you so unreasonable?"
"Isn't it unreasonable for you to peep into privacy?"
Zhu Tong smiled lightly again. This smile on a child's face seemed a bit rogue for some reason.
"No need to argue with her." Shan Hai sighed and said, "What do you think? If you are worried about her playing tricks, you can let Aluan go with you. I feel more at ease when you are together."
"..."
Mu Wan felt that it was indeed inappropriate for her to argue like this in front of a girl who was just sixteen years old. What she wanted to do was to set an example for her predecessors, rather than needing a child to protect her.
"It doesn't matter." She gritted her teeth, "It's better for you and your apprentice to be together. I would like to follow her and see what other tricks the people in Miying Pavilion have up their sleeves."
Shan Hai wanted to say something more, but in the end he didn't say it. He patted Mu Wan on the shoulder and turned around. Dai Luan frowned a little melancholy, feeling a bit in a dilemma. Mu Wan only asked her to follow the master with confidence.
Only then did she follow Shanhai.
The cave seemed wider than before. Maybe it was because there were fewer people that Mu Wan felt empty.
Before she had taken two steps, Zhu Tong suddenly started running. She was stunned and quickly chased after him.
"What are you doing! Stop!"
Mu Wan also quickened her pace and chased him forward. But the little guy ran so fast, like flying, that he disappeared into the boundless darkness in front of her. She speeded up and tried to catch up, but unexpectedly
The scenery in front of her suddenly opened up. She subconsciously stopped and finally stopped at the edge of the cliff - the empty space in front of her was the cliff inside the mountain. She stopped and turned back
She took a few steps back, her legs felt weak, and she felt frightened for a while. She poked her head out from above, and saw that the bottom was bottomless, and there was a faint blue light. It was unclear whether it was water or other plants. The top was more open, and many things appeared.
Stalactites. It’s not that there is no road in front of you, but there is a huge spine on the side, and there are long bones protruding from the rock mass in front, like fangs naturally growing from the soil.
The cliff was still some distance away from the bones. She didn't know how Zhu Tong jumped up. Mu Wan carefully pressed against the edge of the cave entrance and stretched out one foot. The toe of the shoe could barely touch it, but it was difficult to move the weight of the entire body.
.She retracted and looked around, but there was no suitable angle to jump over.
Just give up all your previous efforts and go back to the original fork in the road to find Shanhai and the others?
She turned around and looked at the empty darkness, somewhat unwillingly. Besides, Zhu Tong said that the spiritual veins here were very chaotic. If she just walked back like this, it might not be the original way.
She took a deep breath to relax her legs, and after a while, they stopped shaking so much. She was not afraid at all, but her body was not in control. After a while, she took a few steps back in the hole and clenched her teeth.
Teeth rushed towards that part of the spine.
Jumped up! But her left foot suddenly slipped and she lost her center of gravity. Before she fell, she grabbed the curved rib-like thing on the side to prevent her from falling. This bone was not very strong either.
It was a little loose at the time. She groped over carefully, and when there was no place to hold on to, she bent down, clutched the bones, and crawled over using her hands and feet. It seemed a little funny, but she didn't care about it.
Finally reaching the other side, she breathed a sigh of relief. Just after she dusted off her clothes, the bone bridge behind her suddenly collapsed. A loud rumble echoed in the cave, making her feet numb. There was a loud noise.
Finally, the bone path disappeared, and a lot of dust floated in the air. She held her breath and poked her head out, but she couldn't see any ripples in the dim light below.
There is really no turning back this time.
Mu Wan continued to move forward, and soon she saw a vine curtain with glowing green flowers on it. She had never seen green flowers before. They were so small that if you didn't look carefully, you would have thought they were leaves.
She opened the curtain, and there were white gravels on the ground. It was a large space, and people seemed to come here often. There were many wooden cabinets around, filled with books and bamboo slips, and some cabinets were stuffed with
Bottles and cans. From a distance, they look like various kinds of rouge and gouache used by women, but what is filled in the air is clearly the smell of Chinese medicine with a light fishy smell.
There were many tools in the middle that she couldn't understand. They were probably needed for distillation or other crafts. Is this a pharmaceutical workshop? Or something else. There was a basin of steaming water with a bowl floating in it, and there was a half-melted piece of something in it.
thing.
Mu Wan stretched out his hand, wanting to pick it up and take a look.
"Don't move."
There was a stern voice. Mu Wan suddenly retracted her hand, raised her head and looked up. There was someone in front of her. He had his back to her, and he was rummaging for something on the cabinet.
After she saw it clearly, a fire of ignorance surged in her heart.
"Wu Yin?!" she shouted angrily, "It's you who did it!"
