As night falls, the chill in the air is even worse than in the afternoon.
In a mountain col 30 kilometers away from the Sunset Forest, an orange-red bonfire swayed in the wind. The dry branches burned and made a series of crackling sounds, sparking sparks.
Xu Zihuang was sitting on a smooth rock. The century-old black-scale chicken he had caught before had been processed and roasted next to the campfire.
The black-scaled chicken is a small to medium-sized soul beast, and after being shrunk by baking, only about ten kilograms of meat is left.
The roasted brown chicken skin is covered with sizzling drops of butter, which will cause the flames to rise. After sprinkling some simple seasonings, the aroma will immediately overflow.
Xu Zihuang cut a large piece of chicken leg meat with a dagger and chewed it. He ate quickly, but he was not rude at all.
At the same time, he was always alert to his surroundings.
"Zihuang, someone is coming over. The human leader is very powerful and should have a Contra-level cultivation among your human soul masters." Tianmeng Iceworm woke up again after sleeping for three days, and its tone was:
A bit solemn.
Although the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm is not good at fighting, under the detection of its huge mental power that has been cultivated for millions of years, nothing can escape.
Xu Zihuang did not doubt that he was there, and calmly said in a deep voice: "How many people came from which direction?"
"To the southwest, there are a total of eight people, six men and two women. Except for the leading woman, the other seven people are all around the third ring. It's too late, they have already discovered you. If I can wake up early, I might be able to avoid it.
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Xu Zihuang quickly released the Golden Boy and looked towards the southwest. Eight figures appeared in his eyes. Those people were at least a thousand meters away from here. No wonder he didn't notice it before.
After all, although his mental power can be released outside, it can only be released within a radius of about one hundred meters at most.
After some thought, Xu Zihuang decided not to avoid it deliberately.
Firstly, those people were definitely not targeting him. Secondly, the distance of a thousand meters was a blink of an eye for a soul master. The bonfire could not quickly eliminate the traces, but would make those people suspicious.
Moreover, there is a suspected Contra-level soul master here, and it is basically impossible for him to leave now even if he wants to.
However, what prompted him to make this decision was that when he defeated the Dark Demon Tiger, Tianmeng said that it actually had a way for him to leave safely and could send him hundreds of miles away in an instant.
It is also for this reason that Xu Zihuang's attitude towards Tianmeng Ice Silkworm changed so obviously later.
It was also because of this that he dared to explore the Sunset Forest alone. With Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's method, his safety could still be guaranteed.
"Zihuang, if something goes wrong, I will take you away directly."
Tianmeng Bingsi is now relying on Xu Zihuang, and regards Xu Zihuang's safety as more important than his own.
Xu Zihuang did not respond to Tianmeng again, because while they were communicating, those people had already arrived.
"who are you?"
Before he finished speaking, a figure appeared in front of Xu Zihuang. Through the light of the bonfire, he could clearly see that it was a young man who looked to be no more than one or two years older than Xu Zihuang.
The boy was wearing uniform black clothes, with a pink crystal-like pattern embroidered on his left chest, with the word "earth dragon" printed on it.
His figure was thin, and when his footsteps landed, there was an eerie silence. His eyes immediately fell on Xu Zihuang, who was sitting in front of the bonfire.
Undoubtedly, this emaciated young man was probably an agility-based combat spirit master who was the first to explore the path as soon as he discovered it.
Seeing that Xu Zihuang was younger than him, his tense nerves immediately relaxed a lot. However, when he discovered Xu Zihuang's top-notch appearance, he glanced in the direction behind him nervously and guiltily.
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As if responding to his gaze, a beautiful girl about the same age as him walked over.
The girl has short pink hair, the ends of which are slightly curly, resting on Xiang's shoulders, messy yet beautiful. Even her eyes are a strange pink, as bright as pink gems.
Her pretty face was dotted with exquisite facial features, and she looked a bit quirky like Tang Ya, but judging from the behavior of the other five teenagers who followed her in awe and obedience, it was clear at first glance that she was not a calm master.
Just like the first reaction of most members of the opposite sex when they see Xu Zihuang, the girl's eyes instantly glazed over and she swallowed quietly.
The six young men around him are not bad in appearance, but they are not on the same level as Xu Zihuang.
For them, Xu Zihuang was nothing but a dimensionality reduction blow.
"Feng Shen, don't stand in front of me." The girl frowned slightly and pulled away from the boy who first came over in dissatisfaction.
In front of this eldest sister, Feng Shen did not dare to get angry or say anything, and walked behind everyone with a low eyebrow.
The girl greeted Xu Zihuang with a smile.
"Hello, my name is Nan Qiuqiu. Don't be nervous, we are all from the Earthly Dragon Gate of the Heavenly Soul Empire, and we are going to come to Sunset Forest to hunt the soul beasts."
At this point, she seemed to realize something, her delicate body trembled, she quickly stretched out her jade hand to cover her lips, and turned around timidly.
"Mom..., I... I just had a quick talk."
The one at the back of the crowd was a beautiful middle-aged woman who looked 60% or 70% similar to her.
However, the beautiful woman did not scold her as before, but looked at Xu Zihuang with burning eyes.
Why does this child look so similar...
Xu Zihuang also met the beautiful woman's gaze. Judging from the information Nan Qiuqiu had volunteered before, the beautiful woman in front of him should be Nan Shuishui, the master of Dilongmen.
After looking at each other for a moment, the beautiful woman came back to her senses.
"Hello, young man, my name is Nan Shuishui. We just came out from hunting soul beasts in the Sunset Forest. Someone in the team was poisoned and everyone is very tired. I happened to see you setting up a bonfire here. I wonder if you can let us
Let’s warm ourselves up by the fire and take a rest.”
"Please." Xu Zihuang responded coldly. Even if he knew the identities of Nan Shuishui and Nan Qiuqiu, he would not be able to relax his vigilance. But it would not be good to refuse them right now.
Nan Shuishui smiled and nodded, turned around and glared at his daughter with a frosty look, pulled her to sit on the other side of the bonfire, and then waved to the other six teenagers.
The other six teenagers sat down near them knowingly, but one of them, the most handsome young man, had a pale face, and his right arm was faintly stained with some green color.
Nan Shuishui ignored Nan Qiuqiu's aggrieved look and scolded him with a cold face.
"You go and detoxify Xiao Ye."
Although Nan Qiuqiu is his own daughter and she is outstanding enough, it is precisely because of her excellence that she has developed various problems.
The reason why Xiao Ye was poisoned was because he was implicated.
She brought him out this time with the intention of beating him up. Otherwise, he might cause some kind of trouble in the future.
"Yes, Mom." Nan Qiuqiu mumbled, and at the same time, three optimally matched soul rings, two yellow and one purple, rose up from her feet.
A diamond-shaped pink crystal-like gem appeared on her forehead as the martial spirit was released. Immediately afterwards, her body became more and more slender, and her height was almost a foot taller.
She pointed her right hand towards the sky, and pink scales grew out along the fingertips. The scales were crystal clear, and as the scales extended, her entire right hand seemed to turn into a pink crystal, with bright pink light. rise.
She squatted down next to Xiao Ye, and her right hand covered with pink scales stopped one finger away from Xiao Ye's right arm.
The green colors on Xiao Ye's right arm were invaded by pink flames and quickly dissipated like ice and snow.
"Rouge Dragon, annihilation attribute. It is indeed Nan Qiuqiu and Nan Shuishui." Xu Zihuang looked at everyone calmly, his mind moving slightly.
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