Chapter 117 Chapter 117 (Catching Bugs) Every day is a competition...
Now that he had successfully reunited with Gu Jingyun, Jiang Yan was no longer nervous.
He had originally been rushing back to look for clues to break the formation, but now he stopped and began to ask about Gu Jingyun's situation with concern.
He asked if he was thirsty or hungry, and after getting a negative answer, he asked the young master what happened after he entered the cave.
"I was not teleported to Qingyang Mountain, but to a flat road not far from the foot of the mountain. There is a plaque at the entrance of the mountain, saying that there is a maze inside and no one is allowed to enter without permission."
Gu Jingyun said, "I looked at the plaque and originally didn't plan to go up the mountain. Instead, I flew to the east gate on my sword. I hadn't taken two steps when I suddenly heard a thunderous sound coming from Qingyang Mountain. I turned around and vaguely saw someone flying in the air. I recognized it from the back and it was you."
"The maze of Qingyang Mountain is very powerful. When I entered, even I almost lost my composure. Fortunately, I remembered where the mountain path I took when I first entered was, and I found the main road. The road was unpredictable, but I always kept going straight."
"Then I heard the sound of your flute and followed it all the way here."
Gu Jingyun explained.
"No one would voluntarily step into a trap," Jiang Yan said.
"Wherever you are, I will dare to go, even if it's a sea of fire and a mountain of swords." Gu Jingyun joked in a frivolous manner.
Jiang Yan was helpless.
"Brother, there is sweat on your forehead." The young man took out a handkerchief.
Gu Jingyun ran all the way up the mountain. Now that he has become a "mortal", no matter how good his physical fitness is, sweating is inevitable.
After hearing this, the man frowned slightly and gently pushed the young man in his arms away.
Jiang Yan held up the handkerchief and looked at him blankly: "?"
Gu Jingyun explained: "I'm afraid of the smell of sweat."
"No." Jiang Yan helped wipe the sweat from the man's forehead. Seeing that Gu Jingyun was still frowning unconsciously, he thought for a moment and quickly took out his magic wand.
"I'll perform a magic trick for you." Jiang Yan said with a smile.
The young man chanted the simplest cleansing spell in a low voice, and half of the magic power in his body was consumed, but he didn't care much.
There are plenty of potions and magic stones that can restore mana!
Not afraid at all!
A cleansing spell was cast.
The slightly embarrassed Young Master Gu instantly returned to his elegant demeanor.
"Ayan can also cast spells?" Gu Jingyun asked in surprise.
"Spiritual power can't be used, but magic power can be used, but the consumption is greater than usual." Jiang Yan nodded, and then talked about how he was almost struck by lightning, "Flying is prohibited here, and magic brooms are not allowed."
"In this case, I think we still have to rely on traditional methods to get out of the maze. There is no shortcut," said Gu Jingyun.
Jiang Yan: "Maybe there are clues to leaving where I landed."
The two of them turned back to look for it.
It is said that it is easier to go up a mountain than to go down. In addition, both parties found each other and were no longer alone. They chatted and laughed, and the mountain trail that would take half a day to complete was completed in just one hour.
They returned to the bamboo forest.
Jiang Yan led Gu Jingyun into the bamboo forest and walked along the bluestone road towards the center of the bamboo forest.
Night had already fallen, and there was not even a ray of light in the bamboo forest. It was so dark and scary.
There were gaps between the stone slabs, unevenness, and broken stones. Even though Jiang Yan had good night vision, he tripped as soon as he entered the bamboo forest.
Jiang Yan staggered a step and was quickly caught by Gu Jingyun.
"careful."
"Um."
As a cultivator who was used to being able to split mountains and rivers with a single palm, he was surprisingly not able to adapt to the body of a mortal.
Gu Jingyun took out a lighting lamp and a night-shining pearl. Before he put the night-shining pearl into Jiang Yan's hand, he saw a soft light appear at the tip of Jiang Yan's magic wand.
The light gradually condensed into a small ball of light, floating above the two people, and the illumination range was as wide as two or three meters.
It's not very bright, but it's enough at night.
"This way we won't have to worry about not seeing it!" Jiang Yan said.
"..." Gu Jingyun put away the lamp and said with emotion: "Magic is quite convenient."
Jiang Yan shook his head: "It's just luck that it wasn't banned. If the spell can't be used, we still have to rely on torches and other lighting."
The two quickly walked to the center of the bamboo forest - the place where Jiang Yan first landed.
There is a large open space in the center of the bamboo forest, and not far away there are traces of charred land caused by lightning.
"Strange." Jiang Yan frowned, "There used to be a lot of bamboo here."
Not only did the other bamboos that were split in two by lightning disappear, but even the bamboo forest that was crushed by it returned to its original state.
Only here, there are no bluestone slabs or green bamboos, only brown and dry soil underfoot.
Gu Jingyun said: "Let's investigate together, don't separate."
Jiang Yan: "Okay."
Who knows if the two will be separated by the maze as soon as they separate, so it is better to be cautious.
The two searched carefully, but felt it was not bright enough, so they added another ball of light floating above their heads. Jiang Yan also had a night-shining pearl in his hand, which they used to shine wherever it was dark.
Finally, a treasure chest was dug out from beneath the land struck by lightning.
Gu Jingyun used his sword to pry it open. As soon as the treasure chest was opened, he suddenly paused, turned around and shouted, "Who is it?!"
Jiang Yan was startled, and instantly tensed up, then turned his head to look.
A dark shadow ran through the woods. Hiding in the jungle, its figure was elongated by the light and projected on the stone, looking like a short bear.
Jiang Yan moved his mind, and a ball of light flew over. The black shadow was frightened and wanted to run away, but it was too late.
It was clearly illuminated.
It turned out to be a fat rabbit as tall as my forearm.
"It's a hare."
Jiang Yan said, "Something is wrong. There is not even a bird in Qingyang Mountain. Where did the rabbit come from?"
"Catch it!" Gu Jingyun made a prompt decision.
There was a scroll in the treasure chest. The two men didn't have time to take a closer look, so they put it into the Sumeru Ring and went to catch the rabbit first.
But this rabbit is no ordinary rabbit, its jumping ability and escape speed are amazing!
It can jump higher than a bamboo tree by pushing its legs with all its strength! That’s a ten-meter-high bamboo tree!
The two of them couldn't catch up or catch him!
Even though the monk became a mortal, his physical fitness was far beyond that of ordinary people. Even so, he was still made a fool of by the rabbit.
It has no spiritual power, but has the physical strength and intelligence of a monster beast.
It avoided all the traps and ambushes it set, and was more cunning than a fox. But it kept running away in silence, and its ears were very sensitive, so it would never give anyone the chance to get within one meter.
A quarter of an hour later, the two of them hid in the grass, feeling quite amused and helpless.
Who could have thought that the young master of the Sword Sect and the new number one in the world of the Hehuan Sect would rack their brains to catch a rabbit in the middle of the night.
When the rabbit saw them stop, it stopped running.
As if afraid that the two would give up, it puffed up its cheeks and spit out a ring. It deliberately ran to the light source with the ring in its mouth, wanting the human hiding in the bushes to see it clearly.
"It's the Sumeru Ring." Jiang Yan said.
Gu Jingyun took out the scroll he had obtained from the treasure chest earlier, unfolded it, and the two of them put their heads together and looked down.
There was a simple battle formation diagram engraved on the scroll - it looked like a child's sketch, but it was only half of it.
“……”Gu Jingyun closed the scroll and put it away.
Needless to say, the other half must be on the ring worn by the rabbit.
Gu Jingyun thought for a moment and said, "I still have a few trap tricks that I haven't used yet. They were taught to me by an old hunter when I was traveling before."
"At worst," the man paused, turned his palm, and in his palm was a pill emitting a faint medicinal fragrance.
"After swallowing this pill, I can break through the limit and forcibly restore my Void Refining cultivation for an hour."
By then, the rabbit will definitely not be able to escape.
"Are there any side effects?" Jiang Yan asked with a frown.
"It's just a little problem like dizziness, it's okay." Gu Jingyun coaxed.
Of course it's not as easy as he said.
Jiang Yan saw through it instantly.
"Forget it." He said unhappily, "We don't know what's waiting for us after leaving this maze. How can you let yourself get hurt just after arriving here?"
Without waiting for Gu Jingyun's rebuttal, he clenched the wand in his hand.
"Brother, don't forget that I am an elf, and this place is full of trees."
"You don't have much magic power left, so don't force it." Gu Jingyun said.
Jiang Yan smiled and said, "That's enough."
He handed the six magic stones to Gu Jingyun, told him to put them in the designated locations, and whispered his thoughts to him.
Gu Jingyun nodded, crouched down, and left stealthily.
Jiang Yan took out a wooden bow and arrow from the Sumeru Ring.
That was the bow and arrow he often used in his childhood.
There was a hint of excitement and nostalgia in Jiang Yan's eyes.
Jiang Yan learned magic and archery from his mother when he was a child. He also went into the forest to hunt with the tribe many times. When he grew up a little, he devoted himself to swordsmanship.
Apart from hunting days and the occasional time spent practicing archery, I hardly ever touched it afterwards.
The blood flowing in their bodies makes every elf born to be the best archer, regardless of gender, age or status.
Although he hadn't practiced for a long time, Jiang Yan was not worried about missing the target.
What's more, he made preparations for both situations.
The rabbit sat on the grass, tilting its head to nibble on the wild flowers and grass by the roadside. It looked quite comfortable, without any impatience at all.
While others are waiting for rabbits to come to them, tonight it is the rabbit's turn to be on guard and wait for people.
A cool evening breeze blew by, and Gu Jingyun stopped instantly.
The rabbit didn't notice his movements and was still staring at the bushes where Jiang Yan was, not noticing that there was one less person there.
It lay down leisurely again to bask in the moonlight.
Gu Jingyun breathed a sigh of relief, quietly buried a magic stone in the soil, retreated silently, and rushed to the next location. Not even a blade of grass moved during the whole process, and there was no sound when the heels landed.
He moved quickly, and now only the last Philosopher's Stone was left.
After the sixth Philosopher's Stone was buried.
As agreed, Gu Jingyun suddenly stood up in the grass on the side and pounced on the hare.
The rabbit screamed in fright, and in fear, it actually ran forward.
It runs as fast as a cheetah and as quick as lightning!
If this rabbit hadn't been without spiritual power, it would probably be at the Nascent Soul stage...
Gu Jingyun could only see an afterimage passing by it, missing its target and hiding in the bushes.
The hare looked back proudly, and Gu Jingyun pretended to chase it.
It immediately turned around and tried to escape reflexively, but unexpectedly, its head hit something that looked like a transparent magic shield.
"@#￥%!!" The rabbit shouted angrily towards the sky. What he said was not human language, nor any demon language.
Anyway, neither Gu Jingyun nor Jiang Yan understood.
They only saw a bolt of lightning falling from the sky, splitting the magic shield.
Gu Jingyun: “?”
Jiang Yan: “?”
Can you still find external help?
The rabbit and the maze are in cahoots. It and Gu Jingyun are chasing each other in the magic circle. Anyway, its speed is as fast as lightning and no one can catch it.
Jiang Yan held his breath, ignoring the thunder that was gathering more and more above his head, and focused on the movements of the hare.
A magic arrow was nocked on the bow.
The young man half-crouched in the distance, his black pupils as cold as a frozen pond. He let the outside world become noisy, his face remained calm without a ripple, and there was only his prey in his eyes.
He drew his bow to full length.
Just waiting for an opportunity.
The rabbit was moving so fast that it would be difficult to capture its true position if one did not have sharp eyesight.
Jiang Yan slowly counted his heartbeats and carefully observed the movements of the hare.
Just before the next heartbeat came, the rabbit was forced by Gu Jingyun to turn around again. It pushed the ground with all four feet, and its head and body turned slightly to the opposite direction.
Within milliseconds, the fully-strung arrow is shot out!
“Puff——”
Before the hare could react, its head was pierced by an arrow and nailed to the ground.
No blood.
The hare's silhouette gradually turned transparent and slowly dissipated, leaving only an arrow and a ring.
It is not a real hare, but an illusion created by the maze.
Just at this moment, the magic circle that trapped the rabbit was also shattered by the thunder.
But it did not continue to attack. Instead, it slowly dissipated as the rabbit's figure disappeared.
Gu Jingyun turned his face to the side.
Under the moonlight, the young man stood straight, not yet putting down the longbow in his hand. His face was stern, and his ink-like pupils seemed to still retain the coldness from before.
Gu Jingyun smiled slowly.
"Ayan is a good archer," he praised.
When Jiang Yan came over with a bow and arrow and wanted to check the information in the Sumeru Ring, Gu Jingyun stopped him.
"?" Jiang Yan was caught off guard and was kissed. He responded subconsciously. When they separated, he looked up at the man who was hugging him in a daze.
"Why did you kiss me suddenly?" Jiang Yan asked.
"Because I love you more every day than before." Gu Jingyun replied.
When you love someone, you can't help it and you can't hide it.
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