Chapter 80 Chapter 80 If you hold his hand, you can absorb...
Amid the complicated gazes of others who seemed to be hesitant to speak, Jiang Yan took out a bottle of specially prepared potion from his Sumeru Ring.
Gu Jingyun tried to stop him: "Ayan, medicine is poisonous. If you are allergic, your skin will have a rash. If you are not used to the local climate, you will vomit and have diarrhea. You are not sick, so don't take medicine carelessly."
Jiang Yan said seriously: "I really feel sick."
Gu Jingyun: "...Oh? What disease?"
Jiang Yan thought for a moment: "Irregular heartbeat makes one prone to wild thoughts."
Gu Jingyun: "..."
Others: “…”
It's obvious that you are in love for the first time and your heart is beating fast!
"When I was doing research in the lab, I would occasionally get upset and it affected my thinking."
Jiang Yan shook the potion bottle and raised his eyebrows. "This is a meditation potion that I specially prepared. It has an exclusive formula and there is no other one. It will calm you down if you are not sick or in pain. Just drink it and it will calm your mind."
Everyone: “…”
They looked at the black liquid with fear.
Do you really want to drink it?
She is just a little slow in emotions and doesn't realize she is attracted to the young master. She won't poison herself to death!
Ling Hanzhang looked at the glass medicine bottle and felt that it looked very familiar, especially the medicine bubbling inside that looked like poison.
...Where have you seen this before?
Ling Hanzhang tried hard to recall.
While everyone was hesitant to speak and unable to stop him, Jiang Yan pulled out the cork, raised his head and drank it all in one gulp.
The group of people were immediately filled with admiration.
——The Immortal Lord is such a ruthless person.
After drinking a bottle, Jiang Yan's cheeks, which were originally rosy, quickly turned back to fair white, and his eyes became clearer.
The efficacy of the medicine is very good.
It makes people calm and rational when encountering things.
"How does it feel? How does it taste?" Song Hua couldn't help but ask.
Jiang Yan tasted it.
"It's bitter and sour, but the effect is immediate. You see, I am now calm."
Song Hua thought to himself: You are suffering, right?
The people around him showed expressions of fear and confusion, and even Gu Jingyun took a half step back without saying a word.
Only Ling Hanzhang frowned, touched his chin, and thought hard.
[Bitter and sour…]
This sentence also sounds familiar.
Suddenly, a bottle of strange black and purple potion flashed through Ling Hanzhang's mind.
At that moment, he suddenly realized something and shouted, "I know!"
Everyone was startled by him.
"Han Zhang, are you feeling uncomfortable too?" Jiang Yan actively promoted, "I still have many bottles, would you like to have a sip?"
Ling Hanzhang's face turned pale, his hands almost left afterimages, and he refused frantically.
"No, no! I've already drunk it once!"
"Huh? When did it happen?" Jiang Yan asked curiously.
Gu Jingyun also looked over.
Ling Hanzhang asked, "Have you ever given a bottle of similar potion to your senior brother before?"
That’s a lot.
Jiang Yan nodded: "Yeah."
Ling Hanzhang: "Purple and black!"
Jiang Yan: "There is indeed this color."
Gu Jingyun seemed to remember something and his whole body stiffened for a moment.
"I've figured it all out!"
Ling Hanzhang pointed at Gu Jingyun and bravely complained: "My senior brother was afraid to drink your potion, and was worried that you would check on him, so he once caught me to test the medicine. He forced me—without even any inducement—to drink your medicine and then tell me how it tasted."
Jiang Yan opened his eyes wide: "Is this true?!"
Ling Hanzhang faced his senior brother's murderous gaze and nodded solemnly: "If I tell even one lie, I will not be able to eat meat for half a year."
That was a serious oath indeed.
Jiang Yan believed it and turned to look at Gu Jingyun with a gloomy look.
Gu Jingyun greeted nonchalantly: "It's getting late, let's go inside and break the formation."
Jiang Yan: “…”
What a poor way of changing the subject.
Others: “…”
It turns out that the young master is afraid of his wife.
"Don't delay business." Gu Jingyun said righteously with a serious face.
Well, this reason is invincible.
Jiang Yan retracted his gaze and took steps towards the maze.
But her wrist was firmly held by the man's big hand.
"This way we won't get separated." Gu Jingyun said with a smile.
Jiang Yan's heartbeat slowed down a beat. The area where their skin touched was only the size of a palm, but he felt that small piece of skin was as if burned by flames and was extremely hot.
"Let's go." Gu Jingyun took the initiative to lead the person and walked into the maze.
Jiang Yan was silent for a moment, and followed Gu Jingyun, their shoulders only a few inches apart.
The young man lowered his eyes and stared at the two people's clasped hands, a hint of confusion flashing in his eyes.
——The calming potion seems to have lost its effect?
The two walked side by side to the front of the maze, with half of their bodies already submerged in the fog.
Gu Jingyun turned around and said calmly, "Song Hua, what are you standing there for? Follow me."
Song Hua: “…”
Suddenly I don't really want to go.
Too full, too full!!
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When I first walked into the fog, I could still hear the voices of Ling Hanzhang and the others. Looking back, I could also vaguely see their figures.
The three of them wandered around in the maze, and just like the Sirius Guards before them, no matter which way they went, they would return to their original place.
Song Hua took out a Tai Chi Bagua mirror and scanned the void.
The spiritual power activated the magic weapon, the mirror vibrated, and a beam of light refracted from the bronze mirror and pointed to the front left.
"That is the location of the center of the formation. Young master, Immortal Lord, follow me." Song Hua said.
The two nodded and followed Song Hua, not daring to take a wrong step.
The three of them were completely lost in the maze.
The thick white fog seemed to cover the entire forest and valley. The branches of the trees grew in an intertwined manner, and dead branches and fallen leaves were everywhere.
When we entered at noon, the forest was dark and gloomy, as if the sun was about to set.
When I looked back, I couldn't see anyone.
Even if I walked back a few steps, it was no longer the meeting place they had agreed to meet.
The thick fog can block the prying of spiritual power, making it impossible for people trapped in the formation to see the way forward. If someone does not know how to turn back, breaks through the outermost layer of the confusing formation, insists on going in, and has no other means, he will be completely lost in the depths of the jungle.
Song Hua led them gradually into the depths of the formation.
Their route of advancement is not a straight line, but a spiral, turning approach.
The three of them observed the formation as they walked.
"This formation is not simple. It is a mysterious and desperate formation that the Wanfa Sect has never revealed to others." Song Hua's face was extremely ugly. "Young Master, it's really Xia Wenji!"
"How to crack it?" Gu Jingyun asked.
"It's difficult for an outsider to break this formation, but it's not difficult for the inner disciples of Wanfa Sect. Find the center of the formation and smash it with one sword."
Song Hua said as he walked: "And I carry my master's Bagua mirror with me. I want to find the center of the formation, and it is even more..."
The words haven't finished yet.
Jiang Yan's expression turned stern, and he shouted:
"Someone's attacking! Be careful!"
While he was shouting, the Demon-Breaking Sword in his hand had already been unsheathed.
Ling Han's sword flashed and blocked an attack coming towards Song Hua.
Two rays of light collided in mid-air. The other person was no match for Jiang Yan, and the sword energy of the Demon-Breaking Sword directly shattered the light and flew towards the foot of a tree not far away, without reducing its offensive at all!
This scene happened in just a few milliseconds.
Gu Jingyun and Song Hua were secretly surprised.
What a keen perception!
Both of them had a much higher level of cultivation than Jiang Yan, but Jiang Yan was the first to discover the person hiding in the dark, and the first to raise his hand to block the sneak attack.
As for the person who attacked, there was no doubt that it must be Xia Wenji!
The two men did not just stand there. Seeing Jiang Yan taking advantage of the victory, they each picked up their weapons and used their light skills, trying to take advantage of the situation to surround Xia Wenqi.
The black-robed man in the dark moved very quickly and tried to retreat when his attack missed.
Jiang Yan's sword light seemed to be mixed with Ling Han's frost and snow, unstoppable. In panic, the black-robed man slammed back with his palm, only to cancel out the blow.
The man in black robe was about to escape, but as soon as he turned around, he bumped into Gu Jingyun.
Gu Jingyun's eyes were stern, and he held a long sword as black as ink in his hand and stabbed forward at an ordinary angle.
Although he looked non-threatening, the man in black robe's eyelids were twitching wildly, and fear was rapidly spreading from the bottom of his heart.
He raised his hand as quickly as possible and formed a seal. A huge palm appeared instantly, and "that hand" wanted to clench its fist and fight back.
But Gu Jingyun was much faster than him.
This move came silently, and only when it got close did it burst out with a sword light as bright as the scorching sun.
The vast spiritual power gathered at the tip of the sword, easily breaking the black-robed man's "fist" which had not yet been completely condensed.
Just hear a "puff" sound!
Gu Jingyun stabbed the black-robed man's abdomen with a sword, exerting force without mercy and piercing him through.
The black-robed man's pupils trembled, and he vomited a large mouthful of blood. He said in a trembling voice: "Impossible... I can't even survive a single move... Who are you——"
Gu Jingyun didn’t have the habit of answering other people’s questions casually—especially since this was someone who wanted to kill them!
The young master had an indifferent expression and drew out his sword swiftly.
The Sword of Questioning Heart drank enough blood, and the red light flashing in the grooves of the sword became brighter and brighter. Blood was dripping down from the tip of the sword, and blood beads continued to accumulate, soon forming a small pool of blood on the ground.
"Cough..." The man in black robe covered his abdomen with his hands and kept coughing up blood.
Not only did Gu Jingyun's sword pierce his abdomen, but his spiritual power like the scorching sun directly rushed into his internal organs, turning his already fragile meridians upside down.
There were waves of pain in his dantian, and Gu Jingyun showed no mercy. If the man in black robe had not protected his dantian at the critical moment, he would probably have been injured more seriously.
The man in black robe struggled to get up, but Song Hua and Jiang Yan had surrounded him, blocking his way.
Song Hua swung out a spiritual power, knocking off the man's hood and mask.
Under the veil, a thin and handsome face was revealed. The face should have been handsome, but the man's cheeks were so thin that they were almost sunken, his eye sockets were very deep, his eyes were bloodshot, and he kept moving his eyeballs nervously, which made people frown.
"Xia Wenji, it's you." Song Hua recognized this person.
"Oh, you know me? Who are you?" Xia Wenji staggered and glanced at the three people surrounding him.
"Who are you?!" Xia Wenji shouted, "Why did you break into my territory and disturb my retreat?"
Jiang Yan, Song Hua, and Gu Jingyun surrounded Xia Wenqi in a triangle.
They exchanged a look.
It is understandable that he doesn't know Gu Jingyun, but what's the matter with him not knowing Song Hua?
Song Hua said in a deep voice: "I am Song Hua. I entered the Wanfa Sect at the same time as you. We attended classes, took exams, and studied formation diagrams together... Do you really not remember me?"
Xia Wenji denied: "What Wanfa Sect? I have never joined any sect!"
Song Hua confirmed again and again that the person in front of him was Xia Wenji.
He wondered, "Is Xia Wenji's brain broken?"
Jiang Yan stood at the side and observed.
"...Did he lose his memory because he was obsessed with practicing magic?"
Song Hua agreed: "It's very likely."
Before Xia Wenji defected from his master, he accepted the demon seed. In addition to practicing the righteous skills he had been practicing, he also secretly practiced the skills given to him by the demons.
Perhaps the two forces clashed and left an impression on him.
Since then, Xia Wenji's temperament has changed drastically, and he has already shown signs of becoming possessed.
After so many years, it seems that Xia Wenji not only failed to stabilize himself, but also damaged his brain. If some time passes, he may not even remember his own name.
Xia Wenji yelled like a madman, "You broke into my barrier for no reason, disturbed my meditation, and now you're even hurting me!"
"You said something that seemed to make sense, but you thought I would believe you?!"
"Who cares whether you believe it or not?" Gu Jingyun asked coldly, "Why did you set up a maze outside Tuyi Village to prevent the villagers from entering and leaving?"
Xia Wenji looked like he didn't understand what people were saying: "Tuyi Village? What is that? ... I understand, you want to steal my Feng Shui treasure land for cultivation."
None of the three could understand what he said.
Tuyi Village is extremely remote, and only ascetics who seek tranquility would visit it.
How did it become a Feng Shui treasure land?
Xia Wenji's expression gradually became hideous and ferocious. He didn't even cover his wound. His eyes turned around and finally stared straight at Jiang Yan.
"It was you..." Xia Wenji murmured nervously, "It was you who discovered me, causing me to fail in my sneak attack and kill all of you!"
Jiang Yan: “…”
Song Hua, Gu Jingyun: "..."
What a crazy person.
Jiang Yan's forehead twitched as he was stared at by those bloodshot eyes. He was not afraid at all and stared back.
Gu Jingyun always had a bad feeling in his heart.
"There's no point in saying more." Gu Jingyun was too lazy to argue with a madman, so he just picked up his sword and went forward.
Xia Wenji panicked and wanted to escape, but his way was blocked again. He wanted to fight, but he was already possessed by the devil, his meridians were in chaos, and he was seriously injured at this time, so he was unable to fight back.
He struggled only for a moment before Gu Jingyun stabbed him with the sword again.
This time, the tip of the Sword of Questioning Heart hit his dantian directly and killed him.
Xia Wenji suddenly opened his eyes wide and spat out a large mouthful of blood.
Gu Jingyun felt it was dirty, so he used his spiritual power as a shield to block the blood in time.
He shook the tip of the sword to wipe off the blood.
"The more nonsense you talk, the sooner you'll die." Gu Jingyun ordered coldly, "Just keep a breath. Tie him up and wait until we finish exploring the village."
A traitor for whom Wanfamen has issued a wanted order.
Even if someone has to be killed, it should be Song Hua who should do the cleaning up.
Song Hua responded softly.
His expression was complicated, but his strength in tying people up with the spirit rope was not small at all. In no time, he had tied Xia Wenji up like a dumpling.
It seemed that Xia Wenqi was exhaling more and inhaling less.
Jiang Yan quickly took out a bottle of the worst quality recovery potion, weighed the dosage, and asked Song Hua to pinch Xia Wenji's chin and give him a small sip.
He was a bit of a germaphobe, so he was especially careful not to let Xia Wenji's mouth touch the bottle mouth...
It’s okay to pour it out and waste it, just don’t dirty his bottle.
Xia Wenji struggled desperately, making non-stop "Mmmmm" sounds, his eyes becoming more and more resentful.
Song Hua: "...It's not poison. Forget it. I can't explain it to a madman. Just treat it as poison. You will die sooner or later anyway."
Jiang Yan put away the recovery potion and looked around: "Shall we go break the formation?"
"Yeah." Gu Jingyun nodded.
There was no one waiting for an opportunity to attack them, and the three of them broke the formation very quickly.
Song Hua was familiar with this formation. There were only a few places where the center of the formation could be placed. With the help of magic tools, it didn't take much time to break the maze.
As soon as the formation came into contact, the thick fog dissipated completely.
The gloomy forest suddenly changed, and the golden sunlight sprinkled through the woods, leaving a mottled surface on the ground.
The voices of Ling Hanzhang and others talking were not far away.
When they realized that the maze had disappeared, they used their lightness skills to quickly rush over and reunite with Jiang Yan and the other two.
When everyone arrived, they saw a man in a black robe who was tied up like a dumpling lying on the ground. He was lying on his side with his head lowered, and his messy hair like straw covered his face.
"?" Ling Hanzhang asked: "Who is this?"
"Xia Wenji." Jiang Yan replied.
Ling Hanzhang: "!! Is he really not dead? It is widely rumored that Xia Wenji was possessed by a demon and narrowly escaped death. I never thought that -"
Ling Hanzhang leaned forward and looked over, trying to see Xia Wenqi's face clearly.
Xia Wenji suddenly raised his head, stared at him angrily, and cursed at him.
He said they were thieves who were coming to steal his Feng Shui treasure land.
Yang Yuan hid in the back and didn't dare to speak. Hearing this, he couldn't help but show a confused expression.
Ling Hanzhang asked the question on his behalf: "May I ask what kind of treasure is this remote and poor mountainous area?"
Perhaps it was because he saw Ling Hanzhang's good attitude and asked sincerely - the most important thing was that Ling Hanzhang was not one of the three people who arrested him.
Xia Wenji said proudly: "There are so many treasures! The Great Elder said that these are all blood slaves, which can provide me with training and help me ascend!"
Blood slave?
Everyone caught the key words and their expressions changed faster than each other.
"Song Hua, pick him up, let's go!"
Gu Jingyun shouted.
After saying that, the man turned around and rushed towards the village.
Jiang Yan quickly caught up, and the others also used their lightness skills to catch up.
Song Hua carried Xia Wenji like he was carrying trash, while Ling Hanzhang took Yang Yuan with him. Yang Yuan hadn't reacted yet, why were they all in such a hurry to get going all of a sudden?
Wait until Ling Hanzhang slows down, then gently put him down.
Yang Yuan touched the ground with his feet, but his legs went weak and he fell to his knees at the entrance of the village. His eyes were bloodshot and his ten fingers were digging into the soil.
But even the soil was bloody.
Yang Yuan couldn't believe his eyes, couldn't believe what he saw.
The originally peaceful and harmonious village was now dead, with the air filled with a nauseating smell of blood. Several skeletons lay scattered in front of a door not far away, but it was impossible to tell who they belonged to because there was not even a flesh and blood corpse.
A blood-colored formation was faintly emerging below the village, with dense runes and strange shapes.
A crow smelled the odor of decay and flew down. As soon as it stepped on the bones, it was swallowed by the sudden formation. After a moment, it spat out a few bones.
The bones covered with minced meat rolled twice on the ground, breaking the string of reason in everyone.
"…My condolences." Ling Hanzhang said in a low voice.
“Ahhhhhhhhhhh!!” Yang Yuan cried and screamed, his voice rough and hoarse, and he was heartbroken.
Jiang Yan's heart was trembling, and the fingers hanging by his side were shaking slightly.
He had never seen such a hellish scene.
A warm hand reached out and covered Jiang Yan's eyes.
"Don't look." Gu Jingyun said in a low voice, his tone gentle.
Jiang Yan's eyelashes trembled violently. After a while, he raised his hand and slowly pulled down Gu Jingyun's hand.
"…Don't cover my eyes. I'm not afraid."
There was no sign of retreat in Jiang Yan's eyes.
Even so, when Jiang Yan raised his eyes, he couldn't help but hold Gu Jingyun's hand tightly and moved a little closer to him.
He subconsciously thought that
Only by being with Gu Jingyun is the safest haven. As long as you hold Gu Jingyun's hand, you can draw courage and strength.
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