Chapter 1116 The Returnee's Notes 190
Xie Ning glanced at his wristwatch; the hands were swaying wildly, clearly indicating that the magnetic field in this area was very chaotic, making it impossible to tell the time.
However, the phone itself was unaffected, only it had no signal.
At this time of day, the surroundings should be bright, since it's not past noon yet, and the sun was shining brightly when I went out, so it didn't look like it was going to rain.
Now, the sky is overcast, or rather, it is covered by thick fog.
When the carriage stopped, the fog wasn't that thick around, but in just a short while, the thick fog from ahead spread to this area.
The surroundings appeared very dark, with very low visibility.
The once gentle mountain breeze grew stronger and stronger, its howling sound echoing through the forest like the wailing of ghosts.
Yang Liu put on a serious face, took out a gong from her bundle and started banging it. The loud clanging of the gong broke the long, drawn-out sound, and even the mountain wind paused for a moment, weakening its force.
Deng Xiangu glanced at Yang Liu with surprise. She had thought he was just an innocent young disciple, but she hadn't expected him to have some skill.
Once everyone was seated, the horse calmed down at the sound of the gong.
Strangely enough, most horses would be frightened by such a loud gong, but this horse calmed down.
"Keep quiet."
Mu Jin only said that one sentence, and everyone subconsciously fell silent. The carriage traveled quietly on the gravel road, and the surrounding fog grew thicker and thicker.
The carriage curtains were drawn, and no one could see what was happening outside; all they could hear was the sound of gongs being struck repeatedly.
Xu Chuan couldn't resist lifting a corner of the curtain to look outside. Deng Xiangu patted Xu Chuan's arm, signaling him not to move, but Xu Chuan didn't care at all.
After all, the two disciples didn't say we couldn't look, they just said we couldn't talk.
Xie Ning glanced outside through the curtain Xu Chuan had lifted. Everything outside was shrouded in mist, and she couldn't see anything clearly. Even with the curtain lifted, she couldn't see anything at all.
This disappointed Xu Chuan, who had hoped to see something different.
Xie Ning lowered her eyes and gently stroked the black egg's back to soothe the ruffled kitten.
There's definitely something around, but I don't know if it's a ghost or something else... Xie Ning met Xie Li's gaze, and she shook her head and fell silent.
Suddenly the carriage stumbled, as if it had hit something.
"Screech—" After a short, painful scream, the carriage sped up. Yang Liu glanced anxiously back, "Senior Brother Mu Jin, die...die..."
"Silence!"
Mu Jin cracked the whip again, and the horse galloped off as if it had gone mad.
Yang Liu's heart raced, and when she saw the horse's cracked skin, she subconsciously swallowed. This wasn't Mu Jin's doing.
Mu Jin also noticed, but he remained relatively calm.
He held the reins with one hand and slapped a yellow talisman onto the horse with the other. The talisman ignited instantly upon contact with the horse, and a small flame shot out. Within a few breaths, a sharp cry rang out, and a weasel fell from under the horse's belly.
It turned out it had been clinging to that spot the whole time.
Keep banging the gong!
Yang Liu was awakened by the shout and immediately regretted her distraction. She then waved her arm and started banging the gong again.
The carriage was moving very fast, and the road was bumpy, so the people in the carriage had to cling to the side of the carriage to barely maintain their balance.
Just then, there was a thud, and something seemed to fall on the roof of the carriage. Before anyone could guess, thin black lines began to emerge from the gaps in the roof.
Before anyone else could make a move, Deng Xiangu tapped her pipe, took a drag, and exhaled a cloud of smoke.
Even from a distance, Xie Ning could smell its pungent and acrid odor. Not only was it pungent, but it also hurt her eyes. Just a few wisps of white smoke drifted over, and her eyes felt a stinging pain.
If that was the case for them, then the things on the carriage shed were even more so. The wisps of black lines instantly disappeared, and at the same time, the carriage sped up again.
"The fairy is truly skilled!" Xu Chuan gave a thumbs up and immediately began to flatter her, with Lao Qi echoing his sentiments.
Deng Xiangu simply smiled and glanced at Xie Li indifferently.
She was unsure of Xie Li's strength, but that didn't stop her from demonstrating her abilities first, hoping to intimidate him if possible.
Within this group, she needs to have the greatest say.
Xie Li noticed out of the corner of his eye that Xie Ning's eyes were red and swollen, so he reminded her, "Use the blue talisman."
"Uh-huh."
This was the first time Xie Ning had encountered something like this, and she was caught off guard, causing her eyes to hurt terribly.
I wasn't hurt by anything outside, but my eyes were injured by someone inside me. Fortunately, the symptoms weren't severe. I didn't have any talismans, so I just used a drop of eye drops every day, and the pain subsided after two or three days.
Xie Li knew, of course, that Xie Ning was being deliberately targeted, but for now, she pretended not to see it and made a note of it.
Deng Xiangu curled her lips, believing that she had achieved her goal of testing him.
It wasn't until another half hour had passed on Xie Ning's phone that the carriage gradually stabilized.
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