Chapter 43: Bipolar Devil Realm (3) You...don't be afraid of me. ...
"Come to think of it, have you ever been poisoned in a similar way before? Does it also cause this kind of symptoms?"
Gu Congxing walked behind Si Junjian and asked casually.
"...Yes, but not often." Si Junjian's long hair fluttered in the wind, making it hard to tell his expression. "This is the second time."
"I see."
Gu Congxing responded very softly and stopped asking questions.
If Junior Brother's bloodline awakens again, he will probably transform into a dragon for the second time.
He looked at Si Junjian's back and found that he was extremely calm.
That's right, I have already seen that my junior brother has the blood of the devil, and the fact that Si Junjian can reveal his demonic form... is nothing compared to that.
Moreover, there are both good and evil among the monsters. Ferocious and violent ones like the blood monster are actually a minority. Many monsters can live in harmony with humans.
However, just as he was born to be hostile to the demons, Si Junjian also grew up in the Tianlin Sect, which is famous for suppressing demons, and even became a well-known first disciple.
What would happen if Si Junjian was seen like this by people from Tianlin Sect?
...Even if he is not executed on the spot, he will probably not escape punishment.
Since he is still the majestic and powerful chief disciple, it means that he has never been discovered in this state.
Gu Congxing was lost in thought when he heard Si Junjian's voice: "Although I sometimes behave like this when I'm poisoned, I'm usually normal."
He stopped and left Gu Congxing with a tall and straight back.
Gu Congxing thought that this person would say something like "Don't tell anyone" to keep quiet. He was about to make a promise first, but he heard Si Junjian continue:
"You...don't be afraid of me."
Gu Congxing paused and stood there in a daze.
The air was still scorching hot, but a warm breeze blew between the two of them, lifting the boy's clothes.
Gu Congxing stared at him, blinked his dark eyes, and then frowned and smiled.
He took a step forward, walked to Si Junjian's side, bent down and looked him up and down.
"Why would I be afraid of a defeated general like you? What are you thinking?"
Hearing this, Si Junjian's originally gloomy face lit up again and the corners of his lips curled up.
"Hmph. If we fight one on one again, it's still unclear who will win."
He smiled and glanced at Gu Congxing, then asked, "Why are you walking behind me all the time? Are you trying to sneak up on me?"
Gu Congxing straightened up and said, "I just walked a little slowly. You are so petty."
The two looked at each other and smiled.
They walked side by side for a long time. Although they were still silent, there was no longer the awkward and subtle atmosphere as before in the cave.
Gu Congxing looked at the towering mountain in front of him and said lazily, "Aren't you afraid that I'll tell others about it? The guys at Qianyan Hall will definitely like it if Tianlin's first disciple gets poisoned and grows a tail. It might become a strange story that spreads across the five continents."
Si Junjian snorted softly and said in a loud voice, "Okay, when you earn spirit stones, give me half of them and let me pay off my debt of one million spirit stones."
Although Si Junjian still had an arrogant look on his face and his voice was as cold and hard as ever, Gu Congxing always felt like laughing.
The two chatted with each other and killed some monsters that blocked their way. After a few hours, they arrived at the area near the center of the demonic realm.
"It's almost completely dark."
Si Junjian looked up at the sky, his brows slightly furrowed.
"The sky is originally dark, so how can there be a difference between day and night?"
"It was originally dark blue, but now it's gradually turning into crow black." Si Junjian retracted his gaze and thought, "According to convention, the danger level of this kind of magic realm will only double at night. We still need to find a place to stay first."
The two searched the area again and found that this place was much cooler than the original lava cave. There were also spots of green on the scorched earth, and it looked a little more lively.
Finally, they decided on a location under a huge rock.
This place was surrounded by stone walls on three sides and the terrain was high, but the view was unobstructed, which could avoid the risk of sneak attacks. Gu Congxing once again set up the formation taught by his master to prevent the monsters from spying and attacking.
Seeing that Si Junjian had begun to regulate his breathing and meditate, with his spiritual energy slowly circulating, Gu Congxing said silently, "System."
[Ding! Host!]
"Let me ask you, among the characters who died in the previous life, are they the only ones I can redeem?"
[Of course not only that! Don't forget that you died too, host!]
Gu Congxing choked, and after a moment of silence, he said, "...Where is Si Junjian?"
[This involves unlocked plots, so please increase your redemption level first! ]
"You said it's about increasing redemption, but you haven't even released any missions. How can I increase it?"
The stone slab was floating in the air, and the silver-white characters flashed for a moment but did not take shape. It was not until a moment later that the light became brighter and an extremely loud sound was emitted.
[Ding! Main quest detected! ]
[Host, please complete the main quest: "Protect our senior brother!"]
Gu Congxing looked at the characters on the stone slab and always felt that the tone of this system was more human than before.
"But my senior brother is not here."
When he was involved, he clearly took a last look at Lan Jue who was running towards him, but the distance was not close.
As long as Lan Jue wants to avoid it, he will definitely not be involved.
But the system quickly replied: [Yes! ]
Gu Congxing suddenly raised his eyes and his heart skipped a beat.
Could it be...
At this moment, ripples appeared on the barrier set up by the gap in the stone wall, and it was gradually being dissipated and eroded!
"Who is attacking the barrier?!" Si Junjian suddenly opened his eyes, and immediately took out the lotus bone bow and put an arrow on the bowstring!
"!wait--!"
Gu Congxing shouted to stop it, but the sharp arrow had already shot out with fire!
“Wow—”
At this moment, the barrier was completely broken, revealing a tall, moon-white figure.
Azure spiritual energy was surging around him. Facing the flying arrow, he simply turned around and took a step back, letting it hit the ground and explode into a ball of flames.
In the dim light of the fire, Lan Jue took a few steps forward, still looking handsome with his clothes spotless. Even a misty fog was floating in the air around him.
In this purgatory-like scene, he was like a banished immortal with a smile on his face.
"Cong Xing, I finally found you."
"Big Brother!"
Gu Congxing immediately stood up and ran to his side, looked him up and down, and breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that he was unharmed.
"Big Brother, how did you end up in this demonic realm? And how did you find me?"
Lan Jue reached out and smoothed Gu Congxing's hair, then wiped the sweat from his cheek. "I saw you were dragged into this devilish realm, so I wanted to come find you. It's always safer for two of us than just you."
"I've been searching for a long time and saw a familiar formation fluctuation here. I saw it was the defensive formation passed down by Master Zhuoguang, so I guessed you were here."
Lan Jue smiled and said, "However, Cong Xing, your formation skills are not yet up to par, and I can easily dissolve them."
Gu Congxing felt relieved the moment he saw him. He couldn't help but move closer and said, "You should also know that I'm not proficient in these things..."
"Hello."
A flat voice interrupted Gu Congxing. They turned around and saw Si Junjian standing aside with a lotus bone bow on her back, a cold look on her beautiful face.
"Oh? Fellow Daoist Si is here too."
Lan Jue raised his eyebrows and nodded with a smile.
Si Junjian didn't respond to Lan Jue, but directly said to Gu Congxing: "When you met me, you asked me to summon Tiao Tiao to prove my identity. Why did you come up to him without any evidence?"
After hearing what he said, Gu Congxing realized that he was indeed not as cautious as before.
However, the system will not deceive people, and if it was a fake, he would not be able to recognize the formation taught by the master, let alone dissolve it.
"Big Brother's spiritual power cannot be fake, not to mention that he can decompose the formation taught by Master."
Si Junjian snorted and raised his eyes to look at Lan Jue.
"In that case, does Gentleman Sword have any ideas on how to escape from this situation?"
Lan Jue was led by Gu Congxing into the boulder. While setting up a defensive formation, he replied, "It's just a rough guess."
"I'm looking down at the terrain here. The towering Black Mountain in the middle has the strongest demonic aura, but it also has the most remaining spiritual energy. Perhaps the exit is nearby."
Gu Congxing nodded and said, "We feel the same way. Looks like we need to go there first."
After a moment, the formation condensed with water-based spiritual power had taken shape.
The three of them reached a consensus to rest here for a while and then go to the high ground in the center of the Demon Realm together tomorrow.
Lan Jue sat beside Gu Congxing and said, "The three of us need to take turns to keep watch."
Si Junjian: "I'll just watch over it. I've already recovered a lot from my breathing exercises."
Gu Congxing frowned in disapproval after hearing this: "You are the injured soldier, so you should rest well. My brother and I taking turns to keep watch is enough."
As he said this, he came to Si Junjian and looked at the wound on his leg. He saw that the bleeding had stopped, but there was still a deep bite mark.
Si Junjian looked at Congxing with a worried look that didn't seem fake, and the coldness on his face dissipated a little, but just as he was about to speak, he saw Lan Jue coming over.
"Indeed, Brother Si should focus on recuperating. Leave the night watch to Congxing and me."
Lan Jue's voice was still gentle, but his gaze stayed on the wound for only a few seconds. Then he reached out his hand very naturally and pulled Gu Congxing back to sit.
"……knew."
Si Junjian glanced over there casually, and saw Lan Jue and Gu Congxing sitting very close to each other. Their breathing and meditation movements were exactly the same, and the skills they practiced were also similar.
The moon-white long gown and the silver-white long robe overlap. The two people's temperaments are completely different but complement each other, as if they were in a painting.
Si Junjian only took a glance and felt as if an invisible wall had been erected in the air.
The moment Lan Jue arrived, he and Gu Congxing were separated.
At this moment, Lan Jue opened his eyes and met the gaze of his boss Jun Jian.
Amber's eyes curved, but for some reason that smile was different from her usual gentle and harmless look.
Si Junjian snorted and stopped looking.
Time passes and dusk deepens.
In the pitch-black sky where not a single ray of light could penetrate, two blood-red moons hung high in the sky.
"roar--"
“Woo—”
In the shadows, ghosts and monsters emerged from their hiding places, with bloodshot eyes.
Gu Congxing, who was on guard, heard a rustling sound outside the rock wall. He glanced at the two people who were regulating their breathing, and approached silently with a whale-slaying sword in his hand.
The outside world was still pitch black, with only the bright blue light flowing above the formation.
Did I hear it wrong?
Gu Congxing thought so, and got closer to the formation and looked outside -
He was met with a huge crimson eye.
It turned out that it had just closed its eyes, and its huge black eyelids completely blocked the entrance to the cave, just like the night.
Gu Congxing's heartbeat suddenly stopped.
——His own figure was clearly reflected in those violent and cold eyes.
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