Soft vines grew from his back and woven into a backrest. Xia Xiao leaned back and fell asleep with Ah Zhu, who was sleeping on his thighs. When he woke up, the sky was already ablaze with fire. The light in the sky amazed the years and was extremely fascinating. Xia Xiao and Ah Zhu still sat in their old positions, looking at the eternally quiet courtyard.

It was summer, and there was a scene of a small table in the courtyard, with each person bringing a dish. Older people don't care much about many things, because they have seen through them. But there are things they want, such as companionship!

For them, every day when they get together and talk a few words, it is a great day. Looking forward to Ah Zhu's return, from the motivation of grandma, has become the common wish of everyone. They are all curious, what kind of strength will the little girl have when she comes back next time? They are ready, but they always feel that their guess is too conservative.

"We should go now."

Xia Xiao felt a little reluctant, but still said it. Night was approaching, and they should hurry up for a while. If they stayed in one place for a long time, the probability of running into people from the academy and the Qingtian Sect would be greater than if they moved. Ah Zhu knew that the backpack was already on, but he looked at the small courtyard and waved his hand and said faintly:

"Goodbye grandma, I'll come back to see you next time."

A sudden gust of wind blew up from the mountain stream, causing grandma to cast a lazy look, but she didn't pay any attention. But on the wind, Xia Xiao spread his wings, harnessed the wind and dragged Ah Zhu, and flew through the clouds to the south at an extremely fast speed.

The grasslands they had walked through were filled with the smell of horse manure day and night, and the smell of grass and soil never dissipated. When they were close to the snow-capped mountains, the cool air was blowing in one gust after another, and many times Ah Zhu didn't want to get close. The place they were about to arrive at this time was no better than those places, and even made Xia Xiao worried.

This wasteland, called the Wild Beast Tail, is a place even more desolate than the snow-capped mountains. It is always filled with the light of doom, vast and frightening. Xia Xiao and Ah Zhu walked along the edge, smelling the lifeless smell and looking at the empty world with only weeds, and their hearts sank.

"Go back first."

Xia Xiao took Ah Zhu back to the small forest beside the wasteland, prompting the latter to ask:

"What's wrong?"

"The Wild Beast Tail is a vast area with few people. If we rush in all at once, we will probably be discovered. We have to think of a way."

If they were discovered somewhere else, it would be fine. Even if the people from the Qingtian Sect came to stop them, they would still have a chance to escape. But Xia Xiao's target was the south of the South China Sea, but there was the Tanghua Temple there. If they alarmed them and lured them here, it would be difficult to get rid of them. The Tanghua Temple has always been very determined to eliminate demons, and everyone in the world knows it.

Ah Zhu was amazed at Xia Xiao's thoughtfulness, but they had no choice but to walk through this desert that was even more insignificant because the sky was always dark with few clouds. If they flew, they would be more likely to be discovered. Xia Xiao suddenly remembered something and looked at the deep forest behind him.

The perception spread in an instant, Xia Xiao saw the trees offending, the birds and insects chirping, and several wild beasts guarding their territory. To the west of the South Country, southwest of Daxia, and below Nanshang, is this desolate and chaotic wasteland. But there are still many people coming, such as this team wearing the Adventurer's Guild brooch.

Xia Xiao had seen them before, and when he was sure they would come to him, he immediately sat under the tree and took out his veil to cover his face. He took off his black robe and veil, Xia Xiao was fully prepared, and Ah Zhu followed his example and listened to his explanation:

"We will go south with the people from the Adventurer's Guild."

"Can it be done? We have already involved enough forces."

"It doesn't matter if this one is missing."

Xia Xiao said, looking towards the south. As soon as you leave this jungle, the sky and the earth are dyed brownish, everything is deep, and it has been like this since ancient times. And this wasteland is like an endless abandoned wheat field, with a faint heavy sadness everywhere, coupled with the clouds and wind in the sky, it seems extremely heavy.

The wasteland was born in a great war, and its appearance has not changed since then. Now it gives Xia Xiao a strange feeling. What's even stranger is that it seems to be calling. Xia Xiao, who has been traveling for many days, loses his fatigue. Standing on the edge of the jungle, he looks at the endless wasteland affectionately on the small earth slope. There is something in his heart, as if there is a secret hidden in it that the world does not know waiting to be revealed, and as if once he sets foot on it, he will never be able to return to the world again.

The strange feeling made Xia Xiao hesitate for a long time, while Ah Zhu was devoted to calling out to Xia Xiao, hoping that Xia Xiao would answer his question. He suddenly came to his senses, looked at Ah Zhu's dusty little face, and said softly:

"The tail horns of the wild beast are too big and there is no human habitation. We can't just keep walking on it stupidly. It's only a matter of time before we are discovered."

"But you can't follow the Adventurer's Guild either."

"It doesn't matter. They are not strong enough to discover our true identities for now. Just cooperate with me."

"Look how flirty you are. I'm not stupid. We've been on the run for more than a month. It would be weird to see us wrapped in veils!"

"There is Tanghua Temple to the south. Although it is dangerous for us, it is also safe."

"All right."

Ah Zhu was a little worried. She knew that Xia Xiao was making a risky move, which was much more dangerous than the previous safe and steady journey, but he was good at playing such a move. At this time, the gold element energy covered the blade, shaping it into an ordinary knife, and then he and Ah Zhu waited. They sat on the only way to the wasteland, which was also the exit of the jungle, and it was extremely quiet.

The branches moved, and the lush leaves rustled, fearing that it would be too quiet and disturb Xia Xiao's plan. But when the six-member team of the Adventurer's Guild saw someone sitting at the exit, they felt a chill in their hearts and immediately drew their swords.

The dark brown wasteland was so vast that it made people tremble. The strange clouds in the sky and the heavy wind in the air made them feel afraid in advance. At this time, the two of them sat on the border line, like guards at the gate of hell. It was only because Xia Xiao and Azhu did not show any hostility that they gradually relaxed and did not take action immediately.

"Who?"

The leading man was already middle-aged, with scars on his face as scary as a centipede, and his eyes were alert with a cold light that was hard to dissipate.

"Lay believers are happy, please don't misunderstand."

“What is a lay believer?”

There was a young guy in the six-man team who asked a question directly, causing the leader to turn around and give him a fierce look. But he never put away his knife and kept his distance from Xia Xiao.

"You guys are going to Tanghua Temple?"

"Exactly."

Xia Xiao behaved very respectfully, and the man asked again:

"Why don't you leave?"

"This is my first time in the wilderness, and I don't know where to start."

"Just keep heading south. Goodbye."

This captain was obviously an old hand and didn't want to have anything to do with Xia Xiao. When they were away from home, they also had their own tasks. It was a tradition and the teaching of the predecessors not to be nosy.

The captain passed by Xia Xiao and Azhu and led the team into the wilderness. Xia Xiao did not force them to follow him, but only said to Azhu after a long time:

"Let's go. We'll follow you from a distance."

"I told you it's impossible. A beautiful woman in the wilderness is a vixen. People like us, even though we're not monsters, will definitely not be taken care of!"

"Don't worry, there are plenty of opportunities for them to take us with them, just follow them."

Xia Xiao loved reading those strange stories since he was a child. He knew that all kinds of strange things would happen in this wasteland at night, and there were some kind of creatures hidden. When the time came, he would be able to catch up naturally. As for the size of this wasteland, it was enough for them to walk for ten days, so even if they failed tonight, they would have a chance tomorrow.

The only uncertainty was where they were going, but at least they could walk together for a day, which would be a safe day. Xia Xiao suddenly became more energetic and pulled Ah Zhu along as they walked through the tall grass.

Strangely enough, even if the grass on this wasteland was trampled down, it would stand up again in a blink of an eye. I wonder if the pit they had blown up in the wasteland is still there, or if it is like the dry grass that can recover even if it falls down. Like a cursed yellow paper, it will recover from the ashes after being burned, forever paying tribute to the dead, and at the same time proving the power of that powerful being.

Xia Xiao and Azhu followed at a very distance, and gradually deviated from their route, but they were both heading south.

The youngest youth in the team of six was taught a lesson by the captain.

"If you can't speak, don't speak. It's embarrassing and shameful!"

"Don't be angry, Captain. I was wrong."

The young man shrank his neck and was scolded by the older brothers around him.

"In the future, talk less nonsense in front of outsiders and pay more attention to your surroundings. Be careful not to even know how you died."

"That's right! Many people died in this wasteland. They were all your predecessors!"

"I think most of the people who died in the wasteland over the years were adventurers from our guild."

"You, not only do you not like to study, but you also don't listen to my chats. Don't you know now? A lay believer is a lay disciple of Buddhism."

A man explained the doubts to the young man, and he suddenly understood. However, the captain glanced behind him and said unhappily:

"Don't worry about them. You can tell at a glance that they are not good people. They don't have the aura of a monk at all. If you are unlucky, it will be Xia Xiao and Azhu!"

These two names have long become demonic existences. They used to be respected, but now they only bring panic and make them speed up. But the young man has his own opinion. He leans against the old man who explained his doubts before and asks in a low voice:

"It can't be Xia Xiao and Azhu, right? Why would they run to Tanghua Temple on their own? Everyone knows that Tanghua Temple hates the devil the most."

Monks protect living beings, while demons kill living beings. The two are the biggest conflict. But as the man said, Xia Xiao has become a demon, and a wise one at that. He has not been caught for so long, which is enough to prove his strength. And it is not impossible for such a guy to take the initiative to go to Tanghua Temple.

In the eyes of ordinary people, abnormal people are all crazy. But in the eyes of crazy people, they are the only normal person, and what they want to do is always beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

"But……"

"Stop talking nonsense! If you want to come out next time, just shut up."

The young man had no choice but to close his eyes. But before dusk, they began to set up camp, because the night in the wilderness was particularly terrifying. The captain's hideous scar on his face was left here. Because of it, he could never have an expression other than serious in his life, but it also made him a veteran, and he was full of experience in traveling in the wilderness!