Xia Xiao's attack, strength, and current state all made the captain feel that things were not that simple. He even suspected that he had deliberately attracted so much darkness. Although he didn't know what method he used, he was sure that he had an ulterior motive. But in his eyes, Fang Huan was now acting very naturally, with a tone that was neither light nor strong, like a cup of water at just the right temperature, which could quench one's thirst and also give one a little taste of deliciousness.

"Stop here for a night. With the fire ring and me here, they can't get close."

Xia Xiao said as he and Ah Zhu sat by the fire and started to warm themselves. Although the temperature here was much higher than in the darkness, it was still a bit cold, penetrating directly into the bones through the clothes, making it difficult for the six people to resist the flames formed by their vitality.

The black pot on the flame was bubbling, and the broth smelled so good that even the extremely suspicious captain couldn't help but take a look. The young adventurer didn't have as much patience as him, and stared at the broth in the pot and the meat that occasionally floated to the surface of the broth, wanting to drink a few bowls to fill his stomach.

"These are our leftovers. If you don't mind, please drink them!"

Xia Xiao moved the soup spoon from his side to the front of the young adventurer. The latter was naturally not polite and quickly took out his deformed iron bowl, squeezed it and filled a large bowl with it. After taking a bite, he immediately said it was delicious and praised:

"What a nice guy! We are all going to Tanghua Temple, why don't we go together?"

Xia Xiao did not answer, but looked at the captain, who happened to look at him, but did not express his opinion immediately, but just said:

"You shouldn't have stopped me. This talkative guy should have left something in this wasteland, like a tongue."

"You are still young, so it's okay to say something wrong."

"You are not very old, but you have never said anything wrong."

"I have been influenced by Buddhism since I was young, which makes me a little different from my peers."

After Xia Xiao and the captain exchanged a few words, the young adventurer quickly dropped his bowl, remained silent and did not move, and watched the two with bated breath like Ah Zhu. This was a confrontation without a purpose, but a secret competition. Xia Xiao was clearly slightly better, and he was superior to the captain in both temperament and strength.

"I still don't know what to call you, Captain?"

"Li Ming."

"I'm Fang Huan, and this is my sister Yuan Bei."

"These two names were not made with much care."

"The monk took it for another purpose."

"What's your intention?"

"People are happy because of different things, and each has its own square, so it is called square joy. As for round sadness, it must be because everything is sad."

"How can this be called sad Dharma? Doesn't the Buddha say that the four elements are empty?"

"Buddha will talk about it, but people with emotions won't. It's like the captain who keeps worrying about things in his heart. What's the point? If we were the people you were looking for, why would we take the initiative to approach you? We are nothing more than two poor people who don't know the way. As for that big devil, he must not dare to approach you because of his various emotions."

"How do you know about that demon?"

"I'm not from another world, so I know naturally."

"Why don't you take off your veil?"

"The captain's brutality is something we cannot resist. I feel ashamed to exchange my life for someone else's. But there are many such cases in the world, so I wear a veil to separate myself from the world. I can force myself, but I cannot tell others how to act. That would go against the existence of Buddha."

"Even if that really happened, I would have exchanged one life for five lives. I have no shame in that."

"The hateful look is written all over his face."

Xia Xiao spoke frankly and shook his head slightly, which made Ah Zhu look at him with great admiration. It was a battle between masters, so she could only watch from the side. But she was not afraid even if they started fighting, because these guys could not beat her and Xia Xiao. But not everyone is as strong as the woman in the dark and the senior sister.

Li Ming's face could never show any expression, but just like Fang Huan said, was it evil? Li Ming himself was not sure, so he asked the next question.

"I originally thought that you were not a cultivator, but now it seems that your aura has been concealed!"

This was the easiest way to identify Xia Xiao. Combined with the past, the five people followed the captain and looked at the two people in front of them. The young adventurer who had taken a sip of the hot soup earlier began to feel hot because of psychological reasons or because it brought too much comfort. He also gradually began to panic. Could the soup be poisonous?

His subconscious guess showed that he was rather ignorant, but Xia Xiao raised his hand in front of them and released his vitality in an instant. Suddenly, a raging flame like a crow or a dragon shocked the six people in the chaotic shouting. It was an extremely majestic vitality that made them unable to judge what realm it was in an instant.

The flames shot upwards, like a carp leaping through a door and transforming into a dragon. It was hot and full of vitality, but in the dark night it only bloomed in a corner, and it was impossible to see such a scene from a distance. The temperature gradually rose, and they did not have to suffer from the cold at night, but the six people whose faces were red in the light of the fire had not yet reacted, but Xia Xiao said:

"It's not hidden, it's that you can't detect it."

Xia Xiao explained all the questions one by one, seeming both deliberate and casual, making it difficult for Li Ming to judge. He looked at the fire and saw that the flames were burning so vigorously. He whispered:

"Actually, you don't have to answer them one by one. It seems weird."

"As long as you think I'm weird, everything I do is wrong, but I want to go to Tanghua Temple, but the way is unclear."

There is no detailed map of the wild beast's tail horn, and a simple indicator pointing south is not practical in this world. Li Ming temporarily believed him and stopped asking. In silence, time passed. The broth in the pot boiled into a paste. Xia Xiao moved the flame aside and said in a deep voice:

"Haven't you eaten yet? Have a drink!"

Li Ming did not speak this time, nor did he refuse. With a slight movement of his fingers and a glance, he asked the people around him to serve the soup and not forget to hand him the first bowl. He felt a little ashamed because his doubts were shattered by that sentence. Did he really not hide his aura, but he just couldn't sense it? Li Ming thought it was possible. At least the vitality that Fang Huan released just now was a strength that he could sense but couldn't detect to what extent.

After the torture and suspicion of the night, the fire brought warmth and comfort. Even the third pot of broth was very rich and fragrant, which made them eat a full meal with dry food. This dinner was much better than ice water and steamed buns, but they should thank them after eating, but they couldn't open their mouths.

This was the word that Li Ming should say. He hesitated for a moment, thought about it and said:

"Thank you for your help today. Let's go together tomorrow."

It might be difficult to make Li Ming bow his head and say something submissive, but this sentence was enough, at least it was what Xia Xiao wanted to hear. Xia Xiao had achieved his goal, and he leaned against Ah Zhu and prepared to go to sleep.

Tonight has been a long night, but it is still very long. However, a good night's sleep will make everything go away. The six people, who had eaten and drunk their fill, fell down in various places and slept on the ground. If the tents and blankets were still there, it would be better, but now they couldn't be picky. However, Xia Xiao's many fire circles had given them a full sense of security. It was dark and they couldn't see anything around them, so no evil could get in.

When holding the bowl of steaming hot broth, Li Ming noticed the girl named Yuan Bei next to Fang Huan. She must not be a Buddhist!

This combination was still too strange for him to let down his guard. Tanghua Temple did have a nunnery, but would a young girl like this really be willing to join the Buddhist sect? Li Ming didn't think so.

Suspicion had not yet passed, Li Ming wanted to leave some clues for the people of Qingtian Sect, but considering his own strength, he did nothing, just let it go and headed south, ready to take them to Tanghua Temple. No matter what his intentions were, as long as they arrived at Tanghua Temple, they would understand everything. No matter how strong a person was, he would not be able to make any noise in the temple where the real Buddha existed.

In a daze, Li Ming also fell asleep, but he had experienced too much fear and his sleep was very light, and he woke up many times at night. Although Li Ming woke up, he still lay there, looking at the two people behind the flames, his eyes like a wolf with green light.

The flame burned alone, without charcoal to accompany it, but Fang Huan and Yuan Bei still leaned against it, and finally lay on the ground, wrapped in a blanket, like two koalas hugging each other. The five people around him were snoring, perhaps knowing that they had escaped a disaster, so they let down their guard, which made them more or less disappointed. It is better not to trust outsiders too much, and the same goes for those around you.

The surroundings were so quiet that there was no sound at all. Even turning over sounded like thunder, but Li Ming still closed his eyes and fell into a very light sleep again.

The night in the wasteland was nearly twice as long as the day and as long as the entire winter. The huge monster that was looking down at Xia Xiao and the others took a step and walked away in the dark wind, and soon disappeared.

The monsters hidden in the darkness come from the dead, but they are also caused by the resentment of the dead, or they are murdered, or they are sick, or they are dragged down by the earlier resentful spirits. They live in dark corners, hiding in a desperate way at every dawn, but when the night is about to rise, they will wake up again, just wandering aimlessly in the desolate wasteland, with only sadness and endless sorrow.

When they left completely, the sound of the wind they brought with them seemed to turn crying into a song. When Xia Xiao woke up, You **'s figure had disappeared in the first ray of dim sunlight.

The long night was like an era. Xia Xiao could finally see the sky above his head and the ground under his feet clearly. But the weeds that were burned last night had grown again. I don't know whether to say that they are tenacious or fragile. How can the tenacious wither? How can the fragile grow again?

The dawn was like the sunset, and the dark brown color was still strange. The eight people below packed up their things separately without saying much, but Li Ming still told the other party to go.

Xia Xiao nodded and followed with Ah Zhu, but Ah Zhu always had a bad feeling, but Xia Xiao had his own understanding. It was just that Li Ming had always been resisting Fang Huan and the other two. He didn't want to have anything to do with people who had nothing to do with him, but he had no choice because he was saved by him last night and drank two bowls of leftover meat soup.

The long walk seemed like the end of the world, but Xia Xiao was not heading for destruction, but for a new life. It was just that the new life required a complete transformation, which was extremely painful and tested one's heart, but he felt that he could handle everything. Although it was not easy, he would not fail miserably!