"What happened? Why did it suddenly..."
Zhang Daxian couldn't help but frown, obviously feeling that he deserved the foggy environment.
However, Master Xuanming, standing nearby, quickly rejected this idea. He shook his head and said, "No, don't be nervous. This is just ordinary white fog. The moisture in the mountains to the south is much heavier than in S City. The temperature is low in the morning, so it's not surprising that it would condense into fog."
"Then Xiao Xiao and I will go downstairs to test the signal reception to see if it's the fog that's causing the signal to be blocked. Master Xuanming, please wait here."
Seeing this, Chen Xiu said this. After all, this mission was dangerous, and the two old seniors were missing. They had to try their best to ensure that the communication equipment was smooth, otherwise if there was any emergency, it would not be able to be conveyed. Now, they had just been up the mountain for a few minutes, and they just turned back to the foot of the mountain to test it. It would only take half an hour at most, and it would not take long.
After saying that, Shen Xiu nodded to the rest of the team, took Xiao Xiao, the young disciple of the Shen family, and related equipment, and returned to the foot of the mountain to adjust the equipment.
However, let alone half an hour, nearly an hour had passed and there was no sign of Chen Xiu and the young disciple returning. The area here was very close to the foot of the mountain. At a male's pace, it would only take about fifteen minutes to go back and forth. Now, they had been waiting for nearly an hour and a half, and there was still no news.
At this moment, Wen He was almost unable to bear it any longer, and subconsciously said, "Why don't I go over and take a look? Something seems to be wrong with Chen Xiu's situation. It's been taking too long, and it can't take that long to adjust the equipment..."
However, before Wen He could finish her words, Zhang Daxian interrupted her and told her to stay. "Wait, He girl, you and Master Shen Yan stay here. Xuan Ming and I will go over and check the situation. If we still don't come back in an hour, you don't have to follow us anymore. Just go deeper up. We will try our best to find a solution, one step at a time."
"But, Master Zhang, isn't this putting you in danger?"
"No, He girl, although Old Man Zhang and I don't always get along, he's right this time. Among the four of us, the strongest is Master Shen Yan, and you're the only one who works best with Master Shen. Compared to the top of the mountain, the foot of the mountain is not that dangerous. If we can't come back, there must be something blocking us, but it may not be life-threatening... If that's the case, then you and Master Shen Yan are the only hope that can put an end to all this. As long as you can get down the mountain safely, we can naturally get out safely too."
Master Xuanming said this. Although he did not say any harsh words, the expression on his face was extremely solemn, which made Wen He subconsciously look at Shen Yan. Naturally, Shen Yan did not reject Master Xuanming's words, but nodded slightly and agreed.
There was no other way, so Wen He could only patiently watch Zhang Daxian and Master Xuanming go down the mountain. But it must be said that good things don’t work and bad things do. Sure enough, after another hour, just like Chen Xiu and the others before, Zhang Daxian and Master Xuanming still didn’t come back. There was no news of them after they went down.
“Senior Shen…this…”
"Don't worry, it shouldn't be a big deal. I can feel some traces of the formation left. If I'm not mistaken, it must have been set up by those two old seniors before. It's an ancient formation that can't be entered. So, the four of them went out and returned to the foot of the mountain. However, because of the formation, they couldn't find the entrance to the mountain for a while, so they stayed outside..."
"It was the formation set up by the two old seniors before, but since we can't get out, then how could we get in before... Wait, could it be that you said you knew? Chen Yan, you knew it all along, so the reason we were able to get in before was because of you?"
Suddenly, Wen He realized something and turned his head abruptly. He looked at Chen Yan in disbelief, his dark eyes filled with shock. "But why did you do this? Since you found out, why didn't you explain it at the beginning? Wait... Could it be that you didn't want others to follow you into the mountain? You also knew that the signal here was not good, and you also knew that according to Chen Xiu's personality, he would go down the mountain to repair the equipment. So you sent them all down the mountain like this?"
But this time, Chen Yan did not refute Wen He's questioning words, and obviously agreed.
Yes, as a metaphysical genius in the metaphysical world, how could Shen Yan not recognize the formation set up by the two old predecessors? He might even have silently strengthened the formation when he just came in, making it more difficult for outsiders to get in. In other words, from the beginning to the end, Shen Yan did not seem to plan to go into the mountain with other metaphysical masters, but only planned to go into the mountain alone.
It wasn't because of anything else, it was just because, the next moment, Wen He heard Chen Yan say to her, "Okay, now it's your turn. Now that you understand what I said, Wen He, you should go down the mountain. This is not the place for you."
When Shen Yan said this, he was very quiet, even quieter than he had been before, and more unfamiliar, as if, at this moment, he was the real master of metaphysics, Master Shen Yan, and not the usual Shen Yan.
But this kind of Chen Yan made Wen He feel uncomfortable, very uncomfortable. In such a moment, she seemed to see the Chen Yan she saw in the historical illusion of the mountain seal formation. When facing the question of "Why did you, as the leader of the metaphysical world, bring the disciples of the metaphysical world to stop him?", he responded indifferently, "This is just a misunderstanding. He just came here on the way. The disciples of the metaphysical world have nothing to do with him..."
It sounded as if Chen Yan had never worried about the fate of the metaphysical world, or cared nothing about its survival. But was that really the case?! If that were the case, why had he gone to the trouble of sending Chen Xiu, Zhang Daxian, and the others out, including her, all of them, leaving him alone on the mountain?! Was that a complete disregard for the metaphysical world, a disregard for life and death? This was clearly the exact opposite, a self-absorbed, self-imposed responsibility for everything he felt he had to shoulder.
At this moment, Wen He felt extremely angry, even angrier than when Chen Yan kissed her for no apparent reason on the day she woke up. Her entire face was tense, with no expression at all. This made Chen Yan, who had been quietly waiting for her to speak, turn his head and urge her with a slightly frown, "Alright, don't waste any more time, you should get down the mountain now..."
This time, before Shen Yan could finish his words, Wen He interrupted him abruptly, his expression never changing. "No, I believe I have the qualifications to follow you, Senior Shen. Master Xuan Ming also said that among the current disciples of the metaphysical world, I am the only one who can cooperate with you well! Besides, I also think that my practice in the metaphysical field is not bad."
"If that's the case, then you should leave here. This isn't the place for you... Haven't you noticed yet? The mountains to the south are already dead, so how could there be white fog? All of this... is just an illusion..."
As he spoke, Chen Yan sighed deeply, bit his right index finger, drew something on the palm of his left hand, and then slammed it to the ground and shouted, "Go!"
The next moment, the surrounding environment changed drastically. The southern mountains, which originally looked lush and normal, suddenly changed color and turned into a dry, black, and terrifying mountain range, as if all the plants on the mountain had died, leaving only bare and black trunks.
But this is not the most terrifying thing. The most terrifying thing is this mountain. The deeper you go into the mountain, the less you can see. There are only patches of pitch-black with no end in sight. It feels like the entire mountain in the south is filled with an extremely gloomy and depressing deathly aura.
Wen He had seen scenes like this before. At the moment when the big evil object emerged from the last mountain, all the plants withered and deathly aura swept across the entire land. However, at that time, it was only the early stage of the evil aura. Now, the mountain in the south had obviously been completely swallowed up by the evil aura. The surroundings were as silent as death, and no bird calls could be heard. The whole mountain really looked dead.
"You see, this is not a place you can come to..."
Chen Yan said this and was about to persuade Wen He to give up. However, before he could finish his words, he was suddenly stunned the moment he met Wen He's gaze.
Wen He in front of him, after the initial shock passed, had calmed down since then, and just looked at him quietly. Such a Wen He made it difficult for Chen Yan to say anything at this moment, as if all his words seemed pale and powerless.
It was not because of anything else, but simply because he knew from Wen He's exceptionally calm and quiet eyes that she had made up her mind. Chen Yan had seen this look before, when she decided to completely and decisively sever all ties and contacts with Father Gu.
He almost forgot how stubborn this girl was. He had been spoiled by her gentle appearance recently and forgot that once she made up her mind, no amount of bulls could pull her back.
This was really a mistake. He had originally planned to send everyone away, including the last girl, and go up the mountain alone. After all, at this moment, he had a very ominous premonition. If it were in the past, he, Shen Yan, would certainly be fearless, but now it is not possible. At least, now he does not want the girl in front of him to follow him into such a dangerous place.
It was obvious that the look in Wen He's eyes told him that no matter what he said, she would not listen to him and go back. Helpless, Chen Yan could only sigh helplessly, waved to Wen He, and asked her to come closer. He said, "This time...with nothing known, I can't guarantee any results, so even I can't rule out whether I can return safely. Even so, are you sure you want to come with me, Wen He?"
"I'm sure." Wen He said this without any hesitation, even worried that Shen Yan didn't hear clearly, nodded, and said again with great certainty and confirmation, "I'm sure, Shen Yan."
Meanwhile, Chen Xiu, Zhang Daxian, and the others, who were stopped outside the southern mountains, all knitted their brows together. They were no fools. If they couldn't understand it on the mountain, wouldn't they understand it after they reached the foot of the mountain safely and found themselves firmly blocked by a powerful formation?! Even Wen He hadn't been able to enhance the formation so seamlessly. The only one who could do it was their metaphysical genius, Chen Yan!
Did Chen Yan want to deal with the situation in the South Mountain alone? Could it be that the situation in the South Mountain was so serious that he had to send them away directly?
This made Shen Xiu, who was originally well-trained, couldn't help but let out an extremely angry "Cao". However, even Zhang Daxian and Master Xuanming had no solution, so how could Shen Xiu, who was even weaker in strength, possibly have a solution? Seeing this, Zhang Daxian sighed helplessly and comforted Shen Xiu, saying, "There's no point in being anxious now. You should report our situation to the Metaphysics Headquarters first. Shen Yan's actions basically confirm that there is a problem with the mountain to the south, and it may be a big problem. Although it seems safe now, it would be better to send more people to support it. If something really gets completely out of control, I'm afraid that relying on just a few of us can only watch helplessly and be of no use at all."
After hearing what Zhang Daxian said, although Shen Xiu was still very anxious, he could only nod and immediately contact the headquarters of the metaphysics world to explain the emergency situation here.
Master Xuanming had already taken action. He contacted almost all the formation masters in the metaphysics world and described the situation here, the formation situation and its effectiveness in detail. He gathered everyone's strength to see if there was any way to break the situation.
The rest is the most important part, which is the communication work with other teams. Although we don’t know the progress of other teams, we still have to convey the situation here to each team as soon as possible.
Thinking of this, Zhang Daxian ordered, "Xiao Xiao, can you contact the other teams? Tell them about the situation here..."
Xiao Xiao, vaguely aware that the current situation might be extremely serious, nodded, not daring to be careless at all. After hearing Zhang Daxian's instructions, he immediately and skillfully tried to contact the other teams. However, before Xiao Xiao could do anything, he suddenly froze. His face was filled with extreme fear and panic, his pupils couldn't help but shrink, and even his words became stuttering. "No, this is bad, Zhang, Zhang Daxian... I just received a message saying..."
Seeing Xiao Xiao's expression, he knew that it was definitely not good news, and the situation might even be extremely bad. However, Zhang Daxian was older after all and had seen a lot. Seeing this, he whispered, "Don't hesitate when speaking, be more fluent." This made Xiao Xiao calm down a little. After taking a deep breath, Xiao Xiao spoke again: "The current situation is very bad. I just received the investigation results from the S City police. Several other teams also have results. They all unanimously found that the three drivers and other people involved in the accident had been to this small mountain town here within the past two years. The length of time varied, but they were sure that they had all been to this small mountain town here. Moreover, after returning, they seemed strange for a few days, as if they were dazed. This time ranged from half a day to three days, but basically they returned to normal after that. There was no other special situation at all. Moreover, during this period, some of them were taken to the hospital for examination, but it seemed that they could not show any abnormalities..."
I have to say that this piece of news is really terrible, it couldn't be any worse. It can be said that now, basically all the information points to the mountains in the south. It seems that the source of all the events is right in front of them - but at this moment, they can't take another step forward.
"Damn." Even Zhang Daxian, who is relatively calm, couldn't help but curse at this moment, and the worry and foreboding in his heart spread uncontrollably.
However, the spreading sense of foreboding was not limited to the world of metaphysics. In a very peaceful mountain in S City, someone could not control the rapidly spreading sense of foreboding in his heart. Not long after it began, he could not help pacing back and forth in the old house, his young face wrinkled like an old man.
This terrible state made Wen's mother beside her feel uneasy. "Ashan, did something happen to Xiaohe? You look like this now, and I'm so panicked. I always feel like something bad is going to happen. Ashan, are you hiding something from me?"
"No, no, absolutely not..." When Wen's mother asked this, the guilty Ashan immediately shook his head like a rattle, trying desperately to deny it. But when he faced Wen's mother's slightly frowned brows, the already guilty Ashan became even more panicked. His neck thickened and his face flushed. He almost couldn't help but tell the truth.
At this moment, there were two coughs outside the door. Seeing that familiar face, Ah Shan breathed a sigh of relief and said quickly, "Mr. Song, you're here. I thought you were busy today and couldn't come."
"I happen to be free recently, so I came to take a look. Ayi, you don't mind me coming over, do you?" The mature man with a particularly gentle and polite temperament outside the door was none other than Song Wei.
Because Chen Yan's soul had recently returned to its place, and coupled with the recent turmoil in the metaphysical world, Wei Xiaobaishu simply returned to his original form, that is, the current appearance of Song Wei, and frequently visited the old house. While deepening his relationship with Wen's mother, he also wanted to take care of the mountains here.
Although Ashan is the former mountain god and is very sensitive to spiritual creatures, if something really happens, Ashan cannot help much. After all, when the throne was returned, Ashan's abilities as a mountain god were basically returned. Now he is at most an ordinary person with better spiritual energy.
However, it must be said that after Song Wei's interruption, Wen's mother really didn't pursue the matter with Ashan anymore. Moreover, Wen's mother was still a little shy when facing Song Wei. She whispered to Song Wei for a few words, then remembered that the soup was still boiling in the kitchen. She asked Song Wei to sit down for a while and hurried to the kitchen.
As soon as Wen's mother left, Song Wei's gentle expression immediately turned serious. He looked at A Shan and asked directly, "Is the situation serious?"
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