Chapter 346: Soul-Locking Maze
The three of them lay on the wet and cold grass for more than half an hour before they managed to stand up.
Xiao Nanyan tore off a piece of his inner garment and wrapped it around his left arm, which was bleeding more severely. Then, he looked around.
The ancient trees were so tall that they blocked out the sun, and the vines were entwined around the branches like giant pythons. Even in broad daylight, there was a layer of mist covering the sky.
Chu Jin stood up straight and looked around. Suddenly, he saw a faded talisman hanging on a three-branched old locust tree in the distance. His face suddenly turned pale.
"Is this... the Soul-Locking Forest?"
Helian Feng frowned and asked, "Do you have any explanation?"
Chu Jin pointed to the forest:
"This is the most eerie maze forest in Nanzhao! My father once said that the miasma here can seduce souls, and the paths twist themselves every day. Once someone enters, it's difficult to get out!"
Xiao Nanyan had already stood up with his sword in hand. Upon hearing this, he sneered:
"Since the Poison King knows it, he must also know the direction of the escape route. Why don't you lead the way?"
"Xiao Nanyan, you're looking for death!"
Chu Jin was furious when he saw Xiao Nanyan. Just as he was about to raise his sword and move forward, Helian Feng held his shoulder.
"The most urgent task is to get out of the maze. In my opinion, this maze is based on the Eight Gates of Dunjia, mixed with southern border witchcraft. Although the path may change, it must follow the order of 'Xiu Sheng Shang Du, Jing Si Jing Kai'."
Helian Feng had studied battle formations for several years. The mechanism of the treasure house in the Prince's Mansion where the South China Sea Pearl was stored was set up by him personally.
He thought for a moment: "The direction where the water just came from is the Kan Palace, which corresponds to the Xiu Gate. We need to look for vitality in the southeast Xun position."
Chu Jin nodded and didn't refute.
Helian Feng knew in his heart that among the three, Xiao Nanyan was the most proficient in Qimen Dunjia.
They didn't fight with him for the time being. One reason was to conserve their energy, and the other was that when necessary, maybe he could lead them out of this foggy forest.
The three of them stood up silently.
The rotten leaves in the forest were above my ankles, and there was a muffled sound with every step I took.
Helian Feng was walking in front. After he had walked about a hundred steps, suddenly, hundreds of palm-sized leeches came like a tide.
Chu Jin's pupils suddenly shrank, and without thinking, he stood in front of Helian Feng, and the poisonous smoke bomb in his hand flew out.
The moment the dark green smoke exploded, the swarm of leeches made a strange sizzling sound and disappeared.
But, something unexpected happened!
When Chu Jin took a step forward, he felt his feet suddenly sink and his body sank in. There was a swamp below!
"A Jin!"
Helian Feng was shocked and turned around to grab his wrist, but unexpectedly, his body sank down as well.
What was even more terrifying was that the vines on the ground actually entangled their arms, and the slime under their feet squirmed like a living thing. Every time they struggled, they sank deeper, and there was no way they could use their internal strength.
Xiao Nanyue stood three feet away from them, watching coldly.
Just now when Helian Feng said that they wanted to move in the southeast direction, he became a little suspicious. He felt that it was right, but also wrong.
The dodder vines there were actually growing against the wind. I suddenly remembered what was said in the Nine Palaces: Xun represents wind and is characterized by openness and sparseness, but the vines here are as dense as a net. It must be an illusion of the Death Gate.
At first glance, it was indeed a death door.
Xiao Nanyue hugged his shoulders and watched as Helian Feng and Chu Jin had most of their bodies submerged in the swamp. The leeches that had been forced back just now were crawling towards them again. In a moment, even if they didn't suffocate to death in the swamp, they would be eaten by the leeches until nothing was left of their skin.
Helian Feng and Chu Jin looked at each other and saw despair in each other's eyes.
But men's integrity would never allow them to ask Xiao Nanyan for help, even if it meant death!
At this critical moment, a mysterious light flashed before their eyes, and the poisonous vines around them were cut off by the sword.
Then, the two felt someone lifting their clothes from their shoulders, and their bodies were pulled out of the swamp by a huge force.
Immediately afterwards, their bodies were thrown backwards fiercely. Both of them were martial artists, so they naturally used the opponent's force to their advantage. With a somersault, they stabilized their bodies.
Helian Feng and Chu Jin escaped death. When they turned around, they saw Xiao Nanyue slowly picking up the Jinghong Sword from the ground and inserting it into the scabbard at his waist. Only then did they realize that it was him who helped them in the critical moment of life and death.
"Are you so kind?" Chu Jin seemed unconvinced and wiped the dirt off his face.
Xiao Nanyan smiled faintly, "Because of Xiao Beicheng's deception, I mistakenly killed your father, Chu Shang, three years ago." He looked at the other's suddenly stiff face, his voice as deep as black iron soaked in water:
"Although he deserved his death for helping Su Qinyao, he didn't deserve such an unclear death. Saving you is paying him back for his life."
Chu Jin swayed slightly and snorted coldly: "Hmph, don't expect me to thank you!"
On the other hand, Helian Feng stared at Xiao Nanyan's cold eyebrows, his eyes trembling slightly:
"Why do you want to save the orphan?"
Xiao Nanyan stared at the similar eyebrows and eyes of Helian Feng and Helian Cong, remembering the words he held his hand and told him before his death. His Adam's apple rolled slightly, and he said:
"Helian Feng, you haven't even mastered the Nine Palaces yet, and you're trying to show off your skills in front of an expert. How ridiculous!"
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