Darkness and Passage
Although Jiang Jingyuan knew that the other person in the same cave was not as simple as he seemed, he was not panicked at all. Instead, he became calmer.
Whether the time is not right or for some other reason, Hua Simiao currently has no intention of breaking up with her or taking action against her.
So, now she has enough time to think carefully about what to do next.
Jiang Jingyuan's body completely relaxed, and she leaned back loosely against the bumpy stone wall behind her - she didn't see Hua Simiao attack her when she was asleep just now, so she would definitely not do that now.
"Actually, the best way forward is to stay away from her." Jiang Jingyuan thought leisurely, "No matter what Hua Simiao's purpose is, as long as I stay away from her, everything will no longer be a worry."
Yes, her purpose was not to find out what Hua Simiao was thinking, her purpose was to find the magical weapon that was about to be born on Bai Zhou Mountain. As for the problem that the aura of the double "happiness" characters was difficult to hide, as long as she returned to the palace, she would have enough ways to ask Jiang Jingjian to help find a high-level hidden magical weapon to deal with it.
In the cave illuminated orange-red by the firelight, Jiang Jingyuan slowly opened his dark eyes, blinked calmly, and looked around at the scenery.
The bonfire was still burning in front, and sparks were jumping out from the edge of the flame.
On the ground on the other side of the campfire, a fiery red furry blanket lay spread out, upon which lay a young girl in a light blue dress. She clutched her fur cloak in her arms, her eyes closed, smacking her lips from time to time, as if lost in a dream. Her face slept peacefully and tranquilly.
It is hard to imagine that such a well-behaved and lovely girl can also be a killer who calmly strikes with a knife.
"I am the most naive one." Jiang Jingyuan thought silently.
This is not the era where Jiang Yunshu lives and superficial harmony can be maintained. This is an era where immortals run rampant and the strong are respected.
Anyone who can come to Bai Zhou Mountain - no, anyone who can survive in today's world of survival of the fittest is not simple.
"Stay alert." Jiang Jingyuan muttered to himself, constantly reminding himself.
At the same time, she missed Jiang Jingjian a little.
With a sigh, the girl in white lightly stood up from the ground, holding on to the wall, and walked lightly to the entrance of the cave. Through the white veil covering her eyes, she looked out at the scenery without any obstruction.
It was gray outside the cave, and the sky was even darker than when they arrived.
The wind was raging fiercely, and the powerful airflow seemed to have stirred up the dark clouds in the sky, surging and sweeping away a large amount of snowflakes and various small animals that were unknown whether dead or alive.
What Jiang Jingyuan saw in the cave was a terrifying scene that looked like the end of the world. She couldn't see the scene in the distance through the gray-black curtain formed by the air currents that blocked out the sky.
No, not even a glimpse of the scenery a few steps outside the cave could be seen.
Jiang Jingyuan's white clothes rustled in the wind, but he stood firmly, not even taking a step back. He just stood there for a long time looking at the scene in front of him.
But in such harsh conditions, she had no way to leave the cave - if she insisted on leaving, she would definitely get lost in the wind and snow.
Was it just a few hours, and the snowstorm was already so violent? Could it be a magical weapon? Jiang Jingyuan pondered, feeling that her progress was a bit slow. Why was she still stuck in the cave for so long?
Jiang Jingyuan looked back at the girl who was still sleeping beside the campfire. She still felt that it was not a good idea to act with Hua Simiao.
Jiang Jingyuan couldn't be sure that Hua Simiao definitely intended to harm him.
Even if not, Hua Simiao, who has already retrieved the magic weapon, is definitely capable of protecting herself. She can definitely stay in the cave to contact her fellow disciples and then wait for a reunion. Hua Simiao is basically safe.
But the same logic applies. If Hua Simiao really wants to deal with me, if I stay in the cave, I will just be waiting for her and her fellow disciples to catch me in the trap - I may not even be able to beat Hua Simiao, so how can I beat so many people?
Is it possible that I have to rely on the jade bracelet's barrier to force my way out of the blizzard?
Jiang Jingyuan's thoughts were in turmoil. In fact, she felt that this method was a bit stupid, but it seemed to be the only option she could think of at the moment.
“Hmm…”
Suddenly, a subtle sound was heard from behind, and Jiang Jingyuan froze instantly.
The girl in white slowly turned around and saw Hua Simiao lying on the fiery red blanket, rubbing her sleepy eyes with one hand and supporting her upper body with the other hand on the blanket.
"Ha..." Hua Simiao covered her mouth and yawned. She opened her eyes and saw Jiang Jingyuan standing at the entrance of the cave. She said dazedly, "Ah, are we going to look for magic weapons now? It's so windy and snowy outside, can we really find the right direction?"
The girl yawned several times and said sleepily, "Well, don't worry. The place where the magic weapon was born is very difficult to find, especially now with such a strong wind and snow. No one else will be able to find it..."
ah?
ah! ! !
What she said was ordinary, but after hearing what she said, Jiang Jingyuan felt unwell.
At this moment, she finally remembered why she had agreed to search for the magic weapon with Hua Simiao in the first place.
She didn’t have any magic tools to detect it, and she couldn’t even recognize the strange phenomenon in the sky and earth when the magic tool appeared!!!
Jiang Jingyuan, standing at the cave entrance and feeling the cold wind, felt a little dazed.
And by the bonfire——
Despite saying so, the girl in the aqua blue dress still shook her head and struggled to get up from the blanket. "Well, if you want to leave now, that's fine. Xiao He has recovered some energy, enough to handle the wind and snow."
"No need, you make sense. Let's wait until the wind and snow stop before leaving." Jiang Jingyuan said expressionlessly.
Forget it, whether it's a blessing or a curse, she can't avoid it. If she can't win, she can always run away...
She had no doubt that Hua Simiao would deliberately lead her astray and take her somewhere else.
This is a magical weapon that was unearthed on Bai Zhou Mountain. Who would be willing to miss it when visiting Bai Zhou Mountain? No one would have too many magical weapons, especially high-level ones. One more magical weapon is almost like an extra life.
If Hua Simiao had any ulterior motives, Jiang Jingyuan would prefer that she either get rid of him before setting off, or get rid of him on the way to find the magic weapon...
Jiang Jingyuan didn't even think that she would throw herself out as a shield when she encountered danger after finding the magic weapon - if she did, there would be too many uncontrollable factors, and if things went wrong, she would end up losing more than she gained.
"Oh... okay... then I'll get some sleep first..."
Hua Simiao was not aware of the various thoughts in Jiang Jingyuan's mind. She just relaxed the strength in her hands, snuggled back into the soft fiery red blanket, hugged her light blue plush cloak, and fell asleep.
Jiang Jingyuan walked silently back to his original position in front of the cave entrance, sat down again and closed his eyes.
"It's okay, the wind and snow will stop soon." This was all she could think.
However, things did not go as planned. For two hours, the wind and snow outside the cave showed no sign of weakening.
Inside the cave, except for the area near the entrance, other places are blocked by magical barriers. No matter how strong the wind and snow are, they cannot affect the two people inside.
Jiang Jingyuan did not fall asleep this time. He closed his eyes and rested with a clear mind.
She closed her eyes tightly, opened them and decided to go to the cave entrance to take a look at the scenery outside.
call--
The flames flickered, and Jiang Jingyuan opened his eyes to see a woman's face.
The woman had pale skin and was crawling on all fours close to the ground. Most of her skin facing her was shrouded in dark shadows, with only the edges illuminated by the fire, turning orange-red.
The woman was face to face with her, her pale face only three centimeters away from the tip of her nose, and large shadows were cast on her face.
In the darkness, two eyes glowing green were staring at her.
Jiang Jingyuan's pupils shrank sharply, and the next moment, she swung the long knife that appeared out of thin air horizontally, shouting:
"Hua Simiao!"
Before the long knife came down on herself, the strange woman kicked the uneven ground with her fingertips, jumped backwards on all fours, and then quickly crawled back to the shadows of her original place on all fours.
"Ah? Ah?! Ah?"
Hua Simiao, who was in her sleep, shuddered when she heard the shouting and was instantly awakened. She jumped up with her hands around her plush cloak and looked around: "What's wrong? What happened?"
But after looking around for a while, Hua Simiao only saw the bonfire and the girl in white opposite her. Just like before she fell asleep, there was nothing special.
"Fuck you monster!"
Hua Simiao pointed at the girl in white opposite her and screamed.
“???”
Jiang Jingyuan hadn't recovered from what had just happened when he heard her scream and looked up.
"Monster, absolutely a monster!" Hua Simiao said in horror, "How could someone leave and come back to sit in the exact same position as before?!"
She paused, then added seriously, "Don't think I'll be fooled just because you hold a knife!"
"He was definitely replaced by a monster!!!"
Hua Simiao finally remembered to put down the plush cloak in her hand, took out her magic weapon, hunched her body, and slowly retreated cautiously:
“I heard the shouting, stop pretending!
"Tell me, what are you? Where are my companions?!"
Jiang Jingyuan: "..."
Jiang Jingyuan: "...?"
Are you kidding me about something really new?
"It's me." Jiang Jingyuan said expressionlessly, "There's something in the darkness. Can you feel it?"
Jiang Jingyuan raised his hand and pointed in the direction of the darkness where the woman had just crawled in.
Hua Simiao, who was sitting opposite the campfire, did not immediately look in the direction she pointed, but continued to carefully observe her every move, not even missing an eyelash.
Jiang Jingyuan kept his hands raised, feeling the gazes coming back and forth on him, his face remained calm.
"Should...should it be me?" Hua Simiao said hesitantly.
Finally, she gave up on identifying it and turned her head to look in the direction of Jiang Jingyuan's finger - anyway, she couldn't see any difference from the real person, so let it be for now, and she would hammer it when she found out it was a monster!
In the warm cave, the girl in the aqua blue dress raised her hand and waved, and the fiery red blanket on the ground disappeared. She walked towards the darkness curiously.
Jiang Jingyuan on the other side also stood up, took out a lamp he had found in Li Xianyou's storage bag, and walked towards the darkness.
The light slowly dispelled the darkness. During this short distance, Jiang Jingyuan recalled the arms and the figure that emerged from the darkness that he had seen when he was dazed in the cave a few hours ago. Now it seemed that those were not dreams.
But why didn't those things hurt anyone back then? Jiang Jingyuan was puzzled. She happened to open her eyes just now and stopped the woman from approaching, but what happened before that?
Her gaze turned to the figure of the girl in front of her.
She hadn't noticed the woman's approach, but what about Hua Simiao? Was Hua Simiao truly sound asleep, completely unaware of the approach of a being she didn't know whether it was a human or a ghost?
At the same time, the light illuminated an uneven stone wall...
They walked all the way to the end and saw no human figures or strange arms.
Jiang Jingyuan looked back and saw that the entire cave was illuminated by fire and lights, without any darkness at all.
"Impossible." Jiang Jingyuan's heart tightened as he thought to himself, "Even if it's a ghost that only appears in the dark, it's impossible for it to completely disappear with the darkness."
"If you're lurking in the dark, then you're still hiding in dark corners. You're just constantly changing locations. You can't just disappear out of thin air."
"Is it something that can only be seen in darkness? No, that's not right. That woman had already crawled to the front of the fire!"
"How could it be? Could there really be some ghost that can vanish out of thin air? That doesn't make sense. Vanishing out of thin air should only be like that dead man in black robe, turning into smoke and dust and then recondensing..."
She knew too little about this era and had no idea what the situation was like...
Jiang Jingyuan felt inexplicably more and more uneasy. The surroundings were brightly illuminated, but it seemed that the disappeared darkness lurked in her heart and shrouded her for a long time.
"Ah! There's a passage here!"
Hua Simiao, who was standing in front of him, suddenly cried out in surprise.
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