So small
Jiang Jingyuan also fell silent. Judging from this, Baizhetang was having a very difficult time.
Sometimes, specializing in one thing is more useful than knowing a little bit of everything.
After thinking for a while, Jiang Jingyuan was about to say something, but she saw Yu Linhuan beside her suddenly became alert. She whispered to Jiang Jingyuan, "Someone is here."
Jiang Jingyuan swallowed the words he was about to say and became alert. He and Yu Linhuan walked slowly towards the depths of the forest ahead, one in front and one behind.
The forest was shrouded in mist at night and the temperature was very low, but the further they walked, the warmer it became - it seemed that there was a bonfire or some magical device for keeping warm.
An orange-red fire lit up in the darkness ahead.
After walking around several tall old trees, Jiang Jingyuan and Yu Linhuan saw a large, warm bonfire crackling in front of them. Around the bonfire sat more than twenty men and women, who could not hide their embarrassment and exhaustion.
Come again?
This thought came to the minds of Jiang Jingyuan and Yu Linhuan at the same time, and they were both speechless.
How come they didn't know that Grandma Lin was this small...
Thinking of this, Yu Linhuan stopped smiling this time. He crossed his arms across his chest and looked coldly at the monks in front of him.
Jiang Jingyuan also had his usual expressionless face. Anyway, the fight was going to happen, so it was useless to talk.
The orange-red bonfire swayed slightly, and the people sitting around the bonfire, drinking water, eating, or healing their wounds, looked at each other, and immediately showed bright and generous smiles to the two people not far away.
A man stood up from the ground with a swift movement. He was in such a mess that he didn't even bother to clean himself up. He smiled and greeted Jiang Jingyuan and the others, "You guys also escaped from that big pit, right? Come on, come on, let's get some warmth and rest. We've all agreed to find a way out of here together tomorrow, so come along too!"
The others around the campfire also nodded in agreement.
"Yeah, yeah, it wasn't easy for us to escape from there. Only if we all work together can we leave here faster."
"It's very cold in this forest at night. Come and warm yourself up."
"Since you've all come this far, our meeting is fate. Let's go out together tomorrow!"
"Yes, you two should not wander around at night. It's too dangerous. This forest is so cold that even ordinary cultivators can't stand it! If you don't have a magical device to keep warm, you might not wake up once you fall asleep!"
The faces of the people in front, enveloped by the light of the bonfire, were filled with warm smiles, and they seemed to be separated into two completely opposite worlds from the two people standing in the dark forest. Yu Linhuan looked at them, then turned to look at Jiang Jingyuan beside him.
Jiang Jingyuan nodded slightly without any expression.
Yu Linhuan also nodded, turned his head back to look at the people in front of him, took the lead and smiled, saying loudly: "Okay, thank you all for your help! Let's work together tomorrow and leave this damn place together!"
As they spoke, the two of them stepped into the warm world enveloped by the orange-red flames.
"Hahahaha good!"
"Hahaha, this is a hell of a place! I can't stay in this damn place any longer. I have to leave here at one o'clock tomorrow!"
"Of course, of course. Who among us would want to stay here? If I stay in this crappy forest for a few days, it will be just mountains and trees every day. I'm going to miss the scenery outside!"
"That's right. I've been crawling around in this forest for so many days, covered in blood and mud, and I didn't care about anything else. I've never been so miserable outside!"
As everyone was talking, they made room for Jiang Jingyuan and Yu Linhuan. The two of them sat by the campfire and listened to everyone complaining non-stop as if they had opened their mouths.
"Never again!"
"Oh my! Who wants to come to this damn place? If it weren't for those sneaky guys, I would always stay away from places like this!"
"And those cunning people! If it weren't for them, how could I have been tricked into coming to this damn place? Let me tell you, these big sects are deceiving us independent cultivators!"
"We have no place to reason yet!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the campfire became quiet for a moment. The indignation on everyone's faces disappeared in an instant, and everyone looked unpredictable.
The last person to speak opened his mouth, his words stuck before he could finish them. He looked at the sudden silence, bewildered, and could only laugh dryly: "Ha, ha ha... It's all their fault..."
"Haha..." The orange-red flames danced on everyone's cheeks, and everyone opened their mouths and laughed again.
"Yes, those big sects don't even consider us independent cultivators as human beings. Isn't that right? They used some information about the spirit fox to trick us into coming to Grandma Lin to kill us!"
"That's right! If it weren't for them, how would we have come here? If you ask me, they are the ones who caused the weird things in the Grandma Forest!"
"Yes, yes! I remember now! That Bai Zhuan Qian Hui. I've been in this forest for so many days, and I haven't seen Bai Zhuan Qian Hui's team. I'm afraid they must have left long ago!"
"So, they knew there were these things in this forest, but still lured us in?!"
"But...but didn't someone say that the guy in the pit before was a treacherous person?"
"That's the only one who still has his guards! Who knows what his situation is? He might be a discarded pawn, or he might not be a man of few words at all!"
"That person must be Bai Zhuan Qian Hui. Didn't you notice his scabbard? There's an inscription of 'Bai Zhuan Qian Hui' on it!"
"So, then... then he's still a noble person...?"
There was silence again by the campfire.
Jiang Jingyuan and Yu Linhuan, who were silently warming themselves by the fire, exchanged glances without saying a word, lowered their heads, and neither of them said a word.
"Hey!" someone broke the silence. "What kind of noble person is this? He tricked us into coming here to rob us and kill us. Are we supposed to worship him?"
"That's right, that's right. It's meaningless for you to say that. Are you afraid? They did such bad things, how can they be considered noble people?"
The man stammered, "But if we go out..."
"What are you afraid of? Did you push the man down? We didn't push him down, so what does it have to do with us? He just couldn't run fast enough!" Another man poked the fire with a branch, sneered, and said.
Others echoed.
"That's right. He wanted to stand on the edge of the pit, but was dragged down by the people below. What does this have to do with us?"
"Oh, they've gone through so much trouble and killed so many people this time. Maybe his death is retribution! We only saw this one time, but they did it all, how could it be just this one time? They've done a lot of dirty things behind the scenes!"
"Isn't it? The souls in the pit want him to pay with blood!"
There was a lot of chatter around the campfire, and everyone poured out all their anger. The more they talked, the more angry they became, and the more they talked, the more they suspected that the terrible events in the past were also done by people with twists and turns.
Jiang Jingyuan and Yu Linhuan silently drank water from the teacups they took out from the storage space.
One person cursed angrily, "And Huamen and Baiwenlou, they're just birds of a feather with Baizhuanqianhui!"
With a "bang", he suddenly smashed the porcelain bowl in his hand to the ground -
Broken porcelain and splashing water!
Jiang Jingyuan and Yu Linhuan dropped the teacups in their hands almost instantly, slapped the ground with their hands, and both jumped up from the ground at the same time, flipping in the air to avoid the fierce sword lights and shadows below.
"W-What are you doing?!"
“Ah! Ah! You guys…”
"Idiots! You know so much, and you still want to leave alive?!"
The collision of swords and knives instantly released a violent airflow. Amidst bursts of crisp sounds, blood and flesh flew everywhere, and screams and cries continued.
"Senior Brother?! Why do you want to…"
"Fellow disciples are nothing! Don't think I don't know that you want to attack me too! Don't worry, Junior Sister, I will burn more paper money for you when I get back. Just rest in peace!"
"You dare to touch me?! I am..."
"No one can stop you from dying in Grandma Forest! Blame it on your bad luck. You crawled out of the blood pit and met me again!!!"
"You have nothing, and you suffer wherever you go! It would be a blessing if you died obediently. Don't get in my way—"
"I hope you will be born into a good family in your next life!!!"
The intertwined sword energy swept across a large area of trees, and with a loud "bang", the fallen trees were instantly blown apart.
The heat wave surged rapidly in the deep forest at night, crashing and blowing away a large number of trees. In the dim light, two blood-red figures were flying through the forest like ghosts.
The world outside is so dangerous... Jiang Jingyuan listened to the movement behind him and felt a lot of emotions in his heart.
She looked at the girl in green in the dim light, sometimes exploring the way ahead, and sometimes shielding her from the heat that was rushing towards her like a beast from behind. Jiang Jingyuan thought to herself that this was really thoughtful.
As she thought about it, she looked in the direction of the girl, and saw that Yu Linhuan seemed to sense her gaze. He turned his head, raised a bright smile at her, and moved his lips to express inquiry.
Jiang Jingyuan shook his head slightly.
Yu Linhuan turned his head back with a smile on his face, exploring the way ahead, looking for a suitable place to stay for the night in the forest.
The deep forest was very dark at night. Jiang Jingyuan looked over and felt that there were only ghostly shadows. After a closer look, he found that they were large and tall ancient trees.
In the dim light, the figure in green in front slowly stopped. She turned to face Jiang Jingyuan behind her and opened her mouth with a bright smile.
However, the next moment, Jiang Jingyuan saw her face froze, and the figure in green was so fast that only an afterimage remained. In the blink of an eye, she came in front of Jiang Jingyuan, grabbed Jiang Jingyuan with one hand, and took him directly to the tall ancient tree at a high speed.
Jiang Jingyuan was startled for a moment, but when he came to his senses, he suppressed his subconscious resistance and followed her up the tree trunk. He carefully hid among the lush branches and leaves of the ancient tree and looked down.
“Rustle…rustle…rustle…”
Looking down from above, with her back to the moonlight that filtered through the gaps between the branches and leaves into the forest, Jiang Jingyuan saw a darkness as thick as ink in front of her eyes. She blinked hard and squinted to look down, but she still couldn't see clearly. She could only hear the sudden sound of grass rubbing against each other in the silence.
Jiang Jingyuan paused, and suddenly remembered something. He immediately took out a piece of white gauze from the storage space and held it in his hand. He gently covered his eyes with the gauze, and his vision became clear.
——She thought this thing was very useful when she was in Baizhou Mountain, and later she bought some more in Baiwen Building, and now it just happened to come in handy.
She is still very foresighted... Jiang Jingyuan silently gave himself an affirmation, then lowered his head to look under the tree again.
Looking through the branches, she saw a long, dark shadow gliding beneath the tree...
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