Hua Shi had no idea that he had already set foot on a secret from ten thousand years ago. He was now being chased by a monster and could not stop at all. He did not even have the chance to observe what kind of words were engraved on the stone walls around him, nor did he have the chance to let the system translate for him online.
He didn't know how long he had been running. When he stopped panting in front of a stone wall, he realized that there was no road ahead.
The place where he was now was a stone chamber that had been simply decorated.
There was almost no normal furniture in the stone room, no wardrobe, bed, table or chair. There was only a haystack in the corner that could barely serve as a bed, and dried meat hanging on the wall, including rabbit meat, venison, etc. Perhaps they were the things that the mushroom monster had hunted back at some point.
Although this man looks ferocious and confused, he seems to have some instinct in this matter.
Hua Shi then looked around and discovered that there were a lot of stone fragments placed everywhere on the floor of this stone chamber. The patterns on the fragments were the same as the formation runes he had seen near the altar before. They should also be the formation left by Liu Qishuang and the others back then.
Hua Shi was puzzled and asked the system: "Wasn't there only one area of the formation that was damaged? Why are there so many now?"
Fang Wei explained simply: "There are many formations in Frost Forest Valley, most of which are hidden very well. What you saw before was just one of them."
Hua Shi's expression changed slightly, and then he finally understood.
Why were his master and the leader of the Hanxi Sect and the Blood Crow Sect so confident about this trip to the Frost Forest Valley? Because they knew what the formation here looked like and were sure that it would not be easily destroyed, so they let them come. However, they did not expect that the solid formation laid out thousands of years ago has now been destroyed like this.
"Looking at the number of these fragments, I'm afraid that most of the formations hidden in this Frost Forest Valley have been destroyed?" Hua Shi murmured.
Fang Wei said: "It should be so."
The formations in the Frost Forest Valley are extremely sophisticated. As long as one of them remains intact, it can protect this place from being invaded by demons, so these formations must have all been destroyed.
But he had no way of figuring out who had done this.
Hua Shi said: "This is definitely not done by the mushroom monster. When he saw me touch the fragment just now, he looked so nervous. Although I don't know why, it seems that he is protecting these fragments. And he collected these things... Is he trying to repair them?"
The more Hua Shi thought about it, the more he felt that his guess was correct. Unfortunately, he had no way to confirm it with the mushroom monster.
The other party was completely immersed in his own world and couldn't understand what he was saying at all.
Hua Shi sighed and turned around. At this time, the Mushroom Monster had already chased him. Probably because he had reached his place, when he saw Hua Shi stop, he no longer grinned and tried to drive him away. He just came to the center of the room, put the stone fragment engraved with runes that he had picked up at some point in his hand into the middle of the previous pile of fragments, and then came to the corner and sat down on the pile of hay.
Hua Shi looked around. He was still carrying someone in his arms. Even though his physical strength was much stronger than that of ordinary people after half a year of practice, he still found it a bit exhausting to carry someone all the way.
He wanted to put the person down helplessly, but he didn't know where to put him, so he finally just set his eyes on the haystack.
Since the weirdos have brought him here, then...
It shouldn't be a problem to move it to another location, right?
Hua Shi thought so and carefully carried the person towards the haystack where the weirdo was. However, before he could take a few steps, the weirdo growled at him with a stern face, forcing him to retreat a few steps.
Hua Shi had his back against the wall with nowhere to retreat. He tried carefully several times but still couldn't get any closer. He finally had no choice but to give up. He turned around and helplessly placed the unconscious person on the hard floor next to him.
"Don't blame me, I have no other choice. Otherwise, I will think of a way to get you some hay to cushion your anger when the weirdo isn't paying attention." He said this, and after a while he finally reacted and said quickly, "No, no, you guys should wake up quickly! I can't hold on any longer. Who knows when this guy will go crazy! Hurry up and we will find a way!"
Hua Shi felt that the worries and fears he had experienced today combined were probably more than those he had experienced in the entire year since he came to this world. The weirdo sitting in the corner was obviously still full of energy and could continue to torture him for a long time.
Thinking of this, Hua Shi felt despair. Looking at the dried mutton and venison hanging on the wall, he felt that he would not be long from being hung up there.
Just when Hua Shi's eyes fell on the dried meat, the mushroom monster slowly stood up, took a piece of meat from it, and started a fire next to it. It seemed that he was a little hungry and was preparing to get something to eat.
It was rare that the guy ignored him. Hua Shi stood there in a daze, watching his movements, and couldn't help but marvel at his movements.
Although this weirdo looked like a half-awake monster who ate raw meat and drank blood, he was actually a cooked food expert. Not only did he eat cooked food, he was also very particular about how he ate it. He roasted the meat at just the right temperature, making it fragrant and crispy, and he also sprinkled some seasonings from who knows where on top.
But in the end, he seemed to feel that something was missing. He tilted his head and thought about it, then suddenly raised his hand and reached into his messy hair, pulled out a piece of mushroom and put it on the fire.
Hua Shi: “?”
He stared at the weirdo's actions in amazement until the weirdo roasted the mushroom to perfection and handed it to Hua Shi.
Hua Shi: “…”
He stared at the mushroom that was brought to him and said with difficulty: "Is this... for me to eat?"
Will I die if I eat it?
That thing seemed to have grown out of the monster's body, so to be precise, he had eaten a part of the monster's body...
Hua Shi's expression changed, and he quickly shook his head: "No, no, senior, just eat it yourself! No need to be so polite!"
The weirdo ignored him completely, threw the thing into Hua Shi's arms, and started eating the barbecue again.
Hua Shi had no choice but to hold the roasted mushroom in his arms as if it were a family heirloom. He didn't dare eat it, nor did he dare throw it away. He just stayed there in a stalemate.
Fortunately, the strange man didn't seem to care whether he ate it or not. He just threw the food to him and ignored him, as if he didn't exist in this stone chamber.
Hua Shi didn't know whether this man did it on purpose or really had lost interest in him, but he still didn't dare to move. He stood here stiffly holding the food for as long as the strange man over there ate the barbecue, until finally the strange man finished eating and wiped his hands on his clothes, then curled up and lay down on the haystack. The sound of his steady breathing gradually came, and Hua Shi didn't dare to move.
"Is he asleep?" Hua Shi blinked, stared at the strange man who was sleeping with his back turned, and confirmed with the system in his mind.
Fang Wei has become accustomed to Hua Shi seeking help from him every time, but he is now in Hua Shi's soul, not in that strange man's soul, and he really has no way to answer Hua Shi's questions.
While Hua Shi stood there motionless watching the strange man's movements, Fang Wei was also observing the man's demeanor and appearance. He had some guesses about the strange man's identity in his mind, but sometimes he felt that the strange man was very similar to the person he guessed, and sometimes he felt that there was no similarity at all. For a moment, he was unable to come to a conclusion.
A long time passed and neither Fang Wei nor Hua Shi spoke. The strange man lay on his back and seemed to have fallen into a deep sleep. Even his breathing became long.
"Senior?" Hua Shi waited for a long time, and finally couldn't help but speak out to test.
The strange man did not respond to Hua Shi, and did not even make any sound, as if he had really fallen asleep.
Hua Shi became a little bolder and raised his voice a little: "Senior?"
Still no movement.
Hua Shi moved, first slowly and cautiously approached the bedside, and then made sure that the man had no intention of waking up. He then quickly stepped back and hurriedly pushed his two companions on the ground: "Zhou Li! Zhou Li, wake up! Yu Xing! Wake up and save me!"
Neither of them paid any attention to him and continued to sleep soundly.
Everyone in the room was asleep except Hua Shi. Hua Shi looked helpless and stretched out his hand to Zhou Li and Yu Xing, wanting to take the opportunity to escape with them. However, after a moment, he retracted his hand and simply sat down next to Zhou Li and Yu Xing.
Fang Wei noticed his actions and asked, "Why don't you leave?"
Hua Shi said with a bitter face: "Although I also want to leave, I think this..." He turned around to look at the strange man who seemed to be still sleeping, and lowered his voice and said: "I think although he looks crazy, he doesn't seem to be stupid. He drove me here and slept peacefully. It is definitely not that easy for me to escape. If I choose to escape at this time, it is a small matter if I can't escape. What if I fail to escape and anger him and he makes me hang on the wall like a human, it will be too worthless."
Fang smiled. Although Hua Shi's words were a bit exaggerated, he was indeed not wrong.
This secret passage is equipped with mechanisms. It is easy to get in, but the way out is full of dangers. He doesn't know how this weirdo could transform this place into his residence so that he can come and go freely. But if Hua Shi wants to go out, he will inevitably trigger the mechanism. Whether he can survive the mechanism is one thing, and whether the weirdo will wake up and catch him is another.
In fact, if Hua Shi wanted to leave just now, Fang Wei would definitely stop him.
Hua Shi gave up on escaping, but that didn't mean he was willing to stay here and wait for death.
He sat in the corner with his head in his hands, thinking hard. Fang Wei looked at him and was about to remind him, but Hua Shi suddenly let out an "ah" and sat up straight.
Worried that his loud voice would wake up the weirdo, Hua Shi quickly covered his mouth again. After taking a quick look to make sure that the man was not awake, he began to search his body.
Fang Wei looked at him and immediately had a bad feeling: "Are you looking for the light bead?"
Hua Shi: "How do you know?"
Fang Wei was a little confused: "You still want to see Liu Qishuang at this time?"
And as far as he could remember, he had never been to this place when he was using the identity of Liu Qishuang.
Hua Shi shook his head and said, "It's not for seeing people. Of course, people still need to be seen, but what I'm thinking is that if Liu Qishuang had been here before, he would definitely be able to find out the secret of this place. Maybe I can find a way from the previous pictures?"
As he said this, he had already taken out the Huiguang Pearl skillfully, gathered his spiritual power into the pearl, and activated the Huiguang Pearl's ability.
Fang Wei did not stop Hua Shi's actions. He knew that even if Hua Shi wanted to see, he would not be able to see anything.
But what he didn't expect was that the light of the Huiguang Pearl flickered for a moment, and then it actually emitted mist, pulling Hua Shi into the illusion again.
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