Plan 11
Qin Yan looked at him and asked hesitantly, "Are you okay?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a bean flew out of Gu Qingqu's mouth and fell to the ground. His cough stopped and he was about to speak when he heard a "bang, bang, bang" sound coming from the woods.
Qin Yan was the first to notice something was wrong. There was a demonic aura. He grabbed Gu Qingqu's wrist and said, "Go!"
Gu Qingqu didn't understand why but he followed him and ran quickly. Before they had run a few steps, they saw a vast white fog in front of them. The thick fog quickly enveloped them, and the next moment they found themselves in an underground tunnel.
The corridor was pitch black and nothing could be seen clearly, but one could sense that it was narrow. There was a strange smell in the air, a bit stinky but also mixed with the fragrance of bamboo. Qin Yan reached out his hand and touched the corridor. It was icy cold, but the feel was different from ordinary walls. There was a thin layer of powdery substance on the surface. Qin Yan rubbed his fingertips to make sure it was not poisonous.
Gu Qingqu held Qin Yan's arm tightly, "Master, where are we now?"
Qin Yan said: "Underground"
The stench in the air is the smell of the underground soil. There are so many bamboos here, and the bamboo leaves have rotted and merged with the soil, making the soil stink.
Gu Qingqu was surprised, "Have we encountered a monster?"
It's not clear what it is, but it's definitely not a human. The big difference between the human world and other realms is that other realms have the power to destroy the heavens and the earth, but the human world does not. Even if the power of all humans is added together, it will not have much impact on the three realms. Therefore, the Heavenly Dao has little control over the human world. This has caused some small demons to lurk in the human world to practice, and only return to their respective realms when their energy reaches a level that can be sensed by the Heavenly Dao.
Qin Yan said: "Hmm"
Gu Qingqu was suddenly startled when he got a positive answer, and he pressed his whole body against Qin Yan, "Master, do you have a way to get out?"
Qin Yan replied honestly: "Not yet."
Firstly, Qin Yan had never encountered this kind of monster that could plot against him secretly, and they had always fought face to face, so he couldn't be sure what kind of monster this was; secondly, all of Qin Yan's demonic powers were sealed, so he couldn't break through the passage.
Gu Qingqu said: "I believe in the master"
It was pitch dark all around, and Qin Yan spoke bluntly, "Don't just believe it, you should also do something."
Gu Qingqu thought for a moment and asked, "Do you want me to carry you?"
Qin Yan was speechless, but now was obviously not the time to argue, "Do you know what this is?"
As mentioned before, the monsters Qin Yan came into contact with in the monster world were all big monsters, all of which existed in human form, so Qin Yan knew very little about the monster's true form. If he knew what kind of monster it was, he would be able to think of a way to defeat it.
Gu Qingqu stopped and asked, "What did you touch on the wall just now?"
The powder on his fingertips was still there. Qin Yan wiped it on the back of Gu Qingqu's hand and said, "I don't know what kind of powder it is."
Gu Qingqu relaxed his grip on Qin Yan's hand, and held his hand in his other hand, rubbing his fingertips. After a while, he said, "It should be the powder on the bamboo membrane."
Qin Yan asked: "What is bamboo membrane?"
Gu Qingqu explained: "A layer of white film inside the bamboo"
Qin Yan understood, "Then the thing that trapped us should be a bamboo."
After hearing his words, Gu Qingqu held his hand tightly and asked, "What should we do now?"
"Go first"
"good"
The two of them shuttled back and forth in the narrow and dark corridor. It was very quiet in the corridor and they could only hear each other's footsteps and breathing. Gu Qingqu's breathing was heavy, showing that he was very scared, and suddenly Gu Qingqu shrank back. The temperature in the tunnel was much lower than outside. Even Qin Yan felt cold. Gu Qingqu was weak to begin with. If he fell down, it would be troublesome. So Qin Yan shook off his hand, took off his coat and handed it to him, "Put it on."
Gu Qingqu didn't say anything. Qin Yan urged him, "Put it on." But he didn't get a reply. What he got was Gu Qingqu's increasingly heavy breathing. Qin Yan didn't say anything and directly put the clothes on him. This time Gu Qingqu spoke, "I'm not cold, you don't have to do this."
Qin Yan said, "You have to wear it even if it's not cold." Gu Qingqu stopped talking again. Qin Yan noticed that something was wrong with his mood. He would not care about him at ordinary times, but the situation was different now. Although Qin Yan was speechless, he still asked, "What's wrong with you?"
Gu Qingqu didn't say anything. Qin Yan's patience ran out. "I'm leaving now. Do whatever you want to me." Then he walked forward. The sound of hurried footsteps rang out, and Gu Qingqu's voice came. "You just pushed me away. I thought you were going to leave me behind."
Qin Yan almost laughed out of anger, "If you wanted to throw me away, you would have done it long ago. Why wait until now?"
Gu Qingqu tentatively pulled his hand and said, "I'm sorry, Master. I misunderstood you."
Qin Yan was too lazy to argue with him now. Although Zhuzi's cultivation was not high, they both had no cultivation now, so it would take some effort to get out.
The two walked forward hand in hand. Originally, Qin Yan thought that although this bamboo had become a spirit, its length was always limited. As long as they kept walking forward, they would be able to get out, and then they could have a head-on fight.
After walking for an unknown amount of time, the sound of "bang bang bang" was heard again in the air. Qin Yan felt something was wrong. "What is that sound?"
Gu Qingqu replied: "This is the sound of bamboo growing."
Qin Yan was surprised, "Growth also has sound?"
Gu Qingqu nodded and explained: "The growth speed of bamboo is so fast that the sound of its growth can be heard by the naked ear."
"Why didn't you say so earlier?" If they grow so fast, why would they walk? The bamboo is completely consuming their energy. When they can't walk anymore, they will become nutrients for the bamboo.
Gu Qingqu said cautiously: "Don't you know?"
Qin Yan was choked and speechless. Since he couldn't get out, he had to think of other ways. After walking for so long, Qin Yan was also tired, so he just sat down where he was. Gu Qingqu was also bent over by him, and he asked, "Are you not leaving?"
Qin Yan asked back unhappily: "What do you think?"
Gu Qingqu sat down beside him. The only sound in the air was the rapid breathing of the two people. After a long while, Gu Qingqu asked, "Are we waiting to die now?"
"Shut up!" Qin Yan shouted unhappily.
"Oh," Gu Qingqu responded, and then asked, "Master, can I get closer to you? Your clothes are a little thin, and I'm still a little cold."
At this time, Qin Yan's expression was no longer good, but because it was too dark around him, no one could see his expression.
Since Qin Yan didn't say anything, Gu Qingqu just moved carefully until the two of them were completely close to each other. Gu Qingqu curled his lips and said, "Master, we are going to die together."
His tone rose, and Qin Yan was even more speechless, "Are you happy?"
Gu Qingqu replied: "We are all going to die anyway, so it is better to die happily than to die sadly."
"You are quite open-minded," Qin Yan said sarcastically.
"What shall we do?"
"Save yourself, idiot!" Qin Yan couldn't help but curse out loud. He had already thought of a solution. Since it was just a bamboo spirit with low cultivation, it must be afraid of fire. As long as he could make fire, it would be fine. Fortunately, he had learned how to make fire by rubbing two pieces of wood together when he was cramming for common sense.
Qin Yan accurately pulled the silver hairpin from Gu Qingqu's head. The sound of her long hair falling was particularly clear in the silent corridor. Gu Qingqu asked, "Master, do you have a solution?"
Qin Yan didn't even want to say anything to him, "Shut up, you are not allowed to talk from now on"
"oh"
The bunch of crabapple flowers in Gu Qingqu's hand were of great use. "Give me the flowers," Qin Yan stretched out his hand towards Gu Qingqu, and Gu Qingqu obediently handed over the bouquet.
There was a particularly large branch in the bouquet, with a very thick branch, which was perfect for drilling wood to make fire. The bouquet was tied, and Qin Yan took off the bandage. Gu Qingqu couldn't see, so he could only listen to the sound to tell what he was doing. He reminded her, "The flower stems have thorns, be careful."
"Don't talk, or I'll hit you"
In addition to disliking Gu Qingqu's words, he also wanted to avoid alerting the enemy. If the bamboo spirit knew his intention, it would definitely try to stop him, and it would be even more difficult for him to escape.
Gu Qingqu really stopped talking. Qin Yan took out the largest branch. The branch was wet and difficult to ignite, so Qin Yan took off his inner garment and tied it to the branch. Then he used all his strength to scratch the branch with a hairpin. There was no reaction at first, but as the number of scratches increased, the temperature of the silver hairpin rose, and gradually sparks of fire appeared.
Qin Yan saw hope. The inner garment was made of silk and would catch fire as long as it was touched by a spark. So Qin Yan worked harder to scratch. The temperature of the silver hairpin became higher and higher, and there were more and more sparks. Finally, one or two sparks jumped onto the garment and instantly caught fire. The flames illuminated Qin Yan's face. He was overjoyed, but when he looked up, he met Gu Qingqu's astonished gaze and his smile instantly stopped.
Gu Qingqu looked puzzled, "Master, have you been busy for so long just to get fire?"
The fire that he had finally obtained was mentioned so casually by him, as if he were a fool, so Qin Yan asked: "Do you have a better way?"
Then Gu Qingqu took out a fire starter from his sleeve, opened the lid and blew gently, and a small cluster of flames jumped up. He really turned into a fool. Qin Yan was speechless. "Why didn't you take this thing out earlier?"
Gu Qingqu said innocently, "Didn't you tell me not to talk?"
"Did you hear that?"
Gu Qingqu shook his head, "But you didn't ask."
Qin Yan was choked and speechless. As the fire grew bigger, Qin Yan set all the remaining crabapple branches on fire, and then burned them on the wall of the corridor. Soon the pale yellow corridor was smoked black, and then there was a crackling sound. However, because the crabapple branches were wet, the forced burning produced thick smoke that made people cry.
However, the bamboo spirit was obviously in more pain than them. The tunnel began to wriggle constantly. Qin Yan leaned against the wall and burned a spot. The cracking sound became louder and louder, and even light shone in from the cracks.
"Stop burning, I'll let you go." A hoarse voice sounded, and the echoes filled the corridor, making people's eardrums numb.
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