Ying Ziping's abacus beads kept rattling, and no one present really understood what he was trying to do. "I said, are you ever going to stop? You keep chattering away. You may not be annoyed, but I am."
Shangguan Xi was in a bad mood and said impatiently. Ying Ziping shut his mouth awkwardly, with some resentment on his face, and followed them back to the inn.
The boss breathed a sigh of relief when he saw them return, but his expression changed drastically when he noticed that two people were missing. "Why are two people missing?"
Shangguan Xi looked over and felt that the boss was a little too concerned about their situation, but thinking that it was probably the boss's good intention, she couldn't refuse. She paused for a moment and didn't tell the truth, "They went to the demon clan. There are some things they want to ask about. They probably won't be back for a while. I'll tell you when they come back. You can prepare food for seven more people. There are only five people here recently."
The boss didn't know how much he believed them. The group returned to their room and didn't say much. Not long after, Shangguan Xi gathered everyone together in one room.
After returning to the house, she thought about some things seriously and felt that they couldn't just sit and wait to die. It was inappropriate. Besides, waiting to die was not in their nature. "Our senior sister is now finding a way out for us. We can't just sit and wait to die either. In a little while, everyone will go out separately to look for clues. We should also go and check out that place we haven't been to before."
Shangguan Xi was referring to the place where Fu Ziyi discovered the anomaly. Surely someone in that group knew what had happened up there, since they had been living there for so long.
However, they were keenly aware that the longer they stayed there, the more secrets they would discover, and these secrets seemed to be unsolvable, a dead end with no answers.
On the other side, Xu Yuehuai and Fu Ziyi went up the mountain together. Fu Ziyi crossed his arms and looked disdainful. After walking for a long time, he finally couldn't help but say, "To be honest, sometimes I really don't understand what you're thinking. Why did you volunteer? Aren't you afraid of someone dying? What are you trying to prove now?"
Fu Ziyi spoke in a rude tone, clearly criticizing her. Xu Yuehuai didn't care at all, knowing that this guy was just saying one thing and meaning another. She smiled and said, "Isn't this all so that everyone can live better? If there's no progress, we can't stay here forever."
Xu Yuehuai spoke with a serious tone, which left Fu Ziyi speechless. "It's getting darker on this mountain. Hold onto my sleeve for safety."
He awkwardly reminded Xu Yuehuai that in this environment, the worst thing for the two of them was for the other person to get lost and for them to separate.
They could see some marks along the way, which they could guess were left by Shangguan Xi and his group when they came up earlier. Xu Yuehuai took a closer look and realized that they hadn't gone very far, not even as far as Shangguan Xi and his group had gone that day.
Once they reached the top of the mountain, Xu Yuehuai and Fu Ziyi looked around. This was the summit, and the surrounding area was relatively flat. It was completely dark here, as if day had turned into night. "This place is really strange. Why is the sky so dark here? Could it be that the sky here is not the same as the sky below?"
Fu Ziyi couldn't help but say that he was well aware of the likelihood of this happening, but he still couldn't help but mutter to himself.
Xu Yuehuai did not answer, but she was also thinking about what Fu Ziyi had said. Could the difference between the sky here and the sky below be related to this? Although the idea sounded unbelievable, if you think about it carefully, there was a slight possibility of it.
"Alright, stop talking and save your energy. Let's keep going." Xu Yuehuai couldn't help but tell Fu Ziyi to shut up as he muttered to himself.
Fu Ziyi awkwardly shut his mouth, but his face clearly showed his dissatisfaction. The two walked forward, but the road ahead became increasingly rugged, not at all like a path for humans to walk on. Helpless, they could only summon Bai Ze.
Bai Ze is a beast, so her vision is much better than theirs at night, and she can handle things with ease on this kind of terrain.
The two sat on the Bai Ze one after the other. Fu Ziyi sat behind Xu Yuehuai, looking at Xu Yuehuai's back. For a moment, she was stunned, and a blush crept onto her face. Fortunately, it was dark where they were, so they couldn't see anything. Otherwise, all of Fu Ziyi's helplessness would have been seen by Xu Yuehuai.
Xu Yuehuai, unaware of the unusual presence behind her, continued walking forward with a look of inquiry on her face. Bai Ze sniffed, and the next second, she said seriously, "Master, there are other people's auras ahead."
"People?" Xu Yuehuai asked uncertainly. Where did these people come from on the mountain? Weren't people not allowed to go up the mountain? So what is this?
Bai Ze said with certainty, "That's right, it's definitely the scent of a human. I can't be wrong."
Bai Ze is unusually sensitive to humans. If she says so, then there's no doubt about it. Xu Yuehuai told Fu Ziyi about it, and Fu Ziyi also showed an incredulous expression, "How could someone appear in this desolate wilderness?"
This was unbelievable. They continued walking forward, but Bai Ze made his steps much lighter. When they reached the group of people, Xu Yuehuai glanced at them but didn't notice anything unusual.
But in this unusual place, the absence of any unusual features is the biggest unusual thing. At the same time, the dagger in Xu Yuehuai's space seemed to sense something and began to move. The blade of the dagger trembled violently, as if it had discovered something extraordinary.
Xu Yuehuai glanced at the dagger in the space, took it out, and since the ground in front was relatively flat, they didn't plan to continue on Bai Ze.
The dagger trembled even more violently after it was drawn, and Xu Yuehuai gripped it tightly, not letting it escape from her hand.
The two stood side by side. When Fu Ziyi saw what Xu Yuehuai was holding, a look of surprise appeared on his face. The next second, he said, "This is the dagger we photographed outside that day. The description said it was brought out from the ruins?"
This statement reminded the two that it was incredible that something that came out of the ruins could react to something from another place. The only explanation was that the place in front of them was a ruin!
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