Chapter 141 Chapter 141 Search (Thirty-two)

Yun Yan squatted down and carefully looked at the unconscious person at his feet: "I know this man, he is the Taoist priest from Linglan Temple, we debated scriptures together last year, and we agreed to come to our Chenxuan Sect to find me this year, but I didn’t expect that our meeting would be like this..."

Xu Qingyang shook his head regretfully: "I guess everyone in the entire Linglan Temple has become like this... It’s unfortunate for them to have the hook snake sleeping in this mountain."

After a preliminary examination, most people seemed to be fine, only a few old Taoist priests and young Taoist priests were in serious condition.

"Yun Yan, you and Xu Qingyang wait here for rescue, I'll go after Hu You." Ning Helan put away the Seven Star Sword, "Also, I'll leave Brother Ji to you, it's very fragile now, I hope you can protect it."

"Brother Ji, I will definitely protect him, but I'm the real person who asked me to help you..." Yun Yan hugged Brother Ji tightly and took two steps towards Ning Helan.

"Fang Hui is here, it's okay." Ning Helan said.

Fang Hui, who was standing next to him, was suddenly mentioned by Ning Helan, and seemed to rely on himself. He was suddenly stunned. He stepped forward and patted Yun Yan on the shoulder: "Yes, you can go with peace of mind. Nothing will happen to the young Taoist priest with me by your side."

Although he didn't know what use Fang Hui, a man with only one soul and one spirit, could be, since Ning Helan said so, Yun Yan had no choice but to nod.

Xu Qingyang watched Ning Helan and Fang Hui walk deeper into the cave, and suddenly shouted: "Sorry Ning Helan! I'm sorry for what I did to you before!"

Fang Hui looked back at Xu Qingyang, and then at Ning Helan: "What did he do to you?"

Ning Helan didn't look back, but just raised her hand and waved it. No matter what Xu Qingyang did to her before, there was no need to care about it now.

The cave became narrower and narrower as you went deeper. The walls around were wet, and water drops dripped from time to time, which was particularly loud in the quiet passage.

The air around was filled with a damp and rotten smell. Fang Hui frowned and covered his mouth and nose, and Ning Helan next to him also covered his nose.

It was very dark here. Fang Hui walked in front and Ning Helan followed him. The two walked a little stumblingly. After turning many corners, a ray of light appeared in front.

"Little Taoist priest, are we out?" Fang Hui said excitedly.

The two quickened their pace and walked forward. There was indeed an exit in front.

"Ah, we are out, fresh air... cough!" Fang Hui took a deep breath, but was irritated by the smell in the air and started coughing repeatedly.

Ning Helan frowned and sniffed, then covered her nose again.

The smell here is even worse than that in the cave. The air is full of pungent and unpleasant smells. The surroundings are thick and the direction is unclear. You can only see many trees in the fog, which look crooked in the fog.

Fang Hui coughed several times before coming to his senses: "Is this mist poisonous?"

"These are miasma," Ning Helan said, "If you were alive, the one just now would be enough to make your intestines rupture and your stomach rot."

Fang Hui was shocked: "So serious? Fortunately, I'm dead..."

There was an eerie silence in the woods, and from time to time, there were strange noises from unrecognizable small animals.

The mud under his feet was wet and rotten, showing a black and purple color. The shallow places could cover the back of the feet, and the deep places could reach the depth of the knees.

The thick rotten mud smelled foul, and animal corpses could be seen from time to time. The cold and sticky touch made Ning Helan show a look of disgust even through her clothes. Fang Hui, on the other hand, walked with his arms folded, his face full of disgust.

The surrounding trees were particularly strong, although the branches and vines were twisted and tangled, and there were strange bulges on the trunks.

"What kind of ecology is this, a swamp forest?" Fang Hui said, looking at the strange-shaped trees around him.

"Yes, the hook snake likes humid places, and this should be where it is." Ning Helan said.

As they were walking, a palm-sized poisonous spider suddenly fell from above. Fang Hui was so frightened that he almost cried out. Fortunately, the poisonous spider only came out to scare them and did not do anything else. Fang Hui carefully avoided the poisonous spider and walked forward. Unexpectedly, a fluorescent triangular-headed snake suddenly appeared beside him. Fang Hui almost stepped on its tail.

"Hiss." The poisonous snake spit out its tongue, and its pair of snake eyes stared at the two of them coldly.

Fang Hui got goosebumps all over his body. He rubbed his arm and said, "Ning Helan, let's hurry up, it looks so dangerous here."

"It's all swampy around, it's impossible to go fast." Ning Helan had to stop every few steps to look around to identify the direction.

"I thought you were wandering around." Fang Hui said as he looked up at the sky. There was a round, bright object above his head, which should be the sun. However, through the thick miasma, it was not much brighter than the chandelier at home.

Although Ning Helan could not tell the direction, he could vaguely feel the evil spirit of the hook snake. The evil spirit of such a big demon was very special. If it was not suppressed deliberately, it could be transmitted for several kilometers.

"Fang Hui, where have you been these two days?" Ning Helan asked casually.

"I... I wanted to go home and then went to see my father." Fang Hui thought for a while before speaking.

Ning Helan glanced at Fang Hui. Although she really wanted to ask him why he suddenly wanted to go home at this time, she changed her mind when the words came to her lips: "How is your father?"

"Well, he's in good health. My brother was poisoned before, but he has almost recovered now. My sister is also fine." Fang Hui spilled the beans.

Ning Helan's eyebrows moved slightly: "Did something happen?"

Fang Hui looked a little embarrassed, he looked at Ning Helan: "Nothing."

But now Fang Hui did not look like nothing happened, in order not to put too much pressure on Fang Hui, Ning Helan no longer looked at him: "When I went to find you before, Yun Yan said that Zhenren Xuanyu talked to you for a long time, and then you went down the mountain. I thought he persuaded you to leave."

"Persuaded you to leave?" Fang Hui didn't understand, "What do you mean?"

"I thought he didn't want you to help me, just like he didn't want to help me back then." Although the words were spoken lightly, Fang Hui could hear that Ning Helan still hadn't let go of what happened back then.

Fang Hui slowed down his pace and looked at Ning Helan from behind. He swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue. After opening and closing his mouth several times, he took two quick steps forward and walked side by side with Ning Helan: "Master Xuanyu told me that the sword of Emperor Zhenwu is missing."

"I know about that," said Ning Helan.

Since I was a child, I often heard my grandfather mention that the Black Sword of Zhenwu Emperor, which could kill all demons and exterminate evil spirits, was lost. Now, many Taoist temples only have a scabbard for the sword of Zhenwu Emperor, without a blade inside.

"And then? I told you about this all night?" Ning Helan said.

"Yes... and no..." Fang Hui's expression suddenly became a little lonely. He raised his eyes and looked at Ning Helan, with a very complicated emotion in his eyes.

He didn't know how long he had been staring at Ning Helan, until Ning Helan felt uncomfortable, he retracted his gaze.

"Later, did the real person tell you the whereabouts of the Black Sword?" Ning Helan asked casually again.

"He said so." Fang Hui said.

This surprised Ning Helan. He stopped and looked at Fang Hui: "He said so? The master said where the Black Chi Sword is?"

Fang Hui looked serious, as if he had made up his mind before speaking: "He said..."

Suddenly, a roar came from the depths of the forest, followed by a strong evil spirit. The smell was so strong that even Fang Hui could smell it. The poisonous insects and beasts around were frightened and fled. Fang Hui saw many poisonous spiders and insects crawling past him, as well as some strange-looking animals.

He looked deep into the forest, and saw that the air above the forest had turned black: "What's wrong?"

Ning Helan narrowed his eyes: "Let's go!"

This uncertain premonition in his heart, combined with what Hu You said just now that the hook snake was recovering, was afraid that the hook snake would soon recover its power. If it was difficult to wait for it to recover, it would be very difficult.

The two stepped on the muddy swamp, running forward with one foot deep and one foot shallow. After running for a while, the miasma in front of them was so thick that people couldn't open their eyes, and the air was full of pungent smells. Fang Hui was a soul now, and the feeling was okay, but Ning Helan was a living person, and every time he breathed, he felt a burning pain in his nose and throat.

"Hmm..." Ning Helan stopped. He didn't look very good now. He had inhaled too much miasma and was feeling very uncomfortable.

"Little Taoist priest." Fang Hui saw his expression and quickly supported him. "Are you okay?"

Ning Helan calmed down. He saw a circle of faint light around Fang Hui's body. Fang Hui saw that he was staring at him, so he looked at himself: "What's wrong?"

"What's that on you?" Ning Helan saw that the miasma around him dissipated after it touched the circle of light on Fang Hui's body.

"You have a barrier on your body? No, you are..." Ning Helan took a closer look, "Can you purify this miasma?"

"What?" Fang Hui raised his hand and looked. The dark purple miasma around him turned transparent after passing through him. He held a handful of air in his hand. Sure enough, the air in his palm gradually became transparent. He even lowered his head and smelled it. It was fresh air.

"When did you have this ability?"

"When did I have this ability?"

The two said in unison, and looked at each other at the same time, and then they both laughed.

"No matter when it's available, wait for me to see..." Fang Hui put his hand on Ning Helan's shoulder, and the faint light on his body slowly surrounded Ning Helan. When he let go of his hand, the surrounding faint light disappeared, "Huh?"

"It looks like you can be a mobile air purifier." Ning Helan said.

"Is it so useful? I'll apply for a patent when I get back." Fang Hui said with a smile.

On the other side, deep in the swamp forest, under a dark green pool of water, a huge snake was coiled. It closed its eyes tightly, and the mark between its eyebrows was shining.

On the bank next to the pool, there was a Taoist priest in his fifties sitting cross-legged, holding a whisk in his hand, facing the pool, and it seemed that he had been here for a long time.

"Master!" A voice came from the woods. The Taoist priest did not open his eyes until the person ran up to him. "Master, Ning Helan and the others are here!"

The Taoist priest slowly opened his eyes and glanced at the person: "Hu You, how could you be so ruthless?"