Xie Lian softly said, "… … No matter what,
It's impossible for him to appear behind us without making a single movement.
He's done such a big thing. "
Even if Xie Lian didn't believe in his own insight, he still believed in Hua Cheng. What's more, he really believed in his own intuition when it came to danger. Hua Cheng said, "Let's go back. Let's take a look. "
The two walked side by side.
They returned the same way they came.
After walking for a while in the tunnel,
They stopped.
It wasn't that they wanted to stop, but they had nowhere else to go.
They were forced to stop. The tunnel they came from,
Although it was twisted and twisted, there was only one path.
However,
They still hadn't returned, yet a cold stone wall had appeared out of thin air!
Both of their expressions didn't change. Xie Lian asked, "Is this an illusion or real?"
A silver butterfly leisurely flew forward.
He bumped into the uneven stone wall, but there was nothing out of the ordinary.
It bounced back. Hua Cheng said, "It's real."
Xie Lian nodded and said, "Then it'll be very troublesome."
Ghosts hit the wall,
Common ones,
There were two kinds of methods. The first was to make you see illusions. That is, you thought there was a stone wall here, but in reality, there wasn't.
It was just an illusion. This kind was also very easy to break. You could directly go up and touch it. Otherwise, you could slap yourself in the face and pour a bucket of cold water over yourself. Then, you could go up and touch it again.
The second kind was to make your memory of the road, sense of direction, and other senses become confused. This kind was slightly more powerful. For example, at a fork in the road, you thought you chose the left, but in reality, your mind was absent-minded and you went right. There was also the so-called "ghost turning in circles", but it was just a small trick. When a person took a step with their left foot and right foot, there was already a subtle deviation in the distance between their steps. Non-human things would confuse your mind and expand this deviation. Unknowingly, when you walked down the road, you thought it was a straight line, but in reality, it was a big circle. After circling back, you would feel strange: Huh, why did I return here again?!
But for the two of them, these two kinds of methods were insignificant. This icy cold stone wall was actually the third type: it really existed.
Xie Lian was just thinking about whether or not to violently break through this stone wall to see what was going on behind it when he heard Hua Cheng say, "Brother, give me your hand."
Xie Lian: "?"
Although he was puzzled, he still obediently gave his hand to Hua Cheng. Hua Cheng gently grasped his hand and placed it in his palm. His other hand covered it as if he was putting something on it.
Xie Lian also held his breath for a moment. A moment later, he raised his hand and asked curiously, "This is?"
A thin red line appeared on the third finger of his left hand. It was Hua Cheng who had personally tied it for him. Moreover, this red line continued to extend and connected with the red line on Hua Cheng's finger.
Hua Cheng raised his own hand and showed him the same little butterfly-shaped red knot on both of their hands. He smiled and said, "We've tied them together."
Hearing this, Xie Lian felt his face heat up. He didn't know if he was too sensitive, but he quickly rubbed his face twice, as if he was afraid that Hua Cheng would notice that his heart was beating much faster than usual. He smiled and asked, "Is this some kind of spell?"
"Yes." Hua Cheng's expression turned serious. He put down his hand and said, "Although we won't take the initiative to separate, it's just in case. This thread would not break, nor would it be short. As long as the thread doesn't break, we know that the person on the other end is fine. Unless the person is gone, we can definitely follow this thread to find the person on the other end of the red line. "
Xie Lian asked, "Gone? What do you mean?"
Hua Cheng said, "Dead, or vanishing into thin air."
Xie Lian was about to speak when he suddenly heard a faint tremor coming from the distance. He listened attentively for a moment before saying, "Who's punching?"
This strength and frequency made it seem as if someone was smashing the mountain with one punch after another. Xie Lian said, "This kind of strength definitely isn't from an ordinary person. It must be a Martial God. Could it be General Pei? "
Hua Cheng said, "It's coming from the front."
This' front 'naturally referred to the place where they originally planned to go. However, because Pei Ming and the others disappeared halfway, they had no choice but to turn back. However, Pei Ming and the others had disappeared behind them. How could they suddenly run to the front? And if it wasn't Pei Ming, who could it be?
The two of them looked at each other and walked side by side to see what was going on. Halfway through, the sound of fists hitting the mountain suddenly disappeared. They didn't know if it was intentional or if it was due to exhaustion.
However, since they were already here, how could they give up halfway? Thus, Xie Lian and Hua Cheng continued walking towards the place where the sound came from. Several silver butterflies fluttered in front of the dark blue tunnel, illuminating the path ahead. Suddenly, Xie Lian's sharp eyes caught a glimpse of something strange on the stone wall to the side. "What's that? A red line? "
Looking at it from afar, he really couldn't tell what it was. However, it was very strange. It looked like a red line, but it was much thicker than a red line. Furthermore, it was constantly twisting, making it look more like a long red worm. Xie Lian slowly walked to the side of the stone wall. After carefully looking at it, he said, "Isn't this a half moon scorpion snake?"
Sure enough, it was the lower body of a purplish-red scorpion snake. It was exposed outside the wall and was constantly twisting. Its upper body seemed to be buried in the stone wall. Xie Lian said, "Did it drill into a hole and can't climb out?"
Hua Cheng said, "I'm afraid not."
This scorpion snake's entire body was suspended in midair. Snakes didn't know how to climb walls, so how could it swim to such a high place before drilling into a hole? Moreover, there were many holes on this stone wall. Even if it wanted to drill into a hole, why did it have to drill into such a small one? This' hole 'was also very strange. It seemed to perfectly fit the shape of the snake's body, which was why it was stuck.
Xie Lian wanted to grab that snake and pull it out to take a look. However, that snake was extremely vigilant. It madly swung its scorpion tail, randomly stabbing and almost stabbing Xie Lian. Thus, Hua Cheng flicked it. Although it seemed like a casual flick, that snake seemed to be scared stiff and didn't dare to move. Xie Lian didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly closed his mouth and said, "Did you hear that?"
Hua Cheng also said, "I heard it."
The two of them looked forward at the same time.
In the darkness, a low breathing sound could be heard. It was very steady and very gentle.
The two Dead Spirit Butterflies played with each other as they flew towards the source of the breathing sound. The higher they flew, the higher the silver light also rose. Gradually, it reflected a pair of hands.
This was a pair of human hands. A man's hands. The back of the hands were bloodstained and riddled with scars. They drooped as if they were dead. Further up, it reflected a messy human head. The human head also drooped as if it were dead.
However, it didn't have a lower body.
Yes, the person 'hanging' high up on the stone wall didn't have a lower body. Only his upper body was revealed. It was as if he had grown out of the stone wall out of thin air!
In the past, Xie Lian had seen some nobles. When they hunted a rare prey, they would chop off the head of the prey and use a medicinal solution to prevent it from rotting. Then, they would hang it on the wall of their own mansion for people to view. The scene before him made him involuntarily think of the tiger, deer, wolf, and other beasts' heads that were lined up on the wall. However, this person was clearly still breathing. He was still alive!
Xie Lian walked a step closer and said, "What is this thing? The original body of the mountain monster? "
However, there wasn't any response from his side. Xie Lian suddenly felt a chill crawl up his scalp. He abruptly turned his head around. Sure enough — — Hua Cheng had disappeared!
Xie Lian said, "San Lang?!"
Naturally, no one answered. However, the person hanging on the wall mumbled a few words. It seemed like he was about to wake up and was talking in his sleep. Right now, Xie Lian had absolutely no interest in caring about him. He circled around in place twice before suddenly remembering the red thread that Hua Cheng had tied on his hand. Sure enough, that red thread was still there. It hadn't been broken. Thus, Xie Lian felt slightly relieved. He held onto this red thread, pulling it as he walked. As he walked, that line reached its end.
The other end of this red thread was unexpectedly connected to a stone wall!
Xie Lian was in disbelief. He pulled it a few more times, but there was still an unending stream of longer red threads being pulled out from the stone wall. This practically made him wonder if Hua Cheng was currently inside this stone wall.
Once he thought of this possibility, Xie Lian didn't say anything else. He raised his heart and was about to break this wall. Who knew that before the tip of his sword could touch the stone wall, his vision suddenly went black. The stone wall in front of him seemed to have suddenly opened up a huge mouth. With a howl, it swallowed his entire body alive!
The blackness in front of him didn't pass quickly. Instead, as Xie Lian was swallowed, it became an unending darkness. From all directions, there was gravel and dirt pressing down on him. It was incomparably suffocating. Furthermore, the gravel and dirt were constantly moving. It felt as if he had been swallowed into the stomach of a giant demonic beast. Aside from him, this demonic beast had also eaten many other random things. In order to digest him, it was as if he had sunk into quicksand. The more he tried, the deeper he sank. Xie Lian was just about to break the wall and retreat when he remembered that Hua Cheng might also be inside. Instead of retreating, he advanced. As he waved his arms to break the sand and dirt, he pulled on the red thread and forced his way forward. At this moment, a hand suddenly stretched out in front of him and accurately grabbed onto his wrist. Xie Lian said, "Who?!"
He opened his mouth and ate a mouthful of dirt. He painfully spat it out. That hand grabbed him and pulled him into an embrace. A familiar voice rang out from above, "Gege, it's me!"
When he heard this voice, Xie Lian's entire body relaxed. He hugged the other person tightly and blurted out, "… … That's great! The red thread didn't break! I really found you!"
Hua Cheng also hugged him tightly and said with certainty, "It didn't break! I also found you. "
As it turned out, the two of them had encountered the same strange thing. Xie Lian was observing the half-human hanging on the wall while Hua Cheng was carefully observing his surroundings to guard against anything hiding in the darkness. Who knew that in the blink of an eye, Xie Lian, who had been standing beside him, would disappear. Moreover, a stone wall had mysteriously appeared. Hua Cheng held onto the red thread and walked as he searched. When he discovered that the end of the red thread was connected to the wall, he simply went in to look for Xie Lian.
In fact, in the beginning, there should have only been an extra wall between them. However, both of them thought that the other was inside the wall, so they coincidentally went in together. Xie Lian repeated countless times in his heart that Hua Cheng really thought of everything in advance. He said, "Fortunately, you connected a red thread! Otherwise, it would be hard to say if we could find you. No wonder General Pei and the others disappeared so suddenly. It turns out they weren't ambushed. Instead … … they were swallowed by the mountain monsters. "
Hua Cheng said, "That's right. The location you chose was unfortunate. My shovel just happened to dig into the mountain monster's stomach."
Xie Lian couldn't help but lightly cough.
Yes. At this moment, they must be in the stomach of one of the three 'old, sick and dead' mountain monsters. At that time, Yin Yu asked Xie Lian if he wanted to dig upwards. The location he chose was coincidentally the mountain monster's resting place. Xie Lian gladly agreed. The sand and soil from all directions pressed down on the two's living space, making it more and more stuffy. Xie Lian felt that they shouldn't stay here for long. He said, "How do we get out now?"
Hua Cheng said, "It's been dug through and isn't very happy. It's currently digesting us. It's slightly troublesome. But don't worry brother, we'll get out. "He then joked," This is probably the feeling of dying in the same cave. "
Xie Lian was slightly stunned when he heard this. The corner of his mouth actually curled up slightly. However, he quickly suppressed it and said, "The half-human outside was probably swallowed by the mountain monster. The sound of fists hitting the mountain that we heard earlier was probably from him trying to escape and randomly smashing the stone walls. He was the same as the scorpion. He wasn't completely swallowed and was only half swallowed. "So the effect was extremely terrifying. Hua Cheng said, "But he wasn't one of the people who came with us this time."
Xie Lian suddenly remembered that messy hair and said, "Wait, I know who that is. I'm afraid that's Qi Ying! "
Hua Cheng seemed to think for a moment before remembering and said, "Oh, the one with curly hair. It should be him. "
Xie Lian said, "I don't know if he's alright. Did he faint? Just now, I saw that he wasn't responding. "
Hua Cheng said, "He's fine. He fell asleep."
"… …"
Xie Lian asked, "How did you know?"
Hua Cheng said, "I left a few silver butterflies outside and just sent them over. My right eye can now see the situation outside. "
As soon as he finished speaking, he let out a soft "en?" as if he had seen something strange. Xie Lian asked, "What's going on outside?"
Hua Cheng didn't say anything. He slightly lowered his head and gently lifted Xie Lian's chin, pressing their foreheads against each other. Xie Lian suddenly opened his eyes, closed them, and opened them again. He said, "This really is … … magical."
His right eye unexpectedly saw a different scene from the one in front of him. Although it was pitch-black, he could still make out a rough outline.
This silver butterfly that was monitoring the outside world seemed to be hiding in a pile of weeds. Below the scene, a shadow was slowly approaching. Xie Lian said in a low voice, "Someone's coming. I don't know who it is. Where did you hide your silver butterfly? Won't it be discovered? "
Hua Cheng said, "It's in his hair. It's hidden in the light, so it won't be discovered. "
That shadow finally walked close enough. When it raised its face, its complexion was pale.