A playful smile appeared at the corner of Jiang Donghua's mouth, his eyes swept over Hong Ling's beautiful face, and he deliberately prolonged his tone.
"Oh, so it turns out that senior sister's business is to come here just to tease me, junior brother?"
Hong Ling Hearing this, he immediately rolled his eyes, curled his red lips, and made a sound of disdain.
"Stop being so sentimental, I really have something serious to do!"
She crossed her arms to her chest and raised her chin slightly. Her arrogant look made Jiang Donghua want to laugh.
However, she quickly lowered her voice and spoke mysteriously.
"Recently, Inner Academy has been rumored. It is said that a strange red light suddenly burst out from the depths of the Black Mist Mountain Range in the northwest direction. Even the elders of the Inner Academy were alarmed. Many strong men have rushed over to investigate."
She paused, a hint of cunning flashed in her eyes.
"How about it, are you interested in trying your luck with me, senior sister?"
Jiang Donghua stared at her for half a second, then suddenly laughed out loud, causing his shoulders to shake.
"Hahaha, I understand! It turns out that my senior sister didn't read enough books and was afraid that she wouldn't be able to understand the medicinal materials, so she brought my encyclopedia with her!"
"You!"
Hong Ling was exposed to his thoughts and immediately became angry and angry. His delicate face suddenly turned red, and even the tips of his ears were dyed a light pink.
She gritted her teeth and stared at Jiang Donghua, wishing she could pounce on him and bite him.
"Jiang Donghua! Do you believe that I will let you know what the majesty of a senior sister is right now?!"
Jiang Donghua Seeing her shy and annoyed look, she smiled even more wildly.
Senior Sister Hong Ling, who is usually very charming and alluring, actually sometimes blushes after being spoken to by a word?
This is much more interesting than any red light phenomenon!
"Okay, okay, I was wrong, senior sister, don't be angry."
He reluctantly stopped laughing and raised his hands in surrender pretending to be serious.
"However, since even Elder Inner Academy has been alerted, that place must not be simple. Are you sure it's just the two of us going? What if we encounter any danger?"
Hong Ling hummed softly, regained his lazy and charming posture, gently curled a strand of hair with his fingertips, and said with a half-smile.
"What, are you scared? Don't worry, senior sister will protect you."
Jiang Donghua raised his eyebrows.
"Oh? Then don't let me save you when the time comes."
"Cut the nonsense!"
Hong Ling grabbed his wrist and pulled him out.
"Hurry up and pack your things, we'll set off tonight!"
Jiang Donghua was dragged by her and staggered two steps. She shook her head helplessly and smiled.
However, a flash of deep thought flashed in his eyes, what was that red light?
Something that can make Inner Academy strong people flock to it may not be that simple.
The night is as dark as ink, and Black Mist Mountain Range looks particularly eerie and eerie in the moonlight.
Jiang Donghua and Hong Ling stood on a high slope outside the mountain range. Looking around, the entire mountain range seemed to be shrouded in a thick layer of black mist, which even the moonlight could not penetrate.
The undulating outlines of the mountains loomed in the darkness, like dormant giant beasts, silent and dangerous.
There is a moist earthy smell in the air, mixed with a faint smell of decay, like dead leaves and moss accumulated in deep valleys that don't see sunlight all year round.
Occasionally, the night wind blows by, making the shadows of the trees dance and make a rustling sound, but it makes the surroundings seem even more dead.
"This place really deserves its reputation."
Hong Ling whispered, his fingertips unconsciously touching his arm.
Even with her strength, standing in front of this mountain range, she can still feel an inexplicable sense of depression.
Jiang Donghua narrowed his eyes slightly and scanned the ground in the distance.
The moonlight shines on the puddles at the foot of the mountain, reflecting fine silver light, like scattered broken lenses, and occasionally ripples with the breeze.
In addition, the entire mountain range was so eerily quiet that even the chirping of insects and birds were swallowed up by some invisible force.
"It stands to reason that there are many Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasures that can emit red light, but they can appear in a place like Black Mist Mountain Range."
Jiang Donghua groaned in a low voice.
"Either it's something extremely yang-y, or it's just some natural minerals."
"Just what?"
Hong Ling looked sideways at him.
"Minerals are generally of no use except for training puppets."
Jiang Donghua said in a deep tone.
Hong Ling frowned and was about to ask again, suddenly.
"Shasha."
Very light footsteps came from the forest not far away, as if someone had deliberately moved lightly, but failed to completely hide their whereabouts.
The two of them were instantly alert, their eyes were like lightning, and they looked in the direction of the source of the sound.
In the darkness, there seemed to be a vague shadow flashing past.
"It seems we are not the only ones interested in red light."
Hong Ling sneered, and a wisp of white Dou Qi quietly condensed on his fingertips.
Jiang Donghua did not respond, but silently mobilized Dou Qi in the body, ready to respond to emergencies at any time.
The two of them looked at each other and without any hesitation, their bodies flashed directly into the depths of the Black Mist Mountain Range.
The night wind whistled in my ears, and the surrounding fog became thicker and thicker, like thick ink, and even the moonlight was completely blocked out.
Jiang Donghua kept walking, but at a certain moment, he suddenly wrinkled his nose and stopped suddenly.
"Wait."
He raised his hand to stop Hong Ling and frowned slightly.
"Sister, did you smell a strange smell?"
Hong Ling was stunned for a moment, then sniffed hard twice, but didn't notice anything.
She glanced sideways at Jiang Donghua, curled her red lips, and laughed unceremoniously.
"Hey, our genius Jiang is afraid of the dark, right? What kind of smell can you smell in this dark place? Could it be ghost energy?"
Jiang Donghua twitched the corner of his mouth and glared at her angrily.
"I'm serious! This tastes a bit like some kind of medicinal material, but it also has a fishy smell."
Hong Ling Seeing that he didn't look fake, she suppressed her smile slightly and sniffed carefully again, but still found nothing. She shrugged and said.
"I didn't smell anything. Either your nose is too sharp, or you were frightened by this ghost place and hallucinated."
She deliberately prolonged her tone, and there was a flash of narrowness in her eyes.
Jiang Donghua was too lazy to argue with her and glanced around intently.
In the black mist, the line of sight is blocked, but the vague smell always lingers on the tip of the nose, lingering.
"Something's wrong!"
He murmured lowly, tensing his nerves subconsciously.
At this moment, the fog in front suddenly surged violently, as if being stirred by some invisible force.
Immediately afterwards, a faint red light flashed through the fog so quickly that it almost seemed like an illusion.
Hong Ling's eyes flashed, and he immediately put away his joking expression.
"It seems that we have found the right place!"
Jiang Donghua still stared at the direction from which the smell came, and said slowly.
"Perhaps that red light is not what we are looking for after all."
"What do you mean?"
Hong Ling looked at him doubtfully.
Jiang Donghua did not answer, but suddenly took a step towards the other direction, his voice was low and determined.
"Follow me."
Hong Ling Although he didn't know why, he quickly followed.
As the two of them went deeper, the fog gradually dissipated, but the fishy-sweet smell became stronger and stronger.
Finally, in a hidden mountain col, Jiang Donghua stopped.
The sight in front of him made Hong Ling's pupils suddenly shrink. A strange blood-red flower was rooted in the rock crevice. The petals were like blood, and there was a faint red light flowing in the stamens. Around it, there were several long-dried skeletons scattered around it.
"This is Blood Spirit Demonic Flower?!"
Hong Ling exclaimed in surprise.
Jiang Donghua looked solemnly and nodded slowly.
"No wonder there is such a thing as red light, but it grows by sucking blood and essence."
Hong Ling took a deep breath and finally understood what the fishy smell Jiang Donghua had just smelled.
She turned to look at him, a hint of complexity flashed in her eyes.
"Your nose is really smarter than a dog's."
Jiang Donghua has a question mark on his face, is now the time to think about this?!