"Tell me, why did you suddenly want to see that monster?"
Halfway up Great Azure Mountain, the closer one gets to a person's magnetic field, the less Hei Yun wants to get close. Although he was the sorcerer who was mainly in charge of Ziyue back then, the fundamental reason was not because he had a good relationship with Ziyue or because their attributes were more compatible.
The reason it was him is because it wouldn't matter if he died, while the one most likely to die suddenly with Ziyue is his teammate!
It didn't matter before; Hei Yun didn't care much. After all, the Xiao Household's Imperial Capital give huge rewards every time he took Ziyue on a trip. But now it's different. His ancient technique of using a substitute straw doll has malfunctioned, and that miraculous resurrection space has been locked by that terrifying monster in the capital. He dares not die.
But at this crucial moment, Shen Qi wanted him to meet the person who could most easily kill him.
"I heard that the magnetic field of Ziyue has been very unstable recently, which led Chen Ying to come and repair the Azure Dragon Array several times to stabilize it. I thought the timing was coincidental, so I came to see if it really was just a coincidence."
"Just because of this?" Hei Yun frowned upon hearing this. " Ziyue's technique is very special. It's autumn now, the time when the moon's yin energy is at its peak. In the past, at this time, Ziyue would have to reinforce the seal in the capital to stabilize her. This is a very normal thing!"
"The time of the moon's waning?" Shen Qi frowned slightly. Ziyue's magic was very mysterious, but he was, after all, an old sorcerer who had lived for two hundred years and had seen some of it back then.
No one knows the name of Ziyue's spell, but it is related to the Heavenly Moon. This kind of spell, which uses celestial bodies as a medium, will more or less come into contact with some terrifying extraterrestrial beings. In the past, all the sorcerers who studied the power of celestial bodies and stars eventually went mad and became demonic. Ziyue is almost the only exception.
According to Hei Yun, it's not impossible that the power of the moon's yin energy would increase in autumn, affecting the Ziyue. However, Shen Qi is a person who seeks stability in everything. Some things, even if there's only a one in ten thousand chance, must be verified because the consequences are unbearable!
"It's probably around that spot," Shen Qi pointed to the barrier not far ahead.
"I know," Hei Yun rolled her eyes at the other person, "Do you think I'm blind to such an obvious barrier?"
"No." Shen Qi suddenly became somewhat uncertain. "I just feel... why does it feel like we're closer than before?"
"Closer?" Hei Yun was taken aback. "What do you mean?"
"I can't quite explain it," Shen Qi said, gazing at the massive barrier. A sense of unease rose within him. Had this barrier always been in this location?
He had been to Great Azure Mountain many times, and for a moment he remembered that it seemed to be this location, but...
"Don't you feel that this location is a bit unreasonable?" Shen Qi finally voiced his doubts.
"Not very reasonable?" Hei Yun chuckled. "You guys arranged these terrible spots yourselves, and now you realize they're not very reasonable?"
"Bad location?"
"Isn't your Jiangnan Academy supposed to specialize in magic arrays?" Hei Yun chuckled, pointing at the barrier. "Why are you making such a mess of the basic orientation? This Azure Dragon Barrier is based on the Great Azure Mountain range, so shouldn't the best magic array core be over there?"
Hei Yun pointed in a direction a hundred feet away.
Shen Qi turned around and stared blankly at Hei Yun, saying strangely, "Isn't this the place where you brought Ziyue and were sealed away that year?"
Hei Yun: "."
yes
Hei Yun was stunned. Back then, he and Ziyue were tricked by Chen Qing and taken to Great Azure Mountain. The other party used the Azure Dragon Array to lock Ziyue in place. He should remember this location vividly, so why...?
In an instant, both of them realized
Not this location!!!
Almost instantly, the spells on the two of them activated, and they warily looked around!
The barrier has moved?
No, it wasn't the barrier that moved. If it had moved, not only would the noise it caused have been noticeable, but I should have realized it immediately. It's so obvious the position is wrong; why would I need to repeatedly confirm it?
That leaves only one possibility.
My memories have been altered!!!
The Thousand-Faced Fox!!
"Retreat!!"
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"You said your mother came out?"
Wei Gongzhan felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar. His hair stood on end, and an unprecedented sense of horror surged into his heart. At this moment, he didn't even dare to turn around, for fear that a man-eating fox was watching him from behind.
"We've been out for a whole day," the little girl nodded. "But Mother lied. She said she'd play with me for a few days, but she hasn't."
"How did she get out?" Wei Gongzhan asked, swallowing hard.
As the highest-ranking immortal farmer in Great Azure Mountain, he had the privilege of meeting the Mountain God and Lady Chen Ying several times, and gradually learned about the situation on the other side of the barrier.
Just as Elder Yun said, the one imprisoned inside is the Thousand-Faced Fox who once caused chaos in the capital!
The little girl stared at the other person, then asked blankly, "Wasn't it Sister Chen Ying who let Mother out?"
"Are you kidding me?" Wei Gongzhan jumped up in shock. If the child hadn't looked so innocent and naive, he might have been cursing. How could Lady Chen Ying have released that demon?
Chen Ying's current status and reputation are highly respected by both the students of the academy and the farmers of Great Azure Mountain. Even Wei Gongzhan, who has witnessed the dark side of human nature, does not believe that Chen Ying would do such a thing!
This wasn't the first time he'd seen that person. Although the young woman was old-fashioned and serious, her love for Jiangnan was stronger than anyone else's, and she would never do anything to harm the interests of this place!
"Why are you yelling so loudly?" The little girl immediately felt wronged. "She was the one who let her out. At noon today, you went fishing, and I was even thinking of coming over to steal a couple of jugs of wine, but then I saw Sister Chen Ying rushing off to Mother's place and letting her out."
"Impossible, absolutely impossible. Lady Chen Ying, she..." Before the words were finished, a sudden booming sound rang out, and the entire Great Azure Mountain shook violently as if an earthquake had struck!
Startled, Wei Gongzhan immediately lay down. Xiaoli was also frightened and jumped off the bed, lying down on the ground just like Wei Gongzhan.
What's going on?
The sound came from halfway up the mountain; had Great Azure Mountain been attacked?
The thought of this possibility chilled Wei Gongzhan to the bone. His greatest fear had been that his wonderful life here would be shattered.
But as Chen Qing grew stronger and stronger, and even the entire imperial army led by Yuchi Peng was captured, his worries began to ease little by little, and he developed a sense of hope that perhaps life here could continue indefinitely!
The recent period of calm has made him increasingly forget his past worries and fears.
Did the result still come?
Wei Gongzhan was confused for a few moments, then suddenly stood up and ran towards the sound without hesitation!
"Where are you going?" Xiaoli quickly followed behind.
Wei Gongzhan didn't reply, he just ran as fast as he could.
He didn't know what had happened, nor what he could do there, but he knew he had to go. Whatever was there, he had to get there. He wouldn't allow anything to ruin their lives here, nothing at all!
"What happened?"
Hei Yun looked around in horror. The scene just now was extremely bizarre. The huge barrier seemed to come alive and swallowed them whole. In the instant the barrier swallowed them, he was separated from Shen Qi. No matter how hard he looked, he couldn't find Shen Qi's location!
" Shen Qi??"
Hei Yun was now filled with regret. If he had known it would be so risky, he would never have come. A few bottles of wine and a few meals were not worth risking his life for!
But complaining was useless now. Black mist surged around him, and Hei Yun could only warily watch his surroundings.
He didn't understand why the barrier could move, and why it could swallow them up like a monster.
That's impossible. The only explanation is that the barrier is fake!
"Who is this master? Please show yourself!" Even after activating the Hei Yun Technique, he still felt no sense of security and could only muster his courage to roar at his surroundings.
This weak roar was quickly answered, and a figure that Hei Yun least wanted to see finally emerged from the shadows of the barrier.
"It's been a long time, Mr. Black Cloud."
That voice, that figure, instantly turned Hei Yun's face ashen!
Even without the substitute straw man, he was confident that with the trump cards he had collected over the years, he could fight against most of the powerful people in the world.
But this absolutely does not include the one right in front of us!
" Master Ziyue," Hei Yun forced a smile, "How have you been?"
I'm having a bit of writer's block, so I'll post an extra chapter tomorrow during the day. Mofang haven't forgotten, I still owe you two more chapters!
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