His robes were clean and tidy, and even the sachet around his waist exuded a faint fragrance. On the surface, he looked no different from a living person.
But only his pair of gray, lifeless eyes and his expressionless, blood-colored face marked that this person was no longer a living creature.
"Wu Lin!"
The cold swordsman's eyes widened, and he couldn't help but scream in surprise after seeing this man.
The steward and the young man in Hongzhutang were already frightened and huddled in the corner without daring to move.
When Lin Bai heard the cold swordsman shout out a name in surprise, he raised his eyebrows and asked him: "Do you know this person?"
The cold swordsman nodded repeatedly, the frightened expression on his face never dissipated, "If I read correctly, this person should be a disciple of the Seventh Temple, named Wu Lin!"
"When this man entered the Nine Great Temples, he caused a sensation in Jiuyou City due to his extraordinary talent and strength, so I remember him."
"It's just that... ten years ago, Wu Lin mysteriously disappeared into Jiuyou City."
"Some people say that Wu Lin left Jiuyou City and was assigned by Jiuyou Demon Palace to go to the outside world to do business."
"But some people say that Wu Lin has been killed by his enemies."
"But I didn't expect that he would actually appear here!"
The cold swordsman stared straight at Wu Lin, his eyes full of shock.
"Senior Brother Wu Lin, why are you here?"
The cold swordsman took two steps forward and asked Wu Lin.
He was about to continue walking forward, but Lin Bai took the initiative to stop him and whispered: "I'm afraid the Wu Lin you see now is no longer the Wu Lin you remember."
"In other words...he is no longer a human being."
"Isn't he a human anymore?" The cold swordsman regained his sanity, and while looking at Wu Lin warily, he asked Lin Bai: "There are many secret techniques in the Jiuyou Demon Palace. Perhaps senior brother Wu Lin has practiced some secret techniques, so he can
It became what it is now.”
Lin Bai shook his head and said: "There may be a reason for practicing secret techniques, but I am convinced that he is no longer a human being at this moment. He should be a puppet living corpse secretly controlled by some force."
"This..." The cold swordsman was stunned for a moment.
Lin Bai asked: "I have not been in Jiuyou City for a long time, and I am not very familiar with Jiuyou City. I wonder if you know where in Jiuyou City this kind of thick fog can occur?"
"Where would such a weird zombie puppet appear?"
Lin Bai took this opportunity to talk to the cold swordsman.
If Lin Bai were to ask these questions in normal times, with his indifferent swordsman's character, he would not tell them easily, and he would not even want to talk to Lin Bai.
But now that they are in danger at the same time, sharing the information they know will also help them respond quickly.
So Lin Bai expected that the cold swordsman would say it, but the cold swordsman's expression was very strange.
"Are there any weird places around Jiuyou City?" The cold swordsman smiled bitterly, "There are too many of them. There are many places where such thick fog can occur."
"Ah?" Lin Bai was startled. Is the area around Jiuyou City so terrifying?
"Are there many weird places around Jiuyou City?" Lin Bai then asked the cold swordsman.
The cold swordsman thought about it carefully and then said: "The Purple Mountain to the east of Jiuyou City, the Sea of Bones to the west, the dark forest to the north, the long dark river to the south...etc., etc., these places can produce this type of
White mist.”
"These places are all close to Jiuyou City, and there are also areas further away that can produce these white mists!"
Lin Bai couldn't help but widen his eyes and asked: "Are these places you just mentioned also within the control of Jiuyou City?"
The indifferent swordsman shook his head and said: "No, not really. These places are listed as forbidden areas by Jiuyou Demon Palace. On the surface, Jiuyou City prohibits any warriors from entering these places, but if some warriors are disobedient, they must
If you go in, you will be responsible for your own life and death."
Lin Bai frowned: "Why are there so many weird places?"
The cold swordsman said: "The news circulating in Jiuyou City says... these places are the burial places of gods!"
"Fairy?" Lin Bai was stunned again.
The cold swordsman said: "This is the burial place of those who became immortals."
"But in fact, in my opinion, the probability of the burial place of a person who became an immortal is not high, but it is very likely that it is the burial place of some people with great supernatural powers, or those whose cultivation strength is close to that of great supernatural powers.
"
"Anyway, there are a lot of rumors about these forbidden places in Jiuyou City, and it's hard to tell whether they are true or not. There are all kinds of rumors."
"But without exception, it's easy to get into it."
"But it's very difficult to come out alive."
Lin Bai's face turned gloomy. He didn't expect that the surroundings of Jiuyou City would be so terrifying.
At this moment, he also suddenly woke up. It seemed that Jiuyou City's choice to build the city here was not a spur of the moment, but truly prepared.
"Be careful! He's coming."
Just as Lin Bai and the cold swordsman were exchanging news, the young man behind him suddenly screamed. Lin Bai and the cold swordsman instantly came back to their senses and stared at each other.
Wu Lin, who was still a hundred meters away, suddenly rushed towards Lin Bai and the cold swordsman. With a flicker of his hand, a bright long sword appeared in his palm.
The sharp sword light immediately emerged in mid-air, and Lin Bai and the cold swordsman immediately fled to the left and right sides.
"Senior Brother Wu Lin, we don't mean any harm." The cold swordsman stepped aside, clenched the handle of the sword with both hands, and said to Wu Lin with a cold face.
At this moment, he still had some illusions about Wu Lin, hoping that Wu Lin could regain his consciousness.
"It doesn't matter whether Wu Lin is dead or alive, but he has already taken action against us. For this reason, if we want to survive, we must capture him!"
Lin Bai said to the cold swordsman.
This warrior named Wu Lin followed this white mist, and he was obviously inextricably linked to the white mist.
The white fog in Jiuyou City will automatically disperse after dawn.
Lin Bai also wanted to know, if Wu Lin was captured, what changes would happen to Wu Lin when the white fog cleared at dawn?
After the indifferent swordsman received Lin Bai's reminder, he no longer hesitated and slowly pulled out the sword from the scabbard: "Senior Brother Wu Lin, if this is the case, then I will be offended!"
The long sword was unsheathed, and the cold light was sharp.
The figure of the indifferent swordsman turned into afterimages. After several flashes of his figure, he appeared next to Wu Lin and slashed down with his sword.
But although Wu Lin didn't show any change in his expression, at the moment when the cold swordsman's sword fell, he turned slightly sideways and avoided the attack of the sword with great dexterity.
Then Wu Lin activated his long sword and fought with the cold swordsman.
Lin Bai was not in a hurry to take action. He stood aside and observed Wu Lin's every move, only to find that... except that he had no life breath, his every move was the same as that of a living person.
He even has extraordinary practical experience. In the fight with the indifferent swordsman, his offense and defense were orderly, his advance and retreat were reasonable, and he was not at all like a living corpse controlled by others.