That person, the "him" in Zhou Ye's mouth, didn't even show up.
If that "he" is really Qiao Moqin, does he already have this kind of power now?
Is this really a force they can resist?
"Cough cough... cough cough cough..."
Zhou Ye, who was lying on the side, coughed violently. Xia Hua couldn't care less and was in a daze. She quickly came to Zhou Ye's side and helped him sit up.
"Zhou Ye, are you okay?" The confidence in Xia Hua's eyes has long since disappeared, "Tell the truth, is he Qiao Moqin?"
Zhou Ye's pupils shone with fear. He looked at Xia Hua, tears gradually coming to the corners of his eyes, "Sister Xia Hua, you... you are still alive... great..."
"Zhou Ye, please cheer up," Xia Hua shook Zhou Ye's shoulders heavily, "If you speak clearly, maybe we still have a way to survive."
"The way out...the way out has long been gone..." Zhou Ye looked past Xia Hua to the void in the distance, "I should have known from the beginning that if I make the wrong choice, there will be no way out..."
"Don't talk nonsense! It's not over yet!" Xia Hua felt that her eyeballs must be filled with bloodshot eyes now, "Zhou Ye, if you continue to behave like this, I will leave you here alone!"
In the current situation, this threat seemed a bit naive, but for Zhou Ye, this threat worked.
Zhou Ye's distracted eyes slowly regained focus. He stared at Xia Hua, swallowed a mouthful of saliva in fear, and said softly, "He... he is not Qiao Moqin..."
Xia Hua exhaled for half a breath, then held her breath, suddenly doubting all this.
She stared closely at Zhou Ye's face.
Judging from his appearance, it really doesn't look like he is lying, otherwise his acting skills would be too superb.
"Really?" Xia Hua still asked, "Do you know who Qiao Moqin is?"
"Of course I know..." Zhou Ye closed his eyes tiredly and opened them again after a while, "Qiao Moqin is Tianyuan of the fifth watch, an old man with white hair."
"So the person behind you is not him?" Xia Hua didn't know whether she was doubting Qiao Moqin, "Who is that?"
Xia Hua subconsciously used "you", and Zhou Ye was stung by the implicit hostile stance in this title. He opened his mouth, but before the words came out, he closed his eyes again.
"I only know...he is not an old man..." Zhou Ye said with his eyes closed, "he is very young..."
"Aren't they from the Nine Sects?" Xia Hua asked, "Aren't they from Lao Qiao's men?"
"No... none of that..." Zhou Ye's voice became weaker and weaker, "He has absolutely nothing to do with the Nine Sects. I... that's all I know..."
It's not the old bridge.
Are all the Taoist priest’s reasonings wrong?
Xia Hua fell into chaos.
But... although I don't want to admit it, I was really convinced by the Taoist priest. If not Lao Qiao, who else could it be?
"Sister Xia Hua..." Zhou Ye interrupted Xia Hua's meditation, "You... just leave me here..."
"What do you mean by this?" Xia Hua asked sharply.
"You can go alone," Zhou Ye opened his eyes again, the light in his eyes completely dimmed, "Don't worry about me."
"I think you are crazy," Xia Hua said, "leaving yourself here to wait for death?"
"Anyway...I...I can't leave here alive," Zhou Ye said, "Sister Xia Hua, he hasn't left yet."
Fortunately, Xia Hua never let down her guard. Her lips trembled a few times and she lowered her voice and said, "Zhou Ye, you should be aware of the capabilities of the Sixia people, right?"
Zhou Ye didn't expect Xia Hua to ask this question suddenly, and nodded in understanding.
"Since you know..." Xia Hua said, "then you should understand that I have the ability to take you out."
Zhou Ye seemed to be in a daze, but Xia Hua thought he was thinking.
"As long as you give me more clues, I can think of a way," Xia Hua struck while the iron was hot and continued, "Zhou Ye, believe me."
After a full minute, suddenly, the light in Zhou Ye's eyes returned.
He suddenly raised his head and looked at Xia Hua, "I know where he was just now."
"What location?" Xia Hua firmly grasped this hard-won clue, "Please tell me in detail."
"Each of us has a part of the power that comes from him," Zhou Ye said very fast like an emotionless machine, "So, I felt it as soon as he appeared."
"Then where is he now?" Xia Hua asked immediately.
"Now... he is far away, but he hasn't left yet," Zhou Ye said. "I think... I think the location where he appears is important."
Xia Hua thought about the meaning of this sentence for a moment, "Are you thinking... maybe the exit is over there?"
Zhou Ye nodded as best he could, "We can leave from there."
"This idea makes sense," Xia Hua said, "but will there be an ambush?"
"I can feel him, he's not there anymore," Zhou Ye said.
Xia Hua wanted to say something more, but... given the current situation on Zhou Ye, she had no chance to hesitate.
"Okay," Xia Hua agreed, "we'll go there."
Xia Hua thought for a while, raised her right hand, and summoned the giant snake. The giant snake looked much more holy in the clean environment around it. Xia Hua helped Zhou Ye sit on the top of the giant snake's head and stroked it.
The scales on the snake's body make it look like it's looking at its own child.
"Zhou Ye, just lead the way," Xia Hua said, "Tell me, where are we going?"
***
Xiaolan immediately recognized the voice outside the door.
"Taoist!" Xiaolan exclaimed in surprise, "Is that you, Taoist?"
"It's me!" The Taoist Master's voice was calm but joyful, "You're still safe, that's great..."
"Is that Taoist brother outside?" Yi Yao walked over with a smile on his face, "Since we are acquaintances, go and welcome him in."
Xiaolan stopped Yi Yao with a smile. She blinked, tiptoed to Yi Yao's ear, and whispered, "Don't open the door yet. We don't know the authenticity of the person outside yet."
"I was careless," Yi Yao thought of the fake Xia Hua incident, "You are right...and we don't have a lock on this door at all. If there is no problem, he can just open the door and come in..."
At the same time, the same conversation took place outside the door.
"It's really Xiaolan inside!" Luo Jiutian said excitedly, "Let's go in quickly!"
"Wait a minute," the Taoist Master grabbed the two of them and said, "We have to confirm the authenticity of the two people inside first."
"true and false?"
"Have you forgotten Mr. Yi Yao?" the Taoist priest said seriously, "Don't worry, let's see how the people inside react."