"What?! How could this happen!" Nangong Kui shouted in great distress.
Ye Yi raised his eyebrows. He couldn't bear Nangong Kui's habit of yelling. He pinched his fingers and said in a strange tone: "Tian Lan, don't you mind if there is one less person before we go out?"
Nangong Kui trembled when he heard the words, and immediately ran behind Xiaotang who was nearest him, cautiously sticking his head in with a look of horror on his face.
Xiaotang said dissatisfied: "Ye Yi, please stop making trouble. Isn't it chaotic enough? Really... how old are you two?"
"It sounds like you are much older than us..." Ye Yi knew that he couldn't catch Nangong Kui, so he could only complain in a low voice.
Under this situation, they didn't seem to have much fear, and they were still laughing and joking. I wonder if they didn't realize the seriousness of the situation, or they had blind confidence in Tianlan?
Tianlan coughed lightly, attracting everyone's attention, and said, "Okay, let's be serious. Nangong, tell us what you know, what exactly is this place?"
Nangong Kui walked out from behind Xiaotang and said timidly: "I heard from my father that this place seems to be called Xiaoyao Valley. There is a small village deep in the valley called Xiaoyao Village. It is a quiet and isolated village.
But five years ago, this small village was suddenly completely isolated from the outside world. Black fog filled the valley, and everyone who entered the valley never returned. Because Xiaoyao Village had little contact with the outside world, no one cared at first. But recently, the valley
The black mist became more and more solid, and it looked like a gloomy ghost castle from a distance. The major forces wondered whether dark magic experiments were being carried out here, and sent waves of people to investigate, but to no avail.
In the end, no one came back. Finally, it was our mercenary group's turn for this 'Ghost Castle Mission'."
"Ghost Castle? I didn't see any castle?" Ye Yi asked confused.
"Ah! Look! Fog!" Xiaotang exclaimed softly, pointing to the depths of the canyon in the distance.
The white morning fog receded at a speed visible to the naked eye, and was replaced by thick black fog floating from the depths of the canyon. Looking at it carefully, the black fog in the distance really condensed into a black fortress, and countless black fogs were coming from the fortress.
Flying out from below.
"Fortress...black mist...be careful! Don't inhale this mist!" Tian Lan seemed to have thought of something and reminded him. He waved his hand and a breeze blew by, driving the black mist aside. But he didn't know what the black mist was made of.
, it was impossible to disperse them with the wind, and could only be driven away reluctantly. Soon they would spread again.
"What's going on?" Ye Yi asked. Everyone else looked curiously and waited for Tianlan's answer.
Tianlan frowned and said: "If my guess is correct, this formation should be the famous formation that was once glorious two hundred years ago - the Colorful Tower Barrier. It is a trapping formation. People who fall into the formation will be trapped by the colorful fog tower in the center.
Confused, they inhale the colorful mist, become confused, and kill each other."
"Colorful tower?" Ye Yi glanced at the dark fog castle and the dirty black fog around it, and curled his lips and said: "It really doesn't live up to its name!"
Tian Lan shook his head and said: "Of course this is not the original colorful tower formation. The original formation was lost two hundred years ago. This formation should be a copy. The energy source used is not the colorful stone, but the dark power.
Something, that’s why it’s like this.”
"In confusion...killing each other..." Nangong Kui silently recited what Tianlan had just said, his eyes inexplicably frightened.
Tian Lan saw that he was in a bad state and asked with concern: "Nangong, what's wrong with you? By the way, I haven't asked you why you are wandering on the edge of this dangerous place. Commander Nangong, can you rest assured that you are alone?"
Nangong Kui lowered his head silently, as if he did not dare to answer. Under the urging of everyone, he finally said bitterly after a long time: "Father... and his second uncle set out into Xiaoyao Valley early this morning with two hundred people.
It's here. My...father wanted to bring me here, but I...don't dare to come in..." At the end of his speech, his voice became smaller and smaller, and his head lowered lower and lower.
Tianlan looked at him for a while after hearing this, not knowing what he was thinking. Ye Yi didn't know anything, touched his chin, and said: "So, they are all in front? Then let's meet them quickly. There is strength in numbers.
Big." After saying this, he strode forward first.
Tian Lan patted Nangong Kui on the shoulder and said softly: "Don't worry, they will be fine, and they won't blame you."
Nangong Kui looked up in surprise when he heard this, only to find that Tian Lan had turned around and walked forward.
How did Brother Tianlan see through my thoughts? Nangong Kui thought quietly.
How could he know what I was worried about? He knew that I was not only worried about the safety of my father and second uncle, but also hated my own cowardice? However, even my father and second uncle could not understand my mood, or in other words, they never took it seriously.
Have experienced my feelings...
Tianlan does not have the ability to read minds, but his mental power far exceeds that of ordinary people. His nerves are extremely sharp and his insight is amazing. He can often notice things that ordinary people cannot notice. In addition, his temperament is relatively reserved and he is used to putting himself in the other person's shoes.
For this reason, and because he is similar in age to Nangong Kui, it is not difficult to figure out what he is thinking.
The four of them moved forward, and the deeper they walked, the thicker the black fog became. At first, Tian Lan could use the wind control technique to drive away the black fog, but later, the black fog was too dense and there was nowhere to drive away, so he
He simply used a wind control technique to protect the four of them. Although this consumes a lot of spiritual energy, it is better than being confused by the black mist.
After walking for about a stick of incense, the black mist was still so dense. Not to mention the front, even the feet could not be seen clearly, and the direction was completely indistinguishable. They had to follow Tian Lan closely.
Ye Yi sighed: "If inhaling a little bit will cause confusion, then wouldn't Captain Nangong and the others..."
Tian Lan glanced at Nangong Kui, saw the latter's expression change, and said: "The warrior's body-protecting aura also has the effect of expelling the black mist. As long as you are careful, the black mist will not pose much of a threat in a short time. If
If you don’t believe it, you can go out and try it now.”
Ye Yi waved his hands quickly and shook his head like a rattle: "No, no, I believe you are."
"Um?"
"Sir, what's wrong?"
"It smells of blood..." Tian Lan replied with a frown and slowed down her steps.
"Ah——! What..." Nangong Kuigang raised his head and didn't pay attention to his feet. He tripped over something and couldn't help but screamed.
"Hey, be careful... wait, this is..." Ye Yi lowered his head and took a look. It turned out that what Nangong Kui kicked was none other than a corpse.
Nangong Kui was almost stunned. After a few seconds, he reacted, crawled over quickly, grabbed the body and shouted: "Uncle Zhao? Uncle Zhao——!"
"Is he from Jinshi?" Tian Lan whispered, leaning down to check his pulse. After a moment, he shook his head regretfully. Obviously, this man had been dead for a while. There were many wounds on the body.