Chapter 38 Traces

At this time, it was completely dark. Wang Yue and others picked up some firewood to make the fire in the stove burn more vigorously. Everyone sat around the stove. At night, there was a slight cold in the air. Under the quiet night sky, beside the warm fire, there was a feeling of going home. Xia Qiu helped Ouyang Hongye to put the soup for everyone, and then sat between Ouyang Xiao Leng and Qianqi.

Ouyang Hongye opened the pocket with dry food and put it aside, so that everyone could take what they needed. On the other hand, he was still thinking about what Qianqi had just said about his discovery in the city. In addition, letting him talk about it could also disperse the shock of Fenghuo, so he said, "Qianqi seems to have found something near here, everyone. You might as well listen to him!"

"Good!" Qianqi took a deep breath and couldn't wait to start to narrate his discovery. "At first glance, it looks like it has been uninhabited for a long time, right? But I believe this is not the case!"

Feng Huo asked, "What evidence do you have?"

Qianqi asked everyone, "What is the biggest feature of a place that has been uninhabited for a long time?" Xia Qiu thought for a moment and said, "Well, there should be a lot of dust!"

"That's right. I just went to other sparrow houses and found that they were full of dust and cobwebs, which reminded me..."

Before Qianqi's words fell, Xia Qiu reacted and said, "There is no dust in the sparrow house of the owner of Zangquetai City!"

"That's right. Don't you think it's strange?" Qian Qi asked.

He didn't care about it and said, "There's nothing to make a fuss about. Maybe it's a traveler who happened to pass by here."

"I agree with Fenghuo." Wang Yue took a sip of hot soup and said in an ambiguous tone, "This soup is so delicious! It's worthy of the craftsmanship of Hongye!"

Qianqi realized that his discovery did not arouse everyone's interest and continued, "If it's just a passing traveler, he doesn't need to clean up the dust in the room, right? The sparrow house of the city owner looks messy, but it seems to be deliberately done to hide people's eyes and ears to hide the fact that there were people living there.

"It's a little interesting!" Ouyang Hongye said, "In fact, as soon as I entered the city, I already felt something was wrong, but I couldn't tell where it was."

"There will be a special smell in a place that has not been here for a long time, but it is not there." Ouyang Xiaomeng's words, which had been silent, reminded Ouyang Hongye. In fact, he had already found the abnormality of the sparrow house.

"Yes, there is really no that kind of smell here. The feeling of little cold is really sensitive." Ouyang Hongye nodded.

"I have long found that someone should have lived there for a while not long ago." Ouyang said coldly, as usual.

"Then why didn't you say it just now?" Qianqi said unconvincedly.

"I'm not sure whether it's an enemy or a friend. Maybe it's just a demon with nowhere to live. I don't think it's necessary to make everyone nervous." Ouyang said coldly.

Ouyang Hongye is still a little worried, because the Tibetan sparrow platform has been a foothold of Qingyun for quite some time. The unique geographical environment here, coupled with the recent frequent actions of Qingyun's subordinates, makes people inevitably suspicious. If you want to settle in Anza far away from Wangcheng, this desolate place is the best choice.

But he thought that there would be no big mistake if he only stayed for one night, so he said to the others, "In a word, let everyone take turns to guard the rest at night."

There is also the wind and fire that he has the same idea. His fear of such speculation has far exceeded that of anyone, but he does not want to show it. He has never been afraid of anyone in the past. Although when he was young, he loved to challenge others and was addicted to duels. The duel in the demon world is different from the world. The winner has the right to kill the other party, but he must not be humiliated. Therefore, even if he loses to the other party, he has never been afraid. At worst, he will die.

For him, death itself is not terrible. What is terrible is the indescribable fear, the absolute darkness. It will devour you inch by inch and erode all your firmness. You just want to escape from this darkness or hide, but in the end you will still have nowhere to hide, and then you have to choose to give up hiding. Hide and expose yourself completely in front of him. You only want to die happily, and this person who can't survive and die is the embodiment of darkness, Qingyun.

Ouyang Xiao Leng, as usual, began to be silent after expressing his opinion. No one knew what was thinking in his heart. Although when it came to the name Qingyun, his heart had already caused waves, he could still keep silent. He knew in his heart that the goal of this trip and the most important thing for them at present is to find the heavenly charm as soon as possible to solve the crisis of the whole demon world, so as to achieve the expectations of Lord Yong and Ouyang Hongye for him and ascend to the throne of demon king.

But at this moment, when the clue is related to Qingyun, even a trace of it will make him restless. He understands that if the evidence points more conclusively to Qingyun will affect him, he must put down everything and kill him at any cost, even if he has never met as strong as him. Enemy, even if he is sure that it is difficult to compete with his current strength, he just can't control his desire to revenge in his heart. That desire is like a trapped beast imprisoned in his body, disturbing all his peace. For so many years, Qingyun has been his weakness. He was not even sure whether he could keep his last bottom line in order to win. Even if he sacrificed others, even if the whole demon world no longer existed, he also wanted to die with Qingyun. Although Lord Yong and Ouyang Hongye are so confident in themselves, only he knows it, and even he is not sure what will happen if he encounters Qingyun.

Xia Qiu was first immersed in Ouyang Hongye's explanation of alchemy before, and then focused on the clues that Qianqi may be related to Qingyun, so she just tasted the soup in the bowl. The soup was very strong, and there was an indescribable fragrance, which was very unique and she had never tasted. She wanted to look up and ask what he put in the soup, but her eyes couldn't help but stay on Ouyang Xiao Leng. She saw the mood in his eyes. Although others did not pay attention, she understood that the eyes were different from him in usual. He seemed to be troubled by something. His gray-blue eyes were like a seemingly calm sea, and there was something surging under the sea level.

Ouyang Hongye continued to talk about the previous topic: "We have six people in total, and we can be replaced by two hours in turn at night!"

"Okay! I want to team up with Xia Qiu!" Before Hongye's voice fell, Qianqi raised a hand and said.

His shout pulled Ouyang Xiao Leng back from his previous meditation and was bumping into Xia Qiu's concerned eyes.

"Just go with the wind and fire, Qianqi. Xia Qiu and I are in the same group, Wang Yue and Xiao Leng, so it's settled. Ouyang Hongye knew that no matter whether Xia Qiu was arranged for Ouyang Xiao Leng or Qian Qi, the other person would not be satisfied, so she simply chose to team up with her.

"Oh!" Qianqi curled his lips in disappointment.

"Fenghuo, you are already very tired. After dinner, you and Qianqi should go to rest first! Xia Qiu and I will guard first, then Xiao Leng and Wang Yue, and finally it's your turn to wake up the people in the back by the people in front.

After listening to the detailed arrangement of Ouyang Hongye, Feng Huo answered with approval, "Okay!"

He really needs to sleep for a while, even for a short time. Ouyang Hongye's arrangement makes him feel very considerate.

"Well, no problem!" Wang Yue also nodded. He had already finished the soup in his bowl, and then handed the bowl to Ouyang Hongye, "One more bowl!"

Ouyang Hongye took the bowl and glanced at him impatiently, "You can really eat and drink wherever you go!"

"Who asked you to cook something so delicious!" Wang Yue touched her head mischievously and stretched out her tongue at him.

In Xia Qiu's view, Wangyue was completely different when they met for the first time. It turned out that Ouyang Hongye and Wangyue were in such a state when they were together. Maybe Wangyue felt the shadow of his brother listening to the moon in his body, so he was a little dependent on Hongye.

Ouyang Xiao Leng's father Xue Ye, Ting Yue and Hong Ye used to be best friends. They fought side by side, played together, and fooled around together, which inevitably reminded her of the feeling when she was with Liu Lingmei and Du He. They have had such tacit understanding and friendship after only been together for a few years, not to mention these have been together. A best friend who has existed in the world for hundreds of years, you can imagine how many stories you have experienced.

Although she has heard not many things about Tingyue, in her impression, Tingyue and Wangyue seem to be two brothers with very different personalities. Tingyue seems to be more restrained and pure, but Wangyue is cheerful and heroic, but they have one thing in common, that is, they all like Ouyang Hongye so much. It seems that no one will dislike him. He has a natural affinity, especially his smile, which makes people unable to believe what he said, so they unconsciously began to follow his rhythm.

Shortly after dinner, Xia Qiu and Ouyang Hongye stayed to guard first, while the others came back to rest in the sparrow house of the owner of Zangquetai City. Ouyang Xiao Leng and Wang Yue slept in the back room, and Qianqi had no choice but to sleep with the wind and fire. Not long after lying down, the thunderous snoring sounded. Qianqi couldn't help blocking his ears with his clothes, but because he was really tired, he struggled for a while and entered his dream.

Wang Yue took a few sips of the aged wine found in the treasure pavilion of the owner of Southern Zhejiang City, and then reluctantly closed the lid. The road ahead was long. Obviously, he didn't want to drink all the wine all at once.

Ouyang Xiao Leng lay motionless out of the window with his back to him. From the back, he seemed to have fallen asleep, but in fact, he was not sleepy at all. He was always thinking about whether it was Qingyun or his men who had stayed here. This question troubled him and made his brain I'm getting more and more awake. Although my body is tired, I can't sleep. On the other hand, he was also worried about Xia Qiu outside. In case an enemy suddenly appeared, he must arrive as soon as possible.

Xia Qiu and Ouyang Hongye sat side by side on the platform outside the sparrow house. This can be said to be the highest point of the Tibetan sparrow platform. From here, you can see every corner of the city. Because they are afraid of disturbing the people who rest inside, they only occasionally talk in a few words in a low voice, and most of the time they remain silent.

Ouyang Hongye seems to be calm, but it has been capturing strange breath in the air. The demon's sense of smell is extremely sensitive. If there are people other than them in the Tibetan sparrow platform, he will definitely be aware of it. But his skill is not the most powerful. The demon's sense of hearing and smell are much more sensitive than that of human beings, and the highest level is that even in a completely dark place, it can achieve the vibration of sound waves in the air and the transmission of smell to outline the whole space, and even form a picture of space in the mind. If you want to reach such a level, you must give up your dependence on your eyes and rely entirely on your sense of smell and hearing to resonate with your soul. This is the unique skill of Lord Wangli, and Ouyang Xueye can also do it. This skill can not only help you fight in the dark, but also avoid the enemy's traps and dark arrows. Perhaps Ouyang Hongye has never been able to completely give up the role of his eyes, so he has not been able to master this skill better, but his sense of smell is much more sensitive than that of the same demon, which can more or less remedy other shortcomings.

Two hours passed quickly, and nothing happened. He whispered to Xia Qiu, "I'll wake up Xiao Leng and Wang Yue first, and then you go to the inner room to have a rest."

It was Ouyang Xiao Leng and Wang Yue's turn to guard the time. Ouyang Hongye leaned against the corner of the outer room to take a nap, and Xia Qiu rested alone in the inner room. Ouyang Xiao Leng's newly covered blanket still had his body temperature and smell, and this temperature and taste inevitably made her feel at ease. She nestled in the blanket, and the picture of being hugged tightly by him appeared in her mind. She actually felt a little shy and unconsciously fell asleep.