Chapter 197 Uninvited Guest
The last bit of darkness retreated from the sky, and the light ruled the world again. However, the clouds in the sky are still very low, as if they may collapse and crush everything at any time.
There will never be a trace of sunshine in the sky of the lightless forest.
Shortly after dawn, the drizzle fell from the sky. This is the first rain in spring. There is a folk saying that spring rain is as expensive as oil, which means that spring rain has great benefits for crops and is related to the autumn harvest. In the lightless forest, although there is no crops, for the trees and flowers that make up the forest, this rain is also a timely rain to relieve thirst after a dry winter, which is as valuable as oil.
Originally, I had to continue to hurry, but the birds rushed to the four people and gave up. The seemingly small light rain had no effect at first, but not long after, the branches and leaves of the trees were covered with rain bamboo, which fell down and quickly wet their clothes. The ground in the forest has also become muddy and difficult to walk. There was nothing I could do. Bainiao Chong had to find a temporary shelter from the rain.
Fortunately, it didn't take long for him to find a cave and hide in with Meng Zhi, Nancy and Mu Wanrong.
"Ah, I owe... Ah, I owe..." As soon as the weak Mengzhi entered the cave, he sneezed twice. Nancy and Mu Wanrong, who are also caught in the rain and have strong bodies and have innate power to protect their bodies, have no influence at all. The two women wiped the rain on their faces carelessly.
"Mengzhi, do you catch a cold?" Bainiao Chong is very concerned about the tunnel.
"I'm fine, it's okay, don't worry about me..." As he spoke, Mengzhi shivered while holding his arm.
The rain wet her coat, which only made it colder and colder. If Nancy and Mu Wanrong were not present, and Meng Zhi allowed it, Bai Niao Chong really wanted to hold her in his arms to warm him, but with a third party and a fourth person present, this idea was just an idea that he dared not put forward.
"Mu Wanrong, go and pick up some firewood, and we will raise a bonfire." Bai Niao Chong said. He felt that if there was a bonfire, Meng Zhi would feel much better.
"Yes, master." Mu Wanrong took the order and turned around and went out to collect firewood. Not to mention the rain outside, even if it was knifed and hundreds of birds rushed to ask her to pick up firewood, she did not hesitate to pick it up.
Looking at Mu Wanrong, who was wet all over, going out to pick firewood again, Meng Zhi couldn't bear to say, "Brother Bai, let's call her in. In order to keep me warm, I want her to endure the cold. Isn't this... not good?"
Bai Niao shook his head and said, "It's okay. Her innate power cultivation is already the beginning of the heavenly realm, which is very strong. What is this cold? In addition, she is a killer. I'm afraid she has been trained a hundred times more than in the rain, right? It's also good for her to let her do something to make up for her mistakes.
Meng Zhi moaned and wanted to say something, but she swallowed it back when it came to her mouth. She knew that she was a Taoist priest, compassionate, and it was normal to save the world. But Bainiao Chong is a ghost refiner, and he has different views and practices on this kind of thing. So, isn't it ridiculous to interfere in the affairs of the ghost refiner from the perspective of a Taoist priest?
"Perhaps, to please the ghost owner, this is Mu Wanrong's happiest thing, right? If I interfere, she will make up for the happiness and pain..." Mengzhi said secretly in his heart. She also made a decision in her heart for a day. In the future, before expressing her opinion, she had to consider the nature of the matter from the perspective of a ghost refiner.
If Bai Niao Chong knew Meng Zhi's heart at this moment, he would be more moved, but Nancy was present and wanted to hold Meng Zhi in her arms to warm her.
"While taking advantage of the rain and resting, I will also tell you some of my gains and discoveries last night..." Bainiao Chong took out the treasure from the underground warehouse of Sifang City and activated the ghost ace shield.
Looking at the ground fire thunder wooden box released from the ghost ace shield, Meng Zhi opened his mouth wide and couldn't close it for a long time.
"I knew what you got last night. The dark energy was amazing, but I thought it was more interesting to sleep, so I didn't come to join in the fun." Nancy's reaction was very flat.
Indeed, she can't use the ghost magic weapon, and she can't practice the secret of the ghost refiner. No matter how powerful it is, what does it have to do with her?
However, even if the female swordsman's reaction is lighter than that of plain boiled water, Bai Niao Chong still stubbornly cut off a small horn from the box of the thousand-year-old earth fire and thunder wood with the blade of the tooth ghost, and handed it to her, "If you hide this thing close to your body, the breath of death will not leak out, and no matter how powerful the Tianwu warrior is, it is difficult to find it. This is good for you and for our team.
"In this case, I'll put it away and look at its shape. Well... It can be used to make a pendant for a beam." Nancy and like the shape of hundreds of birds cutting off casually.
Bainiao Chong also cut a small piece for him when the pendant was tied to the necklace.
"This fire thunder wood is really so magical. I'm now..." Meng Zhi said in surprise, "I can't feel the breath of death on you. In the past, when you didn't hide your own breath of death, I could still find some with my heavenly eyes, but now... you only have Reiki, the breath of ordinary people, I can't see anything else.
I can't even see Mengzhi and can't find it. Let alone the ordinary Tianwu.
"However, if I use too much magic without using Taoist means, I can also find your real body." Mengzhi added, "So, you still need to keep a low profile. Who can block the spirit of death on you, but it is not completely eliminated."
Hundreds of birds laughed and said, "As long as it is not completely eliminated, it is existence, and existence can be discovered. I know such a truth. Don't worry, I won't be bold because of the fire and thunder on my body. I will consider everything before taking action."
Meng Zhi smiled faintly, "I'm relieved. Since you have made a promise to Yueyoutian, I know that you are a person who regards promise as important as life. No matter where we go in the future, I will find ways to help you find Yueyoutian's descendants.
"I'm looking for it, too, but Xiaobai, you have to give me the ghost crystal." Nancy said.
Bai Niao Chong and Meng Zhi smiled at each other, and the atmosphere in the cave suddenly became harmonious and cheerful.
Mu Wanrong returned to the cave soon after the birds washed away the fire and thunder wooden treasure chest. She picked up a large bundle of firewood that was not wet by the rain. She lit the firewood in the middle of the cave, and then carefully took care of the fire, not to let it be too strong, and to make it go out.
Meng Zhi approached the edge of the fire and baked the soaked clothes on his body. The warm flame brought heat and evaporated the rain on her body.
"Mengzhi, how long do you have to bake it like this, and it's not easy to dry. Just take off your clothes and bake it." Nancy suddenly said that she only had a very exposed leather armor on her body, and it had been dry for a long time.
As soon as he said this, Bai Niao Chong and Meng Zhi were slightly stunned. The same expression, but a different mentality. Meng Zhi was surprised how Nancy could say such a thing. Bai Niaochong praised Nancy and finally made the most beautiful proposal in her life.
"Well, Xiaobai, you can go out and watch it. You don't have the cheek to stay here, will you?"
"Uh..." Bai Niao Chong was just praising Nancy in his heart, but now he wanted to give her a fist.
"I still don't want it... Even if everyone is a woman, that's... it's embarrassing. That's it. It's okay for me." Two blushes appeared on Mengzhi's face. Such a blush is obviously not born for Nancy and Mu Wanrong.
An awkward atmosphere spread in the cave. After being bored for a while, Bai Niao Chong found a topic to break the silence. "I plan to stay in the Wuguang Forest for a while. On the one hand, everyone can experience it, and on the other hand, we can avoid the danger from Yuan Ziyan. When we are strong enough, it doesn't matter. So, I think since we want to stay in the lightless forest, let's try to enter the center of the lightless forest.
"The center of the lightless forest?" Meng Zhi's eyebrows frowned slightly, "It's a very dangerous place, but it's a good place to practice. I'm going, too."
How can it become fine steel without going through a lot of hard work?
The same is true of Taoist priests. How can they become independent characters without the test of blood and fire? She has always kept that dream in her heart, to become a famous Taoist priest, and then meet the old Taoist priest who brought her into the world of Taoist priests. For this dream, no matter how dangerous the place is, she dares to break through.
Meng Zhi dared to go, but Nancy and Mu Wanrong didn't say anything. Bainiao laughed and said, "That's the decision. We'll leave when the rain stops."
Four people were on fire in the cave and talked. The rain outside the cave showed no sign of stopping. The bean-sized raindrops fell from the top of the trees and caves, and the ground kept ticking. This sound is very strange. It can make people feel at ease.
But when everyone was talking happily, a messy sound of footsteps suddenly came in from the outside. Bainiao Chong just stood up and put his hand on the ghost ace shield. Now his three knives are stored in the ghost ace shield. The warrior only needs a word of ghost spell, open it, and then pull it with his hand to take out whatever he wants. If he wants to take the tooth ghost blade, he will never take out the soul-killing knife or the ghost burial knife. His action was before the war, but before he made a decision, he would draw a knife or not, and there was a voice outside.
"Haha... There is a cave there, just in time to shelter from the rain! Guys, go over quickly." The owner of this voice is at least forty years old.
"Huh? It seems that smoke is coming out again. Is there someone in it? Another person's voice. The owner of this voice is about thirty years old.
"No matter who he is, let's go in and have a look. Just be careful." Another person's voice. This time, the owner of the voice was a woman, not very old, about in her early twenties.
The messy footsteps gathered towards the cave. Bainiao Chong not only judges the age of the speaker from the characteristics of the sound, but also calculates the number of them from the characteristics of footsteps. This made him frown slightly, and there were twenty people on the other side. Moreover, judging from their aura characteristics, their strength is not weak.
It is not surprising that those who can enter the lightless forest are not weak. Unless, he dislikes that his life is too long.
Bai Niao Chong's hand was still put down, and there was no sign that these people were malicious. He will not kill these uninvited guests indiscriminately. He decided to look at the motives of these people first. If it's just to avoid the rain, it's no big deal. When the rain stops, even if these people don't leave, he will leave with Mengzhi.
Soon another tall middle-aged man walked into the cave and followed more than a dozen people behind him, just 20. There is a middle-aged man with a woman in her early twenties. She is beautiful and has a good figure. She is also the only woman in the team. These people have different costumes and different weapons. Obviously, they are not a team with strict requirements.
These people entered the cave and did not come in a hurry, but watched the birds rush to the four people vigilantly. They showed no sign of growing up, but their hands were unintentionally placed near the weapon.
Because of the entry of this team, the atmosphere in the cave suddenly became tense.