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"Nine mu Umeda" is not only nine mu.In fact, this flower field occupies more than half of the valley.

Due to lack of care for a long time, the branches in the plum grove are staggered, and weeds are overgrown under the trees. Many places are simply blocked by dense thorny bushes.To pass through such a place, opening a road is a big project.

There is fog in the valley, covering the plum forest like a veil.Just talking about the scenery, it is naturally very quiet, but if it is too quiet, it is a bit more disturbing and cold.

There was no rustling of wild animals through the woods, no birdsong, not even insects, it seemed that this was a dead place without life.

The team stopped for a short rest several hundred meters away from Merlin, waiting for the next action instruction.

Nanjiang fixed the miniature camera in front of Qingqiu, adjusted the tension back and forth, and patted its wings lightly, "Okay, go, be careful."

Qing Qiu soared into the sky, flew around Ming Xia's head, spread his wings and flew towards Mei Lin.

Tang Xun tapped on his notebook.

After a while, two windows popped up on the left and right of the screen. On the left is a map with a small moving bright circle on it. Umeda, and the picture is still moving slowly.

Ming Xia pointed to the bright circle on the left map with some curiosity, "Is this the range covered by Qingqiu's camera?"

Nan Jiang and Tang Xun nodded together.

Ming Xia couldn't help sighing, "This place is really big."

He obviously remembered that the introduction about Xishan mentioned the area of ​​this piece of land, but now looking at the map, it seems that the area of ​​Xishan is larger than the written introduction.

Or, the area of ​​this place is so big, and the appearance is just a deception?

Judging from the screen, Qingqiu doesn't fly very high, and his speed isn't fast.

If they didn't know that it was being broadcast live, people who saw the picture would think that a looping clip was playing on the screen.There is nothing else in the shot except the canopy of plum trees which are next to each other.Occasionally, a few open spaces appeared, but they were also covered with weeds, making them extremely desolate.

Ming Xia thought to himself, luckily Nanjiang didn't order everyone to go directly into the woods.Once you get in, it's not easy to get out.In case the enemy lays an ambush again, maybe everyone will confess here.

Nanjiang wore headphones to remotely control Qingqiu, pointing it in the direction to go.

Ming Xia watched for a while, and began to miss Qing Qiu in his heart.So a little thing, you have to complain about flying from downstairs to upstairs, but now you have to fly so far without stopping, and you still have equipment on your body, it must be very tired, right?

He could see that Qingqiu's speed was definitely faster than ordinary birds, but because of this, its physical strength should also be greater.Even a youkai will feel tired, right?

After all, this small body is a real little starling.

"Front right," Nanjiang said suddenly, "towards two o'clock."

The small bright circle on the screen moved in response to the sound, heading towards the direction designated by Nanjiang.The picture on the right is still the endless plum trees and the occasional exposed wasteland and weeds.

"Yes, it's here," Nan Jiang said, "Can it be higher?"

The aperture on the map enlarged accordingly.

The imagery in the right window has more of an airplane looking down on the ground as it lifts off.

Between the clumps of plum trees that grew out of order, some lines were faintly exposed.These messy lines have subtly changed as the camera rises, some lines are connected, some are disconnected, or some arcs appear inexplicably where the bushes should be.

Tang Xun adjusted the scale on the map in the left window, and the bright circle enlarged, slowly covering half of the screen.On the map, within the area covered by the bright circle, a strange pattern emerged.

It was a figure similar to a gossip plate, and the phantom of an animal floated in the center of the gossip plate.It seems to be in a sleeping posture, and the whole body is faintly glowing.

"What is this?" Ming Xia asked, "Is it a prisoner?"

"Yes." Tang Xun lowered his head and tapped on the keyboard without raising his head, and said, "The Xishan Great Formation seals all the felons who murder and rob goods. This one is called Gu carving. It used to be cut off when the mountain was blocked by heavy snow and food was cut off." , led the whole family to leave the lair in the extreme north, and slaughtered the sixteen towns of Yanbei. Wherever they passed, there was no one alive. It caused great panic at that time. The town demon division sent the most powerful demon hunter , tracked for thousands of miles, and finally caught it and brought it to justice.”

Ming Xia felt dizzy.

He is really listening to history, isn't he listening to stories?

"It's also...cannibal?" Ming Xia didn't quite understand what he meant by "Tu".

Tang Xun paused under his hands, as if he had just realized who he was talking to.He glanced at Nanjiang hesitantly, saw that there was no objection on his face, and thought that Ming Xia was also his teammate in this situation, so he gave him a complete answer, "They...well, they only eat part of humanity."

Ming Xia, "..."

"You should have said it all." Ming Xia looked at him weakly, "If you say this and stop, I get more nervous."

"I told you, don't be afraid." Tang Xun scratched his hair, "That's right, this kind of monster is very cruel by nature. When they go out to hunt, they are followed by wolves, tigers and leopards. They only eat the internal organs of living people , the corpses were thrown to the beast legion who followed them to pick up the leftovers."

Ming Xia's face suddenly turned pale.

"I said don't be afraid," Tang Xun said bitterly when he saw how ugly his face became. How many were killed."

Ming Xia barely suppressed the desire to vomit, and asked him dryly, "Why didn't you kill this one?"

"The details are not very clear," Tang Xun said, "It seems that I want to kill it but I can't. There is no other way but to seal it first. The specific situation...how about you ask Brother Nan?"

Nan Jiang looked at Ming Xia's face with concern, and comforted him, "You knew what's going on in Xishan before you came, right?"

Ming Xia forced himself to look at him calmly, "I thought I knew. Looking at it now, I actually don't know."

Nan Jiang smiled, "Then don't think too much about it, just treat it as if you have entered a prison for serious criminals to inspect."

The bright circle on the screen is enlarged again.Nan Jiang took Tang Xun to repeatedly check the mysterious symbol in the center of the aperture, and finally made a decision, "Qingqiu is back."

He turned around and said to the team members: "The seal in Umeda is complete, we will not enter Umeda for the time being. Rest at the same place, and leave for the east in an hour."

Go to "Nine Mu Umeda" to check the seal of the Gu sculpture. This is a decision made by Nanjiang and the team members after consultation.In addition to checking whether the formation is intact, I also want to look for traces of water gnats ambush.It's a pity that Qingqiu said before that there are traces left by the snake clan everywhere, but when they came in person, they found nothing.

Someone used stronger demon power to cover the traces left by the snakes.Even the smell is covered up.

This is a powerful monster.

It's not a water lizard, but it's an elder worm that supports this family.Nan Jiang and the others could easily sense this person's not-so-friendly attitude towards the "Sixth Group"—showing his attitude but refusing to show himself. They should still be watching.

Nan Jiang didn't care much about this point. From the time they walked into the Western Mountains, there were enemies all over the mountains and plains.He believed that at this moment, there must be more than one demon hiding in the dark and watching them from far or near.

One more and one less, the difference is not very big.

When Qingqiu flew back, he was almost paralyzed from exhaustion, he plunged into Ming Xia's arms and stopped moving.When Tang Xun went down to pick up the device, it didn't even have the strength to move its claws.

Ming Xia was startled by its appearance, as soon as the equipment was taken off, he took Qingqiu to see Lin Su, insisting that Lin Su check it carefully.Lin Su was in a dilemma. She was indeed a team doctor, but she was not good at being a veterinarian.

Fortunately, Qingqiu was not so tired that he lost his mind. Hearing that Ming Xiafei asked Lin Su to prescribe medicine for him, he struggled to raise his eyelids, "I'm fine, I'm just tired. Just take a rest."

Ming Xia's heart aches.But for today's work, according to Nanjiang, Qingqiu had to do it.Drones are too easily exposed.The big monsters have an unusual vigilance against this kind of equipment from modern society.

Moreover, the drone cannot capture and distinguish the fluctuations of the demon power in the air.It is quite laborious and time-consuming to rely on it to find the exact location of the sealed Gu sculpture.

For the next half a day, Qingqiu lay motionless on Ming Xia's chest.

Ming Xia was worried about putting it in his backpack, so he simply folded the scarf in half, made a simple pocket and hung it around his neck, and Qingqiu slept in it drowsily.Even in the process of rushing, as long as he lowers his head, he can see it.

Qingqiu's small body is just an ordinary starling, with very limited physical strength and endurance.Ming Xia felt that some starlings would not be able to fly such a long distance in their lifetime.

And it's not just pure physical work, but also be careful not to let yourself feed the monster.

The more Ming Xia thought about it, the more she felt that it was not easy for Qingqiu.When they set up camp in a mountain valley at night, Ming Xia hadn't eaten yet, so she ran to Lin Su to ask what to feed Qingqiu.

Lin Su was unable to complain about the "deep love between father and son" between them, and asked him weakly, "Why don't you cook a pot of ginseng and chicken soup for it to make up for it?"

Ming Xia actually thought about it seriously, "Can I feed it ginseng? Will it cause any problems?"

Everyone around laughed, and Ming Xia felt a little embarrassed when she came back to her senses, "I'm just a little worried because I see how weak it looks. If you want to replenish your strength, you have to eat first, right? What's the use of sleeping?"

Before he finished speaking, Qingqiu in his arms suddenly opened his eyes.

"Qingqiu?" Ming Xia was lowering his head to look at it, and suddenly opened his eyes which startled him, "Are you awake?"

Qingqiu trembled slightly, then raised his head trembling.

Ming Xia felt dazed for a moment.Immediately afterwards, a small voice rang in his mind, "Ming Xia, there is something malicious hiding in the tree over there and peeping. I'll show you where it is, and you shoot him Come down."