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There was a warm feeling on Ming Xia's forehead, as if a bubble had hit him lightly.Then a picture slowly opened up in my mind: Tang Xun and his two teammates were busy setting up a tent.

This is the scene behind Ming Xia, from Qingqiu's perspective.

Behind them was the dark hillside.The stone mountain has almost no slope, it is so straight and straight from top to bottom.

This is the cliff behind the camp.

The line of sight deviates from an angle, pushes back far away, skims over an open space full of weeds, and fixes on a sparse forest.In late autumn, the woods are already covered with fallen leaves, and the few remaining leaves on the branches are also withered and yellow in the cold wind. When the wind blows, they rattle and rattle, as if shivering.

In this bleak forest, the most striking thing is a few tall ginkgo trees.The ginkgo trees look old, with tall and straight branches and layers of golden leaves, shining like a layer of gold in the firelight at night.

"It's there."

Ming Xia's attention slowly moved along with Qingqiu's field of vision, and finally fixed on the slightly shorter ginkgo tree behind.The height is about 25 meters, on the right, under a canopy of branches and leaves sticking out crookedly.

The first pair of red eyes that Ming Xia saw were small round bean eyes, indifferent and cautious.Then there is the small gray-black body hidden in the shadow of the tree.It's about the same size as Qingqiu, but leaner.

"what is that?"

"I guess it's a spy sent by Gu Diao. It has been following us since we came out of 'Nine Mu Umeda'." Qingqiu rubbed against Ming Xia's chest and communicated with him with his thoughts, "I saw it when I passed by Umeda yesterday. I found a Gu Eagle. That's why the captain took people to check the formation. You also know now that the Gu Eagle is too ferocious, if anyone escapes, you must report it in time."

"Didn't you say that the formation is complete?"

"It's true to say that, but I'm still a little worried. At that time, I really didn't read it wrong."

Ming Xia pinched its neck lightly, "Are you feeling better?"

"I'm fine." Qingqiu raised his head and looked at him with bright eyes. "The main reason is that the big formation has a binding effect on the demon power, so the closer to the center of the big formation, the more suppressed my power is. Relying on the strength of the starling's own body to fly. Look how strong these little arms and legs can be, so...well, I'm just tired."

Ming Xia was worried, "Is it really all right?"

"Don't worry, I won't lie to you." Qingqiu almost patted his chest to promise, "After two days of rest, I will recover. After all, I have already arrived outside the Umeda formation, and there is nothing to suppress my demon power. "

Ming Xia touched it, "You want me to shoot it down? Is it alive or dead?"

Qingqiu was surprised, "Is your archery so good?" With such a long distance, such a small target, and it was still dark, he could still come up with the options of set a and set b?

Ming Xia laughed dumbly, "If you avoid its head, it shouldn't be fatal. Aren't you monsters all powerful?" What he didn't mention was that Qingqiu showed him the picture, which was like adding a bow to a crossbow. Got a super powerful scope.

Qingqiu thought for a while, "It's going to die. The kind that dies directly, lest it has to send a message back before it dies. This is not good for us."

Ming Xia compared the angles, sprinted to the side with the crossbow in hand, and sat down beside the fire.He took out a special wipe and began to carefully wipe his weapon.

The long arrows were taken out of the arrow case, wiped clean one by one, and then carefully put back into the arrow case.

This is what he does every day before going to bed. Everyone is used to it, and no one makes a fuss.There were also people who sat down to rest and began to organize their personal belongings. Ming Xia's move did not seem abrupt at all.

Ming Xia raised his arm and set up the crossbow, looking back and forth as if checking the scope, and then glanced at the forest on the hillside in the distance from time to time.He was sitting in a lazy posture, and whether he was aiming with a crossbow or firing an arrow, all his movements seemed extraordinarily careless.

It was a relaxing, kind of boring feeling.

Then, the crossbow set up by him was caught off guard by a subtle angle, and a long arrow shot out of the air like lightning.

A sharp scream came from the ginkgo tree.Something fell down and smashed into the thick fallen leaves under the tree, thumped twice, and stopped moving.

The entire camp was silent, and everyone was startled by this sudden change.

Ming Xia jumped up and ran towards the place where the demon bird was shot down.

Nan Jiang was the first to react and ran after Ming Xia.Tang Xun and Bai Ying, who were setting up the tent, also hurriedly followed, Bai Ying still had a gun in his hand.

Under the ginkgo tree, on the golden leaves, a black bird with a size similar to a dove fell there, and a long arrow passed between its eyes, almost blowing off half of its head.It was conceivable that before death came, it had no time to react at all.

Qingqiu poked his head out of the scarf pocket on Ming Xia's chest, felt it carefully, and said with certainty: "That's it."

Nan Jiang looked at Ming Xia inexplicably, and turned his gaze to Qing Qiu on his chest, suddenly he felt a little blocked, "You are really good at recuperating, let people carry you all the way."

Qingqiu wasn't angry at all, instead he laughed triumphantly, "That is, who is as lucky as me."

Nanjiang, "..."

Nan Jiang decisively changed the subject, "Tell me, what's going on?"

Qingqiu nestled comfortably in the scarf pocket. Although his muscles and bones were still weak and weak, he was still able to speak.It poked its head out of the gap in the scarf pocket, nodded in the direction of the dead bird and said, "This thing smells like a gu carving. I'm talking about the one I met last night."

Nan Jiang frowned.

Tang Xun took out an evidence bag from his pocket, and was about to bend down to pick up the dead bird. He was startled when he heard this, "Didn't you check that the array was intact?"

"The formation is indeed intact," Qingqiu retorted, "but I'm not mistaken, that thing is indeed a Gu carving. It has a sharp beak, short hair, four legs, a tail and wings, and antlers on its head. Who else could it be?"

Tang Xun was dumbfounded.

Beside him, Bai Ying scratched her hair in confusion, "Could it be more than one Gu carving?"

It was difficult to answer this question, Nan Jiang took the evidence bag from Tang Xun.His hand just picked up one leg of the dead bird through the bag, when he saw its small body suddenly lifted up as if being grabbed by a pair of invisible big hands, and then it was torn into two from the middle with a stabbing sound. Half.

A puff of black smoke shot out from its body, condensed together above the bird corpse, and slowly condensed into a human face.The facial features were blurred, but it was still strangely obvious that it was a woman's face.She has a sharp face and a bun on her head.The eyes were left blank, and when several people looked at her, it felt as if the person's eyeballs swept back and forth, seeing them all.

The human face made of smoke showed a sinister expression and smiled coldly.

In the next second, the smoke dispersed.

There was only an empty evidence bag left in Nanjiang's hand, not even a bird feather.

Qingqiu was annoyed, "Ming Xia's arrow skills are so good, people can still see us. Really..."

Ming Xia was also a little confused, "Didn't you say that the coating on this arrow can destroy the monster power of the monster clan?" Why did the spy bird turn into a monster after it died?

Tang Xun and Bai Ying couldn't answer this question, so they turned to look at Nanjiang together.

"It's not a demon power." Nan Jiang said, "This bird itself is not a real bird, it's a small spell of Gu carving. You've all read Japanese monster novels, right? This bird is similar to shikigami. Because it is a spirit body controlled by the Gu Eagle, it is normal for Qingqiu to detect the breath of the Gu Eagle on it."

As Nanjiang said, he couldn't help but look at Qingqiu again.Sure enough, a monster is a monster, even though it is sealed in a small body with almost no monster power, its senses are so keen.

As for Ming Xia...

"Your arrow skills are more powerful than I expected." If Nan Jiang hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he couldn't believe that he shot dead the monster bird hiding in the dark under such conditions.

"It's Qingqiu's credit." Ming Xia reached out and rubbed Qingqiu's little head, "It let me see where this bird is hiding."

Nanjiang had heard from them before that Qingqiu had transmitted to Mingxia's brain what he had seen with his demon power.He thought it was an abnormal situation in Qingqiu's temporary outbreak in a life-and-death emergency, similar to a super energy riot.Now it seems that it is not.

It seems that they can communicate in this way at any time, one person and one bird, and the whole process is encrypted, so no one else can hear it if they want to.

I have to say, this way of conveying information does make people... well, a little jealous.

Ming Xia asked Nan Jiang, "What should I do next? Are you still looking for that Gu Eagle?"

Nan Jiang shook his head, "Their appearance does not directly interfere with our current mission. I will report it in time and ask Lao Du to find someone else to follow up on this matter. We still have our own mission to complete."

Ming Xia, "..."

Well, I finally know the difference between the regular army and the miscellaneous army.They would not ignore the real mission goal just because of a small episode, and when Ming Xia shot the demon bird to death, his attention turned to the Antarctic.

Ming Xia felt ashamed quietly.

Nan Jiang gently pushed him on the shoulder, "Hurry up and go back to rest, we have to hurry tomorrow."

Ming Xia casually asked, "Which way are you going?"

As the question came out, Ming Xia was somewhat suspicious that Nan Jiang would not tell him such a confidential matter.

In the end, Nanjiang didn't take it seriously, and said openly, "I will probably be able to reach the river at noon tomorrow." He looked at Mingxia, and a smile slowly appeared in his eyes, "Xishan, the most famous scenic spot in Xishan Great Array The river. The water is clear, and there are fairy trees growing beside the water, and the scenery is very beautiful."

"Is there no danger? Is there... something?" Ming Xia had fallen ill when she was in the old town, and no matter what they said, she would first think about whether it was a human or a demon?Will it eat people?

Nan Jiang pursed his lips and smiled, "Isn't it normal to be in danger? It means that we can collect a new set of data again."

Ming Xia, "..."

Nan Jiang handed Ming Xia the long arrow recovered from Yao Niao, "How long the coating of the arrow will last, this should also be written down."

Ming Xia asked him persistently, "What's in that river you mentioned? It should be dangerous, right?"

Nan Jiang smiled, "Don't be afraid of danger, there are so many people, let's go through each level."

His tone and expression reveal a deep-rooted determination and calmness, as if no matter what happens, his will cannot be shaken. In his eyes, the dangers that may be encountered are just roads that need to be climbed and conquered. the pass.

Ming Xia felt that kind of strong and firm will, which made his heart surge with strange pride.