To be honest, Xia Zhitao suspected that Qiyeyan and those high-level monsters were also attracted by Qin Shu, but because there was no evidence, he could only ignore it for the time being.

Qin Shu lowered his head, with his thin fingers tucked into the corners of his clothes, his voice was inaudible: "You misunderstood."

"I've never met the leader, so I'm not as familiar with you as you are, and the soul boy lives deep in the center of the demon forest. How can I know the grievances?"

Qin Shu said softly: "Indeed, the hall master has made many enemies, and there may not be no people with different hearts in the Baihe hall, but why are you targeting me alone?"

Xia Zhitao smiled: "Young hall master, when did I suspect you?"

She was not in a hurry, and explained to Youyou: "All I said just now was 'someone is like this, but your name has never been mentioned."

Having said that, she clearly pointed out the suspicious points, everyone in Yashan was stupid so they couldn't hear that it was Qin Shu.

Out of Jin Li's face was full of bewilderment, and the two senior brothers calmly stood a little further away, and their attitudes were much more alienated than before.And Zheng Luo Yi thought for a moment, and said: "Xia Zhitao, you come here first."

Xia Zhitao stood back obediently, just as Luo Yi said something to the other party in a low voice, Qin Shu seemed a little surprised, nodded slightly, then turned and left.

Zheng Luoyi blocked the sound with spiritual power, Xia Zhitao couldn't hear it, so just in case, he asked cautiously: "Master, what did you say to her?"

"You child, forget about your arrogance before." Zheng Luo Yi was quite helpless, "Now you are persistent with the hall master's only daughter... After you let the master return to Yashan, how should you explain to the master?"

In private, Zheng Luo Yi had indeed approached her because of her arrogance, but Xia Zhitao covered her up in every possible way, asked her every question she didn't know, and reluctantly fooled her.

Suddenly mentioning it now, Xia Zhitao felt guilty for a while, and whispered: "Just tell the truth."

"The leader of the Demon Cult dares to provoke you," Zheng Luoyi rubbed his forehead and sighed, "I want to tell you the truth, you don't even want to get out of Jingtang Peak."

Xia Zhitao sneered a few times, imitating Jinli's tone, and said flatteringly: "Master, you are the best."

"I will report the madness truthfully, but I will hide some of your part," Zheng Luo Yi said, "As for Baihetang, although I have complied with Qin Shu's request, I will be more careful."

Xia Zhitao breathed a sigh of relief.

She knew the truth that being too aggressive would definitely lead to trouble, but most of the people present were from Yashan, so there was no need to avoid the serious ones and cover them up.

Yashan didn't need to believe everything by opening the skylight and telling the truth, as long as she could be suspicious of Qin Shu, her goal would be achieved.

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After Qin Shu left, there was no news from Qin Minghe, and they returned to their life of house arrest without any disturbance.

"Junior Sister Xia—"

Jin Li drew out her tone, leaned back on the chair, and yelled weakly, "I'm so bored, I'm going to be moldy."

"I'm bored too," Xia Zhitao spread the cards in his hand, leaned back, clasped his hands, and said softly, "I won the 130th round."

The senior brother looked at the opponent's neat and beautiful cards, and hammered the table regretfully: "It was almost! How did you do it, junior sister?"

"There are only so many cards and so many permutations and combinations, just keep them in mind." Xia Zhitao shrugged, stood up and stretched, "I'm going back to my room first."

The skills of the two seniors are too poor and there is no challenge. Xia Zhitao wins a lot of money every time, which is boring, so it is better to go back to the room and sleep.

Xia Zhitao gently closed the wooden door, she sat beside the bed, untied her hair tie, let the moss fall on her shoulders, and carefully took out the necklace hidden in her clothes.

A small piece of lone fragment hangs from a chain of tiny silver links.The original golden color faded away and turned into a dark black.

Like a burnt embers, lifeless.

The condensed gold stone given by Zhang Kuang was shattered by the seven-leaf flame, without the huge spiritual power, what Xia Zhitao held in his palm now was just a broken, dusty little chain.

...but she loves it.

Xia Zhitao put the necklace into the palm of her hand, and fell on her back on the bed.The soft bedding hugs the body, making people want to roll comfortably.

Xia Zhitao turned over, rubbed the gold and stone fragments with her fingertips, and murmured, "Where is she now?"

— It is not easy to know.

——Just ask no, she will never lie to you, no matter what.

This extremely presumptuous thought startled Xia Zhitao, she suddenly opened her eyes wide, straightened up, her heart was pounding, almost jumping out of her chest.

'Xia Zhitao, what's the matter with you?What on earth are you thinking? ' she thought to herself, rubbing her forehead.

'That's insane, the majestic demon cult leader, the biggest villain boss in this book, no matter what you do, you have to have a limit! '

However, no matter how rationally she retreats, how calm she is, Xia Zhitao can always hear a small voice buried deep in her heart.

You don't need to be afraid of her.

You can try to get closer.

It's like a cluster of warm, tiny flames that burn quietly in the softest part of my heart, but one day, they will sweep over and dye the sky with a clear color.

Looking at the empty room, Xia Zhitao suddenly called softly, "...Master?"

Zhang Kuang said that as long as her name is called, she can hear it, no matter when or where.

After waiting for a while, no one responded, Xia Zhitao was inexplicably a little disappointed.

She took a deep breath and said softly, "Zhang Kuang, can you hear me?"

"I'll just try to shout, you don't have to come here. But if you hear it, can you reply?"

Xia Zhitao concentrated and waited patiently for a long while, but the room was deserted, only herself, and could only hear her own rapid breathing.

"...Hahaha, just like a fool."

Xia Zhitao was suddenly discouraged, lay down on the bed, looked at the gradually dimming sky outside the window, and laughed inexplicably: "What's wrong with me?"

She was lying on her side, rolled up some quilts, and said to herself, "I'm afraid you're not crazy, you're the only one in the room, I really think the leader can hear you."

I'm afraid Zhang Kuang is just talking for fun, a little golden core cultivator like himself is not worth mentioning in the eyes of the other party, probably just a fun thing, and he will throw it away when he gets tired of it——

Xia Zhitao was still feeling lonely when a weak cough sounded in his ears.

"... Zhitao?"

Xia Zhitao recognized the other party in an instant, she held her breath suddenly, stood up in a panic, and looked around the room.

The room was empty, and she was still alone, but unlike before, she could hear a very familiar cold voice.

The voice fell gently on the ears, and the sentences and words were so clear that it seemed as if they could touch them as long as they stretched out their hands.

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"What's going on?" The voice was intermittent, cut to pieces, "Impossible...spiritual consciousness...here...connected?"

The sound of the wind was bitter, filling the ears with noisy noises.

A few coughs came faintly, Zhang Kuang breathed heavily, and said in a low voice: "Damn, the snow is too heavy...I have to go out."

snow?Xia Zhitao was keenly aware of something. Although night was approaching outside, earlier, the sun was shining brightly.

Spring is just over, and it's summer, where is Zhang Kuang, it's snowing heavily?

The noise was so loud that it drowned out the human voice.Xia Zhitao covered her ears, trying to make the voice clearer: "My lord?"

He yelled several times in a row, the strange thing is that Xia Zhitao could vaguely hear Zhang Kuang, but the other party couldn't hear him at all.

"I've stayed in this ghostly place for too long, what are you daydreaming about," Zhang Kuang muttered in a low voice, "I want to know Tao to call you after my reputation has become like that?"

Xia Zhitao: "..."

No, I really yelled, and I yelled several times persistently, but you can't blame me for your bad signal, sir! !

Zhang Kuang didn't speak any more.

She stood where she was, stubbornly, and waited for a long time, letting the falling snow pour into her sleeves, and a biting chill spread along the veins.

Snow clusters fell all over his shoulders, covering his black hair with a layer of white gauze.

Zhang Kuang laughed self-deprecatingly, lowered his head, and said in an inaudible voice, "I must have misheard."

"What are you waiting for, let's go."

The snow was getting heavier and heavier, and the wind was mixed with fine ice chips. Xia Zhitao could even hear the other party's breathing trembling because of the cold.But Zhang Kuang said he was going to leave, but there was still no movement for a long time.

Although Xia Zhitao didn't know where she was, but standing in the whistling wind and snow, foolishly waiting for a sound that could not be heard at all... No matter how you think about it, it was not a good move.

This child, Xia Zhitao was anxious and worried, kept wandering in the room and yelled a dozen times, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't hear anything from the other side.

After a long time, Zhang Kuang finally left.

She closed her sleeves in silence, and walked slowly and hard step by step, her black boots stepping on the thick snowdrifts, making a soft rustle.

Xia Zhitao sat nervously by the bed, listening to the howling wind across the street, the sound was intermittent, and her palms were sweating a little.

Like a phone with a bad signal, her ears were filled with the noise of the wind, and all the sounds were blurred by the strong wind, making them vague and indistinct.

Although he couldn't see the situation on the other side, Xia Zhitao had a faint feeling that the other party must have fallen into some troubled state, otherwise it wouldn't have happened.She wanted to help, but—

I don't even know where Zhang Kuang is.

Xia Zhitao quickly recalled the content of the original book, as well as the various information he got after coming to the fantasy world, and estimated the other party's current situation and position.

The fantasy continent is divided into several plates with different geographical terrains, and the boundaries are mostly separated by mountains.

At present, the only places that can blow and snow are the areas north of the Fengxue Mountains, and the Tianshan Mountains, which are covered with continuous snow that never melts all year round.

Why did the leader run all the way from the Monster Beast Forest to the Tianshan Mountains, and what was she going to do after traveling thousands of miles to the barren land of the Northern Desert?

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Xia Zhitao thought about it, but before reaching a conclusion, Zhang Kuang stopped.

She seemed to have stopped before a huge building, reached out and knocked on the stone door in front of her, and whispered, "What is this?"

"Four locks?" Zhang Kuang hooked the latch with his finger, and shook it twice casually. The iron lock swayed from side to side, rattling and rattling.

She sneered, "That's it, you still want to stop me?"

When Xia Zhitao heard this, she silently covered her ears with her hands, and a moment later, a loud "bang" sound exploded in her ears.

Although she couldn't see it, there was a huge force next to her ears, and it didn't sound like a normal way to open the door.

--I knew it!

The leader was locked out, how could he honestly look for the key to open the door, I am afraid that the lock was smashed by a blow of spiritual power.

Smoke and dust overflowed, sand and gravel fell to the ground, spreading the ground profusely.Zhang Kuang withdrew his hand, casually wiped his joints, stepped through the stone gate that was broken into countless pieces, and walked towards the main hall.

The sound of the black boots stepping on the ground fell in the empty hall, with faint echoes.

As she walked in, Wu Xiao Fengxue was also blocked from the main hall, and the surroundings became much quieter.

Xia Zhitao seized the opportunity and shouted, "Crazy?"

When she made a sound, Zhang Kuang was taken aback.Xia Zhitao only heard a muffled "touch", and didn't know if the child fell something, or if he lost his footing and fell himself.

Xia Zhitao asked anxiously, "Are you okay?"

"It's okay, it's okay," Zhang Kuang sucked in air, rubbing his arms while standing up.

She coughed a few times and covered it up, "A little accident."

... Hearing this sound, he probably fell himself.

Xia Zhitao thought about it inwardly, she really shouldn't have made a sound suddenly, to scare the child like this.

Zhang Kuang maintained the link with great care, his voice was full of joy: "Zhitao, it's really you...was the previous voice also you?"

Xia Zhitao said calmly, "It's me. I yelled a lot just now, but they were all covered by the wind, so you probably didn't hear it. But you forgot to hang up the phone, leader, so I'm actually here all the time."

Zhang Kuang seemed very happy, she let out a small "oh", and then said blankly, "What is the phone?"

Xia Zhitao: "...Don't pay attention to these details."

As long as the other party can hear it, Xia Zhitao thought for a moment and asked, "Master, where are you now?"

"I'm in the main hall of the Demon Cult in Qiling." Zhang Kuang paused, hesitating for a while, "But in fact, it's not... the real Qiling."

Ever since Shura Dao was wiped out, Qiling Mountain has become the territory of Zhang Kuang, but Xia Zhitao doesn't know that there is more than one Qiling Mountain, and there is even a distinction between real and fake?

Zhang Kuang continued: "The snow was too heavy. I walked up from the halfway up the mountain, but found that the door of the palace was locked, so I thought of a way to get in."

Xia Zhitao was curious: "So, you removed the lock?"

Zhang Kuang whispered: "No, I opened the door."

——It is more violent than I thought, worthy of being the leader!It's that straightforward!

Hearing the other party's very guilty, murmuring voice, Xia Zhitao laughed so hard that she rolled onto the bed, rubbed a pillow and hugged her in her arms.

"Do you have something urgent to do?" Zhang Kuang clasped his fingers restlessly and leaned against the wall, "The situation here is a bit complicated, and I may not be able to come out for a while."

When she said this, Xia Zhitao felt something was wrong, sat up, and said seriously: "I'm fine, but are you in trouble?"

"Zhitao, you must be careful of Baihetang, and you must be cautious in your actions."

Zhang Kuang said softly: "If there is a chance, let Zheng Luoyi take you away as soon as possible."

Xia Zhitao asked, "What happened?"

Zhang Kuang paused: "It's fine."

The child started to speak hard again, Xia Zhitao sighed, and said earnestly: "My lord, you told me to be careful of Baihetang, but you didn't tell me anything, how should I be on guard?"

Zhang Kuang leaned against the wall and shrunk herself into a corner. She clasped her fingers together and was silent for a long while before she said dejectedly, "It's like this..."

Xia Zhitao listened carefully, but before Zhang Kuang finished speaking, there was a sudden earth-shattering explosion on her side, and there was a loud explosion.

There was a rumbling sound from above, and the heavy pressure came down. The dome of the hall was completely crushed, the walls collapsed, and sand and stone were scattered everywhere.

Before Xia Zhitao could react, a raging wind and snow roared in, cutting off the link.

Suddenly there was no sound in the ears, Xia Zhitao yelled several times in succession, but Zhang Kuang never responded.

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The strange heavy snow in summer, the unknown Qiling, the locked main hall of the Demon Cult, the broken link of spiritual consciousness, and a series of actions of Baihetang——

Xia Zhitao felt that she could vaguely guess what kind of trouble Zhang Kuang had encountered.

She never sits still, Xia Zhitao carefully opened the door of her room after searching through the storage ring.

The sky was completely gloomy, gray and dark, and the master and brothers had all returned to their rooms, and there was no one in the living room.

All the doors are tightly closed, but one or two gleams of light can be glimpsed through the gaps.

Xia Zhitao went straight to Jinli's door, knocked twice with her fingers, and said softly, "Senior Sister Jin, are you asleep?"

With a "click", Jin Li opened the door.

She was wearing white gauze pajamas, poking her head out: "Not yet, why are you here, Junior Sister Xia?"

"It's cold outside, come in and tell me," Jin Li dragged Xia Zhitao in, and said happily, "I heard mortals say that good sisters want to sleep together and whisper together."

Xia Zhitao thought that you were going to be disappointed, she turned around and closed the door, sat down on the chair Jin Li had brought, and said solemnly: "Senior Sister, I want to ask you a few things."

Jin Li said, "Say it."

"First, are there two Qiling Mountains? Second, is it possible for Qiling to snow at this time of year?"

Jin Li was a little puzzled, but still replied truthfully: "Qiling Mountain is the only one in the world, but it's summer now, how could it snow."

Jin Li's words further validated her thoughts, Xia Zhitao took a deep breath and said seriously, "Senior Sister Jin Li, I need your help."

Jin Li was stunned and said, "What's the matter?"

Xia Zhitao said solemnly: "I just called the leader just now, and her situation is not very good - I guess that Zhang Kuang is absolutely dead, and she is trapped in an illusion."

Jin Li was shocked: "The leader is in danger?!"

"I knew that Baihetang is weird, and it looks uneasy and kind." She slammed the table, filled with righteous indignation, "It is definitely an illusion they set up!"

"I think so."

Xia Zhitao was a little anxious, and asked softly: "Senior sister, can you go with me to the White Crane Hall to find clues?"

Jin Li slapped her chest, full of pride: "For the sake of my sisters, I will go up the mountain of swords and down the sea of ​​fire without hesitation—by the way, what does 'calling' mean?"

Xia Zhitao didn't know what Zhang Kuang's method of contacting her was called, although the principle was definitely different, but no matter how I thought about it, it was similar to modern telephones, so I simply called it a phone call.

When Jin Li asked, she had no choice but to talk nonsense: "The phone... is a magic weapon that can transmit voices thousands of miles away. That's how I got in touch with Zhang Kuang."

Jin Li suddenly realized, and wanted to see this magic weapon called "telephone" with great interest, but was prevaricated by Xia Zhitao's few words.

Xia Zhitao explained her plan to Jinli in detail, the two discussed it, left a note for the master, and then tiptoed out the door.

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In the middle of the night, the wind is quiet and people are quiet.

When they went out, they happened to bump into the changing of the guards, and the next round of people happened to be late because of stomach pains. Taking advantage of this gap, the two sneaked out from the side corridor.

The corridor was extremely quiet, with cold candles lit, the two leaned against the wall, and walked towards Wuxiangtan according to Xia Zhitao's plan.

Baihetang was heavily guarded, and the two passed by patrolling guards several times.

Just as she was passing Shengyutang, Jin Li suddenly stepped on something and tripped suddenly.

She covered her mouth to prevent herself from exclaiming, and fell to the side, hitting the wall with a bang.

Xia Zhitao was taken aback, and hurriedly supported Jin Li to stand up.Jin Li only bumped it lightly, but it didn't hurt much, but the sound just now was really big, and it had already attracted the guards in the distance.

"What's the sound? Which team is patrolling Yuyuju?!"

Noisy voices came from afar, a fire was lit at the end, and the guards of Baihe Hall approached step by step.

There was nowhere to hide around, and when the two were at a loss what to do, there was a sudden "click" sound behind Jin Li.

The thick wall slowly opened a gap, revealing a strange stone road.

There is actually a secret room here? !

The guards were getting closer, Xia Zhitao was still hesitating, Jin Li grabbed her and hid in without hesitation.

The stone door was slowly closed, and the two held their breaths, listening to the sound of footsteps approaching from far away, without stopping in front of the secret door, they walked over directly.

Xia Zhitao didn't relax, she looked around and said worriedly: "This secret room is too weird, we—"

"Don't worry," Jin Li said calmly, "According to past experience, I never stumble for no reason. Every time I either step on a treasure of heaven and earth, or encounter a secret door mechanism."

Xia Zhitao: "..."

Thinking about it this way, they slipped out so smoothly, all the way unimpeded, they just happened to avoid the patrol team every time, and now they just happened to open the dark room——

As expected of Jinli!Good luck is what you want!

Xia Zhitao originally planned to act alone, but now that she thinks about it, luckily she changed her mind and brought Jinli along, otherwise she would have been discovered by the guards more than a dozen times with her clumsy concealment skills.

There was no light in the dark room, and it was eerily quiet. Xia Zhitao summoned a cluster of small flames, and the two walked carefully along the stone path.

At the end of the stone road is a narrow secret room, the air is filled with the smell of bitter medicine, many books and files are piled up on the ground, and the walls and roof are covered with strange spells.

Xia Zhitao raised the flame and squinted to see that the spells were different, but they were all vermilion without exception. The fonts were twisted strangely, and they were densely pasted on the wall, making people feel uneasy.

Jin Li tightly hugged Xia Zhitao's arm, shivering and not wanting to leave: "Okay, it's so scary..."

Xia Zhitao calmed down and comforted Jin Li.The two walked in carefully, walked around several tall bookcases, and found an old wooden table.

There was a strange round ball on the wooden table, it was too dark to see clearly, so Xia Zhitao came closer and reached out to touch it.The pads of the fingers first touched the thick hair, and then touched the strange smooth surface.

Xia Zhitao frowned.

Not like skin, more like fabric.

"You, you dare to touch it!" Jin Li hid behind Xia Zhitao, her voice trembling, "However you look at it, it's a head!!"

Xia Zhitao calmly said, "Well, I don't know whose."

It's all here, Xia Zhitao bravely turned his 'head' around, and under the dim light of the fire, a familiar face suddenly appeared——

Zhang Lan? ! !

The author has something to say: Zhang Kuang: I didn't expect it, I switched to the trumpet and went online again... Oh, wait a minute, excuse me.

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