Frontier of rebirth

Inside the door is a circular hall, also entirely made of stone.There was nothing in the hall, only seven doors were opened around it, plus they entered a total of eight doors, which was exactly the number of gossip.

Qu Junliang looked down at Sinan in his hand, but found that Sinan seemed to have lost its function at some point and stopped turning, no matter how Qu Junliang manipulated it.Now the only clue indicating the direction is broken.

Shu Jiaoyan took a step forward, and then suddenly disappeared before Qu Junliang's eyes. At the last moment, Zi Ran grabbed Shu Jiaoyan's wrist and disappeared with her.Qu Junliang stood there blankly, not daring to move a step.

On this side, Shu Jiaoyan and Zi Ran entered a strange world together.At first glance, they seem to have returned to the ground, but when Zi Ran looked carefully, she found that was not the case.The most obvious point is that although this place is as bright as day, there is no sun in the sky, and she can't even see any light source as far as she can see.

Although the trees here are towering, there is no trace of life, not even the sound of birds and insects.

Shu Jiaoyan also sensed something was wrong here, took a look at Zi Ran, and returned the sword to her.Zi Ran took the sword and took advantage of the opportunity to protect Shu Jiaoyan behind her, just like what happened countless times in her previous life.

"What are you doing here?" A group of people, or a group of demons, suddenly appeared in the forest.The leader, the demon with green hair and green eyes, looks quite similar to Qing Si Qing Nian, presumably it is also a ghost transformed from some kind of plant.

"We just passed by here by chance, and we didn't mean anything malicious." Perhaps because of the sense of familiarity, Zi Ran's attitude softened a lot.

The other party seemed a little disbelieving, and still maintained the previous tough stance.In order to increase his persuasiveness, Zi Ran put the sword back into its sheath.Seeing this, the other party believed it a little bit.

"We have always lived here. Only a few humans have been here for thousands of years. We don't want you to disturb our lives."

"Then could you please tell me how to leave this place?" Knowing that the other party had no intention of keeping them, Shu Jiaoyan tentatively asked.

"Then you all come with me." The other party led the way ahead, and all the remaining monsters followed silently without even making a sound, quieter than the most well-trained army.

Shu Jiaoyan and Zi Ran looked at each other, they didn't know if it was a trap, but seeing the other party's expression of not being able to refuse, they couldn't say much, after all, they don't have any advantage in other people's territory now.The last two had to keep up.

After a few conversations, they learned that the other party's name was Teng Yanchuan, and he was an ancient vine spirit.

The road in the forest is rough and difficult, the roots of the trees on the ground are tangled, and they are even growing at a speed visible to the naked eye.Shu Jiaoyan stumbled on the way.

Teng Yanchuan clapped his hands lightly, and the vines on the ground became silent. "I'm sorry." Then he politely said to Shu Jiaoyan.

"It's okay." Although he said so, Shu Jiaoyan doubted that this was actually a small blow to her by Teng Yanchuan.

Along the way, Shu Jiao made indirect remarks, wanting to inquire about the situation of those who had been here before, and the specific method of leaving.But Teng Yanchuan's attitude was extremely strict, and what he learned in the end were only some trivial matters.

The last time a human being came was 300 years ago, just before layman Chongguang died, and from Teng Yanchuan's description, that person should undoubtedly be layman Chongguang.However, according to Teng Yanchuan, although the other party had been here, they had no contact with them. They just took a look at them and left on their own.If this is a real world, it is reasonable for Layman Chongguang to have been here; if this is a fictitious illusion, it is not surprising that Layman Chongguang has the imprint of Layman Chongguang.

As for the other people who have been here, Teng Yanchuan didn't say much, but said in general that they all left in the end, and told the two of them that they had no intention of leaving humans behind.

Although Shu Jiaoyan wanted to continue looking for something to talk about, Teng Yanchuan didn't seem interested in talking, so he just answered a few perfunctory sentences and stopped talking.Zi Ran knew that Teng Yanchuan didn't treat them as the same kind at all, and he wouldn't even appear in front of them unless necessary, just like those ghosts on Yihai Mountain before, if it wasn't for the sake of the real Bihua and They were not interested in talking to Zi Ran about the strange feeling in Qing Si's mouth.Even so, after confirming that Zi Ran is not their kind, they seldom appear in front of Zi Ran again, and only the two little guys, Qing Si Qing Nian, are willing to run around in front of her without incident.

Fortunately, the atmosphere of silence was quickly broken. After turning a corner, the scene in front of me suddenly opened up.A clearing suddenly appeared between the dense forests, with many thatched huts built on it, and some houses still had smoke rising from them, everything was like a small human village.Many demons live here, some of them are in human form and some still maintain their original form, but they all get along well, talking and laughing, a scene of joy and harmony, like a peach blossom garden.

Teng Yanchuan seemed to be a very prestigious demon in the village. The demons in the village saluted him respectfully when they saw him, and they also cast curious glances at Zi Ran and Shu Jiaoyan behind him, but no one paid him any attention. Asking the question in my heart, it seems that all the monsters in the village have a tacit understanding and know what to do tacitly.Shu Jiaoyan felt a sense of depression welling up in her heart. She hated this situation so much. She didn't know anything and could only be at the mercy of others.

"Although the way to get out is not difficult, it is very cumbersome. I'm afraid you two will live here for a few days," Teng Yanchuan said to them as they walked, "It happens that there are two vacant houses in the village, but the conditions are simple. , feel wronged both of you."

Zi Ran felt that although Teng Yanchuan was very indifferent, she had an inexplicable feeling of affection in her heart. She always felt that maybe Qingsi would become this kind of person when she grew up. While thinking this way, she saw that Teng Yanchuan was becoming more and more like Qingsi. , and finally even overlapped with Qingsi's image. "It's okay." Zi Ran replied.

Shu Jiaoyan tugged at Zi Ran's corner and cast a disapproving look at her, but Zi Ran held her hand and smiled back.Shu Jiaoyan saw that she seemed to have a plan in mind, so he stopped interfering with her choice.

Those two houses are right in the middle of the village, and they are better than other houses in the village in terms of appearance alone. Normally, Shu Jiaoyan would not believe that these houses are unoccupied anyway, but she wants to Thinking that maybe the cognition of monsters is different from that of ordinary people, I feel at ease for a while.Although there are strange things here and there, Teng Yanchuan doesn't look like he wants to embarrass them, maybe everything is because they think too much, Shu Jiaoyan comforts himself like this.