rain forest

The days that followed were very peaceful.Except for the humid forest when they came, the students went around all the other places within the scope of practice, and found no danger.

On the other hand, the students from Liuhun Street found some edible wild vegetables on the road, which was a surprise.Of course, there are also nobles who are eager to try. They plucked gray, white, stupid and stupid mushrooms that seemed to be safe and came back. They boiled soup and drank it, but diarrhea happened.There are medicines for diarrhea in the backpack, and Mao’s students are in good physical condition, so he recovered within a day.

"Be sure to bring Tsuchimikado and the others with you when you cook next time," the student who had been sick for a day smiled wryly, and laughed at himself, "We are completely idiots in this regard."

"I'm not very familiar with mushrooms." Aoki, who was cooking wild vegetable soup, replied solemnly.

A few students around her who were also from Liuhun Street were also preparing food, and one of them said loudly: "It's okay, I am very familiar with the Mushroom family."

"After that, I will trouble you to deal with Mushroom Lords." The nobleman smiled.

"Leave it on me." The man raised his eyebrows arrogantly.

The arrogance of the nobility and the inferiority complex of the common people are erased in the trivial daily life during the training process.No one is perfect, everyone has their own value and meaning of existence.The civilians are slightly inferior to the talented nobles in combat, and the nobles are inferior to the commoners in terms of common sense in life.In the expedition team, both are indispensable.

A change of clothes has already been washed.Aoki's plight of losing her bag was discovered by someone with a heart, and a few girls from the school put together a set for her.It would be a lie not to be moved, no matter how guarded he was, Aoki couldn't figure out what these strange noble girls could get from him through this way.

At the same time, because the crack went through the old pine, Kuchiki Byakuya and Aoki's camp was regarded as scrapped. After the bonfire feast, the camp that was originally divided into groups was re-divided into two parts for boys and girls.Aoki slept with the girl.Sometimes in the middle of the night, because she is not used to someone next to her, she wakes up subconsciously, and subconsciously makes an attack. Although she stops in time, she inevitably wakes up the other party. The sleepy girl asks "what's the matter" in a daze and looks at Aoki. taste.

The teachings in the worm's nest and the isolation of the [-]th district made the world in Aoki's eyes cast a layer of gray.However, we cannot deny that this world is colorful.

In many cases, the change of concept does not require major events, a smile may also be an opportunity, and a word may change a person's life.

The change is not sudden, but subtle and subtle.

Aoki is used to preparing dinner for the whole class with a few classmates from Ruhun Street every day, and occasionally guides the horrible craftsmanship of the nobles.

Kuchiki Byakuya is the fastest at learning everything, and after he can see the craftsmanship, he prepares a pot alone, stays away from the crowd, and makes his own.The students who had already huddled together complained about his behavior. After Kuchiki Byakuya made something, no one said anything.Before the nobles came out, they more or less brought something from home for food.

But, my God, why did Kuchiki-san bring hot sauce?Is that fiery pot really edible?

Kuchiki Byakuya's mythical and lofty image suddenly became real.

Aoki Qingtong couldn't help laughing while being dumbfounded.

"Wait, look." Someone said in surprise, "The seam has become bigger."

On the ground, the two ends of the simple plank road were slightly loose. Careful people were afraid of danger and checked what went wrong. Only then did they find that the crack had expanded, and the loose rock and soil on both sides could no longer hold the wooden nails.

Kuchiki Byakuya said, "Tear it down."

When making the plank road, they cut the branches to leave a large margin in length. Now they remove the wooden sticks, and the cracks in front of them are actually more than one meter wide.The wind blows from the bottom up.

"Is this also the content of practice?" Looking at the cracks that people can pass through, someone asked.

"I don't think the crack is artificial," Aoki said.

"It's really worrying to have such a crack in the camp." Only ten days have passed in two months, but the crack has expanded to a width that can easily swallow people.

"Then, how about changing places?"

After coming out of the damp and shady side, they set up camp here. In the future exploration, the students found that there was more than one place that could be used as a camp, but they were too lazy to move.

"Do you really not want to go down and have a look? Maybe there will be surprises."

Different opinions emerged.

"What if there is a landslide? It's so narrow that it's too late to escape."

"Can you make the gap bigger?"

"is it necessary--"

The eyes of the students turned to Kuchiki Byakuya.The young man was still indifferent, and his words were quite satisfactory: "Move the camp." He looked at the dark gap, "If you can't go down, vote to decide."

As a partner, Aoki naturally took on the job of calling the votes. The results showed that the young people were young, and those who wanted to take risks accounted for the majority.So act.Twenty or thirty sections of broken roads took turns, widening the gap and almost flattening the top of the mountain.

Aoki was thinking "Is this really all right?" when the sound of ghost bombardment stopped.

"There is a cave below." The person standing at the bottom of the pit shouted upwards.

Aoki Qingtong and Kuchiki Byakuya looked at each other and jumped in first.Their combat effectiveness is the strongest.The cave seems to be very high, falling in the dark, Aoki lights up the ghost path in the palm of his hand, Mao's learning is always beneficial, she doesn't need to use the broken path to illuminate it.

Kuchiki Byakuya was one step slower than Aoki, but he was better. White balls of light kept popping out from his palm, illuminating the path they passed.

Landing.

There is a hard stone slab under their feet, and the surrounding area is wide. They worked hard to climb the mountain, but it turned out to be hollow.Aoki sends a blue illuminated ghost path straight up, which is the agreed signal - there is no danger, you can come down.

The two people who landed first released their spiritual pressure and searched around. They thought that the crack on the top of the mountain was caused by the unstable foundation of the mountain, which was opened by the earthquake.

Reiatsu swept around and couldn't find an exit on the flat ground.On a whim, Aoki lifted the area covered by the spiritual pressure upwards, and at a place... no, it should be said that it was ten meters from the bottom, Aoki found the exit blocked by trees and rocks.

At this time, other students came down one after another, and the ghost road lit up along the way illuminated the dark cave as bright as day.The empty and towering caves are presented in front of you. The roots of various plants are clinging to the rock walls. Under the illumination of ghosts, you can see the traces of cutting and cutting on the rocks exposed under the roots.The arched exit blocked by chaotic stones is also clearly presented to everyone because of the color difference of the stones.

There is a pile of gravel in the center of the irregularly circular ground. Looking at the cracks on it, it seems that it has been broken naturally for a long time.Aoki Qingtong raised his eyes and turned to look at the rock opposite the exit, there were holes all over it.Dust, soil, and plant roots filled it, and it was hard to see how deep the hole was.

Aoki walked there.

Kuchiki noticed her movement and asked, "Where are you going?"

Aoki pointed to the mountain wall: "I'm a little curious."

If the rock in the middle is still standing, this place is more like a miniature version of the worm's nest.

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The moss is slippery, the mountain wall full of caves seems to be in the shade, and it feels damp to the touch. Aoki took a short step, stepped on the trunk and jumped into the lowest cave. Looking to the opposite side, it happened to be at the same level as the exit superior.She took out a dagger and cut off the plants in front of the cave, lit the ghost path and walked in.

The cave that has been sealed by plants all year round is filled with a rotten smell, and the dark green moss is all over the cave. Obviously, it is not a day or two that this place has been abandoned.There are stone beds and stone tables in the cave, all of which are squares cut out from the bottom. The cave is not big, and you can see the bottom at a glance.Aoki walked out.

Kuchiki Byakuya raised his head and asked, "How is it?"

Aoki replied: "Clean up and live in."

Kuchiki Byakuya and the surrounding students were taken aback.

Aoki added: "The inside looks like a room, there is no danger." She stretched out her finger and pointed to the blocked exit on the opposite side, "How about opening that and seeing where it leads?"

"it is good."

The mountain wall is covered with plants, and it is not difficult to climb up. Near the entrance of the cave, the students controlled their strength and carefully chiseled the stone with the ghost way.

Aoki came down from the rock wall on the other side, and there was no place for her on the other side.

Kuchiki Byakuya didn't have any enthusiasm for this, he asked Aoki: "What aroused your interest?" At the top of the mountain, Aoki seemed not interested in the secret under the crack, and voted against it.

Naturally, the girl couldn't tell the truth, so she asked Kuchiki: "Is it wrong to quit after becoming a god of death?"

The boy thought for a while: "I haven't heard of it."

Aoki actually wanted to find out if Kuchiki Byakuya knew about the existence of the Worm's Nest. Many Shinigami only knew of the existence of such a place after entering it.Will the young master of the Kuchiki family know in advance?Aoki couldn't draw conclusions from the answers he gave.

Aoki regretted it when he said the words, even if Byakuya Kuchiki knew, he couldn't say "Because this place is like a nest of worms, so I'm very curious."

"I don't think anyone has the ability to hollow out a mountain, except for the god of death, and there is a room over there. Could this be the hermitage of the retreating gods of death?" She naturally picked up the question just now. The problem.This sentence is not a fabrication out of thin air. From another point of view, isn't the nest of worms just a hiding place for some gods of death?

"Who would live in seclusion in such a dark place." Kuchiki Byakuya sneered slightly in his cold voice.

"It's cleared up." The arched exit shot into the sky, and the students who were climbing nearby climbed out from there, making room for the rest of the students who wanted to go up and have a look.

"Hey, didn't we pass by this place?"

"It's almost the same, I don't have any impression."

"I definitely passed by, I picked mushrooms here."

"Ah, I see mushrooms."

A teenager who was halfway up was excited: "Come on, let me go, I'm going to meet the Mushroom family."

The students in front of him flexibly made way for him.

The boy climbed up slowly: "I'm here - you..."

The excited voice paused, and turned to deep doubts.

The smiles on the faces of the students who hadn't climbed up were stagnant, waiting for the next sentence, but there was no movement outside the cave, and the silence was a little permeable.

Kuchiki Byakuya frowned, "I'll go up and have a look."

"I'll go too." Aoki followed immediately.

The students already regarded Kuchiki Byakuya as their leader, although it was inconceivable that Kuchiki Byakuya won such a position without doing anything in Aoki.

Outside the cave, there is an ordinary mountain forest scene, the sun is slanting, and there are a few mushrooms growing under the shade of the trees not far away.The first batch of hospital students who climbed up, together with the mushroom expert, stood a few meters away from the entrance of the cave, looking around blankly, opening and closing their lips as if shouting something loudly, but Aoki couldn't hear the sound at all.

Kuchiki Byakuya walked a few steps and was about to pass, but Aoki grabbed him.

The boy frowned and looked back at her.

The girl's complexion was a bit complicated: "These people became like that when they walked out from here. I'm afraid you will be recruited if you walk over like this."

Very convincing.

"I'll go up through the exit above." Byakuya Kuchiki responded quickly.

"Then I'll watch here. You take half of the people up, and the rest stay with me here."

"Okay." Kuchiki Byakuya said and turned to the cave, before jumping down, he turned his head suddenly——

"Don't be afraid."

The boy said so.

Before the field of vision was taken over by rocks, the girl's astonished face was seen.

Aoki took two steps and stood at the entrance of the cave, watching the young man's division of labor and deployment, and comforting the students who didn't know the situation.There are not many words, but the words are powerful.

Kuchiki Byakuya led half of the courtyard students up the plant root system, met Aoki's gaze, and nodded slightly.The remaining half of the students came to Aoki.They all turned their gazes forward, looking at their companions who seemed to be acting in a pantomime.

There were also people who yelled and wanted to talk to the person on the opposite side, but it was as if the voice of the person on the opposite side could not be heard here, and there was no response to the voice from the other side.

Aoki looked at the person on the opposite side reaching out and groping in mid-air, even throwing a ghostly way.

But the Ghost Dao disappeared silently halfway, as if there was another space across the way.

Aoki picked up a stone and threw it towards the opposite side, but was bounced back halfway.

"how so."

"Mingming," Aoki said blankly, "Mingming people can pass."

At first, she thought it was a mirror image, asking Kuchiki Byakuya to keep half of the people, so that it would be safe for her to mix in the crowd.The boy said to her, "Don't be afraid."Aoki, who was about to push people out when necessary, felt uncomfortable.

But now, she is really a bit confused, is this a mirror image?The girl denied that not everything was related to Aizen.

Is this a surprise from Ichimaru Gin?No, for the same reason as above.

So, what exactly is this?

Kuchiki Byakuya led the people down the mountain at the fastest speed, and heard the voices of the students who had left the cave from a distance.

"Deadwood!" Feeling the spiritual pressure, several people came up to meet him.

"what happened?"

"I can't tell." The visitor smiled bitterly, "Look."

The place where the entrance of the cave exists is a solid mountain, and a few pits were left after being bombarded by ghosts.The rotten wood stretched out his hand and pressed it on the pit, with the dirt in one hand.

"What did you have when you came here—" Kuanmu's rigid expression suddenly cracked, and he suddenly turned his head to look at his hand on the pit.Under the palm is no longer a rough soil texture, but warm and delicate skin.

He jerked his hand back, one popped out of the dirt, then retracted.

"Tsuchimikado..." was her Reiatsu.

The mushroom expert looked horrified: "Did I come out like this just now?"

"I didn't notice, you were here when you turned around."

On the other side, just as Aoki withdrew his hand, the mountain behind him began to shake.The girl immediately realized that she was in trouble, the cave began to collapse, and large rocks rolled down from the outer edge of the mountain. With no choice, Aoki told the remaining half of the students to go out through the only way.

The mountain where Byakuya Kuchiki was located also began to tremble, and the students who rushed out escaped a rain of stones and ushered in a new one.

The dense rolling stones separated the distance between the students and the mountain.But none of the students who resisted the gravel was willing to leave and hide in a relatively safe distance.

Because, Tu Yumenzhang hasn't come out yet.

She can't get out.

The layer held her back.