The sky gradually brightened.
The rain stopped and the wind stopped, the first ray of light in the morning, penetrated through the thick clouds in the sky and the mist drifting in the death marsh, spilled down.
In the forest, there was silence everywhere, but slowly, as the glimmer of light shone, it started to become noisy. From an unknown place, the first bird cry was heard. Immediately, following the rays of light that spilled down from the gaps of the branches and leaves, the entire forest seemed to have awakened from the deep sleep of the night.
Far or near, the joyful cries of the morning were heard everywhere, welcoming this new day. Right now in the forest, the mist as thin as white muslin floated everywhere, walking in it, one's face would feel slightly moist. In addition to the especially fresh air in the forest, breathing it in, one really felt broadened.
Ghost Li inhaled a deep breath of this morning air, expressionlessly looked ahead, even Xiao Hui who was crouching on his shoulder, also stretched its body.
About ten zhangs ahead, in the direction of that golden light pillar last night, the mist suddenly became thick, hazy and indistinct, making one unable to see clearly. Just that this mist was different from the miasma at the edge of the inner marsh, the colour was not grey, it was already pure white. Looking from afar, the mist gently drifted in the forest, strand by strand, layer by layer.
That, might be where the rare treasure was!
Ghost Li slowly turned his head and looked to the side, Anan was standing two zhangs away from him, her clothes as white as snow, quietly staring at the mist ahead.
They, in the end still did not make a move.
For the entire night, after that moment of surprise and indistinct excitement, between the two of them, it was a long silence.
The distance between the two of them was only three chi but it seemed to be a chasm even bigger than the 'Forsaken Abyss', deeply engraved between them, even more engraved in their hearts.
Even when the brilliant golden pillar of light soared into the sky, they turned around and looked into the distance. Their faces were illuminated by the golden light in the sky. In this foreign and unfamiliar place, when they quietly looked over, they still felt a little chilly.
The past events, after all had changed … …
Lu XueQi seemed to feel something, turned her head and met Ghost Li's gaze, her eyes were as clear as water, maybe in the depths of her eyes, there were faint ripples but right now, no one could see it.
She looked at the man in front of her. He was standing beside her in the forest. Now that she looked at him carefully, she finally realized that he was no longer the young man from before!
The face that had once been so familiar to him was now filled with the vicissitudes of life and calmness, and had lost its innocence and smile.
She lowered her head slightly, her eyes like water, resting on the TianYa celestial sword in her hand, as if thinking about something, after a moment, her voice was light and fleeting, suddenly said, "You come back!"
She did not raise her head, did not move, even her expression did not change the slightest, only her hand holding TianYa, slender and fair fingers, gradually tightened.
"... Junior Brother Zhang!" She said softly.
Come back …
These words were words that floated in the morning breeze. They surrounded him, and then, like stones, they rushed into his heart one by one.
Ghost Li breathed deeply, closed his eyes. The ice-cold Soul-Absorbing stick in his sleeve, beside his hand, like the most loyal friend, had never left him!
After a long time.
When he opened his eyes, there was a faint smile on his face, he slowly said, "This name, I will not use it for a long time."
Lu XueQi's lips twitched, slowly raised her head but in the end she did not say anything. She was silent.
They had been standing like that but the distance between them, right now seemed to have widened. The morning light shone on that beautiful girl's face, slowly exuding a soul-stirring beauty. The mist in the forest, also seemed to be attracted by her, gently danced around her.
In that instant, her face, also seemed to blur.
Lu XueQi turned, strode forward, without saying anything, walked towards the depths of the mist, leaving that man behind her.
Just that, when her figure was gradually blurring in the mist, suddenly she heard that man's voice, unhurriedly said, "Will you kill me?"
Her figure, disappeared in the white mist, no one could see her eyes, her expression, her body.
In this silent morning, not knowing how long had passed, her drifting voice was heard from the mist, "I will. So when you can kill me, feel free to do so … … "
The sky was bright but the feeling of walking in the mist, was still dusky. The mist in this place, was much thicker than other places and one could not see too far.
Ghost Li walked in the forest, he had already discovered that other than the mist, although it was still a forest but it was very different from the outside. Apart from the towering trees that still stood tall in the fog, there were very few thistles and thorns on the ground like in the forest outside. Perhaps it was because the fog here was too thick and the sunlight couldn't be seen.
But the most surprising thing was, the numerous poisonous insects, ferocious beasts and rare flowers and plants that once covered the entire death marsh forest, suddenly disappeared. Ghost Li walked in this forest for at least an hour and did not even see a single poisonous insect.
Here, there seemed to be no animals at all, a deathly stillness.
Ghost Li frowned and continued to walk forward. Xiao Hui on his shoulder had also quietened down, its hands clutching tightly onto his clothes but a pair of intelligent eyes were still darting around, constantly looking around. Because there were no brambles and shrubs, and those annoying poisonous insects and beasts, it was much easier to walk on the ground. Ever since he entered the inner marsh, this was the first time.
Lu XueQi entered the mist earlier than him, Ghost Li outside the mist, deliberately waited for a long time before entering, right now, he did not even know where Lu XueQi was?
Just that, as he walked like this in the forest, while carefully observing the surroundings for any unusual movements, his mind kept flashing past that white-attired lady's figure.
"You come back … …" Ghost Li faced himself, using a voice that only he could hear, softly muttered these four words.
Qing Yun Hill, Big Bamboo Valley, Observed Silence Hall, small courtyard, bamboo forest … …
His lips moved slightly, a slightly bitter smile surfaced, said, "I can no longer go back, am I right, Xiao Hui?"
"Zhi zhi!" The monkey Xiao Hui softly called out twice, not knowing what it meant.
Ghost Li stretched out his hand, stroked Xiao Hui, after a moment, suddenly pulled himself together, with a carefree smile, strided in big strides, heading deeper into the mist.
This walk, was another less than an hour, the trees in the forest became thicker and thicker, towards the back, almost everywhere were huge trees that required two people to encircle. Ghost Li observed his surroundings, secretly shocked.
These ten years, he was stimulated by the Qing Yun Hill battle, in addition to the subtle influence of the magical weapons Sinister Orb and Soul-Absorbing, other than concentrating on his training, his character gradually becoming violent and murderous, he also learnt other knowledge from Ghost King. And this generation's Ghost King, was really a rare talent, not to mention his high skills, he was also well-read and had a broad breadth of knowledge.
Because of his relationship with BiYao, Ghost King treated him like his own son, wholeheartedly taught him, under his intentional nurturing, the current Ghost Li, not only his cultivation, even his knowledge and experience, was far from what that ignorant Qing Yun Sect disciple could be compared to.
Right now he was observing the gigantic trees in the forest, actually not all of them were rare and rare trees, among them there were oak trees, maple trees, locust trees etc. If it was in the normal mountains outside of the death marsh, there would be many of them. But the strange thing was that the various trees here were especially huge, the ordinary ones were only half their size and it was already shocking, not to mention so many of them gathered together.
What was even more strange was, where these huge trees were, it should have been full of life but under this thick mist, not only not a single animal could be seen, even the thistles and thorns that were occasionally seen when they first came in, were all gone. Even on the ground, other than the occasional huge tree roots that peeked out from the ground,
It was just solid and slightly yellow soil. There wasn't even a single blade of grass. Under the cold mist, was an austere atmosphere.
Ghost Li frowned deeply, after pondering for a long time, he looked around, saw the huge trees towering to the sky, perfectly straight and tall, he strolled in the forest, as if he was in an enormous maze.
He suddenly waved his sleeve, his entire body rose up, unwilling to stay in this strange place any longer, he steered the Soul-Absorbing stick, in the dark green light, flew forward.
This way his speed naturally increased by a lot but considering that the treasure might be nearby, Ghost Li did not fly above the forest and instead stayed six chi above the ground, while flying at high speed, he carefully searched the ground.
Time passed by quietly, the forest was still quiet, only the sound of him breaking through the air, reverberated in the forest. The trees in the forest, as Ghost Li gradually went deeper, the trunks became bigger and bigger, right now reflected in his eyes, most of them were already unbelievably thick ancient trees that required six, seven burly men to wrap their arms around, without even thinking, it was obvious that the trees here, most likely all had a few hundred or even a thousand years of lifespan!
In the strange atmosphere which was getting thicker and thicker, Ghost Li's figure, suddenly stopped.
Right now it had already been daybreak for a long time but the mist here, did not seem to have any signs of dispersing, as if since ancient times, these layers of mist had coexisted with this stretch of forest.
Right in the deepest part of this forest, Ghost Li hovered in the air, standing in mid-air, gazing ahead.
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