After midnight

Wu Si sat down with his back against a big tree. In the winter when everything disappeared, climbing over the rolling mountains was much more difficult than he had imagined. Gusts of cold wind blew from the top of the mountain from time to time. Wu Si was hungry, tired and cold, but he would not regret it. He would not turn back before he saw the sea.

Above his head, the dry branches kept shaking in the cold wind. Wu Si stood up and continued walking north.

After going down this mountain, he will reach the North Sea.

Beihai is a town that stretches along the coastline, but it is also a town with a very high drop. Compared with the aimless extension, the drop of this town gives it a richer level. Wu Si accidentally discovered that standing in the Sea Forest Square in the town can allow him to overcome many obstacles, including those black pine trees and red roofs, and then look out to the distant sea.

It took Wu Si nearly four days to climb those steep mountains and arrived here three days ago.

On the first day of arriving at the North Sea, he first went around the winding mountain road to the seaside. He stayed there for a whole day and night. He looked at the clouds, the sky, the sea, and himself. Finally, he got up at dawn and walked back to the town again in the strong sea breeze.

Perhaps this town has the longest winter, so it wraps itself in warm red and yellow to resist the blue and black winds blowing from the sea. Wusi was carried by these winds and pushed into the most distinctive town in Jiuguo.

The next evening, Wu Si walked into the largest local tavern in the gorgeous clouds to taste the most famous liquor in Beihai. To his surprise, the tavern here was open late at night. So he leaned against the window covered with wool all night until dawn.

On the evening of the third day, that is, now. He stood in a corner of the Sea Forest Square, quietly looking at the calm sea. As the night deepened, he watched the lights in the town light up one by one. He thought that three days was enough, and it was time for him to go home.

Wu Si narrowed his eyes and smiled, deciding to leave early tomorrow morning, just like when he decided to leave Xindu and come here.

After learning that Wu Si had left Xindu and was heading north alone, they hurriedly dealt with their official duties and set off. They were escorted by special envoys all the way, and they had to go deep into the Beiqi Mountains no matter how hard they tried. Before entering the mountains, Song Yu dismissed the special envoys because they knew that Wu Si had settled in Beihai at this time.

On the first night after entering the Beiqi Mountains, they crossed a high mountain and camped at the foot of the mountain.

"Lingyi, have you heard of the legend of the North Sea?" In the firelight, Song Yu walked over and sat with Lingyi and the others.

"No, I just heard that it's beautiful there." Lingyi said after hesitating for a moment.

"That's true. It's really beautiful there. Rumor has it that there are two gods in the North Sea, one in charge of winter and the other in charge of summer."

"Brother, why do you say that?"

“Because Beihai is completely different city in summer and winter.”

"Different?" Song Nan asked.

"It's not really different, except that before summer, the locals paint their houses blue, and before winter, they paint them red and yellow. It's pretty interesting, isn't it?"

After Song Yu finished speaking, everyone's faces almost showed surprise, only Song Nan quietly stirred the charcoal fire. Although he was the one asking the question, he didn't think it was interesting. After Song Yu finished chatting, he plunged into the tent and didn't come out for a long time. The flames jumped up and down, and gradually, everyone dispersed.

In the deep mountains and old forests, the wind was strong and crows were howling in the distance. Finally, Song Nan extinguished the scattered sparks and crawled into the tent. At this time, no one could have imagined that just two days later, they would run into Wu Si who was returning from Beihai. As the saying goes, enemies often meet on narrow roads.

Under the empty and silent blue sky, Xu Xing and Bai Ming each flew a window-hanging plane, flying over the plains and heading straight into the tall and handsome mountains. They flew for three full days, not daring to delay for even a moment.

"Speed ​​up!" Xu Xing issued the order again.

The blue button on the screen of the Hanging Window kept beeping. After receiving the order, Bai Ming had doubts in his heart, because without any supplies, the Hanging Window was already overwhelmed. But after seeing the other Hanging Window that was originally moving side by side speed up, Bai Ming also rushed out without hesitation.

When the window was accelerating, Yin, who was sitting in the back seat, was secretly shocked. He held the armrest tightly, trying to reduce the tilt of his body, but the imbalance soon passed and the window resumed stable operation. Yin looked at the top of the mountain outside the window and was amazed.

After leaving Xindu, Xuanchuang flew over three passes and crossed the plains in just three days and arrived at the Beiqi Mountains.

In just over half a month, Xu Xing was able to improve the hanging window to such an extent. It really shows that young people are to be feared.

After urgently climbing over the second hill, the blue button rang again.

"Bai Ming, there is no kinetic energy left. Prepare for emergency landing now."

Bai Ming looked and saw that the red light was on. He followed Xu Xing's movements and broke through the obstacles after the sharp turn, landing smoothly on the gentle slope. After a while, the window opened. Yin followed Bai Ming to find Xu Xing, An Yan and Su Ziling.

Xu Xing landed before Bai Ming. From what they saw in the air, their landing point should be in the northeast, no more than a hundred meters away from here. Yin and Bai Ming walked down the mountain road, and sure enough, within ten minutes they saw another upright window.

"An Yan! Su Zi Ling!"

"Xu Xing! An Yan!" The voice quickly passed through the jungle and brought an echo.

"Brother! We are here!"

Yin and Bai Ming followed the sound and found An Yan and the other two gathered around a pile of ashes. Those were traces left by fire burning wood. At this moment, the ashes had turned grayish white, indicating that the fire had been burning for a day or two.

"Who left this place behind?" Bai Ming asked.

"It can't be a businessman. Merchants are profit-oriented and will not stay in a place where there is not even a path." Yin said.

"Yin, have you written a letter to Xiaowu?" Xu Xing confirmed again.

"Of course I wrote it. I told him that he was in danger and it would be best for him to stay in the North Sea and wait for us."

"That's good. I think we should hurry up. Xiaowu is waiting for us." Xu Xing said. He had a bad guess in his mind, and I'm afraid this was also everyone's guess.

"I hope Xiaowu is hiding well." Bai Ming muttered, and then they all quickened their pace at the same time.

Wu Si returned along the same path he had come from. The same scenery had a different state of mind. He was in a hurry when he came, and he was in a hurry when he left. It was just that he lowered his head when he came, but raised his head when he left. He saw the vast sky, and the tall trees in the mountain valley, with their branches intertwined. He walked through a gust of cool wind, crushed the annoying cockleburs and small thorns, and then broke off the straight tree sticks to use as crutches.

He walked and stopped, and when he climbed over the second high mountain, he ran into the group of people he least wanted to run into but was expecting to run into.

"Long time no see." Wu Si greeted them. His tone was calm, and his eyes just passed over the people in front of him and looked into the distance.

When Wu Si was about to leave Bei Hai, he received a letter from Yin. But after spending three days with Bei Hai, Bei Hai left a strong shock in his heart. He couldn't let Bei Hai encounter the bad things that might happen, so he left and walked into the mountains again.

There are so many roads in the Beiqi Mountains, and it seems that fate will not allow him to have more.

San Er stood behind everyone, looking at Wu Si in surprise. Wu Si didn't seem surprised by their appearance at all, and he was not afraid at all. Why? After not seeing each other for many days, it seemed that everyone could see the difference between Wu Si today and the past.

Song Yu's expression changed again and again, and finally he attacked without any nonsense. The mountain began to shake.

In an instant, birds and animals fled in all directions. Crows, sparrows, and unknown birds flew over the cliff to the other side of the mountain, their loud cries lingering in the air for a long time.

The noise was so loud that it undoubtedly pointed out a clear path for An Yan and his group. Song Yu probably didn't expect that the chain reaction caused by the earthquake here would be so great. Although at this time, they didn't know that An Yan was nearby, only half a mountain away.

"Master." Lingyi took action to stop Song Yu.

When the mountain shook, they also shook. When Song Yu withdrew his hand, the cracks on the ground were like an abyss. In the rolling Beiqi Mountains, Song Yu's ability has a natural advantage, but even so, it is still a bit scary to reach this level. No one knows why Song Yu is so angry this time.

"Forget it. I'll leave it to you." Song Yu clenched his fists and stepped aside.

Wu Si stood opposite them. During the shaking, he tried his best to keep his balance and be on guard.

"I'll do it." Zero One stepped forward. As a former leader, he felt that he had an obligation to deal with Wu Si. Zero One showed his pure ability. This battle of pure ability was a battle of physical strength, endurance and willpower from the beginning. They fought each other, punching and kicking each other.

Wu Si held two swords and slashed flexibly. Ling Yi clenched his single sword and blocked it with ease. The second when the pure power touched, murderous aura suddenly appeared, and the pine and cypress tree next to it suddenly broke into two and fell to the ground with a bang.

Wu Si retreated quickly. Ling Yi jumped over the fallen log and chased him. After chasing him for about four or five meters, Ling Yi jumped into the air and stabbed him with his strength. Wu Si turned his hand and blocked it immediately.

Since he was caught up, Wu Si stopped dodging. He used all his strength to strike Ling Yi in the heart, but Ling Yi dodged again. The two fought back and forth, changing their positions. In just three minutes, most of the tall trees within a diameter of less than 50 meters on the side of the mountain had been cut down. During the fight, the figures of the two gradually disappeared.

"Master, are you going to chase them?" Seeing the dead branches and broken wood scattered all over the place, San'er stepped forward and asked.

Song Yu raised his eyebrows, and naturally he wanted to catch up. Five minutes, ten minutes, nearly half an hour passed, and Zero One and Three Two were still fighting hard, neither of them was injured. But as time went by, Five Four gradually lost the upper hand in this contest. He began to lose strength and was exhausted.

Lingyi became more and more courageous as the battle went on. He leaped into the air, stepped on a tree stump, turned around and swept across, his sword energy as strong as a rainbow.

The evil spirit caused by the pure power causes the ground to collapse and the mountains to fall wherever it passes.

Wu Si moved his wrist to block the attack and barely resisted for a while before suddenly falling to his knees. The muscles on his left leg kept shaking. This life-and-death duel had already been decided. But to Wu Si's surprise, Ling Yi didn't seem to want to press on. He put away his pure power and stood there, waiting for him to stand up.

"Zero One!" Song Nan scolded him.

Lingyi glanced at Song Nan lightly. He was disdainful of his scolding, but Song Yu, who had been standing aside watching the game, did not respond to Song Nan's scolding.

Song Yu wanted Wu Si to die, but he didn't care who killed him in the end. He could tolerate Ling Yi's slow torture of Wu Si like a cat playing with a mouse, and he could tolerate Song Nan's provocation of Ling Yi.

Song Nan had been observing Song Yu since he spoke to Ling Yi, and Song Yu had remained silent. When Wu Si stood up, he suddenly understood Song Yu's attitude at the beginning. In this case, no one could stop him. This was not a one-sided game for Ling Yi. He had to curb his arrogance.

Under Lingyi's horrifying gaze, Song Nan attacked Wusi.