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Feng Pingping ran all the way from dark to dawn, and he didn't know which mountain or land he came to. At first, he was determined to go in one direction. When he saw the torches on the mountain from a distance, he had to turn around and go around. He still couldn't get out of the mountain. .

It was even more inconvenient to hide his whereabouts at dawn, and Feng Pingping felt a little bit exhausted when he fought and traveled long distances and ran with Ye Weiliao on his back.So he stopped trying to hurry, and walked backwards into a dense forest for a while, slowly exploring the path with one foot, kicking away the fallen leaves with the other, carefully hiding the traces.Walking into the depths of the forest like this, looking around, I just want to find a hidden place to hide from the daylight first.

The more he walked, the brighter the light ahead, it seemed that there was still a path in the forest, Feng Pingping paused, he couldn't make up his mind whether to turn or not.

Just when I stood still, I suddenly heard a light cough from a distance, followed by the wind through the forest, and I couldn't tell where it came from.

Feng Pingping was startled suddenly, his hands tightly clutched Ye Weiliao on his back, his neck was stiff and his legs were stretched out, not daring to move his whole body from head to toe.It was Zhao Yanzhi's coughing, and there was another series of coughing intermittently, which couldn't be stopped, as if he was getting sicker.The cough sound approached slowly, and it sounded like he was walking slowly along the path in the forest.At least he was accompanied by four master sedan chair bearers. Feng Pingping knew that it would be unreasonable for them to face each other with their appearance. Fortunately, he heard the sound early, so as long as he stood still, there would be no sound. When they go away is.

It sounded like the footsteps of four people, rising and falling at the same time, with the creaking of branches in the middle. It seemed that Zhao Yanzhi's rattan sedan chair was destroyed under the landslide, and a branch was temporarily used to carry him.The four bearers walked steadily and slowly, and Feng Pingping also breathed out gently during the ups and downs of his steps, and Ye Weiliao's breath behind him was even lighter, if there was nothing.

Feng Pingping listened to his breathing and smelled the bloody smell that had lingered on his body for a long time, hoping that none of the four masters had a nose as good as his own.

But in a short period of time, they approached and passed in front of them before walking away. Feng Pingping listened, watched, and smelled with all his attention, and felt that his head, neck, and back were soaked with a layer of sweat, gradually dripping down.As they gradually walked by, I felt that the knees were a little numb, and I almost couldn't stand up.The palm of his hand was even more stiff, and he was afraid that it would also leave marks on Ye Weiliao's body. If he wanted to let him go and have a look, he had to wait for them to go further away, and he could not hear any movement before moving.

But there was another sound of footsteps, they were walking opposite them, and hurriedly greeted Zhao Yanzhi and the others, and it was Cheng Xunxun's voice who said, "Sect master, don't go back to where you left, the medicinal materials are from the same sect. I have brought out all the things the Lord is used to, so let’s get out of the mountain quickly.”

"So urgent?" Zhao Yanzhi coughed repeatedly and asked shortly.

"Peng Minmin and Nie Danshou went to meet Elder Jin, and I will go after reporting to the head of the sect. All sects and sects, led by the Qiyun faction, set up a net in the mountains. It was too late for us to come out from Yunya Lake, and we surrounded everyone. It's not easy for Elder Jin to get away. Although it's a secret place, it's hard to guarantee that no one will find it. Many people have seen Elder Jin in Qi Yunlei, but the sect master still wants to take advantage of us to lure away the pursuers and leave as soon as possible." Cheng Xun seek the way.

"What about her?" Zhao Yanzhi asked again.

"Sect Master, please rest assured, the three of us must escort Elder Jin out of the mountain and meet the Sect Master at the agreed place." Cheng Xunxun said.

"Ahem, cough, if it weren't for, cough, I'm sicker, cough cough cough, just stay here and wait for her, cough cough, that's the best solution."

"Yes, it is important for the sect master to take care of his health."

"Alas!" Zhao Yanzhi sighed heavily and coughed violently for a while, coughing so much that his internal organs seemed to be stirred out.

Feng Pingping was listening attentively, and when he heard that there seemed to be a place to stay in front of him, he suddenly felt a slight movement on his back. He didn't know whether it was because he was sweating or coughing continuously. Ye Weiliao gave a slight sigh. Tilting his head, he let out a soft hum.Feng Pingping hastily raised his hand to cover his mouth and nose, but luckily the other side was also coughing loudly, no one should have heard this.

He tilted his head and listened for a while, there was nothing unusual about those people, they were still coughing and talking, Cheng Xunxun handed the big bag to one of the bearers, whispered a few words, which he couldn't hear clearly, and then two times Separate, go their own way.

Feng Pingping was afraid that Ye Weiliao would be smothered to death, so he hurriedly let go, his face lay on his shoulder so red that he couldn't breathe for a while, Feng Pingping was carrying him on his back, shaking, shaking his head, shaking his head, Finally, he opened his mouth and let out a mouthful of turbid air, taking a deep breath.Feng Pingping was relieved now, reached out to rub the red marks on his face, and said softly: "Go, find that hidden place."

Carefully walked to the edge of the forest, but did not rush to the path, just followed the dense forest on the side of the road in the direction where Cheng Xun came. The road became narrower and gradually disappeared, behind a patch of long grass and trees Then a narrow dry waterway zigzags up the hillside, passing through the dense forest.After climbing the hillside for tens of zhang, the trees became taller, stronger and denser. A row of thick wall-like trees emerged from the half-slope, and a large open place suddenly appeared in front of me, with lush green grass and dotted with flowers. Build a stone building, occupying an area as big as a house, stacked on top of each other in a square shape, with four pillars at the four corners, and a stele on the front. The stele is eight feet high, but it is a cemetery for dignitaries.

Since Feng Pingping was sure that Cheng Xunxun had passed here, he was not too surprised. He just searched for traces carefully, followed the shallow footprints underground to find the stone pillar on the northwest side, and looked up to see a slightly smoother and cleaner hand. place.So I put my hand up, tried to press it, turned it around, and moved it.Put Ye Weiliao down and lean on the side, put both hands together, hold the top of the pillar with one hand, and circle the pattern with the other hand against the body of the pillar. I don't know which force was used correctly, there was a clicking sound at the back of the tomb, and a half-person-high entrance was moved, and the steps could be seen stretching down the ground.

This is really a hiding place that couldn't be more secretive. I think Zhao Yanzhi came here because he knew this secret because of his family background, and the owner of the cemetery probably has some relationship with him.

Feng Pingping looked around, folded a branch down to clear the footprints around the cemetery, then carried Ye Weiliao on his back and went into the entrance, saw the mechanism for closing the door on the side wall, raised his hand, and closed the tomb door.The entrance is closed, the steps are not too dark, there are lamps embedded in the walls, the oil lamps have not been burned out yet, Cheng Xunxun hastily left without turning off the lights.

After walking a total of fifty or sixty steps, and turning around twice in the middle, he finally descended to the flat ground. Feng Pingping stood up straight, and felt that the heights and left sides were wide open. In front of him was a round stone room the size of a hall. A square pool sank down, and there was a ray of sunlight shining down on the vault several feet high. When you looked down, you could see the springs surging at the bottom of the water, but it was a stream of running water.There are words carved on the door of the stone house opposite, which should be the coffin of the owner of the tomb.There are several stone doors on each side, and the stone chamber is supposed to be the hiding place of Zhao Yanzhi and his party.Jin Yanyan pretended to be him and went to deal with people, and he stayed here with all the disciples of the Three Corpses until he got the news to go to Yunya Lake.

Feng Pingping looked around, exhaled slowly, vaguely lifted many invisible burdens from his shoulders, and only had Ye Weiliao's weight to press down firmly and warmly.Feng Pingping raised his hand to touch him, and walked to the side Shimen with his back on his back, always looking for a bed and putting him down to lie down.There is no troublesome mechanism in the stone gate, and the boulder on the wall can be opened with a twist.

There was a man standing behind the door.

Cheng Xunxun silently guarded the door, and when the door was opened, a swarm of iron bullets hit Feng Pingping head-on and face-to-face. Holding Ye Weiliao behind him, he was completely at a disadvantage.Not to mention the counterattack, the iron bullets didn't stop him completely, and he was hit several times on the shoulder, arm, and knee, and his legs folded and he almost fell to his knees.Cheng Xunxun was followed by another round of iron bullets, Feng Pingping couldn't turn around, kicked on the ground with his uninjured leg, leaped back quickly, the scimitar swung in a wide circle and blocked several bullets in a row , completely helpless.

Cheng Xunxun's third iron popped out of his hand, followed by a flip of his hand, and a narrow long sword landed in his hand, stabbing straight at Feng Pingping's chest.

Feng Pingping had just been hit by two iron bullets in his chest, and in a blink of an eye he retreated to the opposite stone wall with Ye Weiliao on his back.Feng Pingping couldn't help but glance back to see if he was hurt.

The long sword is passing through the scimitar, piercing through the clothes and entering the flesh, there is no way to avoid it.

Feng Pingping let out a muffled groan, followed by a saber light that skipped over his head and swept straight out, it couldn't have been sharper.A knife slashed Cheng Xunxun's neck, splashing a deep red blood.Cheng Xunxun couldn't extend the sword any more, his face was splattered with blood, his eyes almost popped out of his sockets, and stared at Ye Weiliao on Feng Pingping's back.

He woke up at the moment of the collision, only to see a sword piercing Feng Pingping's chest, before he could think about it, the blow just killed Cheng Xunxun.

It was only at this point that he felt a little scared, the injuries all over his body swept over again, his blood surged and he almost fainted, Ye Weiliao let go of the knife in his hand and fell, lying softly on Feng Pingping's shoulder.Feng Pingping couldn't stand still because of the pain, and slowly sat down with his back on his back. The two supported each other and lay paralyzed, looking at Cheng Xunxun who was lying in a pool of blood in front of him.

Ye Weiliao slowly took a deep breath, shook his hands, and groped to see Feng Pingping's chest.The long sword poked the tip of the sword in, Feng Pingping took his hand, grabbed the sword body and pulled it out in one breath, tore a piece of his clothes to stop the bleeding, swallowed deeply, and said, "It's okay."

"What's going on, who is it?" Ye Weiliao asked, panting.

"Three corpses, I thought he went to find Jin Yanyan, and ambushed here, maybe he heard something just now." Feng Pingping said.

"Also, is there any more?" Ye Weiliao turned his head and looked around, his words were incoherent, and he still reached out to grab the knife.

"No, they can't take care of themselves, they're not afraid." Feng Pingping grabbed him by the hand and dragged him back into his arms to hug him. Everywhere on his body, he was hurt by iron bullets, but he still hugged him tightly and shook him. , rubbed, rubbed, said: "Don't be afraid."

Ye Weiliao slowly let go of the strong lifting force, fell on him, took a breath for a while and slowly calmed down, and gradually saw clearly that he was in a strange stone room, blinked, and asked: "Sixth day, Are we in another snake house?"

"No."

"Oh."

"This is a tomb."

"……Um?"