
The courtyard gate opened, and Du Lingfei, Feng Yan and Bai Xiaochun were completely on guard as they peered inside. Bai Xiaochun was so nervous that he started slapping paper talismans all over his body.
The figure that had just appeared held the lantern in his hand, and stood at the open gate, circled in shadow as it stared at the three of them.
“Why, may I ask, did the three of you come to the Luochen Clan on this dark night?”
The flickering lantern light barely showed a young man, standing there staring at them quietly. He was wearing a long green robe, and his face was pale and devoid of blood color.
Upon seeing that it was the person who appeared, Feng Yan and Du Lingfei heaved a sigh of relief. Somehow, the creepy feeling they had experienced just a moment ago had subsided a little.
Feng Yan clasped his hands and said, “Halo, Fellow Daoist. We are disciples of the Spirit Flow Sect, who visited to ask some questions. ”
At this point, Du Lingfei had noticed the many shields flickering around Bai Xiaochun, and his brows furrowed in response.
Bai Xiaochun did not pay attention to Du Lingfei's gaze. For some reason, the fact that a young man had appeared did not cause a strong sense of danger to diminish at all.
“Ah, Daoist Fellow of the Spirit Stream Sect,” said the young man. “Please, log in, and we can discuss the problem...” The twinkling of the lantern cast a shadow on the young man's face, making it difficult to see him clearly as he turned around and walked away.
The courtyard gate then opened wide to allow the three disciples to enter.
Feng Yan hesitated for a moment, then walked through the gate. Du Lingfei followed behind him. As for Bai Xiaochun, he looked around for a moment before gritting his teeth and carefully entering the courtyard.
Even as the huge gate closed behind them, the two stone lions under the lantern outside suddenly turned their heads to look towards the gate, their eyes flickering with a blood-colored light.
Inside the courtyard was a green limestone path that pierced through various plants and ornamental stones. The dim light of the moon shone, making everything a partial shadow. The only light came from the lantern, which was swaying in the young man's hands.
The four of them walked along the path, surrounded by a gloomy silence. This place almost looked like a different world from the one behind the gate.
On the right side of the trail are several fruit trees, laden with red fruit. Surprisingly, although there was no breeze inside the courtyard, the leaves on the tree suddenly rustled.
Du Lingfei and Feng Yan looked more alert than before, and Bai Xiaochun, who was in the last row, looked around carefully in all directions. For some reason, those rustling fruit trees looked extremely strange.
Gradually, the smell like fresh blood rose, faint, but different simultaneously.
Bai Xiaochun's heart started pounding, and he was just about to say something when, all of a sudden, fruit started falling from the fruit trees, he said, it landed on the ground and rolled towards Bai Xiaochun and the others. Surprisingly, a face could be seen on the fruit, a child-like face with a wide smile that was almost like it was painted.
“La la! Hello!”
Arms and legs grew from the fruit, and as they dashed towards Bai Xiaochun and the others, they held hands and then started jumping around the shocked group of three.
At the same time, the fruits began to shout in an excited voice: “Aunti said to be kind and not to cry! We can only laugh! Ripe fruit is the best fruit! ”
Their voices are very charming and sweet as they dance around and start singing lullabies. Now that they were so close, it was possible to smell the fragrant aroma that smelled. It was so sweet, in fact, that after inhaling it, Bai Xiaochun and the others felt as if they were about to vomit.
When the fruit got too close to the young man carrying the lantern, he completely ignored it, and even stomped on some fruit, crushing it. However, the crushed fruit just crawled back to their feet, smiling as they continued to dance and sing.
“What is this thing ?!” Feng Yan exclaimed, his eyes flickering. He waved his sleeve, causing a gust of wind to blow and sending some fruits flying away. After falling to the ground, they got back up and rejoined the circle, laughing as hard as before.
Bai Xiaochun felt goosebumps all over his body, and at this point he was completely surrounded by flickering shields.
Du Lingfei looked at the fruits that were all holding hands and singing, and his facial expression flickered in fear. Suppressing the disgust in his heart, he gritted his teeth, and his phoenix-like eyes flashed with anger. He was just about to do a spell move when suddenly, the face of the fruits became frightened.
“Aibi coming !!” they cried, ran back to the tree and jumped to their original position. Soon, their laughter and singing faded, and they looked nothing more than ordinary fruit.
The young man from the Luochen Clan did not look back at them, but they could hear his voice as he said, “That is some spirit fruit that the Patriarch brought from the depths of the Fallenstar Mountains. What do you think of their singing, Fellow Daoist? They like to sing. ”
An unsightly expression appeared on the faces of Feng Yan and Du Lingfei as they followed.
Bai Xiaochun was still at the very back. Suddenly, a cold feeling of fear emerged within him as he realized that a series of footsteps could be heard!
Step, step, step….
It was impossible to determine exactly when this development occurred, but at this moment, there were clearly five people walking along the way!
Perhaps those footsteps had mingled with them ever since they entered the courtyard, and they had not noticed it due to the strange fruits. But now, in the silence that followed the fruit explosion, the sound of extra footsteps was striking.
The resounding footsteps caused Bai Xiaochun to shiver. The most frightening thing was that the footsteps were coming from behind him. Suddenly, an ice-cold wind seemed to flow down his back, as if there was someone behind him, inhaling it.
Disciple Du Lingfei shriveled, and he began to pant.
The three of them suddenly stopped walking, and the moment they did, the sound of other footsteps disappeared.
Bai Xiaochun's heart was pounding. Gritting his teeth, he slowly turned his head to find himself staring into the eyes of a young woman wearing a red robe!
His robe swayed gently, and his face was deathly pale, as if he was dead. He smiled strangely at Bai Xiaochun just before his lips twitched, and he said, “This fire will not work, help me.”
The suddenness of what had just happened caused Bai Xiaochun to jump into the air and shout. The red-robed young lady suddenly turned into a beam of light that vanished in the blink of an eye.
Bai Xiaochun's face was pale white as he looked around, but there was nothing there.
Du Lingfei and Feng Yan looked around in fear. Although they did not see an unusual figure like Bai Xiaochun did, their hearts were still pounding.
Then, a woman's voice suddenly sounded, singing a song. The lyrics floated all over the page, strange and mysterious, almost like lullabies sung to soothe a baby. That sound alone caused the darkness to appear even more tickling than before.
“Good little baby, time to sleep; wind blows and flame jumps; don't cry and don't peek…. ”
“Enough with living room tricks!” Feng Yan exclaimed, clearly nervous. He instantly performed a spell motion, summoning a flying sword, which began to revolve around him.
Simultaneously, the young man with the lantern turned to look at them. The flickering light from the lantern made it seem even stranger than before.
“What are you standing there for? Come, continue. ” He smiles, a smile that is somehow very abnormal.
Feng Yan took a deep breath, and then his eyes shone brightly as he said, “No, we are not going anywhere. Look, we're here to investigate the disappearance of one of our fellow students. Fellow Daoist, do you remember anyone like us who came here about five months ago? ”
Du Lingfei had taken out a magic device, and his eyes shone in concentration.
“No, in my opinion no,” replied the young man. Her softly spoken words soared into the air and seemed to be in harmony with the woman's singing voice.
“Together Daoist,” Du Lingfei suddenly said, “why are there no fellow members of your clan?”
The young man's smile widened until it looked unnatural. “Oh, they're out on business. Are you done with your question? ”
“Yes, we are done here,” said Feng Yan. “We'll go now.” With that, he turned around to walk the other way back onto the path. Du Lingfei followed him, and to Bai Xiaochun, he had long since flown, and was further ahead of them.
The young man's smile was now so wide that the side of his mouth started to open, almost as if his head was about to be torn in half! “If you do not want to go further, all you can do is stay... stay put to accompany us...”.
The lanterns suddenly turned a greenish color, making the entire courtyard even darker than before. Even as those words came out of the young man's mouth, he suddenly started to float in the air towards Feng Yan.
Feng Yan's face fell down, and he performed a spell motion and showed, sending his flying sword towards the young man. An explosion rang out as the young man let the sword stab him. Then, his smile widened even more as he shot towards Feng Yan.
Gasping for breath, Feng Yan fell backwards, simultaneously taking out a black medicinal pill, which he threw to the ground. Rattling explosions echoed as the pill then exploded.
The young man who attacked was hit by an explosion and thrown backwards, his body filled with wounds. However, he did not seem to feel any pain. Smiling as usual, he floated in the air as fast as a kite on a windy day, to once again attack towards Feng Yan.
In the place where the medicinal pill exploded, many glowing lines were now visible, all of which emitted a powerful death aura as they began to form together, as if they were repairing themselves.
As soon as he saw the design on the ground, Feng Yan shouted warily, “There is a spell formation here! It was the Shadowhell Formation !! ”
At the same time, the green limestone under Du Linfgfei's feet began to tremble, and then his eyes opened wide. Wrinkles, arms like skinny corpses like stretched twigs. Just below the surface of the skin of the arm were countless, worm-like creatures, wriggling and wriggling. The arm grabbed Du Lingfei's right leg.
Sounds emerged from the green limestone, frightening and frightening sounds.
“Sick when you step on us..”.
“Come. Come with us…. ”
Du Lingfei's face turned pale. He quickly performed a spell motion and showed, causing the flag to flutter from his handbag. It instantly turned into two fog beasts, which swirled around him to endure. Simultaneously, a flying sword appeared, and the glittering sword light severed the hand that had gripped his leg, making him fall backwards.
As for Bai Xiaochun, the woman's singing suddenly grew louder in her ears.
“Do not cry and do not peek...”.