The two took a deep breath, re-drilled into the water, and moved forward with difficulty in the turbid water.

The huge python is looming in the water, and its body is almost the height of a train. It is not easy to find its cloaca under such a behemoth.

The water is constantly surging all over the body. The river is very deep, and the winter solstice cannot be stepped on to the end. He can only barely control his body in the current, and be careful to be swept by the giant python.

It was dark in front of him, and the behemoth swept over. He sank his body, the tail of the python swept over his head, and the winter solstice kicked up, and touched the body of the python with his hand.

At this moment, he was suddenly very grateful for the breathing skills he had learned. At least now he can persist in the water for a while, instead of rushing to the surface to breathe.

The python's body was slippery to the touch, full of scales. He bit the flashlight in his mouth and groped upwards according to the feeling. The impact of the current made his body float like water plants. He vaguely saw Liu Qingbo's figure, and the other party was also there. Do the same thing with him.

Liu Qingbo touched the scales on his hands, and greeted the Winter Solstice in his heart, while secretly cursing his own stupidity.

Why did he just believe the other party's words in a daze!

It would have been better if had known to escape with Li Ying and the others, rather than looking for chrysanthemums here!

But he was holding a breath in his heart. This breath made him not want to be a deserter. He hoped to be accepted as a disciple by Long Shen, and even more hoped that he would be the best one. The name Liu Qingbo, sooner or later, will be under special management. The history of the bureau is famous all over the world!

Although he held his breath, sometimes a little water would inevitably get into his mouth. The stench made him feel sick. Thinking of the winter solstice next to him, he must not be allowed to watch jokes. fumble.

Maybe it was because their actions were trivial, maybe it was because they were restrained by Long Shen and Song Zhicun, the three-headed python did not respond too violently to their small movements, the tail still kept swinging regularly, and gradually, the winter solstice He and Liu Qingbo have also figured out some rules, so that they won't be thrown at every turn.

Suddenly, Liu Qingbo almost screamed!

He almost forgot that he was still in the water, still holding his breath!

Because he touched a scale that was clearly different from the one next to it, and opened it slightly, and there seemed to be a small hole underneath.

In fact, it can't be called a small hole, because he can insert one hand into it, but compared to the whole body of the python, it is indeed quite small.

As soon as he put his finger in, Liu Qingbo realized that this place is also used by giant pythons to excrete. He felt nauseated, and quickly pulled his hand back, took out the Feijing Sword, peeled off the scales with one hand, and without hesitation, inserted the sword into it!

In an instant, the thick liquid rushed out from the hole, spread rapidly in the water, and splashed all over his face.

Almost at the same time, the three-headed python was provoked and violently tossed. Its struggle was far greater than the eyeballs that were scratched by Longshen or smashed just now. It was almost the whole cave shaking violently. , Li Ying and the others could even feel the earth shaking!

The tail of the giant python swung desperately in the water, causing waves of water to wave after wave. With a bang, its tail slammed heavily on the stone wall, and it swayed violently again. Large and small stones fell from the top, and everyone had to go around. dodge.

It has lived here for thousands of years, and it is the king here, and now, there are creatures who dare to challenge its authority, and they are still such small and weak creatures!

Liu Qingbo has always been either not doing it or doing it absolutely. After the Feijing Sword was inserted into the giant python's chrysanthemum, he clenched the hilt and stirred the body of the sword, and used the sharp blade to destroy the giant python. The armor body was invulnerable, but it was also a soft and fragile organ. When Liu Qingbo disturbed it, the entire abdominal cavity was almost damaged. The pain immediately reflected on its head, and the three python heads hissed and roared. , Twisted wildly, for a time the sky was torn apart, the mountains and rivers shook, and the entire cave almost turned into its Shura field!

"What's going on!" Song Zhicun exclaimed.

He and Long Shen did not hesitate much, and flew forward to attack the python again.

But the python became more and more crazy, one head slammed into the stone wall, another head bit Long Shen and them, and another head bent down and plunged into the water, as if trying to find the culprit that caused it to be injured.

The three heads sprayed black mist at the same time, this time it was far stronger than before, and it quickly spread out.

In the water, although there is no need to worry about being sprayed by the black mist, the taste is not much better. If Liu Qingbo is not careful, the whole person is washed away by the huge undercurrent. Just when the giant python was struggling, a huge stone fell into it. In the water, it happened to hit his arm. At this moment, his arm was in severe pain, and he could only paddle with one hand, but the whole river had been turned upside down by the giant python. It was impossible for him to decide where to swim with his own strength. He wanted to float to the surface to breathe , but found that the undercurrent was surging everywhere, almost wrapping his whole person, and the pressure coming from all directions, overwhelmed him.

The strength was lost a little bit, and the body could not use it. Liu Qingbo tragically found that his breath was about to run out, and he would drown in a few more seconds.

He didn't know where the flashlight was thrown for a long time. His eyes were dark, and his ears were full of gurgling water. He couldn't hear the movement on the water, let alone the voices of Long Shen and the others.

Could it be that he has not succeeded in his apprenticeship and is going to die here?

If he dies here, will he be posthumously regarded as a martyr and specially approved to enter the Special Administration Bureau?

Think about if your own portrait was hung in the Special Administration Bureau, and every year new students came in, they would be pulled over to visit, and the narrator said, "This person stabbed a giant python chrysanthemum with a sword while participating in the practice. heroic sacrifice"...

Forget it, it's embarrassing, let's not recognize any martyr.

It's all to blame for the one who killed a thousand knives on the Winter Solstice, why did he come up with such an idea!

Liu Qingbo thought in a daze, his neck was suddenly wrapped, and his body involuntarily floated to the side.

He was startled, and his consciousness recovered a little. He thought it was the enemy's attack, and subconsciously bumped his elbow behind him.

Don't look at Liu Qingbo's unconsciousness, the strength of this elbow is not light. He was almost hit by him on the winter solstice, and a string of bubbles spewed out of his mouth. upstream.

It is estimated that Liu Qingbo's strength was really exhausted, and the strength of the struggle gradually diminished, and finally gave up completely, letting the winter solstice drag him to the surface.

In fact, the winter solstice is not much better than the other party. His entire arm is almost out of strength, and the long guard sword behind his back has become extremely heavy at this time. It seems to be dragging him down continuously. If you die here, you have to be with the male god if you want to die. Otherwise, after thousands of years, others will come here and see two dead bones entangled together, maybe they will think they are sacrificed for love? !

This assumption was too terrifying, and it was enough to inspire another potential in the Winter Solstice. In the end, he was confused and didn't know how he rescued Liu Qingbo ashore.

After holding the person's upper body on the shore to ensure that he would not slide down, he completely lost his strength. When the person leaned to the side, he only had the strength to exhale and inhale.

I don't know how long it took, but Liu Qingbo woke up first.

He was startled as soon as he opened his eyes, because a large face was so close at hand, his face was pale and his eyes were closed.

"Hey!"

Liu Qingbo wanted to stretch out his hand to push him, but he forgot that one of his arms was under his head, and it had already gone numb.

"Wake up!"

Eyelashes trembled a few times, and when Winter Solstice struggled to open his eyes, he saw Liu Qingbo looking around in a panic.

"Where's my flying sword!"

Winter Solstice took a breath, turned over, and lay on his back on the shore. If his lower body hadn't been soaked in the water, he would have been sunbathing comfortably by the blue sea and silver sand.

"Did you forget to pull it out of the chrysanthemum?" he said.

Liu Qingbo's face turned blue instantly.

He couldn't imagine that a famous sword would be buried in the giant python's chrysanthemum!

"It's all your fault. If it wasn't for your bad idea, I wouldn't have lost my Feijing Sword!" he said angrily.

"Yes, it's all my fault." Winter Solstice perfunctory him like coaxing a child, but in a soft tone, with more out of breath and less out of breath.

Only then did Liu Qingbo see that his face was whiter than paper, he closed his eyes and did not speak, he was more like a dead person than a dead person, and his heart skipped a beat.

"Hey!"

The other's eyelids twitched, too lazy to open them.

"...Just now, thank you." Liu Qingbo said reluctantly.

Dongzhi opened his eyes and looked at him in surprise.

Liu Qingbo was not used to being soft to others since he was a child, especially when he was the one he looked down on before. Saying these words is more uncomfortable than slashing him.

But have to say.

Because if it wasn't for the winter solstice just now, his fate would probably be to be buried at the bottom of the river, and after the winter solstice can get away completely, he can tell others about his death, or even say nothing, others will sooner or later discover his disappearance.

"I admit, you are now qualified to be my opponent. However, I will never give in to the apprentice of Long Bureau." Liu Qingbo said awkwardly.

The winter solstice said weakly: "Save your strength and talk, big brother, don't you think it's strange?"

"What?" Liu Qingbo didn't have the strength to act, so he could only roll his eyes, thinking that I would give you three points of color, and you have opened a dyeing workshop.

Winter Solstice: "This place doesn't seem to be where we fell into the water just now."

Liu Qingbo was stunned for a moment, then tried his best to support his body and looked around.

It was pitch black, but a little brighter.

Not the light of a flashlight.

Their flashlights had no idea where they landed as they struggled underwater.

It is the faint light from unknown animals or plants in the corners.

Clusters, like dandelions, swaying gently under the blowing of the mountain wind.

Like "Avatar", the male protagonist, led by the female protagonist, walks through these plants that glow at night, and appreciates the beauty of another world with awe-inspiring eyes.

But underground, where does the mountain wind come from?

Liu Qingbo was slightly shocked, and his consciousness became clearer.

"Where are the Dragon Bureau and Song Bureau?"

Winter Solstice: "I don't know, maybe they've been separated."

They should be at the edge of a water pool, surrounded by gentle slopes, and they have to climb the gentle slopes to see the road ahead.

The glowing plants were close at hand, Liu Qingbo reached out and wanted to pick one and look at it, but he was slapped on the paw by the winter solstice, and it was painful.

"Curiosity killed the cat." Winter Solstice said righteously.

Liu Qingbo rolled his eyes at him, probably because he was hurt, and didn't insist anymore.

The two sat for a while, secretly using breathing techniques to restore their breath, feeling that their strength had recovered a little, and then slowly got up from the ground.

Liu Qingbo's eyes swept across the long guard sword behind him, and said sourly, "You should have used your sword when you were underwater!"

Winter Solstice sighed: "This is life!"

Liu Qingbo's hands were a little itchy again.

The two were bickering about each other, in fact, because their strength had been exhausted, they could only use bickering to divert their attention.

The gentle slope in front of them is only as high as one person. They could usually jump up in three or two strokes, but now it took a lot of effort to climb up.

As soon as they got up, both of them were stunned.

There are four entrances to the caves in front of them, leading to four directions, and there are faintly glowing "dandelions" in the corners along the way, which vaguely extend for a long time, but this light is not enough for them to see too far, and the distance is still dark and infinite. , four caves, almost identical.

"Which way?" Liu Qingbo was dumbfounded.

Winter Solstice: "Rock paper scissors decide?"

Liu Qingbo said angrily: "When is it, it's still so rude!"

Winter Solstice looked innocent: "Or do you have a better proposal?"

Liu Qingbo: "Where's your compass, take it out and test it."

Solstice: "I don't have that."

Liu Qingbo: "Didn't you use a talisman? How can you determine your bearing without a compass!"

Winter Solstice: "I use the compass in my phone."

Liu Qingbo:  …

He really wanted to slap the man flat.

But no, whoever made it here except himself, there is only one gasping person next to him.

He endures!

Winter Solstice looks down to check his equipment.

When he came out this time, he specially used a waterproof pocket, which contained talismans, cinnabar talismans, paper brushes, etc., as well as a little dry food and water, which did not take up much space, so he was prepared for emergencies.

He took out his phone—of course there was no signal at all, but functions that didn't require a network still worked, like the compass.

But looking left and right, nothing seems to be out of the ordinary.

"There are four caves in the south, east, and northwest, which one should we go to?" he asked Liu Qingbo.

Liu Qingbo was annoyed: "Whatever, go wherever you like!"

The winter solstice said casually: "Purple air is coming from the east, and the east is auspicious, so let's go to the east one!"

Liu Qingbo was a little anxious: "We have to join up with the Dragon Bureau quickly!"

Winter Solstice comforted: "It's useless to be in a hurry, I also want to see them soon, let's take a step by step."

In terms of survival experience in the wild, he is no more than Liu Qingbo, but Liu Qingbo found that the other party was far more at ease than himself, and even more calm. Maybe he recognized the current situation earlier and could only accept it.

Seeing that Liu Qingbo was still a little embarrassed, the winter solstice said: "You think, we have two people now. If one of us lives here and doesn't even have a fight, wouldn't it be worse? So God treats us well. ."

Liu Qingbo suddenly asked: "Did you bring incense and a lighter? Didn't I hear that you would ask God, or ask God to ask us which way we should take now to meet the Dragon Bureau and the others?"

Winter Solstice smiled bitterly: "Brother, how can I have the strength to invite God now? And you have seen those ghost corpses before, so many people have died here, the ancients and the Japanese have everything, and I don't know if I will invite one. What is it!"

Liu Qingbo also knew that what he said was the truth, so he had to give up.

The two sat on the ground and rested for a while, and when they regained some strength, they stood up and walked towards the cave to the east.

In the dark environment, the faint light of a little or two has become a comfort to the soul.

People are destined to live in the light, especially at this time, a little light can make them feel more secure.

When the eyes can see things, they will not be at a loss.

The Winter Solstice said to Liu Qingbo, "You lost your sword, come behind me."

"I don't know who will save who when I encounter danger later!" Liu Qingbo pouted, he may not be able to understand the other party's kindness, but this mouth is involuntarily hurting others.

"In front, why is there a pitch-black thing, is it a stone or something?"

"Like a person."

The two stopped at the same time, looked at each other, and slowed down.

On the winter solstice, take out your phone, turn on airplane mode, save power as much as possible, and turn on the light source.

Because the flashlight has been lost, the only light source left, he uses sparingly.

The bright light instantly illuminated the outline of most of the cave in front of him.

It also vaguely illuminates the situation ahead.

A man leaned on the ground, silently.

"It seems to be... Xing Qiaosheng?" Liu Qingbo asked uncertainly.

This is one of their 20 partners. The reason why the name is relatively unfamiliar to the Winter Solstice is because the other party often follows Zhang Song in activities and does not like to talk much. It is only a short greeting to the Winter Solstice, and Liu Qingbo Not to mention, the two seem to have never dealt with each other.

"Qiao Sheng?" Winter Solstice asked tentatively.

The two slowly approached.

The light source of the mobile phone illuminates the drooping face of the other party.

It was indeed Xing Qiaosheng!

However, Liu Qingbo and the Winter Solstice took a half step back.

heh!

I saw Xing Qiaosheng closed his eyes tightly, his face was covered with dense, purple meridians, his lips had completely turned purple-black, and the skin below his neck, his hands, and the skin that was not wrapped by clothes, all turned black!

"Qiao Sheng! Qiao Sheng!" Dongzhi shouted.

The opponent was motionless.

At the winter solstice, he bent over and stretched out his hand, but was held down by Liu Qingbo.

But they must determine each other's life and death.

So the winter solstice reached out and stopped under Xing Qiaosheng's nose.

"It seems...dead."

Liu Qingbo suddenly pulled out the long guard sword behind the winter solstice, and gently opened Xing Qiaosheng's shirt.

Wherever the sword edge went, the clothes were torn inch by inch.

Xing Qiaosheng's neck and below were all dyed purple-black.

The two were silent for a moment, in mourning for the companion.

Before leaving, Song Zhicun told them that there would be a fatality rate on this trip, and that everyone should not take it lightly, but everyone relied on their own skills. that one.

Until Liu Qingbo was dying in the water.

Until now they saw the death of their companions.

The winter solstice was a bit sad. Although he didn't have much contact with Xing Qiaosheng, the other party was their companion after all. If he hadn't died here, he might have been able to go out safely and become a member of the Special Administration Bureau.

After a while, Winter Solstice said, "What is this? Poisoning? Did you touch those glowing flowers?"

Liu Qingbo said: "He may have come from the direction we are going, that is to say, there may be fatal danger ahead."

Winter Solstice: "Then what do you mean?"

Liu Qingbo didn't hesitate: "Change route! Go the other side!"

Winter Solstice: "Which way?"

Liu Qingbo thought for a while: "Sit in the north and face the south, the north is the direction of the emperor, go north!"

The two had just entered the cave not long ago, and now it was too late to exit. Before leaving, the two bowed to Xing Qiaosheng's body again, and said softly on the Winter Solstice: "We still have to find a way, we can't take you with us, there will be more in the future. If there is a chance, we will take you back for burial, rest in peace!"

They exited the cave and found the one to the north again.

This time it went much smoother, and we walked for nearly half an hour without encountering any danger.

Liu Qingbo couldn't help but said proudly, "Look, just listen to me earlier..."

Before he could finish speaking, Dongzhi suddenly stretched out his hand and dragged him behind him, and the long guard sword he held in his hand slashed forward.

One pale wrist fell to the ground, and the other was still buried in the earth wall of the cave.

Liu Qingbo:  …

Winter Solstice said deeply: "When you least expect something to happen, bad things tend to happen. This is called Murphy's Law."

Liu Qingbo said angrily, "Move your head, go back quickly!"

Winter Solstice: "I'm afraid it's too late, look behind you."

Liu Qingbo turned his head abruptly and saw that on the road they had just come, some hands appeared one after another, scratching with five fingers in the void, as if waiting for the prey to throw itself into the net.

Thinking about the five-finger mark on Ouyang Yin's ankle before, the two of them gasped and walked forward in unison, going faster and faster, and finally they simply ran.

More and more hands are breaking out of the ground, and occasionally they will emerge from the top of the head, and the sides are even more difficult to guard against. This entire cave is like a devil's bloody mouth, swallowing and wrapping them.

There are more and more "dandelions" along the way, and the sight is getting brighter and brighter. He didn't pay much attention to the winter solstice. He took Liu Qingbo and ran forward regardless of how long he ran. Seeing that there were no more ghost hands appearing on both sides, Then he slowly slowed down, let go of Liu Qingbo, bent down and panted.

"Are we going to run too far again, where should we go to find the Dragon Bureau and them now? Continue to move forward?" Winter Solstice said while panting, and the words broke into several pieces.

But he did not get a response from Liu Qingbo.

As usual, Liu Qingbo had been yelling for a long time.

The surroundings were so quiet that Liu Qingbo didn't even breathe at all.

The winter solstice sank.

Tensioned all over, he turned his head slowly.

Rao is already mentally prepared, and the winter solstice still can't help but blow his scalp!

Liu Qingbo, who had fled with him for his life, disappeared, and was replaced by Xing Qiaosheng, who should have died. The face of the other party, covered with purple meridians, became more and more strange in the faint light.

"Qiao, Qiao Sheng?" Dongzhi tentatively asked, his body ready to escape at any time.

Xing Qiaosheng's movements were faster than he imagined, and almost as soon as he finished speaking, the other party swooped on him, directly overwhelmed the Winter Solstice, and then strangled him by the neck.

Winter Solstice grabbed his arm and pulled it apart, kicking his lower body, but Xing Qiaosheng didn't move at all, his strength was so great, the hands around his neck were getting tighter and tighter, and Winter Solstice's nails were almost sinking into the other's skin, but he felt himself It was as if he was holding on to two old trees, shriveled and inflexible.

In a hurry, he bit the tip of his tongue hard, and soon felt the fishy smell, and with the spit, he sprayed a mouthful of blood.

In normal times, he would definitely not be able to do this because he was afraid of pain. At most, he would only cut it with a sword. But it turns out that in a critical situation, the hormones on the glands are secreted sharply, and human potential is infinite. anything can happen.

That mouthful of blood sprayed on Xing Qiaosheng's face, the opponent's body shook slightly, and his strength loosened a little. , swept over with a sword.

Only then did he see clearly that Xing Qiaosheng was standing in front of him. It was clearly a ghost whose facial features were so rotten that he could hardly recognize his original appearance.

The chest of the ghost corpse was slashed open by a sword, and there was no blood flowing out. The other party still rushed forward, gritted his teeth on the winter solstice, exerted strength in his arms, held the sword in both hands, and prepared to cut off his head with a sword!

With a sword slashed, the strength may be a little short, the ghost's head opened a hole, and it was tilted to the side, but its mobility was still undiminished.

winter solstice:……

If it wasn't for the water that he fought against the giant python and swam for so long just now, he wouldn't believe that he couldn't cut it down!

No way, one sword is not enough, just two swords.

Click!

Two-thirds of his head fell off, and another third hung on his shoulders.

The winter solstice is going crazy.

The ghost corpse seemed to be completely provoked, and the five fingers with long black nails roared and grabbed in the dark wind.

Another sword slashed over!

The head finally flew out completely and hit the wall, and it bounced a little before rolling down.

Winter Solstice took a few steps back to catch his breath, and waited for a while until he was sure that the ghost corpse would not be resurrected.