Chapter 18: The Hidden Object in Qingshan

"There's no way." Luo You'er whistled.

It doesn't take her to tell everyone that the wooden track stops abruptly at the edge of the cliff, and the width of the two ends of the valley does not seem to be able to build a bridge.

"Can we go back?"

She turned her head, but saw that Luo was quietly silent, and the other senior brothers and sisters also looked thoughtful.

"The people who built the track didn't want to go to the other side, that's what they wanted."

"To throw away what?"

"Only this explanation makes sense."

"I agree. And they need to build a special wooden track to do this, which means a lot."

"So...the answer may be found at the bottom of the cliff?"

Everyone, you say what I say.

"Uh, what are you guys discussing?" Luo You'er rubbed her head.

Luo glanced at her lightly, and sighed helplessly, "The wooden track is not easy to process, and it takes a lot of time to lay it. If it's not an important matter, it won't be randomly branched out. Since someone has repaired the track here, then Explaining that the things discarded below may help us solve some of the current doubts."

"So that's how it is." The latter suddenly said, and he tilted his head and asked again soon, "Then what is our doubt...?"

"...No, it's nothing." Luo lightly held his forehead, and decided to ignore Junior Sister's questioning. She probed to the bottom of the cliff, and this valley seemed to continue from the direction of the suspension bridge, dividing the whole green mountain into a semi-isolated peak; but the cliff in front of the town was only five feet wide, and it was more than ten times as wide here. , and the altitude difference is also much larger. After more than 50 meters down, there are clouds and fog, and it is difficult to see the situation at the bottom.

"It seems that we can only solve it with alchemy." Luo lightly nodded to his fellow disciple behind him, "Luo Tang, Luo Changtian."

"learn."

"Leave it to us."

The two took out materials from their pockets at the same time. The former was a crane made of red paper, and the latter were two feathers.

Luo Tang pasted the talisman on the paper crane, then stretched out his hand and raised it, "Give me the skills, and give life to life!"

Luo Changtian followed closely behind, pointing the feather to the origami that seemed to be alive, "Xunshu Guichen, Changfeng!"

In a blink of an eye, the feather turned into a whirling ball of wind, and it clung to the paper crane. After flapping its wings twice, the paper crane flew straight to the bottom of the cliff!

The moment he penetrated into the clouds, Luo Changtian clenched his right fist and shouted "Break!"

I saw the paper crane exploded suddenly, and a gust of wind burst out, smashing the fog into pieces. This wind had nowhere to go, and followed the rock wall upstream, uprooting some weeds and vines on the rocks, and rushed out of the valley with them.

When the wind dissipated, a huge "gap" appeared between the clouds and mist.

"Is this...a delayed cast?" Luo You'er said in surprise, "Brother is really amazing."

Attaching alchemy to an object and not triggering it, and then activating it when it is in a suitable position, is considered an advanced control skill of the art, which requires a higher level of proficiency and understanding of the art. For novices like them who have not yet passed the bachelor's exam, it is already rare.

"Compared to your senior sister, I'm still far behind." Luo Changtian smiled, but turned his gaze to Luo Qingqing.

"That's right, the power has improved compared to before." Luo Qingqing just commented briefly, and then focused on the bottom of the cliff.

Luo Changtian faintly showed a hint of disappointment.

"How is it? Did you find anything?" Others also gathered around.

"It's a little far away, so I can't see clearly."

"Who has the best eyesight here?"

"Don't worry, you should be able to see clearly when the fog that blows up clears."

"That... seems like a lot of white stones?"

At first everyone was a little noisy, but after a while, everyone held their breath involuntarily.

A blood-clotting chill rose from the soles of Luo Gently's feet, and instantly traveled all over his body along his back.

The sun in Jixia hadn't set yet, but she felt cold.

"I... read it right, right?" Luo You'er swallowed.

"I should see the same things as you."

"Senior Sister, the thing below here is..."

"Corpse." Luo gently and slowly said.

Not one or two, but thousands of them - they are stacked together to form a raised mountain bag, so that people think that it is a mountain rock made of white stones at the first moment. These bones have been thrown here for an unknown number of years, and many of them are no longer human-shaped, but even these incomplete bones are enough to explain everything that happened on the green hill.

"What the hell... is this place?" Luo You'er murmured.

No one answered her question.

Luo Qingqing knew in her heart that this time the examination might not be passed peacefully.

...

Early morning of the fifth day.

Xia Fan was awakened by a sudden knock on the door.

He got up from the ground, glanced at the fox demon who was still asleep, and walked to the door vigilantly, "Who?"

"It's me, Brother Xia!" Wei Wushuang's eager voice came from the other side, "Get up, something is wrong!"

"You wait for me for a while."

He turned around and put away the straw mats on the floor, restored the room to its original state, and then opened the door and stepped out, "What happened?"

"The town, everyone in the town is gone!" Wei Wushuang said extremely uneasy.

"...Who is missing?" Xia Fan glanced at him suspiciously, "Aren't you still there?"

"It's not an examinee, it's a resident of Qingshan Town!" He quickly waved his hand, "I went to the lobby for breakfast this morning as usual, but the shop waiter didn't come no matter what I called. Later, when there were too many people, I felt something was wrong, so I went to the back kitchen to look for it. I found that no one was in the house!"

"Closed today?"

"Then you have to inform us. Everyone thought so at first, but there was a commotion at the teahouse. We went out and walked around, only to find that it was not just the hotel and the teahouse, but that there was no one in the town. !"

"Are you sure there isn't a single resident?" Xia Fan also felt that the problem was serious.

"Yes, someone even pried open the door of the residents to check the situation inside the house. It's as if they..." Wei Wushuang bit his lip, "It's as if they disappeared overnight."

"What about everyone now?"

"They're all gathered in the middle of the town."

"The atmosphere... shouldn't be very good, right?" Xia Fan couldn't help frowning when he thought of how the examinees were on guard against each other.

"Everyone is arguing. In addition to the fact that the residents didn't see the incident, there are also disputes and revenge a few days ago."

He thought for a while and said, "Let's go there too. No matter what, it's always the place with the best news. If there are any new discoveries, we will know as soon as possible."

"Brother Xia is right." Wei Wushuang nodded.

"Wait." Xia Fan just took a step and took it back, turned around and got into the house. When he came out again, he already had a porcelain bottle in his hand.

Wei Wushuang was stunned when he saw the porcelain bottle, "Could it be that you already..."

"That's right, lucky enough to gather a bottle of Spiritual Fire Source."

He decided to run away with the bottle mainly to dispel the idea of ​​the Luo family sneaking in. If the other party took advantage of this accident and stole the house, it would be fine to get back the spirit fire. It would be troublesome if a fox demon was found lying in the house up.

Let the Luo family see that the bottle is on him, at least it can prevent the other party from thinking about where he lives.

"Brother Xia, you are really...unexpected!"

Wei Wushuang was overwhelmed with admiration.

"Let's not talk about that, let's go to the center of the town first." Xia Fan walked out of the lobby quickly.

Go back dozens of steps, and the small square is just around the corner. As the folks said, the scene was a mess. Everyone is yelling at themselves, without a core voice at all. The aristocratic family and the Sanmen are even more targeted at each other, and the boundaries are clear-different from the situation at the fork in the middle of the mountain. At that time, the Sanmen always came and went in batches. It was difficult for them to compete with Fei, Luo, and Fang. Now almost all Sanmen candidates gather here, and the number has far exceeded that of the children of the aristocratic family.

It can be seen that the expressions of Fei Nian and others are obviously much more dignified.

"This is a signal from the invigilator!" "Brother Yan", who had been taught by Fei Nian before, shouted loudly, "The evacuation of the residents is to let us have a good time! Now the source of the spiritual fire is all in the hands of the aristocratic family. If they knock them down, none of us will be able to pass!"

"That's right, this is the last chance! Don't be afraid, everyone. We have far more people than them. As long as we go together, how can Fei Nian stand in the way? Grab the spirit fire, live in a side room, and become a high-ranking official. It all depends on this fight! "

Fei's side was not completely silent, and someone immediately refuted it, "It's ridiculous, you go first, don't you just want others to block the sword for you, so you can take advantage of the opportunity to fish in troubled waters?"

"I remember you, you were knocked over by Brother Fei Nian with a sword before, but when you really started fighting, you got up and slipped faster than anyone else. You are so skillful at pretending to be dead, you should have practiced a lot, right? Please see clearly , those who were instigated by him have been eliminated, but he is still standing here, so I don't need to explain what it means!"

Boos immediately broke out, and the two sides were in a stalemate for a while, and neither could overwhelm the other.

Of course, not everyone is preparing to "grab the spirit fire, live in a side room, and become a high-ranking official", and some candidates are arguing about other issues.

Like "food".

"You mean, there is no food left in the kitchen? Could it be that the first group of people who found it divided it up?"

"How could it be so fast? As far as I know, the hotel has suspended food supply since last night."

"It's not the evacuated people who took the food with them, right?"

"Let's not talk about hotels, I've searched all over the private houses in Qingshan Town, and guess what, all the rice vats are empty! Let alone competing with the aristocratic family, it's hard to survive until the end of the scholar's exam."

"how so……"

Similar topics can be heard everywhere, and just when everyone was in panic and uneasiness, a loud voice suddenly rolled over their heads.

"Everyone be quiet, please listen to me!"

Xia Fan raised his eyebrows unexpectedly, and saw a woman jumping up to the long table next to the notice board, just like when he first saw her.

It was Luo Qingqing from the Luo family.

"Junior Sister!" Another young man hastily dissuaded.

But she was unmoved, and after seeing everyone's attention focused on herself, she said, "I suggest that everyone quit the exam immediately and come back in three years!"

The crowd suddenly exploded——

"What did you say!?"

"Why do I listen to you!"

"If you want to quit your Luo family, demonstrate first!"

"That's right, that's right!"

Luo gently took out a talisman again, covering the voices of others, "Listen, this is no longer a question of whether you can pass the scholar's examination, but a question of whether you can survive! Where we are - there is no Not Qingshan Town!"