Chapter 383 Death Sahara (59)

"That's what it is."

Taoist Ban Ming finally gave a serious warning: "Don't get close to that fossil tree again, Ifrit is too dangerous."

The half-life Taoist's theory (made up) is that there is a cunning and insidious mythical demon spirit Ifrit who loves to eat human souls living in the fossil tree. The demon spirit woke up as soon as their brigade entered the petrified forest (fake). The photos taken by Zhu Yuande and the others were actually hinted by the demon spirit (really, the red shadow of resentment was swallowed up by Wei Xun)

People who saw the photo would lose their souls one by one, and unknowingly walked to the fossil tree, and eventually became sacrifices, and their souls were devoured by demons. The first person to be lured over was Bingyi, so he looked strange and rushed straight towards the fossil tree.

Hearing what he said, Tong Fu and Yunying, who were guarding the fossil tree before, nodded thoughtfully.

The half-life Taoist patted his chest again and said that fortunately, he, Bai Laoer, discovered the problem and woke up Bingyi directly, which made the demon spirit fearful and gave up the idea of ​​eating people directly.

"But the hungry and greedy demon spirit refused to give up. He cunningly said that he would punish Bingyi for disturbing him, and asked Bingyi to tell him a story he had never heard before. If Bingyi could not tell it, it would take away Bingyi. The soul of one.”

The demon has been alive for thousands of years, what stories are there in this world that He has not heard? Fortunately, Bingyi was quick-witted and bold. He was in trouble first and secretly complimented the demon spirit for knowing everything. There was no story that he had not heard. When the demon spirit complacently acquiesces, he asks the demon spirit abruptly if he wants to force him to die?

The demon spirit was proud of his face but was afraid of his father-in-law, so he falsely denied it. Bingyi took the opportunity to make a request, saying that he was willing to tell the story, but if the demon spirit had not heard the story, he would have to agree to do something within his power.

"The demon spirit is too strong, even I may not be able to defeat it."

Taoist Ban Ming sighed with emotion: "I don't know how Bingyi did it. He really told a story that the demon spirit had never heard before, and then asked the demon spirit to do something... and the demon spirit died. once!"

"Ouch!"

Everyone in the brigade was amazed, and the impatient Tang Shuang asked: "What did he make the demon spirit do?"

"I don't know that."

Taoist Ban Ming spread his hands and said, "You can ask Bingyi."

As soon as he said this, everyone fell silent. Who has time to ask the tour guide such a question? Maybe it’s someone else’s secret.

"Director C, would you like to go to the camp and take a rest? There is boiled hot water."

Chen Cheng said politely and saw Bingyi's hood moving slightly, seeming to nod. Bai Laoer carried him to the newly built camp.

'Tell a different story every night, One Thousand and One Nights, huh? ’

On Ban Ming's back, Wei Xun asked jokingly with a string. The half-life Taoist laughed and gave him a head. Wei Xun knew that Ban Ming was actually trying to smooth things over for him by making up so many things, so he never said anything. As soon as Ban Ming said half-truth and half-lie, Director C turned around and became a victim.

If Zhu Yuande and the others hadn't brought the photos, he wouldn't have messed with Ifrit. If Leader B hadn't left first and exposed the danger, I'm afraid everyone in their brigade would have their souls eaten by Ifrit!

Taoist Ban Ming didn't go too far, just the right amount was enough. In this way, everyone in Chen Cheng's brigade will take more care of him, feel a little more guilty, and maybe feel a little grateful - given that Bingyi saved He Yunlai and Liu Hongyu, this statement is still very reliable!

In fact, Wei Xun doesn't care about this. He just likes taking risks and wants to challenge Ifrit alone. Theoretically, the entire Chen Cheng brigade will be in danger of facing the furious Ifrit, so what's the point? In Wei Xun's opinion, as long as the benefits far outweigh the risks, you can take risks! So what if others are dissatisfied or have objections? Wei Xun didn't care at all, as long as everyone was doing their own thing.

But Taoist Ban Ming cares! He knew that Wei Xun had a bottom line, was measured and sure, and knew that no matter what he did, he would save the day in the end. The closer they are to him, the greater the benefits will be to those who follow him more closely, but the people in Team Chen don’t know that! Ban Ming didn't want Team Chen's people to be dissatisfied with Wei Xun at all, so he racked his brains to smooth things over because he cared.

Ban Ming's words were indeed useful, at least Zhu Yuande felt very guilty.

"Oh, I really didn't think the photo was dangerous. It almost hurt everyone."

Zhu Yuande was restless. He rubbed his fingers worriedly and couldn't help but look towards the camp: "Director B is seriously injured."

Although Bai Laoer said that he had deterred the demon spirit, everyone saw that Bingyi's cloak was in tatters and covered with black marks from burns. Even the tour guide's cloak can be destroyed. What a terrifying attack it is! Moreover, Bingyi's body was so polluted that Zhu Yuande even doubted whether Director Bing had been alienated.

"There's something really wrong with that photo."

Chen Cheng frowned. It was when Bingyi was tempted to touch the red shadow on the photo that he felt something was wrong. At that time, Chen Cheng stepped forward, put his hand on the Hanshan Sword, and said the word "fire" almost at the same time as Bingyi.

Many of the resentments left on the photos will only respond after being called the keyword. Chen Cheng wanted to avoid the danger, but Bingyi probably spoke faster than him at that time. Moreover, the resentment in the photo even burned Bingyi’s gloves.

"I made a mistake."

Chen Cheng shook his head. He opened his yin and yang eyes and looked carefully at Bingyi's whole body. He didn't see any resentment or curses.

"Foreign demon spirits may not belong to our Eastern Yin and Yang Eyes."

Cheng Tianbao comforted: "No one noticed it. Maybe Bingyi discovered the problem at that time and just didn't say anything...cough cough cough."

Cheng Tianbao's throat felt itchy and he couldn't help coughing. Yunying answered the question and said timidly: "Director Bing probably didn't mean not to say anything. I'm afraid he was seduced at that time."

"Yes, the tour guide is afraid of death, but it seems to me that he is looking for death. He is about to crawl into a fossil tree hole."

Tong Fu agreed: "Didn't Bai Laoer say that the demon spirit is so strong that even he can't deal with it. We can't resist that kind of temptation. If Director Bing hadn't been tempted this time, it would have been us."

But their relationship with Bai Lao Er is not as good as that between Bing Yi and him. If they were really lured there, they would have died long ago. No matter how you think about it, objectively speaking, Bingyi saved them again.

"And Bingyi actually agreed to tell the story..."

Liu Hongyu, who had been silent all this time, sighed softly, with mixed emotions.

"There's nothing we can do if he doesn't agree."

Yu family brother Yu Hexuan said: "Do you still remember that the sky was full of fire and clouds just now? The whole sky was black and red, the temperature rose sharply, and the sandstorm outside became more terrifying. The vision of the death of demon spirits is so scary, Bai Lao Er Saying it is immortal and being killed once means nothing.”

Yu Hexuan said helplessly: "No one can defeat this demon spirit. I don't think even the old crippled giant can be its opponent. There's nothing I can do if Bingyi doesn't agree."

"No."

Tong Fu walked to Liu Hongyu and held his hand. As a couple, she understood what Liu Hongyu meant: "Xiao Luan, tell me, if it were another tour guide, what would he do if he encountered this kind of thing?"

Yu Feiluan, the sister of the Yu family, was startled, thought for a moment, then turned pale and whispered, "He would want to offer our souls."

"That's right."

Chen Cheng nodded and sighed: "Bailao Er said that demon spirits want souls... What is the difference between Director Bing's soul and our souls?"

If Director Bing said to use their souls in exchange for his own survival, the demon spirit might not refuse. He can even exchange three or four times his soul - even this is not considered a tour guide taking the initiative to kill tourists, it can only be considered an 'accidental death'.

It’s still too dangerous to tell stories. You’re risking your own life. How can they exchange the lives of their passengers for a good deal?

Liu Hongyu nodded silently. Since the last time he was attacked by Bing Yi, who was covered in black snakes, he has become more wary of Bing Yi, and now he is in the most complicated mood.

"Bingyi...he is not an ordinary tour guide."

Liu Hongyu said, he remembered the Hongjiang River that everyone had mentioned before. Could Bingyi really be from Hongjiang? Although Captain Chen always said that whether the tour guide is good or bad, it has nothing to do with them. No matter how good the tour guide is, it is impossible for them to visit the scenic spots for them. No matter how bad the tour guide is, as long as they are vigilant enough, they cannot destroy the powerful metaphysics of unity.

But it’s really tiring to be on tenterhooks all the time. Not only do they have to be wary of dangerous attractions, but they also have to be wary of tour guides who are very likely to be behind the scenes. And tourists cannot abandon their tour guides and must rely on the tour guide’s guidance and protection - like They severely damaged B125 before, almost turning him into a vegetative state, and he almost got lost on the way to the next attraction.

If Bingyi really came from Hongjiang, it would be great if he really wouldn't do anything to them secretly. If they have a tour guide they can trust and can work together during the journey... It's not that Team Chen is not good, but tour guides are different.

Liu Hongyu subconsciously looked at Captain Chen, but saw him looking at him. Chen Cheng's eyes were gentle, but Liu Hongyu felt as if what he imagined in his heart had been seen through. His eyes were a little dodgy for a moment, but then became firm again.

He is a doctor, and he can detect that his partners are not in a good mental state. The journey became more difficult as it came to an end. The successive deaths and injuries of companions were a huge blow to morale. Especially knowing that the old captain and the others might leave soon and never come back again, everyone is under great psychological pressure.

That's why everyone actively speculated whether Bingyi was from Hongjiang and whether he was a rare 'good tour guide'. Even if Bingyi does nothing but knows that he is a 'good tour guide', just standing there can make people breathe a sigh of relief.

"Director Bing's injury is not serious. Hongyu, please go and take a look."

After understanding Liu Hongyu's eyes and seeing other teammates couldn't help but smile because of his words, Chen Cheng sighed inwardly.

"Yes, Lao He is there too. He is too honest, don't be deceived."

Tang Shuang spoke up. He stood beside Chen Cheng, patted Chen Cheng's back hard with his hand behind his back, and gave Chen Cheng a firm look. Chen Cheng's heart warmed. He knew that Tang Shuang was worried about his loss - making his teammates so uneasy that they even expected a tour guide whose good and evil were unknown. From other aspects, it was not that he, the captain, was not powerful enough to make everyone completely What about trust?

But Chen Cheng was very calm. He knew that it had been less than a year since they entered the hotel in Suwei Pingsheng to the time they met and got to know each other, and the whole group had only been together for this half a year. It is too early to say that complete trust has been established.

"Okay, let's go to the cave discovered by Yuande now."

Chen Cheng shouted: "No matter what Director B does, we must live well in our own scenic spots. Don't forget that we haven't found the rose yet, so we can't relax!"

When everyone's faces turned solemn, Chen Cheng smiled and winked: "If we come back early from the exploration, we can help Director B think of a story."

He joked: "After all, Ifrit is a demon spirit from the West, there must be a few unknown stories from the East."

The atmosphere in the team suddenly became lively, everyone applauded, and everyone was full of energy. Chen Cheng shook Tang Shuang's hand again and led the team to the front.

It must be a blessing to have such good teammates in the hotel. Chen Cheng believes that everyone will get better and better, and eventually, like the old captain and the others, they will become a real team that is more important than family, and can make the difference between life and death. He will also work hard to become stronger and become the strongest captain, living up to the training of the old captain and the trust of his companions!

* *

"A hot cave?"

"Yeah, Xiao Tang almost got a layer of skin burned off when he went down."

He carried Wei Xun half-life to the camp. He Yunlai, who was resting in the camp to recuperate from his injuries, hurriedly poured water and medicine for him. He was anxious and worried, but he didn't ask Bingyi how he ended up like this. He just kept worrying.

After Ban Ming told him once, He Yunlai was still worried, and he was afraid that the silent Director B would annoy him, so he turned to talk about their new discovery.

"The desert rose formed by lava that the captain mentioned makes sense to me. After all, this petrified forest was formed due to volcanic eruptions."

He Yunlai said: "The cave looks like a tree pit, quite deep. The captain said that only a small part of these petrified trees are exposed on the ground, and more of them are underground, which were flooded by volcanic ash. Xiao Tang said that There seemed to be lava in the cave. It was too hot for him to see clearly."

Speaking of this, He Yunlai hammered the ground in melancholy and glanced at his unhealed abdomen: "Hey, I don't know when my injury will heal. It's no wonder that Xiao Tang can't see the hot spot clearly. I should Just go down."

The hot tree hole, there seems to be unsolidified magma inside? Wei Xun immediately noticed the key point. He had long wondered why there was so much flowing magma in the fossilized tree that contained Phoenician stone eggs. Or is it only there during the day and disappears at night? Where did the magma go and where has it been preserved? Could it be related to sacrifice?

"Even if you are Mao Zong, you are still afraid of lava."

While he was thinking about it, Ban Ming asked curiously. Ban Ming had studied zombies very deeply, and naturally knew that all zombies before they turned into bones were afraid of the sun and fire, especially Mao Zheng, whose hair could be said to be It's so igniting. No matter how hard He Yunlai's skin is, it's impossible not to be afraid of magma.

"Hey, this is a blessing in disguise for me."

He Yunlai smiled and patted his belly. After thinking for a while, he wiped his hands with alcohol cotton pads and carefully opened his sewn belly a little. The half-life Taoist twitched the corner of his mouth and felt as if his stomach was hurting. But the next moment his eyes widened: "What is this? Snake eggs?!"

Inside He Yunlai's abdomen, near the edge of his belly, there was a gray-black oval hard object that looked very similar to a black snake egg! Could it be that the snake eggs in his belly were not removed completely? Even Wei Xun looked here curiously.

"It's not that I'm not clean, it's that my title has mutated again."

He Yunlai smiled and said, just after he whistled, the black snake egg split open automatically, and a small black snake crawled out. The place where it crawled had fire marks, and the broken egg was filled with boiling magma. However, the magma flowing into He Yunlai's abdomen did not cause any damage to him. On the contrary, it seemed to speed up the healing of the wound!

The little black snake obediently crawled into He Yunlai's palm. Its dark black snake eyes looked at Wei Xun and Ban Ming warily, and finally landed on Wei Xun. It shook its tail like a rattlesnake and made a vigilant hissing sound.

"Um?"

Wei Xun became interested. He thought for a while and tried to take out a David snake. Sure enough, the little snake neighed more rapidly and even moved its body as if to attack. He Yunlai was afraid that it would hurt Director Bing, so he quickly stuffed it back into his stomach.

But Snake David was obviously also interested in the little black snake. He crawled to Wei Xun's ear and hissed softly: "Hey, where did you find the snake? I actually feel that it is quite dangerous. You should restrain me!"

The black snake transformed from the black sand has scarlet eyes, but the mutated little snake in He Yunlai's belly has pure black eyes. Moreover, the small black-eyed snake can detect the sand snake even though it is hidden through the corn shoots, and it is even more restrained. It can be said to be a natural enemy!

"Your title is Dark Blue?"

Wei Xun was really curious. He knew the history and roughly guessed what would happen in the future. It could be said that He Yunlai had completely restrained the Sand Snake who wanted to 'guide the sacrifice'. Liu Hongyu would not have been hacked if he was there. Snake attack and kill. Even Wei Xun originally suspected that the Sand Snake was the guard of the Ancient Royal Court. With He Yunlai's presence, he would definitely be more confident in opening up the Ancient Royal Court and dealing with mythical creatures such as Ifrit.

Previously, he was contaminated by the old crippled giant and mutated to swallow large amounts of sand. This time, he was contaminated by the sand snake and mutated to have fire resistance and the ability to control black snakes. Is this something that a dark blue title can do? ?

Wei Xun glanced at Ban Ming and saw Taoist Ban Ming staring directly at He Yun. His eyes were a little red - what a zombie! Yu Xiangyang was already the most talented zombie-titled passenger he had ever seen, but it was only after seeing He Yunlai that he realized that there was something different!

'Oh, what a pity'

But after the excitement, there was a deeper regret. For half of his life, he no longer looked at He Yunlai, and it would feel painful to look at him again. He couldn't help but chat with Wei Xun secretly through the thread, and his tone was full of regret: "He Yunlai must have that special physique that is very prone to mutation."

It has nothing to do with the title, it is He Yunlai's own 'talent'. When he encounters various kinds of pollution, his body will naturally mutate. Although it will be more thrilling than others, if he can survive it, his future development will definitely be extraordinary!

To be selected by the old captain of the metaphysics, as a new generation of metaphysics team members, the passengers are indeed different. He Yunlai doesn't even need too much training. As long as he is taken around the 30th degree of north latitude, he himself will not be weaker than the orange title.

"Yeah, I'm still a hairy zombie."

He Yunlai didn't know about their conversation and regret, and felt a little embarrassed: "Well, everyone in the team has a purple title, and I'm the one holding them back. I don't know when I can upgrade to a purple title..."

"If you can't go back alive, you'll never be able to upgrade to a purple title."

A cold and gloomy voice sounded, scaring the three people present. Wei Xun and Banming were shocked because the person who came said exactly what they were thinking - it was like reading their minds. He Yunlai was shocked because -

"I, I disinfected it with alcohol cotton pads!"

He Yunlai stuttered and tried to stand up at a loss, but Liu Hongyu glanced at him and he sat down again, like a patient who didn't follow the doctor's orders and was caught red-handed. Liu Hongyu checked He Yunlai's wound without saying a word, and then sewed and disinfected the wound that he had just opened himself.

His silent and meticulous inspection made He Yunlai feel more guilty. After the inspection, without waiting for Liu Hongyu to speak, He Yunlai swore to the sky that he would never touch the wound again.

"Okay, the captain didn't stop you from using the mutant title."

When He Yunlai was about to swear, Liu Hongyu said, "It's too dangerous. At least wait for everyone to come and test it, and then wait for Yuande to see whether it's good or bad."

He made sense, and brought up Chen Cheng again. He Yunlai nodded repeatedly and was convinced.

"Director Bing, thank you for helping us again this time."

Liu Hongyu turned and looked at Bingyi, and said sincerely, "The desert is windy and sandy, and it's not easy to clean here without water. I have some clean alcohol gauze here, which is the product of my title every day, and it can clean any stains."

He took out a roll of gauze and applied it to He Yunlai's wound as a gesture. The blood-stained scar became very clean in an instant, and the wound also obviously began to heal faster.

Liu Hongyu didn't say much, left a roll of gauze for Bingyi, pulled He Yunlai aside and gave him a few words, then hurried to the cave. Wei Xun looked at his back as he left, retracted his playful gaze, and tossed the gauze in his hand.

'Liu Hongyu is a smart man'

Wei Xun guessed that Liu Hongyu came here to see his injuries, but Liu Hongyu didn't mention healing at all, and when he gave the gauze, he only emphasized its role in cleaning stains - it should be from Bingyi's frequent changes of gloves and other small actions that he guessed that he might have some mysophobia.

And these gauze that can completely clean wounds and heal scars are particularly appropriate. Moreover, he first said that this was a title daily product, and then gave it to He Yunlai to use, which showed his sincerity.

'I didn't expect him to dare to come. '

Wei Xun smiled. He had deliberately scared Liu Hongyu with his black snakes before, and he saw his face turn pale and his eyes more vigilant on the spot. Wei Xun likes to tease smart people the most to see how much they think. According to Liu Hongyu's character, he will definitely pay more attention to the black snake in the future - be more alert, maybe Liu Hongyu himself will be vigilant enough tonight, and he will not die in the mouth of the black snake without Wei Xun's intervention.

But Wei Xun didn't expect Liu Hongyu to come again so soon. Logically, he should avoid him during this period.

'They want to recruit you'

Banming was also a little puzzled. He was sure that the current Chen Cheng was not the old Chen team. With the usual style of Xuanxue, he shouldn't want to recruit a tour guide whose good and evil are unknown so soon. After all, Xuanxue has never had a tour guide before.

'You will understand after seeing what He Yunlai says'

Wei Xun said that Liu Hongyu was very observant and could read people's eyes. He should have discovered that he had a slightly different attitude towards him and He Yunlai. If Liu Hongyu really wanted to test something, he would be smart to go through He Yunlai.

Sure enough, when He Yunlai sat over again, he looked at Wei Xun frequently, with an expression of wanting to say something but not being able to. Wei Xun hung him for a while, then he asked in a questioning "Hmm?" He Yunlai couldn't wait to ask.

He Yunlai asked hesitantly: "Director Bing, um, do you have a red cloak?"

His question surprised Wei Xun. Why would He Yunlai ask him such a question? He has a scarlet cloak, but it is a cloak for a man with a life! Wei Xun thought a lot in an instant, but his face remained unmoved, and he asked back: "Why?"

Seeing that he didn't refute, He Yunlai's eyes lit up, and half of his body leaned over excitedly. He opened his eyes very wide, lowered his voice, and asked almost in a breath: "Director Bing, are you from Hongjiang?"

Ah?

Wei Xun was startled. This was another question he had never expected. Hongjiang? Which Hongjiang? He said nothing, with an unfathomable expression on his face, but secretly asked half of his life with a thread.

‘Hongjiang is a legendary tour guide organization, very old. Captain Chen didn’t say much when he taught me.’

Banming was also surprised that He Yunlai would ask Wei Xun this question, and he racked his brains to tell him everything he knew.

‘Do all members of Hongjiang have red cloaks? Official origin? National institutions?’

Wei Xun immediately asked back: ‘Are Ximing people from Hongjiang? Is An Xuefeng related to Hongjiang?’

‘It is said that it was an organization a long time ago... We have basically no one who knows about it in the past ten years’

Banming sighed: ‘Otherwise, Ximing people wearing scarlet cloaks are so conspicuous, they will definitely be assassinated - how could people from Hongjiang become butcher tour guides and become the leader of the butchers in the East District’

That’s not necessarily true, Wei Xun did not comment. There are so many undercovers in old movies who have been infiltrating high-level positions, and there are also some who have almost become the boss after three years. Of course, there are also those who become dragon slayers and become evil dragons, and those who make mistakes and fall into the abyss after being undercover for a long time.

Wei Xun wanted to determine the era of Hongjiang's activities! Almost no one knew about An Xuefeng's generation, and Chen Cheng's generation was basically hidden in the vast sea of ​​people. Banming could only confirm that it was probably in the class of the old captain of Xuanxue, that is, thirty years ago, when Hongjiang was very active!

Wei Xun was born in the fifth year of the ten years when Hongjiang was active! Wei Xuechen was ten years older than him, but if the five years of the younger year were counted, it can be said that Wei Xuechen and Wei Xun were born in this period within the fifteen years when Hongjiang was active!

Wei Xun thought of his parents whose faces he could not see clearly. It was too arbitrary to connect Ximing people with Hongjiang just by a red cloak. Wei Xun needed more information. He tried He Yunlai and found that he didn't know too much specific information. Wei Xun turned his attention to Chen Cheng.

Chen Cheng definitely knew more!

But with Chen Cheng's cautious and meticulous character, he would never tell everything he knew. There has to be an opportunity...

"Boom!"

At this moment, a deafening explosion was heard, coming from the northeast, which was the direction Liu Hongyu left. Wei Xun stood up and looked, and saw billowing smoke coming from afar, carrying a pungent smell of sulfur. The surrounding temperature soared in a short period of time, and the air was a little hot, just like a volcanic eruption!

"Not good!"

He Yunlai stood up in shock and hurried over there: "It's the direction of the cave, the captain and the others are in danger!

Great!

Wei Xun stood up silently and let Banming carry him behind He Yunlai.

Isn't the opportunity here? He just needs to find a time to "inadvertently" show off his scarlet cloak!

A quarter of an hour later, He Yunlai and Wei Xun arrived at the scene one after another, but the situation was different from what they imagined. What was surging out from the depths of the cave like a volcanic eruption was not magma, but dense golden red spiders, surging like a red tide.

"Get out of the way! "

Anxious shouts came from the side. Wei Xun looked up and saw several people climbing up the tall fossil tree next to him. They were Liu Hongyu and others. The spiders did not approach the fossil tree. Seeing the spider tide rushing towards them, Banming (with Wei Xun) and He Yunlai also hurriedly climbed up the petrified tree on the other side. There were dense spiders not far under their feet, and the people who saw it trembled in their hearts.

"Where is the captain? Why is the captain not here?"

He Yunlai suddenly asked anxiously. He looked back and forth several times and did not see any trace of Chen Cheng-no, not just Chen Cheng!

"The captain and Tang Shuang didn't come out!"

Yu Feiluan answered him anxiously with a crying voice: "They are still inside!"