Chapter 172 Meeting Elder Qu Again

Because they had been poisoned by the cold ghost poison before, both Elder Liu Yinzhu and Elder Gu Youchang kept their minds clear at all times.

Not only that, they each held a detoxification pill in their mouths.

Most people thought that Ding Huan was pretending to be mysterious in front of Qu Yueshan, so he went into the mountains.

However, Ding Huan's previous premonition was too accurate. After Elder Liu and Elder Gu followed Ding Huan out of the main road and into the forest, they had no choice but to follow him into the forest.

Two hours later, Elder Liu Yinzhu of Zixia Valley suddenly stopped:
"Everyone stop."

"What's wrong? Elder Liu?" Ding Huan asked puzzledly.

Ding Huan was the guide, and since Liu Yinzhu was going to stop, he naturally wanted to ask questions.

Liu Yinzhu's face was solemn:
"Fellow Daoist Ding, Elder Gu, have we been affected by Hanba's phantom poison again? Look, we are on the main road now."

If Liu Yinzhu hadn't said it, no one would have noticed it before.

As soon as Liu Yinzhu reminded them, everyone was horrified to find that they were actually standing in the middle of the road.

They had encountered this situation once before. They thought they were in the middle of the road, but they were attacked by Hanba and more than half of the people died.

Now it was over again, and they found themselves in the middle of the road again.

They had clearly followed Ding Huan into the forest just now, so they should be in the forest now. It was not right to be in the middle of the mountain road.

"Fellow Daoist Ding, what's going on?" Elder Gu was also not quite sure.

Ding Huan felt amused. After turning around, he naturally had to go back to the main road.

He is not an idiot. How could he dare to walk in the forest of Daxia Canyon for a long time?
“Two elders, I’m not sure either, but I have a feeling that we are all safe now. So we don’t have to worry about it, just keep moving forward.”

Ding Huan could only pretend to be confused.

Liu Yinzhu sighed:
"Just follow what Fellow Daoist Ding says. We don't have any other choice."

They themselves are not sure whether they have been poisoned by the phantom poison.

However, Ding Huan knew clearly through the information in his memory that after being poisoned by the Hanba phantom poison, whenever he practiced his internal energy, he would feel a bone-chilling chill in his veins.

He can't talk about this.

The group walked for a while and then it got dark.

Ding Huan stopped and said:

"Two elders, let's camp here."

Ding Huan suggested setting up camp, and the two elders naturally had no objection.

The camp was built quickly, and Elder Liu Yinzhu and Elder Gu Youchang agreed that each would be responsible for security issues on one side.

Although everyone was very tired, the new disciples in the camp, who were like frightened birds, could not sleep at all.

They were all listening nervously to any possible sounds outside, and would not be able to help but get up at the slightest sign of trouble.

Ding Huan naturally couldn't sleep either. He was not worried about Hanba, but was studying the formation jade slip given to him by Elder Gu Youchang.

If you study this formation jade slip in depth, you will find that it is even more vast and boundless than the art of talismans.

The more complex it is, the more it arouses Ding Huan's desire to research.

I thought that when I go camping in the future, I can just set up a defense array, or a trigger array, which is much more convenient than making calculations.

Besides, as the cultivation levels of the people he came into contact with became higher and higher, the rules of the world of cultivation became stronger and stronger, and the things he calculated became more and more vague.

The formation can make up for this.

Liu Yinzhu was on duty at the back of the camp. Her disciple Mo Huaping came over and whispered:
"Master, why do I feel like Chef Ding is desperate?"

Liu Yinzhu was stunned and asked in confusion:
"Why do you feel this way?"

Mo Huaping said: "He is just a cook, a temporary cook at that, but he dared to speak ill of Elder Qu of the Twin Soul Sect. Isn't this courting death?
What I am worried about is that he knows that he is going to die, so he is just desperate and wants to take everyone with him to the road of death."

The latter sentence is what Mo Huanping is really worried about.

In fact, it is not surprising that she has such thoughts. After all, she is a high-ranking monk.

In her eyes, the lives of a hundred Ding Huans are not as important as the lives of a cultivator like them.

So if Ding Huan is looking for death this time and they follow him, that would be bad.

I came to Master to say this at night so that He could be wary of Ding Huan and not believe everything he said.

Liu Yinzhu looked at her favorite disciple and sighed inwardly.

Mo Huanping was her most valued disciple, so this time when she came out to the mortal world, she brought Mo Huanping with her.

Now it seems that his disciple is still far inferior to Chef Ding Huan.

"Master, is my idea wrong?"

Feeling the master sigh, Mo Huanping asked in panic.

"Huan Ping, if you were in Ding Huan's position and had his ability, what would you do?"

Liu Yinzhu asked.

Mo Huaping said as a matter of course:
“No matter how much Elder Qu ridicules me, I will answer Elder Qu’s words respectfully and will not do anything to deliberately separate from Elder Qu.

With the status and position of Elder Qu, he will definitely not remember the matter of a small cook for a long time. After I pass the Great Valley, I will fly away. If I have the ability in the future, I will come back for revenge, but if I don’t have the ability, forget it. "

To Mo Huaping, the latter sentence was nonsense. She was sure that no matter how she assumed it, Ding Huan would never be able to take revenge in the future.

You are obviously in a very low position, yet you still try to show off. Isn't this courting death?
He can't even endure humiliation or bear heavy burdens, no wonder he's just a cook.

Do you think we will always rely on you as a cook? We are only relying on you temporarily. This is because we cannot tell who we are.

"Haha, if you do this, you will die faster." Liu Yinzhu chuckled.

"But Master, didn't you tell me that sometimes people have to endure humiliation and know how to hide their shortcomings?" Mo Huanping was puzzled.

Liu Yinzhu said slowly:
"Because Ding Huan saw the murderous intent in Elder Qu, which means that as soon as he walks out of the Great Valley, Elder Qu will definitely kill Ding Huan the first time.

Do you think that if Elder Qu suddenly killed Ding Huan, the temporary cook, would Elder Gu risk offending the Shuanghun Sect to avenge a cook?"

"Ah..." Mo Huanping screamed in shock.

What a joke. Even if Ding Huan saved everyone, he was just a cook. Elder Gu would have to be crazy to risk offending the Shuanghun Sect to avenge a cook.

Liu Yinzhu said calmly:

"You should have guessed that Elder Gu would not take action, and Ding Huan also guessed that the possibility of Elder Gu taking action was very low. Moreover, even if Elder Gu took action, he has already been killed. What is the difference between taking action and not taking action?
His only chance of survival was to kill Elder Qu in the Dahe Gorge, or to seriously injure Elder Qu so that he would have no chance to kill him.

In other words, if Elder Qu was not dead but was seriously injured and no longer posed a threat to Chef Ding, Chef Ding would not have said that he wanted to separate from Elder Qu.

Well then, since Ding Huan knew that Elder Qu wanted to kill him, why did he still endure the humiliation and be polite? Is he a mean person? "

"But how can he, a cook, kill Elder Qu? He won't even have a chance to do it." Mo Huanping was even more puzzled.

Liu Yinzhu glanced at where Ding Huan was and sighed:
"They've already made their move, but you're still fretting over the fact that they didn't even have a chance to make their move."

"What?" Mo Huaping was startled, then came to her senses: "Master, when you said walk separately, does that mean you're going to attack?"

"Yes." Liu Yinzhu said, "He can feel safe here, which is his only chance.

Elder Gu and I didn't think Ding Huan was seeking death, so we both agreed with his plan to lead the way into the jungle."

Liu Yinzhu really thought so. If it were any other mortal, they might feel that their own lives were worthless, but it was worth it if they could exchange for the lives of a bunch of cultivators.

But she believed that she was not wrong. Ding Huan's eyes, words and actions never showed that he was a mortal who was inferior to the ascetics.

So she didn't think Ding Huan was seeking death by entering the jungle.

Although Mo Huanping did not ask any more questions, she still felt that her master overestimated Ding Huan.

……

The night passed quickly. To others, it felt like a year, but to Ding Huan, it seemed like only a few minutes had passed.

A shrill scream came from behind, and Elder Liu and Elder Gu fell behind the team immediately.

Then they saw a shadow rushing towards them again.

"Elder Qu?" This time it was Gu Youchang who spoke out in shock.

Wasn't Elder Qu walking in front of them before? How come Elder Qu appeared from behind them after they rested for a night?

This is a bit weird. If there weren't so many people here, Elder Gu would have couldn't help but say, "Elder Qu, is it okay for you to scare people like this?"
Elder Gu was embarrassed to say it, but Ding Huan was not embarrassed. This guy wanted to kill him, so what was he afraid of?
"Elder Qu, you are going to scare others to death."

After Ding Huan said this, he felt relieved.

This old guy has lost his legs and escaped with the help of a talisman.

Without legs, I have no right to continue chasing him.

As long as they leave the Dahe Canyon, if this Qu guy fails to kill him the first time, he will never be able to kill him later.

I don’t know how this old guy lost his feet. There seems to be a gloomy aura when looking at him.

"Elder Qu, how did you get into this state?"

Liu Yinzhu looked at Qu Yueshan, who was covered in blood, in shock.

The last time I saw Qu Yueshan escaping, he looked in a dishevel, but his limbs were intact.

This time, Qu Yueshan was covered in tatters and blood. The most terrifying thing was that Qu Yueshan's legs were gone below the knees.

"There's a foot-swallowing zombie over there..." Qu Yueshan's voice was still a little trembling.

Swallowing foot stiffness?
Liu Yinzhu and Gu Youchang were both startled. In the Dahe Canyon, the horror of the foot-swallowing zombie was no less than that of the Hanba.

This thing was cultivated by ghosts with the help of zombies and is hidden underground.

When the monk passed by, it suddenly jumped up and devoured the monk's feet. If the monk was still strong, he would run away quickly.

If his strength was average, the Foot-Swallowing Zombie would not just eat his feet. Qu Youshan even lost his calf.

Liu Yinzhu and Gu Youchang couldn't help but look at Ding Huan. If Ding Huan hadn't insisted on walking through the forest, they might not be able to keep their feet.

If you think that if a group of people pass by, the foot-swallowing zombie will only devour the feet of one person, you are very wrong.

It is not impossible for a powerful foot-swallowing zombie to swallow the feet of a hundred people at the same time.

Han Weicheng wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and swore that even if Ding Huan walked through the Swamp of the Dead with his eyes closed, he would step on it without hesitation.

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