The other one was at noon when the magnetic field was occupied with a positive aura as the dead ones could not easily transform into bad spirits. Therefore, most of the prisoners with great sin and hatred would be executed at this time and all their hatred and anger would disappear when the sunlight shone on it.
Two is the time before the dawn. It was a good time to execute the rich people and imperial officers as the sun was yet to shine on earth. Therefore, their souls could easily travel to Huangquan Road by avoiding the sunshine.
Rong Yan and Gu Tianqing were being executed before dawn broke. When the large blade of the executioner chopped off their heads, the blood did not spill out but gushed onto their prisoner's uniform...
...
The family of the dead prisoners could not hold a great funeral ceremony for them. They could only bring the corpses home and bury them with a simple coffin.
Those people were not allowed to be buried in their ancestral grave. Gu Xietian did not want to see the awful appearance of his daughter, hence, he got someone to collect her corpse and buried her together with Leng Xiangyu at the same place.
Both of them were ruthless people, hence, Gu Xietian assigned someone to guard their graves. However, all the guards left at nightfall.
He had gone for a drink at a bar in the valley and only returned after four hours.
He checked the graves and noticed there was something wrong with Gu Tianqings grave! It seemed like someone had dug up the soil.
However, he did not care and returned to his small porch.
Rong Yan did not get to be buried in the royal cemetery but a place surrounded by mountains and water. Someone was specially assigned to be the guard.
The guard was quite good at martial arts - he was a patrol leader. He was probably not happy to be assigned to guard a grave.
After nightfall, he kicked Rong Yan's grave for a few times and blamed Rong Yan for being the barricade to his future.
When he was kicking the grave again, he felt a soft wind blowing behind his head. He then fainted and collapsed to the ground.
He did not even realize how long he had been sleeping. It was already midnight when he woke up and he quickly jumped up to check his surroundings. Everything seemed fine and he did not even know how he fell asleep.
Subconsciously, he looked at Rong Yans grave. It seemed weird as though the soil had been dug and covered back again.
He was shocked and quickly opened the coffin to check. He was stunned as Rong Yans corpse had gone missing and only a set of clothes was left behind!
It was greatly sinful for a guard to lose the corpse! He might lose his head as well!
He definitely did not dare to spread the news. Since nobody knew about this, he secretly covered up the soil nicely as though nothing happened before he went back to sleep.
No one else was aware of the situation at hand except the two guards.
..
There was a stone-like house in the forest.
Inside, there were some strange and unique displays.
It had a lot of weird paintings on the wall, which looked like talismans.
There were two beds in the house with a man and a woman laying on them respectively in a uniform full of blood. They were Rong Yan and Gu Tianqing!
Beside them was a busy person with a black mask and big mantle. From the outfit, it was very difficult to tell whether that was a man or a woman.
A spell was dancing on the persons fingertip and occasionally tapped on Rong Yan and Gu Tianqings body.
The talisman was strange; both of their bodies disappeared when it made contact with their body. However, their heads and backbones were still linked together and slowly healed. Even the muscles and flesh were growing rapidly...
Half an hour later, both of their necks did not seem to look like they have have been chopped before. It was perfectly good as new.
"Alright! Its time to wake up!" The person dressed in black tapped onto both their bodies at the same time. They trembled and their eyes opened...
...
Perhaps, Gu Xijiu had drunk too much. She could not sleep after returning to his courtyard.
She did not bring anyone or anything out after breaking the bond with Gu Xietian. Unexpectedly, all her personal servants had come to find her. They have cleaned the house just like when she was staying in the Generals residence.
Similarly, the servants had prepared warm water for Gu Xijiu so that they could help to wash her up when she had returned from drinking.
Gu Xijiu recalled that she was going to the Dark Forest tomorrow and doubted the possibility of her survival. She then divided all the notes she had into eight portions for each of the servants. She told them to leave with the money if she fails to return after half a month...
Gu Xijiu had earned quite a lot of money recently, and that money was more than enough for them to use for the rest of their life.
However, all of them refused to accept but knelt down to show their sincerity and decision of waiting for her return. They decided to commit suicide together if Gu Xijiu fails to return.
Gu Xijiu head started throbbing and felt a few tons of burden placed on her shoulder.
She just wanted to live for herself, however, she was someone who would sacrifice for the good and also someone who would seek revenge. She took kindness very seriously and would return twice the favor as a return...
As she listened to their words, she was helpless yet touched by their sincerity. Luckily, she planned a way to escape from the Dark Forest, but now, she needed to give her very best to escape!
He only gave her eight days and that was the one and only opportunity for her. She definitely did not want to waste it.
She waved to dismiss the servants and headed off to bed. Initially, she wanted to sleep in order to be prepared for tomorrows challenge.
She did not manage to fall asleep but kept tossing and turning in bed. She seemed to be bothered by many things but once in a while, she idled.
She felt a sudden pain in her chest and recalled her injuries. She then got up, sat on the bed to check on herself and suddenly frowned!
She did not feel the pain when she got attacked by Gu Xietian and Dao Qingyang a few days ago. It was only now that she realized she had been injured badly. However, the internal injuries were a bit strange as she could not feel it earlier. It had now become more serious than ever...
The injuries had worsened and she felt a severe pain below her ribs.
Apparently, it was caused by Dao Qingyang. Gu Xijiu was a doctor, so she could definitely identify the injuries.
She had treated herself with the best medicine and did not expect her condition to worsen.
Did that mean she had to use Dao Qingyangs secret recipe?
No wonder Dao Qingyang had left so easily - he knew the consequence that would befall!
He wanted her to beg him for the solution so he could propose a request as a trade...
However, it was too late for the injuries outbreak. She had no enough time to get the medicine from Jiuxing clan as she needed to go to the Dark Forest the next morning.
It seems like she needed to bear the pain in the Dark Forest.
She tried to initiate her internal force as she realized that the injuries did not actually affect her performance, however, she did feel the pain. It should be fine to bear with it until she escapes the Dark Forest.
She then meditated for a while and when she opened her eyes, it was already three o'clock in the morning!!
She needed to wake up and get ready at five o'clock! She decided to take a short nap. Initially, she thought she would not be able to sleep but she was wrong.
Suddenly, she smelled a familiar mild fragrance, interrupting her trail of emotions. She sensed that there was another person in the house; she tried to open her eyes to look but failed. No matter how hard she tried, she could not lift her eyelids up and soon fell asleep.
After all, she used to be an assassin. She was always half awake when she slept. In her dream, she could feel someone trying to carry her and her jaw was being forced to open. That person stuffed a bitter pill into her mouth.
She was alert even in her dreams. Subconsciously, she wanted to regurgitate but that person pressed her mouth shut to force the pill down her throat.
Bastard!
She cursed in her dream and wanted to dig out the pill.
She could hear a light laughter in her dream, which somewhat disgusted her, "Sweetheart, are you afraid of me poisoning you? Here, drink this!"
Her hands were locked and a solution dripped into her mouth.
Naturally, she wanted to puke but she could feel a soft and warm object pressing onto her lips and she was forced to swallow the solution.
She immediately felt a burning sensation in her stomach and her abdomen became even more painful. Even her chest was throbbing with pain...
She was in severe pain to the extent she needed to curl her body. However, someone was pressing against her and she was not able to do so.
"Be patient." A gentle voice whispered into her ear.
The scene was very familiar - Gu Xijiu thought she was having a nightmare and could not wake up.
Eventually, she fell asleep.
In her dream, she had returned to the modern world. She walked into a tea room...
In the tea room, there was a young man drinking tea. He had a pair of nice eyebrows and eyes. He looked charming and the scene was as beautiful as a painting.
"Sir Long Xi." She smiled and sat down in front of him. She was going to drink the tea he made for her but he suddenly held her hand, "Gosh! Youre injured!"
Gu Xijiu was stunned for short while, "Im fine, dont worry."
Long Xi twitched his lips and walked over, "Wheres the wound? Let me have a look."
"Im fine, its really just a minor injury." Her injury was below the ribs, so it was not that appropriate to show other people, "Ive checked just now, Im fine."
Long Xi looked at her, "Im a doctor, dont be afraid! You dont look good; it must be a serious injury. Let me have a look. Based on your posture, your injury must be just below your right ribs?"
She sighed, "I can never hide anything from you indeed" She obediently removed her top and showed him the wound.
Long Xi was shocked, "Look at this! Your ribs are cracked! I know youre just putting up a brave front, but the pain will linger forever if you dont get it treated properly."
He used his fingers to soothe her skin and adjusted her bones as he talked to her.
The bone correction would cause extreme pain, yet she still makes fun of him even when she was sweating, "Sir Long, I'd need to marry you if this was back in the ancient era. Since you've seen my body, you need to marry me though."
Long Xi did not express anything, "Luckily, we're in the modern world, so you dont have to do that."
Gu Xijiu whispered, "Oh how I wish this is the ancient world" Long Xi could not hear her clearly. "What were you mumbling?"
"Huh? No, nothing."
The tea room was very silent.
Gu Xijiu could not wait to escape from the awkward ambiance, "Sir Long, this looks different from the usual treatment huh? Could you teach me?"
"No, I dont think its necessary."
"Why? I can treat myself if I have similar injuries in the future right?" Gu Xijiu did not comprehend and made fun of him again, "Are you planning to keep it all to yourself?"
"You wouldnt experience any similar injuries, so it would be unnecessary."
"Its hard to tell, I still have many more missions in the future."
"Xijiu, you'll just have to rest properly." Long Xi took his jacket and after treating her injury he said, "Lets go, Ill take you home. Dont go anywhere within a month and have a good rest."
"Huh?! A month?" Are they going to approve my long leave? Gu Xijiu frowned.
"Of course! Your job is to rest sufficiently and get well soon, nothing more!" Long Xi said firmly.
She smiled as she felt a warmth in her heart. She leaned her head on his shoulder and joked, "Sir Long, I think you might have feelings for me since youre so being so caring towards me."
Long Xi was speechless.
He drove her home. All the way, she was well taken care of as though she was a porcelain doll.
That day, he stayed in her house and had prepared a big meal for Gu Xijiu.
Due to lack of experience, his cooking was quite poor in quality. The dishes were not delicious, the steamed eggs had been over steamed, the vegetables were too salty but she liked it very much. However, he was thinking of something else when he accompanied her. Occasionally, he was idling while he watched her eating.
Gu Xijiu found his actions strange and asked him with a smile, "Why are you looking at me? Is there a nice flower on my face?"
Long Xi laughed and then shook his head as he smiled. He made fun of her, "Theres no flower on your face, but your face is much nicer compared to a flower."
Gu Xijiu felt her face turning red, as that was the first time he complimented her.
She frowned and said, "Since Im so pretty, why dont you marry me?"
This time, Long Xi did not complain but said something strange after pondering, "Xijiu, give me some time."
"Huh?" She did not understand.
He did not explain any further but pat her head, "Come and see me after a month, Ill help you check." He then left her house.
"Long Xi" She watched him leave and disappeared from her sight. She mumbled, "I like you, but I'm not sure how you feel"
She did not continue the rest of the sentence as she felt a sudden pain, as though someone had pressed on her injury accidentally!
She was sweating, and everything turned into a dark space. She seemed to be waking up soon and tried to open her eyes. However, she felt her body sinking into a dark hole.
Suddenly, she heard a soft voice asking her, "You like Long Xi? Or Long Siye?"
She was sad despite it being only nothing but a dream. She answered in a blurry state but she could not remember anything.
The voice asked her again, "What do you like about him? I think Im better"
"He taught me Kung Fu and medical knowledge"
"I can teach you Kung Fu and medical knowledge too. Also, Im more of an expert than he is, you should learn from the best teacher"
"We We grew up together and weve gone through the ups and downs together" She continued to mumble.
The person went silent and pondered.
A warm energy was transmitted into Gu Xijius body via her hands. The energy was circulating in her body and then gathered at the injury below her ribs.
The pain was slowly subsiding and had eventually faded.
She had no idea how long she had gone through the pain after waking up from the nightmare. She quickly opened her eyes and saw the bed drapes in her own room.
The sky was still dark outside and she was the only one in her room.
She was idling on her bed for a moment. She recalled someone entering the house and talked to her! Was she dreaming?
She jumped off from the bed and took a quick check in her room. However, she did not manage to find anything foreign.
She pondered and then undid her pajamas to check on her injury. She noticed that the bruise was still there but she could not feel the pain anymore.
She then checked her internal injury and realized it was nearly fully recovered.
She could even operate her internal force smoothly.
She was still idling for a short while. She was wondering whether it was the outcome of her meditation last night or that someone had entered her room to treat her.
Who was that?
The first one who appeared in her mind was Di Fuyi; she was shocked! Was he the one?
Impossible.
If he wanted to save her, he would have come earlier instead of entering her room secretly at night.
That did not sound like him as he always liked to promote his good deeds.
If he was not the one, would that be Long Siye?
As the night was too quiet, she felt a sharp pain every single time she thought of that name and refused to think about it any further. However, tonight, she thought of him a lot.
This cannot be.
He used to trick her and almost killed her to save Ye Hongfeng, so how could he intend to save Gu Xijiu?
Suddenly, she recalled her dream. Her body stiffened instantly!
The dream has actually transcended to reality. Back in the day, she trusted him wholeheartedly. She followed his instructions to rest properly. In the end, he gave her a cup of tea with the drug inside and she woke up in the operation theater. He was trying to steal her heart for
She should not keep thinking about the past as she got depressed every single time she thought about it.
She looked out of the window and smiled. Those days, Long Xi was so gentle to her and told her that her focus was to rest properly. She thought he was being caring and she felt so in love at that moment.
As she tried to figure it out in detail, he just wanted her heart to be in the best condition for Ye Hongfeng
Haha!
She laughed softly. She was either laughing at herself or Long Xi.
After a short while, she began to check her own body.
She was familiar with Long Xis treatment, and could identify it if he was the one who entered her room just now.
A moment later, she exhaled in relief.
It was not Long Siye!
When she was sighing, the servant knocked on the door from outside, "Master, would you like to wash up and get ready now?"
It was already four o'clock in the morning! Di Fuyi would be here soon!
She took a deep breath and jumped down from the bed. Everything irrelevant had been left behind. From now onwards, she needed to focus and escape from the Dark Forest!
When the sunrise broke into the horizon, Gu Xijiu was already sitting in Di Fuyis ship and they were traveling eastward.
Other than the four disciples as the rowers, there were three more people in the ship - Di Fuyi, Gu Xijiu, and Yun Qingluo.
Yun Qingluo was invited to be the witness.
The ship was quite big, which could fit a small table with a tableful of desserts.
Three of them were sitting in front of the desk.
Di Fuyi looked very professional today and only sat there silently.
Gu Xijiu did not talk much as well. She sat opposite Di Fuyi and she was thinking of her action plans.
Yun Qingluo talked once in a while, in her attempts to ease the awkward silence.
The ship was moving quite fast. However, there was a windscreen which helped to keep Gu Xijiu warm.
It was a lie if she was not nervous.
After all, it was a scary place that stressed everyone out when they heard about it. Although Gu Xijiu had been well prepared, it was still a question whether she would manage to escape.
Gu Xijiu looked at Di Fuyi as she recalled the incident from last night.
He was looking at her while he pondered.
His pupils were so dark which made her feel like she was drowning every time they looked at each other. Thus, she moved her gaze away.
Di Fuyi looked at her and asked, "Have you prepared any food?"
"Yes, a little."
"What have you prepared?" Di Fuyi was keen to know.
It was beyond her expectations. She stopped and then said, "Some dried food and salt."
Although she had brought her storage bag, the bag was just of average quality, which could not fit too many things. She brought a tent and a few sets of clothes. It was already full after she stuffed a few weapons into the bag. Since there was limited space, she had to plan what to bring and give up some unnecessary items.
There were many wild beasts in the Dark Forest and she was quite good at hunting. Thus, she thought she could just grill the hunted animals as her food and did not bring much food except some seasonings.
Di Fuyi immediately caught her deep in thoughts, "You really thought you will have the time to grill any food?"
Gu Xijiu remained silent. She knew there would be many fierce beasts, however, there should be no problem for her to grill a rabbit if she could find a safer place.
Di Fuyi looked at her again for a short while, "I thought youre quite close to Rong Jialuo? How come he didnt tell you about the situation? What kind of friend is he?"
"He did. He told me a lot." Gu Xijiu tried to protect Rong Jialuo.
"A lot means nothing now!" Di Fuyi was mad.
Gu Xijiu remained silent.
"These are what youve prepared in the last six months?" Di Fuyi said with a dissatisfied tone.
Gu Xijiu was speechless. She noticed Di Fuyi was being unreasonable as though he had just swallowed a few bullets.
However, that sounded like he was being cared for. Thus, Gu Xijiu decided to let him be, "I feel these are sufficient. Theres food, medicines, drugs Ill be more careful when Im there."
She even prepared a sleeping bag and a tent! The snscreen was in her bag as well!
Di Fuyi stretched his hand out, "Give me your storage bag!"
"Why?" Gu Xijiu held her storage bag tightly as everything inside were her assets to escape from the Dark Forest! What if he destroys everything?
Di Fuyi did not even have the mood to explain it to her. He flipped his sleeve and the storage bag appeared on his palm.
Gu Xijiu did not speak but nervously stared at the bag in his palm.
Di Fuyi opened her storage bag and took a look inside. He inserted his hand into the bag and dug it. He then smiled evilly.
Yun Qingluo asked curiously, "What did she bring?" She then leaned her body forward and thought she could take a look as well.
Di Fuyi glared at her and his aura was enough to stop her. She immediately sensed the warning and smiled reluctantly, "I was just curious."
Di Fuyi smiled, "Seems like youre quite keen to know more about the Dark Forest huh?"
Yun Qingluo shivered as he smiled. However, she did not want to disclose her weakness, "In fact, I was prepared to be sent to the Dark Forest before the test. Fortunately, Im the heaven gifts disciple and lost the chance."
Di Fuyi was taking out some of the items from Gu Xijius storage bag. He then looked at Yun Qingluo, "Do you really want to go in?"
Yun Qingluo did not dare answer.
"I could send you to the fifth peak if you would like to try."
Yun Qingluo smiled reluctantly again, "Celestial Master must be kidding. I think I can try the fourth peak based on my Kung Fu, the fifth peak seems a little dangerous."
Di Fuyi said coldly, "Ive never joked with you. If you have been proven to be a fake heaven gifts disciple, I would destroy your spiritual power and send you to the fifth peak as all fake disciples have been sent to the same place."
Yun Qingluo remained silent.
She did not wear a mask this time. Her eyebrows were as beautiful framing her watery eyes. It was exactly what people had imagined. She was amazingly beautiful!
Based on the judgment in Gu Xijius mind, she was as pretty as the Little Dragon Lady (a character in the Chinese Wuxia novel).
That was the impression given when Gu Xijiu came up to the ship.
Everyone likes to admire beauty, including Gu Xijiu.
Such a pretty lady would normally gain love and protection from everyone.
Even the robbers would be gentle and polite if they happened to see such a beautiful lady.
Unexpectedly, Di Fuyi was an idiot who did not know how to cherish such a valuable pearl! How could he have such a ruthless plan for her?
Yun Qingluo was hurt as her face turned pale. She smiled and said, "Fortunately Fortunately, Im the real one."
She then took a glance at Gu Xijiu, "If Miss Gu was found to be a fake heaven's gift disciple and also not the disciple of The Lord, would Celestial Master Zuo destroy her Kung Fu and cast her away to the fifth peak?"
Her words weighed some challenging elements.
Gu Xijiu frowned and took a glance at Yun Qingluo.
She realized that this ladys personality was not as nice as her appearance was.
Di Fuyi began to take out the objects from Gu Xijius storage bag again and replied, "Shes The Lords disciple, hence, your statement is untrue."
Yun Qingluo looked downwards and smiled when she raised her head again, "Qingluo was just asking, I didnt mean to challenge anyone."
She stretched out her hand and opened her palm, there were two light purple talismans on her palm, "Miss Gu, these are third-grade thunder talismans. You could throw this out to initiate a thunder if youre in danger. Even if the thunder did not strike the target, it could help in scaring the beasts away. Its just a small gift from me."
...
A third-grade talisman! How valuable and rare to attain it! One could cost more than 100,000 gold ingots, while two would cost almost quarter of a million!
Yun Qingluo was rather generous to give these away.
However, before Gu Xijiu could say anything, Di Fuyi voiced out, "She cant accept it, as that would be against the rules."
Yun Qingluo was stunned, "Against the rules? I thought she is allowed to bring whatever form of protection along?"
Di Fuyi glared at her again, "Who said that? I allowed her to bring something to protect herself, but not everything!"
Finally, Yun Qingluo had stopped talking.
Gu Xijiu was anxious, as she was not aware of the restrictions on any items. She did wonder if she had brought any prohibited objects along in her storage bag.
When she was still wondering, Di Fuyi had pulled out a tent from her storage bag and asked, "Whats this?"
The tent was the type she used to use in the military training camp. It was small but strong, and it could resist strong winds and the rainstorm. She has been carrying it along wherever she went in the last six months.
The tent was definitely different from those in the ancient world; no wonder Di Fuyi could not recognize it.
"It's a tent, for me to rest." Gu Xijiu told him honestly.
"No way." Di Fuyi spun it and the tent disappeared instantly.
Gu Xijiu did not speak for a short while and asked, "Why?" She needed at least seven to eight days to escape, and rest was something necessary.
"When I say no, it means no. No further discussions shall be entertained." At the moment, Di Fuyi became an evil trainer and Gu Xijiu did not dare challenge him.
Everything was up to him now; she did not dare to argue with him.
Again, Di Fuyi took out a few more items from her storage bag. He even confiscated her sleeping bag.
Gu Xijiu was shocked. Did he not plan to let her sleep or rest at all? Was she going to sleep on the tree like the wild human?
"Celestial Master Zuo, why is my tent and sleeping bag prohibited? You should at least give me an explanation right?" Gu Xijiu could not hold it in anymore as she felt he was trying to prank her.
Ive told you, there is no reason." Di Fuyi said calmly.
Gu Xijiu was mad and speechless. She had an urge to just stab him with a sword!
Di Fuyi had taken out quite a few things from her storage bag, and at the end, he even stuffed a few types of fruits and pastry on the table into her storage bag!
He then passed the storage to her and said, "Alright, you can bring all these."
Gu Xijiu controlled her anger. She took it and then kept it in her sleeve. After that, she did not even speak to him anymore.
The Dark Forest was situated at the most eastern part of Feixing Kingdom. We could see many peaks and mountains beneath it if we see it from the sky.
The mountains here were slightly strange; it was not covered by the forest. Every mountain was in a circular shape, each mountain was surrounded by another and the one in the center had the highest peak. It was surrounded by colorful mist as though a nice pagoda was surrounded by the mists
There was the eighth peak where both gods and ghosts could hardly go near it.
Rumor had said that the beast there had become devils and demons which could bring disasters.
It was also a forbidden place for human beings.
Besides that, it was reckoned as the boundary for gods. Nothing could escape it and nobody could enter as well.
Rumor had it that only The Lord could take a quick walk in there
The eighth peak was engulfed with clouds, and people could hardly see the peak - only the colorful clouds were visible. It was indeed a beautiful and spectacular scenery.
Every peak had the same color when they were seen from midair.
Those in red was as red as flames, the orange ones looked as similar to the sunset, and those in green were as green as the dark green pigments for dying of eyebrows, the purple ones just looked like silk
Every peak seemed to emit a certain mist which had a similar color as the peak and those mist were spreading towards the eighth peak at the center. Apparently, the colorful mist on top of the eighth peak came from the peaks nearby.
That was the beauty of the Mother Nature, as well as the spookiness of it, where everyone in the mainland was afraid of.
Although Gu Xijiu had heard Rong Jialuo talking about the geography in the Dark Forest, she was still amazed the moment she saw it - especially by the eighth peak!
Her heart was beating very fast. She looked shocked and surprised until she could not even decipher what kind of emotion she had.
Yun Qingluo was amazed too, she kept staring downwards, "Celestial Master Zuo, is the yellowish mist poisonous?"
Di Fuyi said softly, "Take a guess."
Yun Qingluo was in silence.
Gu Xijiu smiled as she knew Celestial Master Zuo was playing a trick on her. Perhaps, it was a secret
"I guess its a poisonous gas." Yun Qingluo answered and then turned around to look at Gu Xijiu, "What do you think, Miss Gu?"
Gu Xijiu took a look at the peaks and said, "Perhaps, its not poisonous but the essence emitted by the mountains. All the essences from the seven peaks are gathered at the eighth peak."
"Essence from the seven peaks? How could it be? The other peaks had no mist but the fifth peak was emitting a yellowish mist." Yun Qingluo said.
Gu Xijiu frowned.
What does he mean by only the yellowish one? How come she could see the other peaks emitting mist?
She took a look again and realized it was so clear - every peak was emitting clouds of mist and each of them had a different pattern.
When she could see it clearly, even she was shocked!
The red one was as red as a vermillion bird, the purple one looked like a flying dragon, the orange one looked like a tiger, the yellow one looked like a tortoise, and the green one looked like a snake every single one of them was different.
That kind of mist was definitely not a poisonous gas but rather, animal spirits.
Were all these seven peaks transformed from the spiritual animals? And had those mist represented their spirits?
When Gu Xijiu was still thinking, Yun Qingluo seemed to have figured out something and smiled to her, "Miss Gu, I forgot youre not the heaven's gift disciple and cant see the mist."
Gu Xijiu frowned, "Huh?"
Yun Qingluo said, "Ive heard from my father that the eight peaks in the Dark Forest were spiritual and only the heaven's gift disciple could see it, while ordinary people can't. Even The Lord's disciple could not see it. It slipped my mind and I actually shouldn't be discussing this with you."
She then asked Di Fuyi, "Celestial Master Zuo, do you think what I said was right?"
Di Fuyi looked at Gu Xijiu, "How many peaks are emitting mist?"
His eyes were staring at her and he looked nervous to hear her answer.
Gu Xijiu suddenly had an idea, "How many can Celestial Master Zuo see?"
"Im asking you!"
Gu Xijiu smiled and said, "Am I obliged to answer your question?"
Di Fuyi was speechless. He had forgotten that the little girl was like a hedgehog, which had the tendency to protect herself if she sensed danger.
"I can see all of them." Di Fuyi answered and then asked her again, "How about you?"
Gu Xijiu twitched her lips and said, "Nothing, I cant see anything." And then she continued, "I answer as such, because I'm only assuming based on speculations."
She felt there must be something strange about it. Her power was still very weak, hence, she should not disclose too much about her unique abilities
She was worried that she might get herself into trouble had she told them the truth.
Di Fuyi was speechless.
The way he looked at her was strange, "You really cant see anything?"
"She definitely cant see it; she is not the heaven's gift disciple. However, how could you see all the mists? You possess a gold spiritual power, and you should be able to see the same thing as I can, which is the yellow mist" Yun Qingluo felt relieved and asked another question in her mind, "Did my father lie to me?"
Di Fuyi took a glance at her, "Do you think youre qualified to compete with me?"
Yun Qingluo was shocked and realized she had said something disrespectful, "I Im really sorry, I didn't mean it."
Di Fuyi raised his hand to hint to her to be silent. He then said, "I only invited you to be the witness to prove that I sent her to the third peak. The rest has nothing to do with you."
"Yes, understood." Yun Qingluo went silent.
In such a short time, Di Fuyis ship has arrived above the third peak. The mountain was blue, as though there was a frozen ocean beneath the ship.
Gu Xijiu had a phobia to coldness, she was stiffed as she looked at the blue mountain and wondering whether it would be a huge ice land down there.
The ship was sinking and everything underneath become clearer. Gu Xijiu was relieved when she saw it clearly.
That was her first time seeing a big piece of blue lawn just like the movie Avatar that she used to watch in the modern life
The ship has stopped above a blue cliff, Di Fuyi looked at Gu Xijiu and said, "Jump!"
Gu Xijiu took a look and realized that they were about 30 meters above the ground, which meant it was about the height of ten floors!
There was also a huge piece of land with sharp stones, where countless of blue ones were on the ground with its sharp end to the sky. She would probably die if she just had jumped.
He was not just there to drop her but only to simply drop her!
Gu Xijiu even suspected that Di Fuyi was trying to take revenge!
However, she did not say anything. Right after Di Fuyi had finished talking, she immediately took a leap and jumped off!
With the blue dress she wore, the way she flew down was indeed beautiful.
When she was approaching the ground, suddenly, a blue rope flew out from her sleeve and hooked itself onto a big rock. She gave it a pull to reduce the momentum and slightly moved her body to land on a big rock.
The entire action was fast and accurate - nothing fancy but she definitely looked smart!
Di Fuyi did not expect her to jump down straightaway without so much as a notice. His gaze followed her until she landed on the rock.
She did not even turned back to look at the ship after she landed, but quickly ran and disappeared into the blue forest.
This little girl was really a brave one.
"Return!" Di Fuyi leaned on the ship and ordered his four disciples.
"Yes." Four of his disciples changed the direction.
"Where are we going now, Celestial Master?" Yun Qingluo asked.
"Capital City."
Yun Qingluo was delighted.
The Dark Forest was quite far away from Capital City. They spent about four hours to arrive and Yun Qingluo felt it was not very convenient for her to talk much to Celestial Master Zuo, as Gu Xijiu was on the ship with them earlier.
And now that Gu Xijiu had gone, there were only her and Celestial Master Zuo alone on the ship. (She had neglected the four brothers, Feng, Yun, Lei, and Dian)