Chapter Thirty-Six: Guessing

  Fortunately, Yang Yuxi and Nangong Zangjie did not start fighting as soon as they met this time. The two men were evenly matched, neither gaining the upper hand over the other.

  So both of them consciously stopped fighting, after all, they didn't come here to fight today, but to complete a task!

  The five of them chatted casually for a few sentences, then chose a very secluded path to wind their way into the desolate valley, after all Yang San had clearly forbidden minors from entering the desolate valley at will.

  In front of the desolate valley, the five people stopped, Yang Yu Xi walked in the very front, closely followed by Chen Hu, and the other three were a little further back.

  Yang Yu Xi stopped and turned to face Nan Gong Zang Jie and the others, saying: "Don't say I didn't warn you, this desolate valley has a decree that prohibits casual entry. Now we're going in to find the Red Root Green Leaf Grass, we'll definitely be punished. You all consider it."

  He ignored the three of them and led Chen Hu into the vast and mysterious fog of the valley.

  Li Bugu and Lan Yu'e exchanged a glance, and after realizing they were about to enter the desolate valley without permission, both of them lost their nerve.

  The barren valley is indeed very dangerous for them. Li Bu Gou and Lan Yu Yan are only at the lower level of Ling Qi, with the lowest cultivation among everyone. It's normal to be afraid.

  Nangong Zang turned his head and glanced at the two of them, then stepped forward and said calmly, "Let's go."

  However, he did not hear the footsteps of the two people following immediately behind him, so he stopped and turned his head to look at them with some confusion, his eyebrows furrowed.

  It was this look of slight frown and melancholy that conquered Lan Yu Yan. Her face turned red as she stuttered, "Cang, Cang Jie, Yu Xi said it's true, you will be punished."

  Li Buqiu also hurriedly said: "Yes, it's a hidden danger, and the wilderness is very dangerous. Without a micro boundary, you can't move freely inside."

  "Does Yang Yu Xi know about this?" Nan Gong Cang Jie directly ignored Lan Yu Yan, his indifferent eyes fixed on Li Bu Gou.

  "He naturally knows, yet he still dares to force his way in, truly adding insult to injury."

  However, Nan Gong Zang Jie turned around as soon as he heard the first half of Li Bu Gu's sentence and stepped forward without hesitation towards the desolate valley.

  "Hide, hide quickly!" Blue Rain Yan somewhat absent-mindedly, hastily shouted.

  Nangong Zangjiao didn't look back, and as he walked, he said: "Wherever he can go, I can also go. If you're afraid, then turn back." His figure gradually disappeared into the thick fog, becoming invisible.

  "Ah..." Li Buguang was stunned.

  "Three Dogs, what are we going to do now?!" Lan Yu Yan was anxious and pacing back and forth.

  Li Buqiu's triangular eyes were filled with discontent, and after rolling them around a few times, he gritted his teeth and said, "What else can we do? Let's go!" Then he also headed towards the desolate valley.

  "Huh? Then wait for me."

  "Today, the fog in the desolate valley is incredibly thick!" Chen Hu grumbled discontentedly, waving his hand to brush away the annoying fog beside him. However, just as he waved it away, more fog floated over, making him very displeased.

  "It's okay, although the fog is thick, fortunately, our spiritual sense can still be used." Yang Yuxi walked in front of him, changing direction from time to time.

  "With such thick fog, can Nan Gong Cang Jie and the others get out?" Chen Hu suddenly thought of this question. The fog was so thick that even Yang Yu Xi could only walk slowly, let alone Nan Gong Cang Jie who had come here for the first time.

  "Second Tiger," Yang Yu Xi surprisingly smiled, "Do you remember me telling you where Nan Gong Cang Jie is the most formidable?"

  Chen Hu thought for a moment and suddenly said: "Detection! You told me that he has an almost magical perception of the fluctuations in spiritual energy!"

  Yang Yu Xi nodded and smiled: "Right, it's perception. So our position is now clearly perceived by him, you may not believe it, but they are just twenty steps behind us right now. Nan Gong Cang Jie is a clever guy, this distance of twenty steps will neither increase nor decrease. Once we leave, they will naturally follow us out of this ghostly place."

  "You little thief!" Chen Hu cursed mercilessly.

  "Wait a minute!" Chen Hu was somewhat perplexed, "Nangong Cangjie could follow us because of his exceptional perception, but how did you know he was following us?"

  Yang Yu Xi's footsteps became increasingly relaxed, the dense fog swirling around him, but he seemed to be strolling leisurely in a courtyard. He said, "This is where Nan Gong Cang Jie's cleverness lies. If he had sensed it with all his might, this distance of twenty steps could have been increased by more than double. But he didn't, because this distance is the limit of my perception. He took advantage of us, but didn't hide it. The implication is simple: if you're willing to take us out, then let's go out together; if not, then we'll all just keep circling around here."

  Chen Hu couldn't help but admire Nan Gong Zuan Jie's move, and said: "In that case, he won't be taking advantage of us, what a sly old fox!"

  Yang Yu Xi didn't seem half displeased, instead he was calm and composed: "Yes, the despicable thing is that we still have to let him take advantage of this."

  "Hmph!" Chen Hu discontentedly pouted and spat on the ground behind him.

  Yang Yu Xi said: "He's a worthy opponent indeed!"

  "Yu Xi, have you gone mad......" Chen Hu was speechless.

  After a while, Yang Yu Xi walked out of the thick fog. He casually found a tree to lean against and sit down, his hand casually plucked a blade of grass and put it in his mouth, listlessly staring at the ants on the ground.

  About a minute later, Nangong Zang and three others walked out of the thick fog.

  Yang Yu Xi glanced at Nan Gong Zang Jie with a seemingly casual glance, then immediately withdrew his gaze, stood up, patted the dirt off his clothes and called out to Chen Hu before walking away into the distance.

  This glance may seem casual in other people's eyes, but it has much more meaning in Nan Gong Zuan Jie's eyes.

  Yang Yu Xi's glance was meant to tell Nan Gong Zang Jie: your little tricks have all been guessed by me, so stop being secretly pleased with yourself and hurry up and follow.

  Intuition told Nan Gong Zang Jie that Yang Yu Xi had really seen through his scheme.

  In an instant, his fists clenched tightly, but soon relaxed, and a smile similar to Yang Yuxi's appeared on his face.

  "It's interesting."

  Five people stopped at a fork in the road, both paths looking treacherous. Yang Yuxi turned to Nan Gong Zhan and said: "I'll go left with Chen Hu, you guys go right. The two paths will meet again after ten miles. We'll split into two groups and see whose speed is faster. The slower group will be punished!"

  "We're leaving." With that, Yang Yuxi dropped this sentence and walked into the fork in the left road with Chen Hu, and the two figures quickly disappeared into the forest.

  Nangong Zangjie looked at the two people's quickly disappearing figures, then lowered his head to look at the ground of the fork in the road on his left, thought for a moment, and turned to say to Lan Yu'e and the others: "You all stay here, I'll go alone."

  "No way!" Blue Rain shook her head subconsciously, then felt she was too direct and blushed, saying "Why can't we go?"

  Nangong Zang glanced at the two of them and spat out a sentence: "You're too weak, you'll hold me back."

  These words were very direct, without considering the feelings of Lan Yu and Yan at all. The two people only felt a wave of shame in their hearts, and it was very embarrassing. Although they knew that Nan Gong Cang Jie's words were true.

  "It's okay, it seems there's no danger here either." Li Buguo said with a guilty conscience.

  "Hmph!" Nan Gong Cang Jie suddenly let out a cold snort, then looked at the two with a somewhat disdainful gaze, "Just because it doesn't look dangerous doesn't mean it's not, and there are plenty of troubles too!"

  "That Yu Xi and them also have troubles, Yu Xi didn't let Chen Hu stay here either."

  Nangong Zang sneered coldly, no longer bothering with the two of them. He simply threw out a sentence: "I've already warned you, if you insist on coming in, it's up to you, just don't expect me to save you." Then he ignored the two and walked into the fork in the road to the right, the trees quickly swallowing his figure from view.

  "Third Dog, what are you waiting for? Let's hurry up and go in!" Lan Yu Yan looked at Nan Gong Cang Jie getting further and further away, anxiously stamping her foot.

  Li Bu Gou wasn't stupid either. He knew that Nan Gong Cang Jie's words were harsh, but they were the truth. So he sat down calmly and said, "I'm not going. If you want to go, then you go."

  "Hey!" Lan Yu Yan was also stunned, she couldn't understand why Li Bu Gu didn't follow him.

  Moreover, Li Buzhou obviously had no intention of explaining and directly entered meditation.

  Lan Yu Yan suddenly became more anxious, she looked up and glanced around, all she could see were trees and fog, Li Bu Gou had already entered meditation, and she couldn't find anyone to consult with.

  To go or not to go?!

  Lan Yu Yan hesitated, she had never yearned for power like this moment before. In the past, with Yang Yu Xi's protection, she didn't need to do anything herself, but now it was different. Yang Yu Xi had already left her, of course in Yang Yu Xi's eyes, it was she who left him first, but these were no longer important now.

  What's important is that she suddenly wants power!

  She hopes she can be as powerful as Yang Yuxi or Nangong Zuanjian, at the very least have Chen Hu's cultivation, but she doesn't.

  Although her cultivation was also at the lower level of Ling Kai, she knew that the gap between her and Li Bu Gou was also very obvious. She had hardly practiced any cultivation and had just entered the lower level of Ling Kai!

  In this desolate valley, even a slight encounter with danger could be fatal for Lan Yu Yan.

  So she hesitated whether to go in, but finally she frowned and looked at Li Buguang with a grievance, then turned her head and rushed into the fork on the right.

  Only Li Buqiu was left in a sitting position, with a faint white aura surrounding him.

  Nangong Cangjue walked very carefully on the fork in the road, his senses were all activated, and any situation could be fed back quickly.

  Just as Yang Yuxi could guess his own thoughts, Nangong Cangjie was also very clear about the abacus he had calculated for Yang Yuxi.

  Looking for Redroot Leafy Greens? Can't you guess such an obvious sign yourself?! Yang Yu Xi had already found the Redroot Leafy Greens alone in the desolate valley when he was at the intermediate level of Ling Qi, now that he's broken through to the advanced level of Ling Qi, he actually needs my help instead, how is it possible there's no trickery involved?

  And why did Yang Yu Xi directly choose the left fork, so that he didn't even discuss it with the three people on his side? If you say this is all because of hostility towards himself, Nan Gong Cang Jie doesn't believe it.

  But that's not all, why did Nan Gong Cang Jie stare at the ground on the left fork in the road before entering the right fork? Because he found footprints that had been deliberately erased from the ground. If it wasn't for his incredible perception and detection skills, he wouldn't have noticed them. The size of the footprints was surprisingly similar to Yang Yu Xi's.

  Once or twice can be a coincidence, but three times is too much of a coincidence, and four times, it's just not believable.

  Just a few steps away, Nan Gong Zang Jie discovered that there were many broken branches and roots on the road, increasing the difficulty of walking. He looked around and found that the nearby trees did not have any signs of damage. In this case, without thinking, it was clear that someone had removed the trees blocking the left fork in advance and thrown the broken branches and roots to the right side.

  In this way, the fork in the road on the left is a smooth and flat path, while the one on the right is bumpy and fraught with danger.

  Who wins and who loses is not suspenseful at all.

  "Hmm, interesting."

  Nan Gong didn't get angry, although he had already guessed Yang Yu Xi's little trick, but he didn't look down on her because he knew that the two forks in the road were originally the same.

  All the signs now indicate that Yang Yuxi has cleared up all the troubles on the left fork road, only a little earlier than himself. As for what is called punishment, Nan Gong Cang Jie would not care?

  As for Yang Yu Xi asking someone to get rid of the trouble, Nan Gong Cang Jie knew it was too small, it was simply impossible.

  So, does Yang Yu Xi have this ability, but I don't?

  The corner of Nangong Cangjue's mouth slightly curled up, his fighting spirit surging.

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