Chapter 141: Wind Returns to the Summit

  The pale moonlight now looks even more desolate, the wind is not too strong, but there are many trees, and under the moonlight, the shadows of the trees are swaying, making this night so gloomy.

  Yang Yu Xi relied on the light from that moment before and felt her way forward through the forest.

  The dense forest with intertwined branches and vines would be impassable for ordinary people even in broad daylight, but for Yang Yuxi it was apparently not a big problem. Although his speed couldn't be described as fast, he still approached the middle of the mountain after about an incense stick's worth of time.

  He stopped in his tracks, peering through the dark tree shadows to locate the moon, using its position to get his bearings, and then resumed walking, but this time his movements were much lighter.

  A faint aura spread across his body, it was the Supreme Domain.

  The supreme domain can not only spread out but also hide itself very well, reducing its fluctuations to a minimum.

  Yang Yu Xi walked past like this, step by step.

  When a very secretive cave appeared in Yang Yuxi's line of sight, his eyes flashed with precision and he stopped in his tracks.

  A faint, hazy light seeped from the cave, as if a secret was about to be revealed.

  Yang Yu Xi did not immediately stick it on, but first swept a glance at the cave entrance, the trees were disheveled, and there were indeed signs of a fight.

  He lowered his head to gaze at the lotus lantern in his hand, furrowed his brow in hesitation for a moment, then pinched out the wick and discarded the entire lantern to one side before carefully approaching.

  The cave is not deep, faintly visible, and there are low voices coming out of the cave.

  "What's going on?" was a low male voice, seemingly with some anger.

  "Sorry, it's my fault for not keeping a good eye on him. He almost got away." Another male voice, sounding very respectful, apparently the subordinate of the previous person.

  Next was a very loud "bang" sound, as if something had been kicked hard, and then a very weak muffled hum came out.

  At the door, Yang Yu Xi's eyebrows slightly furrowed, and the true yuan in his body moved silently.

  "Hmph," the man from before seemed to have calmed down a bit, his voice taking on a somewhat ominous tone as he said, "Watch it, if there's another mistake, we won't be going back!"

  "Yes, yes, yes..."

  After a brief conversation, there was silence, as if neither of the two people were willing to say much more, with only the faint crackling sound of the fire burning twigs barely audible.

  Yang Yu Xi's eyelids drooped, her entire body hidden in the darkness of the cave entrance, quietly lurking, like a hunter before making a move.

  The moonlight spills onto the small platform in front of the cave, with mottled tree shadows dotting it, like playful fish swimming in a pond.

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  At this time, Zhou Yuxiao and Huo Qimeng also arrived at the foot of Fenghui Mountain, and the two women stopped here.

  "That idiot won't be able to get in, will he?!" Huo Qiema rubbed her forehead with her hand, looking at the mountain peak in front of her that seemed to stand like a devil, with a helpless expression.

  Zhou Yu Xiao bent down and carefully observed the ground, when a faint sniffing sound came from beside her.

  Zhou Yu Xiao turned her head around, only to see Xiao Hei squatting beside her, sniffing the ground with his nose.

  Xiao Hei sniffed for a while, then lifted his huge head and nuzzled Zhou Yuxiao's palm, making low whimpering sounds.

  Zhou Yuxiao gently patted its head and stood up, saying to the Fire Kirin in front of him: "Looks like it's gone in."

  Huǒ Qí Mǎ's face suddenly turned ugly, her originally dark complexion almost invisible in the darkness. She huffed and puffed, throwing out a sentence: "I'm going to skin him alive!" Then, without waiting for Zhōu Yǔ Xiāo's response, she strode off towards the mountain.

  Zhou Yu Xiao didn't immediately follow, her faint golden light screen swaying in the wind around her. She looked at the towering mountain peak in front of her and thought back to what that big aunt had said earlier, always feeling that the mountain peak in the darkness was not so simple.

  Under the moonlight, in the evening breeze, a young girl's delicate eyebrows are slightly furrowed.

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  The full moon is moving westward, and the entire Wind-Returning Peak is even more quiet, and even the faint bird calls from just now can no longer be heard.

  At the moment when all sounds, even the sound of moonlight gently touching the leaves, disappeared, suddenly, the whole mountain began to wind.

  Yes, the whole mountain is windy, and there's wind only on the mountain. Once you leave the mountain, not a single sound of wind can be heard. It's really strange to the extreme.

  Moreover, the wind encircled the entire mountain peak, as if the whole mountain was surrounded by a whirlwind. The leaves fluttered and the trees rustled.

  The two women, still walking at the foot of the mountain, suddenly stopped in their tracks. Huo Qiema carelessly scolded Yang Yu Xi a few times and continued on her way, but Zhou Yu Xiao's brow furrowed even more tightly, with Xiao Hei clinging to her and making anxious whimpers.

  Yang Yu Xi, still at the entrance of the cave, shivered in that instant when the wind started. His body, which had been motionless for a long time, was somewhat stiff. He pulled his collar closer and listened intently to the movements inside the cave.

  The cave is not deep, but it's extremely windproof. Even if the outside is howling with strong winds, inside seems to be completely unaffected. The weak light from the bonfire cast on the wall still flickers.

  Yang Yu Xi took a light breath and was just about to stick close to the wall of the cave and move in, but she was shocked by what happened before her eyes and couldn't move.

  In the sky he was facing, a pale full moon hung, then a small whirlwind swirled around the mountain top, and finally condensed on this small platform in the cave, transforming into...

  A woman's appearance.

  The woman's attire was clearly not from the Zhou Dynasty, but Yang Yuxi didn't know which previous dynasty it belonged to.

  This woman's face is beautiful, although not as stunning as Zhou Yu Xiao's, it has its own charm. However, the only flaw is that her complexion is as pale as the moonlight.

  In fact, it's not just her face, all the skin exposed on her body is so pale and ghastly white, especially her feet...

  Wait, she doesn't have feet!!

  She floated on the ground like this, and her whole body was still a bit transparent!

  Yang Yu Xi's mind trembled, and even he felt his legs go weak, a word leapt out in his mind.

  Ghost!!

  Yang Yu Xi suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, on such a night, he met such a female ghost!

  The female ghost also seemed to have noticed Yang Yu Xi's presence and turned her head to look over.

  At that moment, Yang Yuxi was stunned again, because the female ghost's expression was not ferocious at all, but rather very calm, a calmness that had settled after experiencing the vicissitudes of life, and in the depths of that calmness, there was even a hint of resentment.

  The female ghost saw Yang Yu Xi, her expression slightly stunned, as if she hadn't expected there would be someone here.

  Then, in Yang Yu Xi's rapidly beating heart, the female ghost slowly floated over.

  Cold sweat trickled down Yang Yuxi's cheeks and almost fell into two streams.

  If it were a powerful enemy or a ferocious beast that appeared at this time, he wouldn't be so flustered, but the ghost was just too frightening!

  The world of ghosts and the human world have never been connected since ancient times.

  In Yang Yuxi's mind, shouldn't ghosts only appear when mothers scare their children?!!!!

  But now, at this moment, right in front of me, a female ghost is floating over!!

  Yang Yu Xi's mouth was agape, unsure whether she should scream or burst into tears.

  Damn it, don't you know I'm afraid of ghosts?!

  No, don't come over here!!

  "Who are you?"

  The soft sound of a mountain stream flowed over, and Yang Yu Xi was stunned again.

  "Who are you?"

  The female ghost stared at the young man in front of her, who looked like he was only fourteen or fifteen years old, and asked again. Her voice was soft and gentle, yet seemed to be completely indifferent.

  Yang Yu Xi swallowed his saliva, his eyes darting to the side, avoiding looking at the female ghost, thinking that as long as he treated her like a girl, it would be fine, just like a girl...

  Then he opened his mouth ready to answer.

  "Who?!"

  Just as Yang Yu Xi was about to answer, a loud shout came from inside the cave, and then a scorching hot current burst out of the cave. Yang Yu Xi saw clearly that it was a crimson flame flying knife, which instantly slashed towards the female ghost in front of him.

  The female ghost's eyebrows furrowed, and she dropped Yang Yuxi, her body floating lightly as she retreated backwards. She looked slow, but kept a certain distance from the flame flying knife.

  "Whoosh!"

  Two rays of light closely followed the flying knife, flying out from the mountain cave. When they passed by Yang Yu Xi's side, it was unclear whether it was because of their high speed or the effect of Yang Yu Xi's Supreme Domain that the two people did not notice him.

  Yang Yu Xi's gaze also followed, but when she saw that the female ghost had no ankles on her feet, her whole body trembled and she quickly turned her head to look away.

  Then what entered his line of sight was the dark depths of the cave.

  Deep down, there is no one left.

  Yang Yu Xi suddenly woke up, her body flashed and disappeared at the entrance of the cave.

  The cave was indeed not deep, and Yang Yu Xi had only taken a glance before arriving at the depths of the cave. The entrance wasn't very large, but inside it was much more spacious.

  A bonfire was burning, with a pot hanging over it. Several bundles of straw were spread out on the ground, apparently for sleeping.

  Under the flickering firelight, Yang Yuxi's gaze fell on a heap of straw.

  On top of that, a man was lying there, tied up with five flowers, his mouth also blocked, and it seemed that the painful hum just now was made by him.

  At this time, the man saw someone coming in and his eyes naturally condensed for a moment, but when he saw that it was actually a strange face, there was some surprise in his eyes.

  Yang Yu Xi's attention fell on the eyes of this person, and although he was tied up, his eyes had an unmistakable wisdom that only a high-ranking talent would possess.

  Yang Yu Xi realized that the person in front of her was no ordinary person, either a high-ranking official or a wealthy merchant, and judging from his appearance, it was more likely to be a high-ranking official.

  Daring to kidnap such a high-ranking official, what kind of people were those two men after all?

  Yang Yu Xi furrowed his brow, then walked over and took out a cloth to stuff into the man's mouth amidst his astonishment.

  "Speak softly." Yang Yu Xi said in a low tone, his voice firm and unyielding.

  That person heard this tone and a look of dissatisfaction flashed in his eyes, but he was obviously a sensible person and didn't waste words, nodding his head.

  "Who are you and what position do you hold in the imperial court?" Yang Yu Xi asked.

  That person was stunned, looking at Yang Yu Xi's eyes changing rapidly in an instant, and it was clear that many thoughts had flashed through his mind.

  Finally, he spoke up:

  "I am Shen Chengfeng, Deputy Minister of War."

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