"The cavalry who went to Mount Guli...a total of thirty-four people."

Intermittent, hoarse voice.

Echoing in the pavilion.

The young man, who took off his armor and half of his body was wrapped in bandages, looked extremely embarrassed, with more than 80% of his cheeks wrapped around him, with only one eye exposed.

He looked cautiously at the man in the black robe in the pavilion.

This was the first time he met the inspector of the "Information Department".

Yes.

The waist card that Yun Xun gave Ning Yi symbolized the secret waist card that was extremely high in the Tiandu Intelligence Department... is the unique power of the Grand Secretary, and the person holding this order is the "Information Department Supervision". This is why the scout of the 34 Cavalry Intelligence Department worked hard for Ning Yi.

The man lying on the bed is named Yu Yan.

Yu Yan's voice trembled and he used all his strength to speak.

"My comrades... are all dead."

"Their lives were exchanged for this."

A trembling voice, accompanied by a trembling hand.

A broken wooden ancient copper box carved with vague handwriting.

"The commander gave it to me before he died."

...

...

In addition to Yu Yan, there are four people in the pavilion.

Ning Yi, Pei Lingsu, Song Yiren, Cinnabar.

The four people all looked very serious. They used the power of the Intelligence Department to explore the fog of "Lu Li Mountain", but they did not expect that... it would be so dangerous there.

Logically speaking, this should not be the case.

When Daoxuan traveled to the east, found Mount Guli, and confronted Zen son Shenxiu in advance. He once said that there was a simple barren mountain, with only Zen son living alone. In order to cover up, no one else knew about the whole Lingshan... And such a barren mountain turned into a dangerous place after Shenxiu's death?

"What did you meet there?"

Ning Yi squatted down, took the copper box with one hand, and pressed Yu Yan's forearm with the other hand, indicating that he didn't have to worry, and at the same time, he transported the vitality of the "new word scroll" to the seriously injured man's body.

The vitality like ripples spreads in the pavilion.

The spring breeze lingers.

Yu Yan closed his eyes in pain, but his expression quickly improved. His cultivation was not low and he had reached the back realm. He was also considered a small commander among the Iron Cavalry of the Intelligence Department.

"Gray fog...the unseen gray fog...there is a wooden house...and...and..."

Yu Yan's voice became more and more difficult.

His teeth were almost broken by himself.

"I can't remember...I can't remember..."

The new word volume healed his physical trauma.

But it cannot heal the wounds in the soul.

The tragedy that happened in Guli Mountain caused great trauma to Yu Yan's divine sea.

He seemed to remember something, and suddenly raised his head, cried bitterly: "There are creatures that cannot be killed in the gray fog... The commander is dead, Xiaoqi is dead, and Shui'er is dead too..."

Speaking of this, the man's emotions collapsed again.

He grabbed his hair in pain with both hands, trying to break his hair and twist his head off.

"I was in charge of the palace at that time...watched them into the gray fog...and then one after another the life cards were broken..."

The man turned his head and smashed it hard at the stone wall.

Ning Yi stretched out a hand to stop it, but his fingertips froze... With a "bang", blood spilled out of Yu Yan's forehead, and he gasped and cried bitterly, "I've been a deserter... I'm sorry for them..."

Ning Yi sighed and turned around to look at the girl.

The eyes of several people were clear.

Because of luck, he escaped and supported the man's perseverance to rush to Lingshan, which collapsed and shattered the moment he arrived. The shadow left by this mission may exist for the rest of his life.

Ning Yi did not obstruct "Yu Yan" from hurting himself.

Sometimes, when people are desperate, they must release the "depressive energy" in their chest. In fact, Yu Yan did it very well, and he still faces fear.

Yes rational.

The "gray fog" that even the Iron Cavalry Commander of the Intelligence Department could not solve the problem quietly swallowed thirty-three people.

Even if he doesn't choose to retreat, it will not have any impact on the ending.

A ray of green light flashed out from Ning Yi's fingertips, hanging over the pavilion, like a small warm sun. He left a complete new word scroll to take care of Yu Yan... to ensure that he would not leave indelible injuries due to "self-harm" or really die.

This man needs a good rest.

...

...

Close the wooden door.

The four people were silent for a long time.

"I'm blamed for this matter..." After not seeing each other for more than a month, Song Jinglian's first words to Ning Yi were apologizing, "Because of my suddenness, these innocent people died."

He originally thought that Mount Li was not a dangerous place.

It's just that the distance is too far, so it's not convenient to explore... But I didn't expect that the "clues" left by Shenxiu, just by exploring a corner of the secret, caused the death of thirty-three people.

And the psychological breakdown of an adult man.

"There is a 'shadow' in the fog."

Ning Yi spoke out very directly. The four of them here knew the existence of shadows, so there was no need to deliberately conceal it.

Ning Yi's expression became serious, "When the Buddhist Bathing Buddhist Association, the 'fire-stealing' plan of ghost cultivators came out. There was a wrong idea that had been misleading us... It was Liulishan who was looking forward to 'borrowing', and Liulishan who planned 'borrowing'."

“But in fact… it’s not.”

Song Yiren took Ning Yi's words and frowned and pondered:

"Mr. Ju Xing is a shoe believer who believes in the 'Ayinafa'. Behind him is an immortal shadow. He distorts his faith and steals his will. He hides it from everyone and launches the 'stealing fire'."

"Yes..." Zhusha murmured: "Shenxiu, as the most critical link in Little Leiyin Temple, how could he have access to 'shadow' as a Zen scholar?"

"Shenxiu committed suicide too quickly." Song Jinglian shook her head and said, "After returning to Lingshan, my father thoroughly investigated the Zen archives. We once suspected that Master Mu Heng was the mastermind behind the cultivation of Shenxiu... But the case file of Zen Buddhism is very clean, and Mu Heng only knew that Shenxiu was the "Taofei", and he didn't know where Shenxiu lived in seclusion."

"It was indeed Zen's idea to let Shenxiu hide his body, but this matter was screwed up." Song Yiren's expression was quite complicated, "Shenxiu was carrying Mu Heng and had something to do with 'shadow'... If the shadow has a strong spiritual infectious power, then why should he insist on telling me the three words 'Lu Li Mountain' before he died?"

The answer is in the copper box?

...

...

The afternoon light fell on the copper box through the wooden window.

"It cannot be easily disassembled. Although it is a copper box of ordinary texture, it contains some mysterious restriction... Once you try to open it, the copper box will break."

Pei Yatou looked at the copper box and frowned, "It looks like... a diary?"

"Shenxiu said he left a deployment in Guli Mountain."

"But Yu Yan said that in the grey fog-covered Mount Gu Li, they only saw a dilapidated wooden house, with only this empty copper box inside."

Song Jinglian said, "This is Shenxiu's deployment. With the size of this copper box, it cannot hide a treasure with killing power. If you guess correctly, the copper box is left with his divine thoughts, and it is an ulterior motive secret."

The clue was interrupted here, and the method of opening the copper box was also stuck, and several people fell into silence.

Ning Yi looked out the window, the flag was flying outside the inn, and the noise of the Ullambane Festival was swinging melodiously.

He whispered:

"Master Shao Yun is gone."

Song Jinglian was slightly stunned.

He had no feelings for Lingshan, but he was grateful to Master Shao Yun.

Song Yiren shook her head, "When I left, my father told me that Master Shao Yun has not had many days... It's a pity that he didn't see the 'Ullam Bon Festival'."

“He made me a silent ‘viewer’ before the fire of the Ullamban node

, don't do it, don't say it."

After hearing this, Song Yiren was silent for a moment, "Master Shao Yun is right. About Buddhism... you shouldn't involve too much."

"No... I thought so too, but later I found out that Shao Yun didn't mean that."

Ning Yi stared into Song Yiren's eyes and said, "Before he left, he left a sentence."
To be continued...