Night without Borders

Chapter 65 Full of sense of ritual

Two years later, Qin Ming was surprised to meet the long-armed man here. He had too many questions in his mind and wanted to know what happened back then.

Cui Hong only glanced at him and then threw himself into the fierce battle again. He didn't dare let the old elephant discover his abnormality for fear of something happening.

This group of mysterious and difficult to deal with aliens has already kidnapped Cui Chongyi for no apparent reason. If they also capture Cui Chonghe, he would really go crazy.

In this brief moment, Qin Ming saw a series of changes on his face, including surprise, joy, guilt, etc., which flashed by.

Why did he have that expression? He was puzzled.

At the last moment, the long-armed man had a very complicated expression and seemed a little conflicted. This was not the way he should be after a reunion.

Qin Ming watched, and his heart, which had been burning with excitement at seeing his savior, gradually calmed down.

The road ahead was blocked, and the traveling merchants' team could not move forward. People were somewhat panicked because that level of fighting was truly terrifying.

When the old elephant roared, the mountains seemed to be shaking. The sound was so loud that everyone had tinnitus and covered their ears in pain.

On the right side of this rugged path is an endless desert, as dark as an abyss, while on the left side are steep and precipitous mountains that stretch endlessly.

The old elephant's body was as white as jade, shining with the light of heaven. Whether it was the knife light from its trunk or the ivory knife stuck on its upper limbs, they all had amazing destructive power. When they hit the mountain wall on the left side of the path, huge rocks kept collapsing.

People suspected that it would even carve through the towering mountains.

Cui Hong practiced the famous Tongtian Kung Fu. His arms seemed to have a force of ten thousand pounds. The skylight burst out as if to tear open the night curtain. He fought fiercely against the old elephant and did not lose the upper hand.

The strong human beings were fighting against the advanced aliens. The sky was turbulent. Thousands of pounds of rocks kept rolling down from the mountain, flooding the path ahead.

The merchant Xu Sheng secretly sighed at his bad luck. How could he encounter such a thing? He led his men to retreat again and again, fearing that they would be involved in the disputes among the strong and lead to the annihilation of the entire team.

"How horrible!" someone exclaimed in a low voice, while more people had fear on their faces.

The duel between the two masters actually caused a cliff to collapse. With a rumbling sound, a huge amount of rocks poured down like a torrent, and the smoke and dust were huge, which was very horrifying.

Everyone was terrified and their faces turned pale.

Xu Sheng was overwhelmed. Why didn't the two masters leave? They were now in the middle and back of the rugged path. They should have left the edge of the desert before night fell, but now the road ahead was blocked. If they delayed any further, it might be too late.

If we turn back along the original route, there won't be enough time.

People were shocked to find that the light from the sky emitted by the two masters could clearly illuminate the steep mountain wall, but the desert on the right was always dark and even when the light from the sky shone, not a ripple could be seen here.

"Old Elephant, I won't bother with you anymore. How about we just call it a day?" Cui Hong said.

"Okay, then you can go." The old elephant nodded. Although it had a huge body, its movements were very light and agile, as if it was drifting. In an instant it jumped onto a mountain peak and turned around to leave.

Cui Hong said with a sullen face, "Since you have stopped, can you let him go?"

"The trial isn't over yet," said the old elephant.

Cui Hong said in a deep voice: "You should know where we come from."

"Well, Cui, the thousand-year-old family is indeed amazing, shocking all creatures, and famous in the vast land under the night sky. But we are not bad either. We live on a famous mountain and are barely surviving. You call it one of the blessed places." The old elephant responded calmly.

Cui Hong's face was extremely serious. He said, "Let's talk about this. There must be a misunderstanding in this matter. We just arrived here and it is impossible for us to offend you."

He was afraid that something might happen to Cui Chongyi, so he wanted to clear things up as soon as possible. At the same time, he also wanted to lead the old elephant away from here so that he could quietly come back to see Cui Chonghe.

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Seeing that the two masters finally disappeared after a short confrontation on the cliff, Xu Sheng immediately shouted, "Go! No, run with me!"

Time was running out, so he led his men to run, but they still hadn't escaped from the edge of the desert until late at night.

Fortunately, all of them are freshmen, otherwise, the collapsed cliff ahead would block the road, and it would take ordinary people a long time to climb over it.

They ran all the way, panting with exhaustion.

Suddenly, thick fog rose ahead, and the rugged mountain road was almost invisible even though it was right under our feet.

After a while, even Xu Sheng stopped. The thick fog made him dare not move quickly. If he took the wrong road and entered the desert, the consequences would be unpredictable.

"Brother Xu, what should we do?" someone asked anxiously.

Xu Sheng said in a deep voice: "Don't be afraid. We have never been disrespectful to the desert along the way. We have always been very respectful when we mentioned it. Now don't panic. The people behind you must hold on to the clothes of the people in front of you and never let go. I will lead the way in front!"

Many people wanted to grab his clothes and get closer to him to feel safer, but he immediately scolded them: "Don't push. If anyone falls into the desert, I won't look for you."

In fact, Xu Sheng is also unsure now. The old traveling merchant told him that he cannot be considered a successful apprentice without experiencing more than a dozen life-and-death experiences at night. Could he be about to encounter one now?

Qin Ming remained silent and clutched Xu Sheng's clothes tightly. He had reacted quickly just now and was the first to rush forward.

At this moment, it is naturally most reliable to stay close to the experienced traveling merchants. He is afraid that the person in the middle will fail to hold on to the person in front at the critical moment, and completely lose contact with the leader.

Xu Sheng took out a torch and prepared to light it to illuminate the road. However, he failed after trying several times.

Half of the team brought lighting objects and tried to light them. Soon someone uttered an unnatural tremor: "Brother Xu, it seems...something is blowing cold air, blowing out my fire again and again."

"Stop talking!" Xu Sheng stopped the man from speaking, because he also felt a chill on his neck, making his hair stand on end.

The fog is now abnormally thick. I can't see the mountain on the left, nor the road under my feet. There is only endless darkness. My eyes seem useless.

Qin Ming didn't say anything. The atmosphere was too depressing and weird. A thick fog rose up inexplicably and he couldn't see anything. He couldn't even sense anything.

"Brother Xu, there's no need to light the torches. There's a team ahead. They've already lit up the torches. Although it's a little far away and a little blurry, we should be able to get out if we follow them." Someone said in surprise.

"Hey, there really is a team deep in the fog, with dark shadows, and the leader is holding a torch to light the way ahead."

Others also noticed it and showed joy.

Qin Ming could clearly feel that Xu Sheng's body stiffened, and then completely tensed up, as if he had goose bumps all over his body.

"Don't look at the torches, don't stare at that team!" Xu Sheng said in a low voice, quickly warning and reminding everyone, "Before approaching the desert, I specifically asked around in the supply town, and there are no other teams on the road today except us."

"hiss!"

"My mountain god!"

Everyone took a deep breath of the night fog and was completely confused. What kind of team was ahead?
"I'm rubbing mud, don't squeeze me so suddenly, you almost squeezed my soul out of my body!"

Qin Ming's eyes were deep as he saw the dark-shadowed team deep in the night fog. There were really a lot of people, and the dim torches were lighting the way, as if to guide them and point out the direction.

But it was very quiet there, without a sound.

Including Qin Ming, everyone looked at him for a few seconds and then quickly lowered their heads, not looking anymore. They all followed Xu Sheng's advice.

"What...is that?" In this situation, the more nervous some people are, the more they can't help but want to say something.

"According to the old peddler, forget it. I won't say any more. It will scare you to death." Xu Sheng swallowed his words halfway through.

If it wasn't for the wrong time and place, several of the stronger freshmen in the team would have wanted to beat him up, because Xu Sheng might as well have said nothing at all, wouldn't such half-spoken words be even more frightening?
"Brother Xu, why don't you just tell us what's going on? You mentioned it but then stopped, which made us even more panicked!"

"The old peddler's explanation would really scare the timid among you. So let's change it to the esoteric explanation. It should be some kind of ceremony related to the gods going on. We must not join in. Because you and I are not qualified to approach. If we stare at the torch for a long time and join that team, we will eventually become a side dish on someone else's table and be eaten bloody."

Everyone was quiet.

Qin Ming also remained silent. In this land shrouded in darkness, it was so dangerous and difficult for ordinary freshmen to go on a long journey.

He had encountered such a thing before he had completely left this remote area. What else would he encounter if he went deep into the vast earth?
"Are there any other... theories?" The more afraid some people are, the more they want to get to the bottom of the matter. They want to know the truth out of fear and curiosity.

Xu Sheng said: "There is another quaint explanation. The unpredictable existence in the desert has been offended. The fog is its anger, and the torch is its burning anger. Do you want to throw yourself into the flame?"

Suddenly, he stopped completely and no longer took tentative steps, because he found that he was getting lost. Apart from looking up at the torch, he could no longer tell which side was the desert and which side was the towering mountain.

Qin Ming also realized that something was wrong, because there should be mountains on the left and a desert on the right, but his left foot was now stepping on the sand.

It was because of this problem that Xu Sheng suddenly stopped. He slowly pulled up his left foot that was stuck in the sand and dared not move forward.

"Don't push!" The people behind couldn't stop.

"Don't bump into me, oh, it's a girl, it's not easy to be out and about, it's okay, don't panic."

Although everyone was extremely nervous in the dark, they still secretly despised this guy.

"Girl, don't be afraid. Why are you still hanging on me? Well, I'll carry you on my back. Hold my neck."

However, the man's voice soon trembled, and he said, "Girl, why are your nails so long? They are so cold. Don't touch my neck, okay... okay?"

The people who were looking down on the man just now were now all chilled to the bone, listening to his words and becoming really uneasy.

"Girl, say something, stop touching my neck, it seems... it's bleeding, it hurts a little." The man's voice was hoarse.

A young man at the back said palely: "Brother, you... stop talking, I..."

The man asked in a trembling voice: "Little brother, are you... grabbing the girl's clothes? Can you help me pull her off me?"

"I feel... like I'm grabbing some very long hair..." The boy's voice was shaking badly.

The man said in a weak voice: "Someone help me, it's so hard to breathe, my neck is bleeding, it hurts a bit, I can't pry open the girl's hand, the nails are too long."

Everyone remained silent and clenched their weapons tightly.

(End of this chapter)