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    Chapter 13

    The moment the voice came out, everyone was drawn to it, they had never felt the White Deer Immortal’s voice so close before.

    Sui Chunsheng’s body trembled, clutching the bell in his hand. This bell, it could still be used?

    There was no response, and the voice on the other side seemed a little anxious.

    “A-Sheng?”

    Sui Chunsheng hurriedly responded, “Master, I’m here.”

    It seemed as though a sigh of relief was heard from the other side, the tense tone also relaxed a bit.

    Tan Zhui: “Are you alright?”

    Sui Chunsheng: “Master, this disciple is unharmed.”

    Tan Zhui: “There was a life star that disappeared, and the heavenly soldiers found no trace of you after they arrived. Even the Floating Life Mirror can’t see your current situation. Tell this master your location.”

    Sui Chunsheng looked around, “Master, this is below the northern cliff, it’s a basin, the woods are damp, and there are many mosquitoes.”

    There was a moment of silence on the other side, and then Tan Zhui said in a deep voice, “A-Sheng, there is no cliff in the secret realm, you are not within the secret realm’s scope right now.”

    As soon as these words were spoken, everyone’s heart trembled, and they revealed panicked expressions. Some people’s mental defenses had already broken down, and faint sobs could be heard.

    The voice on the bell continued: “A-Sheng, take them to a safe place, this master will locate you as soon as possible, if there are any anomalies, call this master.”

    Sui Chunsheng immediately replied: “Yes, Master.”

    The next second, the light on the bell dimmed, but there were still faint rays of light hidden within, as if ready to respond to Sui Chunsheng’s call at any moment.

    Sui Chunsheng put the bell back on his chest, and looked up.

    A gust of wind blew by, and a cold drop landed on his cheek.

    “It’s raining, let’s go,” said Sui Chunsheng.

    Song Weimian had already calmed everyone down, and their current state had eased.

    Sui Chunsheng still walked at the front of the group, the surrounding woods were damp and complex, it was a wet and deep pit, even the surrounding air seemed wet.

    The weeds at their feet were like small knives, as they passed through them, their clothes would be cut open, and there would be dense, inconspicuous small cuts left on their hands and necks.

    After walking for a long time, some people finally realized, feeling a burst of stinging pain.

    Someone gasped.

    “These weeds…”

    Song Weimian glanced over, and the junior sister’s neck was covered in dense, small cuts, which were horrifying to look at.

    He no longer had any healing medicine.

    Sui Chunsheng saw what he was thinking and took out some healing medicine from the space within his Tansue Sword.

    There were not many swords that had inner space, the Tansue Sword was one of them.

    Zhang Yu took the medicine and came forward to apply it to the junior sister, her movements gentle.

    “Everyone be careful, try not to expose your skin. Thankfully these grasses are not poisonous,” she said in a light tone.

    They walked very deep, heading towards a large tree not far away. There was no cave here, they could only rely on the large tree to shelter from the rain.

    Although it was raining, it was still a bit stuffy around, the light rain pattering on them felt like ants gently biting.

    Gradually, many small bugs swarmed around them, making a buzzing sound, they not only landed on people’s cheeks but also flew straight into their eyes or hairlines, making them unbearable.

    The crowd began to use mosquito repellent spells or herbs.

    Sui Chunsheng did not have any reaction, and continued to walk forward.

    Yong Lan struggled to cast a mosquito repellent spell, and wondered, “Little Immortal of the Hibiscus, how come these bugs are avoiding you… Do you have some kind of magic treasure on you?”

    As he spoke, he simply moved closer.

    Sui Chunsheng himself was not sure, it just happened that he was not bothered by them.

    Zhang Yu glanced at him sideways, her eyes landing on the hibiscus jade pendant at his waist.

    Zhang Yu: “It’s this jade pendant.”

    This hibiscus jade pendant was a warm, white jade, but the hibiscus flower in the center was a light pink, like a drop of ink slowly spreading around.

    Following the blooming pattern of the hibiscus flower, it made the hibiscus look lifelike.

    Below the jade pendant was a golden tassel accessory.

    “This jade pendant, was it previously on the White Deer Immortal?” Yong Lan seemed to remember something and said, “In the early years, it was said that the White Deer Immortal liked to wear hibiscus flowers.”

    Sui Chunsheng did not remember, because he had pestered his master for this jade pendant when he was a child.

    “What’s special about this jade pendant?”

    Zhang Yu replied, “This jade pendant is condensed with immortal magic, carrying a divine fragrance, so it naturally has the effect of repelling mosquitoes and resisting demonic energy.”

    Everyone could not help but look at Sui Chunsheng, sighing that the White Deer Immortal’s beloved disciple was indeed full of treasures.

    They observed the wetness under their feet while controlling the mosquito repellent spells.

    Although this mosquito repellent barrier was only a low-level spell, it still required a certain level of cultivation. Moreover, the mosquitoes here were not ordinary mosquitoes, they also carried traces of demonic energy and were somewhat poisonous, so they naturally had to focus more.

    Sui Chunsheng, who was the focus of envious gazes, did not care, he was also distracted at this time, his mind on the bell in his chest, and on thoughts of his master.

    They gradually approached the large tree in front of them, and a scream came from behind them.

    “Senior brother! These bugs can burrow into flesh!” A disciple from Kunlun Void exclaimed.

    Song Weimian went over to check, and pulled up the junior brother’s sleeve, revealing something wriggling under his skin.

    The little junior brother gritted his teeth, his forehead covered with sweat.

    In shock, Song Weimian discovered that the bug was burrowing deeper, moving along the veins of his arm.

    Zhang Yu immediately grabbed the junior brother’s arm, pulled out the dagger at her waist and made a small cut, pressed down slightly to squeeze it out.

    Many other junior brothers and sisters exclaimed in horror, and began to frantically pat their clothes, their faces filled with panic.

    “We all clearly cast insect repellent charms, why can these bugs still get in!” Yong Lan widened his eyes, leaning closer to Sui Chunsheng’s side.

    Zhang Yu, while cleaning up everyone, said, “This kind of bug is too special.”

    Sui Chunsheng looked around and shouted, “Come over quickly, there are no such bugs on this big tree.”

    Song Weimian followed his gaze and found that the bugs hidden in the branches and leaves seemed to be deliberately avoiding that big tree. The tree trunks next to it were already covered, like locusts, only the big tree in the middle was completely untouched.

    “Get over there first!” Song Weimian said.

    Everyone ran under that big tree, wishing they could burrow into it.

    For some reason, the bugs that were originally on their clothes immediately flew away, and even the ones in their flesh were trying to get out.

    Zhang Yu subconsciously reached out to touch the tree behind her, and whispered, “It seems this tree is specifically restraining these bugs, let’s take care of it here now.”

    As she spoke, she cut open the tree trunk with a dagger and extracted the sap to treat the insect bites on everyone’s bodies.

    The branches of the big tree shielded them from the light rain, seeming to embrace everyone within.

    Everyone could not help but relax.

    Sui Chunsheng, however, remained vigilant, observing his surroundings, his body tense.

    His ears twitched, as if he had heard a very subtle sound.

    But he could not immediately confirm it, because there was too much background noise in this forest, small animals darting through the bushes, birds flying in the sky, bugs crawling on the leaves, and snakes and scorpions moving in the soil.

    Yong Lan had been following behind him, sitting under the farthest tree shade.

    They started a few bonfires here, relying on each other.

    The rain outside continued to fall.

    The sound was intermittent, seeming to be hitting everyone’s backs, causing them to unconsciously relax.

    Over time, everyone’s ears seemed to be blocked by something, their five senses becoming unclear, and some people were falling asleep as a result.

    Sui Chunsheng glanced at the bell on his chest, the agalloch incense lingering around him, he reached out and pulled open his collar, allowing the cold wind to pass through his neck.

    Because experience told him that he could not lower his guard at such times.

    Wasn’t this big tree just a trap?

    The ones who remained clear-headed, just like him, were Zhang Yu and Song Weimian.

    They exchanged glances.

    The rain gradually stopped, and only a few drops occasionally fell, lingering on.

    After the rain, the forest became even more damp, as if even their clothes were wet.

    Sui Chunsheng had cast cleansing spells several times to alleviate the discomfort on his body.

    Finally, he used magic to change his clothes.

    These clothes were placed in the space within his sword by his master, prepared long ago.

    His clothes for going out were all taken care of by his master, all carrying his scent.

    Sui Chunsheng seemed to be able to see the image of his master’s hand stroking his clothes, smoothing out the wrinkles.

    The next second, his nerves suddenly tensed, and he began a vigilant search.

    His movements startled the drowsy Yong Lan beside him, Yong Lan was so frightened that he hiccuped, “What’s wrong? Little Immortal of the Hibiscus.”

    He smelled a very faint smell, a strange smell that was spreading from around them.

    Sui Chunsheng looked around, feeling a layer of mist rising from the ground.

    And it was continuing to spread upwards.

    Sui Chunsheng immediately called out, “Something’s wrong, stay awake.”

    Song Weimian raised his head, and looked around.

    Zhang Yu’s voice was calm, “This is normal, this is a pit, after a heavy rain, the water vapor on the ground will boil and evaporate, causing the water vapor to gather.”

    “It shouldn’t be poisonous.”

    Sui Chunsheng coldly glared at the big tree, and said coldly, “Quiet.”

    After that, he turned his ear to listen.

    Song Weimian also sensed that something was wrong, there was a hissing sound all around them, very faint.

    Before everyone could react, the sound suddenly became louder, coming from the big tree behind them.

    The big tree gradually twisted, and stretched out vines, sweeping towards everyone.

    Sui Chunsheng shouted, “Scatter!”

    Just as everyone was about to scatter, they found that someone’s body trembled, and they were immediately entangled by the vines, and some of them had weak legs.

    It seemed that unknowingly, they had all been affected by this big tree.

    This was nothing more than another trap. These bugs had driven them to this big tree, and now this big tree could devour them.

    Most people had already been entangled by the vines.

    Sui Chunsheng dodged while assessing the current situation.

    He discovered that the speed at which these vines wrapped around them was different, seeming to react to the amount of struggling people were doing.

    Sui Chunsheng immediately said, “Don’t struggle! The more you struggle, the tighter they wrap!”

    Everyone didn’t react at first, until Song Weimian shouted, “Don’t struggle, if you relax, they won’t wrap so tightly!”

    He relaxed immediately and came to a conclusion.

    Only then did others follow suit and relax, adjusting their disordered breathing.

    But there were always some who could not control their bodies, who had their bones crushed and broke, and after a whimper, there was no more movement.

    Seeing this scene, everyone became afraid and began to try to accept the attachment of the vines.

    A vine slowly approached Sui Chunsheng, slowly climbing up.

    Sui Chunsheng’s heart rate quickened, it was still false to say that he wasn’t afraid, it was not a good thing to be played with by a demon.

    He tried his best to relax, until the vine completely wrapped around him.

    The young man finally couldn’t help but open his mouth, uttering a whisper, “Master.”

    The thick fog around them was becoming thicker and thicker, the vines on his body were still wriggling, but they were no longer tightening.

    His mind was gradually becoming muddled, the agalloch incense on him was no longer working.

    For a long time, he thought he was about to be swallowed.

    “A-Sheng.”

    The bell rang softly, responding to his call.

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