Chapter 92 Guardian God

"The other party is familiar with the environment here, and should have stayed here for a long time." Yuan Gang reminded.

Niu Youdao nodded slightly, expressing his agreement. Some areas here are eroded by the river like a labyrinth. If Shang Shuqing hadn’t guided the way here, it would be difficult to follow. She tilted her head and asked Shang Shuqing who was behind her, "Princess, did the people who came and went here before notice anything unusual?"

Shang Shuqing: "I haven't heard of it, probably not."

Niu Youdao: "How long has this tunnel been useless?"

Shang Shuqing: "I don't know, at least some things have been kept silent after the court's purge after the father's accident, and they have never been used again."

Several people understood, that is to say, the other party may have stayed here for several years, and it is entirely possible to be familiar with the environment here. As for where the other party came in from, it may not be the entrance and exit planned by King Ning. Who can guarantee that there are no other entrances in such a long area.

Niu Youdao was silent for a while, and said: "Actually, there is nothing to worry about. The opponent's strength should be limited. Otherwise, he can come to him directly. We can't do this. We can't let the opponent lead us by the nose, otherwise we will run down the road and kill ourselves. If you are weak, it will be easier for the opponent to succeed. We have to hold our breath and not let ourselves be in a weak position." After finishing speaking, Shang Shuqing put down behind him, and tilted his head to signal, "Old Xiong, get more torches in the river. Come up."

Yuan Fang was stunned and said, "It doesn't work, what's the use of getting it?"

Yuan Gang immediately dismissed it with one sentence, "What are you talking about, the Daoist asked you to do it, you just do it!"

Yuan Fang gave a dry laugh, but looked at the torch in his hand that was fading. And Yuan Gang had already untied a package on his body, put it on the ground and untied it, and threw a broken torch head to him. Although the handle was not long, it was long enough to hold it.

Yuan Fang was stunned for a moment, wondering when Yuan Gang had prepared so many torch heads, and then looking at Niu Youdao, who was not surprised at all, he was convinced by these two people, and he clicked tut in his heart, these two are amazing, Even this is ready, could it be that the other party has already guessed that the other party will play tricks on the torch?

This is because he thought too much. Niu Youdao didn't expect that the other party would play tricks on the torch before. For the old Jianghu, the first thought is to judge the possible disadvantages. The problem of lighting in the dark is the most important thing. We should decisively control this problem first, so as to prevent it before it happens!

Shang Shuqing slept deeply before, and she didn't know when Yuan Gang had prepared so many torch heads, so she was a little surprised.

After Yuan Fang lit the other torch in his hand, he didn't worry about the lighting problem, and floated to the river to work. When he found the torch floating on the river, he immediately picked it up and threw it on the bank.

It can also be seen from this that the opponent has been destroying the torch storage points along the way, trying to completely put this side at a disadvantage.

Niu Youdao took the sword from Shang Shuqing's hand and came back, put it in front of him, and said to Shang Shuqing with a smile: "You are tired too, I woke you up after not sleeping for a long time, go on resting, no Something happened."

Shang Shuqing shook her head, she couldn't sleep after this accident, she sat by the stone wall and looked around from time to time.

Yuan Gang saved two of the torch heads he had brought back as spares, and lit the rest in piles. After the flames were blazing, he threw the dying torches of several people into the fire as firewood, and threw the wet torches thrown ashore. The torches were collected in a pile, and they were thrown into the fire while still wet, and they were also used as firewood while roasting.

After that, he collected a bunch of wet torches and placed them next to the fire to bake, and he was busy alone.

Seeing this, Yuan Fang, who was running back and forth on the river, suddenly realized, and finally understood the purpose of Niu Youdao asking him to pick up wet torches. , Throwing one by one to the shore.

Niu Youdao stood upright, with his sword standing beside the fire, and slowly scanned his surroundings with cold eyes.

Shang Shuqing, who was sitting beside her knees, naturally understood what she was going to do now. Seeing the orderly preparations here, she also felt a lot more at ease. Looking at the figure standing alone beside the fire with a sword, she felt It's like her patron saint, and also everyone's patron saint. With this standing patron saint, it seems that no difficulty can stop them, which makes her feel an inexplicable sense of security.

After understanding what was going on, Shang Shuqing got up too, and sat by the fire like Yuan Gang, helping to bake the soggy torches, doing what she could.

Niu Youdao, who was standing with a sword in his hand, just glanced at her, but didn't say anything, and focused on observing the surroundings again.

When the wet torches on the shore had piled up like a hill, and Yuanfang came back to change the torches again, Niu Youdao said: "Old Xiong, that's enough, you should eat something first and rest first."

Yuan Fang was indeed exhausted and a little out of breath. He had been casting spells on the river and walking on the waves. After a long time, his mana was consumed a lot, but he smiled and said, "It's okay, I'll still..." Yuan Gang stared at him sideways. , Shut up immediately, I know, the old rules, just do whatever the Taoist tells you to do.

Yuan Fang obediently went to the side and unwrapped the package, took out the dry food, sat by the fire and gnawed. Roasting by the fire, eating and watching others work, especially watching Yuan Gang work, inexplicably feels that it is a kind of enjoyment in this environment, with a cheerful smile on his face from time to time, and has gradually become accustomed to Niu Youdao and Yuan Gang get along.

Niu Youdao said to Shang Shuqing: "Princess, you should also eat and have a good rest."

Shang Shuqing shook her head and said, "I'm not hungry!"

Yuan Gang said lightly, "At this time, if you don't understand, you have to be obedient, put down the face of the princess, and do whatever you are told, and no one will harm you."

Yuan Fang, who was gnawing on something, couldn't help but laugh, Master Yuan still has personality.

Niu Youdao looked around, and at the same time explained with a smile: "He has no other intentions. In this case, you must restore your physical strength to the best state as soon as possible, in case of accidents!" The tone and attitude are gentle, not as casual as usual , making people feel warm.

It's not that his attitude towards Shang Shuqing has suddenly changed. He is always a rational and sober person. If he is too rational and sober, sometimes he will appear inhumane, even cold-blooded, so few people and things can make him do it. Impulsive and so on, so she won't suddenly change her temper because of Shang Shuqing.

The reason to appease Shang Shuqing is because he knows that this woman must be worried right now. It is not appropriate to put pressure on this woman to make her afraid at this time. If she makes her mess up, it may become more burdensome, which is not good for anyone. What's more, this woman can show that she is not afraid and does not cause trouble to everyone in this situation. She is already considered strong among women. She should be given comfort and confidence. There is no need to tear her strong shell to see her weakness.

In two lives, Niu Youdao has seen a lot of women, but not many women she can admire. To some extent, Shang Shuqing is one, but she is too ugly to be looked at directly!

Shang Shuqing understood that Yuan Gang had no malicious intentions, she bit her lip with her silver teeth, touched the dry food in the package beside her and came out, lowered her head and gnawed it, and followed suit.

After eating and drinking, Yuan Fang sat cross-legged beside the fire to adjust his breath and recovered!

After Shang Shuqing was full, Niu Youdao smiled again and said, "Just sleep by the fire for a while, not cold, but warm, and have a good rest." The tone was calm and gentle.

Shang Shuqing nodded, obediently, took the package as a pillow, took a piece of clothing to cover the curve of her body, and lay down on her side.

Yuan Gang, who was roasting a torch and adding firewood to the fire from time to time, asked in a low voice, "Master Dao, can the other party see in the dark?"

The implication is that if the other party can't take advantage of it in the dark, why should they destroy the torch?

Niu Youdao, who was vigilant about his surroundings, explained: "The difference between yin and yang is nothing more than adapting to their respective living environments. At the same time, they generate and restrain each other. Most things that live in the sun are not used to living in the dark, and most things that live in the dark are not used to living in the dark." It is also not suitable for living in the sun. If they want to integrate with each other, certain conditions are required, for example, people need to use firelight to survive in the dark."

Yuan Gang: "Then what do so-called 'ghosts' need to survive in the sun?"

Niu Youdao: "Yang Qi!"

"Yang Qi?" Yuan Gang was puzzled.

Niu Youdao: "According to my understanding, dark matter has certain plasticity and shapeability to certain things under special conditions, and the physical body should have a shaping function on dark matter. For example, the adjustment of different exercises to the physical body can Create completely different hot and cold effects, or even various effects. Conversely, the physical body is also shaped by dark matter. For example, the werewolves in the West should be the result of being shaped. The old bear is an example. When changing, the relationship between humans and bears Transformation is actually no different from the werewolves in western legends. To put it another way, the werewolves in western legends are the monsters in eastern legends. The monk's breathing and breathing techniques can absorb and shape dark matter, and ordinary people's breath also has dark matter. The result after the transformation should be the so-called yang qi of the human body, which is the same as the cultivation result of a monk, yang qi is also a kind of energy, and it is one of the energy methods that support the flesh and blood to run in the yang world, which is why A person without yang energy is no different from a dead person, because he has lost some kind of kinetic energy. Ghosts do not exist in the form of flesh and blood, so they cannot create the yang energy of the human body. In other ways, such as absorbing the yang energy of the human body, the person in front of me probably has this idea for us."

Yuan Gang: "Is it meaningful? Now that you have become a ghost, why bother to worry about the world."

Niu Youdao: "The so-called 'lonely ghost', becoming a ghost is a lonely and desolate thing, but the thoughts and thoughts have not disappeared, and they still survive with the help of some kind of energy carrier. In life, few ghosts can resist the temptation of the world."

Yuan Gang: "Can't ghosts live together?"

Niu Youdao: "Of course, but ghosts are scarce after all. Not everyone has the conditions to continue to exist in this way after death. Even if they can get together, the consequences of too much Yin Qi are easy to be discovered. Those monks Or mages will not let it go, for example, the monks who collect spirit herbs scattered around are like a net, once found, they will not sit idly by, every species has the nature of protecting its own group."