Reborn as Xiao in another world, targeted by the little red bird

"Have you decided?"

Old Man Hu noticed someone entering the tent and asked without turning his head.

A cold young man's voice rang out in the tent: "No, I just have some questions that I want to ask you."

"question?"

Old Man Hu looked in the direction of the voice and found that the person coming was Xiao, the young man who had helped him during the invasion of the mutant withered willow a few days ago and returned alive from the mutant withered willow.

"What's your question?"

Xiao walked up to Old Man Hu, sat cross-legged, and asked, "How can we escape from the Blood Crown Ghost Willow's domain?"

"You want to rescue the two missing people?!"

Old Man Hu's voice suddenly rose, and the wrinkles on his face became twisted into a ball.

Although Xiao broke his perception that "no one can survive from the mutated withered willow", he did not think that Xiao could deal with the trouble brought by the blood-crowned ghost willow.

Although the customer was seeking death on his own initiative, he, who was paid for the job, had no control over it. However, if the number of people he brought back was too small, it would damage his reputation, which he had spent his entire life accumulating.

"No."

Xiao's eyes turned and his gaze swept across the tent curtain, which was now shaking slightly.

Someone was eavesdropping outside, most likely attracted by what Old Man Hu said just now.

Although the opponent tried his best to hide his breath, he was facing Xiao, and this crude trick could not hide from Xiao's perception.

Xiao retracted his gaze, pretending nothing had happened, and continued, "Bai Jie has harassed me repeatedly. Even though he's missing now, I'm worried he might have a trick up his sleeve and put me in the same situation as Yang Ce, so I'm making some preparations in advance."

Hearing this, Old Man Hu's expression eased a little.

He replied, "In the Black River Sands, there's a Crow God who protects travelers. If you stray into the Ghost Willow's territory, the crows you see there are the Crow God's servants sent to protect you. Simply bow three times to the crow and follow it, and it will transform back into a creature to lead you out of the Ghost Willow's territory."

"The Black River Crow, with three black feathers, bows three times. Don't laugh at me. My eyes will never be clear if thousands of crows cover them." Xiao said.

"Have you read the booklet we compiled?" Old Man Hu raised his eyebrows.

Xiao tapped his chin and asked, "So, what does the second half of the sentence mean?"

"This crow understands human nature. If you respect it, it will save you. If you insult it, it will add fuel to the fire, not only leading you to more danger, but also attracting its companions. Its black wings will blind people, making it difficult to distinguish between true and false, and completely lost."

After listening to Old Man Hu's explanation, Xiao could already imagine what Bai Jie would do given his character.

I hope Yang Ce’s eyes are okay for now.

Xiao thought of the sentence he had read in the booklet about the Blood-Crowned Ghost Willow, and asked, "What does 'Ten years of Ghost Willow performing the same old play, the next year is filled with silence and suffering' mean?"

Father Hu asked, "Do you know the history of the Black River Sand Land?"

Xiao thought for a moment and asked, "You mean 'this was once a battlefield between humans and monsters'?"

"That's right." Old Man Hu nodded. "This is 'Old Story'. Within Ghost Willow's domain, battles that once took place here will be repeated over and over again. Ghost Willow only appears during the Year of Silence, which occurs only once every ten years. If you fail to escape Ghost Willow's domain in time, you'll have to wait ten years to leave."

As Xiao digested this information, Old Man Hu continued, "The battle to guard the passageway is no small feat. The Daliang army's combat effectiveness is in no way inferior to those of the top sects, and the magical beasts of the Savage Ancient Domain are also extremely powerful."

As he spoke, a look of reminiscence appeared on his face.

"When I was young, I once strayed into Ghost Willow's territory and stumbled upon a battle. It was a general-to-general fight, with a general from Daliang taking on a lord from the Warcraft side. It was a truly devastating fight, so devastating it was an understatement. Even from a great distance away, I could feel the ground shaking beneath my feet. Imagine surviving ten years in such an environment? Your ancestors would kowtow to the devils and go crazy."

General...

Xiao couldn't remember who had told him that the army guarding the space rift leading to the ancient wilderness were all the emperor's personal troops, such as the Red Butterfly Army and the Mengji Army.

Coincidentally, he had come into contact with generals who led this type of army, and their strength was at the imperial level.

Xiao has participated in emperor-level battles before.

Therefore, Xiao was not scared by what Hu Laodi said. He even felt the eagerness from Hong Xiao.

He felt that if he let Red Goblin fight freely in the territory of Blood Crown Ghost Willow, he would be so happy that he would lose all his energy and successfully achieve the achievement - I kill myself.

Red Mandrill: In your eyes, I'm a brainless person?

After getting the information he wanted, Xiao stopped bothering Old Man Hu.

When he came out of the tent, the person who was eavesdropping outside had already left, but he could still feel a pair of eyes sweeping over him from time to time.

Xiao didn't care about these things and walked straight towards the direction where Baili Ling and the other four were.

"Are you back? What did you ask?" Baili Ling asked.

"How to save yourself if you accidentally enter the Blood Crown Ghost Willow's territory." Xiao repeated the answer given by Old Man Hu.

Baili Ling nodded slightly: "The sun is out, it's a bit hot outside, let's go back to the tent first."

Everyone entered the same tent. After Baili Ling set up a way to block the eyes and ears outside the tent, he said straight to the point: "We will go with you."

"No need." Xiao shook his head slowly.

Ding Shu said, "I know you're very capable, but it's too dangerous to go to a place like that alone. Without anyone to look after you, you'll definitely die... No, I mean, if you encounter an emergency, you won't even have a helper around you. You'll be in a very passive position."

Who said I went alone? I had two partners who were much more reliable than you.

However, Xiao didn't say this out loud. His reason was: "You can't keep up with my actions, and there are too many of you. Once the situation becomes complicated, I may not be able to take care of some things."

Upon hearing this, everyone's faces turned dark.

This means that they are not good enough and will only hinder the team if we bring them along.

However, they were not angry about this. After all, in their eyes, Xiao was just a hidden boss, and it was normal for him to dislike them.

After a brief thought, Baili Ling glanced at his teammates and said, "In that case, I will be the only one to go with you."

Xiao still shook his head.

The presence of outsiders will affect one's performance, especially the performance of Hong Xiao and the others.

He doesn't want to be misunderstood as having schizophrenia or something like that.

This time, Xiao's reason was: "If you go with me, we might not be able to find the camp when we come back."

"How could that be? We are here." Ding Shu said.

Xiao ignored Ding Shu and looked at Baili Ling, waiting for his reply.

Baili Ling also fell into deep thought.

It's not that other people in the team can't ensure the stability of the camp and prevent those leaderless disciples from causing trouble, but he, who has been the captain of the adventure team for many years, is undoubtedly the best candidate.

He met Xiao's eyes, and the young man seemed determined not to let him participate in the action.

Baili Ling sighed, took the initiative to give in, and agreed to Xiao's proposal.

He exchanged contact information with Xiao to facilitate communication. Afterwards, he gave Xiao a piece of jade that could be used for positioning. He also had one on him to facilitate the other party's return to the camp after achieving his goal.

After doing all this, Xiao began to wait for the night to fall.

Yang Ce and Bai Jie disappeared at night. Maybe the probability of entering the Blood Crown Ghost Willow territory is higher at night?

Moreover, leaving during the day would be too conspicuous and would definitely be noticed by the sect disciples.

Xiao didn't know what strange tracking methods they had, and he didn't want to be followed by anyone.

In a blink of an eye, the day passed and night fell.

Tonight, dark clouds have obscured the bright moon, and even the starlight is extremely dim, making it a perfect time to sneak out of the camp.

In fact, Xiao did the same thing.

After giving his body a final check to make sure no marks were left on him, Xiao quietly left the camp.

He followed the connection between him and the wind sickle weasel and walked towards the depths of the desert. As expected, he was attacked by the mutated dead willow.

Xiao didn't want to waste time with them, so he released the red Xiao directly to quickly end the battle.

"When did you become so lazy?" Hong Xiao teased as he put the remains of the mutated dead willow into his newly acquired storage bracelet.

Xiao answered truthfully, "You're better at dealing with these enemies than I am."

"Isn't this natural?" Red Mandrill snorted complacently and continued casually, "The little mouse seems to be nearby, but there's nothing here except some broken wood. I'm afraid that tree is hiding it. Do you want me to help find it?"

Just as Hong Xiao said, the moon was dark, the wind stopped, the sand was still, and there was nothing in sight except endless black sand dunes.

Everything is so normal.