Void Jigsaw Puzzle

Guo Ling still couldn't find the Cuiyun Corridor trail.

He and Fan Ting had walked that path in its entirety before, but that was because they had entered through the Cuiyun Corridor entrance. Now, thrown randomly into the dense fog of the Cuiyun Corridor woods, he had no other reference points except for the meager sounds and the sense of touch. Even the compass on his phone was malfunctioning.

Therefore, Guo Ling felt that he should be very close to the path without thick fog, and the next step would make the view clear, but in fact, it was not the case.

After countless cycles of expectation-disappointment-expectation-disappointment, he felt a little dizzy. He hadn't eaten much properly while lurking in the underground factory, relying solely on the weeds and fruits that occasionally grew underground. Now, after all this, he felt like he couldn't hold on any longer.

Even worse, he had forgotten how to get back to the entrance to the underground factory that he and Zhong Chenmu had come from. This meant that if he couldn't get out of the thick fog, he would be trapped here to death.

While thinking about how to change direction, Guo Ling suddenly heard a rustling sound coming from far away, as if something was approaching where he was standing.

Guo Ling was very nervous: "It can't be a wild beast or something... No, I'm already pale and thin, my hair and beard haven't been taken care of for a long time, and my taste is not good, please let me go..."

He wanted to find a place to hide, but he didn't know where to hide, because all around him, left and right, front and back, up and down, was thick fog. He couldn't see his hand in front of him. Moving in any direction could not change the situation.

However, the sound suddenly stopped not far away from him and turned into the voices of two people.

"Is this enough?" a young woman said. "If we go any further, I'm afraid we won't be able to find our way back."

"Hehe... I didn't expect you to be more anxious than me..." Another voice belonged to a young man, but his tone sounded a little frivolous: "Then I'll respectfully obey your command!"

"Oh..." the woman cried softly.

"I'll be gentle..." the man whispered.

Then there was the sound of skin rubbing against skin and some indistinct noises.

"Wait a minute! Will the fog suddenly dissipate?" The woman seemed to still have some rationality.

"How is that possible? The fog has already grown here and will never disperse... Come on..." The man was obviously ready to take action.

"Hmm..." the woman moaned softly.

The sound that followed was indescribable.

"..."

Guo Ling stood only a few meters away from them, stunned.

If it weren't for the thick fog, the place where he was standing now could be regarded as the lighting position for the two of them to shoot an action movie, but because of the thick fog, they played under the tent without any scruples.

"But it's cold today. How much do you want it..."

He heard all kinds of sounds and interjections that made him upset. Guo Ling was about to take the opportunity to walk away, but he heard the woman's voice change.

It went from "Um, oh, well" to "Ah, ah" and suddenly turned into a scream.

"Ahhhh!"

Guo Ling's ears pricked up. This was clearly not the sound one should make when doing that.

Sure enough, I only heard the man angrily scolding, "What are you doing? You're so jumpy! You've scared me to death!"

"There's a dead person on the ground...on the ground..." The woman ignored the man's resentment and told him the reason for her shock.

"What?" The man's tone was also panicked.

Then there was a sound of trousers being pulled up, and the two men moved around rustling around, probably checking the situation on the ground.

Then, the two of them let out a "ah" sound and ran away.

Guo Ling was dumbfounded again: "This plot has taken a sudden turn for the worse... Brother, I hope you don't suffer from any psychological problems..."

After the two men walked away, Guo Ling's curiosity was aroused. According to his previous judgment of the direction, he took a few steps and came to the scene where the two men were doing something shameful. He squatted down and looked at the ground.

The pine and cypress forest in Cuiyun Corridor has been standing for many years. Originally, the land in the forest was soft and thick soil, with countless pine cones and pine needles embedded in it. But now it is winter, and the soil is frozen stiff, and there is no soft feeling when you step on it.

However, if you look closely inside, you will find that there is indeed a frozen corpse.

I guess the woman was hunched over with her face down, so she discovered the body.

The body belonged to a young, sturdy man. No fatal injuries were visible anywhere on his body, and the cause of death was unknown. Due to the weather, he had been frozen for a while, so he had not yet shown any obvious signs of decay. His face showed a hint of fear, and his mouth was half open, as if he had witnessed something unsettling before his death.

The most important feature is the bright red halo above his head.

This is a member of the Pu Yue team.

Guo Ling frowned, then lowered his head and hunched over the corpse to observe. Before, in the thick fog, he was more focused on the surrounding roads and how to get back to the trail, but he didn't pay much attention to what was under his feet. Now, when he took a closer look, he was shocked.

He had only examined a small area when he discovered another body, the same as the previous one, and there seemed to be no pine or cypress trees in the area.

Guo Ling straightened up, rubbed his aching lower back, and kept thinking.

"All the trees have been cut down... and many people have died... Could it be..."

He had a preliminary judgment, but he was not sure whether it was correct. The most urgent thing was to escape first.

The appearance of the wild mandarin ducks just now gave him a clue to escape.