Volume 2 Jiang Guo Chapter 21 A First Exploration of the Sleeping Forest
It was already early the next morning, and since it was at the top of the mountain, the dawn was very early, perhaps because it was closer to the sun. The sun rises and the moon disappears, just like the past is easy to forget, Yan Che has completely forgotten about last night's events, but Jiang Mengsheng is particularly interested.
The disciples of the Moon Void Palace put breakfast in the hall, thinking of inviting Yan Che and the others to breakfast, but they were afraid of disturbing them, some of these women had never seen the appearance of demons, they didn't know the character of demons, and they were afraid that they would do something wrong, and they would be embarrassed or even die.
Xingyue Zhenren and the elders naturally didn't dare to disturb the demons, so they had to wait in the hall now, letting the disciples have breakfast first, while they stayed in the hall and waited.
Hua Rui knocked on Yan Che's door, she rarely saw Yan Che sleeping so soundly, and she really couldn't bear to wake him up. The young master hasn't slept so soundly for a long time, it seems that she worked hard last night, she touched Yan Che's pulse, she didn't think of the vibration, it must have been moved last night, and the temperature on her arm is still very high, it seems that Yan Che is demonized and liberated, and it takes a lot of essence to change back into human form, and she really needs to have a good rest. But Yan Che had instructed her last night that no matter what the situation, he would wake him up the next day, thinking that time was tight and he still had a lot to do. What if you don't rest enough and your body is exhausted, Yan Che finally left the land of right and wrong in the demon world, if he collapses in the human world, it is not okay, Hua Rui is not a rare young master's smile, even if Yan Che's smile is not on his face, but they can all see that he is smiling in his heart.
After thinking about it, Blossom decided to wake Yan Che up. She called softly beside the bed: "Young Master......" Yan Che slept deeply and didn't hear it at all. Blossom had no choice but to push Yan Che's shoulder, trying to wake him up. Finally, Yan Che felt that someone was touching him, opened his eyes in a daze, straightened up and leaned against the head of the bed, and then yawned.
Seeing Yan Che being woken up by herself, Hua Rui immediately pleaded guilty and knelt down to kowtow. Yan Che looked at the stamen in confusion, wondering why she suddenly knelt down, and asked her why. Hua Rui said that he woke up Yan Che to sleep, and he deserved death. After hearing this, Yan Che seemed to be in a good mood and completely sleepy, and said in a somewhat serious tone: "What a crime, I asked you to wake me up the next morning last night, and what you did was not wrong." Also, don't kowtow all the time like in the Demon Realm, I don't like this kind of etiquette, I treat you as a partner, and I never wanted to call you all the time. I am not familiar with this world, you are the only one who can be relied on, how can I blame you. Hurry up. ”
Hua Rui got up and thanked Yan Che for his kindness, but after saying few words, he said the word "thank you". Then she pointed to a wooden barrel in Yan Che's room, where hot water had been placed, and the water had been filled with awakening and concentrating herbs, which could make the body that was tired yesterday comfortable, and the magic power after the demonization and liberation would surge around, extremely unstable, and it would take a few days to stabilize, and it would take a few days to soak the body with the concentrating herbs, which could make the original spirit recover better.
Yan Che saw the wooden barrel and the herbs inside, and roughly understood the meaning of the stamen. At this time, Hua Rui came over and prepared to help Yan Che take off his clothes, after all, Yan Che didn't even take off his clothes when he slept last night. As soon as the stamen stretched out her hand to help her untie her clothes, Yan Che looked at the stamen, and suddenly found that she was already a slim girl, but she looked short, and her age was already on par with herself. He immediately let Blossom out of the room, saying that he could solve it.
Hua Rui was puzzled, she had been used to taking care of Yan Che since she was a child, and she didn't know if she didn't do a good job, so she refused to leave with a lovely face. Yan Che touched her head, thinking that if Hua Yao was there at this time, she would probably cry and scream, and Hua Rui's personality was calm, but it could also make people see her grievances. Yan Che said that she should invite Jiang Mengsheng to have breakfast first, and she would come as soon as she washed herself. After hearing this, Hua Rui obediently walked out of the room. Yan Che watched her walk out the door, went over and plugged in the deadbolt, took off her clothes and ran into the herb bucket. As soon as the body enters the water, I feel that the medicinal properties of the herbs are working on the body. Yan Che liberated the demonic form of the demon last night, that is to concretize the qi of the body and the original form, the fire demon clan is the embodiment of the flame, even if he stabilizes and changes back into human form, there is still a blazing flame on his body. The herbal bath was very refreshing, just right to calm his burning meridians. He thought back to the events of last night, and his eyes were fixed on the ceiling, and although he could see the ceiling, he could actually see the sky behind the ceiling. After looking at it for a while, he sank his face into the water.
Jiang Mengsheng, Li Jing, Xingyue Zhenren, and the two elders had been waiting in the hall for a long time, and Yan Che didn't dare to move their chopsticks before they appeared. This Li Jing waited impatiently, and said: "This demon is really slow, don't you know that there are so many hungry people waiting for him?"
"Li Jing, don't be rude, the ruler of the Yan Kingdom is now our king, stop talking nonsense. Jiang Mengsheng accused.
"Miss, have you even succumbed to him, and how can you trust him so much?"
"Needless to say, in this world, only action speaks for itself. That lord has proved the current incompetence and arrogance of mankind with his actions, and he is setting things right and correcting the world, which a martial artist like you will not understand. ”
At this time, Yan Che and Hua Rui finally appeared. Seeing that everyone was waiting for him, he sat down and said embarrassedly: "Don't be bound by etiquette, eat first when you're hungry, there's no need to wait for me." ”
"It's not just understanding, it's respect. Jiang Mengsheng said.
Yan Che waved his hand to signal everyone to move the chopsticks, and everyone saw Yan Che pick up the chopsticks before slowly eating. This breakfast was porridge, with pickles, I thought Yan Che would not be used to eating it, but I didn't expect Yan Che to drink a bowl of porridge directly in one bite, and let the stamen next to him hold another bowl. Seeing that Yan Che had such a good appetite, Jiang Mengsheng asked Yan Che a question: "King, can I ask you a question?"
"Just ask. Yan Che began to drink the second bowl of porridge, talking as he drank.
"Last night, I saw you look unusual, surrounded by black flames, is that the damage caused by the moon god?"
"Oh, that's not it. That moon god didn't affect me much, I released all her primordial gods from the moon heart, she was helpless against me, how could she hurt me. ”
As soon as he heard Yan Che mention the moon god, Xingyue's curiosity was aroused. She put down the dishes and chopsticks, and asked before Jiang Mengsheng, "What? Lord Demon King saw the Moon God last night, and he tried to compete with it?"
"Well, the competition is not enough, but it taught her a lesson and made her remember it for a long time. ”
"What does the moon god look like, is it the same as the mural on the wall behind him?" Xingyue pointed to the mural behind him, where a woman with long hair and waist was carved, and it was indeed somewhat similar to the appearance of the moon god.
Yan Che saw that Xingyue was so excited, but he wanted to pour cold water on her: "What, if I tell you that the Moon God was killed, do you want to call all the female disciples to crusade against me immediately?"
Xingyue was so frightened when she heard that she hurriedly stepped down from her seat and apologized to Yan Che: "Of course I don't dare, it's just that the people of our Moon Void Palace all claim to be the descendants of the Moon God, but no one has ever seen the appearance of a god, I didn't expect to have the opportunity to see God last night, I just feel a pity to lose the opportunity, and I will never waver in my loyalty to the Demon King." ”
Yan Che had already drunk the third bowl of porridge, it seemed that last night's incident still consumed a lot of his physical strength, and he now needed a lot of food to replenish the qi in his body. He wiped his mouth and said, "You'd better not see God, because God is not what you think he is." They can even use human lives for their purposes. Princess Mengsheng may have experienced this. ”
Jiang Mengsheng remembered that Fu Qinggu was used by the moon god last night, lost his mind, and regretted it after returning to the world, and understood that God was just a high-up overlooker, and he had never cared about the importance of a life. The moon god took advantage of people's expressions, so disdainful and unsympathetic. However, at present, only she and that Fu Qinggu know the truth, if this is told to humans, how can human beings believe it? How many people pray to the gods every day, and also ask the gods to come down, subdue demons and take medicine, and calm the troubled times. Jiang Mengsheng could only be silent at the moment, but that Xingyue secretly felt sorry for himself because he couldn't see the celestial lineup. Xingyue really wanted to ask about the moon god again, but seeing Yan Che's face, he knew that this matter must not be mentioned again, and if he was annoyed, this place might be razed to the ground.
Yan Che ate almost breakfast, and suddenly remembered that Li Jing had a competition with the woman named Miyue in the Jade Void Palace yesterday, and he didn't know what the result was, so he asked: "Yesterday Li Jing competed with the disciples of the Moon Void Palace, who won the result?"
Jiang Mengsheng said: "The two of them are tied, on par. ”
"Hehe, it's just that the next nameless new junior disciple of the cultivation sect is just a tie, if there are a few more opponents, it will soon be captured? Princess Mengsheng is also an important person to you, do you expect the enemy to come only one day? How to protect her with such skills, I think it is better to send my entourage to protect you." ”
These words were said to Li Jing, Li Jing knew that even though he had a breath in his heart, what Yan Che said was true, and his cultivation was not worth mentioning in this world. He worked hard with Yan Qinghou as his goal, but after so many years, Yan Qinghou had already entered the realm of sainthood, and he was still in place and could not grow. Li Jing pinched his thigh, indignant at his incompetence. Jiang Mengsheng saw Li Jing's unwilling expression, comforted him, and asked Li Jing not to go to his heart. But how can Li Jing easily forget this, he was living on the streets when he was a child, he couldn't eat, it was Jiang Mengsheng who took him in, if he couldn't be strong enough to protect his benefactor, it would really be better to let someone more suitable accompany her as Yan Che said.
After that, Yan Che and his party left Qingtian Peak and came to the westernmost city of the Yan Kingdom, Moon City. The relationship between the Moon Void Palace and the Moon City is very good, and they are free to enter and exit, and Xingyue personally led Yan Che and them into the city. As soon as the people of the city heard that the Moon Void Palace had brought the demon into the city, they all went out to see the true face of the demon. When Yan Che appeared, everyone wondered: this demon is no different from mortals, how can it be as evil as people say.
When he arrived at the gate of the West Gate, more than ten miles to the west was the Dunuma Dense Forest, and Xingyue Zhenren wanted to continue to see him off, but was rejected by Yan Che. Before leaving, Xingyue Zhenren persuaded Yan Che, saying that the poisonous swamp and dense forest, the poisonous fog was filled, and everything was transformed by monsters, and it was difficult for ordinary people to enter, so they should be more careful. If something happens, you can ask your disciples to come and help.
Yan Che naturally didn't need that kind of help, he just wanted to take Jiang Mengsheng to the place where she had shot, looking for traces of her mother's life there. By the way, in the west to see where only demons and orcs are, what exactly is it like.
Yan Che, Hua Rui, Jiang Mengsheng and Li Jing walked straight into the forest.
Outside, the forest is the same as the ordinary forest, with green trees and birds, but when you walk in, the situation is different. Not far away, you can see the lilac mist in the woods, there are no birds and beasts, and the flowers are gone. There are many carnivorous plants inside, and from time to time they will prey on insects and small animals that have been caught in the net. Yan Che was worried that this poisonous mist would affect Jiang Mengsheng, so he asked Hua Rui to give her anti-poison medicine, but Jiang Mengsheng refused, saying that this poisonous mist could not help her, but Li Jing, who was mortal, should need it, and gave the herb to Li Jing. Li Jing politely refused at first, Jiang Mengsheng said righteously that he had a special physique, and asked him to take it in a commanding tone, and finally Li Jing swallowed the medicine. As Jiang Mengsheng's personal guard, Li Jing never knew that Jiang Mengsheng was actually from the Nuwa tribe, and she was born immune to poison.
Yan Che asked Jiang Mengsheng to think back to the place where he was born, this is an ordinary person, who will remember how he was born. But Jiang Mengsheng is different, she can rely on the memory of the Yuan Shen to recall, the fragments of the Nuwa Yuan Shen in her body have existed for tens of millions of years, and she also retains the memory of tens of millions of years, but she can't recall it for a while. She lay down quietly, lying on the lawn, closing her eyes and thinking about the past. While she was lying down, roots and vines on the ground began to grow and climb up her body. Li Jing thought that this was an evil thing, and wanted to cut it off with a sword, but was stopped by Hua Rui. The flower, who is not good at words, said: "The forest ...... She...... It's one, she's using the roots to think about the past. ”
Li Jing is face is incredible, he knows that Meng Sheng has special abilities, and she has been invincible since she was a child, but he didn't expect her to be able to communicate with trees. He sat down beside Mengsheng and looked at her quietly.
Seeing Li Jing sitting down and staring at Meng Sheng, Yan Che said, "Your name is Li Jing, right?"
"Yes. ”
"You are not very talented, and you have been with the princess for a long time, and you lack experience, and now you know best what you are capable of. After Li Jing heard this, Yan Che continued, "We met in Mengsheng City that day, and you told me that your strength was only under Yan Qinghou, but yesterday you were not even an opponent of a careful female disciple of Yuxu Palace, how do you feel?"
"The king has something to say, I'm stupid and can't think for myself. ”
"Hehe, the attitude is still strong. We have been to this Xilu for almost two days, and there are still eight days to fight a decisive battle with the Qi State, and when the time comes, you may not be able to protect the princess. But the princess is kind, she has a deep relationship with you, and if she were to transfer you away and replace you with someone close to me, she would not be willing. I will give you a choice, I will personally recommend you to Yan Qinghou and let you worship him as a teacher. After you finish your studies, if you can defeat the Moon Void Palace, and then defeat Yan Qinghou, I will let you stay by her side all the time, otherwise...... I can't take her life for granted, she is very important to me, she is a big reason why I continue to stay on earth without losing my mind. ”
Li Jing raised his head and looked at Yan Che in surprise, he never expected that this demon man was so thoughtful and regarded Jiang Mengsheng as so important. He also knew that his strength was insufficient now and he needed to break through the bottleneck, so he just wanted to answer Yan Che, but found that Yan Che turned his head to look away, and his attention was not on himself at all.
"Great King......" Li Jing was about to speak, but was stopped by Yan Che, whose eyes were sharp and fierce, staring at the depths of the woods.
Soon, a voice came from the depths of the forest: "That human, you get out of here quickly, humans are not welcome in the Sleeping Forest." But those two demon people...... What do you want? There have been no demons here for a hundred years. ”
Yan Che said into the distance: "Take your friends to revisit your hometown, and by the way, see what kind of place is the forbidden land of ten thousand snakes in people's mouths." ”
"What's there to see here?"
Yan Che smiled: "Of course you have to see, this place will also be my world in the future!"