Earl did not run away, and waited on the cliff on the mountainside behind. However, it was also frightened enough by the sound of gunfire and explosions, and if Ning Tao and Bi Mingzhu came back later, it might have really escaped.

"Boss, hostess, I heard gunshots, are you all right?" Earl looked concerned.

Ning Tao said: "We came back in a good way, you said that there was something fine, you wanted to ask what happened in the temple, right?"

Earl nodded his head: "Boss, boss, you guys come up first, we'll talk on the way." ”

Ning Tao and Bi Mingzhu jumped on Earl's back, and Earl's six feet kicked on the rock, and with a swish, they flew up, flying in the direction they came.

"Boss, what's going on in the temple?" Earl asked after flying some distance and feeling out of danger.

Ning Tao observed the key that fell out of the idol and said, "The idol was destroyed, and the guards were killed by us, so this little thing happened. ”

"Huh?" Earl staggered, nearly falling from the air.

Is this still a trifle?

Its soul is scared away!

Ning Tao asked casually, "Earl, have you heard of any keys in the statues of the ape-man's Celestial Temple?"

"What key? uh, is the boss the key in your hand?". Earl said that although it didn't look back, its two large, hemispherical eyes allowed it to see behind it.

Ning Tao said: "Yes, it's this key." ”

Earl took a closer look, then said, "I haven't heard of any key in the idol, and I haven't seen this key. ”

This situation was also expected by him, how could a fly flying from the other side of the sea know the secret of the idol?

Ning Tao's gaze locked on one of the Heavenly Runes of the Bell, and then with all his eyesight, the Heavenly Rune appeared in his mind, becoming large enough that the tiny runes inside were clearly visible.

Bi Mingzhu also came over, looked at the key in Ning Tao's hand, and studied the runes inside.

Without waiting for Ning Tao to study a few more Heavenly Runes, Earl flew back to the valley where the Hot Spring Tribe was located, and said, "Boss, boss, we're back. ”

Ning Tao put the key away: "Go down." ”

Earl flew down into the valley.

Sou!

An arrow suddenly pierced through the air, and a cyan aura appeared in the void.

Ning Tao blasted up with a punch.

Bang!

The arrow was blown up in the air.

Earl was scared half to death and almost fell.

Ning Tao roared: "It's me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a figure shot up from the crown of the largest yellowhorn tree, and in an instant it was on Earl's back.

It was Ling'er who came, and she was the one who shot the arrow just now. She is the only one in the hot spring tribe who has this strength.

"Brother Ning, sister-in-law, I thought it was an ape-man scout, so ...... I'm really sorry. Ling'er said apologetically.

"It's okay, it's good to be vigilant. Ning Tao said.

"Brother Ning, sister-in-law, why did you come back so quickly, I thought you wouldn't come back until tomorrow. Ling'er said.

Ning Tao said: "Let's go down first." ”

Earl flew down, and finally perched in the middle of the Hot Springs tribe

block of open space.

"Hero!"

"The hero is back!"

"Hero!

The people of the Hot Springs tribe, under the leadership of the new patriarch Qiang Shi, surrounded them from all directions, and there was a whirring sound. Their cheers and excitement are all from the heart, and in their hearts, Ning Daxia and Bi Nuxia have become their heroes.

Ning Tao said: "Let's take shelter in the hot spring cave for the time being, the previous flying brigade has been slow for a long time, and Shenghua Shield City will definitely send troops to check." I would recommend everyone to move out of this place if they can. ”

The people in the hot spring tribe immediately talked about it.

"Moving out of here?"

"This is our home, how can we give up our home?"

"Coming out of this valley, there are a lot of mutated beasts in the forest outside, and we are still very dangerous. ”

Ning Tao thought that the people of the Hot Spring Tribe would gladly accept his suggestion and find another place to settle down, but he didn't expect their resistance to be so great. However, this is also the reason why he knows too little about the surrounding environment, he thinks that this place has been known to the apes of Shenghua Shield City, and with the hatred of the apes for humans, I am afraid that military operations will come one after another. He couldn't stay here to protect them forever, and once he and Bi Mingzhu left, it would be a matter of time before this tribe was wiped out. But what he didn't take into account was the mutated beast, this valley was surrounded by high mountains, there was no way in, it was a natural haven, leaving here, what did the hot spring tribe take to fight the mutated beast and fight for a piece of soil for survival?

In this way, this is really a headache.

"Ning Daxia, please fight with us to drive away the invading apemen, and we will always remember your great kindness. As he spoke, Qiang Shi suddenly knelt in front of Ning Tao.

Before that, he was unruly and unscrupulous for the sake of power, but for the survival of his clan, he could put down his dignity and kneel down for Ning Tao. For that alone, he is a qualified patriarch.

As soon as Qiangshi knelt here, hundreds of people from the hot spring tribe knelt down one after another.

Ling'er was also about to kneel, but Ning Tao stretched out his hand to support her: "Why are you here to join in the fun." ”

"I ......" Ling'er wanted to speak and stopped, she was actually worried that Ning Tao would leave her.

Ning Tao said: "You all get up, I promise you to stay and fight with you, but tonight you have to hide in the hot spring cave, I estimate that it won't be long before the apes of Shenghua Shield City will be killed." Don't waste any time, I'll go to the hot spring cave with you. ”

Only then did the people of the hot spring tribe get up from the ground, and then dragged their families to the hot spring cave under the leadership of Qiang Shi.

Ling'er said, "Brother Ning, sister-in-law, I will stay and fight with you." ”

Ning Tao said: "We will also go to the hot spring cave, let's slow down a little to prevent a sudden sneak attack by the ape-man." ”

The three of them also walked in the direction of the hot spring cave, keeping a distance from the large army in front.

On the way, Ning Tao took out the key: "Ling'er, look at this key, have you seen it anywhere, or heard of it?"

Ling'er leaned over to Ning Tao and looked at the key he was holding in his hand, and did not immediately say that he had seen or heard of it, nor did he say that he had not seen or heard of it, and the look on his face was also a little strange.

Ning Tao's heart moved: "Ling'er, about this key."

What do you know?"

Ling'er then said: "My father used to like to study some strange things, and I have heard him tell a lot of stories. I vaguely remember him telling me the story of a key, but I don't remember when he told me......"

"Where's your father?" Ning Tao asked, wanting to talk to her father.

Ling'er's expression darkened: "My father died a few years ago, and he also led a team to pick spiritual fruits outside for the sake of the children in the tribe, but he was discovered by the patrol of the ape-man, and he covered the clansmen to escape, but he himself ......"

Bi Mingzhu stretched out her hand and hugged Ling'er's shoulder, comforting: "Don't be sad, your spiritual veins are awakened, and your father will be happy and proud of you." ”

Ning Tao was anxious, and originally wanted to urge her to talk about the key again, but seeing that her expression was gloomy, he couldn't bear it in his heart, so he didn't urge her.

Ling'er wiped the corners of her eyes, took a deep breath, and waited until her mood stabilized a little before she spoke again: "I can barely remember some of the story of the key that my father told me. My father said that when he was young, he spent some time in a large tribe called Xia ......"

Ning Tao's heart inexplicably swelled up with a strange feeling.

Ling'er continued: "There are more than 100,000 people in that tribe, there are many learned people, and there are books. He also learned to read and write during that time. One day, he saw a strange saying in an ancient book, which said that there was a heavenly machine in the sky, and the so-called heavenly machine could not be revealed meant that the heavenly machine. Legend has it that there is a key that can open the heavenly machine and obtain supreme divine power, and that key is also called the heavenly key. The god who created all things holds the key, but after his death, the key also fell to the mortal world, and I don't know where it is. ”

"Is this the key?" Ning Tao asked.

Ling'er looked at it, but said, "I don't know, I just heard my father tell this story, there should be some details, but I don't remember." At that time, my mind was full of spiritual awakening, where did I have the heart to understand what story. ”

"The tribe you called Xia is here, where is it?" Ning Tao asked.

"Brother Ning, are you going to Xia?" Ling'er suddenly regretted telling Ning Tao about that tribe, she didn't want Ning Tao to leave.

Ning Tao said: "I want to go and see that ancient book, you tell me where the tribe called Xia is." ”

Ling'er hesitated for a moment before saying, "If you take me there, I'll tell you." ”

Ning Tao smiled: "Okay, I promise you, and I also promise you that before going to that tribe called Xia, I will definitely deal with the threat of Shenghua Shield City to the hot spring tribe." ”

Ling'er smiled this time: "I heard my father say that the big tribe called Xia is in the north, and it will take about a year to get there." ”

Earl interjected, "It's going to take a year, how far is that place?"

Ling'er said: "My father is on foot, and he has to avoid fierce beasts and apes on the way, so it will only take a year, if you plant us to fly over, I don't think it is far away." ”

Earl followed and kept his mouth shut.

At this moment, a strange sound suddenly came from the sky.

Ning Tao stopped, raised his eyes, and saw firelight flying towards the valley in the night sky. His gaze locked on one of the fires, and his brow furrowed when he saw it clearly.

That's a cannonball.