"Ling'er, thank you, you're tired too, take a break. "There was a huge wooden barrel, filled with black-brown juice, which seemed to be boiled, and the steaming room was full of heat, and the heat had a foul smell of medicine, which was disgusting.

Inside the barrel, a naked teenager with a red head was exposed, like a little girl who was adding firewood to the campfire at the bottom of the barrel.

"No, Brother Chen, the shaman said that it must be boiled on a high fire for three days and three nights, and after tonight, it will be fine, and my brother can tell me a story. The girl's haggard face, with a kind of excitement, put a hideous-looking centipede-like two-headed monster into the barrel, began to add firewood again, and then said.

The young man who was boiled was Chen Xiaobai, and since he opened his eyes, he saw an old man with a wrinkled face, but bright eyes and full of wisdom in this room. At a glance, the old man seemed to have lived for thousands of years and experienced countless vicissitudes. And he said something "finally here,... save", and ordered people to start cooking Chen Xiaobai.

At first, Chen Xiaobai thought that he had met a cannibal and wanted to struggle, but when he found that he couldn't move, Ling'er who saved him appeared and told Chen Xiaobai that this was saving him, and Chen Xiaobai was relieved. But when he saw that the water boiling himself was put into the bloodshot unknown animal bones from time to time, jars of liquids full of strange smells such as soy sauce and vinegar, and some flowers with various fragrances, grass, wild, fruit, or something, he couldn't calm down, if he wasn't a waste now, he would have fled in the wilderness. In the end, he saw Ling'er put the strange-looking poisonous insects into the bucket, and his soul almost didn't float out.

"It's over, it's over, the master is going to be stewed into a pot of perfect tonic soup. This was Chen Xiaobai's idea at that time. But as the fire under the barrel increased, an itch that scratched his heart and liver, slowly penetrated through his skin, penetrated into his bone marrow, and spread to his five organs. At that time, Chen Xiaobai hated to use his hands to peel off his skin, and take out the bones and internal organs inside to scratch it. But he just couldn't move the slightest, he could only pull his throat and howl wildly.

The pain was indescribable, intolerable and unbearable, and several times Ling'er, who was adding firewood, couldn't bear to cry and rushed out, but soon came back and continued to cry and add firewood, making the bonfire more prosperous. In this way, Chen Xiaobai howled miserably for two days and one night, and even his voice was hoarse, and the room was quiet.

After two days and one night of steaming, Chen Xiaobai found that his Zhonggong Qi Sea had a trace of qi, the unbearable itching was gradually reduced, reaching a tolerable level, the wounds all over his body had scarred, the broken kink veins were stretching and renewing, and even his confused mind had a trace of clarity. Chen Xiaobai found that his injuries were magically improving.

Chen Xiaobai moved his arms in the wooden barrel, and when he felt the strength he had lost for a long time, he wanted to get up. But Ling'er was startled when she saw this, and hurriedly stopped him.

"Brother, you haven't dressed yet, and the shaman said you have to soak for three days and three nights before you can come out. Otherwise, these materials would have been wasted, and the shaman said that they had spent 500 years collecting, but they were very precious. Ling'er covered her eyes, her little face was a little red, and she said anxiously.

"Oh, okay then. Chen Xiaobai heard Ling'er say this, and sat back on the barrel.

"Ling'er, is this the 5th floor of the Demon Domain? And what are your so-called bitter demons and half-demons?" Chen Xiaobai saw that he was expected to recover, so he couldn't help but have the leisure to find out.

"Brother Chen, Ling'er doesn't know what the 5th floor of the Demon Domain you are talking about, we half-demons call this space the Holy Domain, our tribe is on the edge of the Western Holy Domain, this is far away from the Western Holy City, grandpa said that Ling'er can't reach the West Holy City even if he walks for ten years, as for the origin of the names of our half-demons and bitter demons, I know some, that is a time when the Great Elder and the shaman were drinking and told some stories, I wrote them down. At this point, Ling'er stopped and added some firewood to the bonfire.

Chen Xiaobai regretted a little what he had just asked. I actually asked a little girl who didn't know the world about these historical allusions, which was really a bit inhuman.

"Hey, I almost forgot to add chai, now it's okay, Brother Chen, I'll talk to you next. Ling'er spit out her small tongue and said.

The life words of the half-demon and the bitter demon are actually given to us by the battle demon masters since ancient times. We are creatures born of war demon lords and human women captured from the ground, and after generations of reproduction, our population has become more and more, forming tribes that have been assigned by the adults to the borders of various holy cities to recuperate. We are slaves and food for the Warlords. In a tribal village of more than 1,000 people like ours, 10 young children, 3 girls, and 5 men have to be donated to the adults every year. When Ling'er said this, her face was sad and panicked.

I said why Ling'er has the horns of a demon on her head, but she has no bone wings, and she is so similar to the face and body of a human? It turns out that they are half-human and half-demon blood, a group of poor people. When Chen Xiaobai heard this, his face was cold.

"Demons deserve to die!" Chen Xiaobai said angrily.

"Brother Chen, don't talk nonsense, if you want to be heard by the war demons who came to collect taxes, they will eat them, my mother just said something that shouldn't be said, and they ate it alive. Ling'er hurriedly stopped Chen Xiaobai, as if she was afraid that someone would hear it, and her little face turned white with fright.

"Brother Chen, the day after tomorrow, I may leave, the day after tomorrow, the adults who collect taxes in the town will come, I have one of the three girls who were sent up this time, and I will be taken away by the adults at that time, and I won't be able to see Brother Chen, brother, you tell me the story of mankind first, okay, I'm afraid Ling'er won't hear 100." Ling'er's little face carried a kind of sadness and a kind of hope, and the bright eyes were like a sharp sword that cut open Chen Xiaobai's heart and lungs, making him feel a heart-piercing pain.

"No, with my brother here, no one can take Ling'er away, and my brother will stop them. Chen Xiaobai's eyes shot a cold light, and he said resolutely.

"No, brother, when the time comes, you can't go out, you are a human being, if those adults see you, they will not only kill you, but also kill everyone we have here, including my sister and grandfather, brother, when the time comes, I beg you, you must not go out, being taken away by those adults, it is Ling'er's life, my grandfather went up the mountain to hunt poisonous beasts in order not to hand me over, was bitten by poisonous beasts, and almost lost his life, Ling'er doesn't want to be burdened anymore. Hand me over, I may not be eaten, maybe I will be treated as a slave, then Ling'er will not die, brother, don't worry. Ling'er's little face, with a reluctant smile, said to Chen Xiaobai.

"Yes, you can also hand in items tax-free, Ling'er, do you know how many items you need? Chen Xiaobai's eyes lit up and said.

"I know, brother, you need 50 first-order poisonous beast skins, or 10 first-order poisonous beast crystals, if you want 3 second-order poisonous beast skins, or 2 second-order poisonous beast crystals, if you are medicinal materials, you need 500 second-order potions, my sister and I picked a year, and only 40 potions were collected. And the poisonous beast skin is even more difficult to get, the poisonous beast is not an ordinary beast in the mountains, they are all a huge size, will have some special skills, our entire tribe, last year only killed 7 first-order poisonous beasts, but also died more than 20 people in the hunting team, if it were not for the shaman's good medical skills, more people would die. Ling'er said this, with a bitter face.

"Okay, Ling'er, I'll tell you a story now, okay. Chen Xiaobai paid attention to it, and the ninja's whole body was itching like ants, and said to Ling'er with a smile.

"Okay, okay," Ling'er said with a touch of firewood, patting her little hands blackened by the bonfire.

"Then I'll tell you a story about the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, ......"

With the passage of time, through the reflection of the bonfire, Chen Xiaobai saw that the magical double moon had climbed the mountain to the east, and he glanced at Ling'er who had fallen asleep for some time, with a face of pity and love.

"It's morning, it's a new day, it's time to do something. Chen Xiaobai muttered, and with a slight force, like a floating cloud, he left the barrel silently, without bringing a splash.

Chen Xiaobai put on his clothes, found a thick and warm animal skin, and put it on Ling'er, then he pinched the trick with both hands, closed his eyes and sat cross-legged on the bed, and soon a mist poured out of his whole body, and the brilliance on the Baihui acupoint above his head flashed, and three golden flower phantoms with bright light appeared on it. With the appearance of the three golden flowers, a fierce momentum emanated from Chen Xiaobai's body, and this momentum appeared for a moment, and then disappeared without a trace.

"I didn't think about it, I was blessed by misfortune, not only did my injuries heal, but I also reached the realm of the Three Flowers Gathering and the Five Qi Dynasty, and I was only one foot away from Jindan. Chen Xiaobai opened his eyes, and two golden rays were shot out of his eyes, silently shooting out an ancient tree outside the window with two fist-sized, transparent holes in front and back.

"It's time to go," Chen Xiaobai got out of bed and glanced at Ling'er, and then he quickly crossed the high wall of the tribe with one arm and body like a bird, and flew towards the highest mountain peak around him under the clear light of the two moons.