Chapter Thirty-Eight: Winning the Fish
Wu Ma Xin saw Wang Ziqing's reborn changes, and knew that he must have absorbed the energy of the fire crystal, and couldn't help shouting: "Great!" Unexpectedly, this sentence turned into a voice with the monster.
"Ugh. The monster felt speechless, and immediately closed its thick lips, posing as if it was going to attack.
Although he was at the bottom of the cold well, Wang Ziqing felt extremely hot on his body at this time, and the endless flames flowed from his heart to the muscles and veins around his body.
Wang Ziqing didn't pay attention to the trembling monster, his hands were on the ground, the water vapor rose, and the dirty water at the bottom of the well was evaporated in an instant, he stood up, waved his arms, and countless fireworks scattered in all directions, illuminating the entire bottom of the well as day. The monster was roasted by the flames everywhere, jumping around, Wang Ziqing saw the opportunity, waved his fists, hit his two ribs, the monster howled, squirted out a mouthful of dirty water like ink, and the whole body kept shrinking, becoming less than a foot.
The shrunken monster shook its body vigorously, throwing off the black water that was wrapping, revealing bright colors, the fish scales on its body and its wings were shining with colorful fluorescence, very beautiful, with a round belly sticking to the ground, and two huge eyes revealing a pleading gaze, which was pitiful.
Unexpectedly, after retreating from the monster's shell, it was so beautiful and cute, Wu Ma couldn't bear to hurt it, and asked in a loud voice, "What kind of monster are you?"
"I ......," the monster trembled its short fins, and said timidly, "I am not a monster, I am a winning fish, I have existed in the world since the beginning of the world, and I have never harmed anyone, and I have become like this because of drinking the rotten water of this heavenly corpse." ”
"Heavenly corpse rotten water?" Wu Ma Xin couldn't help but feel a little disgusted as he looked at the black gelatinous matter left behind by the black water on the ground after it was evaporated, "Could it be that these are all the corpses of people who came before?"
"No, no, it's not a human corpse, it's the corpse of the legendary ancient gods, it's something with divine powers, and I just drank it to become like that. The people who came in before were all in my stomach. The monster said, smiling and patting his round belly.
Wang Ziqing's clenched fists ignited again, and he said angrily: "You monster, for the sake of harming one party, you are so ashamed to eat people." After that, he was about to rush forward, but Wu Ma Xin hurriedly stopped him, and the monster was so frightened that he blocked his eyes with his fins, and said in his mouth: "This is originally my altar, and I ate the sacrifice that was given to me, what is wrong." ”
"Altar?" the two exclaimed.
"That's right. The monster blinked innocently, "We have had an ability to call the flood since ancient times. A long time ago, the old guy of the Wuma family, oh yes, called Wuma Pingchuan, led all the tribes, and I was also around, and there was a monstrous flood to destroy the whole world, and then he was defeated by the earth dogs, and the army collapsed, and the flood was also led back to the sea. King Duan used a trick to make me drink the rotten water of the heavenly corpse, and left it at the bottom of this well, and promised to set up an altar for me, and the whole village would be a sacrifice, but he was afraid that I would be too greedy, so he set a rule that only when there were more than sixty-three people in the village could he move his mouth. ”
The ancient floods, roaring and roaring, destroyed the heavens and the earth, and destroyed the lives of people. Wuma Pingchuan turned out to be the culprit who caused the flood, which made Wuma a little surprised. After all, almost all I heard from everyone's mouth before was a word of praise full of admiration.
In the eyes of monsters, there is naturally no concept of humanity, and the only rule is just the law of the jungle.
Wu Ma Xin asked, "The bottom of the well is cold and damp, why don't you run away?"
"Why do you want to run away? If you don't live here, you live in a mountain stream or at the bottom of the sea, and besides, there are endless sacrifices here, so why bother foraging for food yourself?"
Wang Ziqing didn't think the monster in front of him was cute at all, and said coldly: "Since it's a man-eating monster, why bother talking nonsense with it, just kill it." ”
The monster trembled and said, "Spare my life, I'm just a fish with wings, I only eat aquatic plants, and I feel disgusted when I smell people, and I only became like this because I drank that black water." ”
"Then why do you continue to drink this evil water, and do you want to harm the party?"
The two fins of the monster touched each other, with a confused expression, even if it was an ancient god fish, it was just a fish, and this problem was far beyond the scope of the fish brain.
Wu Ma Xin stopped Wang Ziqing and said: "Boss, this monster is also a pitiful person, the sin is not in it, it is better to domesticate it as a pet, and let it have the opportunity to wear the crime and make meritorious contributions." ”
"Well, it's up to you. Wang Ziqing calmed down a bit.
"Would you like to?" Wu Ma asked the monster as he turned around.
"Yes, yes. The monster nodded hurriedly.
"Then I'll give you a new name. Wu Ma pondered for a moment and said, "You are winning fish, living in the water, water can produce gold, so the surname is Qian, call Qian Xiaoying, are you willing?"
"Yes, yes. The monster flailed its wings happily and circled twice on the spot.
Wu Ma Xin said: "From now on, you must no longer harm others, you can only eat grass, before drinking this evil water, what grass do you eat?"
"I just love to eat dragon grass. ”
Wang Ziqing suddenly shouted: "No!"
Wu Ma hugged Xiao Ying and climbed out of the well along the rope, and then Wang Ziqing also climbed out, startling Long Yiyi who was waiting on it, holding a cute strange fish is understandable, but Wang Ziqing who came out of the well is as if he has just crawled out of the fire pit, his clothes are full of burnt black, what is going on.
"Yiyi, this is a monster that endangers your village, but now that we have subdued it, I will give you a pet. Wu Ma Xin said, handing Xiao Ying to Long Yiyi.
Long Yiyi looked at this cute fish with big eyes and wings, hugged it in his arms like a child, and asked happily, "It's so cute, what's your name?"
"My name is Qian Xiaoying. Xiao Ying puffed out his mouth, and pointed at Wu Ma's heart with his short fins and said, "That guy gave it to you." ”
"Haha. Long Yi couldn't stop laughing, and the more he looked at it, the more cute he felt, and he liked it very much.
"Huh?" Xiao Ying saw the bag full of dragon grass in Long Yi's hand, his eyes lit up, and his saliva was almost dripping.
Wang Ziqing snatched the bag and said hatefully: "Don't even think about it." ”
Long Yiyi looked at Wang Ziqing and laughed even harder: "Boss, what's wrong with you, you're still competing with a fish like this, haha." ”
"It robs my grass. Wang Ziqing muttered as he brought in a few stones to fill in the well.
A few people walked out, and soon they were surrounded by many villagers, and finally someone entered the well and came out alive, and everyone kept asking questions.
"Rest assured, the curse has been lifted, and people will prosper in the future. Wang Ziqing said, glared at Xiao Ying again and said, "This fish is ......"
Wu Ma Xin hurriedly interrupted him: "It is the treasure fish we found at the bottom of the well, the spiritual object that attracts wealth and treasures." ”
Everyone cheered, and the Wen family's aunt burst into tears.
"Why don't you let me say it?" Wang Ziqing whispered in a low voice.
Wu Ma was a little helpless, and explained in a low voice: "My stupid brother, you have to say it, Xiao Ying must be beaten to death by them, this doesn't hurt it." ”
"Oh. Wang Ziqing muttered, obviously he didn't like Xiaoying, and it was probably because he was angry about it.
Long Yiyi secretly glanced at Wang Ziqing, and smiled dumbly, this stout man actually has such a cute side.
"Auntie, you can rest assured this time, we will take Peze back and let you have a good reunion. Seeing the Wen family's aunt crying bitterly, Long Yiyi took her hand and kept comforting.
When the Wen aunt heard this, her tears of excitement were like beads with broken threads, and she said again and again: "Well, well, thank you, child." ”
"Before you go to the Medicine King Valley, can you help me find a piece of clothing?" Wang Ziqing pulled his torn clothes and said to Long Yiyi secretly.
"Ah, I almost forgot. Long Yiyi said with a smile, "I don't have men's clothes at home, I'll go next door and find one for you later." ”
Wang Ziqing changed his clothes, although they didn't fit very well, but they looked a lot neater. As soon as the three of them left the house, they saw a few large boxes at the door, and a few old men in the village led all the villagers to stand in the courtyard of the Long Yi family, and many villagers could only stand on tiptoe outside the courtyard.
There is no person in charge in the village of Duanguo, only the old are respected, but whenever there is a big event, the old man in the village will be invited to take charge.
An old man hugged his fists and said: "Two strong men, you are for the village in addition to the great harm, save the neighbors from fire and water, we have nothing to repay, these gold and silver is our heart, if we refuse to accept it, it is really difficult for us to sleep, and I hope that the two strong men will not be too meager." ”
"The old man is serious. Wu Ma returned the salute, "We are not greedy for money, so naturally we can't accept it, and please take it back." ”
"It's old and presumptuous. The old man looked embarrassed, looked left and right and said, "There are many young women in our village, although they are not the national color and fragrance, but they are also like hibiscus out of the water, the two strong men can choose a few at will, and it is their blessing to be able to get the two of them, and my old husband is the master of the promise to you." ”
Wu Ma Xin and Wang Ziqing couldn't cry or laugh, and hurriedly waved their hands: "Old man, don't do it, we don't mean that, this time it's really a trivial matter, there is no need for this." ”
The old man's face was gloomy, and he said majestically: "The two strong men think that my village is barren and that the women in my village are unbearable, so let me wait." If you don't want anything, we will set up an altar, invite the gods and witches, imitate the ancient witchcraft, and all self-immolate to add longevity to the two strong men. ”
As soon as the old man's words came out, he really startled Wu Ma Xin and Wang Ziqing, thinking that it was just a kind word, but he didn't expect several old men to be so stubborn, and they didn't know what to do for a while.
"Since the old man is so gracious, if he seems to be contrived if he is polite, then I will take the liberty of it. Wang Ziqing clenched his fists and said with a smile.
"Speak. The old man asked eagerly with a look of anticipation.
"Your village has a peculiar terroir and is rich in dragon grass. Wang Ziqing took out a dragon grass and showed it to everyone, "This thing is made of the top product of the baku, very rare, the outside world is hard to find, please forgive me for being greedy, if everyone is free, you can help find or sow seeds." ”
The villagers were surprised and inexplicable, and they all discussed, the request was so simple, this kind of weed, useless, not even pigs eaten. Xiao Ying was excited, if there were enough, then she would have eaten.
"There is also a premise that we can't ask for nothing, we have to pay by quantity. Even so, we are already grateful, and I wonder if you can help us with this. Wang Ziqing said, deep to the ground.
The old man was stunned for a moment, and saw that he was carrying a bag full of dragon milled grass, so he believed it, and said with a happy face: "What's so difficult about this, please rest assured that the strong man will send someone to the house every month in the future." ”
The three of them talked about the growth environment, color and shape of the dragon milled grass, and the picking skills, got on the three horses brought by the old man, and walked towards the Valley of the Medicine King.
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The Medicine King and the Medicine King Sun were already waiting at the mouth of the valley, and when they saw them from a distance, they couldn't help laughing: "Haha, I knew that you would definitely be able to break the curse, please go into the valley and talk about it." ”