"Click...... Click......

The sound of fragmented footsteps echoed between the twists and turns of the dense forest, Jiang Yao looked up at the fading sunset in the distance, and swept around the group of Miao guards with serious expressions and silent expressions, always feeling a sense of discomfort of being escorted, while the gluttony in front of him seemed to be completely unimpressed, while swaggering and walking, while chatting with the old Miao man with a match.

"So, that 'Demon Gu' was hidden in a human body before, and you came here just to find the black hand that implanted the 'Demon Gu' on him?" said the old man with his hands behind his back, glancing thoughtfully at the gluttony.

"That's right, that person had been to Changyou Mountain not long before the accident, and didn't Changyou Mountain also happen to make trouble about the disappearance of low-level demons recently? Tao Tao said calmly.

"Heh, you know a lot, it's just that the disappearance of low-level demons in Changyou Mountain didn't start recently. The old man snorted coldly and said quietly. "In fact, as early as a year ago, there were demons in the mountains whose whereabouts were unknown. ”

"Oh, you mean, the refining of that 'Demon Gu' actually started a year ago?"

"To be exact, after the withdrawal of the 'Kunlun tribe'. The old man's face was heavy. "I think you've also heard that since the discovery of the 'Blood Dansha' ore in our Changyou Mountain area, all forces have been thinking about it, but it is only because of the deterrence of our clan here that there has been no big trouble, until ...... 'Kunlun tribe' has also set their sights on here. ”

Kunlun Tribal ...... It seems to be a big force in the "Demon God Mansion"? The monster called "Earth Mole" that used to make trouble in the "Baoyan Pavilion" seems to be from this tribe......

Jiang Yao remembered the monster that was blasted out by Bi Fang in the "Baoyan Pavilion", and hurriedly pricked up his ears to listen.

"In the name of 'protecting our clan from harassment by other forces', the Kunlun tribe has asked us to join their tribal alliance and include the Changyou Mountain region in their sphere of influence. The old man continued. "In exchange, they'll send people here to 'protect' the area. ”

"Hehe, in the name of 'protection', isn't it actually trying to monopolize the ore resources of 'Blood Dansha'? By the way, there is a reason to spy on you, Lu Wu's abacus is not a loss. Gluttony sneered and said sarcastically.

"Why don't we understand what you're talking about, but the Kunlun tribe is a powerful joint tribe, and if there is a large-scale conflict with them, I'm afraid that this Changyou Mountain will never be at peace again......," the old man frowned and said quietly.

"Hmph...... In the final analysis, the source of all troubles is nothing more than "grabbing resources". ”

Gluttony snorted disdainfully, casting his gaze to the distant sunset, something deep surging in his red eyes.

"Whether it's the human world or the demon world, it's all a greedy virtue, no different from more than a century ago......"

"More than a century ago" ......?

Jiang Yao's heart was excited, and he suddenly remembered the rumors he had heard from the three-legged crow in the netherworld before:

[I remember that more than a century ago, there seemed to be a guy who tried to break into the Netherworld Forbidden Land, but he couldn't even cross the 'Lethe Barrier'......]

At this point in time...... what happened to gluttony "more than a century ago"?

Jiang Yao secretly scolded himself, looking up at the back of the red-haired man in front of him, I don't know if it was a psychological reason, in the shadow of the setting sun, the gluttonous figure looked a little gloomy.

“…… No matter what the reason, we can't just bow down to the Kunlun tribe, and after repeated weighing, we still invited Yingzhao to mediate, and the Kunlun tribe finally temporarily withdrew from the Changyou Mountain area. The old man shook his head and spoke again.

"But with Lu Wu's temperament, I'm afraid I won't stop there, right?" Gluttony said.

"Hehe, who knows. The old man smiled bitterly. "Although under the mediation of Ying Zhao, they seem to have withdrawn, but since this incident, some demons have begun to disappear in Changyou Mountain, and the 'Demon Gu' has also begun to haunt the mountains and forests not long after. ”

"Do you suspect that the appearance of the 'Demon Gu' is related to the Kunlun tribe......" The gluttonous raised his eyebrows and glanced at the old man. "But I think that with their strength, there is a way to get rid of you, and it can't be so circuitous. ”

"No, they're not trying to get rid of us......"

The old man shook his head and looked at the night that was gradually enveloping in the distance, but there was a certain surging indignation in his calm words.

"What are they going to do...... It is to 'drive out our people to extermination.' ”

What the......!?

Hearing this, Jiang Yao couldn't help but be secretly surprised, and the smiling expression on the glutton's face finally retracted a little and did not speak.

"This incident is not only the scourge of the 'Demon Gu', but there are more complicated situations behind it, which will not be explained for a while. ”

The old man sighed and pointed to the stilted building surrounded by mountains and rivers in front of him, and in the afterglow of the setting sun, Jiang Yao saw more Miao people dressed in the same costumes haunting here, as if this was the village where they lived.

"It's getting dark, let's go to our village tonight, and I'll explain the details to you slowly. Yuanyuan, you can arrange it for them. ”

The old man said, looking at the red-clothed girl behind him who was silent all the way with a pout, the latter pursed his lips, reluctantly stepped forward, gestured to Jiang Yao and the two, and said:

"Come with me, I'll take you to the guest village. ”

Jiang Yao hesitated for a moment, and turned his gaze to gluttony. To be honest, since coming to Weiyang, Jiang Yao and the two have hardly rested well, although the fatigue has been slightly relieved by Uncle Yun's blessing, but under the continuous blows of events and the consumption of long walking, Jiang Yao's tense nerves have indeed reached a critical point, and if they can rest here for a little night, it is not a bad thing...... It's just that when the other party didn't know the details, he didn't dare to make a rash decision.

"Hey, you can't leave yet!" Seeing that Jiang Yao didn't react, the girl in red called "Yuanyuan" was a little impatient again, and urged with *.

"Don't worry, they won't hurt you, let's go. Gluttony smiled, stretched out his hand and patted Jiang Yao's shoulder, and then walked towards the girl, and Jiang Yao couldn't say anything more when he saw this, so he temporarily pressed the doubts in his heart and followed the girl into the village.

This is a typical Miao village, with stilted buildings of unique style neatly arranged around the clear crescent-shaped lake in the valley, and many houses of similar style have been built on the terraced fields in the mountains, and many residents in Miao costumes come and go in and out, vigilantly watching Jiang Yao and gluttony. There is also a tall wooden tower in the center of the village, and a bronze bell with a simple shape hangs on the top of the tower, and the biggest difference from ordinary villages is that there are several open practice fields scattered in the village, and rows of Miao people wearing bronze masks are practicing in battle, which looks like the village guards.

"Since our clan has been able to guard this mountain for thousands of years, it depends on continuous practice day after day, and it can be said that every villager in our village is a warrior who guards the long right!"

Seeing that Jiang Yao seemed to be observing those guards, Yuan Yuan raised his head and introduced proudly.

"At the beginning, the Kunlun tribe was also afraid of our strength, so they didn't dare to attack Changyou Mountain so presumptuously, but I didn't expect those guys to come to Yin if they couldn't do it, it was shameless to the extreme!"

Yuan Yuan said, clenching his small fists angrily, looking indignant.

"Are you referring to ...... 'Demon Gu' thing?" Jiang Yao pondered. "Judging from what you said before, the timing of the appearance of the 'Demon Gu' is indeed a bit delicate, and you suspect that the Kunlun tribe is also understandable...... But there is one thing I don't understand, although that 'demon Gu' is not weak, it is not strong enough to 'drive you out', right?"

"What do you know!" Yuan Yuan turned his head and shouted at Jiang Yao. "The most troublesome thing is not the 'Demon Gu' itself, but the guy who is controlling it behind it! If it weren't for the 'Demon Gu Master' being released again, we wouldn't be ...... now."

Halfway through speaking, Yuan Yuan suddenly seemed to realize that he had missed his mouth, and immediately covered his mouth, but it seemed that it was too late.

"'Demon Gu Master'?" Jiang Yao looked at Yuan Yuan in surprise and asked. "Could it be the guy who directly controls the 'Demon Gu'? Have you seen each other's true face?!"

"This ...... I...... I don't know what you're talking about!" Yuan Yuan looked away with a weak heart, but such a statement obviously couldn't fool Jiang Yao.

"Things have come to this point, I don't understand what else is there to hide?" Jiang Yao looked directly into the girl's eyes and asked without giving up.

"Do you know that someone has already been killed by that 'Demon Gu' before! Regardless of whether this incident is related to the Kunlun tribe or not, at least that 'Demon Gu Master' is by no means a good type, not to mention that if you can find evidence of the other party's harm, maybe you can ask the 'Spirit Imperial Table' to come out to support......"

"'Lingyutai' can't be managed at all!" Hearing Jiang Yao mention 'Lingyutai', Yuanyuan seemed to be in a hurry all of a sudden. "Because that guy is not a human or a demon, he is simply a ......"

"Bell...... Clang...... Bell ......

The sudden sound of the bronze bell interrupted Yuanyuan's words suddenly, and the latter's face changed, and he quickly turned his head to look at the tall wooden tower in the center of the village, only to see that in the valley where the bell echoed, the villagers who had been busy with each other before put down their things at the same time and began to gather in the open space under the wooden tower.

"Tsk, are you coming again? I don't have time to talk nonsense with you. Yuan Yuan looked up at the approaching night, and his face suddenly became solemn. "The guest village is the room in front of you, go over by yourself. ”

Yuan Yuan stretched out his hand and pointed to an earthy yellow house not far ahead, and then turned around and ran towards the wooden tower, but just after running two steps, he suddenly seemed to remember something, and hurriedly turned around and added to Jiang Yao:

"By the way, no matter what happens, don't go out!"

After speaking, Yuan Yuan left Jiang Yao and the two of them, and ran towards the crowd gathered in the village without looking back.