Chapter 7: Banhu The City of Elves
"What does it smell like? It smells so good! Ban Hu said softly. He felt www.biquge.info his whole body was slightly numb but full of vitality, and he felt that the organs of his whole body had been replaced with new ones. Slowly opened his eyes, he was lying sideways on the ground, and the shallow grass around him was misty, and the soft breeze was blowing, like a girl's jade hand caressing her face. When you look up at the sky, you can see a blue sky, surrounded by green pines, and a little sunlight shines through the needles of the pine trees.
"Where is this? What about Master? Ban Hu said to himself with difficulty.
"You'd better not move, young man!" A melodious voice like a warbler came from not far away.
"Young people? Who are you talking to? ......" Ban Hu thought with doubts in his heart.
"You saved us?"
"What you guys? I only saw you, I was walking well on the road, and you suddenly fell from the sky, although I was not hit by you, but I was startled, and I haven't settled accounts with you yet? β
"What is this place?"
"I guess you're also looking for the Elven City, why is it covered in blood? Was it also attacked by wolves? You're a big deal! β
Ban Hu felt that the sound came from a tree not far away, and when he looked up, he couldn't help but be stunned.
A young girl in silver armor, a carved dragon helmet, and a somewhat torn ebony staff identical to her own, stood on a branch of a giant sentinel pine, staring at her in amazement. Her face was covered with pale green tulle, and through the hazy light veil, she could still vaguely see her delicate face, because it was the bright noon sun, which was enough to shine through the light veil to show her beautiful appearance and young age, and she looked no more than sixteen or seventeen years old.
"I'm sorry, I don't know if you're friend or foe, but I'll keep your weapon for the time being. And of course you've got two of my helpers behind you! You'd better not act rashly! β
The girl's eyes revealed distrust, but her tone was pertinent.
Lying on the grass, Ban Hu slowly sat up, feeling that his legs were still in a state of numbness, his body seemed to be new, and he had to adapt slowly. a darker brown bear with a mace; The other, pale yellow and white, was holding a hornet's nest the size of a wine jar, and he didn't know whether he was going to eat it or use it as some kind of weapon.
It wasn't until Ban Hu sat up that he found a few egg-sized blue crystals beside him, glowing as blue as a blue sky in the afternoon sun. He still habitually touched the fire charm, the fire charm had long been used up, but he actually touched a sonic boom conch! So, Ban Hu held the conch tightly in his hand, and once he was sure that the girl was hostile, he was ready to knock on the crystal at any time, and then threw it out in order to find a chance to escape, after all, what he was most worried about now was the safety of the master and the camel team, and whether his team members were safe. But a voice almost frightened him to throw the conch in his hand.
"Master, this person hasn't been here for a long time, because there is no smell of him around, he suddenly appeared here!" It was the black bear with the mace in his hand who spoke! Ban Hu muttered in his heart: "I've seen werewolves, but they still have human form, but this is a bear, no human appearance, and can talk, it's too weird!" Ban Hu felt sweat break out on his body, and he looked around to make sure what the hell this was.
"This is not Sand City, Sand City doesn't have such good woods, I may have been rescued here." Thinking of this, Ban Hu looked at the girl again and said, "I have no ill intentions, and I don't know why I am in this place." If the girl saves me, I will repay me with death; If not, please show me the way, so that I can find my master and the brethren of the caravan! β
"Hehehe!" A silver bell-like laugh came, "Well, I didn't save you, because I didn't see you hurt, and I didn't see anyone else nearby, so what's your name?" β
"Banhu."
"Banhu, oh, what a strange name. You are covered in blood, and there is a clear mixture of wolf blood and human blood, but there are no obvious wounds on your body, have you fought with wolves? β
"Yes, werewolves!" Ban Hu replied honestly.
"I see, where did you come from? You can fight werewolves, and to tell you the truth, are you human? β
"Of course it is", Ban Hu wondered in his heart, didn't he look like a human? At this time, Ban Hu felt that the girl did not have much malice, on the contrary, the girl felt that he was the threat.
"Don't worry, girl, I'm just a merchant in a caravan, I was attacked by a few werewolves on the way, and I was later rescued by Master, but I fainted during the fight, and when I woke up, I was here."
Speaking of which, in order to show his sincerity, he was ready to take out the sonic boom conch in his hand and give it to the girl.
At this moment, the girl jumped lightly from the branch and landed on the ground with a thick layer of pine needles, and barely heard any sound.
To Ban Hu's surprise, the two bears came to him quietly at some point. Maybe his injuries haven't fully recovered, otherwise he wouldn't have noticed it, after all, these two bears are big guys!
"Well, then, I'll give you back your rotten roots, but from now on, you have to obediently obey my orders." The girl said.
"It seems that this girl has begun to stop guarding herself," Ban Hu thought to himself.
"No problem! Please also ask the lady to show the way. Ban Hu replied.
"What a bright road, follow me!" Duo Qian gave the order directly.
It's not cold, it's not like winter is about to begin. At this time, Ban Hu felt that the muscles and veins of his scalp and temples were beating violently, and his legs began to become flexible, and he could stand up smoothly.
"What did the master do at that time to make my body like this, and make me feel a new feeling all over my body?!" Ban Hu thought about this question as he stood up. When he stood up, Ban Hu felt that all his various faculties had awakened, and he was extremely active, especially his blue heart, which was surging and powerful, and stored huge energy like the sea.
And the two bears, one on the left and one on the right, are "escorting" themselves, and it seems that the two bears are still guarding against their every move. Ban Hu decided not to hand over the sonic boom conch first, but he let go of the hand that held the sonic boom conch tightly, took the ebony staff from the heavily armed girl, and thanked him.
"My name is Duoqian," the girl said with a smile. Although his face was covered with a light veil, Ban Hu could still see the intoxicating dimples when the girl smiled.
The stillness of midday contrasts with the murmur of a stream not far away.
"Maybe you should wash yourself, you're covered in blood and dirt, it smells so bad!" Duo Qian proposed, and covered her nose to protest against the smell on Ban Hu's body.
Ban Hu didn't say anything more, but under the "protection" of the two "bear soldiers", he crossed a high post first. At the top of the high hill, looking down, the ground unfolded like a scene painting, like a green velvety lawn, ancient trees dotted the valley, and in the distance on the mountains, the pine waves rolled, and I could see the squirrels playing in the trees. This is by no means the scenery of the Crystal Country, this should be a fairyland! And he could see the details of the squirrels on the mountain in the distance, which surprised Ban Hu himself.
"It must be this ability that Master has given him, and what he said about his brother and his daughterβI must find him as soon as possible and tell him what he said about the Goddess of Creation." Ban Hu's mind flashed and he thought of this.
"Miss, can I take the liberty of asking you a word?" , Ban Hu asked tentatively.
"Say it!" , even through the light veil, Ban Hu can still see the girl's mouth stretching out.
"What season is it? What the hell is this place? Can you tell me? Ban Hu began to think that he was in an oasis not far from Sand City, but from what he saw after waking up, he already suspected that he was in a place that was even farther away than he imagined.
"Huh? Don't you even know you're in the city of elves? This is the city of elves! There are four seasons as human beings are the world, but each season has three years instead of three, and it is the second year of spring. In other words, the creatures here only grow one year old every twelve years, and the elves can live here for more than a thousand years! This is the fairy paradise that everyone dreams of, and how many elves dream of coming here! Aren't you fighting all over your body to come here? Duo Qian was incredulous at this strange man.
"The city of elves? Isn't that just a legend? Hey, girl, just tell me! Where the hell is this, tell me the way to Shacheng, and I will repay you girl in the future! β
The word "City of Elves" was only occasionally mentioned by some wandering witches he met on the Silk Road, but these witches mentioned more of the "Valley of the Witches", which was the ultimate destination that the good witches longed for the most.
"Oops! You mean I'm lying to you? So where are you from? How did it come about? Say! What a sand city, I haven't heard of it at all! Duo Qian was obviously angry, which surprised Ban Hu.
"It seems that she didn't lie to me," Ban Hu thought to himself, judging from the werewolf, the master, the various changes in his own body, as well as the two talking bears, and the strange girl of the elf, all of which showed that this place was unusual, "Blood Moon Curse!" That's right, the curse of the Blood Moon, that's the real reason," Ban Hu suddenly thought.
He suddenly thought of the ebony staff, and as he walked, he looked at the last gift that Master had left him. Ban Hu noticed that a few words had been engraved on the ebony staff, which read: "Master has gone with the wind, don't read it!" I have made a great mistake, you have entered the city of elves, and I hope to help the elves with all my might. The black wolf monster will destroy this fairyland, I hope you can stop one or two! Master: Xiao Zhenzi"
"Black wolf? What's weird? So powerful! Is it possible? β
Ban Hu looked back and saw that Duo Qian had already come over, and he was also looking at the words on the ebony stick.
"It seems that you are our friend, but what can you help us? The city of elves is peaceful, the elves in the city are living happily, who is the black wolf monster? Duoqian asked like a cannon.
"I don't know, I'm just a businessman who knows a little about spells!" Ban Hu had no choice but to answer like this, after all, even he couldn't figure out what was going on.
"Merchant? That's a lot of money."
"We don't call it money, we call it silver taels."
"Silver tael!" Duo Qian exclaimed, "Is it sterling silver!" β
"yes, of course it's sterling silver, what's wrong?" Ban Hu was surprised when he saw the mention of Yinliang, and Duoqian's surprise was very strange.
It turns out that this world is the world of elves, they are all **** combined, and under certain conditions, they can be transformed into the appearance of beasts; They are physically strong, difficult to kill, and have the ability to resurrect, and the only way to kill them is to insert silver weapons into their hearts, which are absolutely forbidden in this world! Of course, Duoqian wouldn't tell Ban Hu this, but she unconsciously felt a little worried in her heart.
"The elves here are very taboo about these silver taels, you have to hide them with you, don't take them out, otherwise it will be very disrespectful, you know!" Duo Qian's reaction was quick and made up this reason.
It is indeed a bright and quiet spring, with blue skies, warm sunshine, and gentle spring breeze. Under the hill, the grass and trees grow vigorously, with green leaves everywhere, flowers everywhere, and gurgling streams. The beautiful scenery in front of you undoubtedly shows that this is really another dreamlike world, and when you think that your world is approaching winter, the scenery here is undoubtedly a presence against the sky.
"Good!" Ban Hu readily agreed. But Duo Qian felt that the man's answer was a little sluggish.
The two bears on both sides walked upright, which reminded Ban Hu of the bears he had met in the circus from Yulan on the Silk Road, and Ban Hu even suspected that this girl named Duo Qian was a circus player. Of course, there were a lot of animals in the circus of Yulan Country, especially those extremely intelligent donkeys, which made him extremely impressed.
"What are you doing? Wash it quickly, why are you stunned! Duo Qian asked.
It was only when Ban Hu discovered that they had come to a clear stream, and in the distance, two egrets were flying low over the stream, dragging their long thin legs, and landed on the surface of the river, looking for small fish; On the left and right sides of the stream, the forest is deep, the ancient trees are towering, and as far as the eye can see, a vibrant green. And this stream, like a swimming snake, criss-crosses and is as clear as a mirror.
When Banhu saw himself reflected in the water, he couldn't help but be stunned! This...... Is this still yourself? - Yes, it's me, it's myself when I was eighteen years old, what happened? Ban Hu hurriedly bent down and washed his face, and when the ripples on the water surface were smoothed, he was still himself when he was eighteen years old in the water! Don't...... Curse of the Blood Moon! Yes, it must be the ultimate divine mantra that Master once said, it must have been intentional by Master, and what is the fault of "his own big mistake" that he said? I couldn't help but fall into deep thought again.
Seeing Ban Hu who was stunned again, Duo Qian urged: "You are still finished, crazy in a daze!" β
"Oh okay, it's done!" , Ban Hu felt that this girl was a life-urging ghost, of course, he didn't dare to say this directly to this arrogant young lady.
"Come with me, we haven't stepped out of the Timberwolves' territory yet, and there will be danger at any time!" Duoqian urged.
"Wait!" Ban Hu suddenly smelled a familiar scent, which was drifting along the breeze by the river.
"There are wolves!" Ban Hu immediately judged the nature of the smell.
But as soon as he finished saying this, the howls of wolves rang out all around!
Both of them stood alertly by the creek, while the two bears quickly rushed forward more than ten meters each, taking advantage of their positions. A battle seems inevitable!
Ban Hu tried his best to look into the distance, his eyesight has undoubtedly become extraordinary, and the wolves hundreds of meters away can see clearly, a total of more than forty huge gray wolves, outflanking along both sides of the river. If the two bears are also considered people, there are only four people on their side, and the situation is not good.
Ban Hu was about to take out the only sonic boom conch from his arms, and as soon as his hand touched it, he felt that something was wrong, and the conch seemed to move.
"Hey! Can I get some water? β
A voice came from Ban Hu's arms.
"Your voice?" Duo Qian asked.
"I didn't speak, could it be ......" As he spoke, Ban Hu took out the sonic boom conch in his arms.
Seeing the conch in his hand, both Ban Hu and Duoqian were surprised.
"This! What's that? How can you have such a thing! Duo Qian asked in surprise......