Chapter 56: A Midsummer Night in the Red Moon
After seeing the Bailing Tongue, Black Fork Forest began to collect a poll tax on all slave caravans that passed. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć info means that all those who drive slaves through the Black Fork Forest should be allowed to allow the Black Fork Forest owner to take a few from the slaves.
What kind of people did the Black Fork forest owners pick out from these slaves to collect taxes? First of all, he didn't choose the most beautiful, because he knew that the stunning slave girl could get more love from the master's family relatively speaking; In fact, he doesn't choose the ugliest one, because the ugliest one is relatively safer, as you can see the example of alder pepper; He also does not choose the most talented, because those people will be preserved to show their talents, such as their vocal cords, their eyesight, and their hands and feet. No, none of these people need him the most. He chose ordinary, somewhat good, not too good slaves. Such slaves were most likely to be "processed" in a crude form to add value. Such slaves are most likely to be violated at will, without adequate love and compensation.
He chose these people to stay in the Black Fork Forest, lest they go to that terrible future that could not be known.
There can only be so many people left at a time, and there can't be more. Because even if he is the master of the Yaksha Forest, he is cultivated, rich, and famous for his willfulness, and he has already reached the limit of willfulness by drawing a few people in each batch to stay. If he goes too far, people will tear his face with him, how many wars can he really handle? He also said it was not good. And what if people don't go from his side? He's not the only way here, after all! When the time comes, he won't be able to save anyone. Is it all about buying? How much does that cost! He always had to worry about Yaksharin's own business. Besides, he made such a big buyer, the prices of the slaves must have risen, and the whole market was in chaos. In the end, he still couldn't buy many people.
Weighing the pros and cons, he had no choice but to pluck the feathers like this and save one by one.
The Yaksha Forest Lord of the Red Eyes Plains turned out to be such a person.
Manshu was full of admiration and kindness for him.
This intimacy is the connection of demonic power.
Why could he be seen by her and remembered? It's also because of demonic power, right? Like the black-haired Maiden can sense with Manshu.
The Yaksha Forest Lord himself is not a demon, but it seems to have some connection with demonic power!
He seemed to be very frightened of Manshu, and took a step back, and retreated, and disappeared in a swift retreat.
When Manshu went back, his partners were a little depressed: what did he do?
Manshu had good expectations: "It should be fine!" Maybe he'll come to me on his own. ā
Because this one is a main quest no matter how you look at it. There is no reason to break it off like this.
As he spoke, someone knocked on the bar. Who? It was the Yaksha forest lord who stepped on the moon to visit.
This guy was frightened by Manshu's demonic resonance, and went back to settle down, but he still couldn't resist the call of fate, and he came to the moon, and he was a little embarrassed, and stood under the railing.
Manshu beckoned him warmly to come in.
Zhang's supper claypot has also been boiled.
The Yaksha forest lord buried his head in eating it all and spoke highly of this claypot. "A long time ago, I had a bowl of hot broth," he said. Before I drank it, I couldn't imagine what it tasted like. When I drank it, I felt that it was worth dying. It was a feeling that made a lowly man want to bleed, and a man of steel wanted to cry. When I eat your claypot, I think of that bowl of soup. ā
"Really? Who did that? Manshu asked.
Zhang modestly crossed his hands and smiled beside him, and the shadow of the lamp flashed slightly in his eyes.
The Lord of the Yaksha Forest asked Manshu what he wanted this time.
Manshu said, I want a baby that can survive in a carry-on backpack.
The Yaksha Forest Lord sighed, "I see. No wonder you told me not to talk about it. ā
This treasure is nothing else, that is, it is used for smuggling.
The small ones steal people out of the palace, and the big ones secretly measure their combat power.
In fact, even if you have a life blessing baby, you can't fit too many people in your backpack. If you want to meet the standard of combat power, you must have a high combat power value of a single body.
Manshu wasn't worried about the combat value of the single warriors on his side. But the Lord of the Yaksha Forest said, "I don't know who the girl wants to transport." If it's just one or two, it's important purely because of identity, and the spiritual power is not high, it's okay. If the spiritual power value is too high, you won't be able to get lucky. ā
Manshu asked, "Why?" ā
"Because the spiritual power value is too high, the baby can't cover it, but it is just as suffocated." The Yaksha forest lord replied very smoothly. It's so smooth. It is a standard answer that has been memorized in advance. Looking at Manshu again, he suddenly asked, "The power at that time, that power?" ā
The question couldn't be more vague, but it couldn't have been brighter in the ears of Manshu and the others. She replied, "Yes." ā
"You've come a long way?"
"It should be much farther than you."
"Can you still keep your heart?"
"Yes."
"Why?"
"I still don't know what they mean by losing their hearts. Maybe now in the eyes of some people, I am also lost in my heart, and it is not necessarily. But I don't think I'm more confused than when I was a human. Manshu said.
The Yaksha Forest Lord smiled.
A smile was smiling.
He said: "If you want to transport demons, it doesn't matter if the demon power is higher. That baby is guaranteed to survive in the carry-on backpack. The spiritual value is too high, no, because it will conflict with that baby. ā
"Because that treasure is a demon weapon?" Manshu Dao.
The Lord of the Yaksha Forest did not admit it, nor did he deny it, but said, "Because that treasure gives life." ā
The life of a demon is not the same as that of ordinary life.
Only people like Manshu who have become demons can realize that after becoming a demon, it is as if they have been reborn.
In the eyes of others, they seem to be dead.
The treasure of the Yaksha Forest Lord is a source of demonic power, no wonder he is so secretive.
Now I'm finally willing to take it out.
"Come with me and get it." He made up his mind.
"Okay." Manshu was delighted. Can you complete this questline without fighting? And the place where the treasure is stored should be worth visiting! She was just in time to open her eyes.
The Yaksha forest lord also said that on the way to the spiritual temple, he could also tell Manshu about the origin of the treasure.
Those treasures were stored in a very old spiritual temple. On the steps in front of the Spirit Temple, Manshu saw Nantu.
The Yaksha forest lord was also surprised. He stopped and asked, "Are you......?" Haven't slept yet. ā
"The moon is so beautiful today." Nantu replied not to the question.
"......" Manshu looked at the sky.
In the sky of Huoling Prefecture, the stars are very bright, but when the moonlight is bright, the stars are invisible. Especially when the moon is as red as blood.
The celestial phenomenon of the red moon often occurs in the Fire Spirit State. The Fire Spirit Folk believe that this is the power of the Fire Spirit. But when the fire spirit is powerful, it is not necessarily a good thing or a bad thing, it can only be said to indicate a big event. It's a lot like Hi-U.
I don't know what kind of big things the red moon portends tonight.
"What's the matter?" The Yaksha forest lord knotted his eyebrows.
"It's nothing." Nantu complained.
Mansh complained more than her: You'd better have something! Otherwise, why would you interrupt me to listen to the story?
Ah, why is the Lord of the Yaksha Forest not a demon, but he is impregnated with demonic energy? Why does his baby have demonic powers? The ins and outs, the Yaksha Forest Lord just talked about the beginning!
He said he met someone very special, on a very charming night.
At that time, there was still a reddish cloud in the sky. The scorching heat of the day still remained on the ground, touched by the cool palms of the night, like a girl biting her lip half-happy and half-disgusted, receding little by little, rippling as thick as wine. It's such a midsummer night. He spread out his hands and feet, and lay on the river beach in the shade very unrepresentedly.
At that time he was not afraid to be seen by anyone by doing any rude movements, and he had not yet become famous anyway.
At that time, he was just a powerless boy, and his spiritual power was not enough.
It is precisely because his spiritual power is not more than Erer, his heart is full of hope, like a fruit full of juice, eager to find an opportunity to crack.
That's when he really smelled the fruit.
So his stomach began to growl.
By the way, because he was just a powerless kid at that time, he was often hungry and full. He didn't have enough money to buy something to eat, or at least a carry-on backpack. And he was always exploring in the wilderness, and he couldn't bring much food. What about eating game? His cooking skills are not very good. It would be easier for him to scorch his enemies than to roast his food just right. And he always puts the wrong amount of salt, let alone other condiments. And his sense of taste is more particular. So the food he makes himself, for himself, is just a nutritious product to be eaten by willpower, not a delicacy. Sometimes he would rather eat a few less meals and rely on absorbing spiritual power to replenish his energy needs.
At this time, he smelled the aroma of fruit.
It's not just an ordinary fruit aroma, it's a fruity fragrance that overflows when you are touched by the sun!
It's night, where is the sunshine?
Presumably he was pampered by the daytime sun for a whole day, and now he smells the fruit!
Such a fruit does not need to be cooked, and it is already a delicacy!
The Yaksha Forest Lord perked up and jumped up from the ground.
He followed the incense.
After not much walking, he had to revise his initial judgment:
The fragrance is stronger. It's not a scent that can be induced by sunlight. It's a flavor that can only be baked by just the right amount of fire!
Ordinary people can grill meat and fish, right? Even if you bake the vegetables a little better, you can also roast them deliciously, right? But fruit is not easy! You need that kind of flesh that is very rich, so that it can stand up to roasting. It should also be baked very considerately, just enough to lure out the fragrance, and a little more heat will not work. The flesh is roasted and old, and it is no longer edible.
The residents of Huoling Prefecture are the best at using fire! The Lord of the Yaksha Forest thought that there must be a fellow fire spirit in front of him.
Maybe it's still the predecessor of the fire spirit!
Maybe you can also teach him some clever spiritual skills, so that he can embark on the road of shocking the rivers and lakes, becoming famous, and marrying Bai Fumei with his unique skills!
The corners of the Yaksha forest lord's mouth reached the root of his ears.
He seemed to feel that there must be something good waiting for him ahead. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support, is my biggest motivation. For mobile phone users, please read it on m.qidian.com. )