Chapter 32: The Underworld

I didn't see him when I woke up. Ye Lian shook a dark pool in the distance. Right over there, we fell inside, you were underneath, I wasn't hurt, and I pulled you out. ”

"No...... "After all, it fell from such a high place and didn't hurt at all, no matter how you think about it, it's incredible." Hey? As if sensing something, Yihao waved in the direction of the backwater pool, and after a few seconds, six dzi beads broke through the water and flew up and down beside him.

"Well, it seems that I was saved by Lao Jiang this time!" Nodding with emotion, Yihao immediately changed to a gritted tooth expression. "That bastard should be dead, right? It's better to die, or you'll bump into someone who looks good with him! ”

Kicking the dead branches on the ground, Yihao followed and focused on more specific things. "Do you know what way to go up?" Looking at the rock walls around him that seemed to be flowing with lava, he wisely dismissed the idea of climbing up.

"It's useless, the stone bridge has been destroyed by you, and the dungeon has lost contact with it forever." Ye Lian shook her head and looked at Yihao's gaze, as if thousands of steel needles were piercing.

"Eh, you don't have to worry about this, as long as I can get to the location of the cliff, I can probably figure out a way ......to get there," Yihao scratched his head, a little afraid to face Ye Lian's gaze. Anyway, you just need to take me there, you should know the way, right? ”

"Yes, yes." Ye Lian nodded.

"Then take me there......" Yihao couldn't help but be overjoyed......

"Don't." Ye Lian declared as a matter of course, and then threw down Yihao, who was stunned, and turned straight away.

"Hey, hey, hey! Wait a minute. Wait a minute! Yihao, who was stunned for a long time before reacting, caught up with Ye Lian in a panic. Stinky little ghost! What does it mean to say don't? It's just for you to lead the way, and besides, you pulled me down, and you just wanted to use me for lunch...... Well, as long as you take me there. I don't care about these things. ”

"Don't." Ye Lian shook her head again.

"You!" Yihao was about to be furious, but the little girl's words made his anger change direction in an instant.

"I'm hungry."

"Hungry...... Yes. Yes, I'm a little hungry. Yihao touched his stomach, he seemed to be empty here, and it was better to solve the people's livelihood problems before starting to find a way out.

"Okay, I'll go find something to eat. Are you here to stay...... No, you'd better come along. I don't know what to eat in this underworld. ”

Saying this, Yihao lifted Ye Lian up and put it on his shoulder, not because he was sorry for the fragrance, but because he was worried that the simple straw pants might go out at any time, so that the little girl could see it, it really hindered the weather.

"Alright. Where can I find food? He patted the little girl sitting on his shoulder and asked.

"Hmm......" It seems that she has never been so close to strangers, and Ye Lian seems quite embarrassed. He didn't dare to look at Yihao's face, but just stretched out his hand and pointed to a distant place. "Over there."

"Is that over there? Okay, let's go! Yihao nodded, looked at the completely unfamiliar wilderness in front of him, and for some reason there was inexplicable pride in his heart, stretched out his hand to help Ye Lian, and then strode out.

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Originally, Yihao imagined that the underworld should be a dark and damp cave, but this is not the case. The slowly flowing lava in the surrounding rock walls provides the earth with the energy it depends on, and many underground creatures gradually exhibit a completely different ecosystem from the surface of the earth, and along the way, traces of the activity of xenomorph creatures can be seen everywhere, which makes Yihao feel a lot of emotion.

Of course, the environment of the underworld cannot be compared with the surface of the earth in any way, and the life of the earth that survives in this harsh environment has the tenacity and vitality of common sense without exception. For example, Yihao didn't go far with Ye Lian and encountered a group of black wolves, which seemed to be similar to the demon wolves on the surface, but the body was full of small and one size, but in other aspects, it completely surpassed the latter, if it was this kind of black wolf that he encountered at the beginning, Yihao believed that he had absolutely no reason to survive.

However, for Yihao, who has completed the leap in strength at this moment, no matter how powerful the demon beast is, it is just a kind of prey. In fact, he didn't even bother to refine his weapons, commanded the two Dzi Beads, and directly sniped the black wolf pack with a few precisions, leaving the five wolf corpses with flowering eyebrows and leaving in a panic, and Yihao and Ye Lian's dinner was also settled.

"The meat of this thing is really unpalatable............ "When he was in Penglai, Yihao had the experience of barbecuing spirit beasts, although he didn't think that the meat of spirit beasts was particularly delicious at that time, but compared with the wolf meat he gnawed now, it can be called Yulu elixir.

Looking up at Ye Lian on the other side of the fire, Yihao couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, this little guy had already killed two hind legs in an instant, and he was still eager to grab the ribs that were being grilled. "Did I say this stuff was delicious?" Maybe it's because the people of Jiuli have lived in the underworld for too long, and maybe even their tongues have evolved.

"It's unpalatable." Saying this, Ye Lian began to nibble on the ribs again. "But if you have something to eat, you have to eat it immediately, and if you can't eat it anymore, you have to become food, which is a rule that you have to follow if you want to live in the underworld."

“…… That's why you eat people? As if feeling the invisible impact, Yihao was silent for a long time before asking.

"That's right. In our tribe, men are in charge of fighting, and women are in charge of giving birth. If a man can no longer fight, he will become food, and if a woman cannot have children, he will not be able to live. Ye Lian gnawed on the ribs, there was no emotion in her voice, and she seemed to have taken this for granted, but Yihao, who listened to it, blew up goosebumps, and a chill welled up in her heart.

"You too...... Have you ever eaten it? People ...... "I knew that it didn't make sense to ask, but Yihao still couldn't help it."

"No, only the strongest warriors are eligible to enjoy their prey, and because I'm a 'Yuki', the clan will always keep a copy of the prey for me." Speaking of which. Ye Lian didn't know what to think of, and lowered her head. "But my sister was eaten because she didn't give birth to a child until she was sixteen, and my father, as a patriarch, couldn't ......"

"Yes......" Yihao nodded sluggishly. A strong sense of self-loathing suddenly stretched out in his heart, looking at the wolf meat in his hand. gnawed desperately, and for the next period of time, the two kept nibbling on the barbecue meat by the campfire, and didn't say anything

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At night, the underworld is far more dangerous than the day, although I don't know how Ye Lian knows the time, but since she said so. Na Yihao could only follow her to find a place to rest. Two people sit on the ground in a narrow cavern. Ye Lian found a pile of hay from somewhere and spread it on the ground, but Yihao could only sit on the cold stone slab and stare at the hole.

“…… Hey the imps. "I don't know how long it has been, Yihao called Ye Lian." No matter how you say it, you are also serving the people of Jiuli in Chiyou, don't you even have a little self-protection power in the underworld? Cannibalism or something. Can't you just stop? ”

“…… I heard from my father that we weren't like that at first. Ye Lian replied to him in a voice that was not very energetic. A total of four tribes were exiled to the underworld, because it was difficult for the underworld to find any prey. And everywhere there were wild beasts that preyed on us, so two tribes quickly became extinct, and the remaining two tribes barely survived by eating people. ”

Speaking of this, Ye Lian frowned, thought about it, and added a few words. "My father told me that my tribe must maintain a certain number of people, otherwise there will be no power to protect themselves, but he also said that the population must not be too large, otherwise there will be not enough food, and we will have to eat people...... Since my father became the patriarch, the tribe's population control is very good, so there are few cases of cannibalism. ”

"Yes...... Yihao nodded blankly, not knowing what to say. 1. The sin originated from that ancient war, the people of Jiuli were the defeated, and the Yellow Emperor did not exterminate them at that time, but only exiled them to the underworld, perhaps it was already very merciful and tolerant, right? But for some reason, Yihao suddenly wants to pull out the guy who casually rides the dragon to the sky and beat him up! Since he promised that the local tribe to which the Tie family belonged would be guilty of meritorious service, why did he delay in fulfilling the promise of pardoning the people of Jiuli!

"Don't wait......" Maybe there is another stubborn and unscrupulous bad god who should be beaten, and he has long forgotten about his family! Definitely teach her a good lesson! Yi Hao subconsciously clenched his fists, although the Yellow Emperor's side didn't know where the fugue was for a long time, but at least Chi You was still under his jurisdiction after leaving the underworld......

"Good! I've decided! Yihao patted his knees and stood up, announcing as if standing up to the sky under Ye Lian's puzzled gaze. Whatever I do, I'm going to bring you to the earth!" It's a man's oath! ”

"......" Ye Lian looked at him blankly, showing an incomprehensible appearance. After all, her knowledge of Yihao was only limited to the "descendants of the people of Jiuli", and it was really arrogant to make such a grand declaration in this capacity.

"It doesn't matter if you don't believe it, it's something I've decided! As soon as I go back, I will go to Penglai to appeal to Huanglong, no matter what method I use, I will let you go back to the ground! Yi Hao waved his hand angrily, and seemed to be moved by the movements full of male spirit, Ye Lian's face appeared a faint crimson, and he looked away from his gaze slightly, but his mouth seemed to be muttering something.

"Swollen......" Because Ye Lian's voice was very soft, it took Yihao a little time to hear clearly. That's something that can't be touched by poisonous weeds...... Sure enough, it was swollen......"

"It's swollen...... What the? Yihao looked down in surprise, and now at some point, the corner of the straw culottes was raised high, and Ye Lian, who was sitting on the ground, looked up at an angle that seemed to be just enough to see the content below.

"Isn't it?" A thought flashed, Yihao's whole body was shocked, and he opened the leaves in a panic, but what he saw was a strong and hideous dragon, and it was filled with purple blood, almost about to explode.

"What's this, what is this?"

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According to Ye Lian's statement, the shrubs and plants he picked leaves at that time were actually well-known carnivorous plants in the underworld, and the wide leaves were distributed with poison glands that paralyzed animals and died, and even the vicious demon beasts did not dare to approach casually. Some unclear animals love to sleep in the bushes, accidentally touch a leaf or two, and then go into eternal sleep, and the corpses quickly decay and become nourishment for carnivorous plants.

When Yihao came back from picking grass, Ye Lian was going to remind him, but he knocked him back with a fist, and later saw that he was completely like no one, so he thought that maybe the leaves would have no effect after being picked, but it really backfired......

"So what will happen if it goes on like this?" Yihao didn't dare to look at the Optimus Pillar and turned his head to ask Ye Lian. Of course, the straw culottes had been ripped off a long time ago, and I can't hide it anymore.

"Rotten to death." Ye Lian was looking down and sorting out the few flowers and plants she had just picked up, and without raising her head, she said the truth that made Yihao tremble.

"Yes...... Is there a cure? After swallowing his saliva for a few seconds, Yihao continued to ask.

"Yes." Ye Lian, who said this, put the sorted flowers and plants in her mouth, chewed for a long time, spit out a bunch of dark green paste to her hand, and then stretched out her hand to show him. "Just paint this thing, you don't ...... move"

"Wait! I'll do it myself! Seeing that Ye Lian was about to squat down, Yihao hurriedly grabbed her. It's okay to be naked, after all, the other party is still an immature ghost, but this final bottom line must be guarded no matter what!

"Do you come by yourself?" Ye Lian looked puzzled, looked at the paste in her hand hesitantly, and explained to Yihao. "This thing is actually a kind of poison, and it is very dangerous for a layman to fiddle with it casually, and if you apply it too much, you will not be able to have children...... Do you really want to do it yourself? ”

"Uh......" Hearing this, Yihao's heart immediately fell into a state of war between heaven and man. Whether to stick to the boundaries and risk losing the dignity of men, or endure the momentary shame in exchange for future happiness is indeed not a question that needs to be considered much, and Yihao only hesitated for a few minutes.

"Are you sure...... Do you know the treatment? Yihao still asked a little uneasily.

"Well, because my mother is a shrine maiden of the tribe, I have followed her and seen the treatment many times, so I know." Ye Lian nodded as a matter of course, and that appearance also gave Yihao a little inexplicable confidence.

"Okay, then...... I'll leave it to you later! Yihao gritted his teeth and stood up, walked to a rock wall, stood still, tilted his head, took a deep breath, and let out a loud sigh. O God! ”

Bang. Then there was a dull thud in the cavern......

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