Chapter 23: The Arrows
The night passed.
In the middle of the dilapidated alley, a beggar fell to the ground, silent, and his body and limbs already stiffened.
Beside him, there was a dirt dog, gnawing on a chicken leg bone on the ground, whining in its mouth.
Woo~
Suddenly, the beggar's body, which was already extremely stiff on the ground, suddenly convulsed.
The earth dog was suddenly startled and stared at him vigilantly.
A strange cold aura quietly permeated the alley.
Woof!
The hair on the dog's body exploded, barked violently, and turned to run away.
In the empty and dilapidated alley, the beggar's body twitched again, and in an extremely strange posture, he "crawled" on the ground.
He felt that his body was very cold, his stomach was very hungry, and he was empty and hungry, and he subconsciously shouted: "Chicken... legs..."
The voice is hoarse and terrible, not like a living person. But the beggar didn't seem to care.
He staggered, strangely stiff, and walked out of the alley.
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A woman was drying her dried radish in a dustpan in the courtyard.
Suddenly, she looked at a stiff figure walking by the door, which looked really weird.
She naturally recognized that it was a beggar who was wandering around, and walked out of the door with some curiosity, looking at his slow, stiff walking posture, and asked in surprise: "Hanwa, are you hurt?"
The beggar beggars begged for a living in Heiyuan Town, looking at him pitiful, ordinary people would occasionally help him, although he was stupid, but his nature was not bad.
Seeing that he was a little weird, this woman was also kind enough to ask.
Generally, even if he is stupid, he probably understands the meaning of what others say and will reply.
But today, the beggar seemed to be enchanted, and as he walked, he muttered something in his mouth.
The woman listened for a long time before she could hear the words "chicken legs".
The street was remote and empty at the moment, and the beggar walked slowly in a strange posture, muttering in her mouth, which made her feel an inexplicable chill for no reason.
"You, you wake up early in the morning thinking about chicken legs. The woman muttered subconsciously, but ignored it and turned back.
Soon, the beggar walked down several streets, and as if he had a clear goal, he came to a small courtyard.
There are also some objects littered at the entrance of the yard, which looks a little messy.
This is where the bastards live on a daily basis.
At this moment, there was a shouting sound inside.
"Play the cards, Three Tigers!"
"There are two bamboo cards left, whose turn is next?"
The beggar stood in the doorway for a moment, his head tilted for a moment, as if he could discern something, and then he stiffened and walked in.
"Who?"
Several young men inside heard the footsteps at the door and hurriedly looked over, one of them was the Three Tigers.
The three tigers saw the beggar walking slowly with his head down and a strange posture, and his face suddenly turned blue, and he said sharply: "You leper fool, what are you doing at your master's house?"
He sneered: "Is it possible, the master kicked your legs and feet, and you dare to ask for medicine money?"
With that, a few bastards burst into laughter.
The beggar paced forward, lowered his head, and muttered, "Chicken... legs..."
"What?" Sanhu laughed angrily, stood up, walked up to the beggar, and looked at him with disdain: "What are you talking about?"
The beggar slowly raised his head, and a pair of ...... appeared under his greasy and messy hair. Green eyes!
"Chickens... legs..."
The strange and terrifying eyes were full of greed for flesh and blood.
"Ahh
"Ahh
The screams of horror suddenly resounded in this courtyard.
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In the inn.
After resting for one night, not long after getting up, having breakfast, and watching "Miscellaneous Talks about the Netherworld" for a while, Cheng Yuan began to practice the Hun Tian True Source Method again.
Suddenly—
Chirp~!
A sharp whistle rang out in the distance.
"Huh?" Cheng Yuan suddenly opened his eyes, and there was confusion in his eyes.
"This whistle arrow? It seems to be the ghost arrow of the Heavenly Imperial Division!"
In case of ghosts, ghosts are released to sound arrows, which is the way the Heavenly Imperial Division responds to ghosts.
However, the last time I heard a ghost arrow in Kurohara Town was six years ago, and too much time has passed, and Cheng Yuan can't be sure if the current sound is really a ghost arrow.
He immediately opened the door and came to the lobby of the inn, only to find that many guests had come out of the lobby, all of them were a little shocked and surprised, and there were many discussions.
"Is this a ghost arrow?" asked a middle-aged businessman nervously.
"Impossible, isn't it? How can there be ghost arrows? Could it be that there are ghosts in the town?"
"I've heard it! I'm sure it's the sound of a ghost's arrow!"
Someone confirmed the authenticity of the ghost arrow, and suddenly, many guests fell into a panic: "Is there really a ghost?"
At this time, Cheng Yuan saw Cheng Yongshi, Cheng Yongye and others come out: "Uncle Yongshi, Uncle Yongye." ”
Huo Dao suddenly came down from upstairs, expressionless, and glanced at Cheng Yuan: "Go, follow me." ”
With that, Huo Dao rushed out as fast as lightning.
Cheng Yuan also hurriedly followed.
The place where the arrow was sent out was not too far away, it was only a dozen breaths of effort, and Huo Dao and Cheng Yuan rushed there.
I saw that the streets were almost empty, and there were no people at all.
There is only one street corner, and there are more than a dozen Heavenly Imperial Priests wearing blue-bottomed and black-patterned costumes, faintly forming a circle, and there are seven or eight ordinary warriors next to them, all of whom are like great enemies.
In the center of the circle, a stiff figure, ragged, with green eyes, was covered in blood, and his mouth was also stained with flesh and blood.
Drink~
It exudes a chilling aura, a terrifying description, and roars.
"Is it the beggar from yesterday?" Cheng Yuan was stunned.
How did this man become a monster after one night?
"How long will it take for Lord Townsman to come?" one of the Heavenly Imperial Priests clenched the Slashing Knife in his hand and looked nervously at the "beggar" in the center of the circle, fine beads of sweat oozing from his forehead.
"I don't know, the adults went out of town before, I guess it will be a while. Another soldier hurried back.
Behind them, there were two Heavenly Imperial Priests, one with his right hand drooping, and the other with blood on his chest and his face pale.
Just now, the "beggar" threw himself and injured both of them.
You must know that every Heavenly Imperial Priest has at least eight hundred catties of physical strength, and nearly half of them are internal strength martial artists.
The strength of this "beggar" in front of him even surpasses that of the mountain ghost.
"Cheng Yuan, you go up and help them solve this ghost. Huo Dao glanced at it and said to Cheng Yuan.
"Good. From the aura of the ghost in front of him, Cheng Yuan can judge that its strength should be stronger than that of the mountain ghost, and these days in front of him, I'm afraid there is really nothing to do.
He stepped forward quickly, immediately attracting the attention of everyone in the Heavenly Imperial Division.
"What are you doing? This ghost thing is extremely strong, don't make a mess!" One of the Heavenly Imperial Priests, dressed differently from the others, seemed to be the leader of them, and said to Cheng Yuan repeatedly.
"I've slashed the mountain ghosts, let me try. Cheng Yuan didn't talk nonsense, and said directly.
The eyes of the Heavenly Imperial Division suddenly lit up.
can kill mountain ghosts, at least they are also martial arts masters, and with the many martial artists here, they may really be able to surround and kill this ghost.
Drink~!
Suddenly, the ghost creature in the field let out a roar, and its body pounced on a Heavenly Imperial Priest like lightning.
Its body seemed to be stiff, but it was extremely fast and terrifying under the power of the underworld.
Before the Heavenly Imperial Priest could react in an instant, the evil wind was fierce in front of him, and his heart trembled.
Boom!
Cheng Yuan rushed forward in an instant, the dark knife in his hand was already out of the sheath, and the cold lightning like knife light split the claws of the ghost.
In just an instant, a fierce battle has already started between one person and one ghost.
"Roar!"
The ghost creature roared in the sky, its body stiffened and grabbed violently and continuously, and the sound of air explosions was repeated.
And Cheng Yuan suppressed the basic strength of his body to the level of an internal martial artist, and the sword light in his hand slashed horizontally and vertically, slashing his head and covering his face, and domineeringly slashing the ghost thing backwards again and again.
Bang!
The ghost's heel pressed against a bluestone slab, and the slab was shattered.
"This young man!" The ordinary warriors and Heavenly Imperial Priests who were watching next to him were shocked to see the battle of one person and one ghost, and they couldn't even find a chance to intervene.