Chapter Fifty-Seven: The Blackwater Ministry
Sbuglion sighed
"We don't want to go back. Back then, we set out from the royal court to catch up with the Soul Eater Sandstorm seven times in a row, and the team was blown to pieces, leaving more than 700 people still together. ”
"Uncle, we've caught up with this sandstorm. From the middle of the desert, he was blown straight back to the royal court. ”
"You're in luck! The most terrible thing about this Soul Eater Sandstorm is that the wind direction is not fixed, blowing everywhere in the south, east and west. We were blown straight to the edge of the otter lake, and the rest of us didn't know where to go. We people wish we were blown back to the royal court. ”
Speaking of which, the three of them sweated, it seems that God forbid, if they were blown directly into the lake, they would not directly become the unjust soul in the mouth of the piranha. Murda asked
"Then why don't you leave? Are you just afraid of sandstorms? Could it be that the otter lake is surrounded by sandstorms? For the second time, we were blown into an area of quicksand by a sandstorm. ”
Sbuliao looked at Meda with waiting eyes and said
"Murda, it seems that you are really not mortals, and you can actually come out of the quicksand area? Which quicksand is it? Hu Naize, bear hip Ze, or worm Ze? ”
"Huh? What's the difference? ”
"That is, the reason why those of us who survived have not been out so far is that the area around this otter lake is impassable. To the east is the endless Soul Devouring Desert, and you have already learned the power of sandstorms when you came, so we gave up the idea of returning directly east to the Huns. To the north is Kuhaizi. The Yueshi people believe in Buddhism and often say that the sea of bitterness is boundless, which refers to that sea of suffering. The water is bitter, full of undercurrents and whirlpools, and there are unknown large fish attacking it. At that time, more than 100 of us tried to cross the bitter sea to find a way out, but as soon as we got out of the sea, we were swallowed alive by a big fish. We didn't dare to go north again. To the south of the Otter Lake are three large swamps, Hu Naize, Xiong Hip Ze and Worm Ze, which are covered with quicksand. In particular, there are not only quicksand, but also strange insects that can eat and bite human flesh. We also wanted to explore south and then turn back east. But those who sent out were either swallowed by quicksand or eaten by worms. We also completely cut off the idea of going south. ”
Speaking of this, Sbuliao sighed. Murda listened to the bugs he described as bookworms, and it seemed that the quicksand area they passed by the other day should be worms.
"And to the west?"
Sbuliao's eyes widened when he heard Murda say west
"To the west?! That's even worse! To the west of Lake Otter is the boundless Soul Eater Deadwood, where we are the most miserable and terrifying to die. ”
Speaking of this, this Sbuliao and the rest of the Huns hurriedly covered their chests with their hands, praying for God's blessing. It's as if the mention of Soul Eater Deadwood would bring some kind of disaster to you.
"Soul Eater Deadwood? What kind of horror law? ”
Sbulian bowed again on the ground before whispering
"This soul-devouring deadwood is actually the dead wood of a large poplar tree. When these poplar trees die, the trunk withers there. ”
"What's so terrible about a piece of dead wood?"
"This poplar tree 'lives without dying for a thousand years, dies without falling for a thousand years, and dies without dying for a thousand years', this dead wood is thousands of years old. And each dead tree has a variety of appearances, and many of the trees look like human beings, posing as if they are struggling in pain. Each humanoid tree has a human face growing on the side with the sun on its back. These faces were hideous, as if they were suffering in hell. The rest of us have also tried to walk through this dead wood. During the day, there was nothing to do, but at night the whole dead wood forest made strange noises, like incantations sprinkled with chanting. It won't be long before the fog rises and the dead wood comes alive. The half-tree, half-human faces of the living dead wood shouted our names, and then stuffed the people whose names were called into the dead wood without long faces. We were scattered and fled, and only about 300 escaped. When we went to the dead wood forest during the day, there were a lot of dead trees with long faces, and the faces were the same as those who had been stuffed into the dead wood. We will never dare to go west again. It seems that we are cursed people, destined to be inseparable from this otter lake. ”
Sbuglion sighed again.
"It's good to be alive. If you hadn't answered, we would have died in the belly of the fish. But how did you survive in this otter lake? Those man-eating fish didn't invade you? ”
"Hey, how can we not be violated. The surface of this otter lake changes in a variety of ways, varies from day to day, and is completely irregular. Our forward battalion had about 100 people, and at first they were also camped by the lake, but they were swallowed up by the lake, and more than 100 people were eaten by the small fish in the lake. After a day, the lake ran away a mile away, leaving behind more than a hundred bones. Later, we found out that there were a lot of otters living near the lake, and otters are naturally the nemesis of small fish, so we started raising these otters. First, it can deal with the attacking fish, and second, it can catch a lot of small fish to satisfy hunger. ”
Hearing this, Mo Dian was excited
"Isn't the fish delicious? What does it taste like!? ”
Liu An immediately slapped Mo Dian's head
"Just know how to eat! I almost let the fish eat us just now! You can accumulate some virtue, I think you eat all kinds of fish, and these fish have come to avenge their relatives! ”
Sbrionha laughed
"This brother is right, the little fish tastes really good, you can taste it when it is cooked in a while."
After saying that, he quickly ordered his subordinates to prepare a meal for Meda and them. Tossed **, Moda and they are indeed tired and hungry. Chewing on the grilled fish, this fish has few tender bones and is extremely delicious. Murda asked as she ate
"Sbulian, it's not easy to say that you've been here for thirty years. Why do I see that you still have teenagers under you? ”
Sbuliao twisted his beard and smiled
"These are our children. We were all members of the Yan clan back then, and when we sent out the army, in order to show that it was the team of the Yan clan, we specially brought twenty female guards of the Yan clan to accompany us. Isn't this trapped here? Those female soldiers have become our wives. Although this otter lake is dangerous, we are used to living in it, and it has become our paradise. There is no shortage of water here, the water and grass are abundant, and we have all our food and clothing by relying on the otter lake. And no one comes in this place, so there is no need to worry about foreign invasion. To be honest, if it weren't for us old people who always thought about the kindness of the Yan clan to us and were homesick, we wouldn't want to go back to the Xiongnu. We have established our own tribe, which is called the Black Water Department because the water in the otter lake is black at night. ”
Murda looked at these people who had been missing for thirty years and thought, human vitality is really unimaginable. In this poor mountain and bad water, it can actually give birth to groups of children and grandchildren. However, listening to Sbuliao's description, it is true that this otter lake cannot enter or exit.
No, no matter what, we must continue to move westward, otherwise we will not be able to fulfill our promise. It's just that there are those soul-eating deadwood in the west, how to deal with it? What's more, this piece of dead wood made Sbulian say that it was miraculous and terrifying.
"The three of us are leaving tomorrow, and it seems that we can only get to the Yueshi through the dead woods."
Sbuliao persuaded them for a long time, and Murda said later
"I have received your kindness, but the future of the Great Huns and the safety of the prince are important, and I must complete the mission! Needless to say! ”
Seeing that Murda was so determined, the people of the Black Water Department were all impressed.
"Murda, you are worthy of being the righteous brother of my Hun prince. As a native of the Central Plains, you can sacrifice your life and forget death for our Huns, what else do we have to fear! There are more than 1,000 people in our whole clan, and we are willing to listen to the Murda brothers! ”
Sbuliao decided in public to go to the Otsuki clan with Meda to wish him the completion of his mission. Murda and they were very happy, originally the water in the otter lake washed away all the supplies, now there are not only sufficient supplies but also more than a thousand Hun warriors to help, it seems that it is a blessing in disguise.
The ** Black Water Department was so busy that everyone packed up the things they had to bring, and the next day at dawn, the team of people pulled out and went straight to the Soul Devouring Dead Wood Forest.