Chapter 14: Withering

[The book continues from the above, and the last book said that Miaobi continued to move forward with his two nephews, looking for the imperceptible demon traces all the way to the south bank of Dianchi Lake, and sure enough, he found something. The traces of the demons left by the four monsters disappeared without a trace when they reached the vicinity of the Dianchi Sea Eye, and there was no trace to be found. After Miaobi passed the news to Mu Qingming, Mu Qingming didn't think much about it, and immediately asked Miaobi to quickly withdraw with Jiaoyun and Longgu. led to Mu Qingming's inexplicable order, just because he heard some rumors this morning. Then, he left the vicinity of the Zhangtang Wharf and went straight to Yuantong Mountain. I saw that the grass and trees in the mountain began to wither, and the stones of the golden body of the mountain god had also been broken and scattered. 】

Mu Qingming, who was standing in the shadows, thought of the moment when the four monsters might be heading towards the water god of Dianchi Lake, and also recalled some rumors that Xiao Heizi told them in the Qi family's warehouse on the jade dragon pile this morning.

This rumor spread throughout most of Spring City early this morning.

That is, many people in Spring City have seen the grass and trees on Yuantong Mountain, which have withered and withered overnight. The bluestone in the mountains is almost unobstructed.

There were still many green trees sprouting on the mountain before, and the wild grass was growing wildly with the spring breeze, but after all withered and withered overnight, the whole mountain was dead.

Those plants and trees were like a dying old man, who had been drained of all his strength and life at once, and all that was left was a shriveled and withered torso.

But in other parts of the city, there is no such vision on Yuantong Mountain, and it is obviously not a feng shui array except for the problem. Mu Qing meditated on whether it was the god of Yuantong Mountain, and there was some accident.

Thinking of the four monsters who had a history of killing gods, Mu Qingming guessed if the god of Yuantong Mountain was also killed. The murderers may be the four monsters.

I thought that after revisiting the scene, I would go to Yuantong Mountain to see if there was any accident in the mountain gods of Yuantong Mountain. But before he could act, Miaobi and they chased the demon trail and found the shelter of another god, Dianchi Haiyan.

Since the clue was broken there, it is possible that the four monsters are hiding in the eyes of Dianchi Lake.

Mu Qingming thought of this, so he hurriedly issued an order to withdraw the wonderful pen.

If you are unfortunate enough to guess that the four monsters are really hiding in the eyes of Dianchi Sea, only Miaobi himself can easily get out. But the wonderful pen is to take Long Gu and Jiaoyun, if the four monsters really come out of the eyes of the sea, this Jiaoyun and Long Gu will be sent to the door, and it will not be enough to give them the four monsters as snacks.

It is not easy for Mu Qingming to accept an apprentice, so it is better to let Miaobi send them back first.

Miaobi received the message of this idea, and responded without asking anything. Then he asked one more sentence: "Do you want to continue to investigate the demon trace?" ”。

"I'll deal with it, and send Kyaukyun and Long Gu back first." Mu Qingming didn't think much about it, and said it directly.

"Let's go, let's eat." Then he spoke to Ah Hong and Miao Tian behind him.

With that, the three of them left the vicinity of the warehouse together.

After finding a small restaurant near the Zhangtang Wharf, and ordering a few dishes to sacrifice to the Five Organs Temple, Ah Hong and Miaotian continued to go back to work.

Mu Qingming asked the store for a toothpick before it arrived, so he had to pick his teeth instead of a toothpick and head towards Yuantong Mountain on the shore of the Green Lake.

Mu Qingming made his hands drool, and he didn't care about washing. Just wipe it with a handkerchief and you'll be fine.

Now he thinks that things are not simple, it is better to find out the matter of the Yuantong Mountain God first. In case it is really the four monsters who are causing trouble, and the re-investigation site knows that it is the Immortal Dao who is helping, the four monsters must be eradicated.

Mu Qingming entered the city from the small west gate, went straight to the edge of the green lake, and walked along the lake towards the side of Yuantong Mountain. Stepping on the T-shaped slope by the green lake, I looked up and saw that on the Yuantong Mountain not far away, the towering trees and vigorous pine trees that had finally grown into them had withered.

Every branch is bare, not a single leaf is left.

If this is in the north, after the Lantern Festival, it is not surprising that some trees appear in such a situation.

However, the reason why Spring City is called Spring City is that there is no severe cold in winter and no heat in summer, and the four seasons are like spring. If any plant in this place has to wither in autumn and wither in winter, then it is not called Spring City.

After staying here for so many years, Mu Qingming has only seen the trees in the spring city when it is cold in winter, and the trees in the spring city are only a little yellow and decided.

In a situation like now, there is not a single leaf on the branches, and it is the first time that Mu Qingming has seen it.

He followed the rocky path in the mountains and went towards the mountains, and the weeds in his way were yellow and withered. You can even see the petals of the flowers scattered among the stones on the ground after they have withered.

Mu Qingming curiously picked up one of the petals and looked at it carefully, he didn't know what kind of flower the petals in his hand were black and purple, withered and shriveled, and it was difficult to guess what color it was before.

The point is that among the petals, there is no life, only lifelessness.

Even the flowers and plants that naturally wither are not devoid of vitality. Obviously, the abnormal scene of withering plants and trees on Yuantong Mountain has nothing to do with nature.

Mu Qingming dropped the petals in his hand and looked around.

It's not cold today, but there isn't even a single bird nearby. I can't hear the slightest birdsong. It seems that overnight, the birds in the mountains are gone.

In this case, it is obvious that the mountain god has an accident.

Every mountain has a mountain god, and although they are or are still absent, they have little effect on the plants and animals in the mountains. But if the mountain god in the mountain suddenly dies, the grass and trees will also die.

Animals will flee and birds will fly away.

It will take a long time to regain its vitality.

Mu Qingming quickened his pace and headed towards the top of the mountain. He expected that something must have happened to the mountain god of Yuantong Mountain, and it was definitely an accident.

He wanted to see if the four monsters were involved. And the accident of the mountain god of Yuantong Mountain, does it have anything to do with the four monsters?

The further you go into the mountains, the more and more leaves fall between the soil and rocks. The plants and trees on this mountain withered, and all the leaves on the branches fell overnight, and most of the vitality in each plant was instantly emptied.

Only a small amount of life force remains, which is still stored in the roots of trees and grass rooted in the underground soil.

After a few days, these vitality will allow the plants to sprout again and regain their vitality.

The more Mu Qingming went to the top of the mountain, the more uneasy he felt in his heart. After he stepped into the mountain, he couldn't feel the divine power and aura of the god of Yuantong Mountain at all.

All that remained in the mountains was a thick dead air.

And Yuantong Mountain is not too high, and soon he walked to the top of the mountain, and found the location of the golden body of the god of Yuantong Mountain before.

The nearby trees were withered, leafless, and their branches were bare. As for the weeds of the earth, they are dead.

Many years later, Mu Qingming saw the scene of farmers fighting paraquat in the middle of the river, and recalled the lifeless atmosphere of the current Yuantong Mountain.

As for the withered yellow weeds, the golden body of the mountain god, and the small tower made of round stones, it was also crooked, and every round stone had been cracked, and there were not a few who were torn apart.

Of course, the aura of the mountain god was completely gone, and there was only lifeless air left nearby.

Mu Qingming, who sighed, squatted down, his face faint and sad. Pick up a broken cobblestone and look closely.

Speaking of which, he has a good relationship with the Yuantong Mountain God, but he suddenly found that the Yuantong Mountain God had feathered, and it was impossible for Mu Qingming not to be shocked in his heart.

He still couldn't help but feel sad from his heart.

And the demonic energy, invisible to the naked eye, slowly rose on the crack of the cobblestone. Mu Qingming could see it at a glance, and he could see the demonic aura at a glance.

The mountain breeze was blowing, and he could faintly smell the faint fishy smell left in it.

Mu Qingming slowly put the stone under his nose, and after sniffing it, he smelled a familiar fishy smell. The black-scaled python in his pot also had a fishy smell in his mouth that was almost similar to the one emitted from the stone at this time.

His mischievous son, who is also his eldest disciple Han Quan, once brushed the black-scaled python countless times with his teeth and toothbrush, but he also failed to eliminate the black-scaled python's bad breath.

Mu Qingming's toothbrush was covered with this unforgettable smell, so that Mu Qingming not only remembered the fishy smell in the snake demon's mouth, but also had to change the toothbrush.

"Basilisk." Mu Qingming threw down the stone and muttered to himself.

According to the details told to him by Miaobi and Tie Hua, there is a basilisk among the four monsters. It is said that among the snakes, insects, rats and ants, the basilisk is still the eldest sister among them.

took the lead in metamorphosis, cultivated as an adult, and walked among the four monsters, which is also the highest in this basilisk; It seems that it was the four monsters who shot here this time, but to be precise, it was the basilisk of the four monsters who did the crime.

The mountain god of Yuantong Mountain was only killed by the basilisk, and after the golden body of the mountain god was shattered, the breath of the basilisk remained.

Mu Qingming put down the stone in his hand and looked around.

After taking a closer look, I suddenly found that there was a familiar scene within a few feet of the surroundings.

First of all, there are four monsters all around, scattered on the withered grass and trees, soil and stones, like splashing scattered water droplets.

The chaotic demonic aura is also nowhere to be found, and if you want to trace the direction of the departure of the four monsters, you can't find a trace.

Secondly, these demonic qi were deliberately disrupted to become what they are now.

Although who did it didn't leave a breath, just by looking at the technique, you can be sure that it is the path of immortality.

"It's the Dao of Immortality again." Mu Qingming thought about it and stood up, after squatting for a long time, his legs were indeed a little numb.

Mu Qingming, who stood up, looked around again, but only saw the withering and withering in his eyes, and a dead air.

It's true that the four monsters are killing gods here, but they all want to seize the divine power of the gods, so what do they want to do with the divine power of the mountain gods?

The existence of this mountain god is nothing more than to protect the mountain creatures here. It is to know some skills of overpowering the Earth Spirit and the Wood Spirit, but it has not yet reached the point of incomprehension.

If the four monsters are killing gods here just to seize that little bit of divine power that is not too strong, then the probability of this thing is too low.

In the eyes of demons and monsters, there is no saying and concept that grasshoppers are also meat, and it is common to be unprofitable.

Once there is something not to earn, then no one is in the mood to waste time and effort. What's more, the Immortal Dao is still involved in it, and it is impossible for the Immortal Dao, who is unprofitable, to help, just for the sake of the Yuantong Mountain God, which is not too powerful.

"It's a big mountain, it's so lifeless at a glance, and the whole mountain is withered, and it won't be just for that little bit of divine power." Mu Qingming secretly thought so in his heart, and secretly thought.

After a long time, Mu Qingming thought again: Could this be a way for the Immortal Dao to deal with him. After all, he asked the gods inside and outside the city to help him guard the spiritual cave of the blessed land.

What countermeasures will Mu Qingming have? Find out what happens next, and listen to the next breakdown.