Chapter Forty-Nine: Still Going to the Seven Evil Mountains?
Speaking of Zhengjia Village, from the moment Yan Xi and Su Li stepped into Zhengjia Village, Zhengjia Village was boiling again. As if they had seen some miracle, the villagers came to Yan Xi's residence one after another to see if this woman who could still come out after entering the Seven Evil Mountains was really unscathed.
The most excited is Zheng Ye, since Yan Xi left in the morning, he has been terrified, for fear that Yan Xi will encounter some danger in Qisha Mountain and have an accident. Now seeing her return safely, the hanging heart still can't let go.
"What, you're still going to the Seven Evil Mountains?"
Zheng Ye was so frightened that he almost jumped up from his seat.
He hadn't recovered from Yan Xi's surprise that he was safe and sound, but he heard that Yan Xi had plans to enter the mountain again. For a moment, I didn't know what to do but be surprised.
However, seeing that Yan Xi's serious expression was not like a joke, Zheng Ye lowered his head in some dejection.
He couldn't stop Yan Xi.
It is precisely because of this realization that Zheng Ye feels even more defeated. If he hadn't said that his cousin was in Qisha Mountain, Mr. Su would not have said the existence of the general's tomb, and Yan Xi would not have made up his mind to go to the general's tomb to find out.
"I'll go with you."
After a long time, Zheng Ye said this sentence that Yan Xi did not expect.
If it were someone else, Yan Xi might still suspect that they were uneasy and kind. But since coming into contact with these people in Zhengjia Village these days, Yan Xi really doesn't bother to doubt these simple men.
It's just that entering the Seven Evil Mountains is not something that anyone can go to.
Yan Xi didn't know much about Su Li, but Su Li's strength and insight were there, so she was willing to invite him to visit the general's tomb together.
But for Zheng Ye, Yan Xi was reluctant to bring it. Not only Zheng Ye, but no one in Zhengjia Village, Yan Xi would not invite. The Seven Evil Mountains are full of dangers, and if you take them with you, it will only be a burden.
"Zheng Ye, if you really want to help, help me go to the nearby mountains to pick some herbs and come back." Yan Xi did not refuse directly, but changed the topic.
"Okay, what medicine do you want? I'll pick them all up for you. ”
Zheng Ye was used to being simple, and even agreed to it.
Yan Xi took out a thin booklet, which was not thick, about a dozen pages. On each page, a plant is drawn with the name of the plant written in small block letters next to it.
Zheng Ye took the booklet, turned around and was about to go to the nearby mountain to collect medicine, but was stopped by Yan Xi.
"Wait a minute, it's not early today, so don't go into the mountain. Tomorrow, when Dabai returns, let it take you with you. ”
It was only then that Zheng Ye realized that the little fox who was with Yan Xi had not come back together. wanted to ask a few more questions, but saw Yan Xi burying his head in writing and drawing on the paper, and he didn't have any intention of continuing to talk to him. He swallowed the words and turned to leave.
Early the next morning, Dabai really returned.
The first to discover Dabai was Zheng Ye, this stupid boy was worried that something would happen to Dabai, so he stayed at the entrance of the village early.
Da Bai was listless and walked slowly in the direction of Zhengjia Village, but saw Zheng Ye walking forward with a medicine basket on his back.
"Dabai, Miss Jiang asked me to go to the nearby mountains to collect medicines, I don't recognize all these medicines, I want you to take me to find them."
Da Bai originally walked forward dejectedly, but after hearing Zheng Ye's words, he came to his senses immediately. One jumped over, threw the booklet in Zheng Ye's hand to the ground, and flipped it over with his front paws.
After turning over, Dabai turned around and was about to walk out of the village.
Zheng Ye was a little dumbfounded, and when he saw Da Bai walking a few steps, he turned around and looked over, and immediately picked up the booklet on the ground and followed Da Bai to the outside of the village.
While walking, Zheng Ye sighed with emotion and enthusiasm. How did he know that Da Bai abandoned Yan Xi and fled for his life alone as soon as he saw Su Li yesterday, he was worried that Yan Xi would really deduct his rations and dare not go back, but he was not used to eating food outside, and he was thinking about how to please Yan Xi, so he automatically sent it to the door.
Da Bai thought that if he found all the herbs that Yan Xi wanted, he would definitely be able to make up for it and obtain Yan Xi's forgiveness. That way, it doesn't have to eat the hard-to-swallow food in the wilderness.
Da Bai followed Zheng Ye to the mountains to collect medicine, and Yan Xi also took time to go to the village chief's house, took a few burnt charcoal, and sharpened it with autumn water to look like a pencil.
Zhengjiacun couldn't find paper to paint, so Yan Xi found a light-colored cloth.
After leaving the village chief with a sentence of "don't disturb", Yan Xi locked himself in the room.
This level is three days.
The daily diet was arranged by the village chief to be delivered to the door of Yan Xifang, and she took it when she was hungry. often has three meals a day, and two meals have never been touched by Yan Xi. What it looks like when you send it over, and what it looks like when you take it away.
Three days later, there was finally a knock on Yan Xi's door.
It was Su Li who knocked on the door, and with the experience of Zheng Ye's cousin, the village chief was really not at ease, for fear that Yan Xi would lock him in the room because he had an accident in Qisha Mountain and would not tell them. So, the village chief asked Su Li to take a look at Yan Xi's situation.
Su Li knocked on the door three times, but there was no movement in the room.
"Bang."
Yan Xi's door was violently broken open by Su Li.
Yan Xi, who was drawing, heard the movement and glanced up at the door, and saw that it was Su Li, so he lowered his head and continued to write and draw on the cloth.
Su Li looked Yan Xi up and down, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw that Yan Xi was fine. Goodbye Yan Xi's attention was all focused on the full cloth of the painting, and he couldn't help but walk to Yan Xi's side.
At first glance, Su Li thought that Yan Xi was painting. But after looking at it twice, Su Li couldn't help but be attracted by the content that Yan Xi painted on the cloth.
I saw a person drawn on the cloth, and it was a little inappropriate to say that it was a person. To be precise, a person who has been put together. The limbs, body, and joints seem to exist independently, but when put together, they can be fused just right.
Outside of the human torso, there are many smaller drawings, as if they are annotations, but they are not words. Those small pictures, Su Li couldn't even recognize them.
"Not afraid of pain...... Stopperable stone ...... Fire Attack ...... Poison Attack ......"
Yan Xi muttered to herself while drawing.
Su Li didn't know what Yan Xi painted on the cloth, but he listened to the content of Yan Xi's recitation. Integrating what Yan Xi said with what he painted on the canvas, Su Li couldn't help but be interested. If such a person really exists, it is equivalent to an invincible boost.
"What is this?"
Su Li couldn't help but ask.
"Puppet." Yan Xi replied without thinking about it.
After reacting, Yan Xi immediately turned around, and seeing that it was Su Li standing behind him, Yan Xi couldn't help but quickly put away his drawings.
"How did you get in?"
Yan Xi asked Su Li angrily.
Su Li looked up at the door that he had kicked and broken, and said nothing.
Yan Xi followed Su Li's line of sight, saw the crumbling door, and almost scolded. However, thinking that he would have to rely on Su Li's help to explore Qisha Mountain again, Yan Xi held back.
"What did you draw?"
Su Li ignored Yan Xi, and looked at the sketch that Yan Xi put away and held in his hand.
"You see?"
"I don't understand it too much."
"I'll tell you ......"
Now that Su Li saw it, Yan Xi didn't plan to hide it anymore. Only she knows how to make this puppet, let alone just look at it, even if she snatches the drawings, she may not be able to make it.
At that moment, Yan Xi re-laid the drawings on the table and explained them to Su Li little by little.
"It's called a puppet, and it can come in all sorts of shapes, but this one of mine is humanoid. Because, of all the shapes, the human form is the most flexible, and the puppet made is also the best. ”
Yan Xi put his finger on the puppet's left hand and continued to explain to Su Li.
"Look, there's a trap here, and there's a hidden compartment in it. A lot of poison powder can be placed in the dark grid, and if you are invincible in the event of a strong confrontation, you can activate the mechanism, and the poison powder will spray out from here, catching the strong enemy by surprise. ”
Yan Xi put his finger on the puppet's right hand again.
"Look at this again, this is also a trap, unlike the one on the left, which leads straight to the puppet's belly. When the time comes, fill the puppet's belly with a bucket of fire oil, and then place two flints in the mouth of the trap. As soon as someone attacks the puppet's right hand, the mechanism will activate itself. The flint is ignited, the oil is assisted, no matter how powerful the master is, there is no defense, and there are only points that are scorched. ”
Yan Xi paused and pointed to a place on the puppet's wrist.
"In addition to fire attacks and poison attacks on the left and right hands, there is also a place to place sharp blades. Usually put away the sharp blade, and in the event of a strong attack, you can take advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness to stab the sharp blade. ”
Yan Xi pointed to the puppet's joints again.
"It took me three days to draw this puppet, and I basically counted all the bone joints, and the sensitivity was doubled, even if it was a master of martial arts, it might not be able to compare to it."
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When Yan Xi introduced the puppet to Su Li, it was not at all different from her usual appearance. Such a Yan Xi made Su Li almost unable to take his eyes off.
"Do you know any better materials?"
When Su Li came back to his senses, Yan Xi's question came to his ears.
"What?"
Su Li didn't want to admit that he was distracted just now, but he had to admit it under Yan Xi's gaze.
"Puppet, it takes a lot of materials to make it. For example, the inner scaffold, the splicing material, and the joint material are all very demanding. The main thing is something that can provide a constant supply of power to the golem, such as power stones, or something that can store a lot of internal force. ”
Su Li was thoughtful, as if he was thinking about something.
Yan Xi didn't bother, just waited for Su Li to slowly come up with the best and most suitable materials.
After about a cup of tea, Su Li got up and left.
Yan Xi looked at Su Li's back stupidly, speechless.
The reason why she told Su Li the many structures and uses of the puppet without concealment was just to get some rare materials from Su Li. Su Li obviously listened to it and was still very interested. But why did he leave without saying a word?
Could it be that these materials are too difficult to get their hands on?
Yan Xi shook his head and no longer thought about Su Li.
After three days of drawing, she now just wants to lie in bed and sleep beautifully for a day and a night.
When Yan Xi woke up, it was already noon the next day.
With a dry throat and a pain, rubbing his eyes, Yan Xi walked to the table and prepared to pour a glass of water to moisten his throat.