Chapter XVIII: Your Excellency

It feels really good to ride a bird, I don't know if this is what it feels like to ride a dragon. The moment the Metropolitan Governor rushed out of the stone cave, he looked at Xue Rengui, Lan Yu and others who were ambushed at the entrance of the stone cave, but only for a second in the process. The Governor widened his eyes mischievously and pouted, as if a person on a roller coaster was greeting and grimacing his relatives and friends on the ground.

Out of the hole, the stone bird climbed rapidly, and soon flew to a height of more than 30 zhang above the ground, and the governor looked down, and those soldiers and generals all turned into black spots the size of rice grains, and they could vaguely see them all raising their heads and looking upward.

The hot air brushed his cheeks, as if he had just been slapped, and he convulsed hotly. Even though it was already night, he didn't feel any chill at all, and as he got closer and closer to Death Canyon, the Governor's heart was about to jump out of his throat.

Death Canyon at night, if not filled with the smell of death, is actually quite valuable for sightseeing, orange-yellow magma meanders through the dark channel, like mango cream on a chocolate popsicle, and from time to time fireballs bounce up from the sea, bounce into the air and explode and fall, like fireworks set off at night. The Governor was bound with his hands and feet, unable to move in the air, and could only turn his neck from side to side to look. A gust of wind blew his leather gloves away.

Alas--the Governor stretched out his hand to grab it, how could it be reached under the strong wind, and even more so he was still tied with his hands, and he could only watch the glove whirl down, and then seem to be swallowed by a golden flame mouth.

Suddenly, he saw that the ring on his left hand quickly emitted a purplish-red halo, getting bigger and brighter. The stone bird under him suddenly stiffened in the air, and he felt the bird's breath of life flow away suddenly, and clamped the bird's back hard, but there was no response.

Birds, in petrification.

It's almost a matter of a few seconds, Dadu and the bird didn't even stay in the air, directly according to the trajectory of the glove just now, falling in a spiral, Dadu saw that the birds around him were petrifying and falling at the same time, just like a mosquito that was electrocuted by an electric mosquito lamp, and he didn't even have time to call.

The fall is getting faster and faster, the heat wave is getting hotter and hotter, and most of the governor's hearts are about to jump out of their throats, as if they have seen the fireballs in the sea of fire that have not yet jumped out, and they are about to devour everything with their teeth and claws.

There were still more than a hundred meters away from the sea of magma and fire at the bottom of the valley, and most of the governors shook the bird's head like crazy, but there was no response. He forced himself to calm down, the bird started petrifying after the glove fell, what about the glove, the ring, the ring? He hurriedly looked to his left hand, the halo of the ring blending perfectly into the night, illuminating the surrounding area purple red. Yes, it's the reason for the ring. Cover, cover the ring. How to cover?

The Grand Governor tried hard to pull his hand out of the noose. Nima, you dead Jayron, tied so tightly, next time Lao Tzu will tie your trouser belt so tightly, let you and pull in your pants. Fortunately, he has practiced some kung fu to break free, and he pulled his hand out with a whoosh, how to cover it?

Seeing that the sea of fire was getting closer and closer, the ejected magma looked like the mad dog called the ark in the neighbor's house was about to bite the butt of the Metropolitan Governor who climbed over the wall and stole the genetically modified bud rice.

With that, the Governor took a hard bite on the little finger and held the ring and finger in his mouth. There was no way out, he had to do it here. If it still doesn't work, just leave it to fate. Zhou Yu closed his eyes and remembered Xiaofang, a girl in the village when he was sixteen years old.

The fall continues, and it seems that this time it is a dead end. The Metropolitan Governor smiled, it's really interesting, if you don't die, you won't die!

Click-woo-, just when he thought he was going to die, a terrible howl called him back from the ghost gate. Then he felt the giant bird under his crotch flapping its wings violently, climbing rapidly, flapping twice, then retracting its wings and running up like a rocket, repeating itself. Except for a few of the other giant birds that fell on the mountain wall, most of them woke up, lifted their petrification, and climbed up one by one howling, and flew forward with the head bird.

Frightened to death, the Metropolitan Governor just wanted to catch his breath, but found that he still had a ring and a little finger in his mouth, and quickly held his breath. This is too inconvenient, it is difficult to grasp the balance, and the Metropolitan Governor thought about it, and took the ring off with his tongue and put it under the tongue so that he could free his hands.

"Who are you?" Suddenly, the strange bird spoke, and most of the governor's crotch trembled in fright, and almost urinated on it.

"Me? I, I'm someone else ... β€œ

"Someone else? Who are the others? Why ride on me? β€œ

"So you know I'm riding on you?"

"Of course, we can't see, but we have a keen sense of smell, and I can smell the breath on my back. I just didn't think about it at first! β€œ

"Oh, I'm a tourist. Today I bought a ticket for a day trip at the Tourist Distribution Center at the north gate of the Forbidden City, and then I don't know how the tour guide pulled me here, these grandsons, I called 12315 to complain when I went back. β€œ

"Nonsense, what holy things do you have?"

"Holy relics? What do you mean? β€œ

"That's what you used to petrify us."

"Oh, it's a ring."

"Oh? Ring! β€œ

While the Governor and the Bird Head were talking, a group of stone birds had already flown over the sea of magma and landed firmly on the ground across the opposite cliff. The Governor hurriedly hunched down, pulled his legs and untied the rope, and tossed for a long time before rolling off the giant bird and falling to the ground.

The ground here was not sand, but when the Governor touched it with his hand, it was warm and damp, short and fluffy, like a kind of moss. When he stood up and saw what was in front of him, he could put a fist in his mouth.

In front of me was a dammed lake at the top of a hill, and the edge of the lake was covered with this blue, velvety moss, which looked like a noble blue carpet from a distance. The lake is sparkling and colorful, constantly changing colors, red, yellow, blue, green, purple, and so on. The purple and red, neon-like lake reflects the four round moons, like a dream, like a drunkenness.

"Boy, don't be ignorant." A giant bird came up to him and kicked him with its huge claws.

"I don't know how to lift?" The Metropolitan Governor has come up on the ground, and I don't care if you ask for the money you just used to play the roller coaster! In a fit of rage, he spat out the ring and held it up towards the moon with his hand.

The surrounding giant birds began to petrify from their claws.

"Slow, slow, have something to say, hero!" The head bird hurriedly stopped him.

"It's like a human saying." The Governor put the ring on his hand and put his hand under his armpit over his shoulder, and the petrified legs gradually returned to normal.

"Hero, may I ask what is the matter with my clan this time?" The head bird asked.

"Oh, this, no hurry, no hurry. You answer me a few questions first, and I'll answer you a few more questions. What does Brother Bird think? The Grand Governor smiled.

"Excuse me, I know everything."

"Do you know this ring?"

"The old man can't see it, can you please describe it to my brother."

"Well, a fuchsia gemstone in the shape of a pentagram is set in the ring, and the ring is engraved with a crescent-shaped logo." The Metropolitan Governor took it out and looked at it, and hurriedly put it back under his armpit.

"Pentagram, crescent?" The bird bowed its head and groaned.

"Is itβ€”Is it the Cursed Pupil?"

"Cursed Pupil? What is that? Zhou Yu asked curiously.

"Legend has it that this borderless land had a group of divine soldiers in ancient times, divided into two factions, yin and yang. One faction is blessed by the sun, representing yang; One sucks the moon and shines, representing yin. The two factions slaughtered and fought each other all day long, in order to destroy each other and unify the continent. However, it backfired, and after a terrible battle and a ruthless betrayal, all of these divine soldiers were finally killed, and none of them remained. Legend has it that only one survived. β€œ

"What does that have to do with this cursed pupil?"

"The Divine Soldiers of the Divine Weapons back then all had different holy relics, and this Cursed Pupil originally belonged to the Divine Soldier Xun, and there were five of his holy relics, the Cursed Pupil, the Sword of Atonement, the Armor of Anointing, the Foot of Promise, and the Wings of Mercy. Holding five holy relics at the same time allows Xun's power to be maximized. However, after the Holy War, Xun's relics were scattered throughout the Borderlands and were never seen again. β€œ

"Oh, then why can the Cursed Pupil petrify you?"

"My people are called gargoyles, and they can only be transformed into flesh on the night of the full moon. As you can see, I waited for the night to transform in order to soak in this lake. The lake is called Ambilight, and only regular soaking in this Ambilight can keep our body as hard as iron and strong for a long time, and once we leave the water for a long time, our body will rot. β€œ

"Please continue!" The Metropolitan Governor was a little puzzled, he couldn't figure out why he was exact, he just felt that there was something strange in this matter.

"This cursed pupil is a yin thing, unfathomable and extremely powerful, once we and other nocturnal things encounter this kind of yin thing, they will be absorbed into the essence and quickly petrified." As he spoke, the strange bird bent its head and pointed it at the Governor with a hollow hole, as if he were smiling. Looking at a screaming skeleton mask smiling at him, he was as bold as the Grand Governor, and he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

The Governor hurriedly took a few steps back and stopped at the edge of the lake.

"Don't come here, Brother Bird, I'm a little uncomfortable with being so close to other people, especially men, although I always wish I had a big bird!"

"So, now it's my turn to ask questions?" The gargoyle leader craned his neck and bent his head at the Governor with a smirk.

"Uh, uh, just ask." The Metropolitan Governor touched the ring on his hand, how did he feel that these gargoyles had bad intentions?

"Who are you?"

"Me? I am an envoy of the Lord of Destruction. The Governor of the Metropolis said nonsense, he knew that the most famous person on this continent was the Lord of Destruction, and at this time he could only bring out this old miscellaneous hair to scare them.

"Lord of Destruction? Envoy? The gargoyle leader seemed unconvinced, but he didn't seem sure.

"Since you're the envoy of the Lord of Destruction, why don't you know about the Cursed Pupil?"

"Why do you really think I don't know? Silly bird, I'm testing you. Also, the Lord of Destruction and the Earth King Tsukasa have instructed me to see if you are serious and hard-working, down-to-earth, hard-working, and willing to lead by example, and whether you are willing to be absolutely loyal and serve the overall situation. The Metropolitan Governor spat lotus flowers, spraying the ghosts in the clouds, and the leader shook his head, not knowing whether to believe it or not.

"Okay, stop talking nonsense, I don't have that much time to play a happy dictionary with you. Listen, Tuwangzuka asked me to crusade against the Kankun tribe, and now the army is assembled on the other side, and I will work hard for you tonight to help the envoy bring the army over. Afterwards, the earth king was rewarded. The Grand Governor turned his hands behind his back to them, facing the Ambilight, and the seven-colored lake reflected the incredible grimacets of the gargoyles.

"In that case, please also ask the envoy to show the Earth King Token, so that Paltz can help you with peace of mind." The gargoyle leader bowed.

It turns out that the name of this gargoyle is Paltz, but where did the Metropolitan Governor get the Earth King Token, and these stories made up in a hurry are nothing more than to save his life and trick the gargoyle into transporting the army across Death Canyon, but this is not difficult for him.

"This expedition has experienced several major battles, through snow-capped mountains, across grasslands, and flying over widows' villages, which has unfortunately lost the token. But you don't have to worry about Paltz, you can't do the job for nothing, can you? Can a job done well be done without funds? If you do a good job, can you not be considered first when you are promoted and appointed? The Lord of Destruction has an order, if this mission is completed, this cursed pupil in my hand will be your reward! At the end, the Governor deliberately shouted at the top of his voice.

For a moment, the gargoyles on the opposite side were in a commotion around Paltz, and the chatter was incessant, and most of the governors could not understand what they were saying. I just kept muttering in my heart. It seems that this cursed pupil is very attractive to them.

"How's that, Paltz? Can you take this job? In my opinion, you are a sure-fire deal, and if another envoy comes, if you don't give you this cursed pupil, will you have to sell your life? If it weren't for the kindness of the house, you wouldn't have gotten this treasure even if you lost the coffin! β€œ

"The Partzdai people have thanked the envoy, and you have a point. I'll go back to meet the army in the valley. Paltz bent down and bowed again.

"Wait, you listen to me. When you fly to the mouth of the stone cave, you just have to say loudly, 'I love Sora Aoi', this is the joint code, the leader who comes out, you show him this. The Governor said and handed him the whip as a token. When Zhou Yu handed the Paltz whip, he saw that they had hands, but compared to the huge lower limbs, they could be described as mini. The arms that were as dry as dry branches had no muscles, basically two dry bones, and most of them stuck out their tongues, and Mei Chaofeng's hands were just like that.

"Also, how can you carry weight?"

"The weight of an ordinary person can carry two people to jump over the valley at a time." Paltz replied.

"Okay, then I guess I'll have to go back and forth three times, thank you for your hard work." The Grand Governor grinned in gratitude.

"Your Excellency, then we're going to go, and don't forget to fulfill your promise when it's done." By the time the Grand Governor heard Paltz's last words, the gargoyle army had already roared and rushed into the air. Suddenly, the whole world fell silent.

The Metropolitan Governor looked at the dove-like black shadows flying in the sky and slowly turned around, looking at the seven-colored lake and pondering. The water of this lake is incredible, although it is on the edge of Death Canyon, but there is a slight coolness to stand here, and the surface of the water is red, green, and blue, which makes people who pay attention to it feel refreshed and beautiful. He stood there for a moment, closed his eyes and immediately felt refreshed, and the lake seemed to have a cleansing effect on the soul.

Paltz said that taking a bath is good for your health, just like soaking in a hot spring? Zhou Yu didn't believe its nonsense. Paltz also said that the Cursed Pupil was a thing of the most yin, and it had the miraculous effect of ingesting their souls, and Zhou Yu did not believe it.

There are several reasons for this: First, these gargoyles return to their souls at night and are petrified at sunrise, indicating that it is the sun that really petrifies them, that is to say, only the most yang thing is their nemesis. There must be other reasons why this cursed pupil can make them petrify instantly. Second, according to common sense, if soaking Ambilight is to keep the flesh from rotting, then why not simply dig here to survive, so as to avoid the tedious task of crossing the valley of death again and again. Therefore, it is untenable to say that people who come to take a bath exclusively. Third, it wasn't his fictional identity that really drove the Gargoyle to be the Grand Governor's porter, but the Cursed Pupil.

Just one move made the Metropolitan Governor suspicious, and it was a huge sinus. That is, when they heard about the exchange of interests, the gargoyle talked about it, and it can be seen that they don't care about the King of Destruction and the Earth King Tsukasa at all, otherwise they can't just cheer long live or pout their butts. Imagine, the leader gives you a task and says that you will receive a bonus after completion, do you hurriedly express your position in person or discuss how much money you will give in person? Fools know. From this, it can be seen that there is! Cat! Greasy!

After a while, the first batch of sergeants transported the officers over, including Tuda, Lu Bu and others. After the fall, they surrounded the Governor and asked questions about each other, as if they hadn't seen each other for a century. The gargoyles dropped their soldiers and turned back to carry them again.

"Governor, how did you convince these strange birds to be willing to be porters?" Tuda asked in surprise.

"Oh, I gave them a condition they couldn't refuse!"

"Can't refuse?" Tuda wondered.

"Yes, the order goes down. The whole army is ready for war, I suspect that these gargoyles have bad intentions, listen to my orders, once the war starts, immediately kill, not a single one will be left! The Governor whispered resolutely.

"But their steel-like skin and bones can still dodge into the air." Tuda was a little frustrated.

"Don't worry, your mission is to fight, not to win." The Grand Governor smiled.