From afar, it is one of the many courtyards in the mountain village. The layout is the same as that of the courtyard in Beijing, but it is just a courtyard with a entrance, sitting in the north and facing south. The courtyard is no different, it is the people in the courtyard who attract the eyes of the nine and a half.

It was a whole house of old people.

It's strange, is there a nursing home in this era, and it is impossible for three dollars to open an almshouse.

Then why are there so many elderly people in Sanqian's family?

With doubts, Jiuhan looked at Wu Liangzi. But Wu Liangzi didn't respond to his eyes, just looked straight at the courtyard, his eyes were calm, and the ancient well was unwavering.

Since then, Jiu Ban and Wu Liangzi have no words for a while, only the words of some nearby villagers appear in their ears from time to time.

"You said that three dollars, so honest a person, how can you say crazy and go crazy?"

"Who knows, did you do evil and be robbed, or did you suffer impermanence?"

"Hey...... It's a shame that someone healed him, otherwise this thief would be too unfair!"

"Yes, you said that such a charity-hearted child, why did you ......"

......

The words drifted in the ears with the breeze, and the leaves rustled across the mountains. At this moment, a strange feeling of guilt appeared in Jiuhan's heart. It's just that whether this mood is because of the malice towards Sanqian or the denial of his own heart, it is unknown.

It was getting dark, and it was about to enter dusk. Warm sunlight lazily sprinkled over the forest, adding a harmonious color to the green. But in those places where the sun is not transparent, Jiu Ban is following Wu Liangzi step by step to climb the mountain. Lu Shu didn't follow, but the mountain road Jiuban had been walking for five hours, and he hadn't reached his destination from early morning to sunset, which made Jiuhan's heart a little broken. His own not very strong body is difficult to withstand this kind of long-distance travel, maybe for Wu Liangzi this is just the most basic part of walking the whole world, but in the eyes of Jiuhan, it is simply the longest torture he has ever suffered in his life.

And the tortured Nine and a Half almost chattered all the way.

"My Wu Xiaoguo Teacher, have we arrived?"

"It's been a day, and you didn't say to take a break and drink water?"

"Didn't you already have three dollars to take someone to find Weicao? why are we going so far with such effort......

Etcetera.

Although there was a lot of nonsense in Jiuhan, Wu Liangzi ignored him along the way. Except for stopping to make simple eye contact with him when he was resting, Wu Liangzi didn't say a word, which made Jiu Ban very angry. Time passed minute by minute, and just when they were tired of walking and were about to erupt, they suddenly walked out of the jungle, and the scenery in front of them suddenly opened up: after walking out of the jungle, a hillside of small size appeared in front of them. The hillside is still flat, and there is a cave on the slope, the entrance of which is dark and deep, and no one knows what is inside.

Seeing the hillside and the entrance of the cave, Wu Liangzi finally spoke: "Sanqian did take people to collect Weicao, but if you really want to completely solve the epidemic in Yubei City, another important medicine introduction for medicine is jade inkstone." ”

"Jade inkstone?The jade inkstone that has been formed in the legend for 3,000 years and has become fragrant for 6,000 years?" Jiu Ban was almost stunned, and then exclaimed. Of course, he knew that only in the stalactite grotto, where the essence of heaven and earth was located, a certain stalactite that was ignited by the aura of heaven and earth could be conceived for nine thousand years before it could appear, and its rarity was self-evident!

"That's right, it's jade inkstone. As he spoke, Wu Liangzi took out a jade box from his arms, tried it, and then continued: "How many weeds do you think there can be near Yubei City? It is estimated that if there is no jade inkstone, even if we light the weeds near Yubei City, it will not be enough for medicine." The addition of jade inkstone incense will be different, jade inkstone incense can increase the medicinal effect by a hundred times, and a teaspoon of jade inkstone incense is enough for the production of this antidote. ”

"Then what are you waiting for? Let's go!" As soon as he heard that the effect of the jade inkstone incense was so powerful, and he had never seen such a precious heaven and earth treasure, he rushed out with one arrow step. In fact, jade inkstone incense can indeed be called a kind of treasure of heaven and earth, after all, it can only be formed for 9,000 years, how can ordinary people find it?

It's just that before Nine and a Half really rushed out, layers of rapidly growing vines suddenly appeared under his feet, and they immediately dragged him to the ground. Jiu Ban had just fallen into the mud when Wu Liangzi's voice came into his ears: "Jiu Ban, are you crazy? Don't act rashly to alarm the Beast King! Do you really think that this jade inkstone is all Chinese cabbage, you can go and take it? All the treasures born from the sky must be guarded by the Beast King." ”

Indeed, as Wu Liangzi said, the process of finding and collecting things at the level of jade inkstone incense is very difficult, if it weren't for Wu Liangzi's master telling her the time and place when and where several heavenly and earthly treasures will definitely appear before she traveled, I'm afraid that even her Wu Liangzi would be looking for a needle in a haystack. But the fortunate thing is that the appearance of this jade inkstone incense is at the right time.

But despite Wu Liangzi's reminder and obstruction, Jiuhan still paid the price for his recklessness. After he pounced, two bright lights suddenly lit up in the dark and deep cavern. The lights were dim, but they were extremely dazzling, like the North Star in the night sky.

But Wu Liangzi knew that it was not the North Star, but the eyes of the Beastmaster.

Under the gaze of Jiu Ban and Wu Liangzi, a huge tiger head slowly poked out of the hole. The two eyes on the tiger's head were as bright as torches, as if flames were burning in them.

The roar of "!! roar" shook the sky, almost breaking the courage of nine and a half years. He trembled and said to Wu Liangzi: "This is ...... You said...... Beastmaster?"

Wu Liangzi was also shocked, she regained her concentration and then stared at the tiger head that had been pillowed on her two huge claws as if she hadn't found Jiu Ban and herself, and said slowly: "That's the Tailed Fire Beast King." The appearance of the Tailed Fire Beast is no different from that of an ordinary tiger, but the difference is that this species is fiery red, and it is ...... That tail can control the fire. ”

"Fire Control ??!" Jiu Ban was shocked and bounced up at once, but then he was slapped down by Wu Liangzi. "Of course it's fire control, otherwise why call it a tailed fire beast instead of a fire tiger?" In fact, Wu Liangzi was a little angry at this time, she thought to herself why this person is so stupid, isn't he the prince of the country of the negative one? muttering, Wu Liangzi said slightly angrily: "Nine and a half, you can't do it!"

She seemed to want to say something, but at this time, the face of Jiu and a half ** turned around, and said with a smile: "Okay~ Of course, how can a man say no?"

Holding back the idea of kicking on Jiuhan's buttocks, Wu Liangzi suppressed the fluctuations in his heart and said to Jiuhan with a serious face: "Didn't you tell you that it would alarm the Beast King?" What if the Fire Beast King found us and Yu Yanxiang couldn't get the epidemic in Handyu Tablet City?" Seeing Wu Liangzi's serious little face, Jiuhan also put away his hippie smile. Wu Liangzi is right, after all, if the jade inkstone can't get it, it will be difficult to cure the epidemic in Yubei City, and if he can't cure the disease, he won't have a chance to enter the palace to face the saint. Even if it is for the sake of being able to return to the country, he should help Wu Liangzi get the jade inkstone incense first.

But this little girl has two moments, huh?" Jiu Ban thought to himself, but didn't say anything more.

Handing over the jade box in his hand to Jiuhan, Wu Liangzi's expression became a little more serious. She looked at Jiuhan, then at the deep cave, and said solemnly: "Jiuhan, I'll drag the beast king in a while, and you go and get the jade inkstone." Not much, half a fist-sized one is enough. Tell me, can you do it?"

"Me, me, me..... I don't think it's okay....." Jiu Ban's face showed a look of embarrassment, but when he saw the extremely determined expression on Wu Liangzi's face, when he saw Wu Liangzi's expression that read "You can do it, you have to do it, you have to do it", he finally gave in. "Okay, okay, I think it's okay...... Can I do it?" you swear. "I swear!"

The beastmaster at the entrance of the cave turned over, and didn't care whether the two of them swore or not.

After glancing at Jiu Ban, Wu Liangzi didn't speak anymore and rushed out directly. Looking at the back of Wu Liangzi waving his staff, he was stunned, and then rushed out. Although it was only a few seconds before and after, he had actually been thrown far away by Wu Liangzi.

The two of them rushed out one after the other, rushing from the jungle to a relatively flat place, and it was impossible for the beastmaster not to see it. In fact, since he was able to cultivate to the level of the Beast King, which spirit beast didn't have some housekeeping skills? The Tailed Fire Beast King actually knew about the existence of Wu Liangzi and Jiuhan for a long time, but he didn't pay too much attention to it. As soon as Jiu Ban followed Wu Liangzi and rushed out of the jungle, the Tailed Fire Beast King reacted immediately. There wasn't even a superfluous beast roar, and the huge claws of the beast king slapped towards Wu Liangzi's figure.

It stands to reason that any spirit beast that has evolved to the stage of the Beastmaster will not have such a huge size, but this Beastmaster is obviously beyond the expectations of the two. Although the huge beast claws that shot from the air looked extremely slow, they were powerful and descended with an incomparably huge pressure. The beast's claws were in the air, and when she got closer, Wu Liangzi realized that something was wrong: why did this beast king's claws turn out to be bigger than her own body???

However, at this time, it was too late to think about it, and in the face of the huge pressure that had increased in vain, Wu Liangzi put the staff on his chest, and the mantra silently recited the "Earth Guarding Technique". A wall of earth rose from the ground in vain, and stood in front of her and the great claws. But after all, he was still in a hurry, and he almost used eighty percent of his claw unintentionally, how could Wu Liangzi's weak earthen wall be able to resist it?

Taking advantage of the battle between the Beastmaster and Wu Liangzi, Jiuhan went directly out from Wu Liangzi's left side. He originally thought that it was the dead end of the battle between the Beast King and Wu Liangzi, and he was about to rush into the cave in one fell swoop when the old power of the Fire Beast King had just gone to the new force, but what he didn't expect was that the Beast King turned his head, and a ball of flame exhaled from its mouth, heading straight for the position of Nine Half.

And the contempt in that eye was not much less than when he looked at Wu Liangzi.

The fireball descended, and in an instant, it blasted nine and a half feet away. After a few rolls, when he got up in disgrace, he saw the beastmaster himself slowly walking out of the cave, and his huge body seemed to be about to open the world, which was very terrifying. At this moment, even Wu Liangzi flinched a little, after all, such a huge body can no longer be called a spirit beast, in Wu Liangzi's cognition, this seems to be a kind of monster?

Probably.

Wu Liangzi, who was knocked to the ground, suddenly felt a deep sense of powerlessness from the depths of her heart, she seemed to want to give up, but how could she give up? She is Shaohong's disciple, can this difficulty stump her? Although facing the almost irresistible pressure in the face of the huge Tailed Fire Beast King's own heart, Wu Liangzi rekindled his confidence in an instant when he thought that there were so many people in Yubei City who were suffering from epidemics waiting to be treated.

Since you want to do something, you have to do it with all your might. Thinking of this, Wu Liangzi jumped up suddenly, and the staff was placed on his chest Wu Liangzi recited the incantation again, but this time it was not as simple as "soil control". The spell that took longer to prepare and was more powerful was gradually taking shape on Wu Liangzi's body, and just as the Tailed Fire Beast King slowly walked towards her step by step, layers of jade light began to converge on this woman's body, getting brighter and brighter, more and more dazzling.

The scene of the woman floating in the air becoming more and more radiant was like the elf of the forest descending, and even the nine and a half were stunned.

But it was obvious that Wu Liangzi didn't give Jiu Ban a chance to continue to be in a daze, just when the green light was getting more and more abundant, she shouted loudly to Jiu Ban: "Jiu Ban! Don't be in a daze! I will use all my strength to drag the Beast King in a while, but the time is very short, after the spell is launched, you only have seven breaths to enter the cave to find the jade Yan Xiang and then bring it out." You only have seven breaths, you know?!!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he almost didn't give Jiu Ban time to react, and Wu Liangzi's spell was immediately activated. The almost extreme green light that gathered on her body instantly poured into the ground beneath her feet, speeding towards the land beneath the Beastmaster's feet. In the next second, a large number of vines spread in the ground under the Beastmaster's feet, and then instantly flew up and wrapped the Beastmaster's body. Each of the vines was as thick as an arm, like one giant python after another trapping the Beastmaster's figure, seemingly immobilizing him.

Hurry, everything is happening so fast. Wu Liangzi's technique was launched extremely quickly, and after Jiuhan received the order, it also bounced out almost instantly, but faster than them, a slightly sarcastic low male voice reached the ears of the two: "Little girl, I think you can say goodbye to this world in less than three breaths." ”

Who is it? Who is speaking? When they heard this voice, Wu Liangzi and Jiu Ban were stunned, could it be that there was a third person present besides the two of them?

Looking around and hoping that no one could be found, until Wu Liangzi turned her gaze to the Tailed Fire Beast King, until her gaze met the Tailed Fire Beast King's mocking eyes, her heart instantly cooled through.

It turned out that he was not injured when he met just now, but the beastmaster had some spare hand; it turned out that everything was in the calculation of this monster; it turned out that the strength of the enemy had far exceeded his own estimates!

Immediately afterwards, a terrifying picture appeared in front of Wu Liangzi's eyes: I saw that the thick vines that were only wrapped around the Tailed Fire Beast King were burned in an instant, and then a huge beast claw burning with flames directly slapped at Wu Liangzi. Faced with such a huge gap in strength, Wu Liangzi seems to have accepted his fate. The huge beast claws descended quickly, and Wu Liangzi slowly closed his eyes as if facing his imminent death. But just a second before it was all about to end, a sudden change occurred! a figure that was obviously taller than himself suddenly appeared between himself and the beast's claws. Who is this? Nine-and-a-half? Don't!

But before Wu Liangzi's "don't" was spoken, a huge force came, and he was knocked far away by the figure in front of him.

The softness of the body in front of her body contrasted so strongly with the hardness of the rock behind her, and under the cross of double pain, Wu Liangzi hugged the person in front of her tightly with her barely damaged consciousness, and then the healing technique was activated. At this moment, what this girl can do is to use her only remaining physical strength to heal the wounds of the person in front of her, otherwise what else can she do? The spell "Growth of All Things" that she just launched has almost exhausted all her energy, and what this girl is doing at this moment is not so much saving people as fishing with all her might.

Nine-and-a-half, nine-and-a-half, why are you so stupid, why do you want to succeed in this hero's way of blocking this blow for me? You should know that if you survive, it will mean much more to the world than if I survived......

Thinking so in his heart, Wu Liangzi's eyes couldn't help but shed two lines of tears.