Chapter 15: Monster Slaying in the Night
When the water of Mingjing Lake was churning, the clear sky was instantly covered by dark clouds, and a gust of yin wind hit, and the dead wood and peach blossoms, as if resurrected, flew towards Mingjing Lake along the yin wind. The busy villagers in Taoyuan were alarmed by this phenomenon, stopped their work, and looked towards Mingjing Lake.
Tang Xi watched the reflection of the clear lake disappear, and something with a huge mouth rushed out of the bottom of the lake. Tang Xi's face turned pale, and his body instinctively stepped back. Han Ningzhu on the side, his face was bloodless, and his body forgot to move. Tang Xi woke up instantly, and he didn't know where he got the strength, so he grabbed Han Ning Zhu and pulled it away.
The giant mouth rushed out, and the attack missed, and the body sank to the bottom of the lake. The splash caused by the giant object soaked the clothes of Tang Xi and Han Ning Bamboo. The splash of water with a cool feeling woke up Tang Xi and Han Ning Bamboo. And all of this happened in no more than five breaths, and Tang Xi didn't even see what this giant mouth looked like.
The sound of water at Mingjing Lake alarmed the surrounding villagers. The villagers quickly rushed over and saw that Tang Xi and Han Ningzhu were safe and sound, and they were only wet with some water.
"Don't go near Spiegel Lake, you are so bold that you won't come back soon. Zhao San shouted. The villagers stopped three zhang away from Mingjing Lake, and no one approached Tangxi.
Tang Xi sat down on the ground, gasped for a few breaths in his mouth, smiled and showed excitement in his heart, wiped the water droplets on his forehead, got up and supported the bloodless Han Ning Bamboo, and walked towards the villagers with his little feet.
Tang Xi had just walked less than three steps when he saw Zhao San and the other villagers, their faces were frightened, and their bodies trembled and looked behind them. Tang Xi saw that the villagers' eyes were strange, and when he looked back, he didn't know if he didn't see it, and he was startled when he saw it.
I saw that one wide and two feet, black like a tentacle, quietly appeared behind Tang Xi, and on the tentacles, there was a white thing, like a tongue coating. Tangxi, which is close at hand, can still smell a strange and unpleasant smell. Tang Xi suddenly felt that his whole body was cold, and cold sweat surfaced on his forehead, intersecting with water droplets.
Han Ningzhu seemed to be frightened, and his whole body was demented. Tang Xi, who had a clear mind, used all his strength to push Han Ningzhu away, and his eyes looked directly at this strange tentacle. The tentacles were in front of Tang Xi's forehead, as if they were teasing Tang Xi, not up or down, just quietly erected in front of Tang Xi.
Tang Xi moved to the left, and the tentacles also moved to the left. Tang Xi took a step forward, and the tentacles followed suit. Tang Xi felt a sense of being molested. Tang Xi was helpless, attracted the tentacles away, and asked the villagers to save Han Ningzhu, Tang Xi ran towards the villagers regardless of 3721.
The tentacles followed behind Tang Xi, unhurried, and followed closely. Just as Tang Xi fled from Mingjing Lake, the tentacles also followed. At this moment, on the branches of the dead peach tree, the peach blossoms fell one after another, followed by a gust of wind, and converged towards Mingjing Lake, like flower fairies singing and dancing in the wind.
Three feet away from Mingjing Lake, the peach petals that converge form a barrier to block the tentacles. The tentacles couldn't follow up, as if angry. After several collisions, he failed to break out. The peach blossoms are scattered, the tentacles are covered with petals, and the black is replaced by pink.
As if the tentacles had been terribly attacked, the lake roared, and the long tentacles disappeared. The clouds dissipated and the sun was shining. It was as if nothing had happened, except for the thin peach petals left on the shore.
"You two go back and prepare to be punished!" Zhao San said angrily.
After Tang Xi left the Peach Blossom Forest with everyone, a short white-bearded old man appeared in the Peach Blossom Forest, smiled, and said to himself: "Stinky boy, my curiosity is so heavy, I can't scare you to death." After the white-bearded old man finished speaking, his body disappeared into the mirror lake.
After returning to his residence, Zhao San told Han's mother what happened in the peach blossom forest. Han's mother, who was still waiting for Han Ningzhu to eat, held a broom in her hand, and hit Han Ningzhu all on her. As Tang Xi, who was clamoring to go to the peach grove, he was not punished in any way. Tang Xi was apologetic, and Tang Xi ate a few bites at lunch, came to the outside of the wooden house, and looked at Mingjing Lake in the peach blossom forest.
Tang Xi felt guilty in his heart, obviously it was his own mistake, and it was Han Ningzhu who was punished. Tang Xi really wanted to rush into Mingjing Lake to teach this monster a lesson. Tang Xi thought of a lot of ways, but he couldn't think of a good way, and Tang Xi didn't even get an answer to what this thing was called.
Han Ningzhu hid in his room, his eyes red. In Han Ningzhu's memory, his mother never beat herself. And this time it was obviously Tang Xi's fault, and it was himself who was punished. The more Han Ningzhu thought about it, the more angry he became, and he was even full of hatred for Tang Xi in his heart.
At night, the apologetic Tang Xi looked for Han Ningzhu. Han Ningzhu closed the door tightly, and Tang Xi left with a disgraced face.
The next day, Tang Xi went to the village school after dinner, and Han Ningzhu was still hiding in his room and sulking. In class, Tang Xi asked Mr. Zhang about the things in Mingjing Lake. The gentleman was full of knowledge and did not give Tang Xi any answer.
Tang Xi, who was depressed, left the private school dejectedly. After returning to the residence, I saw that Han Ningzhu was still sullen. Tang Xi has apologized many times, and Han Ningzhu has always regarded Tang Xi as an air-like existence.
Tang Xi slept on the bed, and after thinking about it, he finally made a decision.
As night fell, Taoyuan Village fell silent again, with the crescent moon hanging high and the stars twinkling. The dim lights in the villagers' homes have been extinguished. Tang Xi pushed open the door, holding a kitchen knife in his left hand and lamp oil in his right hand, and walked in the direction of Mingjing Lake.
This is the decision Tang Xi made, he wants to destroy this unknown monster. Even if he fails and dies, Tang Xi must be like this. Because Tang Xi is not used to the feeling of being isolated. Tang Xi clearly remembered at this moment that he didn't say three words for a whole day. At the same time, Tang Xi believed that the water monster was injured by the peach blossoms, and it must be very weak.
Tang Xi placed the only two copper coins on his body on the wooden table, as well as a farewell book.
The night breeze caressed, and Tang Xi walked towards the peach blossom forest in the faint moonlight. When he arrived at the Peach Blossom Forest, Tang Xi tied a water-soaked cloth towel to his face, and looked at the farmer on the mountain, his eyes showing reluctance.
"Old man, I'm going to kill the demon, you have to remember to save me!" Tang Xi seemed to be muttering to himself.
Tang Xi's small body appeared at a distance of three zhang from Mingjing Lake. Tang Xi picked up a bunch of peach petals from under the peach tree and picked up some dead branches. Carefully outside the Spiegel Lake, a rectangular position was set up, and the whole pot of lamp oil was poured on the peach blossoms. After everything was done, Tang Xi was satisfied.
"Little worm, you come out, the master is not afraid of you. After Tang Xi walked to a distance of less than a zhang from Mingjing Lake, he held a kitchen knife in his hand and shouted loudly with vigilance.
Tang Xi's tender voice did not cause half a wave in Mingjing Lake. Tang Xi picked up the dead branches, threw them into the lake, and mustered up the courage to roar again: "Little worm, grandpa is here, are you afraid, aren't you very fierce, come out!"
Tang Xi still didn't see any reaction from the lake, so he walked forward a few more times, only to see that there was nothing else on the lake except for the reflection of the crescent moon and starry sky.
"Little worm, you can't come out, if you don't come again, the master will go back to sleep. Tang Xi saw that the lake was calm, and his heart relaxed slightly, and at this moment, a tentacle was quietly revealed.