Chapter 91: Returning Home
Keep up your support...... The results are so dismal......
Mo Lin lived in the swamp for another month, and he wanted to leave several times, but he was politely rejected by Snake Jiuyou because his injuries had not healed. 3
Aside from not being able to leave the swamp, Mo Lin could do whatever he wanted, which also gave him the opportunity to learn about the lives of the demon beasts.
The monsters live in the deepest part of the swamp, and the miasma here is thick like a pulp, which is extremely toxic. The demon beasts have long been accustomed to the poisonous miasma, and they can live in the poisonous miasma at will, but Mo Lin can't.
If he wanted to get out of the Demon God Temple, Mo Lin had to carry a miasma avoidance stone on his body, and a protective film would naturally form around his body to protect him from the poisonous miasma.
"If you want to attack the swamp in the future, you should advise the giant to prepare more of this ore." Mo Lin thought so in his heart at first.
But after a month of living, he put that thought behind him.
The world of demon beasts was a little different from Mo Lin's imagination, before coming here, he thought that the swamp was full of wild land, and there was no way to survive in the poisonous miasma.
But what he didn't expect was that the monsters were not only able to live freely in the depths of the swamp, but even lived quite well.
With the Demon God Temple as the center of the circle, a huge demon beast city is formed within a radius of five miles. There are probably tens of thousands of demon beasts in the city, and the prosperity level is not far behind even compared to the city of a hundred soldiers.
Around the city, there are farmlands cultivated by the monsters, and many strange crops are grown, such as a kind of "meat tree" that can only survive in the miasma, and the fruit of this tree is similar to pork, which is the main food of the monsters.
In addition to farmland, there are also pastures that raise food livestock, and the output is enough to supply the food needs of tens of thousands of demon beasts.
The monsters also built an underground canal to pump clean water from the ground to the surface. They used livestock to pedal a huge waterwheel to fetch water, and the design of the waterwheel was so innovative that Mo Lin was obsessed with research for two days.
In addition to these living facilities, the city of monsters also has residential areas and commercial areas just like human cities.
Monsters rarely live in houses, they retain their ancient habits, preferring to build nests in trees and dig holes underground. Although there are no trees in the Swamp, they are made of dirt to look like large trees. Some monsters build nests in pillars, while others simply dig a hole in the middle of the pillar to live in.
The commercial area is actually just a few small stalls, selling all kinds of groceries in addition to food. Among the strange goods are crude weapons created by the monsters themselves, props used to perform witchcraft, and raw materials such as herbs and ores, many of which are extremely precious, but in the trade of the monsters, they are surprisingly cheap.
Although Mo Lin's eyes lit up, the transactions here were all barter, and he had nothing else to change except for the Yang Blade, so he could only swallow his saliva and watch those precious minerals being exchanged for a few pieces of flesh tree fruit like garbage.
At first, Mo Lin was very disgusted with demon beasts, and the centuries-old war between humans and demon beasts forged an indelible hatred. In the education he received since he was a child, Mo Lin thought that all the demon beasts were extremely dirty, they were cannibalistic, cruel and greedy.
In the ambush of the swamp and the siege of the city of the Hundred Soldiers, Mo Lin also saw the bloodthirsty side of the demon beasts. However, when Mo Lin wandered around the city, he could see the cute side of the monsters.
They all had loud voices, greeting each other in the lingua franca of the demon beasts, and punching each other hard in the chest with their fists, Mo Lin initially thought it was a fight, but later found out that it was just their habit of showing affection.
They are very rustic, bartering rarely bargains, and buyers often take the goods they are interested in and pay them in exchange. Mo Lin has watched countless transactions, and has never had a dispute caused by greed.
They are very cheerful and sing loudly every time night comes. Although it sounded like a ghost crying wolf to Mo Lin, the smiles on their strange faces were a little cute after looking at them for a long time.
Sometimes Mo Lin felt bored, and he would get together with the monsters and hum a few words to their "song". He wandered around the city for more than a month, and he became a familiar face, and the monsters did not reject him as a human, and even sometimes invited him to drink a little "thunder wine" brewed by the monsters themselves.
The mellow of thunder wine is no less than monkey wine, Mo Lin was drunk for the first time, but he also got to know a few demon beasts because of this. Although they rarely communicated, most of the time they drank silently, and then roared loudly, but it also eliminated a lot of hostility towards demon beasts in Mo Lin's heart.
Xiaobai has always been tired of being with Mo Lin for more than a month, eating and drinking every day, no meat and no joy. Mo Lin loves this little guy more and more, and also likes to let him sleep on his shoulder.
The relationship between one person and one beast is becoming more and more harmonious, and Xiaobai's mouthful of a "boss" also makes Mo Lin's heart bloom. Mo Lin, who has been an orphan since he was a child, in addition to Luo Qianqian, who is a childhood sweetheart, only has two friends, He Xiaogong and Lin Bo, and now there is a little white.
Although he lived very comfortably in the city of demon beasts, Mo Lin was always thinking about going home. When he brought it up with the snake nine shadows for the eighth time, he unexpectedly got permission.
"Your injuries are almost healed, and it's time to go back." Snake Nine Whispered, "The Golden-winged Dapeng Bird will send you back to the vicinity of the Ink Collector Village. “
"Thank you." Mo Lin didn't expect to really be able to go home, and said with joy.
"If you miss it in the future, I'm always welcome to come back." The snake nine shades are meaningful.
"I hope I won't come again." Mo Lin said.
"Really? But fate is interesting, and what will happen in the future, no one knows. A grim smile appeared on Snake Jiuyu's pale face.
"Also, I want to ask you for one more thing." Send Mo Lin to the outside of the Demon God Temple, the snake nine secluded paths.
"Please." Mo Lin asked vigilantly.
"You're the first human to leave the Great Swamp Demon Temple alive, and I don't want to reveal the situation here, so can I ask you to keep it a secret?" Snake Jiuyou asked sincerely.
"I swear by the honor of a Mo craftsman, I will not say anything about the situation here." Mo Lin put his hand on his heart and swore with the etiquette of the Mo family.
"Very well, I wish you a nice journey." Snake Jiuyou smiled, his gaze deep and unfathomable.
The Golden-winged Roc Bird is the most powerful flying demon beast, carrying Mo Lin on its body, flapping its wings and soaring into the sky.
Mo Lin hugged the golden-winged Dapeng bird tightly, looking at the ground below him in surprise, and the feeling of flying high in the sky made him feel refreshed.
The speed of the flight was fast, and it took only a few moments to cross the mountains and rivers between the Swamp and the Ink Village.
Under Mo Lin's guidance, the Golden-winged Roc bird landed in the mountains, some distance from the village.
Getting down from the back of the golden-winged Dapeng bird, Mo Lin said, "Thank you." ”
The Golden-winged Dapeng Bird glanced at him: "I hope there will be a chance to meet in the future, if you are unhappy in the human world, the demon beasts will always welcome you." ”
Mo Lin smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Although I don't know why you care so much about a little person like me, I still thank you for your attention." It's a pity that I'm a human being, and I'll never be able to be with you monsters. ”
The golden-winged Dapeng bird's eyes flashed: "No one can say for sure what will happen in the future, and there will be a period later." As he spoke, his wings fluttered, and he flew up with a long roar, and in the blink of an eye, he turned into a small black dot and disappeared into the distant air.
"They're all in the same tone, it's weird." Mo Lin shook his head puzzled as he thought about the words of Snake Jiuyou and Golden-winged Dapeng Bird. But this incomprehension was soon diluted by the joy of not going home.
"Xiaobai, you can go home soon." Mo Lin took out Xiaobai in his arms, and it was sleepy-eyed.
"Have you arrived?" Xiaobai rubbed his eyes, "I want to eat roast chicken." ”
"I'll have roast chicken in a while." Mo Lin said, discerning the direction and striding in the direction of the village.
Along the way, Mo Lin was telling Xiaobai about the fun things in Moshi Village, but Xiaobai was not interested in anything other than eating. Mo Lin said for a while, and saw that its response was not enthusiastic, so forget it. 3
After climbing over the two mountains, Xiaobai suddenly squeaked.
"What's wrong?" Seeing Xiaobai's unusual behavior, Mo Lin asked.
"Boss, something seems wrong." Xiaobai sniffed, and its three tails swung back and forth, rubbing against Mo Lin's nose, tickling him to sneeze.
"What's wrong?"
"There are three people approaching, their speed is very fast, judging from the taste of psionic energy, they are from the Mo family." Xiaobai twitched his nose again and whispered.
"Really!" Mo Lin was overjoyed, he quickened his pace, and was about to meet him.
"Boss, they seem to be hostile and are coming for you." Little White Road.
"They are from my village, how can they be hostile to me." Mo Lin didn't believe Xiaobai's words.
"They're murderous!" Seeing that Mo Lin didn't believe it, Xiao Bai squeaked and screamed, and grabbed his claws fiercely, tearing the clothes on Mo Lin's shoulders.
"What nonsense." Mo Lin patted Xiaobai's head, thinking that this little guy was probably the first time he touched the ink person, so he was so scared. If it knew how amiable the Inkers were, it would love the Inkers' Village.
Xiao Bai's eyes turned quickly, and seeing that Mo Lin had no intention of dodging at all, he glared at his feet, jumped off Mo Lin's shoulder, and jumped into the forest with a whoosh.
"Xiaobai!" Mo Lin was taken aback, Xiaobai's movements were too fast, and the target was small, and he disappeared in a blink of an eye.
"This stinky boy!" Mo Lin stomped his feet angrily, and was about to chase after him, but a familiar voice came from behind him.
"Mo Lin?"
Mo Lin turned around when he heard the sound, and saw Bai Lixi's expressionless face.
"Teacher Baili Xi!" Mo Lin was overjoyed, and he didn't care about chasing Xiaobai and facing Baili Xi.
"Why are you here?" Baili Xi's tone was cold, but he had always been like this, Mo Lin had long been used to it, and he didn't care.
"I just got back from the City of Hundred Soldiers." Mo Lin hesitated slightly.
A cold light flashed in Baili Xi's eyes, his shoulders moved, and his hands quickly reached out, grabbing Mo Lin's elbows. All this was too fast, and Mo Lin didn't have the slightest defense, and was immediately arrested. Baili Xi's hand was like an iron tong, and after clasping Mo Lin's elbow, he couldn't move at all.
At the same time, two shadow-like ink figures appeared on Mo Lin's left and right, both of them covering their faces, which was exactly the dress of the Mo family's dark department. As soon as the two appeared, they clasped Mo Lin's waist with their hands, making his lower plate unable to exert his strength.
The three of them made this move, which was tantamount to locking Mo Lin's whole body, making him unable to move.
"Teacher Baili Xi, this is ......" Mo Lin asked puzzledly, and the joy of going home gradually cooled down.
This time when he went out, he couldn't help but have a reborn tempering for Mo Lin, and it also made his mind a lot tougher, and Mo Lin at this moment was no longer the ignorant teenager he was before. In the face of this sudden change, he calmed down and responded calmly.
"The giant has an order, if you go back to the village, I will take you to see him, and I will wronged you for the time being." Baili Xi lived up to his nickname of "Rock", and his face was flat without the slightest expression.
Thin steel wires were shot out of the bracers of the two dark inkers, and Mo Lin was tied up in two or three strokes.
"Don't resist ......," a shadow whispered to Mo Lin.
Mo Lin knew that the Mo family's steel wire, which was specially used to tie people, was extremely flexible, and once he struggled, not only could he not break free, but he would get tighter and tighter, and he would fall deep into the flesh and skin. He thought he had a clear conscience, and let the steel wire tie his arms strongly, and there was no resistance.
"It's just a program, and it won't bother you." Baili Xi explained to Mo Lin.
"I know." Mo Lin nodded.
"Come with us." Baili Xi said and led the way in front, and the two dark parts caught Mo Lin left and right, and walked towards Mozhi Village.
When the figures of the four disappeared into the forest, a white shadow swept through the forest, chasing in the direction that Mo Lin left like lightning.
The sky is not yet bright, there are few pedestrians in the village, walking on the familiar road, Mo Lin is full of emotion in his heart.
This trip was life-threatening, and several times he thought that he would never have a chance to return to the village alive, but now that he could set foot on the land of the village, he felt that the hardships along the way were not in vain.
Although he didn't know what was going on, Mo Lin felt that he had done nothing wrong. As for what happened in the swamp, since he had already made a promise, he must not tell anyone.
"In short, I have a clear conscience." Mo Lin thought in his heart, and followed Baili Xi all the way to the bottom of the Ink Tower.
Mo Lin looked up at the thick vines on the tower of the Ink One, he had been away for a few months, the vines had already withered and yellowed, and in a blink of an eye, it was already autumn season.
This is the first time that Mo Lin has approached the Tower of Ink so closely, since he was a child, he has fantasized countless times that he can walk into the Tower of Ink to take a look, but he did not expect that his first time he came was in this situation.
There are several ink guards in front of the tower gate, and one of them, Mo Lin knows, it is the captain of the ink guard in the village, Wolf Tan.
Seeing Baili Xi holding Mo Lin, Wolf Tan was not the slightest surprised. With a wave of his hand, the two guards behind him slowly pushed the door of the Tower of Inkmen open.
Baili Xi nodded at Wolf Tan and walked straight in. The two dark hands put on Mo Lin's elbow and followed him in.
Unlike Mo Lin's countless imaginations, the Tower of Ink was pitch black, and there was not even a single lamp to be seen.
After tempering along the way, Mo Lin's eyesight could already vaguely see in the dark, and he saw that the first floor of the tower was a huge circular space, with a wooden staircase going upstairs in the center, and a one-man high iron cage in the corner. Other than that, there is nothing else.
"Mo Lin, I want to wronged you first." Baili Xi said in a low voice, without explaining anymore, he took Mo Lin to the iron cage and opened a door on the iron cage.
"Are you going to lock me up here?" Mo Lin asked in surprise.
Baili Xi shook his head: "You'll know later." ”
Mo Lin walked into the iron cage suspiciously, and Baili Xi and the two dark departments also stood in, filling the iron cage to the brim.
It wasn't until this moment that Mo Lin saw two rockers in the iron cage, and when he was puzzled, Bailixi's hand was placed on the blue joystick and shook it hard.
"Bang la", there was a sound of iron ropes overhead, and the iron cage shook for a while, and it slowly landed down.
Only then did Mo Lin know that there was another mechanism in the iron cage that could transport people up and down in the tower.
The iron rope sounded all the way, and after Mo Lin estimated that he had descended about twenty meters, the iron cage finally stopped. Outside the cage is a tunnel with dim lights inside.
Baili Xi opened the cage door and stepped out first. The two dark departments followed out with Mo Lin one after the other, and the four of them turned around in the tunnel, passed through two very thick iron gates, and came to a corridor.
Mo Lin looked up and saw that the corridor was deep and endless, the entire corridor was paved with stone slabs, and there was a stone door seven or eight steps away, and there was a small hole in the stone door, and the sound of breathing could be vaguely heard in the stone door.
"This is the Ink Prison?" Seeing Baili Xi open a stone door, Mo Lin suddenly remembered a place.
"Exactly, you rest here first, and the giant will see you soon." Baili Xi pushed the stone door open, pointed inside, and made a gesture to Mo Lin to invite in.
"What the hell did I do to put me in jail?" Mo Lin thought of the many rumors he had heard about the Moshi Prison since he was a child, and his heart was inexplicably shocked. He never thought that one day he would become a sinner of the Mo family and be imprisoned in the despised Ink Prison.
"Your business giant is investigating, and he'll see you soon. If you are innocent, the Mo family will never wronged you. Seeing that Mo Lin's emotions were a little excited, Baili Xi's tone softened slightly.
Mo Lin also knew that it would be futile to say anything at this time, and everything would only be known after seeing the giant. He said in a low voice: "Teacher Baili Xi, please tell Juzi that I have never done anything to be sorry for the Mo family." With that, he strode into the stone house.
Baili Xi's face was as usual, as if he hadn't heard Mo Lin's words, but he just made a gesture to the two dark parts beside him, and they walked into the stone house to remove the steel wire from Mo Lin's body, allowing him to move freely.
"I'm going to confiscate your belongings first, and I'll give them back to you when you get out." Baili Xi brought the yang blade, the miniature crossbow and a few silver coins on Mo Lin's body.
After doing all this, Baili Xi said: "I'll have someone bring you food in a while." ”
The stone door closed slowly, and the "card" was locked tightly, leaving no gap, only a hole in the stone door revealed a little light.
The footsteps of the three Baili Xi sounded in the corridor, slowly moving away, and finally there was no sound.
Mo Lin stood in the center of the stone house in a daze, looking around, there was only one stone bed in the stone house, covered with straw mats, and there was nothing long.
In the darkness, Mo Lin sat down quietly, with complicated emotions churning in his heart. Although everything is still inconclusive, it is clear that the village does not trust him in the current situation.
"I haven't done anything wrong, and the giant will definitely deal with it impartially." Mo Lin comforted himself.
Thinking about it, Mo Lin simply sat cross-legged on the bed and began to cultivate silently. Red psionic energy poured out from Mooladhara and first circled around the body, then returned to the bottom of the central channel and began to tentatively advance towards the Secret Chakra.
After one effort after another, the spiritual energy of the ** hit the central channel like a tide, but unfortunately there was no progress. Fortunately, after this cultivation, the spiritual energy has become more vigorous, and Mo Lin expects that at this rate, he should be able to open the central channel between the Mikra and Mooladhara within a year or two.
"It's just a pity that I didn't see my grandfather, otherwise I would have asked him for advice first." Mo Lin thought in his heart, a little shocked.
After staying in the stone house like this for an unknown amount of time, Mo Lin only knew that he had eaten a dozen meals. Every time the person who delivered the food came, Mo Lin had to ask him how long he would stay, but unfortunately there was no clear answer.
There is no concept of time in the stone house, and Mo Lin can only judge time from the type of food. The congee and steamed bun side dish are in the morning, the pasta is noon, and there is usually a meat dish in the evening.
After eating a fried fish, Mo Lin casually drew one on the wall. Since I came to prison, I have eaten meat dishes eleven times, which means that eleven days have passed.
Mo Lin sat in a daze for a while, and was about to continue his cultivation, when he suddenly heard movement on the wall behind him. He looked back, just in time to see a wall brick rattling a few times, and was pushed in with a "snap", revealing a dark hole.
"Boss!" A white figure came in from the entrance of the cave and jumped into Mo Lin's arms, but it was Xiaobai.
"How did you get in?" Mo Lin was taken aback.
"Hehe, there's no place in the world that I can't get into." Xiaobai said triumphantly.
"The Ink Prison is deep underground, how do you know I'm here, and I'm digging a hole?" Mo Lin said strangely.
"My nose is very smart, don't say you're locked up in such a shallow underground, even if it's ten times deeper, it doesn't matter." Xiaobai said, "Besides, if I can't even dig holes, I'm still a tanuki." ”
Mo Lin knew that what it said made sense, and gently stroked its fur and said, "Don't worry, I'm fine, I'll go out in a few days." ”
Xiaobai pouted dissatisfiedly: "If you don't have it in the past few days, I can only steal chickens everywhere to eat, raw chicken is not delicious, I want to eat roast." ”
Mo Lin was taken aback: "Don't make trouble in the village, the ink artist is very powerful, if they catch you, you will be miserable." ”
There was a look of disdain in Xiao Bai's eyes, but he didn't say anything, just jumped on Mo Lin's shoulder and said, "Boss, I'll help you out, as long as there are two more days, I can dig a tunnel for you to climb out."
"Nope." Mo Lin shook his head again and again, "I didn't make a mistake, and when the giant finds out, he will definitely let me out." ”
"Not necessarily." Xiaobai snorted, "I think they're treating you as a prisoner." ”
"The ink man will not let go of a bad person, nor will he wronged a good person." Mo Lin recited the words from the book.
"If you don't believe it, forget it, the ink people are all dead brains." Xiaobai pursed his lips.
"What you said to your grandfather is really ......" Mo Lin heard Xiaobai's words, and couldn't help but think of Zhu Pingman, and just wanted to tell it about it, he heard footsteps.
"Hide." Mo Lin hurriedly asked Xiao Bai to hide back in the cave, filled in the brick again, and then lay down on the bed and pretended to be sleeping.
The stone door creaked open, and Bailixi's figure appeared at the door.
"Mo Lin, the giant wants to see you."