Chapter Seventy-Five: The Withered Tree and the Vermilion Bird
CHAPTER XXXV
As the subordinates who had just been thrown out screamed in horror, a team of guards guarding outside the hall quickly ran in at this time.
"Hurry up! The king is in danger! ”
Dozens of armed soldiers surrounded the king of Miao Jiang and protected him.
Seeing this, Congsi in the distance became a little nervous.
Xiaobai is in danger......
But just as she was about to show up and deal with those people, Xiaobai's action made her stunned.
I saw Xiaobai glance at the two snakes of King Miao Jiang, and suddenly, the two snakes obediently crawled in front of it.
So, the three snakes showed a scene of love for each other.
From the silk: "......"
This aroused the interest of King Miao Jiang.
Weird cute, this big white snake.
"Get out of the way, this king wants to see." He threw the broadsword in his hand to the guard.
The captain of the guard said with a worried face: "Your Majesty ...... the king"
King Miao Jiang didn't care, walked straight to Xiaobai, and stretched out his hand to it.
I saw Xiaobai raise his head and keep rubbing his wide palms, like a puppy begging for his master's mercy.
Seeing this, King Miao Jiang was very happy in his heart.
He smiled and said, "Hahaha! Yes, it is extremely humane, and the king has decided to accept it as the king's new favorite! ”
From the distance from the silk: "......"
Well, this time the new and old favorites amused King Miao Jiang together, and they made him happy.
Seeing that the big white snake was not threatening, the rest of the people were also relieved and congratulated King Miao Jiang one after another.
"Your Majesty, since ancient times, the White Snake has been psychic, and today it is desperate to approach you, presumably knowing that you are the reincarnation of a god."
"The subordinates are here to congratulate the king, the blessings of the sky, the city and the gold!"
"Congratulations to the King!" Then a group of people also knelt on the ground.
Seeing this, King Miao Jiang was even more overjoyed, and his face was smiling brightly.
He stroked Xiao Bai's head lovingly, and when he saw it intimidating the other two old favorites and competing for favor with him, the smile on King Miao Jiang's face never stopped.
At this time, a subordinate stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, since the White Snake is here, it must have brought you supreme luck, and it must have given you some important treasure!" ”
Hearing this, King Miao Jiang was very interested.
"Oh? Can there be such a statement? ”
The subordinate responded: "The king can try it, maybe there will be a surprise!" ”
As soon as the words fell, I saw King Miao Jiang looking at the big white snake in his hand.
His voice was soft: "Girl, do you hear me?" Go and find treasures for this king, and when you go out, this king will take you back to the palace, so that you can enjoy happiness every day! ”
Xiaobai spit out the letter, extremely docile, but his heart was so disgusting that he wanted to vomit.
In this way, a group of people, under the leadership of Xiaobai, almost walked through the entire hall.
In the end, Xiaobai finally stopped in place.
It lazily lay on the bronze chair where King Miao Jiang was sitting, stuck out its tongue, and licked the armrests on both sides.
The hand is carved into the shape of a bird, and its feathers and demeanor are lifelike.
When everyone saw Xiaobai's actions, they muttered one after another.
"Your Majesty, could it be that the treasure refers to this chair?"
"But this chair looks mediocre and worthless......"
"Don't talk nonsense, how existent is the White Snake, do you dare to doubt it!?"
"I ......"
Suddenly, King Miao Jiang shouted: "Shut up to this king!" ”
He bent over and asked, "Good boy, the treasure is here!?" ”
Xiaobai nodded.
When the rest of the people saw this, they were surprised and said, "It's true!?" ”
King Miao Jiang was overjoyed: "Good! Good! Good! ”
Boredom glanced at everyone, and Xiaobai's body moved.
I saw it open its mouth and suddenly bite the right armrest.
"Smack!" It's the sound of the trap opening.
Then, Xiaobai turned his head and bit down on the left armrest.
After a while, everyone saw a huge square suddenly sink into the empty flat ground in front of them.
With a slight tremor, a thick dead tree slowly rose from inside, and on its trunk, there was a phoenix covered in red gold.
"Phoenix! That's a phoenix, your majesty! The crowd shouted with joy.
King Miao Jiang's eyes widened in surprise, and he couldn't help but walk over.
The whole dead tree was two or three feet tall, and the thick branches stretched outward like sharp knives.
Near the canopy, a red-gold phoenix, about two feet wide and four feet high, stood on the straightened trunk.
King Miao Jiang's eyes lit up and he admired again and again.
"Good baby! Good baby! ”
But after a closer look, he shook his head and said, "This is the Vermilion Bird, not the Phoenix ......."
A subordinate asked suspiciously, "Your Majesty, isn't Suzaku a phoenix?" ”
King Miao Jiang shook his head: "The Vermilion Bird is the embodiment of the gods, and the phoenix is just a derivative of it. ”
The subordinate muttered: "Then it means that you are really the incarnation of the gods, Your Majesty!" ”
Hearing this, King Miao Jiang felt that it was very reasonable, and he readily agreed.
Seeing this, a group of people bowed and congratulated again.
Not far away, Xiao Bai Chao Congsi put on a smug expression, and then his eyes conveyed information.
Xiaobai: Hold your breath, the smell here is wrong.
Congsi obediently obeyed and immediately held his breath.
found a treasure for King Miaojiang, Xiaobai didn't ask for credit, just sat quietly on the chair, watching how greedy the group of people in the hall were.
I saw that a few subordinates brought a higher chair to King Miao Jiang and asked him to stand and observe the Vermilion Bird on the tree.
The Vermilion Bird looked proud, but its posture was leisurely and elegant, and the delicate finch feathers opened slightly, as if it was about to soar above the nine heavens and clouds.
"It's beautiful! I didn't expect this king to get this kind of treasure in his lifetime, and it's worth it when he dies! ”
And the guards and subordinates below who looked up and watched were also full of praise.
This Suzaku has a price, and the word "priceless" is not worthy of comparison in front of it at all.
Everyone revolved around it, even the two poisonous snakes of King Miao Jiang couldn't help but crawl closer, but Xiao Bai sat coldly on a chair in the distance, not moving.
It had long smelled the unusual smell of the tree, and although it was similar to the smell of the surrounding air, it couldn't be fooled by its ability.
That's why it keeps Congsi breathing in place and keeps himself away.
……
It didn't take long for the group of people in Miao Jiang to finally appear abnormal.
I saw that they were all in a trance, their eyes staring directly at the Suzaku on the tree, and then they circled around the thick trunk.
In the distance, Congsi also noticed their strangeness.
She frowned, puzzled.
Were those people poisoned or evil?
Looking at Xiaobai's calm and relaxed appearance, he faintly felt that this matter was not simple.
Sure enough, after about five or six more turns, the men stopped.
One of them drew a dagger pinned to his waist and slashed at his wrist.
Suddenly, bright red blood splattered out and fell to the ground.
The man handed the dagger to the man beside him, and walked towards the dead tree.
He reverently knelt on the ground, pointed his bleeding wrist at the dirt under the dead tree, and waited for the blood to run out.
The rest of the people did the same, slitting their wrists one after another, and then bleeding around the dead tree, and the two poisonous snakes gnawed at each other until the flesh was blurred.
A dense circle of people, just like that, knelt quietly, did not speak, did not cry out in pain, and did not even blink their eyes.
The blood flowed into the dirt, and it was all absorbed in an instant, looking no different from the dirt outside.
From the frowning of the silk, she looked at Xiaobai and asked what was going on.
Xiaobai sent a message, saying that this was a sacrifice, and anyone who was greedy would have demons in their hearts and die here.
I knew it from scratch, but I was still horrified when I saw a group of people die so quietly.
……
"They can't wake up...... What to do? "Look at Xiaobai from the silk.
Xiaobai shook his head, he didn't know it himself.
Ke Cong didn't believe it, grabbed the neck of a snake, and questioned.
"You can fool them, but you can't fool me."
"Tell me, why do you know what's here? Don't tell me, you snake clan did it!? ”
Xiaobai rolled his eyes, spit out the letter, and looked like he was about to suffocate.
Si Ke was not used to it, and as soon as he grabbed its head, he shook it: "Hurry up!" Say it or not!? Shake off your snake's head if you don't say anything! ”
couldn't stand the feeling that the world was spinning, and Xiaobai finally chose to surrender.
It looks at the silk and begins to convey information.
Just now you asked me to stay in the river, but I couldn't stay any longer, so I found another exit and came up.
Then accidentally, I went to Xiao Pulong's mausoleum.
I opened his coffin, and when I heard the news about the Suzaku and the dead tree, I came.
Congsi was puzzled: "Xiao Pulong's bones are here?" ”
Xiaobai nodded.
Congsi asked again: "Where is the thing left by Xiao Pulong?" Show me! ”
Xiaobai shook his head: I sniffed out the information from his corpse, how can you see it?
From the silk: "......"
"So you can sniff the memories of the dead from the dead?!" I think it's outrageous.
Xiaobai nodded obediently: What if it is not!?
Without waiting for long, Xiaobai dragged it to the dead tree.
She said, "Then you can smell what is going on in their heads right now." ”
Helpless, the life was not guaranteed, and a certain snake had to sniff one by one.
"They saw the injured Suzaku in the illusion, and Suzaku said that as long as they offered a little blood, they would give everything they wanted, so they were living a prosperous life in the illusion."
Hearing this, she looked at the Vermilion Bird on the tree from the silk, she shook her head and said, "Absolutely impossible, this Vermilion Bird is dead......"
Xiaobai spit out the letter: There are too many strange things in the world, and everything is possible.
Congsi turned around: "But I smell here now, why haven't I entered the illusion yet!?" ”
Xiaobai complained: Do you want to get that Suzaku?
Congsi shook her head, although she loved money, she had never been interested in the things in the tomb, especially this evil thing.
Xiaobaidao: Isn't that enough? If you don't have greed, you won't have demons, and if you have a little more delusions, you'll see Hades right away.
Seeing a circle of Miao Jiang people dying of blood loss, the premonition in Congsi's heart became more and more wrong.
She wanted to leave, but Xiaobai stopped her.
"What are you doing?" Asked from silk.
Xiaobai blinked: Here are the things I want.
From the slightest frown, what is it that is worth it so much to wait for?
I saw that the next moment, Xiaobai's thick tail was thrown out vigorously, and in an instant, the dry trunk was completely shattered, and the branches and vermilion birds all collapsed.
A palm-sized black stone fell from the center of the tree, making it unusually eye-catching.
Walk over from the silk and pick it up.
"Is this what you want?" She asked.
Xiaobai nodded.
"But it's just a simple stone." I don't understand it.
Xiaobai sneered, crawled over, and examined the stone carefully.
It spat out: "Remember to take me away later."
Hearing this, Congsi was about to refuse, but he saw Xiaobai leaning his head over and sniffing at the stone.
"Bang!"
I heard a loud bang, and Xiaobai's whole snake fell.
Squatted down from the silk and hurriedly checked to see if it was still alive.
But seeing a certain snake sleeping well, he even snored.
From the silk: "......"
Your uncle!
……
In the dim passage, I saw a woman in coarse cloth clothes, carrying a thick white snake on her shoulder.
Look at the pace, it is very heavy.