Chapter 33: Fire
In the damp cavern, a behemoth kept swimming in it, and some of the jars on the ground that contained venom soaked people were also shattered by the impact of its huge body.
Xu Fan only felt that his true qi was draining rapidly at this time, and he was injured in several places on his body, and his cultivation as a grandmaster was now less than thirty percent.
was chased by the giant snake, if it weren't for the narrowness of the cave and the huge snake, Xu Fan would have died long ago.
The long sword in his hand had broken in two, and the yellow shield on his body had faded.
This battle was the most tragic battle since he cultivated martial arts, and he was completely pressed and beaten, and he could only flee for his life.
However, several times when he was about to jump onto the platform, the giant snake flung its tail as if it had a spirit, making Xu Fan have to change direction.
Damn brutes!
Xu Fan scolded in his heart, if it was another quarter of an hour, Xu Fan would have no chance of survival.
His mind was racing to think of how to deal with it, and at the moment, only the Water Dragon Yin Sword Technique had not yet been used. But Xu Fan was worried that only thirty percent of the internal force was not enough to drive the swordsmanship.
What's more, he was also worried that the situation would appear again last time, the enemy was too strong, and if he fell into the mysterious artistic conception of people walking with the sword, he would really follow the sword.
At this moment, he suddenly saw a bright flame appear on the platform.
When I looked closely, I realized that it was the child who had just left, and appeared on the platform with a bunch of torches in his arms.
Seeing the raging flames, the giant snake raised its head and roared, suddenly becoming very irritable, and attacking Xu Fan even more urgently.
The boy cried out, "Big brother, this serpent is very afraid of flames, I will throw these torches down, and you must jump up at the right opportunity." The venom underneath burns when it hits fire, which is very dangerous, so you have to be careful. ”
Xu Fan replied loudly: "Okay! ”
I don't care if the kid has bad intentions, it's important to escape from this big snake first.
I saw that Xu Fan used up his last internal strength, and his true qi quickly traveled all over his body, and because he was fleeing for his life, he also took back the protective body mask that consumed his true qi very much.
He looked at the jar where he had just rescued the child, and landed his foot in a nearby open space free of poison and venom.
The snake was fooled and quickly followed.
At this critical moment, the boy threw a torch onto the jar with unmistakable accuracy.
I saw that the venom that was still bubbling instantly ignited a monstrous flame, and it actually forced the giant snake back for several feet.
And Xu Fan, who flashed to the side, was also uncomfortable, and a smell of barbecue came out.
Ignoring the pain on his body, Xu Fan took advantage of the gap in the giant snake's dodge and jumped onto the passage platform with a leap.
The serpent tried to pursue it, but at this time, all the torches in the boy's hand were thrown down, and the cellar turned into a sea of fire in an instant.
The serpent couldn't chase them anymore, and as the boy said, the serpent was afraid of fire, and dodged into the black hole beneath the platform.
At this moment, there were some terrifying screams from the cellar, and I saw those who were still alive in the jar, their faces distorted and surrounded by a sea of fire, making a terrible sound.
Xu Fan glanced at it, and a cool breath instantly rose from his back, and the eyes of those who were still alive in the jar turned out to be exactly the same as the narrow eyes of the giant snake.
And although they wailed, it looked more like their instinctive sounds, and Xu Fan couldn't see a trace of fear from their hideous faces.
The sea of fire was churning, and everyone was screaming, like purgatory on earth.
He glanced at the boy, and his face seemed to be painful and relieved.
The fire in the cellar is getting bigger and bigger, and it has spread to the corridor.
The boy suddenly shouted, "Big brother, you come with me, I know a road that leads to the outside." ”
At this time, Xu Fan had little internal strength left, so he could only choose to believe him, not to mention that he came back to save himself just now.
I saw that after the boy walked out of the winding passage, he did not choose the passage when Xu Fan came in, but turned around in a place with a torch, and a stone door appeared behind him.
It's a trap!
Xu Fan followed him, shuttling behind the mechanism, and half an hour later, they crawled out of a hole covered by bushes.
Ignoring the injuries on his body, Xu Fan turned his head to look at the child, with a look of doubt in his eyes.
The child was not timid, and said calmly: "Big brother, my name is Sang Li, and I am originally from the Sang tribe. A few days ago, my friends and I were arrested here, and then they gave me a drug, and then locked me up for ten days, saying that they wanted to train us to become god kings. Plus I have a good memory, and I remember all their actions in one go. ”
The Sang tribe is where the Sangu people lived, the Northern Barbarians are not like Dayi, the founding emperor redefined the years, months and days, and planned the region to be divided into states, counties, cities, towns, and villages.
The Beiban is more like a tribal group, where a handful of people live together, and each tribe is named after the main surname among them.
Xu Fan thought of a possibility and asked, "The God King you are talking about, is it from the Witch Sect?" ”
Sang Li didn't deny it, and said directly: "Don't hide it from the eldest brother, it's true, but he will become the poison king in the Central Plains." ”
Looking at him, Xu Fan asked a question in his heart: "According to what you said, those people were imprisoned with you, why didn't you save them?" ”
A trace of sadness appeared on Sang Li's face, and a look of pain flashed in his eyes: "I also want to save them, but I don't want them to hurt others." ”
I only heard him continue: "Listen to them, the people who were arrested this time can only become the god king, but after becoming the so-called god king, although the sword and gun are invulnerable, the whole body is poisonous, but they will also completely lose their consciousness and become a killing tool without humanity." We children were stuffed into the jar in batches, and I was lucky enough to be put in the last day, and I was the last one to be put in. Before that, they didn't restrict my freedom, they just gave me poison every day to control me. By the time I was let in, my companions, all of them, were dead. ”
Speaking of this, Sang Li couldn't help but cry quietly.
Xu Fan stretched out his hand, wanting to pat him on the shoulder and comfort him.
Ke's outstretched hand stopped in mid-air, if he was called a plague god, Sang Li in front of him was really a plague god.
In the end, he could only comfort dryly: "You don't have to think too much, life and death have a fate, maybe this is their fate." ”
Xu Fan, who was originally more life-saving, actually said such open-minded words in a ghostly way, and the old man in Bishan Town appeared in his mind, and a trace of realization and relief flashed in his heart.
Sang Li didn't care, he knew that he was covered in poison, and after crying for a while, he said, "Those big brothers are all from our tribe, and they are strong. I heard those people say that after the failure of thousands of people, only a few people persevered in the end, and after 7749 days, those who could survive became the new god king. ”
"It's just that, listening to Grandpa, after dozens of generations of development, our Sang tribe is now only more than 30,000 people. I don't know how many people there are now. ”
Xu Fan was silent, and his bones withered in one go, but this achievement was filled by countless dead souls.
He sighed softly and asked, "What about you, do you have any plans to go home?" ”
didn't continue to ask, his unintentional move could be regarded as a pot of the poison king they had secretly cultivated. As for that giant snake, if it really dared to show up and come to Qingshan City to cause chaos, presumably Da Yi would also send the strongest person to kill it.
Not to mention the others, it is the world's first sharp weapon, the Xuanyuan Sword, I heard the master say that even if a child holds it in his hand, it has the power of the wind and clouds to change color and the mountains and rivers are cold.
Sang Li thought about it, and was a little excited after hearing the news of going home, but then he thought that he had become a poisonous person now, and he would hurt his clan when he went back, and his face turned gray.
"I'll just take a look at it from afar, and then find a place to live in seclusion."
A teenager said bitterly about seclusion, Xu Fan didn't know what it was like in his heart.
Suddenly, he seemed to think of something, and said to Sang Li, "Is there any place near your tribe where I can hide?" ”
Sang Li frowned and thought for a while, and said, "By the way, there is a mountain west of the tribe, and there are not many jackals and beasts on that mountain, so we don't usually go there. If you want to hide, it should be a good place to hide. ”
Looking at his immature little face, perhaps because of sympathy, Xu Fan's heart throbbed.
Yes, he wanted to be a toxin-infested child.
Although they have not known each other for a long time, judging from his clear eyes and actions, he is a kind person.
"Sang Li, are you willing to believe me?"
Sang Li didn't know why, but he still nodded and said, "Big brother, you are a good person." ”
"You should have also seen that my cultivation of internal strength can remove poison, but my cultivation is still shallow, if you believe me, just wait for me on the mountain you said, and when I have a way to exorcise poison for you, I will let you change back to your original appearance."
After hearing Xu Fan's promise, Sang Li's eyes burst into light and were full of joy.
Whether it's a god king or a poison king, he just wants to be an ordinary nomad. When everything should have been lost, the person in front of him suddenly appeared and saved himself, and now he gives himself hope that he will heal himself in the future.
Sang Li instantly felt that life was full of meaning.
Before Xu Fan could react, he immediately knelt on the ground, kept kowtowing to Xu Fan, and tears flowed: Thank you, big brother!
After appeasing Sang Li, Xu Fan taught him a mark, which was temporary and convenient to find him in the future.
I still have a few years to live, and if I can live, I will try to set up a rule of law for him. If he unfortunately dies, he will have a hope that he will not be killed.
Sang Li was very familiar with this dense forest, and under his leadership, Xu Fan was more relaxed than when he started, and those snakes, insects, rats, and ants on the periphery retreated when they saw Sang Li.
Along the way, Xu Fan destroyed the serpentine mark. And it imitates the shape of the mark, re-engraves it, and deliberately distorts the direction. In short, if you follow the new mark, you will eventually find that you are actually going around in circles in the dense forest.
After a short time, they walked out of the dense forest, and after Sang Li pointed out a general direction to Xu Fan, the two separated.
Before leaving, Xu Fan saw Sang Li's pure smile full of longing and longing for life.
With a smile on his face, Xu Fan walked in the direction of the Sang tribe with the broken sword, covered in tatters, a little regretful why he bought a few more sets of clothes in the cloth workshop in Yue Qingshan.
Now that he has become a beggar, it is also convenient to lurk and investigate, staring at the marks left by the Floating Cloud Sword Sect, he wants to rush to the place where the city defense army is located as soon as possible, and solve the Northern Barbarian invasion with the Floating Cloud Sword Sect.