Chapter 21: Departure
The silver Yangguan, pouring down like rain, does not hide the warm treasures contained in it, in an ancient forest, countless stout giant trees stand and grow, the ancient trees here without exception, are nearly one meter thick, those trees are not towering, there is no towering tree of the proud power of the world, but the years in their folds like a dry cracked dry land, left a shocking nick, far away like a boulder eroded into sand by the wind, telling the vicissitudes of this forest experience.
The greenery of the forest is dim, and in the huge shadow curtain, it still exudes vitality, revealing the unique vitality of life, and occasionally a few pillars of light can pierce the barriers of branches and leaves, competing for a touch of green, icing on the cake, but the shade of the trees still shades the sky, making it impossible to look directly at the bright sky.
Two fiery red figures walked in this shadow-shrouded world, out of step with their surroundings, extremely eye-catching, and their appearance could be seen from a distance.
It was a young man who was less than fourteen years old, he was dressed in a robe as red as the sunset of the scorched sun, although his figure was not tall, but he was still tall and handsome, the bronze skin was set off by the red flames, there was a kind of unconcealed Xuan Angyu, beside him, there was also a demon beast figure as bright red as blood, following the young man's steps, walking forward step by step.
Incompatible with these two fiery figures, it seems that only on the shoulders of the young man, the silver whole body is as white as snow, like a white fox in the snow of the mountains, the white fox is still very agile, and his eyes reveal a languishing color that is difficult to detect......
"Ahri, you've been feeling sluggish since just now, what's the matter, are you sick? The half-beast stroked the white fox's petite head, and the warm and soft touch from his neck made him extremely familiar, just like his former self, sleeping in his mother's arms every night.
"Whew......" The white fox shouted softly, responding to the half-beast's concern, and then squinted again.
"Brother, are you really going to take her with you?" the red wolf was puzzled.
"No way, who let this little guy stick to me?" The half-beast stroked the hair of the white fox that was as soft as the pink girl's skin, and was also full of helplessness, "And it seems that she is also like us, no relatives, so take her with you, and when she grows up, maybe she will tell us who saved me in the morning, and I will repay the grace of saving my life." β
The idea of a half-beast is very simple, like a demon beast, love vigorously, hate vigorously, kill vigorously, you treat me well, I repay you a hundred times, you cheat on me, I kill people like hemp.
It seems that when he heard the name of the half-beast, the white fox also didn't pay attention, slowly opened his dark eyes, flashed a trace of brilliance, and then the corners of his mouth set off a strange arc like a smile, quite a kind of girl's smile and moving appearance.
At this moment, on the ancient tree, a long and narrow figure with a whole body of dark green integrated with the surrounding environment squirmed slightly, although it was an inadvertent move, but a half-beast born with the ultimate four senses, where would he not notice this small and imperceptible sound......
"Who is it?" the half-beast stopped abruptly, and then looked at the ancient tree behind him, to be honest, if it weren't for the sound, the half-beast would not have been able to detect the hidden seamless figure on the ancient tree alone.
"You can find me...... Sure enough, he is worthy of being the king of the north and half beasts, although his strength is not very good, but this vigilant surname is really jealous even the other four kings. "Finished, I saw a long green snake with a body length of nearly one meter and a body width of less than ten centimeters from between the branches, leaning out of the figure, a pair of black eyes, without the slightest emotion, his whole body was as green as green and green leaves, it was really a perfect camouflage.
"Who are you?" the half-beast asked slowly when it saw the green snake.
"I am the owner of this territory, who do you say I am, but what are you going to do when you come to the king's territory?" asked the green snake.
"Wang, are you talking about the king of the West, the king of grass and flowers?"
"Exactly. β
"We're here to find the king snake, and we have something to discuss with him,......" said the half-beast unhurriedly, it seemed that he was one of the kingsnake's men.
Of course, the green snake heard about the tragic battle between the one-horned ape king and the demon emperor, as well as the encounter of the half-beast, so he didn't say more, he also heard about it for more than ten years, the one-horned ape king adopted a human child, presumably the immature boy in front of him, when he saw the red wolf skin worn by the half-beast, he couldn't help but sigh, he knew that it was the wolf skin of the Flame Wolf King, and the red wolf next to him must be the child of the Flame Wolf King.
"Come with me. The green snake sighed, although the four kings of the demon beast mountain range have territorial divisions with each other, but for the four kings, no matter which side of the demon beasts, they are extremely respectful, because it is precisely because of the existence of these powerful demon beasts that they can protect them from being slaughtered by humans, this world of demon beasts is not occupied by humans, so for the descendants of the unicorn ape king or the flame wolf king, how can he not look down on three points.
The green snake lay down from the ancient tree and led the half-beast and the red wolf to the place where the king snake was.
"By the way, my name is Aoba Snake, and I am the caretaker of this ancient forest, although I am not as strong as the One-Horned Ape King and the Flame Wolf King, but I still work hard to become a cultivator like them, and I will protect one side of water and soil and one side of demon beasts like them. "The green leaf snake walks between the fallen leaves and the green grass, like a rushing stream, elegant and light, which shows that his speed is a little more agile than that of the red wolf.
Listening to the story of the green leaf snake, the half-beast also recalled the past, he seemed to see again, in that familiar forest, he sat on the back of the wolf mother, felt the flight with the wolf, embraced the blue sky he longed for, the future he yearned for, the unkempt young man's face, filled with the happiest satisfaction in the world, like after the spring rain, the dry loess revived again; he seemed to feel again, after a day of exhaustion, in his mother's arms to sleep peacefully, that warmth, that incomparable sense of security, he couldn't help but sigh, what is better; he seems to hear it again, when he faces himself crying, the rhino mother will always shout"Okay, you old wolf, and you bully beasts, see if I don't beat you ......", and then the wolf mother's "begging for mercy".
Everything together, like yesterday's film, kept appearing in his mind, and disappeared, as if centuries could not erase the memory of eternal existence, the light refracted by the green branches and leaves, into the half-beast's blood-red eyes, the projected picture, like a dream, seemed to be true and false, but unfortunately it had become an unbearable history, which made him sad.
Finally through this ancient forest, the red said once again showed his majesty, occupying the center of the heavens, swearing to be the master of this world, the sun of King's Landing sprinkled in this empty field, only in a more conspicuous position not far away, there was a shadow standing quietly, but still lonely, lonely.
The shadow was a towering tree ten feet high, different from the exuberance of the ancient forest before, that tree was taller, sparse, not many branches and leaves, only the tenacity and straightness that kept upward, pointing straight to the sky, trying to compete with the sky.
On the big tree, there was a gray shadow like a chain coiling around it, as if the giant tree had been choked by the throat, but if you looked closely, you would find that the thick chain looked vicissitudes and mottled, like an iron chain that had been eroded from the bottom of the sea.
"Here they come......" Under the sparse shade of the trees, a sturdy figure appeared, his reflection silhouette torn apart by the shade of the big tree like a broken lake, but still full of the aura of a king that should not be underestimated.
"Half-beasts?" said the figure above the giant tree.
"Well, it seems that the half-beast has become the new king of the north, and has been recognized by the Flame Wolf Clan, and the demon beasts of the other northern demon beast mountain ranges. β
"Although the strength of the half-beast is weak, but the battle between him and the Demon Emperor is enough to prove that he can be qualified for the title of the king of the north, what do you think of the tyrant?" The figure on the giant tree was the Grass Flower King Snake.
"As soon as the unicorn ape dies, many demon beasts in the Northern Demon Beast Mountain Range will inevitably experience a tragic battle to compete for the ownership of the king of the north, after all, the demon beast mountain range needs the protection of the king of the four directions, and we are not good to meddle in the affairs of the northern demon beast mountain range, and now the half-beast naturally takes over the position of the unicorn ape, and also avoids senseless killing, which is a good thing, but ......" Decepticon said.
"But what?"
"But the strength of the half-beast is much worse after all, I don't know if he can deter those, the hidden demon beasts, to be honest, the strong people of the demon beast mountain range are not only our four kings, some hidden demon beasts, even you and I are not easy to deal with, I am afraid that they will challenge the authority of the half-beasts." β
"Yo, how can we arrogant Decepticons think about worrying about the descendants of our enemies. The king snake's old voice was full of imperceptible banter.
"Worry about it, worry about it, but this is a fact, in fact, the demon beasts are not harmonious, I am afraid that the northern demon beast mountain range will become turbulent because of the death of the old ape, and those old apes' former opponents covet the position of the king of the north. "Batian clearly remembers that the unicorn ape is not a local demon beast in the Demon Beast Mountain Range, but from the outside world, when he relied on his strong strength, swept the Northern Demon Beast Mountain Range, and became the new king of the north there, among which there were many defeated unicorn ape subordinates, such as the previous king of the north more than a hundred years ago......
"Looks like we're going to have to help, that human boy, or as he said, help the demon beast and half ......beast," King Snake said in his words, and he also made a decision.
"You mean ......"
"Well, two powerful existences have died in the Demon Beast Mountain Range, and one is missing, this is a heavy loss and a price for the Demon Beast Mountain Range, we must take out the majesty that the King of the Four Directions should have, to deter those demon beasts who try to make trouble, otherwise I am afraid that the Demon Beast Mountain Range in the future will become devastated. β
"Okay, that's it, I don't think there is a single one in the entire Demon Beast Mountain Range who dares to provoke our alliance. Speaking of which, the domineering spirit of the king of beasts of the Decepticons, not angry and self-assured, is quite comparable to the world, "I just don't know what the Nine-Tails think......"
"Nine-tailed, hehe......" Thinking of the nine-tailed, the king snake couldn't help but sigh, a little funny......
"What are you laughing at?"
"Nine-Tails must be standing in the ...... of the half-beast again"
"How do you know?"
"Can't you see the look in the eyes of the Nine-Tails when they look at the half-beast again?" said King Snake with interest.
"You mean...... Nine-Tails likes half-beasts?"
"I think it's mostly like this, and I have gossip that the nine-tails have claimed to be a half-beast woman in the future......" Wang Snake couldn't help but sigh, "I really don't know what the nine-tailed red fox who has always been arrogant thinks, she, I have never been able to see through, and her origin has always been a mystery ......"
"I can't imagine that she has entered the realm of God and transformed into a human surname, but she has entered the world and experienced human emotions......"
Maybe that's what God is all about. Speaking of becoming a god, Wang Snake's faint eyes popped up a few wisps of excitement, maybe that is his real pursuit now, "You must know that in the Xinghai Continent, the previous true gods were all human beings, but there was no demon beast, presumably that becoming a god, you must go through some things that only human beings have, in order to reach that point, and entering the world is the best choice, alas, the words are far away, say Cao Ying, Cao Ying will arrive, they are coming." β
"Half-beast, blazing wolf, that's ......" Decepticon looked at it in surprise, and the half-beast line that was gradually approaching was really shocked, "It seems that what you said is true, I didn't expect her to ......"
"Alright, shall we go meet the new king of the north for a moment?" The king snake finally began to move his lazy body away from the tree, waiting for the half-beast to arrive......
"That's my king, okay, I'll take you here, then you go to talk to the king, I have to go back to bask in the sun?"
"He wasn't really hiding in the sun? The half-beast was shocked, the monster beast of the Demon Beast Mountain Range was still stronger than he imagined, he didn't dare to think about how brilliant his mother, wolf mother and rhino mother were, but he could become a hegemon in the Demon Beast Mountain Range where the strong gathered, and their strength finally didn't know that the half-beast didn't know, he only knew that they were his mothers......
"Why are the Decepticons there?" Regarding the situation of the King of the Four Directions, the Red Wolf was also puzzled, on the surface, the King of the Four Directions was an opponent, but the real situation, no one knew, no one knew, only the parties were clear.
"The new king of the north sees the king of the west, the king of the grass, the king of flowers, the snake, and the king of the south, the king of the tyranny. In the words of the half-beast, it showed respect, and also showed the momentum that the king of the north should have, so that the king snake and the overlord also secretly praised.
"Red wolf, see the King of the Four Directions......" The red wolf is obviously not interested in them, in his cognition, the half-beast is his world, his world.
At this time, the white fox on the shoulders of the half-beast, the sluggish state disappeared in an instant, and it was also a "......" sound, which seemed to be saying something to them when they greeted them.
Seeing this, King Snake and Batian were also stunned for a moment, and then they were full of shock, but they didn't show it......
"The new Northern King Half-Beast, are you here for something?" the king snake asked slowly.
"I'm here to say goodbye, by the way, please ask the King of the Quartet for something?" The half-beast's heart was worried, he didn't know what the king snake and the overlord thought, and he didn't have any confidence in these old monsters who didn't know their age.
"What's the matter?" Facing the new king of the north, the overlord looked arrogant, obviously taking the half-beast as his new opponent, and truly regarded him as the king of the north......
"The red wolf and I want to leave the Demon Beast Mountain Range for some time and go to the human world to train, but in this case, there is no manager in the Northern Demon Beast Mountain Range, and I am afraid that something will happen, so I want to ask the King of the Four Directions to help manage it on my behalf. The half-beast got straight to the point, but there were two words written on his face, "doubt" that a clear-eyed person would know at a glance.
At this time, the white fox's beautiful eyes blinked, and there seemed to be some threat, looking at the king snake and the overlord, which made them can't help but be afraid.
The king snake noticed the threat of the white fox, couldn't help shaking his head and smiling bitterly, and then said slowly: "What are you going to the human world for?"
"Become stronger...... just two words, and the half-beast explains everything.
Hearing the words of the half-beast, Batian also nodded secretly in his heart, what is more practical than going to Kyushu to experience, to come, only in the outside world can he really break through, in order to become a real strongman, he is so, the king snake is so, the king of the four directions is like this, their current achievements are the achievements of wandering outside, this demon beast mountain range is much smaller than Kyushu, and even the prosperous and rich and vast Xinghai Continent, but they are too small, but they are tired and tired, so they return to their hometown, return to this piece of their home, in the end, the outside world is the world of young peopleγ
After a long silence, the king snake finally gave an answer: "Okay, we can help you, but ......"
Hearing the kingsnake's consent, the half-beast was also delighted: "But what, no matter what, I will agree to ......"
"Actually, it's not a big deal, it's just that we can only help you manage for three years, within three years, you must reach the strength of the Beast Yuan or Martial Yuan, return to the mountain range, and use your strength to prove that your ability is enough to be the king of the north, otherwise some demon beasts of the Northern Demon Beast Mountain Range will seize your king of the north." Wang Snake said this, he didn't have any confidence at all, he knew how difficult it was to reach Wu Yuan in the human world, some Wu Yuan's martial artists, without exception, were all human elders who had lived for nearly a few decades, so that the half-beast could reach Wu Yuan or Beast Yuan within three years, which meant that the half-beast had to reach that level before seventeen, and that was something he couldn't think of, but if he wanted to be the king of the north, this was also necessary, so it could only be like this.
"Beast Yuan?" In the blood-red pupils of the half-beast, it seemed to be drifting for thousands of years of ice and snow, deep and far, and there was a sense of desolation beyond the world, "I will, if I don't reach the beast yuan within three years and return to the Demon Beast Mountain Range, then I won't have the face to see my mother, wolf mother, rhino mother, then I will break myself and no longer live in the world......"
Looking at the young man's handsome, but hard gaze as cold and unquestionable as a 10,000-year-old black iron, Wang Snake also sighed in his heart: What an upright and unwavering young man, his words are not half false, and his eyes will never deceive, what he said is true, but it is ...... Let's hope he can do it, or else......
"Okay, since you can do this, I'll promise you......" The king snake also agreed to the request of the half-beast, "what about you, the ...... of the overlord"
"I, don't look at me, haven't we decided?" Hearing Batian's words of betraying himself, he couldn't help but scratch him.
"Then you all agreed?" The half-beast listened to the words of the overlord, and was also puzzled.
"Nonsense, do you need to talk about this?"
Listening to the overlord's lesson, the half-beast was speechless, he really couldn't figure out how the temper of the king of the four directions was more strange than the other, and each was more incomprehensible than the other, first a nine-tailed who didn't know why, and then this overlord, maybe the king snake was also ...... He really didn't dare to think about it.
"I just don't know what the Nine-Tails of the Eastern King thinks......" the half-beast said casually.
But the next moment, he was shocked to see that the overlord and the king snake smiled...... These two Quartet Kings, who seemed to him to be a little nervous, actually laughed at the mention of the Nine Tails, of course he just thought about it like this, but he didn't dare to say it, they were the Quartet Kings, and the half-beast really wanted to leave this quickly, I was afraid that if he stayed for a long time, he would become such a place, for him, this was definitely a strange existence.
"Nine-Tails...... She's all yours......" Speaking of this, Batian only felt a chill in his spine, and a pair of big eyes were staring at him without blinking, so he quickly changed his words, "Nine-tails, you don't have to worry, I will tell her personally, presumably she won't refuse......"
The white fox squinted his eyes lazily again, but there was a hint of satisfaction on his small and lovely cheeks......
"Then please ask the king of the four directions, I will abide by the agreement, and in three years, I will return with glory and unify the Northern Demon Beast Mountain Range......" The half-beast's gaze penetrated the branches, looked at the end of the sky, and looked at the world beyond the Demon Beast Mountain Range......
In this way, after a short conversation, the half-beast, the red wolf, and the white fox left this green and somewhat lonely wild, leaving only the king snake and the overlord in shock.
"I really don't know what that person thinks, I thought she was just helping, but I didn't expect to do it so thoroughly. Batian's face was depressed, and he was still a little stunned in his heart.
"I don't know anymore, I know that I have lived for nearly a thousand years, and I still can't see through it. The vicissitudes of the voice of the king snake are still the same, only the precipitation of the years remains, "This is, the ...... of entering the WTO"
"Brother, I didn't expect them to promise so happily......" The red wolf didn't have any luck at all before, but things went surprisingly smoothly, which made him extremely happy.
"It's not that the Quartet agreed, but that they have a problem...... "The half-beast's eyes are deep, since the death of the one-horned ape and the Flame Wolf King, he has changed a lot, there is no more immaturity and innocence in the past, a little more maturity, a little more sadness, in the words of the one-horned ape, the beast has grown up......
"Brother mean that you will reach the beast yuan within three years?" asked the red wolf.
"Well, the beast element is different from the beast power, it is another manifestation of the beast power, my mother once told me that the beast power evolved into the beast element can be regarded as a real powerhouse above Kyushu, but the beast element and the human martial yuan are general, and many people are difficult to break through in their lifetime. Speaking of this, the half-beast also had a sad face, but then his face was full of determination, and his eyes looked into the distance again, looking at the blue sky, looking at the vast world, "But I believe that I can reach that level, just to become stronger......
"Brother, when are we leaving?" asked the red wolf.
"Tomorrow, today I want to go back to Half Moon Lake to sleep, you go back to Aunt Wolf first, and say goodbye to him......" The half-beast's eyes were a little sad.
......In this way, the half-beast and the red wolf were temporarily separated, and the half-beast returned to the half-moon lake with the white fox alone......