Chapter 20: The Strange Fish
Xia Shiqing is proficient in medical skills, this is obvious to them, and now the only thing they can think of in this situation is naturally her.
Ling Ning sent the little girl's safety message to Xia Shiqing, asking the other party's opinion, and after a while, Xia Shiqing replied that although the situation sounded very unoptimistic, she was willing to give it a try and would arrive in two or three days.
The three of them discussed it for a while, but decided to wait for Xia Shiqing to come, and now go back to Ping'an Village before making plans.
This time, the three of them put on cloaks and disguised themselves as merchants and returned to the village to investigate. They went to the most crowded bazaar, wandered around the bazaar, and because many of the nearby fishing villages were destroyed, many merchants ran to Ping'an Village to make purchases, which made the bazaar more lively than ever, and the fishermen were shouting for fresh fish that had just been caught, and the merchants were also trying their best to bargain, bustling.
The three of them walked around for a while, and Qian Mei'er suddenly pointed to the front and said, "Look, it's that mother-in-law!" ”
Lingxi said: "Hmph, is this monster?" I want to rush up and kill her right now!
Ling Ning said, "Let's go over and have a look." ”
When she came closer, she saw that the mother-in-law had taken a basket of fresh fish to sell, although these fish had been out of the water for a while, but they looked very fresh, not inferior to the ones that had just been caught, but the price marked was much higher than that of other fish, and many merchants stopped in front of her to try to bargain, but she only shook her head.
Qian Mei'er said, "Mother-in-law, can your fish be cheap?" ”
The mother-in-law shook her head.
Lingxi said: "Your fish doesn't seem to be any different except for being fresh, why is it so expensive?" ”
The mother-in-law still shook her head.
Ling Ning saw that her expression was as if she was wearing a mask on her face, and she couldn't see the slightest expression, as if there was nothing in the world that could shock her slightly.
He suddenly noticed that the drunkard Wang Laosan that day was also selling fish, and immediately said to the two girls: "Don't worry about this mother-in-law for now, before Shiqing comes, we'd better not startle the snake and come with me." ”
He took the two daughters to Wang Laosan's stall, and Wang Laosan was shouting loudly at this moment.
"Do you remember me, brother?" Ling Ning took off his cloak and said.
Wang Laosan stared at him suspiciously, obviously forgetting the events of that night.
Ling Ning leaned out and whispered, "I want all these fish from you, but you just need to tell me about Li Er, how about it?" ”
Wang Laosan's face changed, and he shook his head and said, "I don't know what you're talking about." ”
Ling Ning said, "Are you hiding something?" ”
Wang Laosan just shook his head, "If you don't buy it, don't bother me doing business, go away!" ”
Ling Ning still wanted to speak, but suddenly heard the second dog in the village say loudly: "Hurry up...... Come on! There are corpses floating on the beach! Good...... Better! Come on! ”
Seeing that Wang Laosan and the mother-in-law had not made progress, the three of them had no choice but to follow the lively crowd towards the beach.
The beach has surrounded many villagers, but they are all hiding from a distance. There were seven or eight bodies floating in the sea, three or four of which had washed up on the beach. The degree of damage to these corpses is quite high, most of them are "fragmented" and "blurred flesh and blood", obviously they were torn apart by the demon beast, which can also show the ferocity of the demon beast.
Lingxi transmitted a voice to the two: "Many of these people followed Huo Jingyu to hunt demon beasts, but they all died tragically. ”
Qian Mei'er said: "It seems that their trip is not going well, I hope they can escape." ”
At this time, the second dog hurried over again, shouting as he ran: "The village chief asks if there are any monks!" Fire Hero: They need help! Is there a monk who knows how to heal? ”
The three of them hurriedly stopped the second dog, and the second dog couldn't say it clearly for a long time, so he could only drag the three of them towards the inn in the village.
When I arrived at the inn, I found that it was Huo Jingyu and the three of them who had fled back, and the situation was not optimistic.
Wen Hao had a broken arm, his face was ugly, and the wound was hastily bandaged with clothes and still oozing blood; Wen Xi looked depressed, and many wounds on her body had no time to be bandaged, and she looked at the unconscious Huo Jingyu with an anxious expression.
Huo Jingyu's face turned pale, his whole body trembled while lying on the bed, and he kept muttering to himself, but he couldn't hear what he was saying.
Wen Hao was overjoyed when he saw the three of them here, and hurriedly got up to greet him but almost fell, "Three Taoist friends! I didn't expect you to be there too! That's great! Senior Brother Jing Yu urgently needs someone to help him with his exercises, please ...... How many ...... please? Ahem, ahem! ”
He coughed violently before he finished speaking, his body was crooked and he almost fell, but fortunately he was supported by Wen Xi on the side.
Qian and Ling helped the two brothers and sisters to the side, and bandaged the wounds to stop bleeding and heal respectively.
Ling Ning used the pupil technique to observe Huo Jingyu's body, and found that the true yuan in his whole body was almost dry, no wonder he was unconscious! If it's half an hour late, I'm afraid I'll die!
He pressed the other party's chest, and the true yuan was slowly injected. The true yuan in his body is like a big river in the Yangtze River, and he can easily fill the "small pool" in Huo Jingyu's body. Huojing Yu Zhenyuan was replenished, and the whole person also quieted down and fell into a deep sleep.
The brothers and sisters Wen Hao and Wen Xi on the side took some pills with the assistance of the two daughters, and their faces were finally not so ugly. Wen Xi is still a girl after all, and she can't hold back her deep sleep, and Wen Hao is still trying her best to support her.
Wen Hao said: "How many ...... Thank you! Senior Brother Jing Yu...... He...... He's okay, right? ”
Ling Ning said: "It's okay, he just consumes a lot, I entered some True Yuan for him and it should be fine." ”
Wen Hao said: "Thank you! ”
Lingxi said, "What happened to you? Why is it so embarrassing? Are the three of you the only ones left alive? ”
Wen Hao sighed: "Our group has touched the location of that demon beast, and we are quietly laying out a formation to prepare to kill it...... Unexpectedly, we were noticed by the demon beast, and we were so embarrassed that only the three of us barely escaped back......"
Lingxi was puzzled: "Don't you have immortal weapons?" ”
Wen Hao couldn't speak: "That immortal weapon requires a large amount of True Yuan to control, originally we had enough of them, but those scattered cultivators actually made a mess when they faced the enemy...... And the formation of gathering spiritual energy was too late to complete, so he was caught off guard by the demon beast! Even ...... Ay! ”
Lingxi said: "What? Why does Brother Hao have to swallow and spit out, is there anything that can't be said clearly? ”
Wen Hao's face changed several times, and finally said, "Hey! We've lost the artifact! Stayed on that mountain! I...... I'm waiting for this to be a violation of the door rules, and I can only apologize for my sin! ”
Ling Ning said: "Just go back and get it when you are injured, Brother Wen doesn't have to worry." ”
Wen Hao hurriedly said: "No! That immortal weapon had just been reforged, and it hadn't been refined yet, so if it was found by other monks, it would be a failure! We can only apologize with death! ”
Qian Mei'er said, "Why should you worry? Immortal weapons aren't easy for anyone to refine, right? ”
Immortal tools of this grade like immortal weapons often have their own spiritual wisdom and the ability to protect themselves, and it is really not possible for anyone to refine them, and they must have strength to be its owner.
Wen Hao shook his head and said dejectedly: "Let's be honest, this immortal weapon was given to it by the elders of Senior Brother Jing Yu, and it is a 'first-order immortal weapon' that has just been erased from its spiritual wisdom, and it has not yet been completely cast. The valley lord heard that there was a very rare ancient demon beast inhabiting near the mortal dust continent, so he sent us to hunt and kill it in order to complete the final 'soul casting' of the immortal weapon, which was also a test given to us by the valley lord! Now that immortal weapon is like a newborn 'baby', anyone can easily refine it. If the immortal weapon is refined, not only will the grade drop sharply, but there is a chance that it will never be recovered, so I will wait...... Ay...... I won't have the face to see the valley master again! ”
Qian Mei'er sighed, "I really don't understand why you dare to challenge such a fierce beast, or if you are not fully prepared. ”
Wen Hao said: "It's because we're too anxious...... We misjudged the ore before, resulting in the loss of a piece of 'ore marrow', and Senior Brother Jing Yu was eager to make up for it...... And we were fully prepared this time, the formation was almost completed, who knew that it was actually raining heavily! A few casual cultivators stupidly ran to a cave to take shelter from the rain, but they didn't know that it was the demon beast that lived...... Next, you all know, we were killed by a surprise, if it weren't for the fact that we used part of the power of the immortal weapon with all the True Yuan Force, I'm afraid that the three of us wouldn't be able to escape back. ”
Ling Ning said: "With the current situation of the three of you, it is impossible to go back to get the immortal weapon, so it is better to recuperate well and go again when the injury is healed." ”
Wen Hao said: "Sword Casting Valley has always been a sword in the people, and the sword is dead!" Under the courage to beg the three of us, help us go to the habitat of the demon beast and retrieve the immortal weapon! The three of us are grateful! ”
Qian Mei'er said: "This is going to cost our lives, we don't have the courage to challenge that fifth-order demon beast." ”
Lingxi, a businessman in his bones, "sniffed" a business opportunity, "If I help you get it back, can you give you any reward?" ”
Wen Hao smiled bitterly: "It's okay if it's someone else, but Miss, as the deputy pavilion master of the Lingbao Pavilion, what treasures haven't you seen?" I'm afraid I can't afford the price, and we haven't repaid you for your life-saving grace yet......"
Lingxi snorted and said, "That's right, you can't take immortal weapons as reward, right?" ”
Wen Hao said: "Naturally, you can't, hey, forget it, you can only resign yourself to fate." ”
Ling Ning suddenly said, "How about I find it for you?" ”
Wen Hao's eyes lit up, "Fellow Daoist, are you serious?" ”
Ling Ning said: "This is natural, you won't be able to trust me, right?" ”
Wen Hao shook his head, "Of course not, even if this immortal weapon is taken by Your Excellency, it is better than losing it for unknown reasons...... If the elders of the valley ask in the future, we will also have an answer. ”
What he meant by this was to imply that if Ling Ning swallowed it privately, he would definitely ask the elders in the valley to come forward and ask for it back, knowing the location of the immortal weapon was much better than losing it for no reason.
Ling Ning naturally understood what he meant, and he didn't have any intention of stealing it, he just wanted to sell his favor to Sword Casting Valley, after all, the piece of "Mineral Marrow" in his hand might really need them to smelt.
"So I'll take a run."
Wen Hao was overjoyed when he heard this, "Dare to ask what reward Daoyou wants?" We still have more than two million spirit stones on us, and we can give them to you! ”
Qian Mei'er said hurriedly: "Xiao Ning, you are crazy!" That's a fifth-order demon beast, aren't you kidding with your own life? ”
Ling Ning said: "Mei'er, don't worry, I'll go back as soon as I go, you should know my ability." ”
Qian Mei'er said: "No, I want to go with you anyway!" ”
Ling Ning shook his head and said, "It's better for me to go alone, there are many people that will inevitably attract the attention of demon beasts, Mei'er, you believe me, it's absolutely fine!" ”
Under his persuasion, Qian Mei'er dispelled the idea of going together, although Lingxi was also worried about him, she couldn't help, so she could only wish him success.
Wen Hao said: "I waited for the last desperate launch of the immortal weapon and hit the demon beast, so that I could escape with my life, thinking that the immortal weapon should still be in the largest cave in the North Number Mountain." I have a spirit talisman here that can cover the breath and ask the Taoist friends to bring it, but unfortunately there is only this one left, and the effect can last for an hour...... There are also two million spirit stones here, please also accept them as well......"
Ling Ning said: "I accepted the spirit rune, and the spirit stone is not necessary." You only need to promise me one thing, and I will naturally bring the immortal weapon back to you. ”
"What?"
"Please swear by Brother Tai with a Taoist heart, if I can find the immortal weapon, Brother Tai will owe me a favor, and if I need it, I will ask Brother Tai to do his best to help."
Wen Hao thought for a while and said, "Okay, but you can only have one chance, and you can't violate the door rules." ”
Ling Ning said happily: "This is natural. ”
Wen Hao raised his only remaining right arm and swore: "I swear by my Dao heart, if this ...... Ling ......"
"Ling Ning."
“…… This Ling Ning Daoist can retrieve our lost immortal weapon and hand it over to the next, he Ling Ning Daoist has any needs, and without violating the door rules, I am willing to do my best to help once! If there is any repentance, the heavens and the earth will be destroyed! ”
……
The sky was already dark, Ling Ning quietly sneaked into the North Horn Mountain, Wen Hao's spirit rune really worked, he only felt that his aura gradually merged with the surrounding environment, but unfortunately there was only an hour's effect, he could only find the trace of the immortal weapon as soon as possible.
Before he came, he had already extracted the aura of the immortal weapon from Huo Jingyu's body and tracked it with the "Pupil Technique: Butterfly Transformation". The white butterflies flew into a large cave, and there were obvious signs of fighting outside the cave, and there were still large traces of blood, burns, and even stumps on the ground...... Ling Ning frowned, and used the "Nether Ghost Step" to closely follow the butterfly into the cave.
The entrance of the cave is dozens of feet high, and the inside is even wider, and there are specks of light in the pitch black, which are the light emitted by some creatures that can fluoresce. Although he had the blessing of the pupil technique, under the influence of so many light spots, he was a little visually confused, and he could only encourage him to see his feet clearly and follow the butterfly to explore carefully.
After about 100 meters, a fishy wind blew, and the stench of rot was disgusting. Then a large number of dry bones, rotten flesh, and broken weapons appeared on the ground, and it was clear that beyond that was the lair of the demon beast. He stubbornly walked forward another hundred meters, and suddenly there was a heart-rending scream and a long roar with the demon beast in the dark!
"Ahh Don't come here! Don't! Yes! ”
"Hoohoo!"
Ling Ning was startled, followed the sound to a corner, he poked his head out and saw a huge demon beast like a tiger with big claws like a tiger in the darkness, holding down a man, and in the man's screams of pain, he was about to drop his head!
The breath of this giant beast is that fifth-order demon beast!
The big guy in front of him was similar to the description of the villagers, about six to seven meters high, three or four meters wide, and if the wings were fully open, it should be six or seven meters. Its head and beak are pointy, its beak is like a long hook, its claws are as sharp as a tiger, and its feathers are as tough as iron all over its body, exuding a violent spiritual power that is terrifying.
There are only a thousand corpses piled up in the lair, most of them have become dry bones, and judging from their clothes, they are fishermen caught by demon beasts from coastal villages.
The butterfly slowly flew towards the demon beast, lingering beside the demon beast. Fortunately, the demon beast was facing away from him and was enjoying the "big meal" so it didn't attract attention. Ling Ning was wondering why the butterfly was circling the demon beast, when he suddenly noticed a little light on the back of the demon beast's neck, and when he looked closely, it was actually the light emitted by the gem on the hilt of the sword!
Ling Ning suddenly realized that this immortal weapon was thrown by them and inserted into the back of the demon beast's neck, hidden by the thick feathers. But if you want to take the immortal weapon, you must get close to the demon beast, and drawing the sword will definitely cause a strong reaction from the demon beast!
Ling Ning was entangled in his heart, secretly wondering whether he would leave first. But seeing the ferocious appearance of the demon beast also aroused the blood in his heart, "What is a mere fifth-order demon beast?" With my current strength, I may not lose to it! Besides, I crept up from my back and drew my sword and fled, can't I beat it? ”
As the saying goes, newborn calves are not afraid of tigers, Ling Ning has never seen the strength of demon beasts, so he is naturally not afraid. He made up his mind, quietly touched the back of the demon beast, and then looked at the hilt of the sword, jumped on the back of the demon beast, and drew the sword with both hands!
"Whew!"
The demon beast roared, and its body began to shake violently!
Ling Ning gritted his teeth and kicked the back of the demon beast with his legs, but this sword was actually stuck in the bones and couldn't pull it out!
The demon beast began to struggle desperately after eating the pain, and its huge body kept bumping around in the stone cave, trying to shake Ling Ning off on its back. Ling Ning clutched the hilt of his sword, he knew that if he fell at this time, he would immediately be trampled into mud by the demon beast!
Under the continuous impact of the demon beast in the stone cave, the stalactites began to fall, and the huge body of the demon beast made the demon beast even more angry, and after a long roar, the demon beast began to run wildly! The violent jolt caused Ling Ning to use all his strength to grasp the hilt of the sword and try to keep himself from falling, and he had no time to care about anything else.
I don't know how long it took, suddenly there was a violent impact, followed by the sound of the wind in my ears, and the demon beast actually rose to the sky!
"Whew!"
Ling Ning grabbed the hilt of the sword tightly, blood couldn't stop flowing out of the demon beast's wound, and the demon beast was even more violent! It went straight up to the blue sky for nine thousand meters for a while, and then dived 100 meters underwater with a "bang", and then rushed out of the sea and glided on the surface of the water, so fast that the splashing water stabbed Ling Ning's skin like steel needles! He couldn't even open his eyes!
The strong air currents and the resistance brought by the sea water alternated with each other, making Ling Ning suffer a lot, but he gritted his teeth and refused to let go!
The demon beast suddenly roared angrily and flew towards Ping'an Village, as if to vent its anger in the village.
Qian and Ling were worried about Ling Ning, and suddenly the demon beasts outside roared loudly, and they were all taken aback, and hurriedly went out to investigate!
I saw a huge shadow appear in the sky above Ping'an Village, and it spun desperately in the air, as if it wanted to throw something down!
The villagers also heard the abnormal sound, and hurriedly rushed out to see the excitement, and when they saw the huge shadow in the dense fog, they knelt down and kowtowed, shouting for help from the sea goddess!
Qian Mei'er's eyes were sharp, and she exclaimed, "Oh my God! Xiao Ning! It's Xiao Ning behind that monster! ”
Lingxi carefully identified it, and also saw that the figure was Ling Ning, "Yes, it's really Ling Gongzi!" This...... What can I do? ”
Before they had time to figure out a way, the demon beast had a big mouth, and a huge fireball roared towards Ping'an Village!
The two daughters of Qian and Ling hurriedly worked together to use the water attribute Dao method!
"Water Gathering Water Polo Technique!"
"Bang!"
The balloon of water and the fireball collided and exploded in an instant, and the hot splash of water fell like rain!
But the demon beast was carried away by the rage, it let out another long roar, and then spewed out five large fireballs in one breath! These five fireballs are powerful enough to burn half a village to the ground!
The two women of Qian and Ling are not proficient in water attribute spells, so they can only make hand prints and resist with the "water ball technique", but they can only deal with three fireballs, and seeing that the last two will fall on the villagers' houses anyway, the two women can only shout loudly for the villagers to leave!
But at the critical moment, the village chief Li Youfu raised his arms and shouted: "Don't move!" Follow me to kneel and kowtow! Poseidon will save our village! ”
The two girls were dumbfounded, secretly thinking that the village chief was really dizzy!
Just as the last two fireballs were about to hit the house, "Bang! Bang! "Two water cannonballs flew suddenly, knocking two fireballs into the sea!
The next moment, a huge figure nearly ten meters high and six or seven meters wide appeared in the air, this thing has a fish body and bird wings, and the sound is like a mandarin duck! There is actually a small golden horn on the forehead!
"Whew!"
As if it had seen an enemy, the monster beast pounced on the strange fish with the wings of the fish! The bodies of the two giant beasts slammed together!
"Bang!"
After the earth-shattering bang, the two fierce beasts retreated separately!
At this time, the sky was full of dark clouds, lightning and thunder in an instant, and the majestic rain poured down!
"Poseidon Niangniang!"
"Poseidon Niangniang is mighty!"
"Long live Poseidon Niangniang!"
The shouts of the villagers, accompanied by rolling thunder, seemed to cheer on the battle!
The two behemoths begin to collide for the second time!
"Bang!"
It's a step-by-step retreat!
Qian and Ling let the rain fall on their faces, and they all looked at the sky nervously, all worried about Ling Ning!
And after Ling Ning's two impacts from the demon beast, he found that the hilt of the sword had finally loosened!
He roared angrily and frantically poured True Yuan into the sword body! The immortal weapon emitted a dazzling light, and then the sword light soared into the sky!
"Ahh
The demon beast screamed, and blood spurted wildly from the back of its neck!
And the strange fish also saw the opportunity to crash into the monster again!
"Bang!"
"Whoa!"
The monster let out a terrible scream, and then fell into the sea with a "boom", splashing hundreds of meters high!
And Ling Ning also left the back of the demon beast with this blow, and he fell into the sea with his grasp of the immortal weapon tightly!
"Poof!"
This blow consumed more than half of the true yuan in his body, and the fact that he fell into the sea from a height of 100 meters made him dizzy and couldn't distinguish anything for a while. At that moment, it seemed as if something was dragging him up, revealing the sea!
The last thing he saw seemed to be a middle-aged woman with bird-like wings on her back!
"Is it really Poseidon Niangniang?"
The last thought crossed his mind, and he lost consciousness.