The moonlight illuminates the outlines of the mountains and meadows, as if they exist only in this era, and the clouds in the sky are clearly reflected.

There was a shaking in the grass on the ground.

It's a three-flowered cat walking.

Since most of the grass on the ground is taller than her, she is extra careful when striding so that she can ensure that she does not step on the air or step on any messy things, and the front foot walks by, and the back foot will step on the position of the front foot without special control.

It's just that behind him came the voice of the Taoist:

"Sanhua Niangniang, don't go, stay here for me, and guard here."

"Meow?"

"There are few people in Yuezhou, there are many demons, tonight is the first night in Yuezhou, I guess there will be demons to disturb at night."

"Guess?"

"Yes, I guess." Song You's voice was very small, as if he was afraid of disturbing others, he lowered his head and looked at the cat in the grass, "Sanhua Niangniang is alert and agile, moves quickly, and now it is very powerful, if there is really a demon in the camp at night to cause chaos, the camp is so big, I am afraid that only Sanhua Niangniang can react in a very short time." ”

"It's only Sanhua Niang!"

"It has to be Sanhua Niangniang!"

"Meow!"

The cat didn't say anything, just sat down instantly, sat upright, turned its head to look left and right, and raised its paws to lick it, in a posture of not leaving.

"I'll trouble Sanhua Niangniang."

The Taoist said a word, and then continued to move forward.

The moon is high in the sky, as big as a jade plate, illuminating the sky.

A swallow bends its wings slightly, shooting straight into the sky like an arrow piercing the clouds, and its elegant figure appears under the bright moon. It wasn't until the upward force completely disappeared that the swallow turned around, fell naturally, flapped its wings twice and easily stabilized its body, slid downward, and swam into the boundless night of the mountains and forests.

The meadow was full of people and snoring.

There are also people who have their eyes open, so frightened that they can't sleep, and when the Taoist walks through them, they will look at him vigilantly.

The Taoist walked into the dark mountain forest.

Moonlight seeping into the mountains and forests has become very rare, the forest is dim, but the reflection is sufficient, many branch projections are like demons and ghosts who choose people to eat, and there is a bit of the taste of Jinyang Dao ancient cypress in a trance.

I don't know how long it took.

Deep in the mountains and forests, on a tree with a crooked neck.

A monkey sat on a branch with his back to the trunk, sat firmly, closed his eyes, and was already asleep.

There was a slight noise from below.

"Brush!"

The monkey opened its eyes in an instant and looked down.

But I saw a young Taoist standing below at some point, holding a bamboo cane, looking up at it, and seeing it, he actually saluted him.

"Courteous ......"

The monkey was immediately startled, stood up and wanted to run, but because of this gift from the Taoist, he stayed in place.

For a while, a variety of emotions flashed on his face, such as confusion and curiosity.

"You...... Who are you? ”

"The surname is Song Mingyou, a native of Yizhou Dao."

"You're not afraid of me?"

"It's good if you're not afraid of me."

“……”

The monkey was stunned for a moment, then sat back in his place, leaned over and looked down at him: "What are you doing with me so late?" ”

"I just want to ask Zuxia, what Zuxia said at dusk today, that Dayan is about to die, and the Chen family is about to rise, where did you hear about it, and why did you inform the people who migrate?" Song You is very polite.

"You don't believe it?"

"......" Song You shook his head, but he didn't answer, "I just want to ask where it came from and why." ”

"I saw those people walking under the trees today, and I heard that they were going to live here, and kindly reminded them that they would not be killed by others like they were many years ago. As a result, instead of thanking me for my kindness, they scolded me for leaving. The monkey sat on the tree, his voice shrill and very angry, "It's really infuriating." ”

"The foot is simple and simple." Song You said.

"But good things don't necessarily pay off." The monkey was still not angry, "You people just don't know how to appreciate it." When you stay here, you'll be driven away. ”

"But where did you hear about it?"

“？”

The monkey instantly became vigilant, sat on the tree and stared straight at him, and even stood up again, climbed up to the treetops, and then looked down at him: "Why are you asking this?" ”

"Curious."

Song You raised his head and stared at it.

Although it is a monkey face, it is also somewhat similar to a human, compared to a human, its face and the information revealed in its eyes are more simple, and it is not hidden at all.

"That's what everybody says!"

The monkey said as he sat on a branch.

"All that?"

"I won't tell you!"

"It seems that the source of the news is a very remarkable existence, or a very fierce monster, so I don't dare to say it."

“？”

The monkey was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly waved his hand: "I don't know, I don't know!" Don't ask me, don't ask me! ”

"But since that being has spread the news, and since everyone has said so, how can he know now, and the one who is afraid that others will know that it is he who has sent the news? How can he be sure that he doesn't want others to know that the source of the news is from him? Song You smiled slightly, "Maybe his purpose is to let people know that the news comes from him." ”

"Impossible!"

"How could it be?"

"Then he won't be hiding!"

"Thank you."

Song You smiled slightly and raised his hand to salute.

"Ahh

The monkey suddenly screamed, and then he reacted.

"You man! It's cunning! ”

"It's just a small talk."

"What are you looking for him?"

"Curious."

"You know and you can't find him! There are no monsters in Yuezhou, and no one can find him, and the gods in the sky can't find him! ”

"I won't say it's a reminder."

After Song You finished speaking, he ignored the monkey and turned around and left here.

The monkey sat on a branch and stared at him in a daze.

Suddenly, I heard some noise overhead.

In a hurry, I raised my head and saw a swallow flying from the top of the treetops.

The monkey couldn't help but be stunned again-

I had just climbed up to it, thinking that it would be safer to climb higher and get a distance, but I didn't expect that the swallow was standing above me.

The monkey couldn't help but be afraid.

……

At the same time, in the meadow below the mountain, where the immigrants were staying overnight, there was a sudden loud cry of a baby.

"Wow......"

The sound was so loud that it disturbed the silence of the night sky.

It's hard to ignore the cries of young children, and many people can't sleep well tonight, so they are woken up one after another. When more people wake up, the noise is noisy, and the movements are chaotic, and more people are woken up.

"Whose baby is crying?"

"Crying so badly?"

"It looks like it's coming from over there."

The crowd followed the sound and looked in one direction.

Just looking at the past, I felt a burst of vigilance.

"Over there? Isn't that on the edge of the woods? Who is resting there? ”

"There's no fire over there! It's pitch black! ”

"Isn't it a monster? I heard that monsters like to learn from cubs to cry and trick people into eating! ”

"I'm afraid that whoever killed a thousand knives, with the baby, came here and thought the baby was troublesome, so he lost the baby!"

"Ask ...... Poor Master"

Demons and demons tempt and eat by the roadside and river, and the most common means is to imitate the cry of a baby, and the second is to disguise themselves as beautiful maidens, and such legends are common in various states and places.

It's just that the demons and demons still don't change.

Nothing else, it's just easy to use.

If you pretend to be a beautiful girl, there will always be people who have lust to attack the heart, knowing that it may be a demon, but they don't care about anything else, and fall into the trap, thinking that they can die under the peony flower, but in fact, they will be swallowed in one bite. If you imitate the cry of a baby, there will always be kind-hearted people, especially the elderly, who know that it may be the work of demons, but they are also worried that if it is a real baby, they take the risk to see it.

Humans are social animals and naturally love to take care of their young.

The same is true tonight.

It's just that there are a lot of people tonight, and there are officials accompanying them, people know before they come that there are few people in Yuezhou and many demons, and they have been told by the government how to deal with demons and evils, and they are more vigilant and prepared, so they entangled a few officials with long knives and a few young people, with an official and a few well-informed old men accompanying them, and slowly approached there.

Everything was hazy under the moonlight.

The sound is getting closer and clearer.

By the time they got close to the sound, the crowd had already walked in front of a mass of bushes.

The vegetation was so dense that the moonlight could not shine into it at all, and it looked pitch black, and if someone really abandoned the child, it really looked like a good place for an outcast.

The crowd bent over, vigilantly searching.

Suddenly, an old man frowned, his eyes widened.

"That's not right!"

As he got closer, the sound became louder and louder, and although it did resemble a baby's cry, it became more and more piercing, piercing his eardrums, which ordinary babies do not feel like this.

"Be careful!"

As soon as the old man's voice came out, it was like something had been broken.

The voice in front of him immediately paused.

There was a dead silence in the dark grass.

Everyone hurriedly retreated vigilantly.

But I saw that the grass suddenly shook, and there was a rustling sound, and it became more and more violent.

Suddenly, there was a commotion—

A youkai sprang out of the grass.

This monster looks like a wild boar, with fangs and serrated teeth, and its hair is like a steel needle, and a tail twists incomparably flexibly behind it.

"Wow......"

The monster's mouth is the cry of a baby, and a pair of eyes are shining with greedy light, staring at the person in front of him.

"Don't be afraid! The book says don't be afraid, as long as you are not afraid of the monsters, they can fight to death, and if they run away, they will be broken by them one by one! Let's go together! ”

"Wow......"

The youkai rushed up suddenly.

Several officials drew their knives one after another, either timidly or courageously, and the rest of the young men also swept around with sticks, and many knives all slashed at the pig demon.

Although the pigskin was as hard as armor, it was no match for metal and sharp blades, and the scar was still cut down with a single knife, and blood flowed out, and the monster screamed in pain.

However, the size of the monster is huge after all, and there are indeed fewer people in a hurry this time, not to mention a monster, even if it is enough to deal with ordinary wild boars. I saw the monster rush by, and as soon as it hit, two people were immediately thrown out, falling to the ground and wailing.

The monster was injured and painful, but it was even more ferocious.

He stopped and looked down at the crowd, took two steps back, aimed his fangs at the man who was still standing in front of him, and rushed forward again.

At this moment, only a rumbling sound was heard.

The horse's hooves stomped on the ground, like a rapid drum beat, and quickly approached.

Seeing that this monster had rushed in front of him, several officials panicked, but they saw a horse under the moonlight coming in the wind and stepping on the grass, as fast as a black shadow, and slammed sideways into the monster.

"Boom!"

With a loud bang, the snake-tailed pig was immediately knocked out and flew out.

At the same time, the grass shook from far and near, and a three-flowered cat was also running like the wind, heroic, like a tiger and leopard on the grassland, squeezing out the weeds, and quickly came to the scene from afar.

(End of chapter)