Unsheathed Sword Chapter 53: Spring Rain and Wolves in Astragalus Mountain
The roof leak happened to rain overnight.
Xu Huaigu felt a trace of cold rain falling on his forehead in the middle of the night, and when he was blown by the night wind, he immediately became cold.
He was annoyed by the sudden cold spring rain, and when he got up and looked at the sky, he found that the sky was dark, and not a single star could be seen, but the rain was falling more and more.
Xu Huaigu was so angry that he stomped his feet, but no matter how angry he was, the spring rain that should have fallen had to fall as scheduled.
Soon, the thick and thin threads of rain at the tips of the needles turned into raindrops, and they turned into large columns of water pouring down, watering the mountain stream wantonly.
Xu Huaigu didn't dare to stay in the mountain stream anymore.
If there is too much rain and the water rises upstream of the mountain stream, flash floods may break out at any time, which is not a joke.
When the flood comes, the big tree that the two people hug can also be blown away by the roots. What's more, in the mountain streams on both sides of the cliffs, the water flow will only become more turbulent.
He had no choice but to grope his way up the cliff to climb up the mountain stream in this starless night.
Unfortunately, the mountain stream is also an open meadow, and there is no place to protect from the rain.
He reluctantly stopped, letting the rain pour down on his head.
He was now soaked in the rain, and stood on top of the wilderness, as if only the sound of the rain was left between heaven and earth, and everything else was washed away by the rain.
He felt the rain between heaven and earth, and his mood gradually calmed down, and he listened carefully to the rhythm of the rain's fall.
There is the crispness of the rain falling on the stones, the muffled humming of the rain falling on the gravel, and the harmony of the rain falling on the leaves.
Everything is beautiful, and there are traces to follow.
He calmed down and felt that he had benefited a lot.
That's the beauty of traveling, and it's always late at night or dawn that nature will give you a wonderful creation.
But the rain did not abate.
The raindrops fell like drums, mixed with the cold night wind, Xu Huaigu was very cold, so he couldn't sleep, and decided to continue to rush north in the rain.
The night rain is falling, and some people are wearing swords, walking alone on the top of the cliff and mountain stream.
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It was almost dawn before the heavy rain finally subsided, and Xu Huaigu had already left the dense place of the mountain stream and walked deeper into the Astragalus Mountain.
The reason why Astragalus Mountain is called Astragalus Mountain is that the mountain is rich in all kinds of precious herbs, especially Astragalus, and there are even occasional news of the discovery of fairy grass.
This also makes Astragalus Mountain a relatively important mountain in the Dayu Kingdom.
But with the arrival of many medicine seekers, the dangers in the mountains should not be underestimated.
The Astragalus Mountain is full of all kinds of strange poisonous snakes and poisonous insects, devouring human blood and killing people like hemp.
Sometimes the herb picker doesn't even know that he has been bitten, but when the poison is blown, he dies extremely quickly, and there is no earthly way to save his life.
There is a valley called White Valley, and there is often a white poisonous mist in it that is blown by the wind and drifts around.
The poisonous mist is harmless to flowers, plants, birds and beasts, but it is highly poisonous to people, and the skin begins to erode when it touches the poisonous mist.
But this is not the biggest threat to Astragalus Mountain, the biggest danger of Astragalus Mountain is the wild demon beasts in the mountain.
Originally, if a beast wanted to turn into a demon beast, it would either have this excellent bloodline inheritance, or it would be extremely difficult to rely on the creation of various heaven and earth treasures.
But the most important thing in the Astragalus Mountain is the fairy herb elixir, and the place where there is no trace of people is the most abundant place for medicinal materials.
The beasts ate the immortal herbs, and the chance of turning into demon beasts was greatly increased, so the demon beasts were rampant in the Astragalus Mountain.
Despite this, the herb pickers who are hungry for profit and want to fight for wealth and wealth still come to Astragalus Mountain in an endless stream, but there are very few people who can go out alive.
So there is a saying in Astragalus Mountain - "The mountain is like a tiger eating people, and the water is the king of Hades for his life".
Mountains and rivers cost human lives.
Xu Huaigu didn't really want to come to Astragalus Mountain, but according to the route, if he wanted to go to the edge of Qishui, he had to pass through Astragalus Mountain, otherwise he would have to go around hundreds of miles.
In order to save time and energy, he had no choice but to walk into Astragalus Mountain.
First, I really don't want to take a detour, and secondly, I am also a second-realm monk, and I have a certain ability to protect myself in front of demon beasts, as long as I am cautious enough, there should be no problems.
But he couldn't have been more wrong.
When the monks were at the low level, most of them relied on weapons and strength to fight with people, and at this time, the demon beasts naturally had a great advantage.
Some demon beasts, such as tigers and wolves, have brute strength in the sky, and their hunting skills are much stronger than those of humans.
Even if you are a monk, you have to fall into trouble if you are not careful.
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Xu Huaigu has already walked into the depths of Astragalus Mountain, and through the lush canopy, you can see the red sun slowly rising in the distance.
He took off his heavy sheepskin jacket, which had been soaked in the rain, and found a random branch to hang on it, and prepared to rest here for a while.
A red, white, spotted spider the size of a man's palm crawled out of nowhere between the branches and into his jacket.
Xu Huaigu watched the spider get into his clothes, frowned deeply, picked up his clothes with his sword, and picked the spider on the sword.
Fortunately, this is just an ordinary spider, although it is highly poisonous, but it has no intelligence, and it cannot be used, and it will only crawl around on the sword.
Xu Huaigu felt very uncomfortable in his heart, this was not the first poisonous insect he had seen.
On the previous road, there were various scorpion and poisonous spiders hidden in several stone crevices, and there were colorful ring-shaped poisonous snakes hanging from the treetops.
This Astragalus Mountain is indeed a place that cannot be taken lightly, but Xu Huaigu can keenly perceive the danger with his cultivation, and there are no creatures that can really threaten him yet.
What he was most worried about was actually the demon beasts in Astragalus Mountain.
After thinking about it for a while, he decided not to stay any longer and leave Astragalus Mountain, the sooner the better.
He was just about to split the spider on his sword when he faintly heard the shaking of leaves and the slight wheezing sound in his ears.
Almost at that moment, Xu Huaigu's face was cold, his right hand shook, and he directly changed the direction of the "Cangshui" sword blade and slashed it back.
As the blade pointed back, something let out a low roar and landed to the ground.
The beast had gray-black hair, and when it landed, it was light and extremely skillful, and it was a wild wolf.
The wolf is small in size, but it looks very well-proportioned, which makes it more agile and allows it to jump through the lush mountains and trees.
It was staring at Xu Huaigu fiercely at this time, obviously being a little suppressed by Xu Huaigu's sword. Obviously, this is a demon beast that already has a spiritual intelligence.
It had been following Xu Huaigu in the woods, preparing to attack again at the moment when he was most relaxed, so it would attack Xu Huaigu at the moment when he shook off the spider, but it was still recognized by Xu Huaigu.
Xu Huaigu didn't expect that the demon beast would know the strategy, so he chose to attack when he was the most lax.
He also looked at the demon beast a few times in his heart, tensed his mind, and put the short sword across his chest, not daring to snub this natural predator again.
The short sword was cold and shiny in Xu Huaigu's hand, which was terrifying. The wolf also felt that Xu Huaigu was not easy to mess with, his steps were erratic, and he tried to do it for a while, and he was a little hesitant for a while.
Xu Huaigu confronted the wolf in the forest, not daring to be distracted at all.
At this moment, he suddenly heard a rustling among the bushes behind him, and his heart was suddenly shocked!
The wolf's previous hesitation was to show that it had companions nearby!
Sure enough, the wolf that had confronted Xu Huaigu before no longer retreated, but took several steps forward, and the ferocity in his eyes became stronger and stronger.
Xu Huaigu watched with a chill as another wolf jumped out of the grass and came to his side, surrounding Xu Huaigu one after the other.
But they were not in a hurry to make a move, but slowly stepped forward and narrowed the encirclement, as if Xu Huaigu was already the prey they were determined to get.
In this astragalus mountain where monsters are rampant, Xu Huaigu was very scared, but his eyebrows were full of perseverance, and the sword in his hand was also held tighter, and he never wavered.
He looked directly at the two wolves, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, his eyes became playful, and he made a wicked and provocative smile.
The two wolves understood the contempt in his movements, and then raised their paws forward, slashing across the ground with their sharp claws, drawing deep paw prints in response.
They grinned, revealing their sharp fangs.
Battle, on the verge of breaking out.