Chapter 23: A Mysterious Encounter (Part I)
The monster's gaze was on the bed, where Huang Li lay there, as if he was speeding out, and after a while, he brought back a pile of wild herbs. He mashed the herbs with a stone and dripped the liquid into Huang Li's mouth.
After all this was done, the monster sat quietly on the haystack and fell into deep thought.
Huang Li's complexion gradually became ruddy, and his breathing became steady.
Slowly, Huang Li slowly opened his tired eyes and found himself lying on top of a pile of blades of grass, he was dumbfounded, wondering, where was he?
"Senior sister, senior sister......" Huang Li called weakly.
The voice interrupted the monster's musings.
"You woke up the child." The monster brought its head closer to Huang Li.
Huang Li caught a glimpse of the furry monster, screamed in fright, and then fainted.
"Do I really look so scary? This kid is too bold. The monster touched its head and chuckled.
After Huang Li woke up this time, it didn't take long for him to regain consciousness.
The monster learned well this time, and did not rashly approach Huang Li again.
"Kid, are you awake?"
Huang Li heard someone calling him, and opened his eyes with difficulty, trying to find the source of the sound. Finally, he saw the monster, but this time the monster kept a certain distance from him, and Huang Li did not panic.
Seeing that Huang Li had finally come to his senses, the monster walked over and sat in front of him, and said gently, "Child, how did you get here?" “
Huang Li slowly recalled the past, remembering the conversation with Master in the morning. Master told him that the axe he had picked up had belonged to the previous Demon Venerable and was a spiritual treasure. In order to find out why the previous Demon Venerable came to the Immortal Clan's Holy Land, Master sent Huang Li to investigate.
Huang Li pondered for a moment and said, "Senior, I came by myself. “
"Coming by yourself? So where did you get that axe in your hand? The monster continued to ask.
Huang Li felt a splitting headache at the moment, and it was really difficult to answer the monster's question.
The monster sensed Huang Li's discomfort and said comfortingly, "Okay, you take a rest first, and then talk about it when you feel a little better." “
Huang Li fell into a deep sleep again.
Time passed quickly, and Huang Li spent a day and a night peacefully on the hay bed laid for him by the monster. The monster remained by his side, motionless.
The monster didn't seem to have communicated with people for a long time, he looked at Huang Li, thinking in his heart, whether it was an old man or a stranger, it was better to have someone to talk to him than to be lonely and lonely.
Finally, Huang Li woke up again. This time, the monster didn't rush to ask, but handed him some wild fruits, hoping that he would regain some strength.
Huang Li tasted a few mouthfuls of wild fruits and felt a little strength in his body.
He sat up slowly, leaning against the stone wall beside the haystack.
Seeing that Huang Li's state was improving, the monster no longer acted rashly, but asked, "Child, do you remember the question I asked you yesterday?" “
Huang Li thought for a moment and replied, "Senior, I'm really sorry, I have a vague picture of yesterday's scene, and I have almost no impression. “
"Kid, it's about that axe on you." The monster said lightly.
When Huang Li heard this, he looked at the monster in surprise, tried to grope for the axe on his waist, but found it empty, and shouted in his heart: "Where is my axe?" “
The monster looked at Huang Li's attention to the axe, and guessed in his heart that Huang Li should have already realized that this was a precious treasure.
The monster gently handed the axe back to Huang Li.
"Is this your axe?" The monster asked softly.
"Yes, that's it. Thank you so much, old-timers. Huang Li responded gratefully.
"Tell me, kid, where did this axe come from?" The monster continued to ask.
Huang Li thought for a moment and said with a wry smile: "Senior, to tell you the truth, this axe was accidentally picked up by me when I was chopping firewood in the mountains five years ago. “
"Five years ago?" The monster frowned slightly, clearly confused about the timing.
"That's right, I remember a little vaguely, maybe five years ago, maybe six years ago." Huang Li replied firmly.
The monster fell into deep thought, then said, "No, it can't be five or six years ago, I've been here for at least a hundred years. “
Huang Li saw the monster's expression, and hurriedly asked: "Senior, this plate axe was really picked up by me five or six years ago, what's wrong with you?" “
The monster gradually said calmly, "Child, is there a mountain stream up there?" “
"Yes, senior, the mountain stream is on it. I still remember that when I was chopping wood, I accidentally dropped the knife I used to chop wood into the mountain stream, and I looked for it from the top of the mountain stream, and there was a small platform there, and the plate axe was inserted in the small platform, and only the axe was exposed outside. When I picked it up, I saw that it was an axe, and I've been using it to chop wood ever since. “
"I see, such a precious treasure, you actually used it to chop wood?" The monster muttered to himself.
"Senior, what did you say? You said that this plate axe is a treasure, and my master said the same. Huang Li hurriedly responded.
"Your master actually said it was a treasure?" The monster asked, surprised.