"Brother Jiang, what the hell is going on?" Lin Tao asked with a frown, and his other hand was always gently pressed on Bai Dian's sharp head, but he didn't know what to guard against was the strange man behind him with a bark-covered face and blue eyes.

Jiang Wubian smiled bitterly, he originally planned to tell Lin Tao after he arrived at the shore, but Lin Tao made a fuss just now, so there was no need to keep it. "Eight hundred miles of cold water bay, goose feathers can't cross. Not to mention anything else, only the spine ship that has been handed down from Aita's ancestors can sail here. ”

"Spine ship?"

Jiang Wubian nodded, "This backbone ship is said to be cut from the backbone of a certain top-level Demon Beast King. After that, the surrounding of the ship was blessed with the spells left by the Ata, so that they could sail peacefully on the lake of Coldwater Bay without silence. At the same time, it does not need any assistance and can move forward on its own. Speaking of this, Jiang Wubian turned his head and glanced lightly at the old man of the Eta tribe on the bow of the boat, and continued to say softly: "This ship can only be driven by the patriarch of the Ata-tribe of each generation. ”

"The Atta are an ancient people that have been around for a long time since the time of the Great War of the Gods, this people are extremely sparsely populated, with only a few dozen people per generation, and at most there are no more than a hundred people, and then at the best time there may only be a dozen people. But this Aita tribe is like an unbeatable Xiaoqiang, strong and stubborn life, and has been extending the bloodline to this day. ”

"The Atta came to this world with a clan motto, and they will only be busy with two things in their lives. One is for the precepts that have been handed down from the unknown era, but for the reproduction of the nation. It is said that the Netherworld is not suitable for human habitation, but the ancestors of the Atta people have lived here to this day. Of course, you can also think that the Atta are not human, after all, their appearance is too different from ours. And another way of saying it is that the Ata, who themselves have another name, called 'a people abandoned by the gods', they are cursed by the gods, they curse their faces to give birth to bark, their eyes scatter blue light, they curse their blood is not smooth, and they curse that they cannot live without the Netherworld!"

"Each generation of the Atta patriarch settles on the shores of Coldwater, charging five years of life to ferry anyone who wants to take a shortcut to the other side of Coldwater. Not to mention that they are the only ones who have such an ability, even if they can calm the wrath of the sleeping ice god thousands of meters under Cold Water Bay, they are the only ones who have done it. It's just that the five-year life span is really a very illusory thing. Jiang Wubian smiled bitterly and said lightly.

Perhaps because he was talking about the Kata people, Lin Tao subconsciously looked back at the Kata patriarch behind him. I saw that his face was calm, and his eyes were still looking into the distance, as if he hadn't heard the conversation between the two people. This scene felt quite strange in Lin Tao's eyes, after all, he knew that the Kata people were all blind.

"Brother Jiang, you seem to be quite familiar with the Kata people?" Lin Tao nodded at the moment, as if intentionally or unintentionally.

Jiang Wubian smiled, "When I was a child, I heard my parents and uncles in the family mention it, and I was interested, so I wrote it down. Speaking of this, Jiang Wubian seemed to remember something, and said to Lin Tao with a sad face: "Brother Lin, this time it was Jiang who dragged you down! If it weren't for my revenge, I wouldn't have concealed the price of crossing the river in Li, so that you lost five years of life in vain." ”

To say that Lin Tao is not angry, it must be a lie. After all, he can trek through the mountains and rivers to cross the cold water bay slowly, and he doesn't have to be in such a hurry. But under the deliberate concealment of boundless territory, he embarked on such a road. It's normal to be angry. But he himself is a calm person, and the matter has come to this point, even if he kills the boundless territory, it will not help, and although the five-year life span is extremely precious, it always feels a little ethereal and unrealistic. After all, this kind of thing is not a tangible object, and you will have a feeling of loss after your own things are taken away. People may be a little less contemptuous of intangible objects in terms of values. Besides, Lin Tao really didn't believe that the other party could take away his five-year lifespan. It's a bit suspenseful to say this kind of thing, in the previous life, it seemed that there was such a monster with such a great mana, but in the Izumo Continent, he instinctively felt that there should be no such person, and even if there were, there were very few.

It's just that if Lin Tao asks why Jiang Wubian is like this, Lin Tao can't ask, after all, there is a person standing behind, although his eyes are not good, but his ears are still sharp.

In the endless cold water bay, the small boat was still speeding fast.

I don't know how long it took, even on such a lake with extremely low visibility, Lin Tao still saw the mountains not far away and saw the shore.

Seeing this scene, Lin Tao exclaimed in surprise: "Brother Jiang, look!"

Looking along Lin Tao's line of sight, I saw that Hanshui Bay not far away had come to an end, and it was no longer a vast lake. Instead, there is a lush green forest. From a distance, it felt like the woods were unusually dense and piled up. Even if you are so far away, you can still feel the powerful breath of life contained in it.

Jiang Wubian raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Brother Lin, the Divine Wood Forest has arrived!"

Where is the Divine Wood Forest? Jiang Wubian had already told Lin Tao before. The Netherworld is divided into several pieces, among which the place that has just entered the Netherworld is Hanshui Bay, and the adjacent to Hanshui Bay is the Divine Wood Forest. It is said that there is a god of life in the depths of the sacred forest.

In this way, a strange scene was formed, and the white land of Hanshui Bay and the blue grass of the sacred forest seemed to be distinct, and no one crossed the line. It's just that it feels so abrupt when I go from Cold Water Bay to Shenmu Forest, as if I suddenly came from one world to another. After all, the difference between the scenery of the two places is too great for people to think about it.

Originally, if you walked along the shore of the lake in Cold Water Bay, it would take at least ten days and half a month, but the two of them took the ferry of the Eta clan, which greatly saved time. Even if it is a group of enemies who are boundless than the frontier, maybe the speed will be much faster.

It can be seen that Jiang Wubian is also secretly happy for this in his heart, and he exhales softly, and the whole person looks a lot more relaxed. His whole appearance also looks good, his injuries have recovered seventy or eighty percent, and his face is also a little more bloody.

And Lin Tao was a little embarrassed. After all, it has been many days since I entered the dark land, and I have been staying in Hanshui Bay before, and the surroundings are always monotonous white, after a long time, my eyes feel white and misty, and now I see the green of the Shenmu Forest, and the spirit of the whole person seems to be brought out at once, not to mention how happy I am.

It is conceivable that the Divine Wood Forest is much better than the icy and snowy land and violent storm of Cold Water Bay in any case. However, Lin Tao is not easy, after all, along the way, Hanshui Bay has been relatively relaxed, and he has not encountered any danger at all, in Lin Tao's opinion, he doesn't know if he is lucky, or if Hanshui Bay is calm. Anyway, he hadn't encountered anything as dangerous as the rumors in the taverns of Vala City along the way. However, he knew that there was no danger in Cold Water Bay, but that didn't mean that there was no Shenmu Forest. The closer you get to the very center of the Netherworld, the more danger there becomes. Don't look at the blue grass of the Divine Wood Forest, maybe there is a lot more danger there.

The boat was still moving fast, and it did not slow down because it was about to reach the Divine Wood Forest, it was still moving at a constant speed. At this speed, several people were getting closer and closer to the Divine Wood Forest. And as he got closer and closer to the Divine Wood Forest, Lin Tao couldn't feel at ease. Because when you get ashore, you have to pay for the boat.

As the boat slowly arrived at the shore of Cold Water Bay near the Divine Wood Forest, Lin Tao and Jiang Wubian stood up one after the other, and looked at the patriarch of the Aita clan in unison. Even Bai Dian stood up, his pointed head lowered, his oily green eyes glowing coldly, and he whispered a "woo" in his throat. It instinctively sensed a burst of danger and wanted to stand by Lin Tao's side to protect Lin Tao.

Lin Tao smiled, and there was an extra layer of warmth in his heart.

At this time, his mood can be described as very complicated, both a little uneasy, and a little expectant, curious about what method the other party will use to take away his five-year life, can this kind of fate that cannot grasp the invisible qi number be imprisoned? Lin Tao didn't know. turned around and looked at Jiang Wubian with inquiring eyes, and Jiang Wubian also shook his head secretly, indicating that he didn't know.

"Two, the destination has arrived, it's time to pay the boat fare. The patriarch of the Aita clan slowly walked in front of Lin Tao and Jiang Wubian, and said in an unusually hollow and calm voice.

Jiang Wubian smiled bitterly, looked back at the Divine Wood Forest that was close at hand, and wondered if he had escaped, but this thought only lingered in his mind for a moment before disappearing. He had heard that rumor, and although he didn't know the truth, he didn't dare to be bold enough to provoke. It is rumored that the old patriarch of the Eta clan in front of him is actually a Dou Sheng, and he is afraid that it is even higher. Because twenty years ago, after someone crossed the Cold Water Bay by boat, he tried to repay the debt, but the old patriarch did not speak, and directly served by force, and at that moment he showed a powerful force that had been cultivating in the dark place for forty years, which was by no means comparable to ordinary people. Now that twenty years have passed, I don't know if this old patriarch has advanced to the realm of the Fighting God? Whether it is a Dou Sheng or a Dou God, it is not something that he can match. Moreover, Lin Tao and Jiang Wubian are both benevolent people who value credit, mellow and upright, and they can't do anything to repay their debts no matter what.

The two of them had different thoughts in their hearts, but they didn't speak, as if waiting for the verdict to be announced, waiting for the old man of the Atta tribe in front of him to take away the life that should have belonged to the two of them.

At this time, the old captain of the Atta clan stepped down the small deck and came to Lin Tao and Jiang Wubian's side, and the blue light emitted some of the light was extremely palpitating. I saw that he didn't have any superfluous and fancy movements at all, not at all like those witch doctors who showed their teeth and claws when they saved people. It's just that he took out a lady's hairpin-like item from the small backpack behind him unusually calmly, and then smiled at the two of them, laughing with mockery and a hint of excitement. In the inexplicable and frightened eyes of Lin Tao and Jiang Wubian, he first slowly stretched out to the center of Jiang Wubian's eyebrows, and gently tapped a little of Jiang Wubian's eyebrows with a hairpin.

In just this moment, the patriarch of the Aita clan ended with a strange expression that didn't smile, "Yes, the deal is successful!" After saying this, he immediately turned his head to look at Lin Tao.

I don't know how, although I know that the other party's eyes are not good and I can't see myself, but as long as I see his pair of eyes that emit blue light, Lin Tao has some heart palpitations. When he heard Jiang Wubian talk about the legend of the Aita clan before, Lin Tao hadn't felt anything, but now that he thought about it, it was really a little weird. It is very unusual for such a strange people who have lived in the dark land for I don't know how many years, and how many years have been guarding this land, or being imprisoned in this land. The most important thing was that when Lin Tao heard the words of the people who had been abandoned by the gods, he felt that this Aita tribe was really extremely mysterious and weird.

When the hairpin slowly stretched out to the center of Lin Tao's eyebrows between his eyes, Lin Tao's pair of eyes stared at the hairpin that was about to be pressed on the center of his eyebrows, and suddenly felt a tingling pain in his brain, as if something had peeled off from his body and was lost, and the whole person was empty. This feeling...... It's really weird.

Jiang Wubian forced a smile, "If it's done, we'll go first!"

Just as the two of them were about to turn around and leave, the old man of the Atta tribe suddenly shouted, "Wait, your friend's deal hasn't been completed yet?"

"Huh?" Lin Tao and Jiang Wubian spoke at the same time, especially Lin Tao, who looked at him with a strange expression, "Didn't you already get what you wanted just now?"

"Hehe, although I smoked your yang shou, but you don't have five years left, of course I can't pull it out?"

Lin Tao was stunned, Jiang Wubian was also stunned, and then the two glanced at each other, and then Lin Tao's face changed, and he was speechless for a long time. Regardless of whether what the patriarch of the Atta clan said was true or not, Lin Tao didn't feel good when he heard this. The previous experience had already made Lin Tao instinctively believe in his ability, but now that the other party said this, it was absolutely impossible to say that Lin Tao was not nervous.

"Hehe, aren't you kidding?" Lin Tao said coldly. Although I believe what the other party says in my head, I still don't give a good look on my face, this kind of thing is extremely ridiculous, and anyone will instinctively subconsciously choose not to believe it and want to think about the good side.

"It doesn't matter if you don't believe it, this is my bad luck, only three years of your yang life. ”

"Hmph, you have smoked my three years of yang life, so it stands to reason that I don't have a few days to live. Lin Tao was really angry this time, no matter what the other party's identity was, Lin Tao couldn't tolerate the other party cursing himself like this. The hidden ruthlessness in his personality exploded instantly, and the momentum on his body also changed. Lin Tao, who had already gone through a life and death parting, definitely didn't want to see that scene again. In the dark, he became very afraid of death. Yes, he didn't want to die unexplained, or that after coming to this world, he cultivated so diligently and pursued the ascent of his fighting spirit, in fact, he was afraid of experiencing life and death again.

And then he didn't expect such a result.

Bai Dian, who had been following Lin Tao most loyally, burst out in an instant, and he felt the monstrous anger of his master. The whole body prostrate like a bow, as if it was about to swallow the person in front of it who had been uncomfortable for it all this time.

Who knows, the patriarch of the Aita clan seemed to be unconcerned about Lin Tao's anger and the powerful momentum that emanated from his body, and he also turned a blind eye to Bai Dian's provocation. "Believe it or not, I'm just telling the truth. It is true that you are not dead, because the yang life of the withdrawal must be counted from five years later. In other words, you actually have eight years to live, but today I only have three years to live, and you still have five years left. Anyway, this time I will lose money. When he had finished speaking, he turned around and stood back in the same position he used to stand.

The next moment, the whole boat suddenly swayed.

What's even more bizarre is that the boat disappeared in an instant. Lin Tao and Jiang Wubian glanced at each other with a look of horror on their faces, and they both saw a touch of surprise and horror in each other's eyes. You must know that just now they were still standing on top of the boat, but the boat disappeared out of thin air without a trace.

"What is this?" Lin Tao was surprised for a long time, but he didn't speak, and everything in front of him made him unable to find words to say.

"I've heard my fathers say for a long time that this Eta Divine Dragon doesn't see the end. You don't know, although they are said to be a 'people forsaken and exiled by God,' there is another explanation. Call them 'the race closest to God' or 'God's servants.' Otherwise, it doesn't explain why when an ordinary person of the Atta tribe takes over the position of patriarch, he can have the power of a god in an unbelievable way!"

Lin Tao was speechless for a long time in surprise, just by taking over the position of the patriarch, he was able to possess a part of the power of the gods? Although there is no need to say it, Lin Tao also knows that this power is only a very small part, but it is such a very small part, and it is also a great energy in this world.

There is such a race in the world?!

The two of them were now standing on the shore of Coldwater Bay on the side of the Divine Wood Forest. Look at the nowhere of the boat and the patriarch of the Aita clan. Lin Tao turned his head and asked calmly, "What do you think?"

Jiang Wubian is not a stupid person, so he naturally knows what Lin Tao is referring to. He frowned and said, "I can't believe it, and I can't believe it all." Anyway, be careful today, five years later!"

Lin Tao nodded and sighed indifferently.