Chapter 12: The Cave Changes
Time flies, in a blink of an eye it is already the Lantern Festival, the north is a good season to enjoy the ice lanterns and play ice sculptures, and the south is the gentle and charming scenery of "the willow tops on the moon, people about after dusk". If it was in previous years, Lin Fengjin would either be drinking a little wine with his legs crossed at home at this time, enjoying the time of the servants, or he would invite friends to comment on the lantern riddles in Donglin Academy and scold Fang Xuan.
It's just that this year, Lin Fengjin's Lantern Festival is destined to be unforgettable, because he is in the cold wind and heavy snow in Xirong at this time, and he is on a difficult trek.
Lin Fengjin started to set off a year ago, and it has been twenty-one days since he arrived here, and in these twenty-one days, he has traveled nearly two thousand miles and traveled to five places, but the weather this year is extremely cold, even his face and hands are forced out by the dryness and cold.
However, Lin Fengjin's harvest is also huge, these days, he has killed a total of five demon lifers, and these people's sides have long been infiltrated by the demon worshippers into the sand, when they kill them, they have already occupied the absolute upper hand as soon as they fight, and their strength has grown wildly, and the power of the demon life has quickly broken through the one hundred and fifty point mark.
However, such an intensive slaughter of demon life in a short period of time also brings a lot of side effects, the biggest side effect is that while Lin Fengjin absorbs the power of demon life, he will also obtain part of their memories, and it is okay to obtain a person's memory fragment, Lin Fengjin can also adapt.
However, at the same time, it is really a bit of a feeling to get the memory fragments of five or six people at once. In fact, if you are an ordinary person, just obtaining part of another person's memory will bring a lot of negative effects, the most intuitive is called schizophrenia.
Lin Fengjin's situation at this time was as if he had directly split five or six additional personalities from his own spirit, which was extremely painful. The time that he can sleep every day will not exceed two hours, his eyes are full of bloodshots, not only that, but there are also some problems in the absorption of the power of the demon life, Lin Fengjin is now in a state similar to eating and not digesting, if it is according to normal circumstances, his demon life power at this time should be at least above one hundred and eighty points.
Fortunately, the demonic power that could not be digested was not wasted, and the "Undersea Wheel" obtained from the dragon crystal stored in Lin Fengjin's sea was not exhausted, and a small half of the casting chakra law was included in it, and Lin Fengjin himself could not perceive it. It's hard to digest.
At this time, the remnants of the "undersea wheel" absorbed the demonic power that Lin Fengjin couldn't digest, and restored the shape of the previous undersea wheel, slowly rotating in Lin Fengjin's sea of knowledge, crystal clear and beautiful.
At this time, why did Lin Fengjin and the others rush overnight, it was because Lin Fengjin wanted to take advantage of the relationship between the free laborers of the Demon Worship Sect, so he not only attacked several demon life people on the list of Demon Worship Sect, but also "by the way" according to the list on the birch paper given by Mu En, and attacked a demon life in the six-toed organization.
It's just that this attack was a temporary decision made by Lin Fengjin, and it was an additional plan. Fortunately, the Yin Dharma King was also half-convinced about the six-toed organization, and it was good to have a rare living mouth to ask at this time, so he acquiesced to this matter. And the people of the Demon Worship Sect also rushed into battle without preparing in advance, so that's it. There were a lot of things that weren't planned.
Among them, the most serious surprise was that he failed to investigate the true identity of this demon man, and it turned out that he was an illegitimate child! He is the most powerful person within a radius of thousands of miles!!
It is well known that the political system of Xijon is different from that of the other four kingdoms, and the monarch is to put it bluntly. is only the most powerful leader, only holding all kinds of power in his own territory, and the rest of the leaders are nominally obedient to the monarch, but in fact, they are like the emperor of the soil in the local area, which can be said to be extremely powerful.
Therefore, this Bamatu leader was saddened by the death of his illegitimate son, and sent all his forces to hunt down Lin Fengjin and them at any cost, although Lin Fengjin was united with the Demon Worship Sect this time, and his strength was amazing, it was impossible to compete with the leader's private army, a regular army that could conduct national wars on the battlefield, so he had to flee.
Although it was very hard to escape from such an overnight trek, Lin Fengjin didn't feel how uncomfortable it was, at this time, Lin Fengjin tossed himself very tired every day, and then got drunk to fall asleep, what he was most afraid of at this time was that he quieted down or before he fell asleep, it was as if there were four or five people in his head who were constantly quarreling, and he was almost going to collapse when he tossed people.
Fortunately, at this time, Lin Fengjin's mental method of demonic power was also revealed, and the mental method behind the five gods of pregnancy, six demons, and seven chong doors was called casting chakra. Among this mental method, there is an effect specially used to restrain the mind and suppress illusions, but Lin Fengjin's cultivation momentum this time is really too fierce, and he is almost on the verge of going mad, so even if he cultivates every day, it will take a while to show the relevant effects.
At this time, there was a "gas death wind lamp" in front of it, and then it waved in a circle, and it was a signal from the front, and soon, someone came over panting and said:
"The pursuers have been thrown off by us, and I have found a cave ahead of us, where we can rest. ”
Lin Fengjin nodded silently, and then continued to move forward, following the footprints in front of him to enter a cave.
The cave was quite large, and there was already a roaring bonfire in it, and a large cauldron was set on top of it, and the water had not yet boiled, and it was evident that there was a fresh skeleton boiling in it, and in a moment a bowl of steaming broth would be served. Such a simple food, in the wind and snow, is not inferior to the delicacies of the mountains and seas, thinking of this, even Lin Fengjin's Adam's apple twitched up and down.
The bloody atmosphere in this cave can be said to be quite strong, it should be a bear's den or a tiger's nest, but for Lin Fengjin and their group, no matter what kind of beast's nest it is, there is not much difference, the only difference is what the meat stewed by the owner of the nest tastes.
Lin Fengjin didn't go to the place next to the fire, but sat down against the stone wall next to him, his old mistake at this time was done again, and he put his forehead against the cold stone wall. It can be regarded as being able to calm down a little bit of the overturning of the river and the sea in my mind. At this time, Lin Li also leaned over, pointed his fingertips on Lin Fengjin's temples, and then crawled out of Lin Li's sleeve A purple-black leech, this leech's body surface actually has a ring of black and white patterns, which is very eye-catching at first glance.
This leech stuck to Lin Fengjin's temple and began to suck blood greedily, and soon his body swelled, but Lin Fengjin let out a pleasant sigh at this time, and it looked a lot more relaxed, but after a while, the leech rolled around. He slipped off Lin Fengjin's temple and froze to the ground.
Lin Li sighed regretfully and said:
"It's still too cold, if it's not so cold, this serpentine leech I refined can live for at least half a year, although it can only treat the symptoms, not the root cause, but you must be much more comfortable, childe." ”
While sucking blood, the snake leech vomits its saliva into the body of the person being sucked blood, which is originally used to dilute the blood clotting factors. So that the blood from the wound does not coagulate, so that the leech can continue to suck, but the serpentine leech refined by Lin Li will be mixed with some beneficial drugs in the saliva that vomits out.
Lin Fengjin felt not only painful when he was sucked by the serpentine leech, but also felt as if a clear and cold stream was flowing into his head. The confusion, heat, and swelling in his mind were greatly reduced.
After a long delay, the flames in the cave became more and more vigorous. The water in the pot was also boiling, and someone next to it had already poured it into it with pieces of meat that had been washed with snow, and it didn't take long for a tempting aroma to come out.
Lin Fengjin took the wine bag next to him. I raised my head and drank half a sip, feeling the clear and cold liquor sliding across my tongue, and then the fiery heat that gushed out, I said with some relief:
"I can finally get a good night's sleep tonight, by the way, wild boar, is it so cold in winter here in Xijon?
The wild boar was hungry after a long journey at this time, and could not wait for the hot soup, and was gnawing on the flour cakes that were frozen hard like stones, and said vaguely:
"I don't know, it's going to snow so hard this year, and I've never been here in my memory, but I've never been here a few times since we came to the northeast, so if we go west, it's much better. ”
Lin Fengjin let out an "oh", nodded and said:
"Got it, are you done with your wine? I've got half a bag here, you have to save some of it, I'm done drinking it here. ”
When the wild boar heard this, he immediately rejoiced:
"Thank you, master. ”
After Lin Fengjin chatted with the wild boar for a while, someone had already brought Lin Fengjin a big bowl of hot broth, and there was a trembling large piece of animal meat in it, and it was estimated that spices were added to it, which could be said to be fragrant, which was also the treatment that only a leader like Lin Fengjin had.
Lin Fengjin was not in a hurry to drink, took out a few red and bright dried chili peppers from his arms, came to the fire and roasted the dried chili peppers, and then kneaded them into fine crumbs with his hands, and sprinkled them in the soup before starting, but after picking up the bowl, Lin Fengjin took half a sip, and the hand holding the bowl suddenly stiffened, and then quietly spit the soup back again.
At this time, the demon worshippers began to distribute the second round of soup, and both the wild boar and Lin Li had a share, but at this time, Lin Fengjin had already passed the message:
"Don't drink it, there seems to be something strange in the soup. ”
The wild boar was taken aback when he heard this:
"Poison in the soup?"
Lin Fengjin shook his head slightly:
"It's not like it, but it has a very peculiar taste, it's very light, and I have to taste it carefully to feel it. ”
Although Lin Li seems to be only proficient in insect arts, in fact, his attainments in poison are also very high, he quietly put the bowl to his mouth and drank half a mouthful, and then quietly spit it into his sleeve, I don't know what method he used to test it, and said after a while:
"It's a bit like the smell of Tuotuo flower powder, it's strange, this thing is not poisonous. ”
Lin Fengjin groaned:
"Where does this lump of flowers come from, and when will it bloom?"
Lin Li Road:
"I've only seen it in the south, and I don't know if there's a variety of this flower in the north, but it blooms at the hottest time of summer. ”
Lin Fengjin said lightly:
"Since it won't open when it snows in winter, it can be basically ruled out that it was eaten by the beast that was boiled in the pot, so let's respond to all changes with the same. Be vigilant in your heart, first talk to the demon worship sect and these people, and see what the hell they want to do!"
Lin Fengjin said on the other hand, he had already taken out the prepared emergency dry food from the Sumeru mustard seed ring and distributed it, so that his subordinates could eat it first, and at the same time let them secretly pour out the broth and the like in the bowl. Next, although Lin Fengjin was nervous, nothing had happened, he hadn't slept well for two or three days, and it was rare that Lin Li had refined a serpentine leech today that could make him stop for more than ten hours, so he couldn't bear the sleepiness that kept coming up. Finally, he collapsed on the animal skin mattress next to him and fell asleep.
Lin Fengjin was also in a daze when he slept this time, I don't know how much time had passed, he suddenly felt that someone was pushing him, Lin Fengjin hadn't slept well for several days, at this time it was the time when he was sleepy, and he was about to speak impatiently, when he was suddenly covered by someone, he was shocked. Suddenly sobered up, only then did I realize that there were shouting voices all around, it was pitch black all around, and the open flame of the fire was also extinguished. However, the crimson embers were kicked everywhere, and there was a sense of panic and panic in those shouting voices, and it is estimated that at least dozens of people are in chaos!!
Feeling it, Lin Fengjin stopped struggling. Lin Li said next to Lin Fengjin's ear in a very small voice at this time:
"Childe, it seems that something has happened. ”
Lin Fengjin took a deep breath and realized that he had been pulled into the corner of the most remote edge of the cave. Surrounded by his own people, he fixed his mind and said in a low voice:
"We're still in the cave, aren't we? What the hell happened?"
Lin Li said in a low voice:
"I don't know, I just think all of a sudden someone is yelling as if they're crazy, and although I don't understand what's going on, it's almost certainly related to the broth we drank at dinner at night, because none of us drank it, so there wasn't a problem. ”
Lin Fengjin came this time, in addition to bringing Lin Li and wild boars, the fanatics on the grassland also brought more than 20 people, these people are very strong in archery and equestrianism, and a scimitar can also make the water splash in, and there are also six people in the cave who came in to serve and protect Lin Fengjin, at this time, these six people joined forces to form a formation in a corner of the cave, they were all silent, someone approached and kicked out and kicked it away, if you can't get rid of it, it will be hacked to death with a knife, no mercy!
"There was also a problem with the smoke in the campfire. The boar suddenly said, "The broth we drank must have been mixed with the seeds of the chakra, which is very close to the taste of spices, so that only the master's keen palate can taste it." ”
"However, the grass seeds of the chariot grass itself are also non-toxic, so there is no problem after drinking it, but the firewood that should be thrown into the bonfire is mixed with the evil ghost bone powder, the evil ghost is a monster in the hungry ghost world, once you encounter the grass seed of the chariot grass, but it will not be fatal, but it will produce a very strong hallucination, and these people at this time should be troubled by the hallucination. But as long as the effect of the medicine passes in half an hour, it will be fine. ”
"It's a pity, I don't think the person who poisoned us will give us this buffer time at all!" The muscles on Lin Fengjin's face twitched. "I already smell blood, the people who were killed should be on the periphery, they came so fast!"
After Lin Fengjin said this, he didn't have more than four or five breaths to take a breath when he heard a scream coming in from outside, followed by the terrible sound of the blade cutting into the muscles and bones, angry shouts, screams, calls, and the sound of struggling to resist.
Lin Li said in horror:
"The enemy is advancing so fast, and it is even more silently covering up, and the organization is so tight, it can almost be compared to the army!"
At this time, a strange sound sounded out of thin air, as if it was the terrible sound of a cold wind sweeping across the earth, Lin Feng had the ability to see at night, and immediately saw the accompanying Eastern Demon Envoy holding a huge bone flute and began to play, this bone flute was extremely huge, the thickness of a person's small arm, but it was only a small finger bone, which should be one of the holy relics in the Demon Worship Sect.
I heard that this thing is made from the bones of the Demon Venerable, and when it is played, it has infinite power!
Lin Fengjin felt that the sound of the flute fell into his ears, as if he was scraping the bottom of the pot with a knife, it was extremely uncomfortable, as if his eardrums were about to break, he had used the demon relics to temper his spirit, so the rest did not have a special feeling, but the rest of the people, including the wild boar, Lin Li's face became pale at the same time, as if he was about to vomit out in the next second, and the six fanatical believers who followed Lin Fengjin were all a little straightened, as if they were directly controlled by their minds.
Seeing this situation, Lin Fengjin hurriedly stood in front of him, and endured the sound of the magic flute head-on, and at the same time released his own demon luck to protect the front, and immediately sheltered these people behind him, and at this time, the demon worshippers who were in a hallucination heard the sound of the flute, and they invariably stopped their movements, their eyes gradually turned red, and their breathing became heavy, and then they let out a beast-like "lotus" gasp.
Seeing the appearance of these demon worshippers at this time, Lin Fengjin was also awe-inspiring in his heart, knowing that the sound of the magic flute directly opened the crazy rampage mode of these demon worshippers, outsiders called demonization, and it was called "sanctification" in their religion, Lin Fengjin went to find the grandson of the demon worship sect to open a fragrant wax shop that day, and when he met the sword king of the Legalist family, when he locked the king, he saw that ordinary demon worshippers entered this state, they were not afraid of death, tireless and painful, and even could explode after death.
Although the Demon Worship Sect came to Xirong this time, although it was not a large-scale march, and the scale was average, probably less than 100 people came, but there were really a lot of elites in the sect, and the four major demon envoys from the southeast, south, and northwest all went out together, and the Heavenly Saint Maiden Cha Xia, the Yin Dharma King!
At this time, although the surrounding area was still in chaos, it was much better than the previous situation of being beaten unilaterally, and from time to time there was a dull sound of "Peng" and "Peng", which was the terrifying sound of the Demon Worship Sect's disciples blowing up their flesh and blood, and it seemed that they were gradually regaining the initiative.
However, Lin Fengjin also looked outside at this time, and suddenly gasped, and his mind, which had been slightly relaxed, tightened up fiercely.
What did he see? (To be continued......)