Chapter 17: The Crossing of the River Styx

Zhang Yueqing watched the man in black leave, picked up the small five bottles, uncorked them, and a strange fragrance hit. After thinking for a long time, he raised his neck and drank all the bottles of medicine.

If the man in black wants him to die, he can't save him, and he has the opportunity to put him to death just now, so there is really no need to draw a snake to add to it. He didn't have the confidence to face the strange poisonous insect witchcraft, and if he wanted to succeed in getting the antidote and retreating safely, he had to fight it.

After taking the medicine, I didn't feel unwell, but my body was as warm as if it had been roasted over a warm fire, and the itchy places that had been stained with poisonous blood before became normal. Zhang Yueqing was overjoyed in his heart, knowing that most of this medicine was true. He got up and walked to the cabinet, opened the cabinet door, took out a set of black night clothes and put it on, and walked out of the door, only to find that he was on top of a two-story attic, and when he looked down from above, there was still blood flowing on the ground, and the corpses were gone. The trees next to it were lush and green, and some of the branches and leaves were stained red by the splashing blood, wasn't it the place where the corpses of yesterday's vicious battle were located?

He flew downstairs and saw that there seemed to be something in the blood, and when he looked closely, it was some small poisonous insects crawling slowly in the blood. These poisonous insects are only the size of soybeans and have long tentacles on their heads, which are extremely numerous. He crouched down to take a closer look, and as soon as he got closer, the poisonous insects seemed to feel great danger, and became frantically agitated, and in a few moments, they all burrowed into the underground earth.

Zhang Yueqing was stunned, came back to his senses, and was secretly happy in his heart. Xin said, "Could it be because I took that bottle of potion that these poisonous insects are afraid?" I faintly felt that the man in black was familiar, remembering that day he sailed a big ship and used the sound of a flute to attract poisonous insects and monsters, I really don't know what I have to do with him, and why I want to save myself.

After thinking about it for a while, I still couldn't figure it out. At this time, the dark clouds dispersed, and the full moon hung again in the sky. "It's so dangerous here, you have to find a way to get the antidote." Leave as soon as possible. ”

He went back along the way he came, and although the moonlight was not very clear, he did not want to light the torch. After all, in the dark night, if you attract people from the Lunatic Cult, you will inevitably have a fierce battle. Back next to the blue river, I saw that the river glowed faintly blue in the moonlight, like a scene in hell.

He walked along the river for a while, but never saw any fireworks in the world. It was nearly three watches in the night, and some birds in the sky were flying overhead, making a mournful cry. Suddenly, the chirping stopped, and the birds scattered as if frightened. He heard a faint noise in the river in the distance, and when he followed the sound, it was a small red boat slowly approaching this direction.

The boat was crimson all over, and there seemed to be blood flowing on it. There was a red lantern hanging from the ship, which glowed a dim red, and a short man stood on the boat, wearing a shabby hat on his head, covering his face.

Zhang Yueqing remembered what Ye Xinxin said, and was surprised and happy in her heart. That's what he's looking for. But when I really found it, I couldn't help but feel a little apprehensive.

I knew that this person was by no means a good person, but there was no reason to leave. He held the hilt of the sword in his right hand, and the inner strength of the dantian was gathered in his palm, waiting for the battle.

The boat sailed to shore and slowly stopped. The man in the boat plunged down, a sinister laugh coming out of his mouth.

Zhang Yueqing remained motionless, staring at the man's every move.

The dwarf laughed a few times, and then spoke, his voice hoarse and unpleasant, "What a pure breath, good, good." ”

As soon as the words were closed, the short body rushed towards Zhang Yueqing as fast as lightning, and the dry palm turned into an eagle's claw, grabbing Zhang Yueqing's face.

Zhang Yueqing's long sword was blocked, and it was slashed towards his palm, and the dwarf saw that this sword was fast and incoherent, and the strong wind was whistling in his ears, which was extraordinary. Suspicious in his heart, he didn't dare to face it, so he hurriedly withdrew his hand and jumped away.

There was a little more caution in the hoarse voice, "Who are you, what are you doing here!"

Zhang Yueqing saw that he was no longer attacking, put away his long sword, and said, "There is a friend below, who is highly poisonous, and he has come to seek an antidote." ”

The dwarf smirked and said, "In the past few decades, I don't know how many people like you have spoken!"

His tone suddenly turned sharp, and he shouted, "You are a person from the Central Plains Martial Arts, right?

Zhang Yueqing knew that the two factions he was talking about were the most prosperous sects in the Central Plains at the moment. Duan Chengnian, the head of Cangyue Mountain, is the master of Mingyue Gate, and he is a well-known peerless master in the martial arts.

He said in a long voice, "I am just a nobody, and I came to your place just to ask for medicine, and I have no other thoughts." ”

The dwarf sneered, "You Central Plains people are full of benevolence, righteousness and morality, but what you think about in your heart are despicable and filthy things. Don't you just want to take the treasures of heaven and earth in these thousands of miles of mountains as your own? Everyone knows what excuses to find!"

Zhang Yueqing knew that it was really pointless to argue like this. He said bluntly, "Are you the Moon Worship Sect or the Five Poison Sect?" Hand over the antidote to the Five Snakes, and I will leave immediately, live forever and eternally, and never step into southern Yunnan again!

The dwarf laughed and said, "Finally can't help it? You people, originally wolf-like ambitions, still want to be chivalrous and want an antidote! It also depends on whether you have that ability!"

With a long roar, streams of strangely shaped poisonous insects suddenly gushed out of the river in the distance, and the dwarf had words in his mouth, and those poisonous insects rushed towards Zhang Yueqing as if they had heard an order.

However, when he reached a few feet beside Zhang Yueqing, he suddenly stopped, not daring to take a step closer.

The dwarf was startled, bit his finger, spit a mouthful of blood into the poisonous insect swarm, and shouted, "Get up!"

Those poisonous insects flashed left and right, but they refused to get any closer.

The dwarf was shocked and said in a trembling voice, "You... You've eaten the !! of 10,000 worms."

Zhang Yueqing pointed at his long sword, flew through the clouds and crossed the moon with one move, and took the dwarf's head directly. The dwarf dodged, the long sword passed by, and with a pounce, the hat on his head had been slashed by a sword.

Zhang Yueqing saw his face clearly.

That face is really not the face that humans should have. Blue skin, blue eyes, wrinkles, like ravines, densely spread on that narrow face, high nose, towering like an eagle's hook, a lip, even blue, frightened, revealing sharp blood-red teeth, like a demon in hell.

The dwarf avoided a sword, only to feel a faint pain on his face, thinking that it was caused by the sword blade just now, and his heart was terrified, and he turned around to flee.

Where is Zhang Yueqing willing to let him go? Jumping to catch up, another sword stabbed down, the dwarf hurriedly dodged, Zhang Yueqing's long sword swung continuously, and a set of flowing cloud sword techniques made the general clear, the dwarf struggled to dodge more than ten swords, stumbled under his feet, and fell to the ground. Zhang Yueqing pointed at his long sword and shouted, "Take out the antidote, spare you from death!"

The dwarf was panting, caused by his long sword, he didn't dare to move, his martial arts were actually not high, but he was very good at controlling poisonous insects. In terms of martial arts alone, where is the opponent of a great master like Zhang Yueqing?

"I didn't have an antidote with me. ”

Zhang Yueqing shouted, "Where is the antidote?"

The dwarf said, "Only the elders in my sect and the sect master have them, but the elders have been in retreat, and the door master has not returned for a long time. ”

Zhang Yueqing said coldly, "You mean, you can't get the antidote?" The long sword was handed forward an inch, less than three inches from the dwarf's throat.

The dwarf was so frightened that he said, "I can take it. . . I can take it... You just need to go to my door. ”

Zhang Yueqing knew that if he went alone, it would be extremely dangerous. But I am not far away, I have experienced hardships and dangers all the way, and I have been looking for the antidote that I have been looking for, and I am willing to give up when I see that it is close at hand?

He said in a long voice, "Take me." ”

The dwarf nodded hurriedly, Zhang Yueqing asked him to stand up, the long sword rested on his shoulder, and shouted, "You lead the way, if you dare to play any tricks, I will take your life with a sword!"