In the makeshift camp, a bonfire had been lit on the ground next to the shrine, and the flames were devouring the firewood and making a crackling sound. Xiao Shizhu and the ghost mother did not retreat, sitting around the campfire and enjoying a short time alone.

"Let's add some chili. The ghost mother grabbed a handful of chili noodles without saying anything, and was about to sprinkle them on the skewered legs on the grill in Xiao Shizhu's hand.

Xiao Shizhu hurriedly stretched out his hand to stop her, and shouted, "You sit down, and the condiment will be put in later." ”。 As he spoke, he pulled out his dagger, put it on his cuff and rubbed it back and forth a few times, then made a few cuts on the leg, and then poked a few more small holes.

Then mix the pepper and thyme with the mixture and sprinkle evenly over the legs.

The ghost mother gave him a blank look, sat down and said indignantly: "It's great to be able to barbecue." ”。

"You don't need to do anything to stare at and eat, what else is there to be angry about. Xiao Shizhu smiled.

Under the scorching flame, the skin and flesh of the legs gradually turned golden. With the sound of sizzling, drops of hot oil slowly slid down the plump lines of the meat.

Under the starry sky at night, the fragrance of fat overflowed around the campfire, but when she smelled the fragrance, the ghost mother couldn't help but swallow her saliva when she moved her index finger.

The previous complaints against Xiao Shizhu also disappeared with the action of swallowing saliva. In the eyes, all that was left was the leg that was slowly flipped over the fire.

"I've always felt that intelligence is just the tip of the iceberg. Xiao Shizhu turned a blind eye to the smell of meat, grabbed a little of the spices in the jar at his feet, and after gently sprinkling it on his legs, he said thoughtfully: "The intelligence said that Qixing's rebellion was instigated by Ji Xuanyuan's minister Dahong, and it was also mentioned that Dahong only infiltrated the headless ghost country at the beginning of this summer. In just a few months, even if he had a three-inch tongue that could incite Qixing to rebel, it was impossible for Qixing to win over the armies of the Headless Ghost Country at once. ”。

All of what he said was information sent back by the Xuanjiao disciples.

After thinking for a while, the ghost mother asked thoughtfully: "Are you saying that Dahong's provocation is actually not Qixing's rebellion*, it's just a coincidence." ”。

"Hmm. Xiao Shizhu nodded, seeing that the skin and flesh of the legs had completely become crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, he grabbed cumin and other condiments and sprinkled them evenly on it: "You and I both know that no matter how big or small a vassal state is, as long as it starts a war, it needs to be fully prepared to increase the chance of victory." I always felt that Qixing had been prepared for a long time, and it was not the hasty rebellion mentioned in the intelligence at all. That's why he was able to lose his armor and flee in the wilderness. ”。

"And I also smelled a hint of the conspiracy of Emperor Xudu from the intelligence. After a pause, Xiao Shizhu said leisurely: "I remember that last year I received a piece of information that the Xudu Army had assembled west of the Six Heavenly Continent. Judging from the intelligence, the Emperor of Xudu at that time wanted to send troops out of Fenglin and Kunlun. But then my granary was destroyed by my cunning, and the plan was aborted. But from what I know about Emperor Xudu, what he wants to do will not stop until the goal is achieved. ”。

"Are you saying that Emperor Xudu may have given Qixing secret support?"

Xiao Shizhu nodded his head affirmatively, then removed the fully roasted leg from the flame, and leaned the leg forward slightly, so that the oil droplets oozing from the skin and flesh could slide down better.

"It's really possible. The ghost mother, whose face was also a little serious, nodded after a little thought and said, "He is such a ghost, he likes to watch other ghosts fight and profit from it." ”。

"Well, so let's pay attention to the information on Fenglin Continent. Xiao Shizhu smiled indifferently, cut off a large piece of tender and crispy barbecue meat from the leg with a dagger, and handed it to the ghost mother with a dagger, while lightly sprinkling chili noodles on her barbecue, he said slowly: "If I am not mistaken, Emperor Xudu is really the mastermind behind the scenes, after learning that Xingtian has fled, Qixing will target Youxiong Country." Emperor Xudu will never tolerate the existence of too powerful vassal states, not to mention that there is a bear country to quell the rebellion for him for several years, and he has also reaped a lot of benefits from the Beiyin Dynasty. ”。

As soon as he finished speaking, a few moments of hope and excitement appeared in his eyes, looking forward to Qi Xing and Ji Xuanyuan fighting.

"If that's the case, it's good for us. The war in the west is endless, and we can attack the two continents of Dongyi and Dongying with peace of mind. The ghost mother said and ate the meat in large gulps......

In the south of the Mao Republic of China, which is directly south of Dongyizhou, there is a Zhushan Jishui River estuary in the east from the Mao Republic of China in the east, and reaches the Tanshui River estuary in the south of the Mao Republic of China, which is rich in purple snails; it is about 16 miles long, and the entrance is about two miles wide bay. In the middle of the bay, a small island that is long and narrow from north to south and only half a mile wide from east to west connects with the bay, so that it can be seen in the air looking down on the bay like a mountain, so the local ghosts directly call this place a mountain bay.

Set against the backdrop of green hills, there are several islands dotted with sparkling mountain bays, the most characteristic of which is the place called Haigu Mountain.

This is not so much an island as a lone peak mountain range rising from the bottom of the sea. Towering over the sea, the Haigu Mountains in the middle of the bay are steep cliffs, and the streams flowing from the mountains and forests are deep and fast. At the foot of the mountain, there are rocky reefs dotted across the sea, forming a unique landscape in the bay. It has also become a maritime barrier for the Republic of Mao.

The ghosts of the Mao Republic built a lot of grottoes and arrow tower turrets in the mountains and forests, and also built countless stone platforms on the top of the cliffs in the mountains, on which many trebuchets and bed crossbows were erected.

Once an invading enemy enters the bay, the sergeant on the mountain will use trebuchets and bed crossbows to summon the enemy ships at sea below.

At nightfall, the sea breeze blows in gusts, and the woods on Haigu Mountain sway. In a cave in the middle of the mountain, which is not too deep, the wall lamps on the stone wall have been extinguished, except for the bonfire in front of the thin quilted stone bed in the middle of the cave. Seven male souls were sitting around the campfire, each with a grim face.

One of them, a male ghost with two long scars across his dark square face, was looking around at his ghost, his piercing eyes revealing coldness and composure, and two thick eyebrows on either side of the bridge of his nose furrowed.

The sea breeze blew into the cave, and the flames in the bonfire swayed a few times in the wind, illuminating the face of the male ghost.

This soul's name is Zhu Hai, and it is a human soul that is more than two thousand years old. When he was still a human, the world happened to be the Warring States, and Zhu Hai, who had been a butcher, was good at swordsmanship, not to mention, and he was also a famous chivalrous man in Wei. At the same time, he is also a guest of Shin Lingjun.

And stealing talismans to save Zhao and killing Jin Cong was also a feat made by this person when his soul was still a human. The great poet Li Bai wrote 'Save Zhao wielding the golden hammer, Handan was shocked first' is to praise Zhu Hai.

But it is such a brave and resourceful human soul, and when he comes to the underworld, he can only be a ghost slave like the fate of many human souls. It's just that Zhu Hai himself didn't expect that his ghost slave career would be thousands of years long.

During this period, he lived a life in the Mao Republic of China that was earlier than chickens waking up and sleeping later than dogs, and working more than cows and eating less than cats.

It's strange to say that the Republic of Mao is also a vassal state composed of human souls, but the long-haired ghosts in the country have a sense of superiority.

For ordinary people in China, they not only buy and sell at will, but also beat and scold at every turn. and handed over all the dirty work to ordinary souls to do, and by the way, gave them a general name for pariahs.

Once a human soul is forced to rebel out of desperation, they will kill them all, just like slaughtering a sheep and killing a pig, the death or injury of ordinary souls will not make the hairy ghosts feel unbearable at all.

Anyway, if you kill them all, you can buy them in large quantities from the ghost slave markets in other countries.

Under such circumstances, Zhu Hai's heroic spirit was worn out, and he just wanted to try to live, waiting for a letter from Yudu one day to inform him to go to reincarnation.

It's just that this wait is more than 2,000 years.

After looking around at the same kind around him for a long time, Zhu Hai said in a low voice: "If you want to rebel, I will definitely not report you." ”。

"Of course we're not worried about you reporting us. The young soul sitting opposite him clenched his fists as he straightened his waist, and said in a deep voice: "Zhu Daxia, we are going to ask if you want to join us?"

"Hero, hehe. Zhu Hai was slightly stunned when he heard this, and then laughed self-deprecatingly, and after a while, he put away his laughter and laughed, gently stroked one of the scars on his face with his index finger, and slowly replied, "You young ghosts, do you know how my scar came about?"

All the ghosts around him were stunned, and they all looked at the scar he was caressing. It was a long raised scar that slanted on the bridge of his nose and extended from his right eye to the corner of his mouth, adding a bit of hideousness to Zhu Hai's swarthy square face.

The ghosts looked at it for a moment, and they all shook their heads silently to indicate that they didn't know.

"It was the ghost who rebelled with him back then, and was deliberately cut down by the ghost soldiers of the counterinsurgency. The dignified hero, the scar on his face is not left by hoeing the strong and helping the weak, but after being captured by the counterinsurgency ghost soldiers, they heard that I am a hero in the world and deliberately cut it out for me with a knife in order to humiliate me; I won't stop you if you want to go, but I really don't want to participate. ”。

His tone was flat, and so was his countenance, but it made the ghosts around him feel constermented.

They saw a hero who had been sharpened and heroic, an old ghost who was not timid, but had accepted his fate.

"Zhu Daxia, have you really given up resistance?" After a long silence, the young soul sitting opposite him took the lead in speaking, looked directly into Zhu Hai's eyes and asked angrily: "Are you really willing to be beaten and scolded every day by a group of human souls who are nothing more than long hairs and call you a pariah?

Zhu Hai didn't answer, he just wanted to live until the day when he had a chance to reincarnate, and it didn't matter if he was a pig or a dog.

"Forget it, ghosts have their own ambitions. The middle-aged soul sitting next to the excited young soul reached out and grabbed the wrist of the young soul, let go and patted the back of his hand after a slight pinch, glanced at Zhu Hai, who was still low-eyebrowed, in disappointment, got up and said, "Let this coward shrink in the cave and continue to be his pariah, let's go." ”。

Yubi stood up and turned away from the cave without looking back. Several other ghosts also got up one after another after looking at each other, and after casting a disdainful look at Zhu Hai, they strode out of the cave.

No one saw that when the last of them left the cave, Zhu Hai couldn't help but clench his fists, causing the green tendons on the back of his hands to bulge.

[彘 - a strange beast in the Classic of Mountains and Seas, shaped like a tiger but with the tail of a cow, the bark of a dog is like a dog's bark, and it can eat people. 】