Chapter 10: The Iron-backed Silver Wolf
This time the thunder fell into an accident, all because of himself, Dao Yuan was very anxious, this road to the east, although it cannot be said that the speed is full, but it is also very fast. With his footsteps, in less than two days, Wanjian Mountain was already close at hand.
Standing at the foot of the mountain, Dao Yuan looked up and couldn't help but praise: "It's really a good mountain! ”
This mountain, in terms of height, pierces through the clouds and towers into the sky. On the steep, the knife is sharpened and the axe is carved, and the strange rocks are craggy. In terms of momentum, it is really as sharp as a sword that soars into the sky, as steady as Mount Tai, and he is furious by the wind, and I stand still.
Dao Yuan looked around, looking for a way up the mountain, he had grown up in the mountains, and was naturally very familiar with such things. It's a pity that this time I didn't come to play, but to look for herbs, so the speed of going up is much slower.
Until the fall of Jin Wuxi, I didn't find any herbs I needed, and it was not early at the moment, and the trees were tall and dense, and the scenery in the mountains suddenly darkened.
Dao Yuan wiped the dust off his clothes, found a cave abandoned by an unknown animal, cleaned it inside, picked up some dead branches and leaves, and raised a big fire, then wiped the sweat on his face, sat by the fire, and quietly watched the rising mountain and moon.
After another few moments, it was finally completely dark. In the empty mountains, there were occasional bird calls, and some animals roared in the distance. If you were someone else, you might feel lonely and frightened when you were alone in the empty mountain, but Dao Yuan is just the opposite, these are the things he is most familiar with, feeling everything around him, as if he has returned to the mountain where he has lived for many years.
At that time, in order to exercise his courage and survival ability, he once lived alone in the middle of the mountain for half a year, when he was only ten years old. Now that he is immersed in the scene, recalling all kinds of the past, all that appears on Daoyuan's face is full of warmth and nostalgia.
The light of the burning fire dispels the darkness of the night and brings warmth and peace of mind. The mountain breeze blew gently, and the firelight was even stronger because of it, illuminating everything around and also illuminating Daoyuan's delicate and handsome face.
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In the early morning of the next day, Dao Yuan, who had finished his work, simply ate something, put out the fire that had not yet burned out, and continued to look upward. The way up was a bit difficult, so he had to look very carefully.
The hard work paid off, until the sun turned west, and he finally found most of the herbs, and only the herb called Chiyang grass had not yet been found.
It is recorded in the book that the red sun grass, about three inches high, has three leaves, the color is emerald green, the taste is bitter and spicy, and it contains extremely strong toxicity. Although the name has the word "red sun", this herb must stay in the shade most of the time before it can grow, that is, where the sun is exposed to a long time or does not shine all the time, there will be no red sun grass. Only the kind of sunlight that only shines for a short period of time, and most of the time it is all shaded, is it possible to grow this herb.
These records, Dao Yuan has only seen in books, so when looking at the places suitable for the growth of Chiyang grass, he should pay more attention, because it does look like ordinary grass, and the slightest negligence will admit his mistake, even if he is very anxious, he has to be patient and slowly look for it.
It's sunset again, and the red sun grass is still not found, but it really makes him see the magic of Wanjian Mountain, this day, snakes, insects, rats, ants and ordinary beasts, needless to say, there are nearly a hundred sword handles hidden under the mountain rocks alone, and even some are directly exposed to the ground, some are very new, and some are rusty. If it is according to this density, with this mountain so huge, it is indeed worthy of the name of ten thousand swords.
But he absolutely did not believe that swords made of steel would grow on the mountain for no reason, so he curiously pulled out a few of them to see, and with some effort, he collected a few long swords, and to his disappointment, these swords looked very ordinary, even worse than those sold in ordinary shops, and most of them were rusty and unusable.
However, Dao Yuan also carefully found that it seemed that the higher he went, the better the quality of the sword, and there were more and more new ones, which made him a little confused: could it be that this thing is also the same as a plant, the closer it is to the sun......, the better it grows?! It's incredible!
With his swift and skillful skills, it was already two days later when he climbed halfway up the mountain.
White clouds drifted quickly overhead, and the mountain wind here was no longer gentle and gentle, but rather fierce and powerful, blowing his clothes and hunting. Dao Yuan put his hands behind his back, looking at the distant woods and mountains below, and naturally a sense of pride naturally arose in his chest.
However, at this moment, he suddenly felt an extremely dangerous approach, it was a cold and bloodthirsty feeling, which instantly appeared behind him, and the cold made the hairs on his body stand up. Years of experience and agility played an important role at this moment, and suddenly a short body, Dao Yuan rolled forward as fast as possible, even if the ground was full of rubble and thorns in front of him, he couldn't care about these at this time.
At the moment when he bent over, a sharp pain suddenly came from his back, and then a low roar resounded through the air.
Dodging this thrilling blow, Dao Yuan didn't have time to pay attention to the injuries behind him, and quickly flashed behind a big tree, turning his head to look at the place where Shi Cai was standing. It doesn't matter if you look at it, Rao is calm heart, and at this moment, he can't help but break out in a cold sweat, and secretly say that he is lucky.
It was a wolf that attacked him—a giant silver wolf that was four feet tall and nearly seven feet long.
"Ironback Silver Wolf!"
Dao Yuan instantly recognized this beast, for no other reason, just because the symbol of this iron-backed silver wolf was too obvious, and it was difficult to admit the mistake.
The iron-backed silver wolf, dressed in bright silver, dazzling. The whole body is like an iron armor, the knife and gun can not be injured, only the chest and abdomen are soft and deadly, meaty, brutal, especially good at speed, like to live alone, mostly in the bitter cold place.
These characteristics flashed through Dao Yuan's mind for a moment, and his face gradually sank.
"Doesn't this thing live in a bitter cold and barren land, how can it be found here! And it seems that it is still an adult wolf, which shows that its predatory methods are very clever. Dao Yuan stared at the ruthless wolf eyes tightly: "Fortunately, they like to live alone, otherwise, this time they would really be dead." ”
That being said, Dao Yuan is not completely sure whether he can escape from the giant wolf's mouth or not - the key is that this thing is too powerful. Ferocious, cunning, and incomparably fast. At this time, he faintly regretted that if Jin Er was by his side, the situation might have been different.
The iron-backed silver wolf injured Dao Yuan with one claw, and when it smelled blood, its eyes became even more excited and crazy, and it let out a long roar when it looked up to the sky. The small animals in the vicinity were so frightened that they ran away in embarrassment.
The ruthless wolf's eyes stared at the edge of the road behind the tree, it approached step by step, the wolf's head was slightly lowered, and the giant teeth as sharp as knives shone with the luster of death. Dao Yuan understood that this was a precursor to its attack.
Sure enough, the iron-backed silver wolf that had gathered enough momentum suddenly rose into the air and pounced on the hiding place of the Dao Yuan, its body stirring with the mountain wind, making a loud "boom".
Dao Yuan saw that it was as fast as lightning, and it was in mid-air, and its sharp wolf claws were already exposed, and it grabbed straight at his neck. He dodged to the other side of the tree, and then ran for his life up the hill.
The iron-backed silver wolf's attack is downward, and the direction of Dao Yuan's escape is upward, and the two are exactly staggered, and maybe with this mistake, you can shake off its attack. However, before Dao Yuan had time to be happy, he felt that his shoulder was swept by a strong force, and he almost fell to the ground, he staggered a few steps, stabilized his body and ran wildly, and scolded in his heart: What a cunning beast! The front claw is simply confusing me, and the real back hand is actually the blow of the wolf's tail, if I am knocked down, where will I have a chance to get up again!
When the giant wolf saw that the prepared move did not knock down the prey, he immediately roared angrily and turned to chase after him.
One man and one wolf, one in front and one behind, all ran upwards at their fastest speed.
Relying on the terrain and dexterity, Dao Yuan narrowly avoided the giant wolf's attacks several times, although the giant wolf roared again and again, but he also slowly felt exhausted, especially the injured back and shoulder, which were hot and painful. The clothes had long been tattered from the branches of the trees, stained with blood.
Another blow in the air, this time the distance was closer, Dao Yuan panicked in his heart, his feet suddenly stepped on the empty place, his body was crooked, and his bones fell to the side, but he also happened to avoid the wolf kiss that was close at hand.
But this fell all at once, Dao Yuan only felt the boredom and nausea in his abdomen, and he didn't know how many wounds there were on his body, this fall, it seemed that he had lost most of his strength, Dao Yuan struggled to lean on the edge of the stone, gasping for breath, but his eyes never left the iron-backed silver wolf.
The iron-backed silver wolf was so clever that it knew that its prey was exhausted and could no longer escape, so it became less anxious, and walked towards the edge of the Dao step by step, its eyes full of banter, as if it was laughing at its prey.
To say that it is not afraid is false, but Dao Yuan knows that it is useless to be afraid at this time, the iron-backed silver wolf will not let himself go because he is afraid, if so, it is estimated that it would have starved to death a long time ago. While thinking about it, he suddenly came across something in his hand, it was a sword hilt, a sword hilt inserted in the ground.
With a "choking" sound, he used all his strength to pull out the sword, and suddenly, the cold light was shining, the cold air hit his face, and the long sword like autumn water emitted a clear sword sound. With something that could be used as comfort, Dao Yuan slowly stood up, and the horizontal sword was used as his chest.
The iron-backed silver wolf was stunned for a moment, and then showed a disdainful look, not taking the Dao Yuan holding the weapon in his eyes at all.
Dao Yuan wondered in his heart, although this beast is not as good as my gold, but it can also convey many meanings, and it is indeed worthy of an iron-backed silver wolf.
At the moment when he was slightly distracted, the iron-backed silver wolf flew and pounced, his movements flowing and flexible, and he took the position of the neck of the edge of the road. Dao Yuan shouted loudly and swung his sword and slashed down.
"Smack", the sword was like a papier-mâché clay sculpture under the giant claws of the iron-backed silver wolf, and it had already been broken into two as soon as it touched, and then, the other giant claw slapped his chest fiercely.
A huge force like a mountain of mountains came, and Dao Yuan's body flew out like a kite with a broken string, lying heavily on the ground, and then a mouthful of blood spurted out, and the bright red blood stained a large area, which was like the land that had dried up for many years, and quickly absorbed the blood he spurted out, and never to be seen again.
Strangely, just as the blood seeped in, a stone suddenly cracked open, revealing the hilt of a sword, which seemed to be like a nourished seedling, pushing the dirt that had pressed on his head and seeing the light of day.
Dao Yuan didn't notice such a strange situation, he turned over and sat up, all his attention was on the giant beast in front of him, and his body slowly moved back, at this moment the iron-backed silver wolf was less than a foot away from him, and he even smelled a fishy smell.
Suddenly, his palm touched the hilt of the sword, and before he could think about it, he gritted his teeth and tried his best to pull out the sword, staring at the iron-backed silver wolf with dead eyes, and said secretly: Anyway, it's death, how can you fight!
With a wave of his hand, he threw an elixir into his mouth, and he struggled to stand up, but he was injured, and another mouthful of blood spat out, and landed on the somewhat dull and muddy sword.
"Come on!"
Dao Yuan roared, and pounced on the iron-backed silver wolf with all his remaining strength. This time, he actually chose to take the initiative to attack, and he didn't even see what the sword in his hand looked like, so he slashed forward like this.
But in the eyes of the iron-backed silver wolf, this kind of behavior is simply like a mayfly shaking a tree, and a mantis arm is used as a car, and he really doesn't know whether he is alive or dead.
By now, the iron-backed silver wolf seemed to have lost interest, yes, it wanted to kill its prey quickly, and was ready to eat.
What no one noticed was that above the sky at this moment, an unusual atmosphere was slowly forming, and the next moment, it fell like a moisturizing thing silently, enveloping the entire Ten Thousand Swords Mountain in an instant.