Chapter 15: The Beast (1)

At the southern end of Yao Pond, the continuous snow-capped mountains are winding and undulating, accumulating jade, and the mist is steaming, like a vigorous dragon lying prone between heaven and earth, as if it is still overflowing with curling trills. In particular, the highest Tangyimala Mountain is majestic and strange, surrounded by snow all the year round, the clouds and mist are diffuse, such as the white building of the foundation, the layers of mountains go straight up, the peak is like a cone, such as bamboo shoots, straight into the sky.

On the eastern side of Tangyimara Mountain, because of its perennial exposure to the sun, the snow below the halfway point of the mountain will melt slightly in spring and summer, flowing into a rather spectacular river waterfall, which sprays down from the cliff and merges into the depression below the kilometer, injecting into a mirror-like lake, dotted in the snow-capped valley, the water is clear and clear. The sun's rays shine on it, reflecting the seven-colored light one after another, like the twinkling stars of the Tianhe River, silent and delicate.

To the east of this lake, along the course of the mountain, it splits into several tributaries, flowing into the distance, like a fairy in the hand of a thousand zhang of ribbon, graceful and elegant.

After trekking in the snow for two days, Li Wangchen finally came to the northern end of this tall Tangyimala Mountain. On this day, his white shirt was covered with thick snowflakes, and a thin layer of frost had condensed on his hair, brow, and nose. Although the weather was cold, it was nothing to him as a man who practiced Taoism, and besides, he still had a jar of good wine in his hand.

Taking a sip of wine, Li Wangchen exhaled a mouthful of hot air with a big grin, stepped on the rocks, and climbed up slowly.

The jade toad plant, known as the rejuvenation grass, can solve the world's strange poison, is a kind of spiritual thing that lives in the extremely cold place, very rare and precious, as for more than a thousand years, can transform into a retreat, that is, rare, the world is difficult to find.

Now, the aura of the world has been revived, the jade toad plant has been awakened, the sun leaves have turned into feet, the stamens have turned into tongues, and the stems have become bodies, which can move like ordinary animals.

The people of Kyushu, when they heard about it, came one after another, looking for it everywhere in Tangyimala Mountain. It is rumored that before the jade toad strain transformed, it was guarded by powerful alien beasts, and when it grows, it will be of great benefit to eat and cultivate. As for the authenticity or falsehood, there is no record of it in the classics.

As for the real metamorphosis jade toad strain, no one has seen it so far!

Li Wangchen, who was climbing up, suddenly felt a strange sound in the fog in front of him, and was about to stop and listen carefully. No, a roar of a fierce beast sounded in front of me, and its sound was so loud that it was like a cannonball falling to the ground and exploding, piercing through the clouds and cracking stones, deafening. Immediately, the screams of people and the clashing of weapons rang out.

Curious, Li Wangchen gently leaned over and groped forward.

"Roar—"

There was another roar of a strange beast, and Li Wangchen only felt that the ground under his feet shook wildly, the evil wind was blowing, and a burst of human screams tore through the mountainside, and he could smell the strong smell of blood in the air.

In the thick fog, there were many figures fleeing frantically, and behind them, there was a vague huge shadow, Li Wangchen leaned down, hid behind a rock, and looked up.

Tall, has always been admired. Just because there is a difference between high and low, there is a difference between strength and weakness. In people's narrow hearts, the fear of the unknown often comes from the oppression of the outside world - this is the innate sensitivity of people.

So when Li Wangchen looked up, it was nothing if he didn't look at it, but at first glance, he almost knocked off the wine jug in his hand.

I saw that in the misty snow, one day a huge snow silkworm walking upright, as thick as three people's arms, and its body length reached an appalling ten meters, covered with white barbs like a hedgehog, with erect roots, tail like an iron cone, a three-meter-long beard on the top of its head, and fangs in its mouth. A pair of short, misshapen claws protrude from the chest, and the nails are black and extremely sharp.

Is this still an ordinary creature?

"Roar—"

There was another deafening roar, and the snow silkworm seemed to be on the verge of anger, and its tail swept forward, with a piercing wind, and suddenly lifted several green-shirted men who were fleeing behind them, and the barbs at the end of the tail were inserted into their bodies. In the air, a few arcs fell, and a few drops of blood were sprinkled. The man is dead, but the blood is hot, and it falls on this cold and frozen land, and melts with the snowflakes into bright red flowers on the other side.

"Boom-"

It was as if a meteorite fell from the world and smashed on the ground, the snow flew, the sand flew away, and the biting cold wind blew cold.

As soon as Li Wangchen's mouth was pursed, he felt like a mang in his back and a thorn in his throat. I secretly complained in my heart, so I turned over and got up, and the speed was so fast that I swept up a burst of afterimages and landed more than ten meters away.

Death was behind him, and he couldn't look back. Just as he expected, as soon as his body dodged, a long, flat, scarlet tongue with slime struck on the rock where he had just hidden, but when he saw a puff of black smoke coming out of the rock, the rock was quickly eroded as far as his eyes could see, leaving a black hollow.

Another powerful beast!

After Li Wangchen landed, he hurriedly pulled out the Qingfeng Sword and looked at this huge fierce beast. I saw that this thing was a mutated black toad, with a body length of seven or eight meters and a height of five meters. The skin is rough, and the back is covered with large and small pimples, which is extremely infiltrating. The head is slightly triangular and the snout is slightly pointed. The mouth is wide, transversely lobed, nostrils facing the sky, and divided into two lobes. Both eyes are red and protruding, and the vocal sacs under the mouth are bulging into bubbles. The limbs are strong, covered with black markings, and the fingertips are broad, curved, and unusually sharp. If you go to the ground with one claw, you can still chisel the gravel of the mountain.

"Quack!"

It withdrew its tongue and let out a whistling sound similar to the sound of a frog and not a frog at Li Wangchen, a pair of red eyes like a hundred pounds of heavy iron balls, shining with an extremely angry light. Suddenly, he saw that his limbs were grasping the ground, and he leaned back, and then jumped up. This jump is 50 meters high. After the fall, there was another huge tremor on the ground, this time, completely triggering a deep snow on the top of the mountain. The snow rolled down the mountaintops, wave after wave, like the gentle waves of a surging river, and like an overwhelming cloud covering the sky—an avalanche anyway!

The two fierce beasts shouted excitedly, but a group of people dressed as Taoist priests were so frightened that they flew down the mountain. However, manpower is limited after all, and in the face of this natural disaster caused by fierce beasts, it is as easy as stepping on an ant.

Li Wangchen's face turned dark, he put away his sword and ran wildly, and he didn't know how many times he scolded the extremely ugly toad.

In this baptism of snow, I don't know how many monks will suffer.

A frenzied cold air hit his face, Li Wangchen looked up and forgot about the snow that was about to be submerged, his feet slipped, and he rolled down with the mountain.

Maybe it was God who favored him, maybe it was really his luck that was too good, I don't know how many times he turned over, Li Wangchen finally pulled out his sword and plunged into the snow, only to find that he was stepping on a protruding boulder under his feet. Seeing that the snow was already in front of him, Li Wangchen turned over and went down and hid at the foot of the rock.

"Boom!"

The loud sound of thunder venting emotions in the sky rushed down from the rocks, earth-shattering and unstoppable. Li Wangchen was glad that he had found a pure land, and it was really safe to nest here.

There was no danger of escaping, Li Wangchen breathed a sigh of relief, untied the water bladder, drank a few sips of wine, and then wiped his lips with his sleeves, curled up slightly, and leaned back.

Behind it, there seems to be something soft resting on the shoulder, indescribably comfortable. Li Wangchen shrugged his shoulders, owed his body, turned his head to look, and saw that it was a snow-white little thing that looked like a rabbit and not a rabbit, like a mouse and not a mouse, with a pair of crystal eyes, and there seemed to be thousands of miles in the dark pupils.

Looking at each other, Li Wangchen's body trembled, and he quickly took a few steps back, approaching the snow that had fallen into it, and found that he couldn't get out, so he carefully turned his head and carefully looked at the creature that was only the size of a fist.

Similarly, the little guy covered in furry and snow-white was also looking at Li Wangchen curiously. The four eyes met again, Li Wangchen suddenly smiled dumbly, he was really frightened by the two fierce beasts above, and even saw the little guy in front of him who was like a snowball, and he had the idea of escaping.

Picking up this cute little guy, Li Wangchen held it in the palm of his hand and muttered: "It's really a cute little thing, I didn't expect to see this kind of creature in this snowy mountain." ”

Gently stroking the little guy's fur, Li Wangchen simply put it in his arms and quietly waited for this violent avalanche. Li Wangchen gently leaned against the stone wall and took a nap, but the little guy in his arms kept blinking his eyes, secretly looking at the young man's angular face.

I don't know how long it took, the avalanche finally stopped, and a meter of sunlight penetrated through the rocks, shining on Li Wangchen's sleeping face. He slowly opened his eyes, rubbed his wistful eyes, and tilted his head to look into the distance.

The clouds cleared, the sky cleared, and the sun's rays shone on the snow, which was extremely dazzling. Got up and walked out of the rock, facing the blue sky, Li Wangchen moved his body, put the little guy on the ground, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, and said lightly: "Little guy, the avalanche has passed, go back!"

"Chirp!"

The little guy fell on all fours, opened his mouth and screamed happily, jumped out a few plum blossoms on the snow, seemed to be very happy, erected a pair of ears that occupied two-thirds of his body to Li Wangchen, the corners of his mouth were long, and his round little red lips opened slightly, revealing a pair of cute tiger teeth, cocking his tail, and went around Li Wangchen in a circle, and then ran into the distance.

Li Wangchen saw the smart appearance of this little guy, and he didn't feel a little fond in his heart. Grab the Blue Blade, step on the rocks, and climb up again, the climb is much easier as the avalanche sweeps a lot of snow down the mountain.

Most of the snow has fallen down the mountain, and some are still slipping. Looking at it, the snow below is deep, covering more than ten meters deep, and the eye is out of sight, like a vast ocean, boundless. With such a deep snowfall, it is also a great luck for ordinary monks to be alive, let alone go out.

At this moment, in the depths of the snow, dozens of figures suddenly flew out, covered in snow and embarrassed.

On the top of the Tangyimala Mountain, there are two majestic bodies like the Buddha, standing quietly on the top of the mountain, exhaling at the sun in the west, and the hot air in the mouth is dispersed in the air, forming a white mist, swinging into the distance.