Chapter 55: The Old Headhunter

More than a month ago, on a dark and windy night, on the muddy mountain road of Ape Cry Mountain, the ape and the old headhunter and his group of four people encountered.

The three who followed the old hunter up the mountain were all well-known hunters in Ape Cry Town, and they were not very old, and they were all standing until they were not confused, and they were at the time of fighting.

The old hunter is old, and his strength has declined, but he still has the foundation of the three realms of martial arts. The other three, Li Qiang, Yao Shenglong, and Zhao Dahu, are all at the peak of the second realm of martial arts, and they have their own strengths. Such a lineup is naturally the result of the careful selection of old headhunters. Although the county lord only said that when he went to the mountains to investigate and investigate, how could there be no apes, the cautious old headhunter still reluctantly spent some more silver taels to invite these three people. The old headhunter has been a headhunter all his life, and he has never missed a move, relying on the four words of taking precautions. This is the last order he received, so naturally he will not be careless. The old hunter knew in his heart that when he went up the mountain, any small pothole could cause the boat to capsize in the gutter.

The old headhunter planned to wash his hands after completing this list of work, and went to the town to buy a tavern with the hundreds of taels of silver he had saved for most of his life, hired a few men, and just lay down and drank every day to collect money, and be a carefree shopkeeper. The old headhunter thought that when the day came, he would have to drink in a daze and walk away in his sleep. Anyway, I've been a bachelor all my life, but I have nothing to worry about.

At that time, the ape walking upright was wearing a green shirt, a clear crown on his head, leather boots, and a small and delicate jade pendant on his waist.

The wide-eyed old headhunter suddenly had a sharp turn of thought and understood. This ape has become a spirit, turned into an ape demon, opened his wisdom, and knows how to seek good fortune and avoid evil, no wonder the ape cry of the ape cry of the mountain has disappeared.

"Be careful!" the old headhunter turned his head and snorted, his face solemn and a little happy. Fortunately, I was fully prepared, otherwise I would have died on the spot if I encountered this ape demon alone.

Generally speaking, one Three Realm Martial Artist and three Two Realm Martial Artists formed a hunting team, which was specifically aimed at the demon beasts that had become spirits. The old headhunter had a bad guess in his heart at that time, so he deliberately selected these three people and made all preparations.

Behind him, the experienced three quickly exchanged glances, and then tacitly opened a distance of several zhang each, and the four of them surrounded the ape in a horned manner, all tense their nerves, ready to fight at any time.

The ape's body didn't move, it just looked at the four of them with a wary expression, it didn't want to clash with them. A month has not yet come, and these four people are not the people it says it wants to kill.

The ape thought for a moment, and first spread his hands towards the four of them, indicating that it had no malicious intent. But the four people in front of it were unmoved, still staring at it. The ape knew in his heart that if it had any trouble, the four of them would take action directly.

The ape bared its teeth and was a little anxious, it didn't want to fight, let alone kill anyone who had nothing to do with it. It just wants to sit quietly on the branch of the old tree, wear this green shirt, read a book, and relieve its boredom.

It's a pity that the ape hasn't arrived in the Six Realms and can't incarnate into a human form, so he can't explain. However, after a moment's thought, the lively ape had a plan in mind.

I saw that the ape stretched out his right arm and pointed to the ancient tree on the side, and then under the gaze of the four people, he slowly approached the ancient tree little by little.

The old hunter frowned, staring at the strange ape demon, for fear that it would have some conspiracy, and did not rush to make a move, intending to respond to all changes with no change.

The ape gently broke off a branch, held it in his hand, and slowly wrote four words on the ground under the increasingly surprised expressions of the four people.

"Reluctance to fight".

The old hunter was shocked, he had been doing this for fifty or sixty years, not to mention hunting more than ten demon beasts, and for the first time he encountered a demon beast that could not only wear clothes, but also write, which seemed to be very reasonable.

Li Qiang, Yao Shenglong, and Zhao Dahu were also dumbfounded. In the past, it was unbelievable that ape demon scholars dressed up, but now they can read and write, but it is appalling.

Immediately afterwards, a scene that made the four people even more tongue-inducing appeared, the ape demon in front of them actually bowed slightly and hugged his fists, bowed lightly to the four people, and then turned around and wanted to leave.

Green shirts, clear crowns, leather boots, jade pendants, writing, holding fists.

"It's... How is it different from people?" Zhao Dahu muttered, and at this moment, the intent of killing in his heart was a little shaken.

The old headhunter had a complicated expression, and after hesitating for a moment, his eyes showed a decisive look, and he shouted: "People are people, and demons are demons." Don't be fooled by this little trick, this demon will bring disaster to the people one day if it is not removed. ”

When the ape heard this, he frowned. Although it cannot speak, it can understand human speech. The ape sighed slightly, shook his head, and did not intend to continue pestering, turned around and strode away.

"Yes, those who are not of my race will have different hearts. This ape demon is cunning by nature, and he will not let it go. Yao Shenglong echoed, and pulled out the bright hunting knife, the tip of which reached the ape's back.

The ape clenched his teeth, clenched his fists in anger, turned his head and glared at Yao Shenglong fiercely, but did not stop leaving. It really doesn't want to fight, it is often said in books that a gentleman does not use his mouth, and the reader should be reasonable. What's more, this brand-new green shirt is not good if it is stained with blood, and the ape is very precious to this green shirt.

The last straw that broke the camel's back finally came.

A wild monkey, wearing a green shirt, thought that his mother was a scholar? Li Qiang spat on the ground and sneered loudly.

This is deliberately done by Li Qiang. Obviously, this ape demon is talented, and if the four of them chased after it recklessly, they would fall into the trap. And he noticed that this ape demon was quite angry, and seemed to be unable to stand ridicule, and if he could use the method of agitation to keep it here, it would be the best way to solve it.

As he expected, the back of a green shirt stopped leaving.

The ape turned slowly, its eyes reddened, and it was extremely angry and aggrieved. Obviously they made concessions and didn't want to fight, but why were these four people still aggressive? They had to grab the softest place in its heart and stab it word by word with the most hurtful words.

Just because it's an ape, because it's a spirit by chance, it asks itself if it's not done evil, and it doesn't want to do evil. Although it is stubborn by nature and once liked to cry high in the middle of the night, it also restrained itself in time after opening its mind.

In addition to going down the mountain to steal books and clothes, the ape has a clear conscience.

The ape snapped off a branch beside him and quickly wrote two large characters on the muddy ground.

"Apologize".

It stared at its red eyes, pointed at these two words with a branch with its right hand, and pointed at Li Qiang, who had spoken before, with its left hand. The implication is obvious, it is to ask Li Qiang to apologize to it.

"Apologize? Li Qiang smiled and took a few steps forward until he walked three feet in front of the ape.

"The previous thing was that I was wrong, but..." Li Qiang first bowed slightly, making a fist salute, but in the next moment, his body rose violently, and he took a step and rushed out, and at the same time, he waved his sleeve with his right arm, and a silver light suddenly appeared, stabbing the ape. It turned out to be a soft sword hidden in Li Qiang's sleeve, which was also a move that he had repeatedly performed several times.

"Death to the ape!"

The ape only felt a flash of silver light in front of him, and he couldn't react, and he took a step back in a hurry.

"Tick tock..."

The crimson blood instantly stained the ape's chest red, dripping down the green shirt and falling to the ground.

The ape looked down in a daze, only to see that the green shirt had been cut out of a slender opening, and there was an extra wound on his chest that was deep and bone-seeing.

"Tick..."

This time it was not only blood dripping, but also a tear of extreme sadness flowing from the corner of the ape's eye, it was really precious and precious this green shirt. It originally thought that after reading a book and wearing a green shirt, it would be a reader. But in the end, it realized that it was nothing more than an ape in a green shirt and a book.

The ape gently took off a green shirt, carefully shook off some of the blood beads, and hung it on the treetops.

"How!" the ape was silent for a moment, then roared angrily. The familiar sound of the ape cries reached Ape Cry Town, but this was the last time Ape Cry Town heard the Ape Cry Mountain Climb the Mountain.

Looking at the apes of the four again, he clenched his fists, and his eyes were full of killing intent.

"Do it!" the old headhunter shouted. He saw that the ape was going to die, and that was exactly what he wanted to see. The old headhunter didn't think that an already injured Three Realms Ape Demon could beat a group of four of them without relying on stratagems or traps.

This is also the case, but what if the ape demon who broke through the four realms of the rock realm in a fit of anger?

...

At that moment, in the Ape Cry Mountain, a group of seven people led by Han Shuangcheng, Shen Lingyun, and Yang Chuanjun had quietly walked to the top of the mountain.

As he walked, Su Yanmeng, who was looking down and thinking about some trivial matters of his daughter's family, suddenly caught a glimpse of something in the grass pile on the side that should not have appeared here.

"Books?" Su Yanmeng muttered with some uncertainty. At the same time, she walked briskly, pushed through the haystack, and sure enough, she saw a dilapidated book called "A Dream of Red Dust".

Su Yanmeng picked up the book with a puzzled face, and at the same time greeted everyone.

Yang Chuanjun was the first to come to Su Yanmeng's side, but he didn't go to check the books, but deliberately separated Han Shuangcheng in order to occupy a good seat first.

Seeing this scene, Han Shuangcheng guessed what Yang Chuanjun's actions meant, and was a little dumbfounded, so he simply didn't come up, just stood aside, and looked at the books in Su Yanmeng's hand from a distance.

In this way, it was Shen Lingyun who took the book first, took it in his hand and looked at it carefully, but he couldn't see anything peculiar.

"Maybe it was accidentally left behind by a traveler who traveled here. ”

When Han Shuangcheng heard this, he shook his head and said with a smile: "Han doesn't think so. Judging by the extent of the book's damage, it should have been lost for no more than half a month. Since the beginning of this month, due to the rumors of monsters coming out of Ape Cry Mountain, it is thought that there will be no tourists entering this mountain rashly, let alone approaching the top of the mountain. Since we have already guessed that this ape demon can dress like a human, why not be bold, why can't this ape demon learn to read and write. ”

Han Shuangcheng's words fell into everyone's ears, which can be described as a bolt from the blue. Everyone was silent at the moment, and it was difficult to accept this appalling speculation for a while.

Han Shuangcheng sighed quietly, the moment he saw this book, the suspicion he had always had in his heart was mostly implemented. The apes that haunt this place must have been ordered by someone to become a sperm, and that person is likely to be his own half of the master. But he wasn't stupid enough to tell everyone about this. Otherwise, wouldn't it be clear that this seemingly dangerous and abnormal trip to the Ape Cry Mountain to eliminate demons was actually just a game of chess set up by that person?

What's more, Han Shuangcheng didn't guess what the purpose of that person's layout was, could it be that in the end, he was just looking for an ape demon from the Three Realms as an experience? This is inevitably too underestimating his Han Shuangcheng's Martial Man Three Realms. If it is to experience Mo Shiping and Wang Fugui, it doesn't make sense. One is worthy of the realm of martial artists, and the other has not yet entered the realm of martial artists, and when he encounters this ape demon, without him Han Shuangcheng making a move, both of them will definitely die, how can they come from practice?

Thinking of this, Han Shuangcheng shook his head and didn't delve into this. That's it, take one step at a time, and estimate that I am almost close to the answer.

What Han Daoyou said is not impossible. After a while, Shen Lingyun was the first to echo. His face was a little emotional, this trip to the Ape Cry Mountain really opened his eyes, there were such strange monsters in the world.

Mo Shiping looked at the book in a daze, and felt a little inexplicably bitter in his heart. What is the difference between this ape demon and a human being? If we don't kill the four people of the old headhunter, will they be able to safely hide in the Ape Cry Mountain and study? If the old headhunters don't go up the mountain, will they not suffer this catastrophe? Unfortunately, there are not so many, if the old headhunter and his group of four have all folded in the Ape Cry Mountain, and their group of seven people are bound to take the life of this ape demon.

Many seemingly feasible paths are, from the very beginning, dead-end roads. It's not because the road is broken, on the contrary, it's still under your feet. It's just that people's hearts have changed, and the road will not work.

...

The fight between the ape, who suddenly entered the rock realm, and the old headhunter and his group of four did not last long. In less than a cup of tea, except for the old headhunter, the other three people at the peak of the Second Realm all died tragically in the hands of the ape, and there were no corpses.

The old hunter who survived to the end was seriously wounded, and his back was covered in blood against a broken ancient tree. Looking at the ape walking step by step, his eyes were full of fear, and his whole person couldn't stop trembling.

The old headhunter laughed miserably and slowly closed his eyes. When the last moment of his life came, he was unusually calm. The old headhunter didn't say anything grandiose, but he only said such an emotional sentence with some regret.

"It's a pity that I didn't take a look at Lao Tzu's tavern in the end. ”