After Nie's mother's death, everyone reluctantly left this extraordinarily hospitable village.

Although Nie's mother is gone, Nie Lang can see his mother's last face, and he has no regrets. Although it is difficult to get out of the sadness for a while, I can accept it calmly.

The Seven Star Jar is not very far from here, only a few days away. Because of the grief in their hearts, everyone lost the mood to play in the mountains and rivers, and hurried with one mind. In less than two days, he arrived at the Tongyuan Gate under the Seven Star Tank.

The Seven Star Tank was originally a small hill outside the Tongyuan Gate, Chongqing is high and densely forested, and there are fires from time to time, so it is necessary to use pools, tanks and other facilities everywhere to reserve water, in case of fires, it is good to use to fight fires. And there are seven large stone jars like this on this hill, so it is named Seven Star Jar.

There is an old saying in Chongqing: "Through the far gate, gongs and drums sound, see the dead buried." ”

At the end of the Ming Dynasty and the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, Zhang Xianzhong captured Chongqing, and after entering the Tongyuan Gate, he issued a ban on massacres in Chongqing. The whole of Chongqing suddenly flowed like a river of blood, ten rooms and nine emptiness!

Outside Tongyuan Gate, tigers on the street to eat people in broad daylight also happen from time to time, and it is not too much for the entire Tongyuan Gate to be called "Ten Thousand Households Xiao Shu Ghost Singing".

Zhang Xianzhong was afraid that the sergeant would be sick, and he was worried that throwing the corpse into the river would pollute the water source, so he let the body be dragged out of the seven-star tank outside the city for burial, so the area around the seven-star tank became a "mass grave".

For decades, there were rumors of ghosts hurting people on the Seven Star Tank, so this small hill has become a ghost hill that everyone fears. Even in broad daylight, few people go up the mountain.

The reason why the master chose the place to suppress the black Jiao here is because the ghosts here are troubled, and only the dragon qi on the dragon can deter the ghosts in the mountains. Although the Jiaolong is not a real dragon, it is also a species on the way to the evolution of the dragon, and the orb that Nie Lang swallowed is the dragon ball, which is also the reason why this dragon has dragon qi on it.

Second, there are many fires in Chongqing's high mountains and dense forests, and this dragon can spread clouds and rain, which can just prevent fires.

Third, the Seven Star Jar is not far from Nie's Village, and the master is kind-hearted and can't bear to have this filial piety Nie Lang and his mother, so he chose this as the place to suppress Jiaolong.

Coming out of Tongyuan Gate, everyone didn't stop for a moment, and went directly to the Seven Star Tank.

As soon as he stepped into the dense forest in the middle of the Seven Star Tank, the sun lost its brilliance. The entire hill was instantly shrouded in a cold fog, and sometimes a miserable mountain wind blew, which made people feel chills down their backs.

Wuqiu shuddered slightly, pulled the master's sleeve robe and said in a deep voice: "Master, do you say that there are really ghosts and monsters in this place?"

The master looked around, patted Wuqiu's little head, and comforted: "This is the place where the souls are buried, and it is common for a few ghosts to be buried. Don't worry, there's a master here, it's okay. ”

Wuqiu naturally knows the master's ability, even if there are really ghosts and monsters, with the master's ability, he can easily subdue it. Immediately, my confidence was greatly increased, but I was not as scared as before. Ziling, who was following behind Hu Yan, was holding Hu Yan's big hand tightly at the moment, and he didn't dare to relax for a moment, with a pair of big watery eyes, staring around, for fear that some terrifying monster would suddenly jump out from behind the big trees in the forest.

Hu Yan naturally saw the fear in Ziling's heart, so he held Ziling's hand tightly, turned around and smiled: "Ziling, it's okay, my brother will protect you." ”

Ziling heard this nonsense, her face turned slightly red, and she nodded vigorously, feeling a lot more relieved.

At this time, the master suddenly stopped, glanced back at everyone, and put his fingers to his mouth to make a silent motion.

Seeing this, everyone hurriedly shut down, bowed down and leaned towards the master.

"Brother Tiger, what do you call this, before the sun has set, the king will let us go down the mountain to catch food, isn't this our old life?" At this time, the sound of an urn came from far away from the depths of the dense forest.

"This is also something that can't be helped, since the king began to cultivate the blood magic spell, this appetite has become bigger and bigger day by day, yesterday because I didn't find food, I actually ate a few ghosts under my hands. I see, if you don't find food today, I guess the wild ghosts under your command won't be able to save it. ”

"That's not good, there are only a few wild ghosts under my command, if they are eaten again, what will we do to gain a foothold in this seven-star tank. Old bear, you have to help me catch a few more children up the mountain no matter what. ”

"Do you think that children are so easy to catch, now there are no people near this seven-star tank, and if we want to catch children and present them to the king, we have to go into the city. ”

"Then go into the city and catch it. ”

"Ah, you said that it is a light lamp grass, do you think that this city can be entered if you say it?"

"What then?"

"When the sun goes down and we're dead of night, we'll find a way to get into the city. ”

At this time, the two speakers had already come closer, and everyone finally saw their appearance.

But I saw two behemoths walking out of the fog, one with a black face and eyes like an iron tower, like a black bear that had become a spirit. The other tiger head is majestic and high-spirited, and he is actually a tiger who has become a fine man.

"Hey, it smells like a living person!" At this time, the tiger seemed to find the people hiding behind the tree, sniffed east and west, and walked slowly towards the place where everyone was hiding.

Seeing this, the master frowned slightly, and quickly pinched a knot with his right hand, and gently brushed it on the top of everyone's heads, and felt a breeze blowing, and the smell disappeared.

"Brother Tiger, what does that smell of life, since the king came here, this place has not been infested with people for nearly three years. The black bear sniffed and snorted.

The tiger stretched out his hand and put his nose together, frowned and said, "I obviously smelled the smell of the living just now, why is it gone again now, strange!"

"I see you haven't seen anyone in a long time, and your nose is broken. Alright, let's go, the sun is about to set, hurry up and go to the city to catch a few children and pay tribute to the king, or your little ghosts will not be able to save them. The black bear monster patted the tiger on the shoulder and walked down the mountain.

"Well, let's go. The tiger shrugged his shoulders, smiled helplessly, and hurried to follow.

The crisis was lifted, and watching the two monsters walk away, everyone breathed a long sigh of relief.

"Master, what are these two guys, they look so scary. Wuqiu looked at the direction in which the two monsters disappeared with a pale face, and asked tremblingly.

The master pondered for a moment and said, "Judging from their appearance, they should be black bears and tigers that have become essences. When he turned his head, he saw Hu Yan's face was calm, so he asked, "Hu Yan, what's wrong with you?"

Hu Yan shook his head and said hesitantly: "Master, maybe I know who they are." ”

Hearing Hu Yan say this, the master suddenly became interested and hurriedly asked, "Then tell me, who are they?"

Hu Yan thought for a while and said, "I once heard an old man in our village tell a story, and the protagonist in it is born like this. One of them is called Ma Laohu and the other is Xiong Ga Po. It's all man-eating youkai. ”

"Ma Laohu, Xiong Ga Po?" the master pondered for a moment and said, "Hearing you say this, I have some impressions as a teacher." ”

"Little brother, what kind of monsters are these two, tell us about them!" Although Ziling had palpitations, she was also interested in these two monsters.

"Yes, tell us about nonsense!" Wu Qiu also stared at Hu Yan with a pair of eyes.

Hu Yan glanced at the master, and when he saw the master nodding, he said: "When I was a child, as soon as it was night, the old man in the village liked to tell us children, and one of them was the story of Xiong Ga Po and Ma Laohu. This Ma Tiger and Xiong Ga Po are both man-eating monsters, especially love to eat children, and they were still young at the time, and many children were so scared that they peed their pants. Later, when I grew up, I always felt that the monsters in these stories were not real. I didn't think about it, but it really existed. ”

Seeing that everyone could listen attentively, Hu Yan swallowed his saliva, and continued: "I heard the old man say that Ma Laohu was a general of the Sui Dynasty before his death, as if he was called Uncle Ma, a wicked person who loved to eat children before his death, and then Ma Shumou was denounced, and the government and the opposition were shocked, Emperor Yang of Sui sent the general to arrest him, and beheaded him on charges of cannibalism, receiving people's money, sending thieves to steal treasures, and hacking the river. ”

"What about Xiong Ga Po?" Zi Ling asked, tilting her head.

Hu Yan pondered for a moment and continued: "Xiong Ga Po is actually a black bear that has become a sperm, and it is named because it likes to change into the appearance of an old woman. If there is an old woman leaning on the wall at night to eavesdrop on the movement in the house, and if there are children in the house, then you must pay attention, maybe the old woman is the black bear spirit change!"

Wuqiu and Ziling listened to the nonsense, and they looked good, and they couldn't help but be a little scared in their hearts. Although Wuqiu is a cultivator, he is also a child after all, even if he has seen many strange and unpredictable things, he can't help but be frightened when he hears this monster that eats children. As for Ziling, she is just a little girl after all. It's strange not to be afraid.

The master said with a calm face: "These two monsters just mentioned what kind of king, and they don't think it's a good stubble. It seems that this line of seven star tanks is not as simple as imagined. ”

Hu Yan hesitated and said, "Master, what should we do now?"

The master pondered for a moment and said, "Since they are going to enter the city, let's go up and have a look." You must be careful not to be found out by them!"

Everyone agreed, and followed the master to chase in the direction where the two monsters left......