Chapter 259
The old man said, "You are really lucky to be able to escape from the hands of those murderous pirates, who are inhumane, and many of our fishermen have died at the hands of those pirates!"
We fishermen are already very poor, and those pirates want to sack us, and we hate them to the core! Although the old man's language is very cheesy, it reveals the most sincere feelings in the hearts of human beings, the purity of the countryside, and the kindness of the elderly.
Li Qing said: Thank you, old man, we really don't know how to thank you! The old man glared at him, shook his hands sharply, and said: What are these words? You can escape with your life when you meet pirates, this is a great luck! Not to mention that we all rely on the sea to eat, young man, don't say that, my old man can't bear it! At this time, the old man's granddaughter changed Li Qing with a cup of hot back, and looked at Li Qing with some curiosity, and the old man persuaded Li Qing and the other three to drink hot water, and scolded his granddaughter with a smile: Girl, what are you doing looking at people directly? It's not the first time that someone who has survived from the sea has seen it, hehe, you really don't understand the rules more and more! The old man's granddaughter sighed, her face was slightly red, and she didn't follow the way: Grandpa, you love to count your granddaughter in front of people, I ...... I...... The old man laughed loudly, with a look of pity in his eyes, and said: Okay, good, look at your child, you can't even say a word to your grandfather, where can you find a good husband in the future. The old man's granddaughter snorted and ran to the inner room with a blushing face. The old man smiled happily and said continuously: This kid spoils me...... Li Qing looked at the harmonious picture of family in front of him, couldn't help but feel in his heart, smiled, and said in a low voice: The old man can enjoy this family happiness, it is really enviable, the old man is rare in ancient times, and there are children and grandchildren around his knees, serving the left and right, it is life can be like this, what more can you ask for...... When the old man heard this, he was relieved, and said with a smile: "It's easy to say, it's easy to say, young people, if you don't dislike it, please stay in the house for a few more days, so that I can greet you well." Li Qing hurriedly said: It is really inconvenient for us to stay for a long time, and there are urgent matters on our bodies, so I want to ask the old man about something here? As soon as the old man heard this, he immediately said: "If there is anything, the young man asks, it is our honor to be able to help you!" Li Qing said: I don't know, what place we are in now, in what empire? The old man immediately replied: You may have been drifting for a long time, and you don't know where you are, but we are a remote place in the Apelo Empire! Li Qing asked: I don't know how many roads there are from the border pass? The old man pondered for a moment and said, "We fishermen have never been far away, and we have always lived nearby, and we don't know what you are talking about!" However, he showed a look of fear, and said that there is a most terrifying place ten days away from us, and he did not dare to go there, and it is precisely because of such a place that there is no city nearby! Hearing the old man's frightened tone, he couldn't help but be curious, and asked: What kind of terrible place is that? I don't know how to be terrifying? The old man's eyes showed a look of horror, and he said: That place can't be approached at all, that place is called the Valley of the Dead! When Li Qing and the others heard this, they understood where they were, it turned out that they were not far from the dwarven underground city, and they had to know that the Valley of the Dead, they had also passed nearby.
Li Qing and Mengyue, Angel couldn't help but glance at each other, they all understood what they were doing, now that they knew the direction, they didn't have to stay here, they knew that the longer they stayed here, it would not be a good thing for this small fishing village, in case the demon would find here, it would be a disaster for them.
Li Qing then said: After the old man said this, we also know where we are, and we really can't stay longer, so we will say goodbye! The old man was stunned for a moment and said: You are leaving so soon, why don't you stay for a while and leave after eating! Mengyue said softly: Old man, we really have something urgent, otherwise, we will definitely disturb you for a while! Seeing that Li Qing and the others seemed to be really in a hurry, he hurriedly said: That old man won't keep you anymore, but the sky is already about to darken, so the three of you should be careful on the road! Li Qing looked at the old man's sincere appearance, and also knew what he said, and said from the bottom of his heart: Old man, you can rest assured, we have also learned some magic, and we have the ability to protect ourselves! Hearing Li Qing's words, the old man laughed and said: Then we can rest assured! Then the old man shouted loudly: "Granddaughter, come out quickly, the guests are leaving, don't you come quickly, come and see off the guests!" Hearing the old man's shout, his granddaughter immediately ran out of the room and said in surprise: You are about to leave so soon, why don't you all stay for a while! Li Qing hurriedly said: Girl, we are really leaving, thank you for your hospitality! The granddaughter of the old man hurriedly said: Then you go like this, I am afraid it is very dangerous, we have many thieves in the Apelo Empire, you go at night, you are not afraid of danger! Li Qing stretched out his hand, looked at his hands, and said with a heroic smile: "Girl, I am a magician, how can I be afraid of those thieves, you can rest assured!" Li Qing and the others then walked out of the room, and the old man and his granddaughter also came out together.
At this time, the old man trembled and took out some copper coins from his arms, handed them to Li Qing, and said: Young man, you must not refuse this money, the property is small, but it has the heart of our whole family, and you have been looted by pirates, and you don't have a penny on you, so how can you do it. Li Qing was not polite, thanked him, took it respectfully, and swept his eyes slightly, but found that the old man's granddaughter was standing alone by the door, her eyes were slightly red, and she looked sad.
And this kind of look, this kind of expression, Li Qing is very familiar, in the eyes of the princess, in the eyes of Angel, he has seen it before. But he didn't dare to accept this.
The simple fishing village, human nature is sincere and honest at most, which includes the love between men and women, the big girls who grew up here, may not know what is subtle in this regard, but they have another straightforward and innocent beauty. For the people they like, they will not hide their feelings at all.
Li Qing had a chill in his heart, but he also had a palpitation, he already had Mengyue by his side, but he didn't want to have one more person, and Angel's feelings had already made him almost unbearable, he didn't dare to have any more hesitation, so he thanked the enthusiastic fisherman in front of him, and in the continuous cherished voice, in the eyes of the two pairs of reluctance, he took a big stride and walked forward with Mengyue and Angel.
Big husband, you must be able to afford to let go of things, and you must not be interrupted constantly, so Li Qingtou did not look back, and Mengyue and Angel left steadily and quickly.
After all, the simple folk customs here are much better than those in the bustling cities where there are intrigues, and the more prosperous the places are, the more depraved they are, and everyone in the bizarre and drunken cities reveals the most vulgar and dirty side of human nature.
Walking out of this deserted fishing village is a small road, and Li Qing has already inquired from the old man's mouth that this road is the road to the Valley of the Dead.
Li Qing let out a long breath, it was the enthusiasm of that family, which really overwhelmed him a little too much. Li Qing thought in his heart: If they found out that they had left the jade string of pearls and a bag of gems on the table, I really don't know how they would feel?
Li Qing thought about it, and couldn't help but smile, and said secretly in his heart: However, if this is not the case, how can you give back to those kind fishermen? If you give it to them openly, they will definitely not accept it, and they will have questions about my survival from the pirate looting on the drifting sea! Seeing the smile on Li Qing's face, Mengyue couldn't help asking: Brother Xing, what are you thinking with a smile on your face, is there anything funny? Li Qing smiled and said: Look at those simple fishermen, we can understand that there are many noble qualities among human beings, selflessly helping others, without asking for anything in return! It is because of this that human beings have hope! Angel sighed and said: Yes, there are many despicable qualities in human nature, I have seen them in many human cities, they can continue to fight for a little profit, here, what we see is friendship and mutual assistance, they are more worthy of living in this world! Li Qing said: Yes! At this time, Li Qing couldn't help but have a thought, thinking of the Undead Canyon, we can use that terrifying Undead Canyon to deal with those demon generals.
At this time, Angel said beside her: Brother Li Qing, those demon generals will soon find out the truth, and when the time comes, I'm afraid they will find it soon, we might as well go through the dwarf city, then it will be much safer! Li Qing heard Angel'er's words, and knew that what she said was a good suggestion, but after thinking about it, if something happened, wouldn't it affect the dwarf clan, and then it would bring them an unsalvable end.
Li Qing hurriedly said: "By all means, if those demon guys find out, when the time comes, I'm afraid that those dwarf friends will suffer a great disaster! After hearing Li Qing's words, Angel and Mengyue couldn't help but fall for Li Qing's great character, Li Qing thought in his heart that it was always someone else, and what he cared about was always the safety of others, but he never paid attention to his own safety.
Who can compare this feeling, you must know that when ordinary people encounter danger, they first think of their own safety, how can they consider the safety of others.
But Li Qing's heart always puts the safety of others first.
Mengyue glanced at Li Qing affectionately, and said: "Brother Xing, then what should we do now, those demon generals of the demon clan will soon chase here!" Li Qing pondered: Let's go to the Canyon of the Dead, it may be helpful to us! Mengyue and Angel said in surprise at the same time: Canyon of the Dead? Li Qing nodded and said affirmatively: Canyon of the Dead! Li Qing paused and said: "The power in the Canyon of the Dead is very huge, we have passed through there, and I know that the power of the undead in there has gathered almost more powerful power than the Eight Great Demon Generals! We can use the power there to deal with those Demon Generals! Mengyue Dao: I also know about the Canyon of the Dead, I heard the people of the God Realm say that the Canyon of the Dead was the place where the most tragic battle of the Great War of Gods and Demons was thousands of years ago! Then he said: That battle gathered all the races on the continent, it was extremely tragic, countless elites of various races were killed in it, it was this battle that exterminated many races, and after that battle, those undead who gathered a powerful force gathered together to form a powerful force, this force even the god king was afraid of three points in his heart, and he did not dare to easily get into danger! Whether it is gods and demons, or any other race, once you enter the canyon of the undead, your mind is easily controlled by those undead, and you can't extricate yourself, it is really terrifying! Fall into extreme chaos! Angel couldn't help but show fear on her face, she was shocked by what Mengyue said, and said: Sister Mengyue, according to what you say, isn't that undead canyon very terrifying, don't get close to the living! Mengyue said in a deep voice: It is indeed as Sister Qi'er said, the living should not be approached, the power gathered by the undead of all races is not trivial, if you are not careful, you will always be with those undead and become one of them! Li Qing saw that the two of them had not yet arrived at the undead canyon, so he smiled and said: We don't need to be so alarmed, I didn't say that I wanted to enter the undead canyon, let's go! Let's hurry up! Mengyue and Angel naturally had no opinion, so they and Li Qing headed towards their destination together.
To reach the Valley of the Dead, if you change to an ordinary person, it will take at least ten days, but Li Qing and the other three are not ordinary people, with the three of them not using spells, it only takes two or three days to advance with the lightning of their feet.
Along the way, Li Qing and the three of them all traveled in the deep mountains and jungles, with the skills of the three of them who were not like mortals, the treacherous terrain in the jungle could not hinder their progress at all, but it was lush, dense and abnormally dense and full of vitality and fascinating.
And Tianhuo has been staying in Li Qing's Heavenly Tribulation Battle Armor, because he was seriously injured by the Dark Demon King, he could only stay in it to cultivate, this is the first time that Tianhuo has been injured in this other world, it can be seen that the Dark Demon King Lucis's strength, if it weren't for Tianhuo's incomparably strong body, he would have died a long time ago.
However, if Tianhuo wants to recover, it will take a while, he has not cultivated the Divine Heart Technique like Li Qing, there is no way to recover so quickly, he can only slowly absorb the aura between heaven and earth and recover his injuries.
After walking in this primeval forest for a long time, it was already noon the next day, and after crossing a hill, a wide avenue appeared in front of them.
I saw a fat man in brown armor lying under the huge tree next to the road, and a long and sharp war knife was placed beside him, only to see that the fat man's face was full of red, but there was no hair, and he was shaved well, while his nose and eyes were very small, and he looked funny.
Li Qing saw that there was such a strange person on the side of the road, and couldn't help but wonder with Mengyue and Angel, it was strange for such a person to appear in this barren mountain and night.
Moreover, although the sun is not very fierce now, the sun shines down, and it is very hot, and the fat man leans against the tree, lying on the ground, on all fours, but there is no sweat at all, lying on the ground, as if sleeping on soft cotton.
Although Li Qing and the other three felt that person was strange, they didn't want to bother without anything, after all, they had enough trouble, and they didn't want to add any more trouble.
So the three of them planned to bypass the strange fat man and head along the edge of the forest towards their destination, but at this time, they only heard the fat man open his eyes and say: You three little dolls, don't go, let you watch a good show later! When Li Qing saw it, he was as calm as water, and said: I don't know, what kind of good show does Your Excellency have for us to watch? The fat man stood up, looked Li Qing and the others up and down, and said: "Seeing that you are all dressed up as children of the nobility, you must have come out to play in the mountains and rivers, let me show you today, the demeanor of the first thief of my Apelo Empire! Li Qing smiled slightly, and asked freely: How do you know that we are the children of the nobility who travel the mountains and rivers, we didn't tell you! The fat man smiled heartily and said: I can't see it, there is no city nearby at all, the clothes on your body are very expensive at a glance, look at your fine skin and tender meat, you have no power to restrain the chicken, not the children of the nobles, ordinary poor people have your dress, the only thing that makes me feel inappropriate is that you noble children come out, they are all a lot of bodyguards, why are there only three of you, and there are two women with their faces covered! When Li Qing heard the words of this fat man, he couldn't help but smile at each other with Mengyue, there was really some ironic feeling, and he was about to speak.
I saw that the fat man's face became solemn, and when he listened to it, he gradually smiled, and said: Haha, I've waited for so long, and finally waited for those damn ones to come! Hey! You little boys, don't hide in the woods next to you, wait a while, if you fight, you will be scared of your guts, be careful of being scared of the bedwetting, and when the time comes, the two beauties around you will not want you! After speaking, I couldn't help laughing.
Li Qing smiled silently, took three steps back as he said, raised his eyes slightly, and saw the dust flying on the road ahead, and the sound of hooves suddenly moved to this side. In an instant, more than a dozen white horses, under the control of more than a dozen knights in full armor, galloped in front of the four like wind and rain.
In fact, Li Qing had long known that there were cavalry rushing here in the distance, but he didn't break it, but he didn't know what the purpose of this fat man was here.
The fat man put the knife on his shoulder, and suddenly sang like a pig: "The eight lambs are finally here!" Strip you of your clothes and beat your little ass into tomatoes! Why don't you get off the horse quickly! Hand over the baby! This pig-killing song is really very indecent, and it is sung in a strange tone in the voice of the fat man, and it is hilarious to smell it, and I dare not compliment it.
Li Qing couldn't help but laugh, but Mengyue and Angel heard such a rude song, their faces were already blood-red, and the dozen or so knights were even more shocked to take the reins of their horses, and the dozen or so horsemen immediately neighed, and people stood up. At this time, they realized that someone was singing.
And the dozen or so knights, all of them are burly and majestic, these dozen knights know that they are not ordinary people, and they are all wearing the battle armor of the Apero Empire Legion, it seems that they are the regular army of the Apero Legion, and they suddenly took a few steps back and stared at the fat man in front of them.
I saw a bearded knight at the front shouting: Who are you, you dare to block the way of our Imperial Legion cavalry, I think you are impatient! It seems that those knights have regarded Li Qing and the others as a group of fat men, but Li Qing did not explain on the side, just stood there indifferently, quietly watching the development of the situation.
The fat man was not intimidated by the words of the bearded knight at all, and he was even more indifferent, rubbed his belly vigorously with his hands, rubbed a lump of dirt, flicked his fingers, bounced to the ground, and said calmly: I am impatient, and I am about to find someone to solve me! After hearing the words of the fat man, those knights did not dare to be careless, after all, if a person dares to come out and stop them, there must be something extraordinary, so he said: I don't know what your name is? The fat man's eyes flashed with a fine light, and he became extremely sharp, and said in a deep voice: I am the first thief Fawkes of the Apelo Empire! The cavalrymen of the Apelo Empire Legion couldn't help but be surprised, and they didn't expect that it was the Rogue Fox who appeared in front of them, you must know that Fawkes can also be said to be an outlier in the Apero Empire, other robbers are good or bad, they all rob, but he only robs those nobles who are as rich as benevolence.
And the property he robbed, except for a part of his own use, was distributed to those poor people, so he had a title, that is, a thief.
However, his strength is also extraordinary, although his appearance is not good, but he is a silver fighter, and because of this, although those nobles hate him to the core, they have nothing to do with him.
The bearded knight said, "I don't know what the grand thief has stopped us here, please tell me plainly!" Fawkes laughed and said, "Okay, I won't beat around the bush, you hand over the batch of magic stones that you have stolen from the merchant's hands, and I will let you live!" When those knights heard what Fawkes said, their faces couldn't help but change, and they said: How did you know? Fawkes's face turned pale, his eyes showed murderous intent, and he said: How do I know, what you think you are doing is unaware, and no one in the world knows? As an imperial soldier, you actually robbed the past merchant travelers, and if you robbed them, you actually killed all the people in the merchant brigade in order not to show the news!