Chapter 33: Encounters in the Mountains and Forests
The sky is about to dawn, and there are already peddlers selling tofu flowers along the street.
A spacious bedroom at the Joy Inn, with candlelight filling the corner.
"I don't know what Senior Brother Huang is talking about, can you explain it now?" Murong Bai saw that everyone was already seated, thinking back to everything that had happened this night.
Huang Julai arched his hand, walked out of his seat, looked at everyone, and explained in detail what he knew:
"After Senior Sister Luo and I were arrested last night, I did everything I could, pretending to be asleep, but I heard their plan. ”
When Wu Qi heard that the Soul Devouring Hall still had a careful plan, and he would do such a hurtful thing again, he was indignant, and said urgently:
"Senior Brother Huang, what other plans do those demons have, please tell us quickly. ”
Huang Julai saw that Wu Qi was so anxious, the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, and then he said:
"As we discussed, the strange things in the mountains in the north of Hengyang are indeed related to the Soul Devouring Palace, and they want to enter the annexed place of the Bagua Palace, the Forbidden Land of Sealing Demons. ”
"Oh, since that Demon Forbidden Land is owned by the Bagua Palace, it must be heavily guarded and there are countless masters, aren't they going to fall into the net by themselves?"
Ji Yan savored every word of Huang Julai, and when he heard the puzzlement, he asked bluntly, staring at Huang Julai with his eyes, waiting for his reply.
"Senior brother hasn't been out of the Heavenly Sword Gate, right?" Huang Julai was not afraid at all under Ji Yan's gaze, and asked rhetorically, smiled, and explained:
"This forbidden land belongs to the ancient forbidden demon land, there is a lot of good and evil inside, no matter good or evil, there is little entry, even if there are high-ranking people who can enter it, there is no returnee, it becomes a forbidden land, this is a recognized thing in the cultivation world, the junior brother is young, and the things in the cultivation world are heard less, it is inevitable. ”
Ji Yan really rarely heard of anything other than the way of the sword, but he didn't know if what Huang Julai said was true, so he turned his head to look at Murong Bai, and saw Murong Bai nodding to him, so he stopped asking questions and continued to listen.
"They're planning to go to the Forbidden Land today to find the lost Soul Eater Orb, and everything they've done so far has been in preparation for it. Huang Julai bowed, and then persuaded Murong Bai:
"Senior brother, that Soul Devouring Bead is an evil thing through the ages, if they were to find the evil beings first, we should have made plans at this moment. ”
Murong Bai was silent, carefully scrutinized and analyzed everything, and made a decision after a while.
"Let's go back and rest for a few hours, and after dawn, we will go to the Demon Forbidden Land. ”
Everyone was physically and mentally exhausted, and they all got up and walked to their respective rooms at this moment, but Murong Bai's voice came again.
"Senior Brother Ji, you stay for a while. ”
Huang Julai heard this as soon as he went out, slowed down, looked at Murong Bai and Ji Yan a few more times curiously, and saw that both of them had noticed, so he left in a sneer.
Ji Yan walked out of the guest room, looked around, and saw that no one was outside, so he returned and closed the door tightly.
"Senior Brother Murong, is there anything suspicious?"
"Oh, what did the junior brother see too?" Murong Bai looked down on Ji Yan, and when he saw him asking, he looked at him differently for a while.
"I ......" Ji Yan wanted to speak and stopped, when he heard the Soul Eater Bead, he had already heard something strange, that day the Sky Master said, the Soul Eater Temple already knew that the Soul Eater Bead was in the hands of the Golden Light Temple, why would he come to the Sealed Demon Forbidden Land to find it. But he didn't want to involve the matter of the Soul Devouring Bead, looked at Murong Bai, who was looking at him, smiled, and said:
"I still have some doubts about what happened last night, and I feel that he is urging us to go into the mountains, with a little urgency. ”
Murong Bai smiled and nodded, admiring this junior brother even more.
"Senior brother, Uncle Luo has accepted a good apprentice! What he said today is very reasonable at first glance, but ......" Murong Bai slowed down and said with a smile:
"It's just that I had several encounters with Huang Julai in my early years, and he was dull by nature, not as much as he is now. ”
Murong Bai seemed to intend to teach this admiring junior disciple, and said seriously:
"Remember, the more you talk, the more flaws you have. This Huang Julai was disguised by someone else, and there were many loopholes in the strange things in the mountains, and he no longer mentioned the ghosts in white, which was his omission. ”
"Senior Brother means that this Senior Brother Huang has already been killed?" Ji Yan asked with a solemn face, considering the possible situation.
"Well, maybe after last night's abduction, it might be even sooner. Instead of startling the snake now, let's just wait for the rabbit to see what they want to do, I will only explain my thoughts to you, don't make a statement, we will be careful when we enter the forest!"
Breaks are always short.
The seven people left Hengyang City in a lively and crowded situation, and went all the way to the north, reaching the foot of Huangshan Mountain.
Yellow Mountain is located in the boundary of Qingzhou, low and stretched, ancient times, the trees in the mountains are everywhere. The woodcutters walked around a lot, but they didn't dare to go deeper, just because it was connected to the forbidden place where the legend sealed the demons.
The seven people followed the direction of the mountain, the air was fresh when they first entered the mountain, the thin branches and young leaves, they could be seen everywhere, and there were harmless animals frolicking; but after gradually moving away, the dense forest covered the sky, and the sun was not seen, the cold and damp and cold air was pervasive, and countless thick trees covered the field of vision, and the giant sequoia and plane trees could be seen everywhere, but the forest was lacking the living creatures that walked.
The fog was filled, and the moisture obscured the view, and Huang Julai led the way in front, bypassing many obstacles.
"Obediently, Senior Brother Huang, you are so familiar with this mountain road, you are worthy of doing reconnaissance work, it seems that you have been here countless times, admire!" Fudge looked at Huang Julai who led the way, and admired it sincerely.
"I've been here to investigate before, so I'm lucky......" Huang Julai slowed down and pretended to be calm to explain to Fudge.
"Here we are, this is the entrance to the Forbidden Land. ”
With Huang Julai's guidance, everyone just saw that the giant trees were suddenly scarce, and the field of vision was broad, only a huge and vicissitudes of life stone tablet stood beside the road, which was engraved with an ancient seal: Seal the forbidden land, you are not allowed to enter, and you will bear the consequences. The warning meaning of Danhong's handwriting is revealed.
"Let's go in, we all take care of each other, and don't be impulsive if we are in danger. Murong Bai walked in front, nodded to Ji Yan to warn, and put the Zhan Lu Divine Sword sideways in front of him, Ji Yan also drew out the bamboo sword to be on guard at any time, but he was more concerned about Huang Julai in front of him. A group of seven people disappeared into the clouds, leaving behind a broken stone monument, telling all the vicissitudes and misfortunes. A few dark shadows also walked in, but they stepped on the fallen leaves without sound, like ghosts.
The forbidden land is far away from the heavy humidity of the Yellow Mountain, and the lack of trees and shrubs adds a bit of desolation and depression, and there are only a few dry grasses on the yellow hills. Breathing in the fiery breath, the little dampness in the air also reflected a distorted illusion, and the seven of them felt like they were in a steamer, and their chests were unbearably tight. However, there are many bones left on the ground, some still have clothes, and some are strangely shaped and do not look like humans, witnessing their tragic fate after entering the forbidden land. After walking for a long time, there was no trace of the Soul Eater Palace, and just when everyone was disappointed, they suddenly heard an ethereal and tactful voice, which cooled the heart and moistened the soul.
There are beautiful women in the north,
Dancing like the god of the moon.
Not for the king's care,
It's hard to go.
Lang Qing bottle of wine,
The concubine dances under the moon.
From then on,
Win the gods.
......
Everyone listened to the beautiful singing, as if they could see a pair of jade people in pairs in the world, curious, looking for it. In a hill, they saw a fairy in white carrying a bamboo basket, squatting to pick scarce fairy grass, and looked stunned from the side. It is really like beautiful porcelain, lips like cherry blossoms, beautiful green silk, willow thin waist, like a cold palace Su'e, and Fang Cai's songs are only worthy of her to sing, which is really a country and a city. Ji Yan looked at the woman, but for some reason she thought of Yu Shiji in her mind, looked back, and made a judgment at the moment. Senior Sister Luo is beautiful and moving in the mortal world, but compared to Yu Shiji and the woman in front of her, she is one or two worse. At this moment, the cold Yu Shiji and the fairy in white are the green girl Dou Su'e, no matter what they are. A look woke up Ji Yan, it turned out that Yu Shiji was also staring at him, Ji Yan turned around in a panic and didn't dare to look directly.
It's just that they were just about to come forward to inquire, but they saw a roar behind the woman, and a fierce beast the size of a mountain peak came, covered with yellow hair, like a lion tiger, with thick limbs, sharp claws, and five stout tails behind him, and a huge leopard head with a pitch-black sharp horn several feet long in the middle, and thunder flashed. seems to be fierce and vicious, but follows the woman like a house cat.
"Beast, it turned out to be one of the top ten fierce beasts of ancient times, and the demon has not yet descended!" The yellow giant suddenly shouted loudly in the crowd, and his righteous words attracted the woman and the beast who walked away.
Ji Yan has only seen the description of this fierce beast in Penglai's "Zhi Wei Jing Shu": hideous, with five tails and one horn, ferocious and terrifying, roaring like lightning striking mountains and rocks, feeding on tigers and leopards.
Now that everyone saw that it was too late for the living creatures to dodge, they didn't want Huang Julai to attract them. The woman in white turned away in a panic, leaving the beast closer and closer. Feeling the tremor of the ground, Murong Bai's eyes were sharp, he glared at Huang Julai, and scolded sharply:
"Your Excellency has a good means to attract such ancient beasts, so that you can kill people with a knife!"
"Senior Brother Murong, what are you talking about, I'm ...... Why can't I understand?" At this moment, Huang Julai was still quibbling, and when he saw that everyone was staring at him with suspicion, he smiled helplessly.
Needless to say, Luo Xingxi had already drawn his sword and forced it, and the "Chengying" sword did not carry sword light, and he made a silent attack. It's just that before the sword edge arrived, he saw Huang Julai's body stiffen, and he fell down, and a black gas rushed away. Looking at Huang Julai again, he was already bleeding from seven orifices and died unexpectedly.
"Roar!" an angry roar interrupted the crowd, and five stout bladed tails flicked straight over. Everyone scattered to dodge, sacrificed the fairy sword, and had no choice but to fight. These ancient beasts are notorious, they have low skills, they are tired of coping, but they have no way to control the enemy. The beast continued to exert its might, and the roar swept through the air waves, destroying the withering and decaying, and as soon as it was caught, the mountain and rocks collapsed. Everyone below tried their best to do it, and Murong Bai slashed out with a sword, and the Fire Luan Bird, which was several times larger than before, slammed into the face of the beast. The beast could not dodge the blow, its body shook, and it felt that its limbs were sharp and cut its fur. It turned out that Ji Yan, Luo Xingxi, and Wu Qi used their swordsmanship to contain the beast's next plate, Fu Ji and Yu Shiji guarded against the hideous five tails, and Murong Bai was responsible for attacking its head.
This distribution has achieved initial results, and the beast is restrained everywhere. Wu Qi used Long Yuan to perform the Great Opening and Closing Sword Technique, with the protection of the Canglong Sword Spirit, and constantly attacked, Luo Xingxi and "Chengying" performed the "Infinite Ethereal Sword Technique" The shadow flickered silently, and he could always give a blow while he was unprepared, and Ji Yan relied on the "Sky Splitting Sword Technique" to constantly fight back. For a while, it showed a stalemate.
Behind the hill not far away, the black gas fled towards it. At this time, there were seven people standing here, with their faces covered.
"'Dragon', you've done a good job, lure the beast to the Heavenly Sword Sect, and let them fight slowly. ”
"It's all black impermanence, and the little ones just obey orders, which is nothing. A subordinate with the word "魍" written arrogantly on the ghost's face said.
"It takes a lot of effort to perform the technique of 'Soul Snatching the Body', you can rest for a while, and there will be a fierce battle later. The person who spoke was none other than Bai Wuchang from last night, who was now looking at the beast in the distance with great interest.
"Black and white impermanence, you have a meritorious action this time, if you catch the fierce beast, I will definitely give you the credit of the hall master. The black robe who was playing with the Blood Soul Bead at the front said with a smile.
"I see, it's so calculating, it's a 'snipe and clam competing for fishermen's profits', the current magic path is really not to be underestimated, admire!"
It's just that when everyone in the Soul Devouring Hall was smiling, three people slowly appeared from the misty smoke and dust in the distance, and it was the person in the green shirt and white coat who spoke, followed by a man and a woman.
The leader gently shook the folding fan in his right hand and smiled, which only made everyone in the Soul Eater Hall look so cold.
"Do you really think that all the people in my righteous path sect are puppets who can be calculated?" The man folded the fan slightly, his white and slender left hand was raised, and a red gold flame appeared out of thin air in the palm of his hand. As soon as it appeared, it had the momentum of scorching everything, and the temperature and even the space were distorted.
"'Haotian Flame Yang Fu'?!Immortal Fu Pavilion?" Hei Wuchang looked at the flame that made the ghosts jealous, and his eyes narrowed slightly.