Chapter 8: Fire Fruit
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In the bamboo house next to the village, Liu Xuan and Xuanyun Zhenren sat at the table, and from that day on, Xuanyun Zhenren seemed to like Liu Xuan's bamboo house, and came here to chat with Liu Xuan in three days.
Putting down the scroll in his hand, Liu Xuan looked at Xuanyun and asked, "Didn't you say that you have something to do?" Why do you come to me every day to eat and drink, and you don't care about your apprentice?"
Xuanyun Zhenren was half-lying on the chair, holding a delicate small teapot in his hand, and sipped a few sips while shaking the bamboo chair, looking very comfortable.
Opening his half-closed eyes slightly, Xuanyun Zhenren said lazily: "I came to observe you these days, and now it seems that you can help me do this." ”
"Oh?" Liu Xuan also picked up a small teapot, but it looked much shabby compared to Xuanyun Zhenren's, and asked with a sip, "What are you going to do for you?"
Putting the teapot on the table, Xuanyun Zhenren thought about it: "Some time ago, I found a few fire fruits, but there are demon beasts guarding me, and it is a little troublesome for me to deal with it alone. ”
"Fire Fruit?"
Liu Xuan was slightly stunned when he heard this, according to the records of the classics he had read before, the fire fruit was a kind of fire-attribute fruit, which was often born in geothermal places, and had a lot of benefits for people who practiced fire-attribute exercises.
Thinking that he was the Burning Sun Technique of cultivation, Liu Xuan hurriedly asked, "Where are they?
Xuanyun Zhenren glanced at Liu Xuan, who was slightly excited, and said lazily: "The place is still far from here, I just probed from a distance last time, the demon beast is very smart, and if you get a little closer, you will be discovered." ”
Liu Xuan was a little disappointed when he heard this: "Then you are still talking so hard, don't get the fire fruit when the time comes, and put your life into it." ”
"That's why I'm looking for you. Xuanyun Zhenren gave him a blank look and said, "When the time comes, I will go and lure away the demon beasts, and then you will be responsible for stealing the fire fruit." ”
Liu Xuan lowered his head and thought for a moment, and finally made a decision: "Okay, but I want half of the fire fruit after the matter is completed." ”
Hearing this, Xuanyun Zhenren immediately jumped up from the chair, glared at Liu Xuan and roared: "I found the thing, and I also led the demon beast, so if you steal it, you will have to divide it in half." ”
"You're too greedy, aren't you? Xuanyun Zhenren pointed at Liu Xuan and scolded: "If it weren't for my apprentice being too muleng, I wouldn't have found you." ”
Looking at Xuanyun Zhenren's thunderous appearance, Liu Xuan also felt that his asking price was too ruthless, thought about it and said: "Three layers, I want at least three layers, you must know that stealing fire fruits is also very dangerous, and my cultivation is low, if I don't pay attention to it, I will die in Huangquan, and I am also risking my life." ”
"Okay, three layers are three layers. Xuanyun Zhenren also accepted the price, sat back on the chair and picked up the teapot and said, "We will set off as soon as it gets dark, and when the time comes, we will make a quick decision, don't make too much noise." ”
After speaking, Xuanyun Zhenren no longer paid attention to Liu Xuan, held the teapot in his arms and began to gently shake the bamboo chair again, and his eyes were slightly closed as if he was asleep.
The sky gradually began to darken, and the villagers who went into the mountains to hunt began to return to the village in twos and threes, carrying some prey on their backs, and from the smiles on their faces, it seemed that today's harvest was good.
Smoke gradually began to rise from the earthen houses in the village, and the villagers who had worked all day began to prepare dinner, and Xuanyun Zhenren stood up and looked at the somewhat dim sky outside as if he had just woken up from a big dream.
Liu Xuan was writing something on the table, and Xuanyun Zhenren walked over and looked at him and said, "Let's go, there is still more than an hour to go, just over it." ”
Liu Xuanyan put down the brush in his hand, and gently pressed the unfinished rice paper under the ink table, Xuanyun Zhenren looked at the handwriting on the paper and said approvingly: "The handwriting is good." ”
Liu Xuan smiled slightly and accepted his praise, took out a flying sword from the corner and beckoned Xuanyun Zhenren to set off.
It was getting late, and the last rays of sunlight were gone. Xuanyun Zhenren flew forward with his hands behind his back, and his demeanor looked very leisurely. Liu Xuan followed closely behind with a flying sword, although Xuanyun Zhenren had repeatedly slowed down, Liu Xuan still had some difficulty following.
Unconsciously, the two of them had already crossed countless mountains, and Liu Xuan gradually felt a trace of a powerful aura, and even Xuanyun Zhenren put away his leisurely demeanor and began to watch the surrounding movements vigilantly.
As the two approached, the powerful aura became stronger and stronger, Xuanyun Zhenren stopped on the treetop of a big tree, pointed to a cave not far away, and said, "The fire fruit is in the cave, and the demon beast also lives in the cave." ”
Liu Xuan stopped beside him, his face was a little pale because of the consumption of true qi, and after calming his breath slightly, Liu Xuan nodded and said that he knew.
Looking at the cave not far away, Xuanyun Zhenren said with a solemn face: "The strength of this demon beast should be about the same as mine, once it fights hard, it may be difficult for me to parry, so after a while, you will run away as soon as you take the fire fruit, and I will be responsible for entanglement it." ”
Seeing Liu Xuan nodded, Xuanyun Zhenren jumped off the treetops, gathered all his breath and began to slowly approach the cave, Liu Xuan also followed closely to the side as he did.
The closer to the cave, the more huge the aura became, Liu Xuan quietly hid behind a mountain rock, the palm of his hand holding the flying sword was already wet with sweat, and his sharp eyes stared at Xuanyun Zhenren's every move.
Xuanyun Zhenren was walking quietly towards the entrance of the cave at the moment, the cave was dark, Xuanyun Zhenren did not go deep, stood at the entrance of the cave and pointed to the air inside, and suddenly there was a soft sound in the cave, and then a roar that resounded through the mountain followed.
"Roar.."
A roar resounded throughout the night, Liu Xuan hurriedly suppressed the tumbling qi and blood in his body, and the solemn color in his eyes became even thicker.
"Woooo
Xuanyun Zhenren didn't care about the roar of the demon beast, and then pointed at the cave a few times, and suddenly there was a roar in the cave, and the huge aura rushed towards the cave with the sound of footsteps.
Xuanyun Zhenren hurriedly turned around and ran outside, and in the blink of an eye, with a roar, a fiery red demon beast appeared at the entrance of the cave, the appearance of the demon beast was like a tiger, but it was much bigger, but the tail was very slender like a mouse, and a pair of eyes as sharp as an eagle stared at Xuanyun Zhenren not far away.
Xuanyun Zhenren didn't dare to slack off at this moment, the true qi in his body had been raised to the peak, and the demon beast also felt the breath of Xuanyun Zhenren, and his face was a little dignified like a human.
Xuanyun Zhenren saw that the demon beast was no longer chasing after him, and hurriedly pointed at it a few more times. The demon beast dodged easily, the anger between the eyebrows was getting thicker and thicker, and finally instinctively defeated its little reason, and the demon beast roared wildly and rushed towards Xuanyun Zhenren, the speed made Liu Xuan speechless.
Glancing at the place where Liu Xuan was hiding, Xuanyun Zhenren hurriedly ran into the distance, pointing at the demon beast as he ran, the demon beast was furious, even his eyes were flushed with a hint of red, and he roared at the sky, the speed of the demon beast increased a few points, and he faintly began to approach Xuanyun Zhenren.
Seeing the figure of a man and a beast go away, Liu Xuan hurriedly jumped out from behind the rocks and ran towards the dark cave not far away.
The cave is very large, Liu Xuan just walked into the entrance of the cave and smelled a strong rancid smell, and he saw that there were bones and carrion of various animals in a corner of the cave, thinking that it should be leftover food for demon beasts.
Holding back the urge to vomit, Liu Xuan held his breath and walked to the other side, he who had cultivated the Burning Sun Technique could already feel the strong scorching breath at this moment.
"Roar.."
Suddenly, a low roar came from the depths of the cave, Liu Xuan's face suddenly changed, and he ran out of the cave without looking back.
"I'll your second master of Xuanyun Old Dao, don't you say it's a demon beast, damn it almost killed Lao Tzu. ”
Liu Xuan couldn't help but curse in his heart, but the pace under his feet did not slow down by half a minute, the roar in the hole was still echoing in his ears, and Liu Xuan suddenly sped up a few points.
Liu Xuan, who had just run to the entrance of the cave, suddenly remembered something and hurriedly stopped, he felt a trace of strangeness in his heart, although he heard a roar, he didn't feel any breath at all. Thinking of this, Liu Xuan began to listen carefully to the roar in the cave, and gradually Liu Xuan showed a smile on his face.
"It turned out to be just a little cub. ”
Liu Xuan heard a trace of immaturity from the roar, although the little demon beast tried his best to hide it, but Liu Xuan still discovered the flaw, remembering the fart and urine flow that was scared by a little cub just now, Liu Xuan couldn't help but blush slightly.
Walking back into the cave, the roar that deliberately imitated an adult demon beast was still coming, Liu Xuan didn't care, followed the roar and walked inside, and finally found the little demon beast that was trying to roar in a corner.
The little demon beast was only the size of a kitten, and its slightly immature face was very nervous at this time, and a pair of small eyes stared at Liu Xuan who was coming, and his feet kept moving back slightly.
Ignoring the vigilant little demon beast, Liu Xuan looked to the side with his breath, and more than a dozen fiery red fruits emitted a faint red light in the pitch-black hole, which was particularly conspicuous.
Liu Xuan was suddenly overjoyed, and rushed towards the fire fruit, at this time, the little demon beast seemed to feel a strong crisis, and actually rushed towards Liu Xuan desperately.
Dodging the little demon beast's pounce slightly, Liu Xuan hurriedly picked off all the fire fruits and put them into the jade bottle, the little demon beast looked up and shouted when he saw the fire fruit being picked, and a long and shrill cry instantly spread out from the hole.
At this time, the demon beast that was fighting with Xuanyun Zhenren suddenly heard this scream, and immediately ran towards the cave with a wild roar, no matter how Xuanyun Zhenren moved, he didn't care about it.
"Whew.."
Liu Xuan, who had finished picking the fire fruit, was walking outside the cave, and the little demon beast kept rushing towards him to prevent him from leaving, Liu Xuan walked out leisurely while dodging the claws of the little demon beast. At this time, there was a sudden roar not far away, Liu Xuan's heart was shocked, he couldn't care about playing with the little demon beast anymore, he pulled up his legs and ran out, the little demon beast saw this and hurriedly chased after him, and followed closely behind Liu Xuan.
The roar in the distance was getting closer and closer, Liu Xuan flew out with his sword in a hurry, and the little demon beast ran after Liu Xuan tightly on the ground. In just a few breaths, the roar of the demon beast was clearly visible, and the huge figure began to appear not far behind Liu Xuan, and Xuanyun Zhenren also appeared after the demon beast, shouting at Liu Xuan in his mouth.
"Run, the monster is coming. ”
Liu Xuan turned his head to look at the demon beast that was rushing towards him in shock, the true qi in his body had been urged to the extreme, but despite this, the speed of the demon beast was far faster than Liu Xuan's flying sword, and he was already about to catch up with Liu Xuan in just a few breaths.
"Xuanyun Lao Dao, didn't you fucking say that you were entangled in it, and what is the situation now. ”
Liu Xuan looked at the demon beast that was almost close at hand and scolded at Xuanyun Zhenren, and at this time, Liu Xuan could even see the demon beast's angry face and glowing eyes.
Xuanyun Zhenren was also in a hurry at this time, and he couldn't care about Liu Xuan's scolding, and hurriedly shouted: "Escape to me." ”
Hearing this, Liu Xuan hurriedly made a sharp turn, waved his hand and slapped a few palms behind him and fled towards Xuanyun Zhenren, although the demon beast was huge but extremely agile, it dodged slightly and dodged a few palms from Liu Xuan and pounced on him.
It was too late for Liu Xuan to dodge at this time, the cold light that flickered slightly on the claws of the demon beast was already clearly visible, and the rancid smell accompanied by the roar rushed towards Liu Xuan from the mouth of the demon beast.
Liu Xuan's heart was completely frightened, the true qi of his whole body had climbed to the peak, and Xuanyun Zhenren's face had also changed greatly, and his body flashed towards Liu Xuan rapidly.
"Roar..."
A loud roar echoed in the night sky, and a large number of birds were startled in the mountains and forests not far away, and countless sleeping beasts were also awakened and fled into the distance.