Along the way, there were also three or four ancestral witch tribes that Ling Xiao passed by, but only the Terran of the Houtu tribe lived the best, the human race and the Wu tribe helped each other, and there was no situation where the Wu clan relied on force to oppress the human race.

Ling Xiao nodded secretly when he saw it, and along the way, he only cared about checking the living environment of the human race, but he didn't notice that he had come to the central part of the Houtu tribe.

In the middle of the tribe was an empty square, with only a huge statue and a modest palace.

The statue was carved with a dignified woman, with a snake body at the head, two hands in front, holding a snake in each hand, and seven hands behind it.

The statue is 100 feet high, and the carving is lifelike, and this carving technique alone makes Ling Xiao admire.

And that palace is as high as thirty-six zhang, the shape is simple, although it is simple, but it reveals a unique atmosphere of the ancestors. Above the gate of the palace are engraved three desolate characters "Houtu Palace"

There are two Wu clan guards with great witch cultivation standing at the gate of the palace, for the people of the Wu clan, the ancestral witch hall is a very sacred place, not any sacrifice or huge celebration, ordinary witches are not allowed to approach within a hundred steps.

The two guards saw a white-haired and white-eyebrow Taoist slowly approaching the Houtu Palace, their faces sank, and they all blocked in front of Ling Xiao.

The two guards were both three zhang tall, with rough faces and bearded faces, and stretched out their hands in front of Ling Xiao: "Where did the Taoist come from, I don't know if you are not allowed to approach within a hundred zhang radius of the Houtu Palace, and you won't get out of the way with me." ”

Ling Xiao's mind was looking at the surrounding environment, he might as well be suddenly blocked by this witch, Ling Xiao didn't want to make trouble, turned around and wanted to leave. This time, I came to the Houtu tribe just to see the survival of the human race, and since I already know the living situation of the human race, there is no point in staying there.

The Lich War is imminent, and it is indeed not beautiful to have a cause and effect with the Lich at this time. Ling Xiao just wanted to leave, but he didn't want a gentle female voice to come from behind him: "Daoist friend stay, since you have arrived at my Houtu Palace, why don't you come in and sit down?"

When Ling Xiao heard this, he turned around and saw a woman dressed in a goose yellow palace dress, a woman with a dignified appearance, a beautiful face, and a refined temperament standing behind him, while the guard who had just blocked his advance was standing next to him with a respectful look in his eyes.

As soon as Ling Xiao saw this woman, he recognized that this woman was none other than the ancestral witch Houtu, Ling Xiao stepped forward and made a joke, and sang a promise: "Poor Dao Ling Xiao has seen Niangniang, Niangniang is blessed." ”

Houtu himself didn't know Ling Xiao, and the people of the Wu clan were not good at calculating, so Houtu couldn't guess Ling Xiao's identity, but when he saw Ling Xiao's temperament, people couldn't help but feel good at first sight, so he invited him.

Hou Tufu returned the salute and said with a smile: "It turned out to be Ling Xiao Daoyou, if Daoyou doesn't dislike it, how about going to my Houtu Palace to sit?"

Hearing this, Ling Xiao nodded his head in favor, and then entered the Houtu Palace.

After the two of them sat down, a Wu clan brought two cups of tea, and Hou Tu smiled: "Daoyou may wish to taste this tea that is a specialty of my Wu clan, and then brew it with Lingquan, Daoyou is also the first person outside my Wu clan to drink this tea." ”

Ling Xiao picked up the teacup and looked at the contents of the cup, the teacup was dark yellow, the water was colorful, the tea leaves were spelled into a dragon shape in the water, as if they were slowly swimming in the water, Ling Xiao took a sip, only to feel that the fragrance of tea lingered between the teeth for a long time, and after the tea entered the abdomen, it seemed that there was a small dragon in the abdomen.

Ling Xiao couldn't help but praise: "Good tea." Hou Tu said with a smile on the side: "Daoyou praised, if you like it, take a few tea tree seedlings when you leave, go back and cultivate them a little, but you can mature and produce tea in a thousand years." ”

When Ling Xiao heard this, he was overjoyed and said with a smile: "In this case, Poor Dao has thanked Niangniang." After the two chatted for a while, Houtu asked, "Where did Daoyou come from and where are you going?"

Ling Xiao said with a smile, "Poor Dao is from Yingzhou Island, and this time I went out of the island to check the living conditions of the human race." , Speaking of poverty, I have to thank my mother. Ling Xiao left his seat and bowed deeply to Houtu.

Houtu hurriedly got up and flashed to the side, and exclaimed: "What is this Daoyou, Houtu can't deserve such a great gift from Daoyou, but Daoyou is tormenting Houtu." ”

Ling Xiao said: "Niangniang, this ceremony of Poor Dao is not for Poor Dao himself, but for the human race living in the Daoyou tribe. Although the human race inside does not have any worries about the surname, but also lives a very hard life, the Wu clan in those tribes either beat or scold the human race, only Niangniang here, the human race lives harmoniously, the witch does not deceive people, and the witch and witch help each other, thanks to the leadership of Niangniang. ”

Houtu also had a straight face, and said to Ling Xiao: "Daoyou is wrong, although the people of the Wu clan are strong, they are not good at building houses and making clothes, although the human race is weak, but they are ingenious, making clothes and building houses, I don't know how many difficulties have been solved for me, the two races cooperate and coexist, and solve the problem of the slow reproduction of the Wu clan, but it is the people of my Wu clan who should be grateful to the human race." ”

Ling Xiao smiled: "In this case, I won't thank you for it." ”

Hou Tu also smiled: "Daoyou is very good, I don't know where you want to go on this trip?"

"There are no specific goals, just go with your heart and go with your surname. Ling Xiao smiled.

Houtu listened, thought for a moment, and suddenly proposed: "In this case, I also want to go out for a walk in the near future, why don't I go together?"

Ling Xiao heard that Houtu wanted to go out with him, and he was also happy in his heart, and in Ling Xiao's heart, he had a good impression of this Houtu Niangniang who was passed down by later generations to incarnate the Six Realms. At the moment, he responded cheerfully: "Since Niangniang is interested, the poor Dao is very happy, but how to deal with all the affairs of this tribe?"

Hou Tu smiled, "This is not a big deal, there is no big deal in the tribe under normal circumstances, small things are handled by the big witches in the tribe, Daoist friends wait a while, I will give an order and we will leave." “

Saying that, Ling Xiao went out, called the big witch who was guarding the door, and after whispering a few words, he came back and said to Ling Xiao: "I have already explained the matter, I'll wait to go." ”

Ling Xiao naturally had no opinion, got up and rode the clouds, and left the tribe with Houtu.

The two of them went all the way to the west, watching and playing around, and they were very happy to play, but. This euphoria lasted only seven days. and disappeared completely. With the passage of time, even the smile hanging on the corners of Ling Xiao and Hou Tu's mouth disappeared completely.

Since the seventh day, Ling Xiao and Houtu have seen many wandering souls, both human and demon, these wandering souls have hideous faces and fierce expressions, and even their sanity is not much left, they can only rely on instinct, keep killing, and devour other souls.