The mountain road was rugged, and he chased a lame blue sheep into the dense jungle halfway up the mountain. Just as he was about to finish off his attack, a huge sandy-yellow leopard suddenly rushed out from three feet in front and knocked him down!
He grabbed a dagger and opened more than a dozen bloody holes in Shabao's body, but it was too late.
One person and one leopard rolled, and together they fell into the abyss of a hundred feet. Even before death, the sand leopard turned into a monster and bit him on the neck.
There was a soft "pop" sound, and a jade talisman on his waist exploded with red light and shattered.
At that moment, the last frame in his field of vision was four bloody fangs!
…
He Lingchuan opened his eyes blankly, his vision slowly focused, and he saw white clouds floating in the blue sky through the gaps between the twigs and leaves.
From this angle, it's like lying under a tree and looking at the sky.
Something seems wrong?
He was stunned for a few seconds, and then suddenly realized——
No, the intersection he just passed had only cement walls, telephone poles and vendors' carts. The short and skinny street trees had only two bare branches. Where were the twigs and leaves?
With this excitement, he immediately noticed that the sky above his head was only as big as his palm, and that it was surrounded by cliffs, solid rocks, and lush vegetation.
In other words, he was in the mountains.
To be more precise, it was at the bottom of the stream, because there was the sound of water in my ears, and a dozen feet above it seemed to be a cliff.
Just as he was about to sit up, pain suddenly swept through his body, making him gasp for air several times. This also made a strange sound of "ho ho", like a hole in the bellows.
He Lingchuan looked down and saw more than a dozen blood holes, large and small, and countless scratches on his body. His right calf was fractured, and the white bones were poking out of the flesh.
He wanted to raise his hand, but he felt severe pain in his chest, and he didn't know how many ribs were broken.
It only took a few seconds for He Lingchuan to find himself lying on his back in a bloody state, barely breathing more than a dead person.
What's going on here?
He remembered that just a few steps after crossing the intersection, he felt a pain in the top of his head, as if he had been hit by a heavy object, and then his vision went dark.
That row of residential buildings often suffers from high-altitude objects being thrown, and pedestrians have complained many times to no avail. He Lingchuan didn't know what kind of weapon it was that knocked him down, but it shouldn't have caused him to fall in the valley covered in blood, right?
Fortunately, his neck was not broken and he could still turn his head freely.
The sky was bright, but the bottom of the stream was damp and dim, and the vegetation was unusually lush. He Lingchuan turned his head and suddenly saw something with a yellow background and black spots pressed against several bird's nest ferns, lying about a foot away in front of him——
Um? This is... a leopard?
If he hadn't raised his hand so hard, He Lingchuan would have really wanted to rub his eyes to see clearly:
Damn, what a big leopard!
It was as big as a liger, lying on the ground, with its mouth half-open, and could easily stuff a human head into it.
He Lingchuan was so frightened that his scalp was numb.
It was outrageous. The size of this thing was at least twice as big as what he knew.
It’s just that he was seriously injured, but he was still at the bottom of the valley with a ferocious beast!
But he soon discovered that the thing's eyes were closed and motionless, and the blood stains flowing out of its seven orifices had dried up.
It was also covered in scars, and some of the wounds were so deep that they didn't look like scratches. The most inconsistent thing is that it holds a red rope in its lower teeth, and on the rope is a light white crescent-shaped pendant of unknown material, which is very conspicuous by the green moss.
dead?
After being on tenterhooks for a while, he didn't dare to step forward to test it. On the one hand, he could hardly move, on the other hand, he was also afraid that the beast was still alive and waiting for an opportunity to hurt someone.
At this time, He Lingchuan realized that the clothes he was wearing were no longer the same as before. The clothes were knee-length, with a belt around his waist, and metal sleeve armor on his wrists.
He turned over his fingers and found that there were some calluses on the palms and the roots of his fingers; a bloody dagger fell in the grass a foot away.
So, why is he here?
As soon as the question came out, countless memories suddenly flooded into his mind, none of which belonged to him. He Lingchuan felt as if his head was going to explode, and he groaned in discomfort.
The memory was too complicated, and he didn't have the energy to read through it all. He could only find a few key points: he seemed to have traveled through time. The owner of this dying body is also named He Lingchuan, and he is the eldest son of He Chunhua, the prefect of Qiansong County in Jinzhou, Yuan Kingdom. He went hunting in Calabash Mountain, but was attacked by a sand leopard and both fell off a cliff.
All memories stop here.
He Lingchuan couldn't help but look at the cliff directly above. It turned out that he really fell from such a high place. Even with the sand leopard as a cushion, the original body was seriously injured and died before waking up, and the skin changed hands.
He didn't know how his consciousness could possess a dying body, but what was the point?
To die again?
The wounds on his body were still bleeding out, and he felt like a water balloon full of holes that would soon drain away.
Just then, a bit of white wadding floated down from the dwarf kapok on the cliff, and it happened to fall on the pointed fur of the leopard's ears.
He Lingchuan clearly saw that the leopard's ears moved!
In addition to the smell of rust, he also felt a bitter taste in his mouth: this thing was actually still alive.
The original body also stabbed it in and out more than a dozen times, and used it as a buffering human shield, but the original body was already dead, and this leopard didn't even belch!
It's not dead, can he still be alive?
At the moment of life and death, He Lingchuan's mind became clear, and he suddenly remembered that he still had medicine on him.
Shaking his hands, he took out the jade bottle from his arms and poured out the only pill inside, the size of a pigeon egg.
It is dark black, has impurities, and has an earthy smell, just like a mud ball rolled up by hand. But he remembered that this was the elixir that his father, He Chunhua, had begged from the great shaman for a large amount of money and was said to be a life-threatening elixir.
The father's love for his son might be able to save his life right now.
Eat it, crawl outside for help before the leopard wakes up, or... kill it preemptively?
Even though he is a ferocious beast, how much strength will he still have left after he has been injured more than once?
But, can his own injuries withstand another big fight?
He Lingchuan was still undecided, but he had to take the medicine first before he could plan the next step.
But just as He Lingchuan was about to put the pill into his mouth, he heard a voice muffled: "Give me half."
He was startled and almost lost his grip on the pill: "Who?"
Are there any living people at the bottom of this cliff?
But he couldn't see the second figure. Instead, the leopard lying on the ground opened its eyes.
"I."
"Monster, monster..." He Lingchuan's upper and lower teeth were fighting, and his vocal cords were not functioning properly. "There is a monster!"
The beast suddenly spoke. What was it if it wasn't a monster? He was so lucky to meet a monster when he was on the verge of death.
There are monsters in this world, which is so exciting.
The leopard's yellow eyes stared at him, and his voice seemed to come from his chest: "I'll give you half of the medicine, or I'll bite you to death!"
After being surprised, He Lingchuan was no longer afraid: "Why give it to you? You will bite me to death if we give it to you or not." He didn't know why he suddenly calmed down. Maybe it was because we could communicate with each other?
"Give me the medicine, and I won't bite you, and save your life again." The leopard's pronunciation was vague, as if he was not used to speaking.
He Lingchuan didn't believe even a single syllable: "You idiot, I lost half my life, why don't I just thank you for it?"
He also found that the leopard was always lying on the same spot without moving. Yes, this thing was also seriously injured and his life was short-lived.
After thinking about this, the dying beast is not so scary anymore. Should he crawl over and give this thing two final blows to avenge its original body and himself?
"I admitted my mistake earlier. I thought you were the pursuer and the murderer, so I dragged you to death together." Leopard said a few more words before he seemed weak. "Now the real pursuer has also reached the bottom of the cliff and is walking towards here. I can hear."
It moved its ears.
"Is someone here?" He Lingchuan was delighted, "We're saved!"
"The person who came may not be a human being." Leopard said solemnly, "If you don't help me, you won't be able to escape death. If my tooth is broken, they will think you took it away." After saying that, he opened his big mouth and showed it to him.
The leopard's left canine tooth fell off, leaving only a bloody hole.
He Lingchuan was confused: "What does losing my teeth have to do with me?"
"Everyone knows that we like to hide treasures in our big teeth. If the teeth fall out, the things will be gone." The leopard demon roared, "Because of these things, our clan was wiped out. Do you think they will let you go?" "
So the pursuer is not the savior, but the king of hell who urges death? He seemed to have fallen into a whirlpool of trouble as soon as he arrived. He Lingchuan was a little confused: "How do I know you won't harm me?"
"I make a heart-to-blood oath!" The leopard demon gritted his teeth and said, "If I harm you again, my blood will flow backwards and I will die!"
It sounded like a fluttering oath, but He Lingchuan suddenly felt something in his heart, knowing that this oath would really work.
No reason, just knowing and being sure, as if this is one of the rules of this world, and any living being can understand it.
The small tree in the distance moved. The leopard demon was right, something was indeed approaching.
Before thinking deeply, He Lingchuan split the pill into two and threw half of it over.
The leopard demon reluctantly raised his mouth to eat, then lay back in his original position, closed his eyes and remained motionless.
Its position is further outside, so even if the pursuers arrive, they will see it first.
See how it reacts, he will adapt to the situation.
He Lingchuan also took medicine. When the meatball goes into the throat, a muddy and foul smell rises up in the abdomen, causing nausea and vomiting. He finally suppressed the urge to vomit, wondering if the pills given by his father had been slipped, right?
But when the nausea passed, the pain in my body was greatly relieved. My limbs felt a surge of strength, my breathing became much smoother, and I seemed to be able to get up and move around after I turned over.
Of course, this was an illusion, as his legs and sternum were still broken.
Then he heard the sound of footsteps and the rustle of branches and leaves, getting closer and closer.
He Lingchuan suddenly took two steps forward, picked up the dagger on the ground, and then lay back down, placing the dagger under his arm and half-piercing it into the soil.
In this way, if someone doesn't turn it over, they won't be able to see the hidden weapons.
Life was too precious to be entrusted to the leopard demon who had tried to bite him to death before, let alone a stranger.
He squinted his eyes, and soon two people appeared in his field of vision, one tall and one thin, wearing smart clothes, both walking towards here.
"Hey, I found it!" The tall man was overjoyed, "Huh, I can finally make a deal!"
"This leopard fell down." The thin man looked up at the cliff. "It's strange. It is a monster after all. How could it fall down even if it was chased and cornered?"
"Let me tell you, there are blood stains on the cliff. It probably rolled down." At this time, the tall man also noticed He Lingchuan in the darkness, and said, "There is someone there."
The dwarf took one look and said with a smile: "What an unlucky guy! Look, it and the leopard are covered in holes. They both fell off the cliff! It took us a lot of effort to track them!"
He Lingchuan closed his eyes and crooked his neck, covered in blood, and held his breath again, not daring to let his chest rise and fall too quickly. He was in the dark and looked no different from a dead person.
The two people had no interest in him and only kicked the leopard demon twice. Seeing that it had no reaction at all, they confirmed that it was dead.
The dwarf suddenly shouted: "Look, the necklace! Sure enough, the thing is on this leopard monster!"
He Lingchuan knew what the necklace he was talking about was. At that time, he couldn't move and was afraid of the beast, so he didn't dare to step forward to check.
But the tall man was very anxious: "Is this what the boss told you?" He glanced at He Lingchuan again, a little cautiously, "By the way, go and see if the man is dead. If he is, then give him a lift."
The thin man sighed and reluctantly walked towards He Lingchuan. He touched his waist and took out a knife.
He Lingchuan was originally lucky, thinking that as human beings, everyone would be somewhat sympathetic and wanted to ask for help, but he didn't expect that the knife was pulled out before the man came closer.
The attitude of killing people like chickens is obviously that of a skilled worker.
He Lingchuan's heart suddenly went cold, and he realized that the leopard demon had not lied.
"What kind of world have I fallen into!" First the leopard demon and then the human beings wanted to kill him quickly.
The tall man bent down to retrieve the necklace.
As soon as he bowed and lowered his head, the leopard demon who was lying motionless jumped up, opened its big mouth, and bit his neck.
Suddenly he got angry and the tall man was immediately pushed to the ground. But he reacted quickly, pulled out the short knife from his waist, and stabbed it into the belly of the leopard demon.
The leopard demon turned his head in pain. There was a click, and the tall man's neck was broken.
He Lingchuan remembered that the leopard monster had made a sneak attack on the cliff before, and it was as fast as lightning. Unexpectedly, it was still brave after being seriously injured. Thanks to him, he didn't get close.
The thin man turned around after hearing the sound and saw his companion being thrown to the ground by the leopard demon. Before he could think about it carefully, he struck it in the head with a knife.
The leopard dodged away, staggering a little, but then pounced.
The thin man swung the knife again, and suddenly someone pushed him hard on his lower back. The cold metal weapon stabbed into his waist, making him lose all his strength.
A sneak attack, the dead man on the ground actually attacked him!
This sudden attack caused him to take two steps forward and the knife missed its aim.
The leopard demon seized the opportunity and bit off his carotid artery in two bites, causing Lao Gao to be splashed with blood.
The thin man fell to the ground and twitched a few times. The last thought in his mind was confusion:
Wasn't the man on the ground bitten by a leopard and fell off the cliff? Why did he suddenly cooperate with the leopard to plot against him?
Isn't this a simple errand? How could it be so unlucky!
Before he could figure it out, he died.
The dagger pierced the thin man's waist. He Lingchuan gasped while picking up the victim's knife and looked at the leopard demon warily. When he got up and stabbed someone, he was in terrible pain, and the wounds all over his body were opening again. But he couldn't care so much anymore. The external threat had disappeared, and the conflict was once again between him and the leopard demon.
The trouble was, he found that even after taking the life-threatening medicine, he couldn't take a few steps at all.
After all, the injury was too serious and the leg was broken.
The leopard demon took two steps toward him, then suddenly lay down on the ground. He also panted for a long time before saying: "The effect of the medicine is about to pass."
