The black tiger, which was almost one storey high, lay on the ground, powerless.
The arc of purple thunder residual jade suppressed it to the point where it had no strength at all. For the young man in front of him, the fear from the bottom of his heart was hard to calm down.
It wanted to escape, but its weak limbs told him that this was impossible.
Roar!
The weak roar seemed to answer Yu Zhi's question.
Yu Zhi thought for a moment and said, "Let's do this. I'll ask you some questions, and you just need to answer yes or no. If yes, you blink once. If no, just blink twice. Do you understand?"
Black Tiger blinked quickly.
Yu Zhi likes smart people...and tigers.
In the dark mountain forest, a young man held a sword and looked at the black tiger whose head was taller than a human. One person and one tiger just communicated word by word.
Zhou Hu wanted to go forward and take a look, but looking at the round tiger head, he still stayed in place after thinking about it.
"Did you eat all the people in those villages?" Yu Zhi asked.
Black Tiger blinked twice quickly.
The people in the village were not eaten by black tigers. After the battle just now, Yu Zhi could also think of this. If the black tiger really entered the village, the village would be filled with blood instead of being so clean and tidy without leaving any traces.
Yu Zhi asked again: "Then do you know where those people have gone?"
Black Tiger did not blink. Instead, he began to think humanely, and then blinked after a moment.
Yu Zhi was not in a hurry to continue asking, but instead looked at Black Tiger.
The black tiger in front of me is too strange. Not to mention the powerful aura, huge body, and understanding of human nature. Apart from not being able to speak, this kind of intelligence is already on par with humans.
With those sticky black blood and blood-colored pupils, Yu Zhi was convinced that the blood of night ghosts was flowing in the black tiger's body. Was he born like this, or did he encounter some accidents and become like this?
Yu Zhi finally asked: "How did you become like this?"
Yu Zhi has seen night ghosts. Although night ghosts have different shapes and even more disgusting appearances, night ghosts are all in human form and will not look like the black tigers in front of them. Moreover, their intelligence is the same as that of humans, and their mouths are vomiting. The language is much better than the black tiger.
The black tiger was puzzled. He didn't know how many times he should blink.
Once or twice?
Immediately, Heihu let out a low roar, and then several more low roars in succession, as if to tell Yu Zhi that the explanation of this question was unclear.
Yu Zhi also knew what Heihu meant and continued: "I think you were not like this originally. What turned you into this?"
Black Tiger immediately blinked his eyes and thought to himself: This human being is quite smart.
Yu Zhi asked again: "Where have those people in the village gone? Can you lead me to find them?"
Yu Zhi had an intuition that although Hei Hu did not enter the village, the disappearance of people in the village must have something to do with Hei Hu.
The mutated black tiger, the villagers who disappeared out of thin air... What is the connection between the two?
The black tiger opened its big eyes and didn't blink for a long time. It was also thinking.
If this boy knew that I ate these villagers, would the boy in front of me kill me?
But I didn’t mean it. They served it in front of me. Why can’t I eat it?
After a long time, Black Tiger blinked twice in succession.
Unexpectedly, Yu Zhi, who had always believed in Heihu before, hit Heihu on the head with the long sword in his hand, and said suspiciously: "Little tiger, if you lie to me, I will chop off your head."
Suddenly, the black tiger's body shook, as if the first-floor attic was shaking a little.
Black Tiger's eyelids twitched rapidly.
I know, I know, I will take you there... Heihu is eager to tell Yu Zhi this.
Yu Zhi smiled slightly, with a dangerous light flashing in his eyes. "I knew you were a beast with black fur and a black heart. If you dare to lie to me next time, your head will be gone."
Black Tiger held his breath and roared. The boy in front of him is only the size of his palm, and he can tell and do it.
How dare you risk your life?
It is easy to suppress the black tiger, but it can be seen that new doubts arise after seeing the black tiger.
How did this black tiger become like this? What happened to these villages?
In the past, Yu Zhi would not have been curious. If the sky fell, a tall man would hold it up. The Emperor of Chu, among the sect leaders in the north, which one does not need to be strong on his own?
But Yu Zhi found traces of night ghosts on Heihu.
Yu Zhi once received the favor from Yun Jin. When Yun Jin disappeared, he tempered the body of Yu Zhi's starlight and gave his inheritance to Yu Zhi.
This cause and effect has always fallen on Yu Zhi. In this case, Yu Zhi also wants to do something for Yun Jin and the world that Yun Jin loves.
Yu Zhi walked towards Zhou Hu and said: "Brother Zhou, you go back first. After I find the truth, I will catch up with you."
Zhou Hu looked at Hei Hu behind Yu Zhi, his expression changed a bit, and finally said: "Brother Li, your cultivation is not even a bit better than my brother and I, but I still have to give you a few words. Don't main idea!"
Zhou Hu is cautious and does not want to cause trouble.
Yu Zhi nodded with a smile and said, "Brother Zhou, don't worry, the little black tiger can't hurt me yet."
After Zhou Hu left, another cup of tea passed, and the numb feeling on Hei Hu's body was relieved.
The thundering sword light completely broke through the black tiger's solid fur and penetrated into the muscles of the limbs.
Black Tiger had just stood up and moved his limbs and claws when he heard Yu Zhi say: "Little beast, don't play tricks on me, or I'll kill you!"
The boy's threat made the black tiger tremble again, and its dark hair stood up like pine needles.
Roar!
Black Tiger growled, and then rubbed Yu Zhi with its tiger head as big as a stone mill to show loyalty.
Yu Zhi jumped up, jumped on Heihu's back, and said, "Let's go, take me to find those villagers."
...
In the mountain forest, the thunder stopped for a long time. Everyone in the caravan still dared not relax, fearing that some ghosts would appear in the night.
Several of Zhou Hu's brothers were also waiting nervously for Zhou Hu. Such a sensational battle was simply not something Zhou Hu could participate in.
Soon, Zhou Hu walked out of the dark forest.
"Don't panic, it's me!" Zhou Hu said.
Those frightened bodyguards almost killed him.
"Boss, are you okay?" San'er rushed forward and asked.
Zhou Hu shook his head and said, "Don't worry, I'm fine."
There was no need for Zhou Hu to intervene in the battle just now. It was just a few encounters, and Yu Zhi suppressed the black tiger. How could he be the king of the mountain with such a docile kitten appearance?
San'er looked behind Zhou Hu and asked, "Where is Li Zhi?"
Zhou Hu did not answer San'er, but shouted to everyone in the caravan: "Everyone, there is no danger anymore. Tonight we will keep vigil as previously arranged. The others will rest as soon as possible. We will set off early tomorrow morning."
After hearing Zhou Hu's words, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and began to rest. They did not notice at all that there was one missing person in the caravan.
Human nature is what it is. In a dangerous situation, as long as you can survive.
San'er and others followed Zhou Hu, with curiosity on their faces, wanting to know what happened in the purple thunder and lightning just now.
San'er asked again: "Boss, is that Li Zhi already..."
Zhou Hu glared at San'er and cursed, "What are you thinking about all day?"
Zhou Hu sat by the campfire and sighed deeply before continuing: "Brother Li, he went to find out the truth about the disappearance of the villagers."
After saying that, Zhou Hu glanced at San'er again and warned: "Lao San, let me warn you, be more polite to Li Zhi in the future. If he wants to kill you, our brothers together are not enough to kill him."
The third child shrank his head and said weakly: "Boss, he may not be alive to come back, right?"
"San'er!" Zhou Hu said angrily, "Thanks to Yu Zhi this time, otherwise all of us would have died here. Before, everyone didn't know the reason and mistakenly thought that Li Zhi couldn't help. But now, Li Zhi and Li Zhi Save my life once. How can you say such a thing?"
San'er looked down on Yu Zhi before, but Yu Zhi killed the fog ghost, dispersed the white fog, and saved the entire caravan. San'er started to feel jealous of Yu Zhi.
Why does he have such cultivation at such a young age?
Why can he save the caravan and become a hero?
San'er was jealous of Yu Zhi and dared not speak out. Now that Yu Zhi was not here, he wished that Yu Zhi died outside.
"Boss, now that the danger is gone, why bother paying attention to Li Zhi anymore. His aloof demeanor on weekdays is really annoying." San'er said.
Zhou Hu sighed in his heart and stopped talking.
...
In the mountain forest, the black tiger carries Yu Zhi through the dark night.
The black tiger is huge in size, but has a strong figure and extremely fast speed. Every time he jumped up and down, it was extremely quiet and made no sound.
After about a stick of incense, Heihu took Yu Zhi to the mountains. This place is deserted, with woods and rocks everywhere, and only a hidden path leads directly to it.
What appeared in front of Yu Zhi was a valley. A spear was built at the entrance of the valley, which was tens of meters high. The gate was not as small as the city gate of Kyoto. It was two huge rocks. If it were called a tower, Rather, it is a small city.
There is no human figure or flag on the city wall. The ajar door, broken lanterns, collapsed brazier...everywhere indicates that there is no one here, and at the same time, there is an air of desolation.
Yu Zhi looked at the towering city wall not far away and could already guess that there was a more magnificent scene in the valley. And to be able to build such a magnificent city in this deep mountain, it is obvious that the builder is not an ordinary person.
"Are all those villagers here?" Yu Zhi asked.
The black tiger crawled on the ground like a huge black cat. It nodded, then shook its head.
Seeing this, Yu Zhi became even more confused. Although Black Tiger is psychic and intelligent, he cannot speak human words and cannot explain many things. The valley behind the city wall can only be explored one by one by Yu Zhi himself.
Yu Zhi stood in front of the city gate. The majestic boulder gate made Yu Zhi extremely small.
call!
A gust of cold wind blew from the crack of the huge stone city gate.
Yu Zhi suddenly felt an extremely cold breath coming from him, and shadows of wronged souls flashed before his eyes, including men, women, old and young, of all kinds.
There must be something strange here!
Yu Zhi's face was stern, and he looked at Heihu on the side again, and said: "You are walking in front, if there is anything strange, I will chop you first!"
Black Tiger growled in grievance.
However, it knew that there was no one inside, and there were only innocent souls, so how could it be any different?
The city in the mountain became more and more weird, and Yu Zhi felt that he was about to learn a shocking secret.
Just as one man and one tiger walked towards the city gate, an angry scolding suddenly came from behind the city gate.
"Evil beast, seeking death!"
