"It's really an eyesore." Xiao Hei couldn't bear the rancid smell drifting down the wind to stimulate himself any longer, so he shouted loudly: "Big ghost, go pick off that bird carcass and throw it far away."
"Woooooooo-" It was too late to say it, but soon, the ghost shadow shook and flew straight towards the tree.
Guan Heng frowned slightly. He originally wanted to say something to stop it, but it was too late. The next moment, the giant ghost flew near the treetop, and suddenly raised his claws and waved, "Hi!" The bird carcass had been torn off by it.
"No, a monster took away our 'sacrifice'!!" At this moment, a panicked cry came from the woods: "Get the things back quickly, otherwise the 'King of Pigs' will be angry. "
Hearing this shout, Guan Heng guessed a bit. He sighed and said, "Oh, we must have gotten into trouble."
Sure enough, there was a sharp sound of clothes piercing the air, and several foreign men carrying spears, spears, axes, and wearing strange animal skin robes hurriedly ran out of the woods.
Although these people were only in the semi-black or even crimson realm, trembling in the face of the giant ghost clutching a bird corpse in the sky, they still mustered up the courage to shout at it: "Quickly, put down our sacrifices quickly. Otherwise, we will fight with you!"
The big demon would never fight anyone until he received an order. When he hesitated, Guan Heng had already taken the lead and galloped over.
"Wait a minute, do it." Guan Heng raised his arms and shouted, "It's all a misunderstanding, you big demon, put that bird on the ground quickly."
The next moment, the big demon did as he was told, and then disappeared behind Guan Heng in an instant. He turned over and dismounted, and then said to the foreign men: "Everyone, don't be nervous, we are just passing by, there is no hostility at all."
Qing Huang and He Ruotao, who came from the side, also said in unison: "Yes, yes, brothers, we just looked at the bird corpse hanging on the tree and it was very pitiful, and we wanted to pick it off and bury it." .”
Seeing that Guan Heng and the others were using powerful ghosts, but they did not deliberately embarrass themselves, the foreign men couldn't help but let down some of their vigilance, and their hostility was greatly reduced.
"I'm a passerby, Guan Heng. These are..." After they introduced themselves, the foreign man in the lead also reported his name. His name was "Xuan Wei" and he was from the nearby Shiyi tribe. .
At this moment, Xiao Hei asked: "Brother Xuan, can I ask why that bird was hung on the tree? Did it make some mistake?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Guan Heng and the others almost laughed out loud. Ruotao whispered: "Xiao Hei, don't ask about the rules of the Shiyi tribe. That would be impolite."
"Uh, it's okay, it's okay." After hearing Xiao Hei's inquiry, Xuan Wei hesitated for a moment and replied: "Actually, it's like this..."
It turns out that recently, the water sources near the Shiyi tribe often drifted with the remains of various monsters. These corpses rotted in the water, which greatly affected the water quality. Many tribesmen died suddenly after drinking water from the river. , but the Shiyi tribe is helpless about this kind of thing.
Their custom is to believe in a "giant pig king" that has inhabited the Leize mulberry forest since ancient times, which is also the king of wild boars. It is said that they bury their dead tribesmen in the woods, and then hang the dead birds on On the trees at the edge of the forest, the deceased can be protected by the King of Pigs and rest in peace.
However, if anyone accidentally touches the bird carcass hanging on the tree branch, it will be a sign that danger is about to befall the Shiyi tribe, and it is considered very unlucky.
"So that's it, Brother Xuan, I'm really sorry. It was me who asked the evil spirit to pick up the bird carcasses just now." Xiao Hei said with a bit of embarrassment, "I'm sorry."
"It doesn't matter. Those who don't know will not be blamed." The more polite you are to him, the kinder he will be. At this time, he hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Now that the bird corpse has been hung back, I don't think Lord Pig King will either." Will care."
At this time, Guan Heng, Qinghuang and Ruotao looked at each other, and then asked: "Brother Xuan, you just said that there is a 'giant hog king' living in Leize Mulberry Forest? Have you ever seen its true face? "
"Ah?! I can't see it, I can't see it." Another Shiyi tribesman said next to him: "The King of Pigs is very vicious, and his appetite is extremely large. If we ordinary mortals encounter it, we will definitely be swallowed alive."
Xiao Hei was shocked after hearing this: "So scary?!"
"Of course, let's just say that a while ago, several tribesmen and I set traps around the banks of the Mulberry River to capture a nine-eyed old turtle. Who knew that after waiting for three days and three nights, the demon turtle did not arrive."
Xuan Wei sighed and said: "Later, a tribesman who went into Leize Mulberry Forest to collect medicine ran back to the tribe in the middle of the night. He told everyone that he accidentally saw a huge figure opening his mouth in the dark on the hillside and biting him hard. He lost half of his body to the monster turtle in the river and then walked away. I guess that is the real body of Lord Pig King. It is really terrifying."
The speaker was unintentional, but the listener was intentional. Guan Heng and the three women were slightly moved in their hearts, realizing that the target they were looking for might be the "King of Pigs" described by Xuan Cang.
"By the way, Brother Guan." Xuan Yu asked at this time: "In front of this forest is the entrance to Leize. Do you want to go in? The roar of the King of Pigs has been non-stop recently. I'm afraid that if you are at this moment, If you go there, you will encounter danger.”
Ruotao, who was nearby, quickly spoke perfunctorily to the other party and said, "No, no, we just want to borrow a road from the edge of Leize."
Then, in order to dispel the doubts of everyone in the Shiyi tribe, Ruotao casually mentioned the name of a nearby place, indicating that he and his companions were going there. Xuan Wei nodded: "Well, then I'm relieved."
Speaking of which, the Shiyi people are not as aggressive and aggressive as the rumors say, especially after they recognized you as a friend, they all seemed particularly enthusiastic. When they left the woods and broke up with Guan Heng and the others, Xuan Wei and others The person also gave some anti-miasma herbs prepared by the Shiyi tribe, and Guan Heng was not polite. After accepting them, he gave a few demon beads to the other party in return, and everyone left happily.
Seeing the other party's back gradually disappearing from sight, Ruotao said at this moment: "Master, I guess the 'King of Pigs' described by these Shiyi tribe elders should be the mythical beast Feng Xi, don't you think so?"
"Well, the king of wild boar with an extremely large appetite, hahaha, no matter how you think about it, it should be him." Guan Heng smiled: "Girls, let's go, it's time to enter Leize Mulberry Forest."
Legend has it that in ancient times, this place was bombarded by thunder and lightning day and night, forming a large swamp. Then, many trees grew here. Their branches and leaves were lush, covering the sky and the moon, and gradually extended to an area of a hundred miles. .
Among them, the largest towering ancient tree is a huge mulberry tree with a height of tens of feet. It looks like a canopy and stands alone in the forest. It is regarded as the king of trees, hence the name of this place - Mulberry Forest.
The territory of Mulberry Forest stretches for hundreds of miles and is divided into the peripheral Shilin Slope, the middle section of Bitter Rain Pond, and the end of Sangwang Gorge. Guan Heng and the others learned this information just now when they were talking to the Shiyi people.
Although the other party has not clearly seen the "King of Pigs", based on their many years of experience living here, they infer that the King of Pigs must live in the "Sangwang Gorge" where the King of Mulberry Trees is located, and that is where Guan Heng and the others are about to go. place.
"This is Shilin Slope. Most of the monsters that inhabit are only in the dark red and semi-black realms. They are the targets of Shiyi tribe's usual hunting." Guan Heng was walking in front and asked, "That's what Xuan Bo and the others said just now. Right?"
"Yes, brother-in-law, I heard it too." Xiao Hei rode beside him and said while admiring the scenery along the road: "Actually, the scenery of Leize Mulberry Forest is quite good. It's nothing like a few Shiyi The clan eldest brother said 'very scary'? They are probably trying to scare me, right?"
"Don't be careless. Under the calm appearance, there are usually unknown dangers." Ruotao shook his head deliberately to scare the little girl and said: "It's better to say that there is a... monster behind you!"
"Uh ah ah -" Hearing this, the little black head was so frightened that he did not dare to look back. He hurriedly shook the reins and ordered his mount to run forward: "Drive -"
Qinghuang became anxious when he saw him: "Xiao Hei, don't run around."
After that, Qinghuang rode his horse to chase her. Ruotao also felt that she was speechless and asked the corpse horse to speed up and follow her. Instead, the three women left Guan Heng far behind.
"Hey, why do you sisters leave so easily?" Guan Heng patted his slut and cursed: "A useless beast eats more than other horses and runs slower than other horses. , what can you tell me about you?"
The horse was also said a few words by Guan Heng, and it became angry and stubborn, snoring and panting, but refused to move forward.
"Let me show you how powerful I am."
"Qiang!" Guan Heng stretched out his arm, pulled out the Hongyun Sword, and stabbed the horse in the hindquarters.
The horse under his crotch was also a master who bullied the weak and was afraid of the strong. When Guan Heng made a fierce move, the guy immediately screamed violently, spread his hooves and ran wildly.
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On the other side, Qinghuang grabbed the reins of Xiao Hei's horse at the critical moment, and then stopped the other's horse from jumping into the ditch beside the road. She said with a sullen face: "Why are you telling this horse to run around? Do you know? Do you know it’s easy to be in danger?”
"I, I..." Xiao Hei hesitated for a moment and was speechless. Ruotao hurriedly came over to smooth things over: "Forget it, forget it, it's all my fault. I'm just trying to scare her. Xiao Hei, don't worry, I'll tell you You apologize."
"Huh." Xiao Hei said immediately after regaining consciousness: "Just apologizing is not enough, you have to make up for me well."
"Okay, okay, sister, I've been wronged." Ruotao asked, "Then what do you want? A fun toy? Or maybe I tell you a joke?"
Xiao Hei rolled her eyes and didn't know what bad idea she was holding in her heart. She said casually: "I haven't thought about it yet. Anyway, just remember that you owe me something."
"Hey, stop chatting." Qinghuang turned around and suddenly shouted: "A Heng, A Heng didn't come with me."
Xiao Hei smiled evilly and said, "Could it be that my brother-in-law was picked up and eaten by some monster?"
"Bah, if those monsters are seen by Young Master, they might be the ones who get eaten." Ruotao said angrily, "Young Master is ten times more ferocious than the monsters."
Hearing this, Xiao Hei fell down laughing on his horse: "Hahaha, yes, yes, you are absolutely right."
"You two live treasures, please stop making trouble. After hearing these words, I really can't laugh..." As soon as Qinghuang finished speaking, more than a dozen black shadows suddenly flew into the air, and Guga screamed quickly. They swooped down and all attacked them viciously. They turned out to be a group of bald and yellow-necked demon vultures.
"Looking for death!" Seeing that most of these monster birds were only in the semi-dark state, Ruotao immediately shook the chain on her wrist and broke her palm, "Whoosh! Whoosh!"
There was an endless stream of banging noises, and the feathers of these ungrateful vultures suddenly flew away, screaming and neighing as they fell one after another.
The six ghosts were all beside Qinghuang at the moment. She saw the remaining two demon vultures circling in the air and trying to escape, so she pointed at each other and shouted: "Vultures, capture these guys alive."
"Awwww——" It was too late to say it, but soon, the souls of the scorpions were scurrying around, and they surrounded them from left to right. The two demon birds were caught off guard, and in an instant they were grabbed by the ghost claws on their backs and heads, and they were pulled hard. Arriving in front of Qinghuang.
"Hey, let me ask you." Qinghuang said to one of the larger demon vultures: "It seems that you guys are not here to hunt, why are you attacking us? Tell the truth, otherwise I will let the scorpions kill you. Tear it apart.”
"Chichi...gugu..." The demon eagle realized that Qinghuang, who had the beast-controlling bead, could understand her own words, so it whispered urgently at her.
"What did you say?!" Qinghuang heard the cry of the demon vulture, and a look of surprise appeared on her face. Then she waved her hand and said, "Rice, let them go." The scorpions casually lifted the demon birds into the air. As soon as he threw it, the opponent immediately flew into the distance in a hurry.
"Qinghuang, what's going on?"
Hearing Ruotao's question, she calmed down and answered randomly: "These demon birds said that since we entered Shilinpo, we have been discovered by 'certain guys', who can force a large number of demon birds to The monsters are attacking us, and these birds are just here to test us first."
"What? We are being targeted by the enemy?" Ruotao muttered at this time: "Is it possible that the 'Boar King Feng Xi' is playing tricks?" "This is not clear yet."
Qinghuang shook his head and said, "Let's wait until Ah Heng comes over and then discuss it with him."
"It's strange. We have been fighting and making noises for most of the day. Why haven't you come here yet?" As soon as Ruotao finished her words, Qinghuang and Xiaohei also looked confused and confused on their faces.
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At the same time, Guan Heng encountered a little trouble behind him. After the horse was taught a lesson, he ran much faster... He even didn't listen to Guan Heng's command at all and started running randomly on his own.
"Hey, hey, you dead horse that kills a thousand swords, stop this young master!" Guan Heng was almost thrown off the horse at this time, and he was so angry that he yelled: "If I had known that I just cut off your head with a sword, I would rather Let’s chase Qinghuang and the others on foot.”
"Uluru—咴咴咴——" The horse under his crotch ran more and more playfully, not listening to Guan Heng's shouts at all.
At the next moment, the horse suddenly jumped across the wide ditch in front of it and rushed towards a depression covered with thorns.
"Danger!!" Guan Heng gasped when he saw this. If he jumped directly, the sharp thorns would have to open the horse's belly and disembowel it. In desperation, he suddenly slapped the copper urn. : "Yingbaigui, quickly use the original fire power to burn down the thorns ahead——"
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