"Let me ask you one last time, is it a good thing you did to harass the village and kill and eat people?"
"Oh, you want to raise an army to punish me?" The jackal demon raised his upper lip to show his teeth, and his voice became ferocious, "Sure enough, inferiors are inferiors and don't overestimate their abilities. Delivering it to your door makes it easier for me to travel a long distance. You have to go through those mouthfuls of human flesh every time you go back and forth. Look, what other low-level goods you are carrying..."
He seemed to have discovered some big joke, and laughed wildly, like a jackal barking at night.
"What the hell is this little thing? I said that there is a strange smell in that shabby village. It is neither human nor monster, but it looks delicate. According to the rules, this thing is the most despicable thing. Why don't I just take it? Is this the next word?"
He pounced without warning. In a flash of lightning, everything seemed to happen at the same second. As soon as Qi Huan's eyes flashed, Mingming and Liu Shenghan were no longer where they were. Jun Aoyan's heavy Mo Dao whizzed past with the sound of wind, causing the jackal monster to let out a strange cry. However, it never materialized. In the direction where the jackal demon was dodging, Bai Ya's yin and yang swords were already waiting to meet him, and the jackal seemed to have crashed into the intersection of the blades. When Qi Huan's eyes caught Liu Shenghan and Mingming running out of the door, and when he turned back, Bai Ya's knife was already on the jackal monster's neck.
"Let me remind you, you can still speak because we still have something to ask you." He said coldly.
"Hey, hey, why are we so tense? Why don't we each take a step back and give me some face."
Yan? had been standing by and watching, and now he spoke slowly, as if he were watching a show.
"What are you?"
"Me? I'm just an outsider. I'm just staying in this mansion temporarily. There is no need to fight tit for tat." Yan? raised the corner of his mouth and locked his dark pupils on Bai Ya. "I am the messenger of Lord Python God. I came here specifically for the Bird God to station here. Here. Even though we are both outsiders, I am much more familiar with Lord Bird God’s territory than you are.”
Bai Ya didn't let go of the blade in his hand, and only looked at him.
"tell me the story."
"You are all human beings, and I understand that you have grievances for a while. However, every place has its own rules. I'm afraid you don't know, right?" He asked knowingly, as if he was mocking them for pretending to be deaf and dumb, "Those villagers They killed a lot of monsters. They attacked openly, set traps and killed them... Once a monster fell into their hands, they would also turn it into soup and sacrifice it to the Temple of the Five Internal Organs. As for us, we never cared about it. After all, the jungle eats the strong. This is our rule, and it is also the level set by Lord Bird God. Everyone has his own good and evil, so there is no distinction between good and bad, everything is understandable. If you are new to this and don’t understand this, I will teach you.”
There was a cold frivolity hanging from the corners of his eyes and eyebrows, and the so-called principles and rules that came out of his mouth also made people feel unreasonable. Qi Huan felt his tooth hurt from hearing this.
"No, it's only natural that the God of Love knows everything about you? What kind of god are you, can you do so much harm to others?"
"You are human beings, so you naturally feel that you are causing harm to others. But in the eyes of Lord Garuda, the Bird God, all living beings are equal and have no obligation to favor you." Yan? said calmly.
On the surface, this series of words were very pertinent and flawless, but several people instinctively felt that something was wrong, but they just couldn't explain it. Are these messengers of God so difficult to deal with?
They also have no intention of arguing with monsters. Liu Shenghan squeezed into the room, shook his head gently at Bai Ya, and signaled him not to act rashly; he stepped forward and said calmly:
"We really don't understand the rules here, but it just so happens that we are here for the Bird God. Since you are the messenger, please help us connect with the Bird God. I think he can explain to us more clearly that in his territory What are the rules?"
Yan? refused confidently. At this moment, he no longer claimed that he was familiar with this place. Instead, he argued that he was just a messenger, and it was only the gods who summoned him, but there was no reason for him to disturb the gods. Liu Shenghan was not in a hurry, and was arguing with him there, but Bai Ya was impatient and the blade trembled again and again. The jackal demon had long since lost its arrogance, and he was so frightened that his eyes widened and he was trembling. Probably because he couldn't help being frightened, he suddenly let out a roar, which frightened Bai Ya and almost chopped him: "Master, please find a way for them. I'm a young man in the temple. No matter how much you argue, you can't get over it!"
Yan? Turned his face and looked at him with narrowed eyes. After a long while, he spoke again: "Well, since the owner of this place has some objections, I can't bother you here with you. I have a compromise. If you don't accept it, there is really nothing to talk about."
"Please elaborate."
"I am indeed an outsider, but I have a close friend in this mountain. This friend, according to you humans, is probably a kind of earth spider. He has a high status here and can be regarded as a nobleman among people. In front of Lord Bird God, He is able to speak. I can only introduce you to him, and there is more to it, so don’t force it."
"In that case, I'll ask you to lead the way." Liu Sheng bowed calmly.
Under the leadership of Yan Yu, they left the Jackal Demon's house. As soon as the front foot went out, the jackal's hind foot closed the door. That crisp "pop" made me want to be followed by a set of gongs, drums and firecrackers.
Bai Ya took the lead, Jun Aoyan took the last step, Qi Huan and Liu Shenghan walked in the middle protecting Mingming. They still remember the jackal monster's phrase "neither human nor monster" and the contemptuous tone in which he spoke. Come to think of it, this child is really half a monster, and in the eyes of real monsters, he is quite despised, and he wishes he could kill him as soon as possible.
The sun gradually sets in the west. Yan Hui was free to lead the way, regardless of whether they could follow or not. The group of people walked farther and farther, and the surroundings became more and more secluded. The heavy doubts weighed heavily on Bai Ya's mind. Finally, he couldn't help but ask the figure in front of him:
"How much further to go?"
"Soon, soon."
Yan? He spoke calmly, his feet still moving at the same speed. They already had doubts in their minds, but they didn't know whether to express them openly. After thinking about it, there was no other way in this wilderness except to follow him. After walking for a while, the sky was almost completely dark, and a few sparse stars combined with the moon shed little light. The road is no longer easy to walk, and occasionally I will stumble under my feet. That kid Mingming was very flexible, as natural as being born at night.
"How far is it?" Qi Huan was really a little tired. After all, how long can a person last with just a few mouthfuls of food?
"You snake demon, don't try to play tricks."
Suddenly, Yan? stopped and stayed in place briefly for a while. After he turned around, he smiled at a few people. A pair of vertical pupils burst out with sharp light under the cold night sky. At that moment, Bai Ya was finally convinced that they were probably being deceived.
"I'm sorry to have to obey."
Before anyone could react, his figure swayed and instantly disappeared into the silent night.
It's still among the mountains, but it's colder than ever. The cool breeze was blowing, as if it was coming from the tomb. They always have the illusion that there is some huge shadow passing over the rocks and trees behind them that they cannot see. But when I looked back, I could see nothing, only endless darkness.
"Oh, have we been cheated?"
"You kid, you are so happy after being deceived." Jun Aoyan was a little helpless.
"There's nothing to panic about!" Mingming jumped around in circles, "It's not good to always feel that I'm at the end. I used to be worried, but in fact there is no need to think so much. The soldiers will stop the water. Come to Tuqiu, as long as you calm down and keep your breath, there is nothing to be afraid of."
Qi Huan shook his head: "It's true that newborn calves are not afraid of tigers..."
"Who said that, I have participated in many hunts, many times!" Mingming stood in front of them and raised her head proudly, as if waiting for praise, "I was praised by them as the smallest hunter. Really, I It can be considered that I have experienced hundreds of battles, and I have seen as many scenes as others. Let me tell you, I——"
Before Mingming could finish her words, she was suddenly dragged backwards. Something seemed to grab him by the collar, and he was dragged far away in front of the four people. Bai Ya and Jun Aoyan reacted quickly and immediately pounced on him. Unexpectedly, Jun Aoyan tripped and fell on the flat ground before running a few steps. She screamed and got up in embarrassment, with a small scratch on her face. Liu Shenghan hurriedly helped her up, and Bai Ya continued to chase her. He stretched out his hand to pull Mingming, but he always missed. So he jumped on a stone next to him, and with a strong movement of his feet, he slightly surpassed Mingming's position. At that moment, he saw signs of being caught in the middle of the fabric on the little boy's back, because the clothes had been pulled out of a sharp corner in an extremely unnatural way.
When Bai Ya landed, he slashed with his backhand and cut off the invisible rope behind the invisible hook. Immediately afterwards, he was tripped by something and fell hard to the ground. He clearly felt something strong on his ankle, roughly the same as the rope holding Mingming. It's more of a thread than a rope. The thing was so thin and strong that if he ran any faster, his entire foot might be torn off.
But now, there was a burning pain in his ankle. He lowered his head and opened his trousers and took a look. Fortunately, there was just a trace of blood, not very deep. It's just that this kind of pain is the most excruciating. It's so painful that it just comes and goes on the nerve endings, itching. If it takes a long time to heal, the slightest movement will tear it apart immediately. This is really terrible.
Mingming got up, and Bai Ya immediately patted his back, trying to find the position of the hook. But he found nothing.
"Brother, what are you looking for?"
"The hook is the one that pulls your clothes. If it doesn't fall out, it might break the skin."
"But there is no hook." Mingming said, "I seem to be stuck by something."
The other three chased after them, and it seemed that they no longer encountered that kind of line on the road, but this did not mean that there were no more traps.
Liu Shenghan said: "Are you okay? The evil spirit here is very strong. I'm afraid there is something hiding in secret. The enemy is in darkness and we are in the clear. It is not suitable to stay here for a long time."
"Yeah, I see a lot of broken bones around here. I'm afraid many people died here." Qi Huan gritted his teeth, "I think the snake demon is deliberately causing harm. Maybe, every time someone wants to see the bird god , they all use this method to trick people into killing them."
Jun Aoyan looked around and saw the bones under the moonlight, glowing with faint phosphorescence.
"I'm afraid there are special monsters guarding this place... We'd better not suffer the immediate loss, first--"
"get out!"
Bai Ya suddenly roared so loudly that the leaves shook.
