In the cave.
Yu Ye opened his eyes.
Keep trying to breathe in and out, and the sealed sea of qi remains the same as before.
In front of him was a circle of stones, covered with charred dead branches and thick ashes. He blew it with his mouth, and a spark appeared in the ashes.
He covered the ashes again, got up and walked out of the cave.
The morning light is hazy and the mist is light.
Yu Ye searched for a while in the grass covered with cold dew and found a pile of bones.
Mountain bones.
This valley was once Shanzhi's territory, but he broke into his lair due to hunger and cold. After a thrilling battle, he not only skinned and ate the beast, helping him survive the most difficult period of time, but he also eventually seized the territory. Now he has to sell the remaining bones for money.
Is he a beggar or a predator?
Yu Ye pulled off the rope from his waist and tied up the animal bones, then came to the pond surrounded by trees.
After several heavy rains and snowstorms, the silt in the pond submerged the corpses of the two demons. As autumn grows stronger, the green leaves on the water have gradually withered, and the once-powerful years seem to have faded away into a dream. Let’s wait until next year for the Jingzhe, whether the storm will rise again...
With his thoughts in mind, Yu Ye secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
He put down the animal bones and turned back to the forest. He looked around for a while, climbed up an old tree that was more than ten feet high, then dug a tree hole in the branch, took out his dragon armor and four rings and put them in it.
The four rings were his iron ring for holding things, two empty spirit rings, and one containing Lai Mian's remains.
Without consciousness, the ring becomes useless. If you continue to carry it with you, you will inevitably get into trouble. It is safest to find a place to hide it.
Yu Ye blocked the tree hole, turned over and landed floating on the ground.
He grabbed the animal bones and jumped up and down the mountain.
Perhaps because it is surrounded by mountains and difficult to access, the valley has become a hidden place that no one knows about.
But it has since had a name, Double Demon Valley.
I climbed to the top of the mountain in the wild, looked around for a while, and saw nothing unusual from far and near, so I flew down. After a while, a figure appeared in the wilderness, carrying a bundle of animal bones, rising and falling, running like flying...
At dawn.
Smoke rose from the canyon.
Kui Niu walked out of the grotto, yawned and stretched. When he looked at the cold pot next to the door, he couldn't help but snorted.
The warehouse clerk has not returned yet, and there is no one to light the fire and make food.
But he was still depressed, and his eyes lit up.
There was a person standing under the thatched hut outside the courtyard, with unkempt hair and a dirty face. The beggar from yesterday is back again.
"Yu Ye? Haha——"
Kui Niu slapped his head, feeling very proud of his memory. He immediately returned to his usual demeanor and shouted loudly: "There were still a few red deer bones left yesterday. Quickly make a pot of hot soup and clean the yard." One or two, you bastard, what are you doing..."
Yu Ye pushed open the courtyard door, holding a bundle of animal bones in his hand.
"Bone bones?"
"Brother the shopkeeper, do you want to accept this?"
"The bones can be used as medicine to make elixirs, of course I will accept them!"
"What's the price?"
"Ah ha ha!"
When Kui Niu learned of Yu Ye's intention, he laughed and said without saying anything more, "Put the goods in the courtyard and quickly make some hot soup with me!"
Yu Ye had no choice but to obey the order, put down his bones "Hua La", took out the rope and tied it around his waist, but he couldn't help but said: "Brother the shopkeeper..."
"Listen, kid, a few bones are worthless, just obey and work, I'll guarantee you two meals a day!"
Kui Niu looked impatient, waved his hands and walked out of the yard.
Yu Ye was greatly disappointed, but there was nothing he could do.
There was no firewood on the stove, so he found a flint, knocked out sparks, lit the firewood, threw the bones into the iron cauldron, and added water. When the fire in the stove was burning and the soup was boiling, he picked up a broom and swept away the fallen leaves and dust in the yard.
Come and be at peace.
His career in a foreign land, or a career in a demon realm, began in the early autumn of this year as a clerk in a warehouse.
After two hours, the meat and bones were cooked thoroughly.
Since what was being cooked was not human flesh, he had no worries. Yu Ye and Kui Niu sat under the hay shed, grabbed a meat bone and started to eat it.
The canyon where it is located is called Panlong Valley, where twenty or thirty families gather. Due to the convenient transportation, several wine shops, warehouses and other shops were opened, gradually forming a market town, so it is also called Panlong Town. Although the so-called market town is too simple, it is a good place to get information. Currently known demon territory, Black Wind City...
"Pooh--"
Yu Ye was chewing on the bones and thinking about his thoughts, when he suddenly heard Kui Niu spit: "This broth has no taste. Go to the storehouse to get some salt... Oh, get another jar of wine!"
"Snapped--"
The stone table has an extra key.
Yu Ye put down the bones, picked up the keys, and looked at Kui Niu again. The other party pointed, with a strange expression on his face.
Passing through the courtyard, you come face to face with three grottoes. Kui Niu lived in one of them, one was next to the stove, and there were piles of firewood and other sundries. The other one was closed and locked, and it should be the warehouse.
Yu Ye opened the iron lock, pushed the door open and walked in. There are large and small jars, ironware, medicinal materials and other items placed in the grotto. He found a bag of salt and a jar of wine, then locked the wooden door and returned the same way.
Kui Niu took the key and put it in his arms. He picked up the salt wrapped in oilcloth, crushed it into pieces and threw it into the broth. He opened the wine jar and took a sip. Suddenly his face darkened and he said in a cold voice: "Boy, why are you secretly drinking from me?" wine?"
Yu Ye continued to sit aside and gnaw on his meat and bones, and then said: "I don't drink alcohol!"
"You stole my gold and silver?"
"There is no gold or silver in the warehouse!"
"Ha ha!"
Kui Niu suddenly laughed loudly and said proudly: "I am deliberately testing you. It seems that you are not a drunk and greedy person!"
As expected of a warehouse manager, he is rough but has a narrow mind.
Yu Ye didn't mind, and took the opportunity to ask: "It's very hard for the shopkeeper to run the warehouse, why don't you ask your family to help?"
Kui Niu must have dispelled his suspicion, and while drinking wine and eating meat, he said: "My mother-in-law and her family lived in the mountains. There used to be a man who went home to attend the funeral after his father died. Who would have thought that the treasurer has not returned yet! "
"Why don't you bring the little boy over to live with him so that we can take care of him more easily?"
"Don't you know that this place is dangerous... Hey, you don't behave like a beggar. Tell me about your Double Demon Valley and let me, the shopkeeper."
"The Valley of Two Demons is far away from here."
"Since it's so far away, how can you return in one night?"
"I have wandered here, temporarily living in the wilderness and forest. Brother shopkeeper, I will bring you a bowl of hot soup!"
Too many words lead to misunderstandings, so Yu Ye took the opportunity to walk away. After Kui Niu tried it out and saw that he was really shabby, he didn't bother to ask more questions. Instead, he was complacent about finding a cheap man.
At noon, there was a little more noise in the canyon. There were men passing by eating and drinking in the wine shop, and there were also mountain people bringing animal skins, medicinal materials, and animal bones. The warehouse was busy, Kui Niu was bargaining with people, and Yu Ye was moving goods...
at dusk.
The wind picked up in the canyon.
Every house was closed, and Yu Ye also hid in a cave where firewood and sundries were piled.
The grotto is a cave, two feet in size, with firewood spread in the corner and a piece of animal skin thrown in. This is the residence of the clerk.
There was no light, so Yu Ye closed the wooden door in the dark. The dilapidated wooden door was leaking from all directions, so I had to find a wooden stick to stop it. He walked to the grass nest and sat down, crossed his knees, formed mudra with his hands, and continued to try to breathe in and out. But he was disturbed by the whining wind, so he simply lay down wrapped in the animal skin.
Kui Niu seems to be bold, but he is also very subtle and good at calculations. He especially likes to torment people. After working as his waiter for a day, he rarely has any leisure time.
Well, no matter what, let's seek stability for now and worry about it later.
Yu Ye calmed down and wanted to sleep.
After becoming a monk, it was rare to fall asleep several times.
In the past year since I lost my cultivation, foraging and sleeping have gradually become routine.
However, whenever I fall asleep, there are always crowds of people in front of me and the bustle of the city. Although the past has been settled, he is always depressed, as if the doubts and regrets are still there...
"boom--"
Yu Ye was drowsy and just about to fall asleep when there was a sudden noise outside the door, followed by another burst of chaotic movement, and then he heard someone shouting: "The Master Yao Shi is here, and every shop is offering a monthly tribute——"
Demon?
Yu Ye jumped up quickly and looked out through the crack in the door.
I saw Kui Niu standing in the yard with a boning knife, looking very panicked. Outside the yard, there were shaking figures and roars of beasts, and it was hard to tell clearly for a moment.
Yu Ye reached out and removed the wooden stick holding the door, and the door leaf was blown open by the wind.
Kui Niu was startled, and immediately opened his eyes, gritted his teeth, and shouted in a low voice: "Hey, you kid is looking for death!"
Yu Ye walked up to him carrying a wooden stick and asked curiously: "What happened?"
Kui Niu glared again.
Yu Ye had no choice but to shut his mouth.
Under the dim moonlight, the wind howled and dust flew.
But I saw a group of men in the canyon, about twenty or so, all of them thick and strong, carrying long knives, going from house to house, banging on the doors and shouting. Each shop did not dare to question, and all took out gold and silver property and offered the so-called monthly tribute.
"Roar--"
Suddenly I heard a roar.
Several men came to the door of the wine shop. Before they could break down the door and scream, a black shadow rushed out and threw one of them to the ground. His companion hurriedly swung his knife to save him, but unexpectedly, a tall and strong man flew up, kicked the two of them over with a "bang, bang", grabbed a long knife and inserted it into the waist and abdomen of the other man.
Yu Ye saw it clearly.
He is actually the shopkeeper of a wine shop, so fierce!
One person was killed, and more companions rushed over shouting.
At this moment, I suddenly saw a figure flying over the head of my companion, still a few feet away, waving a strange sword light with a "swish". The shopkeeper of the wine shop was chasing him with his sword, unstoppable, and the light of the sword fell like lightning, directly cutting him and the long sword in his hand in half. The beast he raised roared and fought back, and in the blink of an eye he was killed by everyone's swords.
Yu Ye was slightly stunned.
Is that the demon?
He was clearly a Qi Refining monk, but he seemed stronger.
And paying monthly tribute is nothing more than extortion. If there is any resistance, they will kill people with knives. A group of bandits, but they are fighting with open fire, and monks are involved. They are simply lawless and do whatever they want!
In the cold wind, a group of men came running towards the warehouse.
Kui Niu was so frightened that he hid his boning knife and raised a bag high to greet him.
"My lords, the warehouse's monthly tribute is here——"
