With his brown clothes casually tied around his waist by a strip of cloth and a pair of straw sandals on his feet, King Jiao looked like an ordinary farmer. Only his handsome and masculine face gave him an instant aura. Improved a few levels.
"Dad!"
Chi Meng happily went up to him, took the now muscular arm of King Jiao, and kept looking up and down: "What kind of insect technique is this? It's so powerful!"
The smile in King Jiao's eyes couldn't be hidden, and he touched Chi Meng's head: "There is a spring in this temple, and with my insect technique, dad, I can quickly restore my lost energy. Although the withering technique It’s awesome, but that’s why dad and I can’t use the insect technique, otherwise…”
The King of Snakes was instantly knocked to the ground, with a pale red slap mark appearing on his forehead.
"Chi Li, how could you be like that by your brother if you are so capable! Now that you have recovered, you want to brag to the girl?"
Xian Ginseng's speed was extremely fast. Only the empress who was standing closest could see the figure that flashed past the swing most clearly. Just now, Li Jing only saw an afterimage and knocked down the King of Snakes in an instant. The force was extremely heavy.
Chi Meng pulled Xian Ginseng violently: "Mom, don't hit dad! You go answer the questions from Xiao Guo Guo and the others first! Dad hasn't fully recovered yet..."
King Jiao covered his head and stood up, with a serious look on his face: "I haven't seen you for so many years, and you have already touched me twice. Mother, you have changed!"
Xianshen curled her lips and turned to look at the empress: "There is only one rule in the Twelve Cave. As long as you worship in the Twelve Cave, you must stay in the Twelve Cave forever and never come out... This is a rule passed down from generation to generation. The Twelve Cave cannot be reached unless it is a major disaster in the Miao territory."
The empress frowned slightly and looked at Li Jing, her eyes flashing with light: "Didn't you say that you had divined that he would return to the Central Plains soon?"
Li Jing coughed lightly.
"I didn't say you couldn't escape privately..."
The fresh ginseng over there had a smile on his face and nodded slightly: "The control of Twelve Cave is not strict. If you want to escape, it is certainly possible, but people who have been to Twelve Cave will definitely not leave there..."
"Compared to the outside world, it can be regarded as the paradise you Central Plains people call..."
But my uncle is not an ordinary person...
Li Jing nodded, took a step forward and clasped his fists: "In that case, let's say goodbye to the two seniors for now and meet again after coming out of Twelve Cave. How about that?"
The king looked at Chi Meng and hesitated slightly: "Alang of the Li family, the Twelve Cave is no better than other caves. You must be careful after entering and don't violate the taboos inside..."
Li Jing smiled slightly, glanced at the empress, and nodded steadily.
"Thank you, senior."
The fresh ginseng cut it loudly, stretched out and walked towards the swing: "The taboo on farts is not something created by a bunch of old antiques, and the people inside don't pay that much attention to it. Go ahead, man, don't be afraid!"
King Jiao did not refute, but looked at Li Jing sincerely: "This girl Chi Meng has had this temper since she was a child, and I have never controlled her. I also hope that Alang will spend more time and help us take care of her."
Li Jing nodded: "Don't worry, King Hu, we won't be delayed in Twelve Cave for long, and we will bring Chi Meng back to you in a short time."
Next to him, Chi Meng puffed up his face and put his hands on his hips.
"Hey, hey, hey, you two, I am not a child! What do you mean?"
Li Jing smiled, then nodded to the empress, and saluted with clasped fists again: "Then we will set off first. Please wait here for a few days, seniors."
The fresh ginseng was swinging on the swing, biting the green fruit in his hand.
"Quick, quick, grinding."
Li Jing straightened the sword box behind him, cupped his hands towards King Jiao and Xianshen, turned around and walked out.
"Let's go."
The empress held her sword and hugged the two of them, then followed Li Jing's leaving figure.
After Chi Meng also reluctantly left, Hou Qing patted King Jiao on the shoulder with a serious look on his face.
"It looks much better now, but it's a bit old."
King Jiao smiled bitterly: "How can we compare with Brother Hou? We are still like this after decades."
Hou Qing turned the flute in his hand and looked outside the temple.
"This young man is somewhat reliable, has good taste, and has a good vision."
With that said, he walked towards the outside and waved his hand to hit the flute.
"Goodbye."
The King of Snakes was stunned for a moment, then looked at the fresh ginseng with a smile: "Girl, what do you think of this son-in-law who I picked up for free?"
Xian Ginseng stood up from the swing and took a bite of the green fruit.
"My son looks good, but the woman next to him is not easy to deal with. She is as stupid as you, so she may not be able to win."
King Jiao smiled and said nothing, tightened the cloth belt around his waist, and walked outside.
"Let's go, we're leaving too..."
"I need your help, mother-in-law, to solve the trouble I caused..."
A core fell gently to the ground.
"Can you handle it with your body? I can't go out of the woods..."
King Jiao stepped out of the temple gate wearing straw sandals, squinting his eyes slightly and looking in the direction he came from.
"They are coming..."
…
The cliffs on both sides face each other, and the breeze blows, causing the branches and leaves on the trees to dance.
Three miles to the west from the temple, you are out of the Dead Creek Forest. The lush and shady forest above your head gradually fades away, allowing the scorching sunlight to shine down.
It was obvious that Chi Meng was in a very happy mood. He was jumping up and down while walking in front, humming a song, and turning around to shout from time to time.
"Miss Xiao Guo Guo, if you find that person, will you return to the Central Plains?"
"Can you take me there with you...and my parents, they must have never been to the Central Plains. I want to take them to eat a lot of delicious food!"
Li Jing frowned slightly. He remembered what instructions he needed to pass to go to Twelve Cave in the anime, but it was so long ago that he didn't remember it clearly. It seemed to be related to the information left by someone.
While he was deep in thought, he heard Chi Meng's shout, smiled softly, and looked at the empress.
"Your chef's cooking skills should be pretty good, right?"
The empress nodded slightly: "It's not bad, you can swallow it."
While a few people were talking, the road, which had always been composed of cliffs on both sides, suddenly unfolded in front, revealing a large-scale building complex.
The stone pillars collapsed among the grass on the roadside, and there were traces left by countless winds and rains over the years. Unnamed insects crawled slowly on them, watching these humans who had not seen them for many years.
Further forward, there are more scattered statues and stones lying on the ground. There are stone-walled thatched houses scattered around, with not much thatch left on the roof. There are also beautiful cliff holes dug out on the cliffs on all sides.
It can be seen that maybe many years ago, this was also a Miao border village with a huge population.
The empress' eyes fell on the headless statue still standing in the center of the village, and she frowned slightly.
"Is this Twelve Cave?"
Looking at everything in front of him, Li Jing's memory suddenly became clear.
Li Chunfeng...
