At half past five in the morning, the sky was as dark as ink, and there was no sign of dawn at all.
A sound similar to the receding tide of the sea came from the woods at the foot of the mountain. Soon the vines surrounding the mountain scattered and receded, and retreated into the forest and began to beat the tree trunks and rocks fiercely. But the rattan was not as hard as tree trunks and rocks. Instead, it was broken into pieces, leaving debris all along the way.
The sound of countless flapping canes gathered together, almost in time for the Spring Festival firecrackers, and woke up Qin Zhaoyun and Gongsun Zhi who were sleeping.
Being in the Golden Palace, it was natural to be confused about the situation, and when the two stood up to communicate with Qinxuan, the guardrail outside the door retracted into the wall, and then the giant sheep disappeared.
But even so, the three of them did not dare to leave the palace. It is very dangerous to go down the mountain in the dark, not to mention not knowing the whereabouts of the giant sheep, which makes it even more dangerous.
The three decided to wait until dawn, but not long after, the giant sheep came back, carrying a reddish-brown tree trunk on the back of its neck, which was at least four meters long and could not be carried by one person. Dark purple liquid oozed from the jagged fractures, and the surface of the bark was covered with durian-like thorns, without branches.
The giant sheep placed the tree trunk on the round altar and barked softly. Another sheep heard the sound and came and stood opposite it.
Suddenly they were jumping back and forth from side to side, then jumping in place, spinning in circles. In just seven or eight circles, the giant sheep's body actually deformed, as if its flesh and bones had turned into liquid, swinging up and down as it beat.
Swinging and swinging, the giant sheep's body became longer and longer. If you look closely, you will see that there is about one meter of wool flying around!
When it stopped jumping, the giant sheep's body became about the same size as a pony, with long wool trailing on its body. The giant figure before was covered with explosive wool rolls!
The three of them watched with interest, while Qin Zhaoyun took pictures.
I saw them slowly walking to the tree trunk, gently lifting one front hoof, then putting it down naturally, and actually broke the tree trunk with one foot!
In an instant, the juice flowed all over the ground, and they suddenly fell on the juice and rolled over.
When they stood up, long strands of wool hung wetly on their sides. Suddenly they spun around in circles, their wool rising up, and they suddenly jumped up, flipped forward, and landed with a thud. The wet wool was swung straight, and under the force of the setback, the wool on the left side of the body was swung to the right, and the wool on the right side was swung to the left, so that it fit crosswise to the body, just like the hairpin comb in the movie God of Gamblers. The long back of the head is shiny, neat and smooth, and the body shape is square and upright, which is quite stylish.
Then they turned around to face the Golden Palace, biting off a piece of the tree in one big bite, chewing it carefully with their jaws rounded.
The sound of chewing is not loud, but the sound of the three of them is similar to the human voice "Grass, grass, grass..."
Although they couldn't see the eyes under the sheep-head mask, what the three of them felt in their minds was a look of indifference and contempt. It was as if they were inferior creatures in the eyes of the sheep, and they felt increasingly unhappy.
But so what if they were unhappy, the three of them felt that they were not sure of winning due to the combat power they showed, so they could only watch obediently.
Qin Xuan muttered, "The two heads look like goats from Xinjiang, but I have never seen any sheep in the world with such long hair. Could it be that they mutated because they ate tree trunks?"
Gongsun Zhi said, "It's very possible. No tree can shed a lot of sap at once, but that tree has a lot of it. It's probably the trunk of the rattan. It should contain some kind of hormone. I would say they look like a pair of bronze sheep in my collection. , it is speculated that it was a breed in Inner Mongolia or Liaoning in the past, and it was probably domesticated."
Qin Zhaoyun said, "No way. Judging from the year on the spiritual throne, it is estimated that the people here have been extinct for decades. Who else will raise sheep?"
Gongsun Zhi said, "What if the sheep were domesticated to fight against the demon thorns?"
Qinxuan nodded and said, "It is indeed possible, otherwise how could they protect the Golden Palace and use mechanisms."
Qin Zhaoyun said, "If this is true, it means they have no obvious hostility towards us humans, but why did they abduct Jiang Jinjiu?"
Gongsun Zhi said, "It's hard to tell. We can't be too optimistic now. Maybe they have never seen a living person and see that we look like statues. They want to understand what we are and then decide what to do."
Qin Zhaoyun said, "Ah! What you said doesn't mean that you are being used for human experiments."
Qin Xuan said, "Don't be so clumsy. At least the second master is following you."
Gongsun Zhidao sighed and said, "I hope Xiao Jiang will be auspicious and have good luck. If anything happens, my fault will be hard to avoid."
Qin Xuan said, "Senior brother, don't worry, the scourge will live for a thousand years, he will not die. Now that we have a clue, we only need to keep an eye on them, and we should be able to find the lees when we find its nest."
Gongsun Zhi smiled bitterly and nodded. Suddenly Qin Zhaoyun signaled to silence. He gestured in sign language and said, "Those two sheep seem to be able to hear us talking."
The two looked at the sheep carefully and noticed that the sheep's ears were facing the golden palace and it trembled slightly from time to time.
Qin Xuan smiled contemptuously and said, "Tsk, so what if you hear it, do you understand it?"
Moo——
I don't know which sheep bleated, the sound was like a cow's braying, but also like a human voice "Hmm", as if in reply.
The three of them looked surprised. Qin Xuan said guiltily, "Did it understand? Is it a coincidence?"
Qin Zhaoyun said in sign language, "Will you try again?"
Qin Xuan nodded and said softly, "If you really understand, just scream again."
The ears of the two sheep twitched, and they seemed to move their heads slightly. The three of them felt that the two sheep exchanged glances, but they did not respond and only focused on eating.
Qinxuan spread his hands and said, "I'll just say it, how..."
How could it be possible that before she could say anything, the two sheep suddenly barked in unison, interrupting her words. Moreover, the voice seemed to have no confidence and sounded lazy.
Looking at the two sheep chewing slowly, the three of them seemed to feel the sheep's inner voice, as if they were saying, "Stupid humans, we are too lazy to care about you."
The three of them were surprised and doubtful. Qin Zhaoyun said, "I think we should just pretend that they can understand."
Qin Xuan said, "Why, do you still want to discuss it with them?"
Gongsun Zhi said, "This is a good idea."
"What!" Qin Xuan said in surprise, "Senior brother, please stop making trouble."
Gongsun Zhi smiled lightly, handed his backpack to Qin Zhaoyun, opened the door, and walked out slowly.
He stood in front of the door, held his chest and head high, and spread his hands to show that they were empty. Then he made a circle with his palms, twisted the Qing Jue with his hands, put them together in front of his chest, took a deep breath, slightly bent his legs, opened his mouth and softly chanted the word "合", his voice was steady and long, and it lasted for about 90 seconds before he stopped speaking.
Although his voice is not loud, it is a low-frequency resonant sound that resonates with his chest due to the power of his dantian. The listener will feel like there are sounds from all directions, thus shocking the other party.
Qin Xuan frowned and said with a smile, "Hey, senior brother, what are you doing? It's not about discussing, why are you trying to scare me?"
Qin Zhaoyun said, "Senior brother has been in the world for a long time, how can he be so reckless? It's more like saying hello."
The two sheep swallowed the food in their mouths and looked at Gongsun Zhi together. Their ears flapped from time to time, looking very excited.
When Gongsun Zhi stopped speaking, the two sheep raised their heads and barked. The cry was ordinary at first, but three seconds later there was an echo, like a layer of waves, the volume was amplified ten times, as if it fell from the sky to the ground, making the golden palace creak.
The three of them instantly felt a strong pressure, and their minds were shaken. This is not an effect that sound waves can achieve, it is more like a sonic boom!
Gongsun Zhi expected that the sheep would react, but unexpectedly the reaction was too powerful.
He originally thought that the Golden Palace was dedicated to Zuo Ci's disciples, and their skills were Tao methods. If two sheep are related to it, they will definitely know the Shangqing Jue. In addition, condensing qi and harmonizing sounds is also a common practice method in Taoism. In doing so, he announced his family status to the two sheep.
But in the end, the two sheep were provoked. He quickly reached into his bag and took out the tiger bone charm, holding it tightly in his hand, ready to use it at any time.
Without changing his expression, he bowed to the two sheep and said slowly, "We don't have any ill intentions, we are just looking for something. Can it be a convenience?"
The two sheep didn't move or make a sound, they just stared at Gongsun Zhi.
Nevertheless, Gongsunzhi felt that they were asking what they were looking for, so he said, "Can you tell me where the book is?"
He deliberately emphasized the word "Book of Heaven", but seeing Eryang's obvious reaction to it, he stamped his right hoof in unison.
He was secretly happy, thinking that this trip was not in vain.
"Where is the Book of Heaven?"
When Eryang heard this, he stamped his right hoof again.
Gongsun Zhi thought he could only guess, so he said, "In the forbidden land of Youshan?"
Eryang raised his head suddenly and stared at Gongsun Zhi.
He was secretly happy and wanted to say that he was right. Suddenly there was a "dang" sound, the two sheep touched each other's horns, and in an instant they rushed towards Gongsun Zhi, one from the left and the other from the right.
Gongsun Zhi saw the two sheep approaching fiercely, and thought that this forbidden area was not an ordinary forbidden area, and he couldn't even mention it.
He rolled up his sleeves and saw that his arms were covered with arm guards. They were made of alloy, lightweight and very strong.
The two sheep collided with each other, but Gongsun Zhi didn't panic. He moved the sheep away with a cloud hand and used his strength to shift his position and avoid the impact easily.
Eryang pounced in the air, but instead of rushing straight away, he landed on the ground and flipped backwards, forming a ball and hitting Gongsunzhi! He couldn't take the move and could only jump far away.
At this time, the brother and sister came out of the golden palace and wanted to support Gongsun Zhi. Unexpectedly, Eryang landed on the ground without stopping and crashed directly into the brother and sister. The two couldn't avoid it and both flew five meters away.
Gongsun Zhi said anxiously, "Don't be entangled, hurry down the mountain!"
He knew in his heart that there were many institutions here, and he would definitely not be Er Yang's opponent here.
The brother and sister understood and moved towards the mountain pass.
But Eryang kept blocking the route of the three of them, forcing them to the edge of the cliff.
The three of them said that they could no longer be merciful, but before they could reveal their weapons, Eryang stood firm and roared, causing the ground on the edge of the cliff to shake up and down! Eryang took advantage of the instability of the three people and slammed into them, causing the three of them to fall off the cliff one after another.
At this moment, the sun is about to emerge, and the sky is getting white. The three of them clearly saw Eryang protruding from the edge of the cliff, tilting his head proudly, looking at them falling with his big eyes, and felt angry in their hearts.
However, how could the three of them die? Fortunately, there were countless vines and branches on the mountain, many of which were thicker than arms. The three people formed a chain with their hands and feet, and first brought one person close to the mountain. They used the vine branches and leaves to offset the force of the fall while getting closer to the mountain. In the end, the three of them each grabbed the cane, swinging or throwing it, and solved the crisis perfectly.
At this time, it was only three stories high from the ground. At the foot of the mountain was a dense forest. Looking to the southeast, there seemed to be a plain.
Gongsun Zhi pointed over there and said, "Let's go down there and explore."
The brother and sister nodded in response, and then the three of them went down the mountain.
