Dahei's injuries were not too serious.
Although the hind legs were frozen by the snake demon's cold air, it was only superficial and did not damage the roots.
After being adopted as a spiritual beast by Pei Laoliu, Dahei's physical fitness increased rapidly day by day, and now there were dark energy fluctuations in his body.
If Zhang Xiaoman had seen this, his jaw would have dropped and he would have started researching it immediately.
Unfortunately, Master Liu has no way to contact Zhang Xiaoman yet, so he can only wait until later.
At this time, the villagers had already rushed over one after another. They held torches high and finally saw clearly what the monster that killed seven of them looked like.
"Why, how could there be such a big snake... With such a size, let alone me, I'm afraid even the buffalo that plows my land can swallow it in one bite!"
"Thanks to the Immortal. If it hadn't been for the Immortal's intervention, I would have been frozen into popsicles by the cold breath from its mouth before I even saw the monster's face!"
"Yes, yes, the Immortal Chief's thunderous methods are simply eye-opening. I originally thought there was going to be a bloody battle, but I didn't expect that the monster had already been killed before we came over."
"Ah, by the way, Xian Chang, your dog is injured. Is he okay...?"
"What kind of dog? That's the spiritual beast of the immortal! It's the pet of the immortal! You idiot doesn't know what to say!"
"Yes, yes, I just saw it save Li Goudan and fight with the demon snake. It is definitely not an idle black dog. It must be the immortal pet!"
"..."
The villagers gathered around and started talking about the big snake corpse in front of them.
This time the battle amazed them.
Not only the monster's terrifying size, but also Pei Laoliu's graceful appearance in killing the snake monster with his sword, all opened the eyes of these mountain villagers.
In fact, let alone them, this scene is enough to drive people crazy in this world, or even anywhere on Aquamarine.
Later, someone took a bone cutter, tried their best to cut open the black snake's abdomen, and took out its stomach pouch. As expected, some human bones were found inside, including the old woman's.
The joy that everyone had just felt gradually dissipated, and was replaced by a strong sadness.
Some were silent, some were wailing, and some were punching the monster's corpse hard, as if they wanted to break it into pieces before they could relieve the hatred in their hearts.
Master Liu found dozens of white round snake eggs in the body of the monster snake, and he understood why the monster showed such an expression at the end.
Even so, he didn't regret it.
The two sides are originally different species and are enemies of life and death. Sympathy for it is cruelty to one's own people. This is already a very simple truth.
Even if he is given the choice once, he will still kill the monster without hesitation, and will also eradicate these snake eggs to prevent them from causing harm to the villagers in the future.
"Woooooooo..."
Liu Ye suddenly noticed that Dahei seemed to be biting the black snake's abdomen, as if looking for something.
He used his spirit detection technique to look over, and saw that inside the big snake, there was a place with rich dark energy, shaped like a small ball, which was slightly more conspicuous than other places.
Feeling something in his heart, he took the Mountain and River Sword, gently cut open the monster's scales, and took out the small ball inside.
This is a small black bead. It doesn't look big, just a little bit bigger than a glass bead.
Dahei looked at the thing in his hand earnestly and let out a few sobs.
"Is this really a demon pill..."
Liu Ye put it to the tip of his nose and smelled it, and there was a fishy smell.
"for you."
He threw the demon pill to his dog, who couldn't wait to swallow it in one gulp, then ran away and lay down on the ground to start digesting it.
At this time, the old, weak, women and children in the village also heard the news of the great victory here, and rushed over one after another.
When I saw the huge snake carcass lying on the ground, I was naturally amazed.
After the initial excitement, the village chief Li Yuan began to ponder while looking at the body of the black snake.
He stared at the snake corpse without blinking, as if he thought of something, his expression changed accordingly.
Pei Laoliu noticed his expression and couldn't help but wonder:
"What's wrong, Village Chief Li, have you seen this snake demon?"
He originally just asked casually, but to his surprise, the other party actually nodded.
"I don't dare to hide it from the immortal, I think I have really seen this snake demon..."
As soon as Li Yuan said these words, not only Pei Laoliu, but also the villagers in Dongyuan Village looked surprised.
"Mr. Li, you said you have seen this snake demon. What's going on?"
"Yes, Grandpa Village Chief, this is the first time for me, a hunter, to see such a big snake. You stay in the village all day, where did you see it?"
"Village Chief, you are serious! Why didn't you tell me earlier when you saw this snake demon? If we had known earlier that it was not a mountain god, how could so many people have died..."
"..."
Everyone asked questions one after another, and the scene seemed noisy for a while.
"Okay, okay! Shut up! Just listen to me!!"
Li Yuan was impatient with their noise and waved his hand to stop everyone.
His words were still very weighty, and the villagers slowly stopped after hearing them, all waiting for him to give an explanation.
Li Yuan came to the side of the big snake's body, pointed to a white pattern on its head, and said:
"Looking at this place, do you think it looks familiar?"
When everyone heard this, they all came over to check, but they all shook their heads and said they had never seen it.
"Mr. Li, isn't this just a snake pattern that looks a bit like a flower? What's all the fuss about? Could it be that we have seen it before?"
A muscular young man in his teens spoke up.
Li Yuan looked at him and said angrily:
"You? Of course you haven't seen it before. Even I saw it twenty years ago."
"Twenty years ago?"
Everyone looked puzzled when they heard this.
"Can a snake live this long?"
"You are stupid. This is a snake demon. It may have lived for hundreds of years. What does it mean to live for twenty years?"
"No, no, the crux of the matter is, if the village chief really saw this guy twenty years ago, how on earth did he survive?"
"I don't know, maybe he was hiding at the time. If it were me, I wouldn't dare to show my face when I encounter such a monster!"
A few half-grown men were discussing there, and Li Yuan, who was listening to the side, had black lines on his head.
On the other hand, the women and children who came over, many of whom were elderly, showed thoughtful expressions after hearing his words.
Li Yuan didn't show off anymore. He stretched out his hand to touch the big snake's head with some fear, looked at Pei Laoliu and said:
"To be honest with what the Immortal said, I did see this guy twenty years ago, but it was not that big at the time."
"It was a stormy night. A traveler passed by our village and wanted to find a room to stay for the night."
"It was dark and raining heavily outside. We saw that he was dressed strangely and had dozens of venomous snakes with unknown origins. We dared not let him stay for a long time, so we drove him out."
"I remember clearly at the time that there was a small black snake lying on this man's shoulder, and there was such a white flower-like pattern on the top of his head."
When Li Yuan said this, the old people also showed expressions of relief, obviously remembering the situation at that time.
Someone also interjected:
"Yes, Immortal Chief, I was still wondering at that time. You said that we are in a remote place. How could there be any travelers passing by, let alone bandits or fugitives being chased by the court? What if we If you just take him in like this, you won't get angry!"
The rest of the people also nodded.
Although they may not remember the appearance of the snake, they still have a very deep impression of the person back then.
At this time Li Yuan continued:
"Seeing that no one of us was willing to take him in, this man seemed to be running away from something, so he walked away overnight."
"But unfortunately, there was too much wind and rain that night, and a mudflow that had not been seen for a long time appeared in the mountains, and this man was buried alive underneath."
When he said this, he couldn't help shaking his head and sighing, and said in an emotional tone:
"We didn't expect this to happen at the time. Later we went to check on the situation and dug out the man's bones under the soil. We also built a grave for him and buried him in the forest behind the village."
"The lines on the forehead of this black snake are exactly the same as what I saw at that time. They should have been left by that person..."
Li Yuan glanced at the black snake corpse with some fear.
"It has become a demon now and has killed several people in my Dongyuan Village. It is back to take revenge!"
As soon as he said this, everyone felt that the hairs on their bodies stood up, and they subconsciously stayed away from the snake's body.
"You young people, all of you were little kids running around naked back then. How can you remember this? Only the elderly people in the village know about it."
Li Yuan looked angrily at the boys who had shouted the most joyfully just now.
Several people also lowered their heads at this moment and did not dare to speak any more.
After Pei Laoliu heard this story, he felt extremely complicated.
He knew that the villagers of Dongyuan Village were not to blame for what happened back then.
After all, he was an outsider. It was a bit strange for him to come to this deep mountain and old forest alone and claim that he was just passing by. It was understandable that the villagers did not dare to take him in for the night.
Who would have thought that that man was so unlucky that he happened to encounter a landslide in the mountains and was buried alive.
Moreover, the villagers were kind enough to collect his body. In this situation where neither party knew the other and were ruthless and had no share of each other, to be able to do this was considered to be the ultimate act of benevolence.
But this is only true for the villagers.
As for that little snake, its masters died in the mountains and forests because of their ruthlessness. As an animal, it doesn't understand the world, it only knows cause and effect.
Now that it has cultivated into a demon and comes back to seek revenge on these people, it can be regarded as part of the cause and effect, and there is nothing wrong with it.
The only reason to blame is that the two sides have different positions.
In short, now that the matter is over and the man-eating snake has been killed, the villagers of Dongyuan Village can now sit back and relax.
This monster ate a lot of people, some sucked blood, and some swallowed it alive. No one dared to eat its corpse, so they could only throw it away into the woods at will, giving the beasts an advantage.
Afterwards, they formed a team and left the village together. They went to the lonely grave in the mountains and forests, burned some paper for the original person, and performed a simple worship ceremony before leaving.
Everyone gradually came out of their sadness and felt happy that they could re-enter the mountainous areas for hunting.
Of course, they are happy, but those animals that have just had a good life will be in trouble.
That's how things are in this world, nothing is perfect.
…
When the time came the next morning, Pei Laoliu stayed here for another night and woke up from his sleep in high spirits.
He originally planned to look for the opportunity left by Zhang Jian, but he couldn't understand the map drawn by the other party. Even the villagers of Dongyuan Village couldn't figure out what was depicted on it. land.
There was no way around it. Dongyuan Mountain was so big that it stretched for a hundred thousand miles according to the villagers. If he couldn't understand the map and went looking for it, it would be like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Even if you just search in the Dongyuan Village area, it is an impossible project. If you want to figure out where the so-called opportunity lies, the key lies in this map.
"Immortal, although we can't understand your map, maybe the scholars in Hanyue City know it. Immortal might as well go over and give it a try. Maybe we can find useful clues."
Li Yuan looked at the map and said.
Pei Laoliu thought about it for a while and nodded.
There is no better way now. He is bound to get this so-called opportunity. After all, this is the art of cultivating immortality that he has been pursuing for a long time, so how can he be willing to give up just now.
It would have been better in the beginning when he first came.
But after seeing the black snake monster, he also knew that monsters really existed in this world, which also meant that there were very likely to be immortal cultivators here.
As a result, Liu Ye's desire for this map became even higher.
He simply couldn't go back to Water Blue Star now, and he just wanted to see what the big cities in this world were like, so he might as well set off for a trip to Hanyue City.
"Chang Immortal, if we walk south for seven days, we should be able to reach Hanyue City. There are many mountains and few roads along the way, and there are few other villages. It will be difficult to get there. If you don't let me, let the people in the village who are familiar with the road and you Let’s go together, it’s good to have a guide.”
Li Yuan asked.
Pei Laoliu smiled. The people in his department knew how to control swords. They had to walk for several days, but it only took him a moment to reach it. It was not as difficult as he said.
But before he could speak, Li Qiang, who was following him, ran over quickly and said:
"Immortal, I have been to Hanyue City with my father, and I am willing to lead the way as a guide. I beg you, Immortal, to take me with you!"
