The next morning, everyone got ready and set off.
There were thirty-six people in the group. Only then did An Ruoxi clearly see the faces of the twenty-four people. Except that they are all darker, they are all full of energy and have bright eyes, but they all look so kind, sincere and simple. At least that's how An Ruoxi felt when they greeted her.
Climbing to the top of the mountain, everyone was mesmerized by the scenery in front of them. The beautiful morning mist is like the daughter of the mountains, hugged in the arms of its mother, lingering, gathering, and clustering among the mountains, forming a spectacular sea of clouds that stretches from the eyes to the sky. The vast sea of clouds is illuminated by the red light of the rising sun. It is colorful and dreamlike, like Penglai Wonderland or a mirage.
An Ruoxi couldn't help but sigh at this scene, "In ancient times, the sun came to this mountain first, and even if there was no rain on the peaks, there would be clouds! What a Luoxia Mountain, it's really an eye-opener!"
"I didn't expect that Miss An is not only naturally beautiful, but also has such a poetic talent. She is really the envy of everyone."
"Captain Shao's words are serious. I'm just borrowing them. These are other people's poems."
"Even if it was written by someone else, it would be better for a girl than us who don't know anything."
"Captain Shao, I'm sorry! You are all strong men and heroes. Ruoxi has always respected flesh-and-blood, upright men like you. You are the most lovable people!"
"Hahaha... Miss An, please stop talking. You see, these old men can't stand the compliments and are a little shy. Hahaha... But actually it feels quite good to be praised. , isn’t it, brothers?”
"Yes!..." As everyone shouted in unison, everyone laughed in unison.
With their introduction, An Ruoxi finally learned about the seven highest peaks in Luoxia Mountain.
It seems that the largest one in the middle is Luoxia Peak, next to it is Qixia Peak and Yingxia Peak. Behind the three peaks is the Sunset Peak, which is looming because it is the farthest. Next to the left front of Luoxia Peak are Tianjian Peak, Piaomiao Peak, and Zhuyang Peak.
An Ruoxi looked in the direction of Shao Bing's finger. In the distance, among the vast sea of clouds, seven strange peaks stood majestically in the sea of clouds, "reaching the sky and holding the sun in their hands." In the middle, the peak is submerged into the sky, like seven pillars supporting the sky, penetrating the sky and the earth.
This scene reminded An Ruoxi of Huangshan Mountain. I still remember an article when I was studying that Huangshan is the land of clouds and mists, with peaks as its body and clouds as its clothing. Its magnificent and spectacular "cloud sea" is famous for its beauty, wonder, wonder and fantasy in ancient and modern times. Here you can appreciate the "sea to the end" The sky is the shore, the mountain is at the top and I am the peak." And the scene before me is probably even worse.
"These seven peaks tower into the clouds. On which peak is the sect you are talking about located?"
An Ruoxi's words asked everyone, and for a moment they didn't know how to answer. Shao Bing recalled the scene that Yan Ziwu told him before leaving: Yan Ziwu said to him at that time, "At that time, the Young City Lord did not say why he wanted Miss An to find him, nor did he say where to look for him or how to look for him." Xiashan Mountain is so big, you can only adapt to the situation and act according to the situation. If that doesn't work, you can only fire the signal bombs from Muyang City."
Thinking of this, Shao Bing felt a little embarrassed, "Miss An doesn't know. The fact that there is a hidden master in this mountain was only confirmed five years ago. But the sect's story has only been passed down by word of mouth. We don’t know if it actually exists, let alone where it is.”
Yao Kai was a little surprised when he heard this, "Captain Shao, could it be that the Young City Master didn't tell me which peak to ask Miss An to find him on?"
"Indeed not!"
Seeing Shao Bing's honest confession, everyone didn't know what to say.
Yao Kai thought for a while and said: "Actually, we have been here in Luoxia Mountain for almost ten days. During this period, we also went to the Seven Peaks out of curiosity to explore. But even though the Seven Peaks seem to be right in front of us, in fact we only It took us a day to reach the foot of Zhuyang Peak, and it took us a day to get there. As for Piaomiao Peak, which seems to be not far from Zhuyang Peak now, we walked for three days in a row without even reaching it."
Not to mention that An Ruoxi couldn't help but feel a little strange when she heard this. Even Shao Bing was curious, "Three days? It doesn't seem to be very far away. Your legs and feet must be better than the rest of us. How come you walked for three days?"
"Hey, who knows, it feels like the Piaomiao Peak can move. It seems that no matter where you go, it is right in front of you, but you just can't reach it. And the further you go, the more wild beasts you encounter. Under Zhuyang Peak There is basically no danger, but as you go deeper into Zhuyang Peak, there will be more and more wild beasts, and they will become more ferocious. We have also encountered several groups of bones of people who came to explore the mountain, and all of them were broken limbs. If If you don’t know the exact location of the young city lord, it’s really hard to find him.”
Then he asked An Ruoxi: "Miss An, since you are a friend of the young city lord, you should know something about his affairs. Can you make some suggestions?"
Upon hearing Yao Kai's words, An Ruoxi suddenly felt embarrassed. She also heard from Yan Ziwu that Mu Shaoyang came to him after he recovered. She didn't even know who the young city lord was, what he looked like, and why she was asked to find him, let alone understand him. It's his business, and I can't make any suggestions.
But at this time, it was obvious that she couldn't explain it to these people. After all, even Shao Bing and the others thought she was Mu Shaoyang's friend, because that's what Yan Ziwu said.
Seeing An Ruoxi's embarrassed expression, Shao Bing hurriedly tried to smooth things over, and the group formally entered Luoxia Mountain, deciding to go to the foot of Zhuyang Peak first.
The journey went smoothly, and I didn't meet anyone else on the way. Apart from seeing a few wild deer that I easily killed, I didn't encounter any aggressive beasts. Under An Ruoxi's insistence, the group did not rest. Finally, as evening approached, Zhuyang Peak came closer.
Because Yao Kai and his party had been to Zhuyang Peak before and were familiar with the road, they walked in the dark for a while. Until he reached a spacious place, several tree sheds made of tree branches appeared in front of him, and Yao Kai stopped.
"Further ahead is the foot of Zhuyang Peak. It took us a day to get to this place before, and we rested here that night. Although we have been here once, there were more people this time, and we didn't see much at that time. Wild beasts, but after all, most man-eating beasts usually come out at night, and this is Luoxia Mountain, so there must be a lot of wild beasts, so everyone should be careful."
Upon hearing this, Shao Bing looked around and said, "Miss An, it's getting late. How about we walk here tonight and continue tomorrow?"
An Ruoxi is a person with an easy-going temperament. She always followed the team's advice when going on picnics with friends in the countryside when she was at Blue Star. At this time, she also said that she would follow the arrangements of Shao Bing and Yao Kai.
Shao Bing and Yao Kai immediately began to assign tasks, such as those who cut branches to build tents, those who stood sentry, those who explored roads, those who collected firewood, those who dealt with previously captured wild deer, etc. After the assignment, except for An Ruoxi, the others had no tasks. Everyone performs their duties.
After a while, several brothers who went out to explore the road came back in a hurry. Seeing that they looked nervous, An Ruoxi and others hurriedly stepped forward to inquire about the situation.
"About a mile ahead, there are obvious signs of fighting. Judging from the situation at the scene, it may be a battle between a group of tigers and another kind of beast!"
"Tiger pack?"
Hearing this word, everyone obviously felt a little incredible. The tiger is a typical mountain forest animal with a strong hunting ability. Therefore, it has typical feline habits and chooses to live alone. No wonder everyone finds it strange.
After Shao Bing and the others came back from their investigation, An Ruoxi heard their discussion and learned the general situation. It turns out that there is a valley more than a mile away from where the shed was set up in the direction of Zhuyang Peak. It was obvious that a fierce fight had occurred not long ago. There were four tiger carcasses at the scene, two males and two females.
"It's so fucking evil. As the saying goes, there is no room for two tigers in a mountain, unless there is a male and a female! Now it's better, two males and two females. Do you think there will be a fight between a couple?"
"You have a rich imagination! Even if a couple fights with a couple, will the four of them die together?"
"Exactly! Besides, the wounds on their abdomens were like knives, and all their internal organs were taken out. Only the heart was missing. It was obvious that the four tigers were killed after their abdomens were scratched with very sharp claws and their internal organs were taken out. The tiger's claws It’s not that sharp at all!”
"Then it must have been an animal with very sharp claws that killed them. But what kind of animal is so powerful that it can hold down such a strong tiger and scratch his belly? The tiger is so strong. If you don't want to let it move, How powerful is that? And you can kill four tigers at the same time? That speed is incredible!"
"Yeah, the key is that there are no clues about it left at the scene!"
Hearing their conversation, An Ruoxi was beating her heart. That was a tiger, the king of beasts, who could be disemboweled so easily. Is this Zhuyang Peak really so dangerous?
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During the night, the words of those people kept echoing in An Ruoxi's ears, and she was so scared and curious that she couldn't fall asleep for a long time. The tiger's chest was cut open but its heart was missing, indicating that the only thing that killed the tiger was its heart.
But tigers are full of treasures. I have heard that tiger skin can be used as a coat, and tiger meat can be eaten to nourish the spleen and stomach, strengthen qi and strength, strengthen muscles and bones, and cure weak spleen and stomach, nausea and vomiting, and malaria.
Tiger bone soaked in wine is a great tonic. It was one of the precious and rare animal medicinal materials in Blue Star. It has the effects of strengthening the kidneys and essence, strengthening muscles and bones, improving intelligence and prolonging life, relaxing muscles and activating blood circulation, unblocking blood vessels, strengthening muscles and bones, etc. Tiger bones can also be carved into various craft jewelry.
Tiger whip is a Chinese herbal medicine that nourishes and strengthens yang. Its main functions are to warm the kidneys and strengthen yang, and to replenish essence and marrow. It is used for the treatment of deficiency of essence and blood, soreness and weakness of waist and knees, impotence, scrofula, etc.
Tiger whiskers can also be used to treat medicinal materials, and even tiger dung and tiger urine are very useful. Tiger dung is very good for the skin, and it is very effective to prevent and treat chilblains when applied to the skin with water.
But I have never heard of the functions of tiger heart? Is it to treat heart disease?
Four tigers died at the same time, which was big news for Blue Star. It seems that Luoxia Mountain is indeed extremely dangerous. If it weren't for finding clues about the burning of Luoxia Mountain Villa, An Ruoxi would not have made up her mind to survive. And she went to find the so-called young city lord whom she had never met before, hoping to get some clues about Luoxia Villa. After all, Yan Ziwu said that Mu Shaoyang was not only the first person to appear at Luoxia Villa after the fire, but he also practiced on Luoxia Mountain and was also the first person to discover the fire at Luoxia Villa.
Thinking of the days when she was at Blue Star, An Ruoxi missed the people in her heart even more. She wanted to know where they were? Is it life or death? I also want to know what happened to the relatives of Blue Star after I came to this world. What if they find that An Ruoxi and the others have disappeared out of thin air?
"ah!……"
Suddenly, several screams rang through the night sky like thunderbolts from the blue. An Ruoxi hurriedly wiped the tears on her cheeks, got up and just walked out of the greenhouse made of tree branches, she saw a person flying over after being hit by something unknown.
With a scream, the man smashed the greenhouse behind him heavily. An Ruoxi was so shocked that she quickly opened the branches and saw only a few bloody wounds on his chest. He was vomiting blood. Although he didn't faint, his painful appearance showed that the injury was serious.
Shao Bing and Yao Kai directed everyone's defense and rescue while keeping track of the thing's whereabouts.
Although they had fires around the greenhouse, and they could see by the light of the fire even though it was dark, the thing was too fast, so they could only see that it was huge, like an elephant, and could not see clearly its length. What.
"This should be the monster that cut open the tiger's belly. Everyone spread out and hide!"
As Yao Kai shouted, everyone quickly dispersed, each looking for something to take cover. But that guy seemed to be able to see at night. No matter how everyone tried to hide, someone would always be knocked away or knocked away by it. For a while, they kept wailing and screaming, resounding throughout the valley!
"Feilao!"
Yao Kai shouted, and then threw the two Feilao in his hand out and grabbed the thing. He pulled the steel rope in his hand and turned around towards the big tree next to him. He kicked the big tree hard with his feet, trying to borrow the tree pole. Tie with force.
Hearing a beastly roar like thunder, Yao Kai was pulled directly and hit against a big tree. He could no longer hold on to the steel rope and was about to lose his grip in an instant!
Upon seeing this, Shao Bing leaped over and cooperated with Yao Kai to pull the steel rope. At the same time, he shouted, "Everyone uses Feilao to catch him and wrap him around the big tree!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he and Yao Kai were dragged to the ground, but even after sliding for several meters, they still did not let go of the steel rope in their hands.
At this time, only a dozen people who could still stand up heard the order, and more than a dozen pairs of flying birds flew towards the huge beast. However, just when the flying birds of more than a dozen people were about to catch it, the guy actually stopped where it was. Then there was a roar like thunder, and more than a dozen pairs of flying birds flew back upside down. Fortunately, everyone reacted in time and caught them smoothly.
Just when everyone breathed a sigh of relief and cautiously wanted to get closer to this guy to find the right moment to strike, suddenly the guy roared again, deafeningly. The sound waves carried the strong wind and seemed to be materialized. Everyone covered their ears and had a splitting headache. Time was blown away, and it was thrown downwind like an object!
Fortunately, An Ruoxi was far away and was not standing next to the collapsed shed, but even if she covered her ears for the first time, she was dizzy from the shock and her blood was boiling.
When everyone came back to their senses, the huge thing in front of them made everyone endure the pain and did not dare to scream.
I saw that it was all gray and white, three parts like a dragon and seven parts like a horse. Although it was as tall as an elephant, it was very slender and well-proportioned. It has a golden horn on its head, blue eyes with golden pupils that are as bright as gems, and four sharp claws that are longer than a tiger, emitting a cold light. At this time, it is grinning, revealing a mouth of sharp teeth like tiger fangs, which is intimidating.
Everyone held their breath and concentrated, not daring to breathe out, for fear that if they were not careful, their chests would be scratched with its sharp claws.
"Captain Shao, do you know what this is?"
Hearing Yao Kai's low voice asking, Shao Bing glanced at the Du Feiyao he handed over with curiosity, "Did your Feilao grab his hair?"
"I didn't know that this thing's fur was so strong. Just now, the two of us seemed to be dragging its fur on our backs and rubbing it on the ground for a long time!" Yao Kai was helpless when he heard Shao Bing's wrong answer.
"Two captains, are you still in the mood to discuss this? It's staring at you!" One of the team members' voice trembled.
"I don't think it intends to hurt us." Although Shao Bing said this, he still stared at it motionlessly, not even daring to change his posture.
At this time, the guy moved his nose forward to sniff, and then stretched out his front paws.
Seeing the same extra-large tiger paw slowly approaching, everyone subconsciously closed their eyes and turned their heads to the side.
But what people didn't expect was that the big guy just dug out a bloody heart-like object from a collapsed tent, picked it up with his large tiger claws and put it into his mouth, and then swallowed it wholeheartedly.
Originally, all the people who could only leave their lives to it with their eyes closed realized that things did not develop as they imagined. Everyone opened their eyes with luck and curiosity, and happened to see the big guy turning over. He opened the collapsed greenhouse, found a bloody heart, put it into his mouth, and swallowed it like a piece of fruit.
In an instant, the big guy gradually glowed with white light, and then it became brighter and brighter. In an instant, the night became like day. Then, visible to the naked eye, a pair of wings grew on its body. When the white light dissipated, the originally gray guy was completely white. He spread his wings and flew straight into the sky. In the blink of an eye, he disappeared into the night sky without any movement.
Everyone looked at each other, seemingly dumbfounded by this sudden scene, and for a moment they forgot about the pain in their bodies.
"Captain Shao, Captain Yao, are you all okay? What kind of animal is this?"
Facing An Ruoxi's question, everyone checked each other out. Fortunately, no one was seriously injured and there was nothing serious. But for that guy, no one knows what it is.
"Could it be the legendary rebuttal?"
Shao Bing's words aroused everyone's interest, "refute? What is that?"
"I have heard that it is recorded in ancient books that there were many kinds of strange beasts in ancient times, one of which is Pi. According to legend, Pi lives in the Zhongqu Mountain area. It has a single horn on its head and has a cruel personality. Moreover, it is very strong. Its avatar is The dragon has a body like a horse, with fangs and sharp claws in its mouth and on its feet. It roars like thunder and specializes in eating tigers, leopards and other ferocious beasts."
Yao Kai was also surprised when he heard this, "It looks like a dragon and a horse, and it has a horn on its head. Isn't this the guy just now? Is it really the legendary refute?"
Shao Bing also nodded slightly, "The book says that it fights violence with violence and specializes in eating the hearts of tigers, leopards and other beasts. If it eats a thousand hearts, it will grow wings, and then it can fly into the clouds. It seems that we should meet That’s it!”
