Everyone ran wildly with me, rushing to the junction of clear water in one breath. The speed did not cool down my emotions.
"yu~" "yu~" "yu~"
Everyone stopped at the military camp at the border of the Rock Clan, jumped off the camel, and I walked to the river to look out.
The opposite bank of the river was quite quiet, with only two teams of sentries patrolling leisurely.
Xi Muchiao came over and said that there were too many camels and he had to go to the opposite side to make arrangements first.
I sent a team of stationed soldiers to send him over and got on the boat. Xi Muchiao took out a flag from his arms and held it high. The patrolling sentries immediately lined up at the riverside.
Find a place where no one is around and sit down by yourself, blowing in the wind by the river to calm your mood.
Euxu and Xiaoyan came over quietly and sat quietly behind me.
This kind of companionship brings warmth to my heart.
"Well, some things have to be allowed to take their own course and done deliberately, which will be counterproductive." "Chef" walked up to me leisurely.
"You don't understand." I waved my hand.
"You are not me, how do you know that I don't know?" He slowly walked towards the water.
"..."
When he said this, I seemed speechless.
"Chef" took out a black fruit from nowhere, weighed it in his hand, and threw it at me: "Go on!"
I held it with my backhand: "What?"
"Specialized in treating unhappiness." He said seriously.
I picked it up and took a bite.
! ! !
Lie down, it’s bitter and astringent!
"Bah, bah, bah! It tastes terrible! What kind of weird thing is it?" I spit out the pulp and kept breathing.
"Chef" narrowed one eye: "Now, try swallowing your saliva."
Well, Brother "Chef" won't play tricks on me.
Although reluctant, I did as he asked.
"Gudu."
yeah? It is refreshing and sweet in the mouth, accompanied by a light fragrance, so comfortable!
"How?" He smiled slightly.
"Feels good." I gave a thumbs up.
"So, if you don't try everything, how can you know the result?" "Chef" came over to take back the fruit.
Hey, it turns out he was trying to enlighten me in a different way.
"Thank you, 'Chef' brother, I'm very interested." I stood up and clasped my fists.
"You're welcome." "Chef" shook his head and turned to the river to light his cigarette.
When I turned around, the Twelve Fairies, Shuang Bumeng, Yaoer, and Lou Huan were all gathered a few steps behind, staring at me with their chins in their hands!
Wow, you guys! Wouldn’t the effect be better if there were more watermelons on hand? !
"Hey - yo -" "Hey - yo -" "Hey - yo -"
There were loud shouts on the other side, and the Bishui military formation gathered at the river.
"Get ready - let go!" With a loud shout, a large number of bamboo rafts were thrown into the river, and countless soldiers jumped into the water with ropes in an orderly manner.
After a while, a water avenue suddenly formed.
Xi Muchiao trotted over with several generals. When he came closer, he cupped his hands and said, "Holy boy, you can cross the river."
"Okay." I looked behind him: "Where is General Xi Bomeng?"
"I heard that my father recalled me urgently a few days ago. Holy boy, do you have anything to do with him?" Xi Muchiao glanced at me secretly.
"Nothing." I shook my head, walked to the bamboo raft avenue, waved to the general escorting the camel, and motioned for him to lead the team over.
After the handover of Tuozi to Bishui was completed, the escort team said goodbye to us and immediately headed back.
After crossing the river and reorganizing at the Bishui military camp, our group marched along the mountain road with the Bishui army.
The trees in the Bishui Mountains are much more lush than those surrounding the mountains. There are often streams between the mountains, and water vapor fills the trees, making people feel particularly refreshed.
Lou Huan came close to me several times, as if he had something to say, but as soon as he saw my face, he lowered his head and walked away.
"Third brother, what are you doing? If you have something to say, just say it." I asked.
He looked excited: "Yes, second brother, I am so happy to follow you! I..."
"Forget it, you're not happy now. I'll tell you when you're happy. I hope we can be happy together." Lou Huan caught a glimpse of my expression, lowered his head and left.
What the hell! Why am I unhappy? I’m just thinking about Fuyi, okay?
On the road, we always felt like something was following us. It was good at hiding its presence and couldn't sense it was He Dongdong, but its tracking skills were really poor.
Yu Xu, Xiao Yan, "Chef", and the Twelve Fairies also seemed to have discovered its existence.
They slowed down and turned to look at me. I winked and told them not to alert others.
"Oops~ My stomach hurts. You go first. I'll go for your convenience." I pulled the reins and rope and left the team.
Find a tree on the side of the road, tie up the hunchback, and run into a patch of grass to hide.
"Sand-sand-swish-swish-"
There was movement in the bushes not far away. When it stopped moving, I ducked out and snatched it away.
Wow, come up with a furry little thing!
Its snow-white dense hair is mixed with black tiger stripes, and its four plump little thick legs are used for kicking and grabbing.
Oh, so cute! It turned out to be a white miniature tiger cub.
"Let me go! Let me go! Meow-roar-" it shouted in the voice of a little friend.
! ! !
"You can speak?!" I was so shocked that my body tightened! No, no, it is a tiger.
"I am Tian Huling! This is my temporary form! Meow-roar-" The tiger cub kept struggling.
"What! Are you Brother Tiger?! Hahaha -" I really couldn't hold it back.
"I knew it! It would look like this when you see me..." He put down his paws with a look of helplessness on his face.
"So you're hiding? Hahaha." I lifted him up with both hands and looked left and right: "Hey, do you have wings?"
"Nature will appear when needed. Let go of me!" Tian Huling roared.
"No, no, no, let me carry you over." Without further ado, I held him in my arms, returned to the hunchback, untied the reins, and jumped up to catch up with everyone.
"Euxu—Xiaoyan—look who's coming—" I waved to them from afar.
"What?" They pulled the reins and looked back at me inexplicably.
Running to them, I took one of Tian Huling's little paws and shook it: "Hi, hello, guess who I am?"
Hehe, if there were emoticons, Brother Tiger would definitely be sweating in embarrassment.
"Wow - so cute!" Xiaoyan's eyes lit up.
"Little tiger! Where did you get it?" Yu Xu looked surprised.
"He is Brother Tiger." I gently touched his little head.
"Little baby, don't touch me!" Tian Hu Ling was so angry that his beard stood straight up.
"Okay, okay, don't touch me, don't touch me. Brother Tiger, what the hell, you are the cute person now, hehehe." I joked.
"Ben... you! Alas -" He puffed up his pouty face and sighed.
Shuang Bumeng and Yaoer came over and stared directly at Tian Huling: "Ah, ah, what a cute tiger!"
"Call Tiger Brother! Roar-" Tian Huling twisted his body.
"Okay Brother Hu, can... can you give me a hug?" Xiaoyan reached over.
"Here." I handed Tian Huling over.
"Ho--" Brother Hu suddenly broke away from my hand and hid behind me: "Don't touch me! Men and women can't touch each other!"
"Wow, wow, you are a male tiger at most. Besides, even a male tiger is still an underage baby tiger. What is there to be shy about, quack quack." I laughed out loud without stopping.
"Nonsense, I have been through this for thousands of years, I am not a baby tiger!" Tian Hu Ling made a milky sound with a look of displeasure on his face.
"Yes, yes, you are right. Ahem, Brother Hu, I have some questions for you to ask." I put away my smile and returned to the original story.
"Hmph, don't ask me, I don't want to care about you." He held the little tiger's hand, looking even cuter.
...
Did I go too far? No matter how we tried to coax or apologize to him, he just ignored him.
He was really mad.
I don’t dare to offend Brother Tiger anymore, so I can only move on.
After passing through several mountains and forests, the scene in front of us suddenly changed.
There are intertwined streams outside the mountain, and the clear streams, like sweet springs gathered in the sky, flow slowly along both sides of the main road.
Along the way, lakes and ponds can be seen everywhere. The lakes and ponds are rippling with blue waves, surrounded by green trees. Many wooden houses are built on different lakes and ponds.
Xi Muchiao introduced that those wooden houses are the floating villages of the Quan tribe.
Gee, no wonder this area is called clear water!
When we first arrived, we were all very impressed.
"Dong-dong-dong-dong-" "Dong-dong-dong-dong-" "Woo woo woo~" "Woo woo woo~"
Ahead, from a village closer to the main road, the sound of drums accompanied by grief-stricken cries could be heard.
"This is..." I looked at Xi Muchiao who was walking side by side in confusion.
"The villagers were exorcising demons. Alas, it seems something happened to someone else." He stopped his hunchback and looked blankly at the village.
"What kind of demon are you driving away? What happened?" I also held the reins.
He turned around and bowed his hands respectfully: "Holy Boy, this is another reason why I invited you here."
"What?" I scratched my head.
"Monsters eat people!" Xi Muchiao's face suddenly turned pale.
"What's going on?! Brother Mu Xiao, don't scare me! How is that possible!" I couldn't help but shudder when I saw his expression.
"According to legend, many years ago, the people of the Bishui Tribe violated the lamp demon Hu Chi. Since then, the Quan Tribe has been targeted by Hu Chi. Every year, at intervals, girls from all over Bishui disappear. Some people saw Hu Chi abducting the girl and disappeared. There are more than three hundred girls, but not one of them has been found."
"Archi is ten feet tall and loves to devour young women. The place where he appears is often accompanied by lanterns rising into the sky, so he is called the lantern demon. In order to capture it, the Quan clan has suffered serious losses in strength for many years, but has made no progress. There is a foretelling. It means that only the appearance of the Holy Child can help our Quan clan survive this calamity. I hope the Holy Child will succeed!"
Xi Muchiao said slowly and sadly.
Although my back felt chilly when I heard it, my teeth clenched loudly.
Grandma, if there really is such a monster, you don’t need to tell me, I will capture it with my own hands and hand it over to the Quan Clan for disposal!
"Brother Mu Xiao, since we have met, we might as well go to the village and ask, and we will investigate from this village!" Anger has been ignited in my chest, and I swear to find the murderer for the Quan Clan!
"That's what I meant!" He clasped his fists decisively.
Arranging for others to go first, Xi Muxiao and I took camels and transferred to the village.
