Xu Taiping didn't say anything when he heard this, he just grinned.
The tiger demon's unprepared answer just confirmed what the ghost said just now, which made him feel relieved a lot.
"Little one, in three months, I will peel off your skin, beat your tendons, and then make your soul into a wick. You will suffer from the burning pain of your soul day and night!"
The Tiger King had never been teased like this before. His angry roar, even if it was just a shadow of his soul, still shook the house in Qingzhu Residence violently.
Xu Taiping, who was standing directly opposite him, was even more shocked and his blood surged.
If it weren't for the protection of Canxia Zhenqi, he might have passed out.
However, after this sound, the shadow of the Tiger King suddenly dispersed, as if all the power hidden in the Demon's body had been exhausted.
"This is still the strength after being seriously injured. If he had not been injured, how powerful would this Tiger King be?"
Xu Taiping was horrified and had a new understanding of the strength of the Tiger King mentioned by Qingmei and Gui.
However, although he was horrified in his heart, he did not feel timid because of fear. Instead, he felt strong fighting spirit.
This is probably related to the environment in which he has lived alone since he was a child. When he encounters difficulties, he can only solve them head-on. He cannot choose to escape like other children who have parents to rely on.
"Crash..."
Just as the flames extinguished, there was a sudden sound of coins falling to the ground in the trap.
Xu Taiping cautiously looked inside. With the moonlight above his head, he could only see a pile of merit coins and two unclear objects, lying in the middle of the ashes.
"Could it be something that the evil spirit hid in a secret way?"
Xu Taiping guessed in his heart.
When he read the introductory book before, he had seen that ghosts and monsters had their own ways of hiding items. For example, tiger monsters like to hide in their bellies, and elephant monsters like to hide in their noses.
"To prevent fraud, it's better to leave it in there for a few nights, and then check again after I repair the formation in Qingzhu Residence."
Regardless of whether there is treasure inside, Xu Taiping does not plan to go down now for safety reasons.
…
Green Bamboo is located on Yanglu Mountain in the back.
"You are brave and resourceful. I didn't make any mistake."
A white-haired old man leaning against a branch of a big tree smiled and nodded, seeming to be very satisfied with Xu Taiping's performance tonight.
"However, the road to practice is long. A moment of courage and a moment of wisdom are all small paths. In the end, you still have to rely on talent. If you can break through the door realm in three years and perform in the Seven Peaks Questioning Sword, I will be great We can consider making an exception and accepting you as a disciple."
The old man stroked his beard gently, then raised his head and drank the wine in the gourd.
"These lazy and greedy people in Xifeng Pavilion are asking for money and materials from the outer disciples. The water veins and springs in the place of cultivation were dug out, but no one came to check. It is really lawless!"
When he said this, the old man's face suddenly turned cold, and a pair of small eyes sparkled with light.
"It's ridiculous, ridiculous, to ask me, the Patriarch, to do such a trivial matter!"
After saying this, the old man stood up crookedly. He put the wine gourd on his waist, stepped forward in the air, and a long bronze sword flew to his feet with a "swish" sound. As he burst out of the sky.
…
"Rumble..."
"Finally done."
Yanglu Mountain, Purple Bamboo Forest.
It took Xu Taiping four or five days to finally dig out the blocked spring. At the same time, he activated the mechanism formation near the spring to hide it again.
"I was lucky today. Not only did I repair the spring, I also hunted a yellow sheep."
Glancing at the yellow sheep next to him that was frozen into ice by his residual Xia Qi, Xu Taiping couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly.
After solving the problem of ghost ghosts and practicing Canxia Gong to the freezing stage, everything went smoothly.
…
"Taiping, you are finally back."
"Uncle Bai?"
Just when Xu Taiping dragged the yellow sheep back to Qingzhu Residence, the white-headed eagle, a spiritual bird that he had not seen for a long time, suddenly appeared at the entrance of the courtyard. Next to the bald eagle, there was a man with gray hair and a necklace hanging around his waist. An old man who only drinks gourd.
"Uncle Bai, when did you come back?"
Xu Taiping put down the yellow sheep.
Although he was asking Bai Hong, his eyes were looking at the gray-haired old man.
"I just came back. This is a... friend... friend I met on the road. Everyone calls him Lao Jiu. We happened to pass by Qingzhu Residence and wanted to have a meal with you."
Bai Hong, who usually spoke in a very dignified tone, stuttered today, which surprised Xu Taiping.
"Little friend Taiping, Bai Hong and I have traveled thousands of miles, and I am unbearably hungry. Can you light a fire and cook a meal for us?"
Lao Jiu rubbed his hands and asked with a smile.
"Uncle Bai is my friend. Don't talk about just one meal, just come to my place to eat every day. I welcome him, but you have to pay for it, old man."
Being generous to friends and stingy to strangers, Xu Taiping is exactly the same as his grandfather.
"Taiping you..."
"Haha...Little friend Taiping is right, you have to pay for food!"
Hearing this, Bai Hong was obviously a little nervous, as if he was about to explain something to Xu Taiping, but was interrupted by Lao Jiu laughing.
"Crack!"
Lao Jiu threw a money bag in front of Xu Taiping.
"Little friend, there are three hundred merit coins in here, is it enough for a meal?"
He asked Xu Taiping with a smile.
Xu Taiping did not answer him immediately, but counted seven merit coins from the money bag, then threw the money bag back to the old man and said:
"I don't have anything good to eat at home. For this meal, seven merit coins are enough."
After receiving the money, Xu Taiping looked at Lao Jiushi again with a smile on his face.
Hearing this, Lao Jiu laughed heartily again and gave Xu Taiping a thumbs up:
"justice."
Bai Hong on the side wiped the sweat from his forehead when he saw this, and he breathed a sigh of relief and said:
"Little Taiping, little Taiping, do you know who is standing in front of you? Fortunately, he is not angry."
However, Lao Jiu had already informed him before coming here, so he could only keep these words in his heart and did not dare to say them out.
…
"Old man, the fire shouldn't be too big, just a little, a little."
"Uncle Bai, help me peel a few cloves of garlic and chop some green onions."
In the kitchen of Qingzhuju, Lao Jiu was lighting the fire, Bai Hong, the eagle-headed man, was chopping vegetables, and Xu Taiping was cooking, all very busy.
"Little brother Taiping, look at me lighting a fire for you, can you count the meal money less?"
Lao Jiu flipped up his hair, then discussed with Xu Taiping with a smile.
"You old man, why are you still bargaining? If you don't help me light the fire, I will get eight merit coins for this meal!"
Xu Taiping wiped the sweat from his forehead and rolled his eyes at Lao Jiu.
"It makes sense, it makes sense."
Hearing this, Lao Jiu smiled "haha" again.
Bai Hong, who was chopping vegetables next to him, felt frightened again and almost cut off his claws.
