After Shi Tieqiao and Yang Zhiyuan went down to Jiugong Mountain, Yang Zhiyuan suffered an injury and his hemoptysis became more serious.
Shi Tieqiao found an inn and asked Yang Zhiyuan to stay. Fortunately, the elixir was not given to him, so it was just in time to use it.
After Yang Zhiyuan took the elixir, Shi Tieqiao used his true energy to heal Yang Zhiyuan's injuries several times. Two or three days later, Yang Zhiyuan recovered from his injuries and continued his journey north.
There is one thing that Ziyue Zhenren said rightly, that is, the first place Shi Tieqiao and Yang Zhiyuan went to was really Zhongnan Mountain, and their route to the north really had to go through Shennong Valley.
Just beside the official road outside Shennong Valley, a tea shed was doing a booming business, but when I walked in, I found that the shopkeeper looked lonely and not very happy. After asking, I found out that the tea shed was about to close down and business would be open in a few days.
According to the shopkeeper, this official road is too close to Shennong Valley, so starting from last year, it has been temporarily closed every March to August, and no business is allowed during the temporary closure period. But these words made Shi and Yang puzzled. Why was this road so close to Shennong Valley that it was blocked from March to August?
The shopkeeper continued: "My guest is from outside and doesn't know anything. There are savages in the Shennong Valley in front of us. They are more than a foot tall and have infinite strength. Every time they are in heat between March and August, they will come out of the Shennong Valley and ambush on the roadside. If people were passing by, they would just mention it and leave. Many people were arrested and never came out again. Nine times out of ten, they died."
Shi Tieqiao said: "Why don't the government ignore such a big thing?"
"After taking care of it, there is nothing we can do. The savages are too fierce and difficult to find. The government sent people deep into the Shennong Valley several times, but the savages were not found, and many officers and soldiers were poisoned to death."
"Poisoned to death? Who poisoned him?"
"There lived a mangy Taoist priest in Shennong Valley. I heard that he was driven out by Chang Qingguan on Changqing Mountain. This Taoist priest was crazy and slovenly. He didn't do anything serious. He just thought about poisons and poisons. Those savages were like Those who were subdued by his medicine listened to his words.
Not only that, he also domesticated various snakes, scorpions, lizards, toads, poisonous insects and other poisonous things in Shennong Valley, and also raised many evil flowers and plants. As soon as the officers and soldiers entered, they were either fainted or bitten by snakes and scorpions. After going there several times, no one dared to go there again. The government had no choice but to find another way, which was to simply seal off the official road near Shennong Valley from March to August. If you want to leave, leave quickly while you can. No matter how late it is, if you are captured by savages, no one will be able to save you. "
"No wonder you set up a tea shed and sold weapons at the same time. This must be for self-defense when passing through the Shennong Valley." Shi Tieqiao pointed to a wooden shelf next to the tea shed, which was filled with various long and short swords.
The shopkeeper smiled and said: "You are right, this is sold to passing customers. There is also a government notice over there. If you don't believe me, just take a look."
While the two were talking, a group of people suddenly ran up in front of them, shouting as they ran: "Savages, savages, the savages have come out of the valley early, they have come out of the valley ahead of time."
There were eight or nine people running back. The first one, a pot-bellied businessman, said to the shopkeeper: "Hurry up and report to the official, he is dead. The father and daughter who were traveling with us, the daughter was captured by the savages, and the father went to rescue her. He was slapped to death by a savage, and his neck was crooked."
Yang Zhiyuan became excited after hearing this and said to Shi Tieqiao: "Master, do we want to take action?"
Shi Tieqiao said: "You sit here, I'll come as soon as I can." As soon as he finished speaking, Shi Tieqiao stretched his right hand towards the weapons shelf in the distance, and a short sword on the shelf made a "swish" sound and was sucked into Shi Tieqiao's hand. .
"You pay for this dagger." Shi Tieqiao told Yang Zhiyuan, then jumped forward and flew forward. The shopkeeper was stunned when he saw the whole process.
Shitieqiao flew about eight or nine feet high, just enough to overlook the bottom of Shennong Valley.
The savage was tall and dragging a woman forward. There was a lot of movement. Shi Tieqiao saw it clearly and rushed towards the savage like an eagle catching a rabbit.
The savage took the woman's hand and just dragged her forward, not even noticing that someone was flying towards him from behind. And Shi Tieqiao flew very fast, and the savage could not notice it, so he unexpectedly struck the savage with a sword on his neck. The savage didn't say a word, and his huge head fell to the ground. A stream of blood spurted into the sky, causing the woman to scream in fear.
"Don't be afraid, I'm here to save you." Shi Tieqiao comforted the frightened woman with kind words, and stretched out his hand to pull her up.
Only then did Shi Tieqiao see the full picture of the savage. This savage is tall and strong, with dense and long hair. His arms and hands are like apes. His legs are like humans, but his toes are longer and the soles of his feet are thicker. His facial features are like humans, but rough and ugly.
"Where is your father?" Shi Tieqiao asked the woman.
The woman pointed to the front and said: "I was knocked down by the savage. I wonder if he is dead?"
"Take me to see it."
The woman calmed down a bit. Although her legs were weak, she was able to walk at least. So she walked ahead and took Shi Tieqiao over to see her father. Because she was walking in a hurry, Shi Tieqiao finally failed to find the Leper Taoist hiding in the bushes. . But the Leper discovered him. He had seen the portrait brought by Ziyue Zhenren, so he recognized Shi Tieqiao at a glance.
Although Master Ziyue came with gold and silver and asked him to go out and kill Shi Tieqiao, he did not agree to be on the safe side. However, this time Shi Tieqiao took the initiative to break into Shennong Valley and killed his savages in front of him. , is this okay? He couldn't swallow this breath, and he finally decided to kill Shi Tieqiao...
