The Suan Ni that swallowed Ying Lei finally calmed down from its violent mood. It shook its huge head and walked to Xiao He step by step with a leisurely pace. With a flash of golden light, the Suan Ni disappeared out of thin air again.
The situation changed over a cup of tea, and it took everyone present a while to calm down.
Xiao He was still unconscious. After a while, Dong Ge said: "Let the injured brother heal where he is and take the body of the dead brother with him. We will continue our journey in the morning. Also, kill them both... This must not be done. Let the people in the seven major cities know!"
"Yes!" A soldier responded, then looked at Yuedie and asked Dong Ge: "What should I do with this person? Should I kill him or not?"
Dong Ge also looked at Yue Die. She was slumped on the ground helpless, seemingly not caring how she would be treated. Dong Ge thought for a moment, and seemed to vaguely feel some inexplicable connection between her and Xiao He, and said: "She was also injured by Suan Ni just now. She can't embarrass us now, so she should wait for the chief to wake up. , let’s make a decision again!”
In this way, everyone rested their own ways. Dong Ge and the Kong brothers guarded Xiao He, waiting for him to wake up. At this time, Yuedie slowly stood up and walked towards Xiao He step by step.
The Kong brothers were very vigilant and immediately stopped Yuedie and blocked the unconscious Xiao He behind them.
"What are you going to do?" Kongge asked in a deep voice.
Yuedie's face was expressionless, her eyes were sincere and helpless, and she said, "I just want to heal his wounds."
"You? Don't think I don't know what you want to do!" Kong Ge didn't believe Yuedie at all and continued to say coldly.
After Yuedie heard this, she didn't know how to explain it. She looked behind her and looked at Dong Ge beside Xiao He.
Dong Ge also kept looking at Yuedie, with very cautious eyes.
Yuedie continued: "Based on my cultivation and current state, I am the only person here who is suitable to heal him. If he really has evil intentions, I don't have to go to such trouble!" She didn't look at her when she said this. The two Kong brothers kept staring at Dong Ge. It was obvious that these words were meant for him.
No matter what Yuedie said, the Kong brothers still persisted and refused to give in.
"Let her come over!" Dong Ge said.
The two Kong family members looked back and seemed very surprised. Dong Ge had ordered the execution of the two men. They both knew the benefits and consequences, and Yue Die was not a hidden danger.
"This..." Kong Ge hesitated.
Dong Ge spoke again: "What she said is indeed the truth. Do you have the ability to heal the Chief Secretary now?"
Both of them were speechless by Dong Ge's question and had to step aside. However, they still watched Yuedie's every move very carefully. If Yuedie did anything wrong, they would immediately stop him.
Yuedie didn't care about the eyes of the people around him. He just helped Xiao He up and sat cross-legged in front of him. His palms were gently attached to Xiao He's shoulder blades, constantly injecting soft and warm energy into Xiao He. Xiao He's pale face was visibly restored to color, but he was still unconscious.
At this moment, Xiao He was not in extreme pain, but was deep in a dream. It was just that this time it was not as clear as when he experienced Hua Xu’s dream in Tianyuan Academy. Instead, he looked at a period of time from an overlooking perspective and stayed away from the incident. A well-known story.
I saw that the world was dark, with thunder and lightning, and a giant dragon was making waves amidst the lightning and thunder. The huge waves were like water pouring in from the sky, flooding the continent, and the world was like a purgatory. At this moment, an old monk in rags appeared between heaven and earth, preparing to stop the dragon. The giant dragon was rolling up and down in the sea water, very happy, when the old monk suddenly appeared and successfully attracted its attention.
Seeing this, the giant dragon roared, and a loud dragon roar sounded. The golden dragon head circled up. The dragon was so tall that it directly made the old monk look like a piece of gravel between heaven and earth. The dragon looked down at the old monk like this, with a look in his eyes. Exuding a coercion with ancient meaning. After looking at it for a few seconds, the bloody mouth opened, and a golden dragon's breath swept across. Golden fire ignited wherever it went, and the seawater evaporated instantly.
The old monk showed no fear, and his rags were fluttering in the strong wind. Under the sudden golden light, a huge golden gourd faintly rotated behind him, and a protective golden light shrouded the old monk tightly.
. In an instant, the golden dragon's breath collided with the golden light protecting the old monk's body. However, although the dragon's breath was fierce, it could not hurt the old man at all.
Thinking that this was the first time that the dragon had been defeated, he raised his huge dragon head proudly, and there was another melodious dragon roar, and a more violent dragon's breath spurted out from the mouth again, heading straight towards the old monk's face.
This time, the old monk followed the dragon's breath and went head-on. He stared at the proud power and came to fight with the giant dragon. In this way, one man and one dragon danced in the nine heavens. After fighting for an unknown period of time, the old monk held up the gold. The gourd flew in front, and the giant dragon seemed to be controlled by some mysterious force, flying closely behind the old monk. No matter how the old monk acted, the giant dragon followed him at the same time. It didn't even have the ability to struggle. It was gone. He lost his temper just now.
Look at the golden gourd, which is the same as Xiao He's wine gourd. In the hands of the old monk, it looks even more ancient.
At this point, the old monk put away the wine gourd, stood up in mid-air with his sleeves fluttering, and watched the dragon nodding with great satisfaction. The giant dragon hovered around the old monk and moaned slightly, expressing its surrender.
With a shock, Xiao He opened his eyes again, and he had returned to the present world. He could still see all the events just now, and the battle with the real dragon was so easy and casual. Xiao He concluded that the old monk must be the Da Luo Jinxian who transcended the world. Although it is unknown who the old monk is, what is certain now is that the real owner of his wine gourd must be the old monk.
With this in his mind, Xiao He became even more excited, but at the same time he also realized that his path of cultivation would be even more difficult.
"Chief Director, wake up!"
Dong Ge's voice interrupted Xiao He's thoughts. Only then did Xiao He remember to observe the surrounding environment and calm down, then he knew where he was and what he was going through.
"Where are they? How can you defeat him?" Xiao He asked anxiously.
So, Dong Ge told everything after Suanni appeared, Xiao He nodded, and then he remembered to turn around and look at Yue Die who had just healed himself. Since the treatment consumes a lot of mana, the injured Yue Die is even weaker at this moment.
Xiao He was silent for a while and said, "Thank you for healing me."
Yuedie felt weak and shook her head slightly.
Xiao He was silent again, hesitating to speak, but he still said: "You can come with us. In your current state, it is too dangerous to act alone."
Yue Die chuckled again and said, "We are not traveling together, I'm leaving."
"Are the people from the seven major cities the same as you?" Xiao He asked back.
This sentence asked Yuedie about her sadness. She recalled how Yinglei had just betrayed her as a human shield. She smiled bitterly and said, "I am not the same person as them. I really should go."
After Yuedie finished speaking, she turned around and left. The Kong family brothers, including Dong Ge, all turned their eyes to Xiao He, as if they were waiting for Xiao He's order to kill Yuedie.
Xiao He naturally understood what they meant. He owned a divine beast like Suan Ni. If this matter were known to the people in the seven major cities, it would definitely lead to death. However, Xiao He was really asked to order Yue Die to be killed, but he was unable to speak. Everyone just watched Yue Die leave silently, and then continued to rest at the same place with Xiao He in preparation for starting the road again.
After resting, Xiao He asked the lightly wounded soldiers to take the seriously wounded and corpses to leave first, with the Kong brothers leading the team. Xiao He and Dong Ge continued on the road with only five people. When they were parting, Xiao He specifically confessed that it was not enough to be humane to others regarding Suanni. Looking at the people leaving, Dong Ge stood beside Xiao He and said softly: "Don't worry, they are all dead soldiers and will definitely keep the secret."
"Of course I believe it." Xiao He also looked at the soldiers' leaving figures and said softly.
Everyone continued on their way. After Ying Lei, nothing happened. Xiao He, Dong Ge and five soldiers finally successfully arrived at the place where the fire grass grows. This is an unknown volcano in the dormant period. As you move forward, you can feel the surrounding temperature rising and the plants becoming increasingly scarce.
I don’t know how long I have been climbing along a deserted path, but finally I can’t see any green vegetation, and the rocks under my feet have turned red and black. After walking like this for a long time, everyone was very tired. Dong Ge finally pointed to the front and said, "That's it!"
Xiao He looked around and saw that there was indeed a patch of grass that was taller than a person, like a thriving sapling swaying in the breeze. Xiao He did not expect that the appearance of Huorongcao was so inconsistent with its name. In Xiao He's imagination, with such a name and being born in such a harsh environment, Huorongcao must be upright and possess a scorching and killing aura. However, the Huorongcao in front of Xiao He had a delicate waist and a bright silver color like a sword, but it was not as sharp as a sword. Instead, it looked like an orchid blooming leisurely in the empty valley.
Dong Ge introduced to everyone that the fire grass grows for ninety years before it becomes an adult. When it reaches adulthood, a huge flower will bloom on the top of the velvet grass. It will grow into adulthood when the flowers bloom, and die when the flowers fall. It is used to make steel to be used in the future. It is best to use it when the adult flowers are blooming.
Xiao He smiled and praised: "It seems that when we march in the future, we will need you, Bai Xiaosheng, by our side!"
"That's natural!" Dong Ge said proudly, "I know half of the things in heaven, and I know everything in the world."
When everyone heard this, they all smiled.
After joking, Xiao He and five soldiers started picking under the guidance of Dong Ge, and finally returned with a full load.
On the way down the mountain, Dong Ge spoke again: "Director, you must go to the mountain next to you this time! There seems to be the spice you mentioned there."
Xiao He smiled and said, "Bai Xiaosheng can't resist the temptation of delicious food."
Dong Ge smiled sheepishly and said, "It's a worthwhile trip to take advantage of others!"
Xiao He naturally had no objection, so he continued to let Dong Ge lead the way. After everyone got off the volcano, they followed Dong Ge and rushed to another mountain. This time, the scenery was finally normal, not as dead as the volcano. It's just strange to say that it was very quiet along the way, and he didn't even encounter any decent monsters. Xiao He originally wanted to fight a few of them to replenish energy for his brothers and reward Suanni by the way.
It's just that this monster seemed to be avoiding them, and never took the initiative to provoke them like before. However, Xiao He didn't think too much and walked leisurely with Dong Ge to an open space halfway up the mountain. Xiao He looked around and saw that there were wild spice flowers all over the mountains and plains, the most common of which were wild fragrant fruits and star anise. Looking at the scene in front of him, Xiao He seemed to have felt the aroma of meat in his mouth.
"Pick them all back! Pick them all back!" Xiao He said with some excitement.
Dong Ge smiled knowingly and started picking with five soldiers. After a while, one of the soldiers suddenly shouted: "Director, there is a body here!"
Everyone heard the sound and immediately gathered around. Among the weeds, there was indeed a male corpse. The body had been weathered and corroded for an unknown period of time and had become disfigured. White bones were exposed in many places.
Dong Ge knelt down and looked carefully, but couldn't find any identity symbol on his body. He didn't know if he was a casual cultivator or from the seven cities. After searching, Dong Ge stood up, shook his head with some disappointment and said, "It's a pity, it's nothing. A valuable object."
Xiao He said with a smile: "You are indeed a scavenger and your reputation is well-deserved!"
"Whose cultivator is this?" the soldier on the side muttered.
Dong Ge shook his head and said: "I didn't find the identity symbol. It's hard to explain, but he was not killed by someone. He should have encountered some powerful magical beast here."
Xiao He also lowered his head and looked at the male corpse on the ground. There were many fractures in the body, and the most serious injury was on the chest. The sternum and ribs were almost reduced to powder, and the surface of the bone stumps was bruised. It really didn't look like he died man-made. However, the body was so badly weathered that it was impossible to estimate the time of death or determine the condition at that time.
"If there is such a powerful monster here, why haven't we encountered it?" Xiao He asked in confusion.
Dong Ge shook his head and said, "I don't know. Maybe he was killed and his magical weapon was taken away. It's also possible that the body was damaged twice by a passing monster. In this Tongtian Fortress, encountering a corpse in the wild is not a strange thing. He may die from the sudden abnormal weather!”
Xiao He nodded, without thinking too much, and ordered everyone to pick as soon as possible and return today.
