Deng Yuantong controlled the monkey king with his mind-catching skills, returned to the fire and sat down cross-legged. The monkey king's eyes were dull, and he followed every step and squatted beside him obediently.
Deng Yuantong touched its head and said: "These monkeys have dealt with Junior Brother Yao Jiang and have been together for a while. Junior Brother Yao Jiang asked the monkeys to help him find a vine growing on the treetops. After he succeeded, he followed the monkeys They separated. After a while, the monkeys returned to the place where they separated and found his body. The monkey king took the green rust sword and played all the way out of the miasma leaf forest. He was discovered by the porter of the caravan. The monkey king knew the way. You can lead us to find the body of Junior Brother Yao Jiang."
Song Yun asked for a detail: "Vine? What kind of vine is it?"
Deng Yuantong recalled the scene he had just seen and described the shape of the vines, which were about the thickness of a little finger, with thin and long leaves, dark green color, small purple flowers, and clusters of black berries, as big as pomegranates, which monkeys like to pick. Planting berries and eating them makes the corners of your mouth turn purple.
"That's Tianluoteng, the most important auxiliary ingredient for synthesizing Wu Ma Powder."
"It seems there can be no mistake——"
"Yes, it turns out that Tianluo Vine grows in the miasma leaf forest. If you have a chance, please ask Junior Brother to ask the monkeys to help collect some."
"Okay, then we'll set out early tomorrow morning and find Junior Brother Yao's body first."
Song Yun nodded, with a worried look on his brows. With Yao Jiang's cultivation, coupled with the Green Rust Sword and Wuma Powder, he actually lost his life in the miasma leaf forest. The danger of this trip can be imagined. However, the things ordered by the sect leader must be investigated clearly. Even if they are defeated, they still have to know who the murderer is. But...she looked at Yu Yao sitting hugging her knees and thought to herself, why did the sect leader let Yu Yao travel all the way?
Since he had borrowed money from the Monkey King, he also had to take care of his group of monkeys. Deng Yuantong gave Wei Shiqi a calming pill and asked him to turn it into water and feed it to the injured monkey. Wei Shiqi didn't have any utensils, so after a moment's hesitation, he dug a tree stump as wide as the mouth of a bowl in the bushes, cut out a groove repeatedly, took water from the stream to dissolve the elixir, and handed it to the monkeys. . Those capuchin-tailed monkeys were very humane. They staggered forward and took a few sips, then fell into the grass one by one, drowsy.
A faint smile appeared on Yu Yao's lips.
As the night gradually faded and the east turned white, the four of them set off for the miasma leaf forest. The monkey king led the way, and the monkeys followed closely behind. They were all in high spirits, and all the wounds on their bodies were healed, leaving only faint scars.
Step by step deeper into the miasma leaf forest, the rotten leaves on the ground are getting thicker and thicker, reaching up to the thighs, and the fishy miasma is blowing in the face. Although there are anti-toxic pills to resolve the poison, inhaling it is disgusting after all. The monkeys were climbing and jumping on the treetops without being affected, but Song Yun and the other four were forced to slow down as if they were trudging through snow.
Song Yun had always loved to be clean, but the trees in the miasma forest were so dense that it was difficult for her to wield a sword. She simply imitated the Monkey King and jumped onto the treetops, stepping on the twisted branches for a few steps. Unexpectedly, the bark of the tree was slippery, and she was caught again. The fog was so wet that I couldn't stand firm at all, so I had to jump down again and walk honestly among the rotten leaves.
Wei Shiqi was secretly amused. The monkey has a long upper body and a short lower body. It climbs on all fours in the trees as if walking on the ground. In addition, it has a dexterous tail that can wrap around branches at any time. It is equivalent to having an extra claw. How can humans be like monkeys? compared to.
The monkeys walked and stopped until noon. The monkey king pointed in front of him and screamed, refusing to come forward. Song Yun looked up and saw that the miasma leaf forest began to thin out, revealing a large open space. There was a corpse sitting in front of a tree trunk not far away. He was trapped in a pile of rotting leaves, his skin and flesh were almost rotten, and there were maggots burrowing between his bones, which made him look a little disgusting.
Song Yun held her breath and walked closer, using the scabbard to open up the rotten clothes, and inspected them carefully. The deceased was leaning against a tree trunk, his legs were straight, and his arms were hanging by his side. His bones were all black, as if he had been poisoned. He was holding something tightly in his right hand. His leg was broken in two. The fracture was rough and uneven, as if it had been poisoned. Break with force.
She used the scabbard to open the five fingers of his right hand, revealing a black pill with bumps on the surface and uneven rubbing. She hesitated for a moment, took out a handkerchief from her sleeve and put it on her hand. She stretched out her arm to wrap the pill, pinched it gently with two fingers, and stepped back quickly.
Deng Yuantong asked: "How is it?"
Song Yun breathed a long sigh of relief and said: "It is indeed Junior Brother Yao. His legs were broken and his bones turned black. Yu Jian should have escaped here and died from the poison."
She threw the handkerchief on the ground, crushed the pills with her scabbard, revealing light yellow powder, and said: "This is Wuma Powder. Judging from the number of main ingredients, Junior Brother Yao only synthesized this pill." , I suffered a big loss before I even had a chance to use it.”
"The woods in front are much sparse. You can fly with a sword. Why don't you go and take a look?"
Song Yun nodded slightly and looked back at Wei Shiqi, "What should I do as my nephew?"
"Let him guard here."
With that said, Deng Yuantong activated the Green Bee Sword, and the sword flew three feet. Song Yun and Yu Yao each held a flying sickle and flew towards the depths of the miasma leaf forest, leaving Wei Shiqi alone to guard Yao Jiang. Beside the corpse.
With a quick glance, Wei Shiqi saw clearly that Yu Yao's flying sickle had a copper-colored texture on its surface, shaped like a phoenix.
