Chapter 148 Leaving the Forest
“Follow this trail and you’ll reach the road home in about half a day’s walk.” Hu Wen held the map and traced his fingers across it, pointing out to Mr. Donkey. A road came out: "The road back home is directly connected to Shangbao City, which is the northernmost city in Youzhou. It is connected to the two big cities of Dongshui and Baichuan in the south. It goes down the river, directly to Dajiu Lake, and to the northern fortress. Transporting supplies.”
Master Donkey memorized the road on the map and walked forward.
The wild boar demon following on the road next to me asked:
"Homecoming Road, the name is elegant, why is it called this?"
When Hu Wen heard this, he glanced sideways at the pig demon.
Now the other party has used the art of transformation and turned into a fat, dark-skinned peasant man. He is holding a hoe for plowing in his hand, saying it is his treasured weapon. Although his appearance is not impressive, his strength is not low. As one of the several demon kings in the dense forest, he, like Dang Lujun, has innate and even perfect Taoism.
The pig demon said that his mother gave birth to eight cubs at one time, and he was the youngest, so he called himself Zhu Laoba. But I don't know why, after hearing his name, the Taoist priest looked at him every day.
Slightly strange.
By the way, Mr. Danglu’s name is Guan Gou Dou.
Don't ask why, just ask that when she gave birth to him, his mother saw two yellow dogs fighting.
Collecting his thoughts, he said:
“This road connects Jingzhou and Youzhou. There are rumors that there was a disaster in Youzhou that year, which led to the destruction of Shangbao City. Many villagers were forced to leave their hometown. Later, the king of Zhenbei killed the evil things, and the people from Jingzhou also returned to Youzhou. They took this road, so it was called the road back home. "
After another pause, he added another story:
“Of course, some people say that there is a large ancient tomb next to this road, and Captain Mo Jin took it away. Jin’s Mentang was also from the lineage that claimed to be returning home. As a result, the story spread further and further, and this road was also called returning home.”
"The second story doesn't sound very good." Cai Yi touched her nose.
“So when a visitor comes from afar, the locals always use the first thing to say.”
There are more people traveling together this time, and there are always people talking on the road, which is quite lively. .
Like Zhu Laoba, the dog-watching dog fight also took shape. This middle-aged man with slightly thick body hair was silent and just followed him silently throughout the whole process. Unless he took the initiative to talk to him, he could not say a word. Hear it from his mouth.
Neither of them took a donkey cart, and ran on the dirt road only on two legs.
He is a monster in his own right and has great physical strength, so he won't be left behind even if he follows Hu Wen on horseback.
Yesterday, several monsters and Mr. Donkey finally became sworn brothers. Now Mr. Donkey is their eldest brother. The lane that the eldest brother pulls can be long enough to sit in, but it is not good for the younger brothers like them to sit in it.
Zuo Chen was opening the basket on his back and putting pot after pot of monkey wine given by the monkey into the basket.
Before leaving, Monkey brought six bottles of wine. This was Monkey’s last inventory.
Zuo Chen didn't take his wine for nothing. He rummaged through the cabinets and took out the last brown egg from under the bamboo basket and gave it to the monkey.
Zuo Chen stuffed the first five wine bottles into his backpack. When he reached for the last wine bottle, he felt something was wrong with the weight.
Zuo Chen frowned, then raised the wine bottle and shook it.
A woman’s soft exclamation came from the wine pot.
Zuo Chen: "..."
Activated the Guan Qi technique and glanced inside. After staring for two or three seconds, Zuo Chen let out a long sigh:
"Miss Fox, why did you come up with us?"
"...I'm not Miss Fox, I'm just a pot of wine."
I heard a small sound coming from the pot. With a small female voice, Zuo Chen immediately opened the red cover and then reached inside to touch it.
Pull the fur on its back collar and grab a fox from the pot.
The white-furred fox shrank his head carefully, knowing that he had done something wrong and did not dare to look at Zuo Chen head-on. He could only look at Hu Wen who was riding a horse with a pleading look.
Hu Wen was also stunned.
What's going on?
Why did this fox lady run out?
Hu Wen instantly remembered what he had experienced yesterday, how he was tied up and played with by the foxes, how humiliating the grooming was and how the eldest lady’s fur...
It feels really good.
wrong!
After shaking his head several times, Hu Wen threw out all these thoughts.
What's going on? I just combed my hair once, why do I still care about it?
Is it possible that there is some charm in this fox?
Zuo Chen was holding the fox in his hand. Seeing the eldest lady looking at him eagerly, he held his forehead and sighed:
"Why don't you just stay in the forest and come out?"
"I'm here to find my husband. And I also want to go out and play..."
Little The fox looked pitiful.
The corners of Zuo Chen’s mouth twitched slightly.
Through Guanqi Technique, Zuo Chen could also see that the eldest fox lady had the highest moral standards among the demon kings. Compared to humans, she had already touched the threshold of a land god.
Probably 20 to 30% worse than Tang Qi.
However, having a profound moral practice does not mean that one has strong practical ability.
He is strong enough to fly bricks, but Zuo Chen has no doubt that if Dog Fighting really has to fight to the death with Miss Fox, even if Dog Fighting is not as good as Miss Fox, the one who survives in the end will definitely be This wolf demon.
The cultivation level has not reached the level of crushing, and the mind is too pure, so it is easy to be attacked by sneak attacks or deceived.
“I’ll take you back later.”
Zuo Chen sighed.
Miss Fox suddenly became anxious. She stretched out her two small claws, hurriedly touched her big tail behind her back, and took out a letter.
"Taoist priest, Taoist priest! Don't send me back. I have a letter from the master here. The elders didn't agree when I came out, but the master agreed." He took the letter doubtfully, and the letter said The breath is indeed the same as Lin Xi's, it's not a lie.
Just open the envelope, take out the paper, and read it word for word:
"Fellow Daoist Zuo personally declares: Fox Ni has a subtle Qingqiu bloodline, a pure mind, and great potential. She needs to enter the human world to see all the different things before she can be reborn and transform into a cocoon and a butterfly. I hope that Friend Zuo can Please help take care of this child for the time being so that she doesn’t go out to cause trouble.”
After reading the letter, Zuo Chen smiled bitterly.
Lin Xi really gave him a big job.
Put the fox lady on the carriage and stare at her reddish fox eyes.
“Your name is Hu Ni?”
"The name the master gave me!"
"Do you want to go with your husband?"
"Yes! I like him very much!"
< br>Zuo Chen turned his head and looked at Hu Wen who was riding a horse not far away.
Hu Wen also obviously heard the conversation between the two, and his expression changed slightly:
"Taoist Master, I'm riding a horse. If I hold her in my arms now, I'm afraid I won't be able to ride steadily and may easily throw her off."
"You heard it too." Zuo Chen looked at Hu Ni again. .
“Okay.”
Hu Ni’s little head hung down, her face full of loneliness, then she ran to Cai Yi’s side and lay down against Cai Yi’s thigh. .
Cai Yi was very happy, picked up the little fox and started rubbing it. Fox Ni was also gentle and enjoyed Cai Yi's "fox sucking" behavior with her eyes closed.
Zuo Chen touched his chin and looked Hu Ni up and down:
"According to your practice, you should be able to transform, right?"
He looked sideways at Mr. Zhu next to him Bahe watches a dog fight.
The huge waves of the Sea of Bitterness not only swallowed up living beings, but also impacted the way of heaven. The requirements for all things to be intelligent and transformed have been greatly reduced. The river god Fat-headed Fish Daoxing in Qingzhou City is only in the middle stage of innateness. A good player is indeed He is a good player, but if it were before the sea of suffering spreads, a monster of this level would still be unable to escape its wild nature.
After listening to Zuo Chen’s question, Hu Ni tilted her head slightly:
"What is transformation?"
I didn't expect that this fox didn't even know what transformation was.
Looking on the sidelines, Dog Dou explained to Huni:
"Taoist Master, we have two ways to transform. One is to use the art of transformation to cover it up like me and Zhu Laoba. Internally, this can only be regarded as a cover-up.
“There are few people in the dense forest, and we don’t see many humans. Why are Zhu Laoba and I dressed like country folk? It's because many country people wander into the woods by mistake. And this fox girl has seen even fewer people. If you ask her to use the art of transformation to cover her face, she will probably look different, and the positions of her ears, nose, mouth, and eyes may be wrong. ”
After listening to Guan Gou Dou's explanation, Zuo Chen nodded clearly, and he roughly understood why Lin Xi asked Hu Ni to travel.
Let her see more human beings and understand what it means to be human and what the rules of this world are.
“What about the second method?”
“Then it’s natural to ask for a title.” Guan Goudou said with a smile: “The demon immortal can take the path of becoming a god by eating incense. To create a physical body for yourself, it will be a complete change, and the effect is far more powerful than the transformation technique of the two of us
"To seek a title, you need to find someone, and the wild monsters in the countryside are looking for ordinary people. , people who are looking for officials with advanced cultivation, like Liu Xian, have to look for King Wei. ”
After a pause, he continued:
"Of course, in addition to these two methods, there are rumors that there is actually a way to make demons and immortals transform.
"As long as the Tao is deep enough, It can be sealed by itself, ever-changing, and does not need to be restricted by incense, and it is definitely not a concealing illusion. "Zhu Laoba next to him took over what he said about watching the dog fight: "But this method is only rumored. I'm afraid even King Wei's Liu Xian can't do it. "
Those Qingqiu immortals in Jiu'e's memory probably took the third path.
In such a large area of Qingqiu, it is impossible for every fox to get a seal.< br>
While chatting, everyone walked away.
Gradually, the donkey cart is getting closer and closer to the road home.
Take another two steps forward, cross a forest that obscures your vision, and finally see a broad road appearing in front of you.
Hu Wenwen was full of joy and his heart was at ease, but as soon as the horse took a step forward, a complex and not very cheerful tune sounded next to his ears.
The minor tune sounds a bit noisy, but judging carefully, these sounds are composed of a huge number of humans, as well as a lot more cows, sheep and geese.
The solo part features women quarreling, children crying, and roosters crowing.
And the squeaking sound of wheels on the muddy road.
Not only Hu Wen heard the sound, but others also heard it.
Hu Wen suddenly felt bad.
He was busy walking around the blinding forest leaves, and finally saw the situation in front of him clearly:
I saw that there were dense crowds of people on the road, all of whom were rural farmers, either driving cars or pushing livestock, forming a large team.
We are walking from Youzhou to Jingzhou.
(End of this chapter)