Heaven's Formula

The two looked at each other, and then laughed, "It's only natural, where in the mountains have we not gone? Don't worry, son, since we dare to take on this job, we must be sure."

"There are rumors of evil in that mountain..."

"It's true."

Fu Zhuzhi couldn't help shivering, "Really?"

"That's right." Zhao Orion blew on the sawdust on the tip of the stick, "There are four villages nearby, and people die every year. People die a lot, and evil spirits will appear. But those who suffer are mostly young people If you don’t understand the mountains, you must go to the mountains. The road that the predecessors have traveled is not in vain. As long as you follow the rules and spend the night on a high place with an oil lamp at night, you will basically not encounter any problems.”

Fu Zhuzhi thought for a while, and asked tentatively, "Then, have you heard the rumor that there are people living in this deep mountain?"

"...living in the mountains?" Zhang Orion glanced at him first, and then he couldn't help laughing, "If there are, they must be monkeys. How can people live in the mountains forever? Poisonous snakes, insects, miasma, Even a heavy rain can kill you."

"Is there no village?"

"You are talking nonsense. It is difficult to even survive, and it is impossible to form a village." Zhao Liehu also shook his head again and again, "Why would you have such an idea? Even in Huangtu Town, there should not be such absurd rumors."

Yes, how could he have such an idea?

Fu Zhuzhi suddenly realized that Xue'er's background and life experience were all told by her alone, and he had never seen it with his own eyes.If there is a demon village in this mountain range, will the surrounding people not notice it?

Furthermore, even the fact that his wife was captured by a demon was his speculation.In fact, there is no evidence to directly prove that a demon broke into Huangtu Town in broad daylight.Xue'er was beautiful, perhaps she had been coveted by others before she knew it, and she was kidnapped when he was not at home.

Fu Zhuzhi suddenly felt a little cold in his hands and feet.

What if I guess the wrong direction?

He didn't care that he wasted a trip and wasted money.

All he cares about is whether he can see his wife again.

In this great daze, Fu Zhuzhi saw Zhao Orion picked up his stick and swept his shoes and socks aside, a glint of danger appeared in his eyes.

On the other side, Zhang Orion also pulled out the hatchet from his waist, blocking the way when he came.

"Two...?"

"My lord, it's almost here." Zhang Orion's tone was no longer friendly as before, "You said you are from Huangtu Town, but which street and which household do you live in?"

"What, what do you mean?"

"Didn't I say that? People die in the mountains every year, and most of them are young people." So far, he no longer hides his greed and killing intent, "After all, there are too many accidents in the mountains, why did you come here?" If you die, where the corpse falls, the government probably won't care too much."

Fu Zhuzhi stood up abruptly. Speaking of this, he already fully understood the thoughts of these two people - they actually wanted to kill themselves, and then push them onto wild beasts or demons!

"How can you..." He stammered, "I paid... I paid..."

"You have paid, but there is more than that on your body, right?" Zhang Orion smiled sadly, "Even if you don't have any on your body, there are always many at home? A scholar actually wants to go to the deep mountains and old forests to find Ganoderma lucidum... Those who can have such an idea should have some savings."

"Brother Zhang means that only rich fools can be carefree." Zhao Orion pointed his stick at him, "Tell me, and it will save us from inquiring later. Brother will give you a choice. After explaining it, let You can go on the road with peace of mind and find a place to bury it for you. Or..."

Another person waved the hatchet, "Either you will be chopped up dozens of times and thrown into the woods to feed the wild wolves - you choose your own path!"

Fu Zhuzhi wanted to run, but his feet were in great pain on the rocky ground. Let alone running, it was extremely difficult to even maintain a standing position—they made him take off his shoes in order to prevent him from escaping!

"It's meaningless to say so much, brother Zhang, let Mr. Fu experience the taste before choosing."

"Too."

The two of them gathered around while talking, and when they were about to make a move, a look of horror suddenly appeared on their faces, as if the scholar was something extremely terrifying!

At the same time, the cold wind blew up in the mountains and forests, as if something was about to come out.

bang.

The two hunters were stunned, their faces turned blue, and the hatchet and stick fell directly to the ground.

What's the situation?

Fu Zhuzhi looked at the two people who were motionless, and was equally terrified in his heart. Could it be that something evil is coming?But now that the sun has not yet set, how could the evil spirit show up in broad daylight?

And the next moment, he saw a woman walking out of the woods.

A very beautiful woman.

She has fox-like ears on top of her head, her black hair stretches down her waist, and her eyes are shining with faint purple light.

Fu Zhuzhi realized that this person, like Xue'er, was a demon.

"Do you want to see your wife that much?" The woman asked softly, parting her red lips slightly.

"Do you know where she is?" Seeing her mentioning Xue'er, Fu Zhuzhi forgot the fear in his heart for a moment.

"Of course." The other party smiled, "Please come with me."

Chapter 433 The Moon Terrace Villa

Olina lowered her altitude and landed outside Huangtu Town.

"If you get closer, you may be seen by others, so I can only send you here."

Li patted her wings, "Thank you, this is enough."

"Then call me when you need to go back. I'll take a step first." After speaking, Olina raised her wings again, and walked east along the top of the forest, and quickly disappeared from sight.

"Then let's go too."

Li glanced at everyone one by one, and took the lead to walk towards the small town not far away.This time she came with Shanhui, Ning Qing and Kong Xuanzi, and the four of them were the limit of Olina's long-distance transportation-if there were more, she would have to fly for a while and stop for a while.Even so, it took her a full day to bring the group from Jinxia City to Huangtu Town in southern Ganzhou.

Mu Youhong and other Penglai practitioners will come by land transportation, which can be regarded as backup for this operation.

Since this is not Jinxia City, Li and the others returned to their previous attire, using bamboo hats and cloaks to cover up the characteristics of demons, and when they need to deal with people, let Kong Xuanzi come forward as much as possible to talk.

Although a small place has its inconveniences, relatively speaking, the restrictions are relatively small. For example, this county close to the official road has almost no city defense at all, and the guards will not come up to check the identities of the people entering and leaving the city. Just looking at the guards in tattered leather clothes and holding wooden spears, you can see how barren this place is.

With the token provided by Mu Youhong, Li quickly connected with the merchant here.

The latter immediately took the four of them to the scholar's residence.

But unexpectedly happened.

There was always no answer in the house.

"Strange...he does live here, and he said he would wait for my reply." The businessman scratched his head and said.

The other four looked at each other and suddenly thought of being together.

Nagino stepped forward to hold the door, and pushed forward secretly—with a light click, the lock shattered.

"The door doesn't seem to be closed tightly, let's go in and take a look."

"Is this... okay?" the businessman wiped his sweat, "Is this considered breaking into a private house?"

"It's not trespassing if no one complains. If you don't want to come in, you can wait outside." Li decisively replied.

Entering the house, the fox demon immediately smelled a complex and pungent smell.

It is so obvious that it can even find its way by smell.

"Shanhui, have you heard it?"

"Yes." Tengu nodded, "Smell, rancid... There is also a trace of blood, which is the smell of wild monsters."

The so-called wild monsters are the kind of monsters who are far away from human life and live like wild animals.Many monsters have unique smells, such as tails, ears, scales, fur... If they are not cleaned for a long time, the smell will become particularly offensive.

Having said that, if ordinary people do not take a shower for several days, their hair and underarms will also stink.

"As expected of a dog-shaped monster," Kong Xuanzi said with emotion, "I can't smell anything except a damp smell."

"It's the dog demon and the fox demon, do you understand?" Li Ruili glanced over.

The latter seemed to see the shadow of the owner of Penglai Island in an instant.

He quickly changed his words, "Understood, I made a slip of the tongue."

"The smell came in from the window," Shan Hui said while sniffing, "then walked through the side room and came to the bedroom. There was not much smell left on the bed, which proved that the captives were not asleep at that time, and it was also in line with the fact that the scholar Discover the account of the disappearance of the wife."

"Then it can be confirmed that the one who took away the scholar's wife was indeed a demon." Li made a judgment, "As for where the scholar went, we should be able to track it based on the smell. Shanhui, I'll leave it to you."

"Leave it on me." He turned into a Shiba Inu directly, and wandered around the room.

As the address of a scholar, there must be a lot of scent clues in the house. What Shan Hui has to do is to write them down, and then find the most special one or two as tracking traces.As long as it does not rain, this smell trace can last for several hours to several days.

Everyone followed behind Shanhui, all the way out of Huangtu Town, and found that the smell was heading straight for the mountains in the south.

The answer is self-evident.

The scholar couldn't wait until the end, and went to the mountain to find his wife's whereabouts by himself.

And judging from the strength of the smell, he left almost exactly a day ago, that is, the moment Mu Youhong informed Li of the news.

"We can only catch up." Li Chen said in a voice.

……

After climbing over two hills and passing through a forest in the valley, Fu Zhuzhi finally saw the huge ancient tree that Xue Er mentioned.

They rise from the mountain walls on both sides, and the top cannot be seen at a glance.There are thousands of open branches, together with branches and leaves, covering the valley like a huge umbrella.Due to the ancient trees, the temperature here is much lower, and the light is similar to that at sunset.

And in this valley, he was surprised to see a village!

There are fences, courtyard walls, thatched huts, and people smoking.

There are actually some isolated people living here!

Fu Zhuzhi couldn't help but look back at the two hunters—since the woman appeared, the two seemed to have lost their minds. Although they followed behind them all the time, they didn't say a word, like the rumored living dead.

"My lord, we're here." The fox girl made a gesture of invitation.

"here it is……"

"Moon Terrace Villa. Your wife lived here before."

Xue'er didn't lie to him, there are really people and demons living in the mountains!Why do the villagers at the bottom of the mountain know nothing about it?

Fu Zhuzhi pointed at Orion behind him, "Then what about these two people? Do you want them to enter the village too?"

"Of course, you can't leave them in the wild." The woman smiled, "Young master is really a kind person, and he cares about their lives."

"No...I just—"

"I understand." She waved her hand and interrupted, "You don't need to worry, I just used magic to frighten them, and there won't be any murders."

These words made Fu Zhuzhi slightly relieved, he just wanted to find his wife and bring her back safe and sound, and he didn't want to cause any other troubles.

The fox girl clapped her hands and let Zhang Orion and Zhao Orion walk to the villa by themselves, while she brought Fu Zhuzhi to an ancient tree.The latter noticed that many houses in Zhuangzi were built on the basis of ancient trees, and some even dug a hole in the trunk.Walking into such a room, a strange fragrance hits the face.Judging from the furnishings and decoration style of the room, this place should be a female boudoir.

"Is this... where my wife used to live?"

"No, this is my residence." The fox girl lifted the kettle from the stove and poured him a cup of warm tea. "After walking for so long, you must be tired? Rest here for a while, and I will meet you." Owner."

"Master?" Fu Zhuzhi repeated.

"Well, the owner of Yuetai Villa. All matters in the villa, big or small, must be approved by him, naturally including letting you see Xue'er again."

Sure enough, she knew Xueer's name!

"My wife... is she okay?"

"You will know when we meet later." The fox girl smiled slightly, "She should also want to see you very much."

Fu Zhuzhi's high-hanging heart finally fell to the ground, "Then... I'm in trouble."

Chapter 434 Inside the Red Tent

After the other party left, he had the time to notice other things - such as the surrounding environment.

The room is not big, the tables, chairs and beds are all placed together without any separation.Generally, this is the style of poor people. Ordinary people who are a little more particular will not let the bed be exposed directly, at least they should add a screen in front of the bed.

And compared to the slightly rudimentary wooden table and chairs, this big bed is much more delicate. Not only are the four corners hung with pink tulle, but the bedding on the bed is also made of silk, which looks soft and smooth.There is a cluster of plum blossoms on the bedside, as well as a small bronze incense burner, from which the intoxicating fragrance obviously emanates.

Could this woman be too careless?

Such a simple way to lure a strange man to the place where she fell asleep to rest, and she wouldn't worry about the latter doing something inappropriate in the house?

But when he thought of the fate of the two hunters, Fu Zhuzhi restrained his thoughts again - what are you thinking, they are monsters, even if they are women, they are not something ordinary people can deal with.He had already seen this in his own wife, she was obviously weak, and she didn't catch her breath when she went back and forth several times while digging the well water.

Fu Zhuzhi came to the window and opened the paper window to look out. There were other figures in the village, some of whom looked like ordinary people, and some of them were monsters like his wife.

They were busy with their work, some drying clothes, some hanging dried meat, which made this secluded and dark place full of life.

I don't know what kind of monster the owner of Yuetai Villa is.

But from the current point of view, this point is a bit different from what Xueer said - although she was arrested, she didn't seem to be punished too harshly.

"Young master, I've been waiting for a long time."

Half an hour later, the door opened, and the fox girl appeared in front of Fu Zhuzhi again.