There is something in my mouth

Until the Eagle hearse arrived at its destination, the cabin was very quiet.

Tian Hexing stared at a certain corner without saying a word, as if he was thinking about something, or he might just be in a daze.Yu Xi was not a talkative person, since his young lady didn't make a sound, he also kept silent.

Wu Shi originally felt that the atmosphere was a bit awkward, but soon he was attracted by the food on the table, and he ate one bite after another with great enjoyment.Qili continued to sit at the window, seeing the hearse driving out of the noisy residential area, passing through a lush green forest along the gravel path, and then stretches of fields and scattered houses came into view.This was far more monotonous than the scenery he had seen before, and he dozed off after watching it.

In a daze, Qili seemed to see Jiuyin who hadn't appeared in his dreams for many years.Her expression was a little gloomy, the fur all over her body was shrouded in gloom, and she sighed one after another.After Qili walked over, Jiuyin stretched out his paws to gently caress his back as before.The familiar warm touch came from the back, accompanied by the other party's indistinct voice.

Qili couldn't help asking, "What did you say?"

"Wake up...we...are here..."

Qili still couldn't hear clearly, he thought for a while, and decided to give up figuring out the content of the other party's words, and enjoy the tranquility that seemed real and unreal.It's just that after a while, the claws on the back moved away.Qili hummed dissatisfiedly, and before he could say anything, he slapped him hard on the forehead without any politeness.

Although it didn't hurt very much, it was enough to wake him up instantly.

"What, what's wrong?!"

Qili focused his gaze, and saw Wu Shi retracting his right palm.

"What did you hit me for?"

Wu Shi looked frank: "Of course it's to wake you up."

"...You can use a gentler way."

Wu Shi folded his arms around his chest, with a playful smile on his face: "Tianhexing touched and patted so many times, you just muttered how comfortable you are, and you didn't wake up for a long time. Talk about it yourself, don't be rude How to do it?"

"..."

Qili remembered the scene in his dream, and didn't know what to say, so he jumped out of the car silently.

Not far away, Tianhexing heard the movement, turned around and asked: "Master Shen Beast really slept deeply, did you have some good dreams?"

Before Qili could make a sound, Wu Shi who came from behind spoke first: "Maybe it's Chunmeng."

Tianhexing giggled, but Qili had a thick skin and didn't feel embarrassed at all.After a long while, the laughter stopped, Tian Hexing raised his finger to one side, and his voice became lower and lower: "Look, this is the place that was destroyed by the Xuanxu Snake."

Wu Shi and Qili looked in the direction she pointed, and what they saw was a devastated and sunken land.

The setting sun had already faded, and under the oppressive and dull gray sky, countless gravels of different sizes piled up and crowded each other, and the sharp edges and corners exuded a ferocious atmosphere.There is faint green life in the gaps between the stones, in stark contrast to the broken boards, broken clothes and dark red dots.

"This was originally a small town with a population of nearly [-], but it turned into ruins in just one night." Tianhexing sighed and continued, "Although it looks like an ordinary earthquake disaster, But the head of the Minglun Sect found out through the art of asking the sky that the Xuanxu Hell Snake will appear in the Qilian Valley. As soon as the news came out, not only the people in the valley were panicked, but it also attracted countless snake catchers from all sects and sects .”

Wu Shi couldn't help asking: "Since everyone is panicking, why don't you consider moving away?"

"It is said that many people have left, but there will always be those who don't believe in evil, those who don't care, and those who love home, and this accounts for the vast majority of the crowd. In addition, some people claim to have caught the Xuanxu Hell Snake. Time has not felt the slight shocks that appeared frequently before, so even the owner of Qilian Valley believes that the crisis has been resolved."

After a pause, Tianhexing frowned his beautiful eyebrows: "But I always feel that something is wrong."

Yu Xi, who had been silent all this time, continued, "It seems that the solution was too easy."

Tianhe Xing was stunned, nodded and said: "That's indeed the feeling, everything seems too simple. So I hope that Master Shenshou can see if there is any information left here, so as to help judge the authenticity of the other party's mysterious snake. If it is If it’s true, there’s nothing to say; if it’s false, I’ll have to ask Master Shenshou to help me find the right owner.”

Wu Shi raised his foot and kicked Qili, the dead dog jumped up belatedly, and responded like a rooster: "Oh oh oh!"

He immediately ran to the rubble ruins with swift legs and feet, sniffing left and right, looking like he was conscientious.Wu Shi thought that this guy would at least perform hard for a while, and was about to find a place to sit, when he saw him running back.

Hey, is your time too short?Should it be more professional?

Tianhexing didn't care about this, but asked eagerly: "How is it?"

Qili's tone was a little confused: "There is no aura of the mysterious snake here."

Tian Hexing was taken aback for a moment: "Have you ever seen the Xuanxu Snake?"

Qili sighed: "Oh, this is quite a long story."

Unlike Wu Shi, Tianhexing is not interested in listening to stories. What she cares about is what the other party said earlier: "Is it because the incident happened two months ago, and the interval is too long, so the smell is gone?"

Qili shook his head, and said firmly: "Within half a year, there should be residual breath. If there is no, it can only mean that the Xuanxu Snake has not appeared here in the past half a year."

"Is there really nothing wrong?"

"Please don't question my few specialties!"

"..."

Seeing Tian Hexing's unbelievable expression, Wu Shi couldn't help interjecting: "Miss Tian, ​​according to my understanding, the head of the Life Wheel Sect should have never said that this disaster is necessarily related to the Xuanxu Snake, right?"

Tian Hexing frowned and thought for a while, and found that it really seemed to be the case.

"But he said that the Xuanxu Hell Snake will appear in the Qilian Valley... Could it be that the man who caught it is a real one?"

Yu Xi continued: "That person said that he would display the Mysterious Underworld Snake at the banquet. From this point of view, it is actually in line with the divination of the Life Wheel Sect."

Tianhexing pondered for a moment, made a decision, and said: "Well, now that the sky has darkened, let's go back first and wait for the night banquet seven days later to make a conclusion."

Wu Shi thought in his heart, if the Xuanxu Hell Snake at the banquet was real, He Xing's commission would be considered settled that day.Although there are still problems with the second senior brother, it's a good thing after all.If it doesn't work, you can find a reason to prevaricate, after all, with Ouyang Fuyu's character, it should be much easier to deal with than Tianhexing.

Thinking of this, he found himself feeling much more relaxed, and even felt that he could begin to look forward to the day when he returned to the mountain house.

At this moment, Qili said again: "But I can smell Hong Ant's breath."

The three of them who had already turned around and walked towards the Flying Eagle hearse turned their heads in unison, with more or less shocked expressions: "Hong Yi?!"

Tianhexing was the most shocking one among them. In the blink of an eye, she had already connected the information she knew with the current situation in her mind, and immediately deduced the possible results.This depends on the habit of reading a lot of books that she has developed since she was a child, as well as her years of experience abroad.

"The Qilian Valley may collapse?"

It took Yu Xi a moment to realize the meaning in Tianhe's jargon. After being shocked, his face suddenly became serious: "If there is indeed such a risk, the owner of the valley must be notified to take preventive measures."

Tian Hexing looked at his subordinates, with a hint of worry in his eyes: "Uncle Qi Lian...he might not believe it."

Yu Xi thought for a while, and replied: "You can ask the monk Keqing in the Guzhu's mansion to do a calculation."

Tianhexing nodded: "It is indeed a way, after all, I am only speculating."

Wu Shi on the side recalled what he saw in the underground of Yunliu Town before, and thought that if the entire Qilian Valley's underground was so well-connected, it would be terrible if it collapsed.

***

Indeed, as Tian Hexing expected, Qi Lianfeng did not listen to her words.

Maybe it was because he felt that the current situation was good and there was nothing to worry about, or maybe he was simply unwilling to accept that such a large potential risk existed in his jurisdiction. He showed obvious impatience with Tianhexing's worries.It was only in view of the fact that the other party was a junior of a family friend, and it was rumored that he had a crazy temperament that would not give up until he achieved his goal, so he compromised and asked Ke Qing to count on what the other party said.

However, perhaps due to the limited level, the divination results are ambiguous and useless at all.This gave Qi Lianfeng another reason to ignore Tianhe's suggestion, and prepare for the banquet for guests from all walks of life with peace of mind.

Seven days passed in a flash, and the banquet at Qilian Villa started on time.

Wu Shi was arranged in the last position, watching the guests take their seats one after another, and finally saw the monk who threatened to catch the mysterious snake, and the huge cage covered with a curtain behind him.