Wancang never regrets

This catastrophe of beast monsters started from the [-] mountains in southern Xinjiang, and the land of southern Xinjiang was the first to suffer. Therefore, the people of all ethnic groups in southern Xinjiang were poisoned by beast monsters far more severely than those in the middle land. Many villages and cottages No one survived, even if there were one out of ten survivors, the population is very sparse.

After the catastrophe, the people who survived in the southern border had to endure the ravages of the remaining beast monsters from time to time, and they were really in dire straits these days.

It was under such circumstances that Cang Song and Gui Li, master and apprentice, set foot on the southern land.

Along the way, they didn't find any traces of the Beast God. Instead, countless righteous people flocked to them. Many of them seemed crazy, looking for the whereabouts of the Beast God. God seems to have disappeared out of thin air, and no one has been able to find him so far.

Cang Song and Gui Li hid their tracks all the way and walked forward silently, but at the moment the expressions on the faces of the two of them were quite serious, after all, along the way, there were tragic scenes everywhere, it really makes people feel unbearable to see it.

At this moment, Gui Li frowned slightly, and whispered to Cangsong: "Master, we have almost traveled all over the southern border these days, but there is no trace of the Beast God, and now, there is only one place left. "

Cang Song nodded, and said in a low voice: "That's right, now it seems that the Beast God is very likely hiding in the Hundred Thousand Mountains."

Gui Li seemed to have thought of something, paused for a moment, and said: "Master, before entering the mountain, I want to go to Qili Cave to pay homage to that great wizard.

Cang Song was startled when he heard that, and said: "But the one you invited to save Bi Yao?"

Gui Li nodded heavily, and didn't speak any more.

Cangsong looked at Gui Li's appearance, patted him on the shoulder, a look of worry flashed in his eyes, and said in a low voice: "It should, let's go."

Gui Li smiled lightly, turned his head and walked forward first, but he never knew that the deep eyes of Cang Song behind him were full of heavy sadness and desolation.

Qilidong, which was originally a beautiful place for Miao people in southern Xinjiang, is now full of broken walls and ruins, and the bustling crowds of the past are no longer seen on the streets.

The remnants of the people seemed to be only one out of ten, and most of them were in front of the dilapidated houses, desperately and laboriously packing up, trying to find usable things from the ruins, but often what they could find was nothing. are the remains of the dead.

The whole Qilidong was filled with a sad and decadent atmosphere. Occasionally, a few children appeared, but they stood there blankly, their eyes were full of confusion and fear, and in a short while, an adult would come out from behind , pulling them back in.

Cangsong, Guili and a monkey walked slowly along the street, and soon attracted the attention of some Miao people. There was a strong look of vigilance in their eyes. In this atmosphere, Xiao Hui on Gui Li's shoulder seemed to be much more honest, he no longer slipped away to play elsewhere, but his monkey eyes still kept looking around.

Cang Song and Gui Li looked at each other, neither of them wanted to look any further, Gui Li even quickened his pace and walked straight to the altar on the hillside deep in Qilidong, Cang Song walked silently behind him, The more they walked in, the more obvious the surrounding houses and roads were, and the more they went in, the more dilapidated they were.

The two continued to walk in silence, but at the foot of the mountain, two young Miao soldiers stopped them.

Gui Li stopped first and looked at them, only to see that these two men were holding spears and wearing armors, but they were only fifteen or sixteen year old boys, even the armors on their bodies looked smaller than theirs. The figure is wider, he sighed in his heart.

"Gulu how many times?" a person asked in Hmong.

Although Gui Li didn't understand, he probably knew what he meant, so he glanced at Cangsong, saw him nodding his head, then looked back at the Miao soldier who was talking, and didn't open his mouth, just raised his head towards the middle of the mountain. hint.

The two teenagers froze for a moment and looked at each other. Then one of the teenagers seemed to be older and shook his head. Neither of them moved away.

Gui Li glanced at Cangsong, with helplessness and anxiety in his eyes, he was silent for a long time, when the hostility in the eyes of the two teenagers became more and more serious, he sighed and looked at Cangsong.

Cang Song looked at the mountainside, frowned slightly, but then nodded, the master and apprentice turned around, and were about to leave.

They had only walked a few steps when there was a sudden commotion on the mountain. They turned their heads and saw a man running down the mountainside after a while. First, he said something to the two teenagers in Miao language, and the two teenagers nodded repeatedly. , stood aside, and then, this priest-like man who looked about forty, said to Gui Li in a somewhat broken Middle-earth language: "Hello, big... big wizard, please go up."

Gui Li was taken aback, looked at Cang Song, frowned and said: "Great Wizard?"

The man nodded repeatedly, Gui Li took a deep breath, nodded also, followed the man up the hillside, Cang Song followed closely behind.

The great wizard's cave is still in place, but the buildings and stone platforms at the entrance of the cave have been completely changed, and the rocks have been broken and rolled all over the ground.Amongst the chaotic rocks, there was a young Miao man who looked to be only about thirty, dressed in a wizard robe, smiling as he watched Gui Li and Cang Song approaching.

His eyes were faintly shining, as if a flame of passion was burning in them, completely different from those Miao people down the mountain.

Cangsong and Gui Li walked up to him, the young man smiled slightly, and said in very fluent Chinese dialect: "Hello, Mr. Gui Li, I am a new generation great wizard of the Miao people in southern Xinjiang, I have admired your name for a long time. "

Gui Li was stunned for a moment, nodded his head in return, before he could speak, the young great wizard looked at Cang Song again, and asked with a smile, "Who is this Taoist priest?"

Gui Li glanced at Cang Song, his eyes were full of admiration, and there was a smile on his face, he said: "This is the teacher."

Hearing this sentence, Cang Song's stern face softened a little since entering this place.

The great wizard looked at the expressions of the two, nodded with a smile, and said, "Please come in, you two, I will take you to see the previous great wizard."

After saying that, he led the way and walked into the dark cave, Cangsong and Gui Li followed behind him, and slowly melted into the darkness.

Same as last time, the young great wizard brought Ghost Li to the house where the dog god was worshiped deep in the cave. The huge fire was still burning, making crackling noises, but the old and haggard man was no longer there. figure.

The young man stepped forward, saluted the dog god statue upright, then took out a wooden carved box from the dog's mouth of the dog god statue, put it on the ground respectfully, and said: "Our Miao people's customs, past dynasties After the death of the great wizard, he will be enshrined under the dog god statue for a year, and this is his ashes."

Ghost Li silently looked at the small wooden box, the whole box was plain and unadorned, and even the wood used was the most common tree in southern Xinjiang. The great wizard was like countless Miao people, sleeping here peacefully.

Gui Li bowed his body and bowed deeply.

Cangsong also bowed deeply,

And Xiao Hui squeaked, jumped off Gui Li's body, and ran to the side by himself.

According to the customs of Middle-earth, the young great wizard also bent down to return the salute, then lifted the plain wooden box with great care, and put it into the mouth of the Inugami statue again.

The three of them sat on the ground beside the fire, the fire reflected in their eyes, very bright in the dark.

Before Gui Li could ask, the young man had already said calmly: "I was the disciple of the old man when he was alive, but after the terrible disaster, all the elder priests here died, so I inherited the position of great wizard .”

Gui Li nodded silently, looked at the dog god statue in the distance unexpectedly, and said slowly: "The Great Wizard also died for me, every time I think about it, I feel uneasy."

A look of worry flashed in the deep eyes of Cang Song beside him, and just about to speak, the young great wizard bowed slightly, and said, "You are wrong, Master has already told me that his lifespan has come, even if If you don’t go to the Central Plains, you will only die, but if your faction can send back Master’s ashes, it is already a great fortune for all the Miao people.”

Gui Li sighed, and said in a low voice: "It should."

Cang Song frowned when he heard the words, and suddenly asked: "Is it a white-faced scholar in green clothes called Qinglong who sent back the ashes of Lingshi?"

Gui Li looked at Cangsong suspiciously, only to hear the young great wizard smile and say, "Exactly."

Cang Song looked at the great wizard expressionlessly, and said in a deep voice, "The great wizard knows where Qinglong is going after he leaves this place."

Gui Li shrank his pupils when he heard the words, and suddenly remembered that after Qinglong came to southern Xinjiang to return the great wizard's ashes, there was no news.

Seeing the expressions of the two, the young great wizard showed a bit of seriousness on his face, and said: "Could it be that the Qinglong envoy has not returned to your sect? He left in two days."

Cangsong's eyes flashed with a heavy look, he glanced at Gui Li, and said in a deep voice: "The envoy of You Ji sent me a letter earlier, saying that the envoy of Qinglong has not returned yet, she has searched for a long time but there is no news, so Tell me to pay more attention."

Hearing this, Gui Li was startled and said: "How could it be, with his cultivation base..." Speaking of this, he seemed to have thought of something, his figure suddenly trembled, and his face became heavy.

The young great wizard also seemed to have thought of something, and his face changed slightly.

The three of them fell silent, and after a while, Cangsong said lightly: "We are here this time, one is to pay homage to the former great wizard, and the other is to inquire about the news of the Qinglong envoy. The culprit, the Beast God, we intend to pursue, I wonder if the great wizard has any clues?"

The young great wizard's face turned pale. Obviously, to him, the word beast god was still a very scary and taboo word, and he remained silent.

Cangsong waited for a while, then cast a look at Gui Li, and Gui Li said, "Don't worry, countless people in the world wanted to find him, but they couldn't find him. It's normal if you don't know, Master and I are here to disturb you." Alright, I'll take my leave first."

After finishing speaking, the master and apprentice wanted to get up, the young great wizard showed hesitation on his face, and suddenly said: "Is it true that you are going to track down that beast god?"

Gui Li and Cang Song looked at each other, and replied: "Yes."

The young great wizard stared at them closely and said, "You can kill him."

Gui Li glanced at Cang Song, saw Cang Song nod his head, and said: "Our master and apprentice will definitely do our best."

The young great wizard pondered for a moment, and said: "In this case, I will tell you what I know. I don't know how to find the beast god, but there are ancient legends in my family that this beast god is a demon-like ghost, which cannot be killed. Yes, the only way to suppress him is to suppress him like the witch maiden ten thousand years ago. To suppress him, we need to take the five artifacts of all the tribes in southern Xinjiang from his body. The five artifacts are the lifeblood of the beast god. Yuan, if it is lost, the beast god will surely fall into a deep sleep. In addition, there is another important point. When the beast god was raging that day, the demon power was strong and invincible. trapped, if you can find this formation, maybe..."

Gui Li nodded his head slowly, while Cang Song beside him was thoughtful.

The young great wizard thought for a while, and then said: "How to find the beast monster, I really can't think of it, but according to the legend in the clan, when the witch maiden suppressed the beast god, it was in the depths of the [-] mountains. A place in an ancient cave. It is also said that the empress herself turned into a stone statue and faced the depths of the ancient cave. Perhaps, if you find such a place, there will be some clues of beast monsters."

Gui Li remembered them one by one, nodded to the young great wizard in front of him, and said, "Thank you."

Cang Song glanced at the great wizard, but did not speak.

The great wizard smiled, but said nothing.

When the three walked out of the cave alone, Gui Li couldn't help but ask him why there was no sadness in his eyes.

The young great wizard paused, and was about to answer when Cang Song said calmly: "It's not that he doesn't feel sad, but he can't be sad."

The great wizard looked at Cangsong, didn't speak, but saluted slowly.

Hearing the words, Gui Li froze in place, with a trace of pain in his eyes.

Cang Song bowed back and didn't say anything to the great wizard, only patted Gui Li on the shoulder and said, "Let's go."

Gui Li also bowed to the great wizard, followed Cangsong silently.

Far away from the south of Qilidong in southern Xinjiang, the towering, steep and rolling mountains are the famous Hundred Thousand Mountains in southern Xinjiang.

Here, there seems to be no sunshine all year round, dark clouds linger, and black winds howl.Occasionally, daring hunters went hunting in the mountains during the famine years, but they never came back.

At this time, the setting sun was hanging far away in the sky, and the dim light fell on the silent land.

Cangsong and Guili who had left Qilidong were standing on the wasteland in front of the [-] mountains at this time, watching the setting sun fall little by little behind the boundless mountains, the sky was gradually dimming.

Gui Li touched Xiao Hui lying on his shoulder, and said to Cang Song beside him: "Master, why don't we go in?"

Cang Song kept looking at the sky with his hands behind his back, and said calmly: "Wait a little longer, it's not time yet."

Gui Li looked at Cang Song's expression, and responded without saying anything more.

The setting sun in the distance, the last glimmer of light, finally quietly disappeared.

At the height of the black mountain, as the last ray of sunlight dissipated, the once dense black mist seemed to suddenly dissipate and become thinner as if it had been stimulated by something.

Cang Song withdrew his gaze from looking at the sky, turned his head and said to Gui Li: "Okay, let's go."

Gui Li looked at Cangsong, and said: "The change of the poisonous fog here in Shiwan Dashan has never been rumored in the past, how did Master find out?"

Cang Song was startled, but didn't answer, just said: "Let's go."

Gui Li looked at the figure of Cangsong in front of him, his eyes were full of worry, Xiaohui lying on his shoulder creaked a few times, and suddenly jumped into the arms of Cangsong in front of him.

Cang Song hugged Xiao Hui, with helplessness in his eyes, but a smile on his lips.

Gui Li happened to walk up to Cang Song's side, saw the smile in his eyes, saw the little gray eyeballs turn around, squeaked at him a few times, then laughed too.

At least, they didn't have to go alone in the darkness in the distance.

The two figures, the monkey lying in its arms, and the occasional squeaks gradually melted into the darkness and disappeared.

Just when Cangsong and Gui Li entered the Hundred Thousand Mountains to chase the beast god's trace, the southern border beyond the Hundred Thousand Mountains was full of eagerness.

More and more Righteous Path disciples came to Southern Border. While making noise, their arrival almost quickly reduced the number of remnants of those beasts and monsters who were wandering in Southern Border. However, there had never been such a gathering in the land of Southern Border. There are many Chinese people, and most of them are people who practice Taoism.

The people of the five local ethnic groups in southern Xinjiang have always held a respectful attitude towards these outsiders, but there seems to be a strange atmosphere among these disciples of the righteous way. Keep a distance, and even occasionally heard that some disciples of certain sects had conflicts.

It's just why, but no one seems to have ever declared it out loud.

In a sense, Fenxiang Valley, as the oldest cultivator in southern Xinjiang, has naturally become the best place for many righteous disciples who are not familiar with the local geography to visit and ask for advice. Quiet, with a constant flow of people, and people are seen coming in and out every day.

Under such circumstances, on this day, three people came to the gate of Fenxiang Valley, two men and one woman, but they were from Qingyun sect, Lin Jingyu from Big Bamboo Peak, Zeng Shushu from Fenghui Peak, and Lu Xueqi from Xiaozhu Peak .

The three of them were naturally not the only disciples of Qingyunmen who came to the southern border. In fact, Qingyunmen was known as the number one righteous sect in the world at this time, and they sent countless disciples of the younger generation, but the best of them failed to come. , except for a few people like Qi Hao who have already assumed important responsibilities in the sect, Xiao Yicai is also unable to be a member of the board due to the closure of Daoxuan recently.

Therefore, there were only the three of them left. They traveled all the way to the southern border, but Zeng Shushu, who was always talkative, was overwhelmed.

After the three of them discussed, Zeng Shushu suggested that no matter what, as an orthodox fellow, he should go to Fenxiang Valley to pay a visit when he came to Southern Border. Lin Jingyu didn't care, but Lu Xueqi said lightly that there was no need to bother.

Zeng Shushu and Lin Jingyu knew it well, guessed it was Lu Xueqi who still had a knot in her heart, that day she firmly rejected the marriage proposal of Yun Yilan, the master of Fenxiang Valley, for his favorite disciple Li Xun in the Yuqing Hall of Tongtian Peak in Qingyunmen, which hurt Yunyi greatly Lan and Master Daoxuan lost face, so they naturally didn't want to associate with people from Fenxiang Valley.

However, after discussing with Lin Jingyu, Zeng Shushu felt that he still had to come here to make a show, otherwise he would not look good in front of the teacher in the future. Moreover, the people from Fenxiang Valley are familiar with the [-] mountains in the southern border, and it is convenient to work with them Some, Lu Xueqi hesitated again and again, and finally agreed.

Thus, three people entered Fenxiang Valley.

Just after the three of them entered Fenxiang Valley, in a hidden place not far behind them, two masked men in black also stopped. Judging from their figures, they were clearly the Tian who had returned to Qingyunmen during the battle between beasts and monsters. Yun and Shang Zhengliang.

These two followed secretly, and they didn't let the three of the younger generation know about it.