pig auspicious

Jiubaijiu held the small hammer for a long time, and was almost drawn to the wall by the tail of the drunken giant snake, so he gave up the idea of ​​killing the snake before moving forward.

Fortunately, the giant snake's movements became more and more sluggish, so Jiubaijiu seized the opportunity to sneak the little pig into the hole against the wall.

On the other side of the wall was a very narrow corridor with a faint light at the end.I don't know if it's because of a giant snake lingering around, some small living things such as mice disappeared, only a damp musty smell hits the face.

Jiubaijiu held his breath, staring at the bright light in front of him and slowly moving forward, the palm of his hand holding the mahogany sword was sweating.

Jixiang pulled him by the hem of his clothes and followed, holding on to Hulu tightly.

"Auspicious," Jiubaijiu lowered his voice as much as possible, "wait a minute, if there is something... just run back."

"There is a snake behind." Ji Xiang said.

"..."

The dim candlelight flickered, Jixiang and Jiubaijiu thought they were moving forward secretly, but they didn't know that the candlelight on the wall behind them pulled their shadows into funny shapes before they finished walking the aisle. on the front wall.

Even so, they were still not found.

because……

"Jiubaijiu, someone died." Ji Xiang poked Jiubaijiu's lower back, making the nervous Jiubaijiu almost jump up, gritted his teeth and replied, "I can see it."

The end of the aisle is surprisingly spacious, divided into two stone rooms, the stone room facing the aisle has no door, only dark and slender iron bars installed, just like a prison cell.

There were beds and tables and stools in the cell, and a person was lying on the edge of the table, his long hair scattered all over the floor, covering his face.He didn't move, only the blood on the corner of the wide sleeve hanging down the table seemed to have been dried for a long time, and the color was dull.

The Taoist priest Xuanji, who is used to being cheap, didn't see the man move for a long time, thinking that maybe he was really dead, so he walked into the cell, reached out to touch the railing, to see if it was really a cell.

Unexpectedly, as soon as his hand touched the iron railing, Jiubaijiu let out a scream and was bounced three feet away.

Jixiang was almost frightened to death by Jiubaijiu's shrill cry.

"Didn't you ask me not to make a sound to disturb the monster?" Ji Xiang glared at him. "Screaming so loudly."

Jiu Baijiu lay on the ground and twitched, his tongue was so numb that he couldn't speak: "I think I'm willing to be called such a big body!"

As if startled by Jiubaijiu's screams, the guy who looked like a dead man in the cell moved a little bit, making a strange sound of metal rubbing.

"Oh my god!" Jiubaijiu didn't care to get up, and climbed off the iron gate with hands and feet. "He's not dead!"

The little pig hugged Hulu tightly, and moved forward cautiously.

The man coughed lowly, and the sound seemed to be rolling in hot sand, which made it itch from the throat to the scalp.

"Who are you?" Jixiang asked him through the iron gate.

The person lying on the table turned his head slowly, such a simple action seemed to take all his strength: "I am Bai Liu. I don't ask who you are, but please leave quickly."

"I am Jixiang." Little Pig reciprocated the courtesy. "Have you seen Ao Bai?"

As soon as the name "Aobai" was spoken, Bai Liu's eyes, hidden behind her hair, lit up. "Are you here to find him?"

As soon as he said this, Bai Liu fell silent.

Jixiang stood in front of the iron gate with a gourd in his arms. He was round and limp. He was probably not as tall as the lock hanging on the iron gate, and he had one bare foot.

At this time, Jiu Baijiu saw that Bai Liu didn't seem to have any intention of attacking anyone, so he reluctantly got up: "Where is this place? Who is digging a hole under the grave in such idle time..."

As soon as Bai Liu moved, the friction sound heard just now came from his body, as if there were countless iron shackles and chains hanging on him: "You have seen it. This place is used to imprison me."

"Who are you? Where's Ao Bai?" Jiubaijiu pulled Ji Xiang away from the iron bars: "This is not an ordinary prison cell, this iron bar...almost electrocuted me just now."

"It's just an ordinary Thunder Curse." Bai Liu said lightly. "It can only prevent some insects and ants."

"You don't look more powerful than insects and ants." Jiubaijiu said bluntly.

"You're right." Bai Liu didn't even deny it. "I don't even have the strength to lift my neck up now."

Although his image was down and out, Bai Liu's tone and demeanor still couldn't conceal a natural pride and reserve.

"What is your identity? Why are you locked up here?" Jiubaijiu couldn't help asking.

"Since you can find this place, it means that you are not ordinary people." Bai Liu glanced at the stone room where the big snake lived at the entrance. "I am Lord Lihehe."

"Drink!" Jiubaijiu took a deep breath!

Ji Xiang hurriedly gasped too!

Then he raised his head and asked Jiubaijiu: "...What is Mr. He?"

"It's the river god." Nine hundred and nine popular science. "So, the chaos in Lihe has nothing to do with you?"

Judging by Bai Liu's state, he must have been imprisoned for a long time.

"Making trouble?" Bai Liu sighed. "Although the Li River is small, it is also my home."

"Then what..."

Bai Liu reluctantly moved her body, revealing one sleeve.The middle part of the delicately crafted sleeves was almost completely stained with blood, even though the blood had dried, it still looked horrible.

"In the final analysis, it's also my fault." Bai Liu's voice was full of exhaustion. "I can't get out, I'm all to blame for the mess the Li River is in now."

"It wasn't you who made the river mess up, who was it?" Jiubaijiu frowned. "Since you are Lord Lihehe, who else can imprison you here and make trouble in your territory."

"I... have taken in an apprentice." Bai Liu's voice became deeper and deeper. "He is smart and talented. A master can't help being proud of having such an apprentice."

"I came to Bancheng 1000 years ago on duty, and sat alone in the Lihe Water Palace to watch how the years flowed through the water. I met my apprentice 100 years ago, and I taught him to identify clouds and the rise and fall of rivers. He learned so much So fast that... I even taught him what I shouldn't have taught him."

Seeing Bai Liu's sleeve, Jixiang made some descriptions, and Jiubaijiu understood roughly: "Could it be, are you a dragon?"

Bai Liu said. "yes."

Jixiang also understood: "That claw——!!!"

Thinking of the terrifying look of that dragon claw being picked up from the river, Jixiang still couldn't help shivering.

Bai Liu looked at him without any surprise: "You saw my dragon claw? Lihe is healed now?"

Although Bai Liu's tone was always calm, Jiubaijiu felt a sense of sadness for no reason, and quickly said, "The Li River is healed, and there will be no floods or waves."

"Then I ask you to get out quickly." Bai Liu said softly. "Go to the West Sea to see the Dragon King. You are friends of His Highness, and you must be able to inform the Dragon King. Get out of here before my apprentice comes back."

"We want to save Ao Bai." Jixiang shook his head vigorously.

"Don't worry." Bai Liu said. "Your Highness is fine—for the time being."

"When will you... apprentice come back? We will find a way to take you out too." Jiubaijiu began to roll up his sleeves. "How do you open this thing?"

"You... hide!" Bai Liu's voice suddenly changed.

"Ah?" Ji Xiang blinked, "What are you hiding?"

"My apprentice is back." Bai Liu said.

Jiubaijiu was also taken aback. "What what?"

"He might come to get my other paw." Bai Liu said. "Since you have seen my broken claw, it proves that my apprentice's plan has failed."

Jiubaijiu's hair stood on end, he didn't understand how Bai Liu could say such a thing so calmly.

Ji Xiang turned around: "Where are you going to hide?"

Of course, the place where the white willow is closed cannot be entered, and the stone chamber on the other side is also empty, which can be seen at a glance.

Bai Liu stared behind them: "It's too late."

Jiubaijiu turned around abruptly, and the peach wood sword almost dropped from his hand.

Uglier and weirder than what Jixiang described, a black chicken-headed monster appeared silently in the aisle, and its two bright eyes shone coldly.

The little pig knew how powerful this monster was, so he was in a hurry to find a place to hide, but there was no place to hide in the narrow and low ground, and it was very difficult to escape.

"Your apprentice... looks really special." Jiubaijiu wanted to put on a powerful posture, but his knees were so weak that he couldn't stand up.

"It was raised by my apprentice." Bai Liu said.

Seeing Jixiang, the chicken-headed monster narrowed his eyes until there was only a slit left.

Seeing that the thing recognized him, the little pig had to weakly raise his snore as a greeting.

The chicken-headed monster ignored Jiu Baijiu, and rushed out of the aisle, forcing Jixiang to the wall.

Jixiang hurriedly pointed the gourd mouth at it, but no matter how much it was shaken left and right, there was no movement.

The little pig who had high hopes for snoring immediately panicked.

"Don't come here!" Jixiang said loudly, "I'm amazing!"

The chicken-headed monster arched its body.

Jixiang was so scared that his nose was about to spit out: "You, you, you can't bite me! If you bite me, Ao Guang will avenge me!"

The chicken-headed monster's strong hind legs slowly bent, and then rushed towards Jixiang with lightning speed!

Jiubaijiu felt cold all over.

bump.

The chicken-headed monster's claws scratched the mud wall, drawing several deep marks.

Ji Xiang holding his head appeared three feet away from the chicken-headed monster.

Jiubaijiu blinked hard.

Just now, Jixiang was indeed under the claws of that monster...

"Master, I didn't expect you to have the strength to save people." An auspicious and familiar voice sounded.

Bai Liu leaned on the table, looking even weaker. "I can't watch you commit crimes in front of me."

Jiubaijiu looked back, standing alone in the aisle, half of his body was covered in darkness.

apprentice!

As soon as Jiubaijiu's scalp exploded, he immediately pointed the mahogany sword at him.

"Who are you?" The man approached slowly, his eyebrows and eyes were delicate and agile, with a little cunning of a teenager.

"Who are you?" Jiubaijiu looked at him warily. "Are you his apprentice? Where's Ao Bai?"

"Ao Bai—?" The man tilted his head. "who is it?"

As soon as this person came over, the chicken-headed monster stopped moving and snorted on the spot.

"It took Ao Bai away!" Ji Xiang's big eyes were full of fear: "You, you hurry up and hand over Ao Bai!"

"I don't know Ao Bai." The man said gently to Ji Xiang. "I raised it, and it has always been very obedient."

"Give back your Highness to them, Duli." Bai Liu's voice sounded a little erratic in this dim space. "You've already done a lot of things wrong, don't make any more mistakes."

"There is no little Highness here!" The person who was replaced by Bai Liu as Du Li suddenly raised his voice. "What's wrong if I want to bring my child back? What right do you have to speak if you do something wrong?"

"You are possessed." Bai Liu said lightly. "All gods and monsters have retribution, can't you see it?"

"Ridiculous!" Du Li took a step closer, Jiubaijiu saw his face clearly, and found that his pupils turned out to be a long and narrow line. "Dragon is a self-righteous thing, you should tell Ao Run about this."