white clothes

As Xie Chenyuan walked, he felt that Shen Zong by his side was approaching him, so he looked down at him: "What's wrong?"

Shen Zong originally wanted to talk about Shi Wuyi, but he turned a corner and said the new task given to him by the system.

"The death of Lingchuan?" Xie Chenyuan frowned slightly after hearing this.

"It should have something to do with the rat demon and fox demon this time." Shen Zong put his hands behind his head, guessing as he walked: "The city lord also said that the rat demon is a group-dwelling monster, they are outside the city, and the fox demon is inside the city. , the two demon race unions will not break through the city gate."

"It's not that simple. Rat demons and fox demons are just little demons. Even if there are more jagged rat demons, they are still not enough for the monks in the city to kill them." Xie Chenyuan thought about what happened carefully, and always felt that something was missing.

The crow flew to the broken branch and quacked twice.

Grave bags can be seen everywhere in the depths of the forest, some of which were newly buried with tributes beside them. The people in the countryside don’t have any precious things, and there are only a few wild fruits and a few sticks of incense on the worn-out porcelain bowls. The wild fruit has lost moisture, and there are many small holes on the surface. It is estimated that it was pecked by birds, and the incense has already been broken in two. When Xie Chenyuan passed by a grave, he suddenly stopped.

He looked at the earthen grave not far away.

It was late autumn, and the earthen graves were covered with fallen leaves, new and old, with dew on the upper layer.

Standing beside Xie Chenyuan, Shen Zong walked to the earthen grave, stretched out his hand to remove those fallen leaf Buddhas, then dipped some dirt on his fingertips, and looked down.

"Did you find something?" Shen Zong squatted down, feeling the eerie silence around him.

"The soil is damp and moldy, and the colors are different, as if it has been refurbished." Xie Chenyuan wiped the edge of the porcelain bowl with his fingertips, and the dust was heavy: "If family members come to sacrifice, they will definitely replace the tribute porcelain bowl new."

"Someone moved the corpse in the grave?" Shen Zong had also experienced the Langya Mountain ghost dungeon, so he was much more courageous than before.

"Let me take a look first." Xie Chenyuan stood up, his long eyelashes drooping slightly, covering half of the glazed color, appearing more indifferent and reserved, even his tone was cold and indifferent: "But, maybe it's not a person."

Shen Zong liked his appearance very much.

Xie Chenyuan's demeanor is pure and serene, although what he does has nothing to do with his secular appearance, he is helpful, warm-hearted, kind and gentle.

Just when Shen Zong was rejoicing, Xie Chenyuan had already used his scabbard to shake the earthen grave open, and there was actually a small tunnel under the wet soil, the coffin in the grave was violently opened, and the corpse inside was nowhere to be seen.

Xie Chenyuan fell into the pit, and Shen Zong also jumped down.

He looked at the pitch-black entrance of the cave, feeling a little hairy in his heart.

"A Zong." Xie Chenyuan stretched out a hand.

Shen Zong subconsciously put his hand on Xie Chenyuan's palm. Xie Chenyuan's hand was cold, but very slender and powerful, like a piece of cold jade.

The cave was dark, with no light at all, and the soil under his feet was soft. Shen Zong became blind. Following behind Xie Chenyuan, he felt he was twisting and turning. There was still an unpleasant fishy smell in the cave, mixed with damp and sealed. The air smelled very unpleasant, Shen Zong quietly approached Xie Chenyuan, smelling the cold breath on his body.

"There is the breath of the sawtooth rat monster in this hole." Xie Chenyuan said in a low voice: "The exit will be reached soon."

Shen Zong nodded to show that he knew, and worried that Xie Chenyuan would not see him, so he whispered: "I know."

Sure enough, after a while, I saw a faint light.

Xie Chenyuan stood at the exit, with his body slightly sideways, hiding in the dark. He saw an oil lamp burning in a large cave, and dozens of men in the form of a black-haired sawtooth rat gathered together, eating something together. The surrounding area is dirty and smelly.

Shen Zong was so nervous that he didn't even dare to catch his breath.

Next to those rat monsters were a dozen corpses, some were fresh, some were still wearing shrouds, some were withered, and they were neatly placed together.

"Why is the old eight missing?" One of the small and burly rat demons was full, sat on the ground, counted, and found that one of the same kind was missing.

"Boss, it seems that it went out to find prey yesterday, and it hasn't come back yet."

"It's so confusing! It's the critical moment, and it's going to look good if it breaks Master Si's business!" The boss stood up, with sharp eyebrows and mouse eyes, and rat whiskers on both sides of his sunken cheeks, and said angrily, "Is it going to eat?" people."

The rat monsters present looked at each other in blank dismay.

"Boss, Lao Ba often sneaks out, and we don't know where he went."

"I have to kill it when I come back this time. Why can't the wild boar be eaten? I won't forget it once it was rewarded by Master Si? Don't forget its own identity, and dare to fight with me!" The rat demon in the lead clapped his hands violently , the only stone table in the cave was instantly torn apart, and the remaining rat monsters showed fear, and quickly gathered around it to compliment it.

"Boss, you will always be the boss of our Sawtooth Rat Demon."

"How can Lao Ba compare to you? The last time he was out of shit luck, Master Si rewarded him with a piece of human flesh."

"Master Si will definitely remember your hard work, Boss."

……

Seeing that what they were eating was a wild boar, Shen Zong's fear subsided a little. Only now did he deeply realize the cruelty of the Longevity Continent.

This is a world of cultivating immortals where human life is like nothing. Ordinary people in this world are really powerless to fight back against monsters.

No wonder, those cultivators from Daomen are going to come out to practice demon slaying and slaying demons.

"You guys will carry these corpses on your back later, and follow me." The rat demon in the lead arranged his clothes, barely cleaned them, and urged the rest of the rat demons to work.

"Boss, we have almost stolen all the corpses in the surrounding villages, and even donated a few living people. When will Sir Si reward us with the Hunyuan magic?"

"Just wait obediently, the time is running out." The rat demon known as the boss laughed, and at the end, he remembered something to remind them: "Don't catch the living again, in case the monks in Lingchuan City find out Not good."

"You guys have to be more cautious recently and keep your mouth shut."

Xie Chenyuan waited until the group of rat monsters entered one of the caves with the corpse on their backs before continuing to follow them.

The further you go, the deeper the passage.

No one would have guessed that there is an underground passage extending in all directions in the far distance on the outskirts of Lingchuan.

Shen Zong guessed that those rat monsters were carrying the corpses for Mr. Si, but he didn't know what Mr. Si wanted these corpses for?

use, or... eat

Thinking of the last possibility, Shen Zong felt sick to his stomach.

The two silently followed behind the rat demon.

Until I saw the mouse demon flying down. .

Xie Chenyuan touched his lips with his fingertips, Shen Zong understood, and closed his mouth tightly.

When I got closer, I found that there was a stone chamber underneath.

The stone room is surrounded by huge smooth stones, and the interior area is extremely spacious. There is a huge stone chair in front, which should be the seat of the owner. There is a cauldron in the middle of the room, and the firewood underneath is burning.

Those sawtooth rats put the well-preserved corpses on a piece of animal skin, and threw the rest into the iron pot. I don't know what was added to the water. Once the corpses were poured in, they melted completely, and the boiling water surged. , a few white bones can be seen, but the clothing, flesh and hair on the original corpse have disappeared.

There was a strange aroma in the air.

"…vomit…"

The sudden sound of vomiting made Shen Zong startled. He looked to the right front of the stone chamber, and there was a disheveled man lying on the ground vomiting non-stop. His surroundings were bloody, his legs seemed to be broken, twisted abnormally.

"You monsters, die a terrible death!" The man lay on the ground with a hoarse voice, cursing viciously, his face was dirty, only his eyes were red.

"Stop talking nonsense, Master Si keeps you for dinner, but it doesn't mean you can be presumptuous." A mouse demon kicked the man fiercely, and laughed, "Hey, no matter how angry you are, you still die before us .”

The Rat Demons finished their work and respectfully kowtowed a few times in front of their seats before returning.

Xie Chenyuan pulled Shen Zong to another turning in the passage one step ahead, and returned to the original place after the group of rat demons left.

Shen Zong nervously looked at Xie Chenyuan who was silent, and followed his gaze, the boiling water in the pot was always frighteningly white, and the snow-white human bones were surging, and for a while, only the sound of firewood crackling and burning could be heard.

The man was lying on the ground in pain, clutching something on the ground with both hands, and finally slowly crawled to the right with the strength of his arms and elbows. His body was stained with blood, and he did not know how much he had suffered here.

The man dragged his wrecked body and looked at the gap between the rocks above. He tried his best to climb up with both hands. Unfortunately, the sky failed. After another heavy fall, he gave up.The desperate pain made Shen Zong want to help him.

He looked at Xie Chenyuan, before he could speak, a pale and slender hand gently covered his mouth.

In the stone room, the huge stone seat made a slight sound, but in a short while, it was completely split from the middle part, revealing a dark hole.

A fat hand full of mucus was exposed from underneath, and he moved his body onto the stone seat with great difficulty, and he slumped on it as limp as boneless, like cartilage.

Shen Zong's eyes widened.

The demon below is too ugly and too fat.

Although he looks like a human, his body is covered with green mucus, his eyes are almost squeezed out by layers of fat, his head is bald, and he doesn't wear clothes. The most important thing is that his upper body is human, and his lower body resembles octopus tentacles.

Ugly cannot be more ugly.

"I'm so overwhelmed, I still want to run away."

Seeing the man not far away, the cartilaginous monster sneered, rolled up the cauldron in the middle of the room with its tentacles, and poured it into its mouth. Not afraid of being scalded, it directly filled its chest, and the bones in the pot were eaten clean before it was satisfied. He patted his stomach with his right hand, and sighed: "The corpse transformation pill given by Venerable Black Demon is really effective."

The other tentacle rolled up the man and shook it mischievously: "I'm going to eat you soon, boy, are you afraid?"

The man opened his eyes abruptly, and actually spit on the monster's body: "It's only one death, don't expect me to beg for mercy."

"I just admire human beings with backbone." The Cartilage Demon said with a sinister smile, "Because when I crush the bones of those people, the screams are the best."

"Bullying the soft and fearing the hard, I'm afraid you will scream worse than me when you meet the monks of Lingchuan City, haha." The man spat again, since he couldn't survive, he might as well deal with this evil monster.

"Hmph, you humans are just domestic animals. It's not a matter of course to be eaten by our monsters. The monks in Lingchuan City will be ours sooner or later." The cartilage monster laughed wildly, its tentacles slowly tightened, and its eyes turned red , grew up with a big mouth.

The man closed his eyes in despair.

But instead of the expected pain, he heard an incomparably tragic wail, which stopped abruptly, as if he had been choked by the throat.

He opened his eyes, and there was a white-clothed fairy holding a sword. The snow-white sword tip was inserted from the cartilage demon's head into the stone chair. The blood flowed like a spring, soaking the ground. The demon's eyes suddenly widened. Speaking, but its trachea and even its internal organs were all severely injured by the sword, and the demon pill in its belly was pierced by the sword tip, which was equivalent to killing half of its life.

Who is this monk?

The Cartilage Demon struggled to remember the monk's face and features, but his face was covered with his own blood, making it impossible to see clearly.

Shen Zong caught the falling man, almost dodged to his waist, and quickly carried him to a corner far away from the battlefield.

He and the injured man are both war scum, so it's better not to cause trouble.

Xie Chenyuan stood in front of the stone seat with an expression as cold as frost.

On the hilt of Jaizu's sword, the animal pupils are embellished with Daming malachite, emitting a scarlet light.

The demon sensed the loss of the power of the demon core, and immediately panicked. Unfortunately, it couldn't even beg for mercy.

Xie Chenyuan quietly waited for Shangxiejian to finish drinking the filthy blood, then whispered seemingly unintentionally: "It's just a beast."

The sound can only be heard by the Cartilage Demon, but not by the rest.

The cartilage demon was shocked all over, looking at the sword repairer who looked like a banished fairy, he found it in disbelief.

This righteous sword cultivator has eyes that are more cruel than any demon.

Indifferent to everything, aloof, ruthless and desireless.