Chapter 83 Food Heart
This forest is indeed not big. When we walk out of the forest, what comes into view is a blue lake. The lake water is surrounded by vegetation and the sound of birds singing is endless. The shadows of trees are mottled and swaying in the lake water, and the scenery is excellent.
This was the first time A Nian saw this beautiful scenery after she arrived in the human world. She stopped in the distance and looked into it a little confused.
"How come there is no such beautiful place in the Demon Realm." A Nian sighed, reluctant to move his steps.
"This is Heze, now called Longchi. This area is full of continuous lakes. The world has changed. Part of Heshan has become a corner of Heze. It is really beautiful and there are many places where spiritual energy gathers. It is said that many ancient gods are related to this place! I used to often go to this place to absorb spiritual energy, which is so comfortable!" The flowers and birds explained to us, and it can be heard from their tone that she likes it very much.
"Then there must be a larger mortal town nearby, right?"
"Of course, mortals are very good at enjoying it. Places with water and mountains and rich resources are often the best choice for mortals to gather. There is a very large city nearby, called Caozhou, not far from this. With our footsteps, we can arrive before dark. There are often mortals nearby, so I can't carry you over, but it also gives you the opportunity to enjoy the beautiful scenery."
"It's not bad. If you haven't arrived in Caozhou after night, you can just rest here for a night, which is pretty good."
"Ah? That's not possible! There are many places with prosperous spiritual energy within the Heze area, but it's not peaceful at night. Besides, this is a realm that gods often come to. Even if you are very powerful, if you really startle the gods because of the fight, it will be troublesome."
"That's true, then we'd better go to Caozhou as soon as possible. It seems that even spiritual power cannot be used easily for the time being."
A Nian nodded, and he must not want to alarm the gods.
Along the way, we did not use any spiritual power. Although our footwork was much slower, it was very pleasant to have this beautiful scenery with us. After all, the flowers and birds lived for a long time and kept telling us old things related to Heze. Only then did we realize that there were many spiritual lands near Heze, which were the birthplace of many ancient gods. Now, many immortals gathered here, and the gods and monsters tried every means to rush here to absorb pure spiritual energy. It was really a good place.
Until the setting sun and the last ray of rays of light were about to disappear, we stood in front of a towering city building, with the word "Caozhou" carved on the city gate.
The closer we are to the city tower, the more pedestrians there are around us, and flowers and birds dare not speak human words anymore. I remember that there are curfews in cities in the human world, so we accelerated our pace and entered the city before the city gates closed.
Caozhou is indeed quite large, and even the buildings are much more luxurious than ordinary towns. Most of them are made of stone bricks, and there are more pedestrians on the streets. Even when the night comes, it seems that the lights are still bright and there is no intention of calming down.
We found an inn to stay in, which were also two adjacent rooms, and the flowers and birds lived with me.
The wind is strong at night, which is much colder than during the day, so I feel like I should have after autumn. It is even colder to the north here.
I knocked on A Nian's door bored and continued to discuss the anecdotes of the demon with him.
"As you say that, your grandmother is really a real demon princess? Then where is the demon world you know?"
"My grandmother, the King of the Demon Realm, was extremely long ago. In order to stop the fight between the demon worlds, she could only completely hide the demon world. She is the most powerful demon after Nuwa in the Demon Realm. In the end, she sacrificed herself to calm the dispute between demons."
"Wait, Nuwa? Isn't Nuwa a god?"
"Nuwa is not a god clan, but she has powerful power that can be comparable to the god clan. In fact, she is the ancestor of the demon clan."
"So, is it the demon who created humans?" I couldn't believe it. I felt that many of the previous firm cognitions were instantly subverted.
"Yes, many of these old things have been distorted to this day. Moreover, after Nuwa built the order of the demon world, she left the demon world and lived in the human world for a long time. Therefore, mortals believe that Nuwa is the gods of heaven."
Suddenly, I just felt that when did my cognition become so complicated? If I were just an ordinary monster living in a depressed forest, I would be afraid that I would not know these thousand-year entanglements related to gods and demons after my whole life. But somehow, I was caught in it, not even knowing the reason. These complex six realms disputes should have nothing to do with me, but now, I seem to be standing at one of them uncontrollably. Even if I don’t know what impact my existence has on these, I have a strange intuition, feeling that I must have a close connection with some of the veins.
I thought again, maybe this feeling is not only something I have. Any creature will have the same feeling as me when it continues to expand its cognition?
But I suddenly felt that these systems were too large and too complicated, so I should go back to the most direct purpose of this trip first.
"Have you ever thought about how to find the entrance to Qingqiu Fantasy?"
I changed the subject and forced my curiosity.
Unexpectedly, A Nian shook her head, so the conversation came to an abrupt end, and silence covered everything.
I returned to my room and fell asleep quickly even though I had not completely withdrawn from the conversation just now.
Early the next morning, flowers and birds twirled and woke me up.
"What's wrong?"
"What happened!" Huaniao said in my ear in a low voice but in surprise.
Before I could get tired of sleepiness, I slowly sat up and waited for her to continue talking.
"There was an incident in the city that cannibalism happened! This is the jurisdiction of the gods. What demon dared to create a killing like this! Will the gods be attracted by it? Will we be in trouble? If the gods are really disturbed, will they attack us first? Should we leave here first, wait for the limelight to pass and come again in a while?"
Her series of worries did not seem to completely dispel my sleepiness, but the eating and heart incident did surprise me a little.
"Food heart?" I tried to flip my memory, and then suddenly I thought of a bloody picture.
"Food heart?!" I asked again, this time, I was mostly awake.
"Yes! How evil is this to cut off a person's heart and eat it? I'm not so cruel to eat people! At least I will make people faint before eating them. Moreover, I specially found herbs that can be anesthetized and fed them!"
I was unconscious of the description of the second half of her, and recalled the scenes she had seen before.
In order to frame me, You Ruojun joined forces with Rouchi. Rouchi ate the child's heart, but Rouchi is dead. Is there really a powerful evil demon who came here unruly? He didn't even take the God of Heaven seriously? And... Ruyuan's sister can also eat her heart... But she shouldn't dare to alarm the God of Heaven easily!
A series of speculations and doubts, but in the end there was no result. Then I began to think about the proposals of flowers and birds. Perhaps, we should temporarily avoid the limelight.
But before I could go to find A Nian, I was interrupted by the sudden noise.
"Kill people! Kill people! Monsters kill people!"
A man shouted heart-wrenchingly, and I immediately opened the door. I heard that the sound was probably in the lobby downstairs. I went straight downstairs, but was shocked by the scene in front of me.
Like jade!
The nine-tailed fox demon, who was just like Ruyuan, was standing in the middle of the inn lobby, holding a heart that was still dripping blood in his hand. The bright red blood burned down her hand, and even steamed. Beside her, a man was lying on the ground with a distorted face, with a huge hole in his chest. Everyone ran away in scattered. At this time, only she and I were left in the lobby, and even the flowers and birds standing on my shoulders were shocked.
But she turned her head very evilly and stared at me straight. My heart tightened and my heart beat faster. Seeing this bloody scene, in addition to being shocked, she also felt a sense of disgust.
"You are indeed pregnant." At this moment, she actually held people's hearts and turned her eyes to my stomach, and smiled evilly again.
How could she know I was pregnant?
"Everyone knows that the desire poison of our Nine-tailed Fox Clan can be transferred through the matter of Yunyu, but they don't know that after doing Yunyu, they will inevitably get pregnant. No matter whether they are gods or demons, they will not escape the ending of one corpse or two lives after poisoning. Last time I saw you, I didn't find you pregnant, and I was a little surprised. I think you are a real demon clan, and you have been pregnant for so long.
"You are lucky to be able to survive until now, but if you can't find the antidote, you can't escape the same fate."
One corpse and two lives... This person who creates poisonous is really extremely vicious. No matter what, I cannot easily accept such an ending.
"What if I could live until the moment my child gave birth?"
She smiled coldly and said, "It's ridiculous, have you forgotten my ruthless mother? Although she was pregnant when she detoxified the demon hunter, this did not affect the effect of the poison. Therefore, the poison will be passed on to the child during her childbirth. If it weren't for this, how could she choose to give up before I was born?" When she said this, her eyes turned red, and her heart in her hand was stuffed into her mouth. The bright red blood dripped down the corner of her mouth, which made me feel chill all over.
At this moment, I also confirmed that my guess was correct. Even if I can barely suppress the toxicity of the Sword of Cangrong, what should I do when the child is born? Should I watch my child die as soon as he is born?
"But I said you are lucky. At least you still have a chance to detoxify, right? Now, as long as you find that wish, everything can be changed."
What she said was the jade hairpin taken away by the Buzhe. But if you want to find the jade hairpin, you must find the Qingqiu illusion. The most urgent thing now is to find the entrance to the illusion.
At this moment, I suddenly felt a strong sensation of the soles of my feet, and I almost fell from the steps, but then, A Nian had appeared behind Ruyu at some point and stuck her neck with her hand.
"You are the Nine-tailed Fox Clan, so you must know where the entrance to the illusion is. Tell me quickly!"
Ruyu had never expected A Nian to take action behind her back and choked out a mouthful of blood, but it was obviously the blood in her heart that she had just eaten.
But she laughed quickly.
"Of course I know, otherwise I won't come to you myself. Have you forgotten what you promised that day? Don't forget that what you want to solve is not just you. Look, this bead is in my hands, you know what to do. If the true energy of the Rejuvenating Grass Demon is exhausted, it will be real..."
Ruyu slowly raised her other hand, and the bead in her hand was the one sealing the demonic energy of Cang Li.
"Don't you hate this monster so much? Why are you so eager to help him detoxify now?" I let A Nian lock her neck, but in just a blink of an eye, her figure flashed and suddenly disappeared. A Nian was shocked, but Ruyu had already stood closer to me.
Ruyu sneered coldly: "Hey... I just think it's interesting and want to continue watching the show."
"Watch the show? Just watch the show?"
"Hey... I started watching the show since I took me back with my skills. It was really exciting and interesting. This time, I also want to see if the dramas of gods and demons are as exciting as those of mortals."
I snorted disdainfully and said, "Since you know where the entrance is, why bother talking nonsense? Just take us there."
"Of course there are conditions."
"What conditions? You nine-tailed fox tribes like to talk about conditions, but not many people actually fulfill their promises in the end."
Ruyu smiled coldly again: "Believe it or not, but this is your only chance. If it weren't for me, you might not be able to find the entrance for a few years."
But while talking, she suddenly heard a commotion outside the lobby door. Na Ruyu glanced at him, then smiled evilly, and in the blink of an eye, her figure was blurred. When she looked again, she was gone, leaving only a cold word: "If you think about it, come to the forest south of Longchi."
I saw the man who was twisted and slumped on the ground, and then looked at the red and black hole in his chest and frowned. It seemed that this place could no longer be lived.
Chapter completed!