Hong Kong variety show: Beauty and Bones

At this moment, a group of black crows suddenly flew up from the treetops as if startled. They spread their broad and rough wings and drew irregular arcs in the air. The sharp and piercing caws were like countless sharp knives, piercing the eardrums directly, making people feel irritated and uneasy in an instant.

Lei Yin held Ah Jiu tightly and continued to move forward. After walking for a while, he saw some tree roots exposed on the ground...

The tangled appearance of the tree roots is extremely strange, just like the mysterious blood vessels in the human body.

Slowly moving forward along the intricate tree roots, the tension in Lei Yin's heart was like a string stretched to the extreme, being pulled tighter and tighter.

Because she discovered that these seemingly ordinary tree roots actually spread out like a tree.

It was an unimaginably huge tree. Lei Yin stood in front of it like an ant!

The thick trunk stood straight, like a pillar between heaven and earth, while the branches were like greedy tentacles, extending wildly in all directions, as if to cover the entire sky.

The tree trunks and branches formed a thick shadow, as if as long as you stepped into this shadow, you would be swallowed by the endless darkness.

The feeling of oppression made Lei Yin's heart beat faster involuntarily. Every step he took was extremely cautious, for fear of disturbing it.

After circling the tree, Lei Yin discovered bloody hoof prints again next to a cave...

Did the thing inside capture Shifang? Or...

Lei Yin looked at the big tree, took out a fire starter, blew it up, and threw it into the cave.

The sparks rolled and quickly went out. What a deep hole!

He searched around and found some dead branches and leaves, placed them next to the hole, then gathered them together and lit them. Under the light of the fire, Lei Yin stuck his head out again and couldn't help but gasp.

Oh my god, is this a cave?

Why did it look to her like the hole was wriggling?

Seeing that the situation was not good, Lei Yin planned to retreat.

Wait for her to go back and buy some kerosene, oil, explosives and other things, then come and find out!

At this moment, a tree root moved quietly towards Lei Yin.

Ah Jiu warned Lei Yin, but she didn't react. When the tree roots sprang up and were about to wrap around her...

He turned around and thrust his sword forward, the tree roots crackling and Lei Yin seemed to hear a cry of pain...

Damn it, it turned out to be this giant tree causing trouble!

Our ancestors have long said, "When people grow old, they become spirits; when trees grow old, they become monsters!"

as predicted!

Lei Yin thrust her sword directly at the tree trunk, and the roots behind her attacked her with bared fangs and claws...

……

After fighting and retreating, and shedding a lot of blood, Lei Yin finally retreated to the place where he first entered.

Seeing the sunlight, Lei Yin couldn't hold on any longer and fell to his knees.

Oh no, oh no, too much blood loss!

"Girl, are you okay?" a voice sounded.

Lei Yin looked over with his sword in hand and saw that it was a bearded Taoist priest. He did not lower his guard and asked, "Who are you?"

"Yan Chixia!"

……

Lei Yin and Yan Chixia didn't dare to stay any longer and returned to Lanruo Temple together.

Yan Chixia saw that Lei Yin’s face was pale and asked her if she needed medicine.

Lei Yin said that he had it, found a room and went in to recuperate.

There were so many tree roots that I couldn't avoid them in time and was whipped many times. I was in unbearable pain all over my body.

After applying the medicine with great difficulty, Lei Yin didn't care whether it was dirty or not. He collapsed on the bed, hugged Ajiu, and fell asleep.

In the dream, Shifang was covered in blood and fell into a bloody mouth.

After chewing it twice, he spat out a whole piece of horsehide...

"Shifang!" Lei Yin woke up from his dream, gasping for breath, with cold sweat on his forehead.

After waiting for a while, Lei Yin calmed down and felt that he seemed to have a fever.

Not only was my whole body burning hot, but my bones were also aching!

It's no wonder that Lei Yin braved the rain to search for Shifang all night, and then fought a battle with the tree demon. She was a martial artist, but she was not made of iron...

He took out two pills from the porcelain bottle and ate them. Then he wiped his body with wine and changed into clean clothes.

After wiping the wooden bed with his changed clothes and covering it with a layer of cloth, Lei Yin could no longer hold on and fell asleep while holding Ajiu.

……

When I woke up again, night had fallen and the house was pitch black.

Lei Yin touched his forehead and found it was still a little hot. He thought he would be fine after taking two more doses of medicine!

"Gurgle, gurgle", I'm hungry, it's time to feed my stomach!

She dug out some dried meat and rations, took a bite, and swallowed it with difficulty. It would have been nice to have some hot soup.

"Miss, are you awake?" Ning Caichen's voice came from outside the door.

"Yeah, you're awake!" Lei Yin opened the door and saw Ning Caichen in a scholar's robe.

"The Taoist priest is really smart. He said you're fine, and you really are! I saw your door was locked for several hours, and I was worried..." Ning Caichen said with a smile, "The Taoist priest cooked porridge and asked me to invite the young lady."

As he wished, Lei Yin followed Ning Caichen to the lobby, holding an oil-paper bag filled with dry food and meat, and a wine bag.

……

"My name is Lei Yin, and I'm a bounty hunter!" After eating a bowl of porridge with dried meat noodles, Lei Yin's complexion looked better.

"Yan Chixia, Taoist!" Yan Chixia had a bowl of wine. He took a big sip from the bowl and exclaimed, "What a great wine!"

"Ning Caichen, I make a living by collecting rent for others!" Ning Caichen said embarrassedly while holding the bowl.

"There is a demon in Lanruo Temple. Taoist priest, are you here for this?" Lei Yin scooped another bowl of delicious porridge, took a sip, and asked Yan Chixia.

"Yes, this demon is a tree demon. It has harmed many people. What a pity," Yan Chixia took another sip of wine and sighed, "It is so powerful that I can only guard this Lanruo Temple and drive away those who want to stay overnight."

Those who listened to advice have left, but those who are stubborn and refuse to change can only wish for good luck!

Having said that, Yan Chixia glanced at the silly Ning Caichen and thought that this guy would not survive the night. Unexpectedly, he was upright and did not take anything he shouldn't have, thus saving his life!

"How did Miss Lei become enemies with this tree demon?" Yan Chixia asked calmly, but she was confused and surprised in her heart.

This Miss Lei is obviously an ordinary person who practices martial arts. How could she fight with the tree demon and escape unscathed?

How strange!

"Alas!" Lei Yin sighed and put down the bowl. "My horse Shifang got startled and ran here, so I chased him to Lanruo Temple. But after searching the temple for a while, I found nothing!"

"I went outside to look for it, and then I saw the bloody hoof prints there..."

Lei Yin recounted how he discovered the cave and how he fought with the tree demon.

"Miss Lei, I'd like to ask you something," Yan Chixia became even more curious after hearing this. "How did you manage to injure the tree demon?"

Lei Yin glanced at him and said without hiding anything, "My sword, Ajiu, can kill demons!"

She couldn't do anything to the tree monster by herself, and she didn't know if she could kill it by joining forces with the Taoist Yan Chixia!

"Sword?" Yan Chixia and Ning Caichen both turned their gaze to the sword that Lei Yin placed on his leg, and then looked away at the same time.

"Why is it so?" Yan Chixia was puzzled. The sword looked ordinary and there was nothing magical about it!

"I don't know!" Lei Yin shook her head. She stroked Ajiu and the sword trembled.

"No!" Yan Chixia stood up suddenly, his eyes fixed on Lei Yin's sword, "There's a ghostly aura!"

"Your sword is not of this world!"

"I don't care where it came from. It has never harmed me. Instead, it has always been helping me!" Lei Yin said indifferently.

"Miss Lei, I advise you to throw away this sword immediately!" Yan Chixia urged, "Don't try to quench your thirst with poison!"

"Bullshit!" A strange voice rang out.

The voice came from Ajiu!

Lei Yin was startled, put down Ajiu, quickly stood up and took a few steps back.

what's the situation?

Why is the sword talking?