Meng 49 sword

Three days later, at the foot of Wangqiu Mountain in the middle of Shu, Lantern Town.

Lantern Town is a small town, located in the embrace of mountains, with unique scenery. "Geography" says that there are three hundred mountain towns in Sichuan, and Lantern Town is one of them, which is famous for its skill of making paper lanterns.

And almost every mountain town in Sichuan has the protection of the cultivating sect behind it.Here, the sky is high and the emperor is far away, and the words of the fairy gate are more effective than the words of the government.

In the past few days, a major incident has happened in Lantern Town, causing panic and unrest.

"It is said that the ferocious beast can eat people, and even the celestial emperor of Baoshouzong was eaten! Li Aniu, a hunter at the entrance of the village, saw it with his own eyes. Oh, it was so miserable. He was bitten to the point where only bones remained..." The teahouse where porters and pawns rest is the place where news from all walks of life gathers.

"Isn't that right? Have you seen that many monks have come here these days, all of them stick to the sect! They are thinking about revenge!"

"Isn't that a good thing?"

"It's good now, but when this matter is over, I'm afraid we will add another [-]% to the filial piety we dedicate to Bao Shouzong!"

"No, it's too dark..."

"Shh, keep your voice down." Suddenly, someone glanced at the two young people sitting in the corner on the other side of the teahouse.These two people were dressed in sky-blue gauze clothes and wearing fences, they were not ordinary people at first glance.

The voice of the conversation gradually died down, but one of the young people turned his head and asked calmly, "Is what you guys said just now the truth?"

A scarred face glanced at him vigilantly, and said, "You don't know?"

The young man was naturally Meng Qiqi who had just arrived in Lantern Town. Hearing this, he put an ingot of silver on the table and said, "Big brother, please enlighten me."

Scarface looked at the silver, but didn't reach out to take it: "It's spread all over the town. People who uphold the sect entered the Wangyou Mountain over there early this morning. You can probably see it at night." They come back."

Meng Qiqi nodded, and then asked curiously: "Does Baoshouzong receive a lot of filial piety from you? I remember that there is a rule in the Immortal Gate that people's fat and anointing cannot be collected."

For example, Gushan Jiange, they planted a large field of medicine and tea, and rely on these outputs in exchange for daily necessities every year.If Jiange disciples take things from the villagers at the bottom of the mountain, they must exchange them with money. This is an iron law, and no one should violate it.

Scarface became vigilant, waved his hand and said: "I don't know, you can find someone else to find out."

After all, he didn't even want the money, and turned around to leave.Meng Qiqi hurriedly stopped him and said, "Brother doesn't want to answer, so I won't ask any more. You keep this ingot, I still have a question to ask you."

"what is the problem?"

"Have you seen a young monk about my age in the past few days, dressed in blue clothes, handsome and gentle. He should have inquired here too."

Scarface thought about it carefully, shook his head and said, "I've never seen this before."

The rest of the people also shook their heads. There are a lot of monks in Lantern Town recently, and they really didn't pay attention.

Meng Qiqi thanked a few of them, then left the teahouse with Chen Boyan, and continued wandering around the town.They arrived here at noon, and they were originally scheduled to meet Shen Qingya at the first inn in the city, but no matter how they inquired, no one had seen Shen Qingya.

Shen Qingya is not a person who will miss an appointment, and the two agreed that something happened to him and he was delayed.Because if he had been to Lantern Town, with his level of care, he would have to leave news for Meng Qiqi anyway.

There are special post stations between the towns in central Shu to deliver letters, and Meng Qiqi immediately sent a letter to Tianmu Mountain asking about Shen Qingya's whereabouts.As for Uncle Zhan and other black army sergeants, they were sent back to Yinshan by Chen Boyan when they left Shenjing.

The two waited until it was dark in Lantern Town, watching the lanterns of the shops along the street and the gates of the city gradually light up, emitting a pale light.It is said that because the people who held the sect died, the lanterns in the whole town were changed to white in honor of the dead.

A row of white lanterns created an unpleasantly depressing atmosphere, and even the whole town was surrounded by a gloomy atmosphere.

Standing in her room on the second floor of the inn, Meng Qiqi looked towards the street, and the watchman was walking down the stairs listlessly, "The sky is dry, so be careful with the candles."

"It's dry, be careful with candles."

"It's dry, be careful with candles."

The gong was struck three times, and the streets were filled with smoke and dust.

"Here we come." Meng Qiqi looked out of the city, and saw a few streamers of light flying towards Lantern Town at an extremely fast speed.No, it's more like smashing to be exact.

A group of about ten monks landed on the road in the center of the town with their swords in a state of embarrassment. Several of them were obviously injured, and they couldn't stand still, and fell to the ground directly.

"Quick! Come! Come, a doctor!" The night in Lantern Town was awakened again.

Meng Qiqi gently closed the window and asked, "Have you seen their cultivation?"

Chen Boyan said: "They are all at the second level of the Great Realm, and two of them are already at the Great Perfection Realm. Among the young disciples, they are not bad."

"That's weird." Meng Qiqi squinted her eyes, "What kind of beast is there on the mountain? There are so many monks who can't handle it, yet one of them was bitten to death."

"In the mountains in the middle of Sichuan, there are all kinds of wonders. It is recorded in "The History of Strange Things" that in the past, there were strange beasts that leveled [-] mountains with one foot, so there are only [-] mountains left in the [-] mountains. Rare and exotic animals are everywhere in the [-] mountains, and the aura gathers , Only then did the current scene of Xianmen be written. Speaking of which, the ancestor of Jiange also studied under Shuzhong." Chen Boyan said.

"Anyway, it's better to come early than coincidentally. The Wangyou Mountain that Baoshouzong went to is next to the Wangqiu Mountain where Hou Muyun retreated. Let's join in the fun tomorrow." Meng Qiqi rolled his eyes, and Chen Boyan said Know what he's up to.

Early the next morning, Meng Qiqi received a reply letter from Tianmu Mountain.The letter said that Shen Qingya had left Tianmu Mountain three days ago, so according to the time calculation, he had already arrived in Lantern Town no matter what.

Where did he go?

Meng Qiqi hid her doubts in her heart, and left the secret sign agreed with Shen Qingya in the inn.Then he and Chen Boyan changed into casual clothes, concealed their true faces, mixed into the group of monks in Lantern Town, and went to the town to gather.

According to other casual cultivators staying at the same inn, Baoshouzong issued a reward and recruited people of insight to go with them to hunt wild beasts in the mountains.It is also mentioned that this beast is guarding a cave, and there must be rare treasures in the cave.

Rare and rare treasures, these four words are very attractive to any monk, especially casual cultivators who have no school foundation, any rare and rare treasure may become their great opportunity.

Meng Qiqi and Chen Boyan were just two casual cultivators in gray clothes, they couldn't be recognized in the crowd.

"Everyone, our Baoshou sect has one death and two injuries. The situation is not very dangerous, but we still need to be cautious. Those whose cultivation level is lower than the second level of Xiaoyuan, it is recommended to stay in Lantern Town. If there is anything that needs your help in the future , we will definitely send someone to invite you." Bao Shouzong still had a conscience, and followed without making everyone's eyes dim.

As soon as the words fell, several casual cultivators were persuaded to leave because their cultivation was too low.Meng Qiqi and Chen Boyan suppressed their cultivation to the second level of lesser perfection, passing the test smoothly without showing the mountains or showing water.

The elders in charge of leading the Baoshou sect took a hasty look, and then led a mighty twenty-odd people, and set off again with the sword.After a while, everyone arrived at Wangyou Mountain.

Meng Qiqi and Meng Qiqi were at the end of the line, talking in a low voice while paying attention to everything around them.The mountains and forests are deep, and the further you go, the more the roars of animals and insects grow.

Halfway up the mountain, Meng Qiqi looked at the top of the next mountain through the gaps in the trees, and said, "That's Wangqiu Mountain, right?"

"Yeah, little brother, I didn't expect you to know Wangqiu Mountain. It's a small hill with nothing there." It wasn't Chen Boyan who answered him, but a middle-aged man with an unshaven beard who had been walking at the end of the line like them all the time. , full of vicissitudes.

"This big brother sounds like he knows this area very well?" Meng Qiqi began to chat with him.

"That's right, your elder brother, I'm from the middle of Sichuan, and I often do activities in this area. There are many treasures in this place, and there are also many things to do. There are many rewards like today. I have been there many times." The bearded brother said .

"Brother is amazing, it's my first time here." Meng Qiqi praised sincerely.

"Then follow me later, and I'll cover you. My surname is Ma, so you can call me Brother Ma." The bearded brother was also very righteous, and he patted Meng Qiqi on the shoulder, which is already called a brother.

Meng Qiqi winked quietly at Chen Boyan, and then wondered a little: "That's really great, but brother Ma, next to me is my brother Chen Jun, and brother will also take care of him."

Brother Ma looked Chen Boyan up and down, maybe Chen Boyan was dressed too ordinaryly, and at a glance, he was killed by a beast.Although Big Brother Ma agreed, he didn't hide the reluctance on his face.

"Cough." Meng Qiqi pressed his fist to his lips, managed to hold back a smile, and leaned into Chen Boyan's ear and said, "How is it, Mr. Chen, how does it feel to be despised by others?"

"It's very fresh." Chen Boyan replied truthfully.

Meng Qiqi was not very satisfied with his answer, when suddenly there was commotion and exclamation in front of her.Together with the crowd, they looked around, and saw a few pieces of blood-stained scraps wrapped around a mess of weeds under a big tree.

"That's Bao Shouzong's clothes." Brother Ma recognized it at a glance.

The elders of the Baoshou sect immediately issued an order: "The beast must be around. Let's spread out in groups of five and look for it. Once you find it, light up the messenger fireworks immediately. Don't act alone!"

Meng Qiqi frowned slightly as she watched groups of people leaving, "That's not right."

Brother Ma asked, "What's wrong?"

"There are no footprints of wild animals around here." Chen Boyan said.

"That's right, I was thinking of that too." Brother Ma looked suddenly enlightened, and then he patted Chen Boyan's shoulder heavily, and said, "Not bad, you have good eyesight."

Chen Boyan: "..."

Because there were no extra people, Meng Qiqi, Chen Boyan, and Big Brother Ma automatically became a team, and chose a direction with fewer people.According to Brother Ma's words, this kind of work, when there are too many people, you can only drink soup, and you can't get anything.

But the three of them walked for a long time, not to mention any beasts, even the people who had dispersed before didn't meet any of them.The seasoned Brother Ma immediately stopped: "It's not quite right."

Meng Qiqi nodded: "It's not quite right."

Chen Boyan: "That's right, a little bit."

Brother Ma: "???"

"For example... now!" In a flash, Meng Qiqi drew his knife and stabbed.There was an angry growl, and Meng Qiqi's knife hit something hard.

Not a knife, but a claw!

"Be careful!" Brother Ma hurriedly drew his sword to help, and in his sight, a huge blurred shadow flashed behind Meng Qiqi.The speed was so fast that he couldn't even see what it was!

Meng Qiqi jumped up and slashed down with both hands. At the same time, Chen Boyan had already circled behind the shadow and swung his sword away.However, the black shadow was too fast, it slammed into Meng Qiqi's knife, and then slammed into the nearby tree.

The tree fell and the people scattered, but the black shadow didn't stop, it rushed towards Chen Boyan.Now Brother Ma can see its appearance clearly. It has a huge body like a flying ape, a wide open mouth, and sharp fangs. There are even residues of minced meat left between the teeth. The wind blows.

"Roar!" The ferocious beast was furious, just now Meng Qiqi's knife cut its fur, arousing its ferocity, and there was faint gathering of energy in its opened mouth.

A cold light flashed in Chen Boyan's eyes, and he raised his hand and was about to draw his sword, but at this moment, Brother Ma raised his sword and looked at him screaming, "I'll help you!"

Chen Boyan immediately withdrew his hand to avoid accidental injury, he raised his eyes and exchanged glances with Meng Qiqi quickly, then raised his hand again, and struck out with one palm.

"Boom!" Brother Ma's sword light swept down, followed by Chen Boyan's palm wind, the beast was repulsed face to face, and amidst the roar, Yuan Li swept around like a sound wave.

"Scatter!" Meng Qiqi was behind it, kicking its ass just in time.The ferocious beast broke several trees in a row before barely stopping. Brother Ma was delighted for a moment, thinking that his sword had shown its power, and he was about to chase it immediately.

However, the beast got up and glanced this way, but ran away quickly.

Brother Ma couldn't catch up, and cursed out of breath: "This bastard is smart, you're running fast!"

Meng Qiqi and Chen Boyan both saw a trace of doubt in each other's eyes, they immediately called Brother Ma and searched around.

Unwilling to be reconciled, Brother Ma kept expressing his regrets along the way, but when he saw a pool of blood and broken bones and rotten flesh not far away, he was finally dumbfounded.

"What, what is this?!"

"It should be those who came with us." Meng Qiqi knelt down and carefully checked the remaining clothes.

"These are three people, there should be two more who escaped." Chen Boyan said.

"Don't talk about it yet..." Brother Ma looked at the pile of scraps of meat, and really said, "Whoa!"

"Brother Ma, are you alright?" Meng Qiqi asked with concern.

Brother Ma raised his head with difficulty: "Are you okay?"

"Oh." Meng Qiqi quickly explained: "We were two butchers who sold meat before, so we are not afraid of this. But did you smell any strange smell?"

"Strange smell?" Brother Ma's face turned pale, could it be his bile smell?

Meng Qiqi wrinkled his nose, sniffed east and west, and then picked up a piece of blood-stained rag from the ground and smelled it, seeing that Brother Ma almost threw up again.

"What smell?" Chen Boyan couldn't smell it at all.

"A smell mixed with the stench of monsters and another strange smell." Meng Qiqi closed her eyes and discerned carefully. When she opened her eyes, there was a hint of coldness in her eyes: "I must have smelled this smell somewhere before." Pass."

Chen Boyan frowned, this matter was full of weirdness.

Just at this time, a familiar beast roar came from not far away.The two looked at each other and rushed away immediately.Brother Ma also hurriedly followed: "Wait for me! Let's go together!"