A pool of clear water, green peaks on three sides, mountain breeze blowing the morning mist, green smoke shrouding the houses.
Jiang Yuebai's body was crackling with electric arcs. He climbed to the top of the mountain with his hair messy from being struck by lightning. Looking into the distance, he finally saw the clear blue sky and bright clouds.
Turning his head to look behind him, Xie Jingshan looked lifeless, walking up the mountain tiredly, leaning on two swords. There were still dark clouds and thunders rolling over the sky above Lei Ze.
This clearly defined landscape is truly a work of nature.
At this time, what Jiang Yuebai could see was a mountain village built on the mountain, located in the ravines of the mountains, with a blue lake beside it, extending for more than a hundred miles.
This scene reminded Jiang Yuebai of the Wu Clan in Baipu Territory, who also built their stronghold in the mountains in this way.
Xie Jingshan sat down on the ground. On the way here, the magnetic force weighed down his sword and body. He didn't take a breath to rest. He practiced sword skills and hurried on his way. His sword bones could not bear it any more.
On the other hand, Jiang Yuebai was in an excited state the whole time due to being struck by lightning.
"The country below should be Fengti. You should take the medicine quickly, turn into an alien and suppress your cultivation. Then we can prepare to go down."
Jiang Yuebai held the atlas of the foreign country in one hand and took off the green hairband on her head with the other. She shook her head to shake out her black hair and combed it with her hands, revealing two Ganoderma lucidum flowers on top of her head that were as white as clouds and had grown to the size of a child's fist.
Xie Jingshan was stunned when he saw the Ganoderma lucidum on Jiang Yuebai's head. "When did you become an alien? How come I didn't know?"
Jiang Yuebai tied her hair casually behind her back and wrapped it with a hairband. A few strands of black hair fell beside her face, adding a touch of gentleness.
The headband can still cover up the scent of Ganoderma lucidum. To be on the safe side, Jiang Yuebai took out the Yuan magnetic ruler and wrapped a layer of magnetic sand on the Ganoderma lucidum to turn it black, so as to disrupt other people's detection.
Xie Jingshan tilted his head and snorted, "You said you were a close friend, but you didn't tell me such a big thing."
"I'm going to the woods next to me to change clothes. Don't turn your head."
Hearing this, Xie Jingshan's face flushed red, "Jiang Yuebai, you are a girl, how can you change clothes in front of a man? It's simply..."
"I didn't think of you as a man."
Xie Jingshan: … …
"I consider you as my best friend."
Xie Jingshan: !!!
A rustling sound came from the woods behind. Xie Jingshan scratched his flushed face, took out a set of simple cloth clothes and put them on, took off the jade crown on his head and the ornaments on his body, and swallowed the pill given by his grandfather.
After taking the pill, Xie Jingshan felt his head and tailbone begin to itch, and a surge of air rushed straight into his throat, making him want to howl.
In the woods, Jiang Yuebai changed into an ordinary green dress, drew her eyebrows and trimmed her eyes, trimming her originally straight eyebrows into a soft arc. Her whole face suddenly looked like a well-behaved cat, pitiful and not at all aggressive.
Jiang Yuebai added a teardrop mole at the corner of his eye, looked left and right in the water mirror, and nodded with satisfaction.
The situation in the alien country is complicated. Each village is very xenophobic and basically does not allow human monks to enter. Only those large cities located at the borders of various countries and built by human monks allow human monks to enter and exit freely.
In the entire alien country, the aliens gather together in ethnic groups and elect their own leaders. Because of the differences in ethnicity and nature, there are occasional fights between the alien countries, and they are not completely harmonious.
In the alien country, the sale of alien slaves is just like in the mortal dynasty. It is allowed for family members or oneself to sell themselves into slavery.
The aliens hated this, but they could do nothing about it, just like the poor people in the mortal world, who had to sell their bodies to survive. It was the same for her when she was a child.
Their main purpose this time was to sneak into Tieyu Country to meet the Lord of Fufeng Mountain, so it would be more convenient for them to act by disguising themselves as strangers.
After thinking about it, Jiang Yuebai took out the green jade bamboo flute and put it on his waist. The flute itself had no obvious aura, and it was driven by demonic power, which was most suitable for the identity of an alien.
Everything else, including Jixiang and Xiaolu, was put away.
"From now on, I am the sinking boat wanderer."
Jiang Yuebai suppressed his aura to the initial stage of foundation building, and the hairband on his head given by Master Fuyi also had the function of concealing his cultivation level.
Then put on the veil, and you will be safe.
After packing up everything, Jiang Yuebai walked out of the grove and saw Xie Jingshan standing outside. He was stunned for a moment before bursting into laughter.
"Hahaha, Xie Jingshan, how come you turned into a dog? Hahaha."
I saw a pair of black dog ears growing out of Xie Jingshan's messy black hair, and a big black furry tail behind him that was swinging back and forth impatiently, sweeping up dust all over the sky.
After hearing what Jiang Yuebai said, Xie Jingshan was furious, "I am a wolf, not a dog!"
Jiang Yuebai laughed so hard that tears came out of the corners of her eyes.
Xie Jingshan bared his fangs, "A wolf's tail hangs down, a dog's tail sticks up, and there's no way my tail will stick up and wag!"
After saying that, the little evil spirit popped out from Xie Jingshan's shoulder, turned its head to look at its tail that was raised high, and immediately coiled its tail in front of it and stepped on it.
Jiang Yuebai laughed so hard that her face hurt. She wiped away her tears and held back her laughter. "Okay, okay, if you say it's a wolf, then it's a wolf. Pack it up and go. Thanks, Wangwang."
Xie Jingshan glared at Jiang Yuebai unhappily, watching her suppress her cultivation to the initial stage of foundation building. He moved the pendant on his neck, and her cultivation was suppressed to the late stage of foundation building, and her appearance also became different.
Jiang Yuebai reminded: "In the Yiren Country, 90% of the cultivators are Qi-cultivating cultivators, and only 10% are foundation-building cultivators. If your cultivation is too low, you will be easily looked down upon. If your cultivation is too high, you will be easily guarded against. It is not convenient for you to get information."
Hearing this, Xie Jingshan's pair of dog ears moved, and he obediently suppressed his cultivation to the initial stage of foundation building.
The two men disappeared again and rushed towards the village at the foot of the mountain.
Jiang Yuebai took out a map and said, "There are hundreds of countries in the entire foreign country. The largest country, Night Wolf, is larger than the Black Waters in the Central Plains. The smallest country, Mole, is only a tiny piece of land. The Iron Feather Country is medium to large and is located in the center of the Four Feather Mountains."
"I've looked carefully. Siyu Mountain is the highest and most densely forested area in the alien country. It is completely surrounded by mountains on all sides. As long as the layout is proper, there is no way to get in or out unless you fly in. It is really an iron barrel."
Xie Jingshan nodded, "So we have to find a way to sneak in. There is a Shanhailou shop in Lishan City, which is at the border of Fengti, Crocodile Swamp and Panjiao. I have already sent a message in advance, maybe they have a way."
Jiang Yuebai found the location of the mountain city on the map and looked up to compare the surrounding mountains.
Soon, the two men came to the main road outside the village and looked around, but there was no one around.
They took the Shenyin Jade Talisman and slowly walked into the village.
At the entrance of the village, there was only a white-haired old man sitting cross-legged on the ground holding a stick, guarding it.
The gate of the village was wide open, and only a few old people could be seen inside, with very few people around.
Jiang Yuebai saw that the old man's upper body was no different from that of a normal person, but his lower body had a pair of horse hooves. He was wearing patched coarse cloth clothes and had no cultivation.
The old man was taking a nap and didn't notice anyone approaching.
Jiang Yuebai glanced at Xie Jingshan, walked over, squatted, and patted the old man gently.
The old man was half asleep, squinting at the two of them, but he didn't seem panicked.
Jiang Yuebai said, "Old man, my sister and I escaped back from the Central Plains."
Xie Jingshan stared at Jiang Yuebai with wide eyes. How did they become brother and sister? He was obviously older than Jiang Yuebai, and she looked like a younger sister. How could she take advantage of him? Childish!
“… I want to ask, where have all the people in our village gone?”
The old man yawned and said in a difficult-to-understand accent, "Then you don't know why you escaped back. Isn't it all to seek refuge with the Lord of Fufeng Mountain? There are quite a lot of people like you recently."
"Just go through the village and head west across the Shafeng Valley. If you're fast, you can catch up with the last group of villagers from our village who are moving to the Iron Feather Country."
Xie Jingshan stood at the back and asked, "Why haven't I heard that Tieyu Country has begun to accept foreign... villagers from other countries?"
In the country of foreigners, you cannot just call others foreigners.
The old man smiled bitterly and said, "Whether they accept us or not, it's better to stay near Tieyu Country than in this poor and remote place. What if the Lord of Fufeng Mountain is willing to help us one day? Didn't you run back from outside to go to the Lord of Fufeng Mountain?"
Jiang Yuebai didn't ask any more questions. After thanking Xie Jingshan, he went into the village with him.
Everywhere he looked was desolate. Many stilt houses were swallowed by weeds and vines. Only a few of them remained clean. An elderly man was sitting at the door. He just glanced at the two passers-by and lost interest in them.
"Let's go and catch up with the main force ahead."
The two men quickened their pace, passed through the village and went deeper into the valley.
As night fell, the wind and clouds suddenly changed, and there was sudden lightning and thunder over the village.
The old man at the entrance of the village was awakened by the thunder. At the moment when the lightning illuminated the darkness, a man with bull horns on his head suddenly appeared in front of him.
The old man didn't have time to scream before the man strangled him by the throat.
The man twisted his neck and walked into the village with heavy steps.
(End of this chapter)