After re-sealing the evil power of the Origin Sin Blood Pool in the Immortal Lake Temple, Ouyang Xiaoleng and the others returned to the previous lake along the original path. The crane boat was still waiting for them. One of the cranes lowered the rope it was holding in its mouth, and the rope hung just above their heads for them to climb back into the basket.
After climbing into the hanging basket, they realized that the fog on the lake was no longer as thick as before. Looking down from the air, they saw that the giant strange fish in the lake had completely disappeared for some unknown reason. The empty lake shore looks like a lifeless picture, just like the hearts of everyone in the hanging basket. Only the reeds swaying in the wind use their weak power to prove that there is still life here.
They hurriedly left Xianhequan Township without waiting to say goodbye to Yuhe Immortal, and embarked on the road back to the royal city of Yongchuan. Along the way, everyone just rode on their own demon horses, and no one wanted to say a word more for fear of someone. The words will poke the pain in each other's hearts.
But Thorns suddenly appeared, and before they saw him, they heard the unique cry from the Thorn Birds, tearing apart the silence that had enveloped everyone.
The little red bird transformed by the thorns transformed back into the tall red-haired young man a second before it landed. He knew at a glance that Ouyang Xiaoleng and the others had not successfully rescued Xia Qiu in the Immortal Lake Temple, so there was no more Asked, he just saluted respectfully to Ouyang Xiaoleng and others, and then said: "Master Yong and the manager of the underground database of Ouyang Ancient Mansion asked me to bring it to you if you have something to say."
"No need to be polite, Thorns! Let's talk quickly!" Ouyang Hongye said impatiently.
"They are all helping to find the tributes from Songshan Temple, but I'm afraid it will still take a certain amount of time, so Master Yong asked you to go directly to the gate of Yinsongshan to wait. After the tributes are found, I will send them to you! In addition, I also I heard from people who passed by that mountain recently that there have been big black wolves and monsters in the mountain recently, Master Yong wants you to be careful!"
The thorns did not bring any good news, which somewhat disappointed Ouyang Hongye and the others, but he still managed to cheer up and responded: "Okay, thank you for your hard work!"
"Well...how is the situation of the little snow rabbit?" Mochizuki asked him quickly before the thorns left.
"It seems that the suddenness is not very good. Although the movement is fine, the color that had faded on the skin seems to have suddenly appeared again!" Jingjie was originally afraid that Mochizuki would mention Snow Rabbit, but after hesitating for a moment, he decided to tell him the truth. .
"That's right, alas!"
Mochizuki's face was even gloomier than before. He could imagine that Snow Rabbit would be very scared if the symptoms recurred again, but now besides continuing to rush to Yinsong where Qingyun might be, to get the antidote to save her, he did not Other options.
The Songshan Temple is located in the hidden pine in the northeast of the royal city. Last time, Wangyue encountered Yaksha in the hidden pine, and fell into his trick, allowing him to take advantage of a sneak attack after being escorted back to Chenji Palace. Ouyang Xiaoleng. In addition, his former friend Dao Shan also died here, so coming to this place again always made him feel a little uncomfortable.
Compared to the other two temples, the location of Songshan Temple is not mysterious, but it is in the deepest part of Hidden Pine. It was already evening when they arrived outside the mountain gate, and they still had to wait for Thorns to bring them the tribute from Songshan Temple, which was the feathers of the nine-headed bird, so everyone decided on a place to stay after discussion.
Just when they were preparing their tents to rest, an unusual smell suddenly came from the mountain gate and kept moving in their direction. Ouyang Xiaoleng listened carefully and was sure that it was the sound made by the wolves. He said to several others: "There is a large group of wolves approaching here, and I feel like they are chasing something!"
"Is it related to the wolves that appeared in the mountains recently that Jijiji mentioned? I remember that there were no wolves in Yinsong in the past, right?" Ouyang Hongye turned to Wangyue and asked.
"Well, but doesn't the man named Hei Yun who follows Qing Yun have a group of black wolves?" Mochizuki also became alert and responded while opening his posture to prepare for enemies that might appear at any time.
"Coming!" Ouyang Xiaoleng reminded them again.
There were hundreds of wolves rushing towards us from a distance. As they ran, they kicked up the dust on the ground like a large dark cloud. What was being chased in front of them was a thin figure. She was stumbling to avoid attacks from the wolves, and was about to be swallowed up by the dark clouds of wolves behind her at any time.
"Look! That looks like a little girl!"
The spirit feather flew out like a bullet, heading straight towards the little girl who was being chased by the wolves, and took her off the ground in one fell swoop. A wolf below jumped up and almost bit them.
The girl's body was of little weight. When Ling Yu held her, he happened to touch a bleeding wound on the outside of her thigh. Her entire face was covered by messy long hair, and her appearance could not be seen clearly. You can see the pale arms stretching out from the half-torn sleeves.
Qianqi faced the wolves chasing Ling Yu and used the art of controlling water, forming countless tall horses and crashing directly into the wolves. Those wolves could not withstand the powerful impact of the horses formed by the water, and many of them were injured. One of them howled in the air, and the entire wolf pack followed it and retreated from the mountain gate. Went back.
Ling Yu took the girl and landed next to his companions. Ouyang Hongye pulled out a blanket from the tent and spread it on the ground, letting Ling Yu put the girl on it temporarily.
“…”
A faint sound came from the girl's throat, but no one could hear clearly what she was saying. Lingyu put his ear closer and finally understood her needs.
"She wants water!" he said, turning to the others.
"Give it to her!" Ouyang Hongye said, unscrewing the kettle and handing it to Ling Yu.
Ling Yu carefully lifted her head from the blanket, then pointed the spout of the kettle towards her mouth and tilted the body slightly. The girl took a few weak sips at first, then quickly regained some strength, grabbed the water bottle from his hand, and drank it in big gulps.
She drank all the water in the kettle quickly. She turned it upside down and shook it. When she saw that there was not a drop left, she continued to shout: "Water!"
"How long has she been thirsty?!" Wang Yue reluctantly handed her his water bottle.
The girl drank the pot of water in one gulp and then wiped her mouth with satisfaction. She looked around at every face around her with alert eyes, and then quickly hid behind Ling Yu like a frightened animal, grabbing his clothes tightly.
"Little girl, don't be afraid! Who are you? Why are you being chased by wolves?" Ouyang Hongye asked in the gentlest tone.
The girl slightly exposed her face from behind Ling Yu. After hesitating for a few seconds, she hid again.
Ouyang Hongye had no choice but to wink at Lingyu. After Lingyu understood what he meant, he turned around and stroked the girl's hair and said, "Good boy, don't worry, you are safe!"
He pushed the hair away from the girl's face and exposed her little face. Although her face was a little dirty, it was still difficult to hide her beauty. It's just that those almond-shaped eyes were full of fear, presumably because he was extremely frightened.
Seeing that she refused to speak no matter what, Ouyang Hongye decided to treat her wounds first. He tentatively stretched out his hand to her. She still tried her best to escape at first, but with Ling Yu's comfort, she finally began to calm down.
"Ah!" The moment the wound was touched, the little girl's body trembled with pain and she couldn't help but cry out.
"So she's not mute!" Qian Qi also came around and said.
Seeing that Ouyang Hongye and the others not only gave her water, but also treated her wounds, the girl gradually lost her fear and said, "My name is Xiaoxiao, and I am the god of Songshan Temple."
"Are you kidding?! Are you the God Lord?!" Qianqi blinked in disbelief and asked.
"Exactly!" the girl said without any doubt.
"But shouldn't your body be occupied by the Four Gods? What is going on?" Ouyang Hongye was also doubtful of the girl's words.
"They suddenly rushed into my temple and wanted to catch me, but my attendant Chuhe took the poisonous arrows they shot for me and asked me to take the opportunity to escape. But these days I have been chased by wolves , there is no chance to escape from Hidden Pine, and I was almost killed by them just now." By this point, Xiao Xiaoxiao had already burst into tears, and the tears were filled with dust, forming two black marks on his face.
"Aren't you the Lord of God? Why can't you defeat a pack of wolves?" Qianqi asked.
"I... I'm not good at fighting. I have always fought with my red deer attendant Chu He. I was originally the soul of an indigo bird living in Yinshuang, and my ability was limited to using singing to increase the power of my companions. Combat power and defense power." The little girl felt even more aggrieved when she heard that no one trusted her.
"God Qiansu is really a weirdo, he actually let such a little girl become the Lord of God!" Mochizuki shook her head and said.
"Then who is in control of Songshan Temple now?"
Upon hearing Ouyang Xiaoleng's question, the little girl cried even more sadly, and her voice became intermittent due to choking.
"At first... He..., then I secretly ran back to the temple, but... he didn't recognize me anymore! It's all because I was too cowardly. If I didn't run away, he wouldn't have to replace me... "
"How many days have it been since you escaped?" Ouyang Hongye asked her next.
"Nine days!"
"It's not too long, there may still be a chance to get Chu He's body back!"
When Xiaoxiao heard what Ouyang Hongye said, he suddenly stopped crying, opened his big eyes and asked, "Are you willing to help me rescue Chuhe?!"
"Our friends were also captured by that group, so we had to go there in the first place! But now we have to wait here for a while, because the tribute from Songshan Temple... wait, the Lord of God is here!"
"Yes, why do you need tributes when the Lord is here?!" Qianqi said, turning to Xiaoxiao and asked, "Hey, you can enter the Songshan Temple at any time with your power, right?"
Xiao Xiao nodded affirmatively and replied: "Yes! But the premise is that we can reach the entrance of the temple. What you just saw was only a small part of the wolves, but in addition to these wolves, there are many monsters lurking. It’s not easy to get close to the temple in the mountains!”