Seeing that the black gryphon was not friendly, Mochizuki was a little helpless: "Brother Hongye, it seems that the big pet you saved doesn't like us very much!"
Ouyang Hongye tried to walk up to it, gently touched its left eye that had just been treated, and comforted it: "Good boy, don't be afraid, they are friends!"
The black gryphon lowered its head and rubbed it against his palm, as if it understood what he said and gradually calmed down. It miraculously opened the originally injured eye, revealing a dark purple pupil that was different from the other side. Although it was still blinking because it was not used to it, fortunately, this eye still had vision.
It fluttered the feathers on its body, and with just such a flutter, another burst of dust was raised, and then it combed the feathers on its back and wings without any precautions, but did not forget to look up at Ouyang Hongye from time to time, as if Make sure he is still within sight.
Wang Yue joked with Ouyang Hongye: "This big guy has fallen in love with you. I wonder if he is a male or a female?"
Feng Huo was even more impressed with admiration and sighed: "It's so amazing. It seems that even the number one prisoner in Black Fire Purgatory can't resist your charm!"
Ouyang Hongye still couldn't believe what had just happened. After all, he and his companions had put life and death aside before deciding to enter the main hall to confront the black griffon. But at this moment, this intimidating behemoth was allowed to be gently stroked and patted by his palms like a well-behaved kitten. He didn't know how to describe this feeling. He could only sigh: "It seems like this... The trip went much smoother than we imagined, it was like God’s help! Feng Huo, let you lead the way into the secret treasure room of the Lord of Nanzhe City.”
Mochizuki pointed at the Black Griffin: "What should I do with this guy?"
"I'll try to make it stay here!" Ouyang Hongye turned to the Black Griffin and said, "Wait here and don't let others in."
The big black cat seemed to understand, blinked at him, and then leaned down and lay there.
"Good boy!"
Ouyang Hongye did not forget to pat its head and praise it, and it purred from its belly with satisfaction.
"let's go!"
Feng Huo took the lead and walked towards the wall on the left side of the main hall. As he said before, there were eighteen bronze leopard heads embedded side by side on the wall. He counted from one end to the ninth and stretched out his hand to test whether it could be rotated. The copper leopard head rotated with his hand. After hearing a series of mechanical sounds, first the wall behind the copper leopard head he had just turned receded, and then the wall tiles next to it began to fall apart, forming a rectangular passage like dominoes. This passage The wall lamps on the walls on both sides of the room automatically lit up one after another, illuminating the entire passage as if it were daytime.
Feng Huo led the way, followed closely by Ouyang Hongye and Wang Yue into the passage. This is a labyrinth designed by the city lord of Nanzhe. Compared with the palace of Nanzhe, this labyrinth seems too simple. It is more like the narrow cave before the Peach Blossom Spring. Or maybe the city lord of Nanzhe just wants to give people the kind of ordinary life. It’s a world of contrast after arriving at the wonderland-like scenery along the maze. At the end of the labyrinth path is the private garden of the Lord of Nanzhe City. The plants in the garden have long since withered. That's what plants are like. No matter how precious and exotic flowers and plants they are, they look the same after being ruined. No trace of their former beauty can be seen anymore. Only black and yellow withered branches were left, lying listlessly toward the ground. Seeing this scene withering away, Feng Huo couldn't help but feel sad.
The pictures carved on the walls of the garden were a little blurry. Ouyang Hongye approached one of them and found that it was because the murals were covered with a thick layer of dust. He waved his sleeves lightly, and the dust fell down, vaguely visible inside. The entire original appearance of the mural.
The painting on the wall is made of colored glaze. The three of them have never seen such a large area of colored glaze painting. It is a collage of exquisite and unusual colored glazes that have been fired in advance. It requires extremely high production craftsmanship and is second to none. Only skilled craftsmen can create such large-scale glazed paintings. The characters, animals, monsters, monsters, insects, landscapes, flowers and plants in the paintings are all so lifelike, and the round paintings seem to be filled with water vapor and mist.
The painting depicts a beautiful place like a fairyland, with groups of cranes flying gracefully in the air on the dark amber walls. Various fantasy plants grow freely on the islands surrounded by lakes. Birds sing and dance everywhere, and flowers are everywhere. On the edge of the island, a crane with extraordinary temperament raised its noble head, singing like a king, and seemed to be calling its people flying in the sky. Suddenly, a special place caught Hongye's attention. There was an obvious divine symbol on the chest of the crane.
"Xianhequan Township?" Ouyang Hongye turned around and asked Fenghuo.
Feng Huo nodded and replied: "Well, I think it is there, the southernmost border of the demon world, and the place closest to the god world. Everything will be purified there, and the demon power cannot be exerted, so a brand new creature is formed there. They are called Yu He, and their appearance is no different from the cranes in the human world, but they are fairies in the demon world."
Ouyang Hongye pointed at the inside of the painting and said, "I have also heard the legends about that place. The king-like one should be the Yuhe Immortal. Legend has it that his beauty is otherworldly and transcends the limitations of gender. He is both yin and yang."
Feng Huo suddenly added: "That's the place I least want to go."
Ouyang Hongye was puzzled: "Why?"
"Don't you know there is another legend about that place? Immortal Yuhe will take the people he likes to the Changsheng Island. Everyone who goes there will gradually lose their minds and become addicted to the fairyland, not wanting to return to the original world. Finally, he lost his memory and turned into a crane on the island."
Mochizuki patted his head and suddenly realized: "Oh! Isn't the Tianfu hidden on Changsheng Island?"
"Maybe that's the case." Ouyang Hongye said thoughtfully, "It seems that all the clues point to Xianhequan Township, so let's head there now."
"Wait a moment, since we are here, let's take a look at the treasures of the Lord of Nanzhe City!" Wangyue secretly expected in her heart whether there would be the aged wine collected by the Lord of Nanzhe City there.
Ouyang Hongye had already seen his little thoughts and agreed: "Well, since we are here, it doesn't hurt to go and have a look. Please let Fenghuo lead the way."
"Okay!" Feng Huo responded.
The innermost wall is actually a screen, and a door that turns inside along the path is the treasure trove of the Lord of Nanzhe City. The wind and fire used their demonic power to light up the lamps one after another. It was a huge warehouse filled with gold, leaving only a narrow aisle for one person to pass through. The gold shimmered under the lights, and the ground was full of things that even time could not Take away the dazzle. The amount of gold here was almost the same as the gold inventory in the imperial city of Yongchuan during its heyday, or even slightly more, which shocked Ouyang Hongye and Wangyue into a daze. At the end of the golden mountain were countless treasure chests, containing all kinds of rare treasures, silks and satins, many of which they had never seen before. But what Wangyue was most concerned about was whether there was any fine wine in the treasure room.
Wang Yue asked Feng Huo eagerly: "Didn't the Lord of Nanzhe City like drinking when he was alive?"
Feng Huo heard his thoughts, walked to the dark part of the innermost wall, and tapped a protruding brick a few times, and the wall rotated, revealing another room inside. With the help of the demonic fire, Wangyue saw wine racks everywhere, with countless wine cans of all kinds on the racks. He was immediately dazzled by the sight, and saliva flowed from his mouth.
"I told you earlier, it turns out the real treasure is here." Mochizuki couldn't wait to step in, "I really want to move all these wines back to the royal city of Yongchuan. That old man Yong will definitely be very happy! I stole his so much wine in the past For the extra wine, I can now compensate him several times over."
"When we find the Tianfu and send it back to Yongchuan, I will definitely find a way to help you move the wine back. With this gold, we will definitely be able to solve many problems in the royal city of Yongchuan." Ouyang Hongye is also a lover of wine, but now they have More difficult problems need to be solved, so I have to reluctantly give up.
Mochizuki took out his own wine bottle from his arms: "Okay, at least let me fill up my little wine bottle, right?"
"Give me the jug." Fenghuo said, "I know which wine here has the best taste. You must like it!"
Feng Huo took Wang Yue's wine bottle, sniffed the air with his excellent sense of smell, walked to the wine shelf in the second row on the right, took down a can of wine, and opened the lid. The wine in the demon world is sealed with demon power. It will neither deteriorate nor evaporate with the passage of time. No matter how many years pass by, it will only become more and more fragrant. As soon as the lid of the wine was opened, the rich and mellow aroma of the wine filled the entire space. Feng Huo calmly helped Wangyue fill the wine bottle.
"It's really good wine, thank you, brother!" The moment Mochizuki picked up Feng Huo and handed it back to the jug, he suddenly felt emotional. It turned out that Feng Huo was not as unkind as he had imagined.
The three of them walked out along the way they came, and passed by a place filled with gold and jewelry, but no one showed any nostalgia at all. They all knew that something more important was waiting for them.
The black griffon was still waiting in the main hall of Nanzhe Palace. It had heard Ouyang Hongye's voice early and was spinning in circles happily. When it saw him approaching, it began to shake its head and head, constantly showing its joy and excitement. With it around, the mourning ghosts would not dare to break into the main hall.
Mochizuki also had a good impression of it. She touched its feathers and said, "Give it a name, because it fell in love with you at first sight!"
"It was born in Nanzhe Palace, can we call it Xiaonan?" Ouyang Hongye thought for a while and said, then stroked the black griffin's head with his hand, "Xiaonan! Xiaonan!"
The black gryphon seemed to understand, and chirped happily. It was a good thing he didn't scream. The sound was so penetrating, like a thunderbolt. Mochizuki behind them couldn't help but cover their ears.
"Hush! Good boy, good boy!"
Ouyang Hongye patted it a little harder to calm it down slowly.
Fenghuo asked: "What are you going to do with it? Take it with you to Xianhequan Township?"
"It depends on its own choice, if it is willing to follow us." Ouyang Hongye looked at Xiaonan and found it less ugly, and even a bit cute.
"No need to ask, it will definitely follow you. Don't tell me, after looking at it for a long time, you won't find it ugly, and it looks a bit like you!" The first half of Wang Yue's sentence reminded Ouyang Hongye of something, and the second half The sentence was purely meant to make fun of him.
Ouyang Hongye glared at him and said to the Black Griffin: "Xiaonan, are you willing to follow us to see the outside world? Although it is also a barren place, there is a world where you can fly high." Then he turned to Mochizuki and the others said, "Let's go and see if it will follow us."
They walked out of the main hall together, and the black griffon followed Ouyang Hongye obediently. As soon as they left the main hall, the mourning ghosts came from all directions again. Xiaonan waved her wings and jumped in front of Ouyang Hongye. In just a few moves, a large number of mourning ghosts were torn into pieces by it as easily as wind and residual clouds.
Feng Huo saw this and couldn't help but sigh: "This guy is so awesome!"
Mochizuki also agreed: "Yes, it would be great if it could always follow us!"
With the black griffin leading the charge, there was no need for Ouyang Hongye and the others to take action. The mourning ghosts quickly became unable to resist and retreated to make way for them. At this time, the sound of fighting came from the front.