The breeze is gentle, the grass leaves are swaying, the misty clouds drift across the sky, and the sun pours down like a pale golden rain. ()
The shouts inside and outside the demon garden are muffled thunder in the rain, one after another, piercing through the layers of dense black iron railings, spreading the free and carefree atmosphere to all parts of the garden.
"Empty the demon garden, is it true or not?"
"Of course it is true! Elder Xie personally ordered and sent all the disciples here, ordering that the matter must be properly handled."
"...Are you sure it is released, not cleaned up, not concentrated incineration?"
"Burn you ghost, I think you're just burnt out?"
The servants chatted happily, and their voices were unobstructed, and they were clearly transmitted to the two people in front of the garden gate and the thousands of iron cages behind them.
The little demons imprisoned in the cage were restless, pulling the railing with their teeth or claws, neighing and howling endlessly.
In front of the gate of Yaoyuan, the young man with a clear face looked confused, raised his head slightly suspiciously, and looked directly at Cui Hai.
A strange color flashed in Cui Hai's eyes, and a trace of unexpected panic appeared on his face, but it was immediately covered up very well, his slender eyebrows were slightly frowned, but there was a slight curve on his lips.
"Do you really think... Xie Ziyou would have such kindness?"
Although his smile was friendly, his voice was cold, as if soaked in ice.
"Look at these little monsters around you. They have been tortured and have already been scarred. Now that they are driven down the mountain, how long can they last with this wound?"
Hu Ke listened in a daze, his eyes flicked across the bloodstains on the wall from the corner of his eyes, and his heart skipped a beat.
It seems... This is indeed the truth.
Seeing that Hu Ke's expression was wavering, Cui Hai hit the iron while it was hot, and encouraged him: "Injuries are just one of them. Some little monsters have been tortured. They have exhausted their cultivation and can't even maintain their human form. Drive them down the mountain and drive them in like ordinary beasts." Mountain—you really think that's a good thing?"
Hu Ke's pupils trembled suddenly, and his five fingers clenched subconsciously.
As an ordinary beast...
How can that work!
The boy's chest tightened, and he was about to ask Cui Hai, "What should I do?" But at this moment, a series of sharper screams erupted not far away, excited and obsessed, mostly female voices.
Hu Ke raised his head subconsciously.
What caught my eye was a snow-white Taoist robe, made of simple coarse cloth, but it was as bright as the moon, spotless.
The visitor also had picturesque eyebrows and eyes, elegant and refined, with a slender figure like a green bamboo in the breeze, and a simple wooden box in his hand, strolling in the courtyard.
The strange young man walked slowly to the gate of the demon garden, looked peacefully at Hu Ke and Cui Hai, and slightly cupped his hands and said, "Excuse me, two fellow Taoists, are you the master of this demon garden? Xu He was invited by the Sixth Elder Xie Ziyou, I'm here to heal these disabled little demons."
Cui Hai: "..."
—Where did the bastard come from, tearing things down again!
He was resentful in his heart, subconsciously exerted force in his hands, and his knuckles turned white.
Hu Ke was also a little flustered.
As if he was afraid that he would dirty the other party's Taoist robe, the young man hastily stepped back half a step, and said in a low voice: "Master, the master is inside. Go straight, turn right, pass through a cave, turn left again, and you will see a small room. The cabin, he's over there."
After saying that, Hu Ke raised his head awkwardly: "Do you remember clearly? Do you need me to repeat it, or can I help you guide the way?"
"No, thank you." The young man in white smiled slightly, "I see that the two of you seem to have something important to discuss, and it would be disrespectful to interrupt rashly. Now... I can go alone."
Carrying the wooden box, Xu He stepped into the demon garden unhurriedly.
When entering the door, Hu Ke turned sideways subconsciously, leaving a gap, and called back a faint "thank you".
—and a faint scent of herbs when passing by.
For some reason, a thought suddenly flashed in Hu Ke's mind.
There are many monster races in the monster garden, and the smell is foul. Most of the monks regard it as a filthy place. Even Cui Hai invited him to meet outside the monster garden.
That person's clothes are so beautiful just now, isn't he afraid of being stained in the demon garden
"Xiao Ke?"
Hu Ke was wandering in the sky, and answered "Yes" in a trance, the sky flashed in front of him, and a slightly gloomy face suddenly appeared.
Cui Hai couldn't describe his current mood.
He licked the back molars fiercely, showed the greatest patience in his life, suppressed the anxiety in his heart, raised his hand and coughed twice.
At the same time, with a wave of the folding fan, it suddenly unfolded and shook lightly in front of him a few times.
The fan is sprinkled with gold powder, which is dazzling under the sun, and instantly brings back Hu Ke's thoughts of wandering.
"Did the person who went in just now really heal the wounds of the demons?" Cui Hai asked softly.
Hu Ke remained silent, but his slender brows were slightly frowned.
——Just now that person was so radiant, willing to go deep into the filthy demon garden, and he didn't have the slightest contempt when facing himself covered in stains. His eyes were clear, as if everything in the world was treated equally in his eyes.
How could he be a hypocrite
Seeing that Hu Ke's expression was slightly wrong, Cui Hai's smile stiffened slightly, and he immediately changed his tone.
"That's right, even if Xie Ziyou really begged someone to heal the little monsters, can he guarantee that these little monsters will not be taken away by others after they come down the mountain alive?"
Under the sunlight, Hu Ke's pupils trembled a few times, and he raised his head in disbelief.
"They—Xie Ziyou let them go, wouldn't they be free?" The young man's lips trembled, and he asked in surprise, "They...will still be taken away?"
"Of course it will."
The folding fan fluttered in the palm of his hand, and Cui Hai clasped the fan with four fingers, covering his lips.
The face of the fan is snow-white, the thin lips are reddish, the curved curve is full and attractive, and the pair of slender peach blossom eyes revealed, making it look more romantic and suave.
"Xie Ziyou is best at obtaining demon pills and refining medicine. Many little demons in the demon garden are carefully selected by him. They have multiple bloodlines, or have a slight possibility of returning to their ancestors... All in all, in the eyes of people who know the goods, they are all the same. It’s worth a thousand dollars. Now, he wants to drive all these monsters down the mountain, not to mention what the suzerain and other elders think, those casual cultivators who are extremely short of resources, will they miss this good opportunity?”
Hu Ke was speechless for a while.
"Do you understand?" Cui Hai said softly.
The situation fell into his control again, and the young man once again put on a confident and immobile demeanor, waving his black robe lightly, and said gracefully: "Before that Xie Ziyou specifically proposed to meet you, I thought you were old acquaintances."
—or there is something special about it, which deserves to be mentioned by the elders.
But now it seems that this matter was just Xie Ziyou's whim.
It is almost impossible to get close to Xie Ziyou through him.
Cui Hai's eyes were dark, and the black and thick eyelashes swept down, casting a small shadow, restraining all the dark golden lines in the deep eyes.
He thought that Hu Ke had lost its effect, but he didn't expect that the little snake next to this man was actually taken by Xie Ziyou, and even turned heads with him!
There are many more opportunities for such close contact than ordinary disciples.
Thinking of this, Cui Hai's smile became more and more gentle.
He took half a step forward, and quickly grabbed Hu Ke's subconsciously receding shoulders. His handsome face was instantly magnified in the young man's astonished eyes, and his voice was soft, almost bewitching: "Since Xie Ziyou has no old feelings for you, why are you still in love?" Want to hesitate?"
"Your friend, that poor little snake demon, don't you want to help him escape the sea of suffering?"
Hu Ke's light-colored pupils shrank slightly, his face showed a struggle, his calf trembled slightly, and he staggered to take half a step back.
But Cui Hai firmly held him down.
Cui Hai stepped forward again, half-baited and half-forced: "You know your friend's temperament, but he is born to like Longyang?"
"No… "
"That's right! It must be that Xie Ziyou threatened him with dangerous words, and even threatened him with your safety. Your friend was forced to have no choice but to suffer this humiliation!"
"Can… "
"What are you still hesitating about? I have something here. Put your friend into Xie Ziyou's tea and persuade him to drink it. It will surely save him from suffering!"
With a loud voice, Cui Hai knew that it was the critical moment to persuade Hu Ke, so he exerted his talent to the strongest, the golden pattern surged in his eyes, and the tails of his eyes were red, vaguely outlining the pattern of a charming little fox .
Without blinking, he stared at Hu Ke's eyes.
But for some reason, this time, the young man was not bewitched by him, but was flustered and struggled to retreat all the way.
"Actually..." Hu Ke tried to speak again.
Cui Hai didn't want to listen to his rebuttal, and shouted loudly: "Do you really care about your friend? If so, you should give this thing to him, and everything after that is up to him!"
"... what for me?"
A faint displeasure came from behind, like thunder and thunder, deafening.
Cui Hai seemed to be fixed on the spot by a talisman, his body was stiff, and his back was tensed into a straight line.
The sound of rustling footsteps approached from far away, and finally stopped a foot away from the demon garden.
"Brother Cui," Hu Ke lowered his head apologetically, and whispered, "I wanted to tell you a long time ago, but you never let me say it..."
Cui Hai looked pale.
He pursed his lips tightly and turned slowly—
Two teenagers stood behind them.
One of them is dressed in fresh clothes and has a delicate appearance. His beautiful peach eyes are slightly narrowed, staring at him with dissatisfaction; the other is dressed in black and looks imposing, with long black hair tied up behind his head and a smile in his light gray pupils. With his left hand hanging by his side, he quietly grabbed the other's wrist.
There was a long silence.
Qingfeng raised the black long sleeves, the dark golden black pattern on it was still bright and luxurious, but the person covered by the black pattern showed a sad look, slowly lowered his head, and said in a deep voice: "... Thank you, elder."
It was Xie Ziyou and Xie Heng who came.
"What do you have that you want to put in my tea? Bring it and let me have a look."
Xie Ziyou raised his eyebrows, he took a step forward involuntarily, gathering the wind with his five fingers, and attacked Cui Hai's right hand.
Cui Hai struggled, his eyes flashed fiercely, he raised his head, and stuffed the pill in his mouth!
"Gulu!"
The clear swallowing sound came to everyone's ears, and they were all taken aback.
Cui Hai was choked by the pills and coughed again and again, and there was water in his eyes.
"Cough cough... cough... hahaha!"
He coughed heart-piercingly, and laughed with his head up to the sky, letting the ashen color climb up Ruyu's cheeks.
There were bloodstains dripping from the mouth, nose and ears.
The blood color was scarlet, and immediately turned into a dark brown color when it came into contact with the air, with a strong dead air.
"Xie Ziyou, don't you want to track down the person behind me by interrogating me!"
The young man laughed wildly on the verge of death, laughing almost convulsively, panting violently and shouting: "I, we, will kill all the people in this world who harmed the monster race. You... will have retribution..."
"whispering sound."
Xie Ziyou lowered his eyes slightly, blocking the expression in his eyes, and muttered a few words in a low voice.
Cui Hai's eyes gradually turned gray, he could no longer see the light and shadow, and his ears were blocked by blood, and he could only vaguely hear a few inexplicable words "original owner", "points", and "enough"...
In the next second, his head was held up.
A large gulp of liquid was poured into his mouth involuntarily, with such force that Cui Hai rolled his eyes white with choking.
The mouth overflows with a sweet fragrance, which seems to be the fragrance of fruit.
... No, not right.
Cui Hai thought blankly, wouldn't this medicine kill him instantly
Why am I not dead yet
... Not only did he not die, but the eyes became brighter and the voice in his ears became clearer
Fuck, my cultivation seems to have risen a little bit
Damn it—is it a poison or a elixir!