Qingshan Town is surrounded by mountains and rivers, with beautiful scenery and fresh air. There are not many residents here, and there are only thousands of households living in the entire town.
There are not many shops in the town, but although Ma Qiao is small, it has all the essentials, including shops selling oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea. And, in the liveliest part of the neighborhood, there's a hotel.
After Tang Xiu got off the bus at the entrance of the hotel, he saw a middle-aged man wearing black training uniforms and walked towards him.
"Are you Mr. Tang?"
Tang Xiu said: "I am!"
The middle-aged man said respectfully: "Mr. Tang, our boss and Mr. Shao have been waiting for a long time. Please come with me."
Tang Xiu nodded and followed the middle-aged man into the hotel. In a spacious and bright room on the second floor, he saw Miao Wentang and Shao Mingzhen. His eyes were vicious, and the first time he saw the two of them, he noticed that they were injured. Although they were not serious, they still looked a bit miserable.
"Brother Tang, you've finally arrived. We've suffered heavy losses this time. If you don't want to come, we'll be ready to go back home." Miao Wentang stepped forward to greet him and said with a wry smile on his face.
Tang Xiu smiled faintly and said: "It's nothing. We are all cultivators. It happens that I also need a batch of precious ores recently. I am very happy that you can think of me if you have something good to do."
Shao Mingzhen said helplessly: "Brother Tang, we don't know yet whether this is a good thing or not! Although we got news that there were precious ores in the pit that day, it was not true and no one could say for sure. We went there again and again. Even though they broke through, they didn’t go deep into the sinkhole.”
Tang Xiu nodded and said, "I know this well. However, you two are both cultivators and are very powerful. Even I am no match for you in a single fight. You should have some reservations on the phone, right?"
Miao Wentang said: "I do have reservations. I hope Brother Tang won't be offended. In the forest near the tiankeng in Pulin Mountains, we encountered a very powerful beast. It looked like a tiger but not a tiger, like a leopard. The non-leopard is smaller than the ordinary cheetah, but its speed is so fast and its IQ is extremely high. We tried our best and even at the cost of our own injuries, but we only slightly injured it. In addition, There seems to be a natural maze on the way to the tiankeng. We didn't understand the maze, so we suffered a big loss from the vicious creature in it. The dozen or so confidants I brought with me were enough to Five of them were broken inside."
Tang Xiu narrowed his eyes and said slowly: "Have you never seen that vicious creature? Nor have you seen any records in the records?"
"No!"
They both shook their heads.
Tang Xiu said: "Let's do this! You are injured, I will give you a day to rest. Early tomorrow morning, we will set off to enter the Pulin Mountains."
Miao Wentang rubbed his hands and said with a smile: "Brother Tang, our injuries are fine. Last time we came back from the Dragon Sea, I bought a precious prescription from you. We only used it for two days, and our injuries were healed." He was cured. No, we came back the day before yesterday and collected a lot of Chinese medicine according to your prescription. After taking it, the internal injuries have been healed to some extent, and the external injuries can also be healed in the past two days. "
Tang Xiu asked in surprise: "Collecting medicine?"
Miao Wentang said: "That's right! It's about collecting herbs. The Pulin Mountains have almost not been developed and still maintain their original appearance. There are many precious medicinal materials growing in them. Many of our domestic medicinal material merchants are here every once in a while. Every once in a while, I will come here to buy some medicinal materials from local residents.”
Tang Xiu smiled and said: "It seems that this place is really a treasure mountain. If we find an opportunity, we will also collect some precious medicinal materials."
Miao Wentang said: "I have sent someone to prepare a suitcase. Let's take it with us when we enter the mountain."
the next day.
The wounds on Miao Wentang and Shao Mingzhen's bodies have become scarred and no longer affect their strength. At dawn, the group left the town on foot and entered the mountains and forests.
The lush mountain forests and blooming flowers are so beautiful. The rugged mountain road is like walking on flat ground for everyone. This time Miao Wentang and Shao Mingzhen led not many people, only six middle-aged men in total. Although they were not monks, they had very deep martial arts skills.
On the evening of the second day after entering the mountain, everyone climbed over the mountains and ridges and finally came to the vicinity of the sinkhole. Along the way, they did not experience many crises. They only had a few sneak attacks by wild beasts, but they were all killed by them. After all, Miao Wentang and Shao Mingzhen had walked this road several times and were already quite familiar with it.
Halfway up the mountain.
Miao Wentang called his men to set up camp and prepare to spend the night here. Shao Mingzhen came to Tang Xiu, looked at the rolling mountains, and sighed: "The Pulin Mountains may seem picturesque, but in fact, there are hidden murderous intentions. It would be difficult for ordinary people to come here."
Tang Xiu nodded and said: "This place is indeed full of dangers. According to what you said, we are very close to our destination. Let you and Miao Wentang's men stay here! They are not cultivators. If they follow us in, they will not be able to help us. , but it will become a drag.”
Shao Mingzhen said: "That's exactly what I meant. We have lost too many people this time, and we cannot afford any more losses."
Tang Xiu said: "After dinner, you all go to rest and I will keep watch."
Shao Mingzhen said quickly: "Brother Tang, I think it's better to let others keep watch. The three of us have a good rest and recharge our spirits. When we enter the maze and sinkhole tomorrow, we can perform better."
Tang Xiu shook his head and said, "I have a feeling that the evil thing you mentioned tonight may appear again. If we don't solve it, the days to come will be very difficult."
Shao Mingzhen said helplessly: "The speed of that vicious thing is really too fast, we simply can't surround and kill it!"
Tang Xiu smiled confidently and said: "Leave it to me. As long as it dares to come again, I will make sure it can come but not leave."
Shao Mingzhen said in surprise: "Brother Tang, do you have any idea?"
Tang Xiu said: "Formation!"
Shao Mingzhen's eyes lit up and he immediately clapped his hands and applauded: "That's right, if you can set up a trapping formation and trap that vicious creature in the formation, it will be much easier for us to hunt it. In this way, Brother Tang, you can take a rest. Let’s start setting up the formation! I’ll inform Miao Wentang and the others to be ready to hunt down that vicious creature.”
Tang Xiu stopped him, shook his head and said, "No, I'm enough to take care of that vicious thing. You guys have a good rest at night. If everyone helps, I'm afraid it will become more and more troublesome."
He stayed in Qingshan Town for one more day. In fact, he was not idle. He bought a lot of things. Not only did he have good quality jade, but he also had pens, ink, paper and inkstones to draw dozens of lightning talismans. He was worried that when using the lightning talisman, he would be seen by Shao Mingzhen and Miao Wentang's men.
Low profile!
Only then can there be less trouble!
Apart from Miao Wentang and Shao Mingzhen, probably only Master Ziyi knows that he can refine lightning talismans. Therefore, if this matter can be kept secret, as few people as possible will know about it.
Shao Mingzhen hesitated and said, "Can you do it by yourself? How about I accompany you?"
Tang Xiu was silent for a moment and said: "You should stay here! The formation I have set up will be in other places, and I will find a way to lure the vicious creature there. I will ask Miao Wentang to follow me, you stay Come down and protect the others.”
Shao Mingzhen said: "That's okay. If you need my help, you can find a way to notify me when the time comes, and I will rush over immediately."
Late at night.
Tang Xiu and Miao Wentang were hidden among the dense trees. In the open space between several trees, Tang Xiu lit a blazing fire and sprinkled a handful of snakegrass picked on the way to the fire into the fire. This herb has a very good blood-replenishing effect, but its greatest effect is that it can attract many wild beasts.
After Tang Xiu returned to Earth, he deliberately read the "Compendium of Herbal Medicine", "Encyclopedia of Chinese Medicinal Materials", "Huangdi Neijing", "Bian Que's Pharmacological Collection" and other books about Chinese medicinal materials. Therefore, he also has a lot of knowledge about the medicinal materials on the earth. deep understanding.
Early in the morning.
Miao Wentang, who was hiding in the bushes, asked in a low voice: "Brother Tang, do you think that vicious creature will be attracted to it?"
Tang Xiu lowered his voice and said: "Since it has taken the initiative to attack you a few times in the past, it proves that it is very aggressive. There are fires here. If it is active in the nearby area, you should attract its attention. In addition, within a thousand meters radius, Inside, there is the scent of burned snakegrass. If it is a carnivore, it will not be able to help coming. Please be patient, we will find out later."
Miao Wentang nodded silently.
As a monk, what he lacks most is patience. Since Tang Xiu was so confident, he also gained a lot of confidence.
soon!
Two wild wolves appeared around. The two wild wolves howled in the air several times. After half a minute, a pair of green eyes appeared in the surrounding grass. There were dozens of wild wolves approaching in fear. They seemed to be afraid of fire and circled around the fire.
"Ouch..."
suddenly!
One wild wolf raised its head and howled, and the other wild wolves also followed suit and roared in the sky, and ran in one direction at an extremely fast speed.
"what happened?"
Miao Wentang asked in a low voice.
Tang Xiu narrowed his eyes and quickly released his consciousness in all directions. After covering the entire area within a radius of two hundred meters, his expression moved slightly and he whispered: "Here we come."
Under the observation of his spiritual consciousness, he could "see" the appearance of the vicious creature clearly. Indeed, as Miao Wentang and the two said, it looks like a tiger but not a tiger, and looks like a leopard but not a leopard. The most important thing is that it has an inch-long protruding thorn on its back.
"It's bigger than a cat, smaller than a leopard. It has a strong body and is extremely alert."
Tang Xiu made an evaluation from the bottom of his heart through observation.
Like an experienced hunter, he watched the ferocious beast slowly approach with enough patience, and soon reached the edge of the formation he had arranged. If it gets closer than ten meters, it will enter the formation. At that time, it will be difficult for it to escape even if it wants to escape.
However.
Just when Tang Xiu thought that the ferocious beast was about to enter the formation, a sudden change occurred.