The sorceress walked in front holding a clay pot, and everyone followed her. Wu Dongfang observed the surrounding terrain and followed helplessly. There were cliffs and deep valleys on the north and south sides of the mountain. There was only one way to go. .
After walking a few hundred meters anxiously, there was another roar from the Dongfang Mountain. This time the roar lasted longer than the last two times. It was still "um ah", um was a heavy nasal sound, and ah was an ear-splitting roar. , although he didn't know what this animal was, he could tell that the other party was not just unhappy, but angry.
The Sorceress may have noticed this too, but she didn't stop.
While following the crowd, Wu Dongfang was filled with doubts. According to everyone's previous conversations, it can be seen that this animal has lived here for many years. Such a manic animal will undoubtedly pose a serious threat to the villagers transporting ore. The witch wizard Even if she couldn't defeat it, she could have reported it to her superiors and asked a more powerful wizard to come over and kill it, but she didn't do that. Instead, she prepared food for the animal. This was clearly a compromise and connivance to the criminals. This approach will only fuel their arrogance and make them more and more arrogant.
While confused, he was also ready to defend himself. He had already seen a big tree shaking violently in the jungle to the southeast. Based on the huge crown, it was not difficult to tell that it was a giant tree. Being able to shake it meant that the animal It's a big guy.
There is no road on the north side of the mountain. The road goes around the mountainside on the south side. Walking from the west to the south, Wu Dongfang saw the animal. He thought it was another mysterious creature that he had never seen before, but he did not expect this animal. He actually recognized that this was a huge black bear. Black bears can often be seen in this jungle. They were about the same size as modern black bears, but the guy in front of him was more than three times larger than its kind.
Seeing the giant bear, Wu Dongfang's mind changed. He no longer wanted to defend himself. He wanted to escape. What made him make this decision was not just the huge size of the giant bear, but also the look in the bear's eyes when it suddenly turned back. He was blind in his left eye and had only one right eye. He saw the violent killing domineering energy from the giant bear's only remaining right eye.
The giant bear noticed the arrival of everyone, let go of the crumbling tree that was scratched by its sharp claws, and walked towards the west with its four paws on the ground.
Seeing the giant bear approaching, Wu Dongfang secretly prepared to turn around and speed up. However, the giant bear did not pounce on the crowd. Instead, it walked to a huge bluestone on the north side of the road and stopped, looking at it with its single eye. The wizard on the south side of the bluestone.
The witch knelt down on her knees, put down her brass staff, and raised the clay pot above her head with both hands. At the same time, everyone behind her also knelt down.
Wu Dongfang was stunned. He didn't expect the witches and wizards to be so spineless. It was already embarrassing to offer food to wild beasts, but they actually knelt down before the giant bear.
"Kneel down if you want, but I won't kneel down anyway." Wu Dongfang thought to himself.
The bluestone where the giant bear is located is about the size of half a house, and is covered with deep claw marks. There are a large number of fallen trees within tens of meters around the bluestone. The thickest two people can't hold it hand in hand. These trees are all covered by The giant bear had captured it, and there were traces of claw marks on every tree. In addition, it is easy to see from the rotting condition of the fallen tree that this giant bear has lived here for a long time.
The giant bear panted heavily while glaring at the witch. Wu Dongfang didn't have a good impression of this witch to begin with, but when he saw her knelt down to the beast without integrity, he couldn't help but have dark thoughts in his heart. He wished she could Killed by a giant bear's paw.
It's a pity that he didn't get what he wanted. The giant bear did not kill the witch. After calming down his rapid breathing, he slowly stretched out his two front paws to take the pottery pot that the witch raised above his head, and took the contents of the pot with his backhand. The stuff was poured on the bluestone, and after the liquid that looked like honey drained out, the jar was returned to the witch.
Wu Dongfang was dumbfounded. He had seen many roadside robberies, but this was the first time he saw someone taking away the money and leaving the bag behind.
The wizard took the clay pot, stood up straight, waved to the people behind him, and the group of people walked forward slowly and quietly.
Wu Dongfang followed carefully. As he got closer, he noticed that the lip hair of the giant bear had turned white, which showed that it was very old.
The giant bear was currently licking the honey on the bluestone. Similar transactions may have been carried out many times before, and a shallow pit the size of a face plate had been licked out where the honey was.
Wu Dongfang walked past it, but the giant bear ignored him.
"Uh, uh, uh~" Just when he was relieved and wanted to take a long breath, Fantong started to call out.
The giant bear suddenly raised its head.
Seeing this, Wu Dongfang suppressed his harsh words and turned his head slowly, only to see the giant bear looking directly at him with its single eye.
Wu Dongfang didn't dare to move. At this time, the giant bear was less than three meters away from him, and it was definitely too late to run away.
The wizard who was walking in front found that Wu Dongfang was stopped, and hurriedly turned around and ran back, blocking in front of him, and asked in a low voice, "What did you just do?"
"I didn't do anything." Wu Dongfang felt ashamed. He didn't expect that the sorcerer he hoped to be beaten to death by a black bear would come back to save him at the critical moment.
At this moment, Rice Tong shouted and popped his head out of his pocket.
When the giant bear heard Fan Tong's cry, his eyes suddenly became extremely solemn. He stretched out his front paws to push away the sorcerer who was blocking the way, and tilted his head to look at Fan Tong, who was held in front of Wu Dongfang's chest.
"Don't move." The wizard held Wu Dongfang back as he tried to escape.
"What does it want to do?" Wu Dongfang asked nervously.
The sorceress shook her head and signaled him to be silent.
The rice bucket didn't know that danger was coming. It probably smelled the honey and crawled out humming.
The giant bear slowly approached, walked in front of Wu Dongfang, stretched out its front paws to grab the cloth pocket on his chest.
Wu Dongfang couldn't bear to see the misfortune of the rice bucket, and deliberately ran away with it. The wizard may have guessed what he was thinking, and held his hand tightly, signaling him not to act rashly.
The giant bear has no sheaths and its sharp claws are exposed. Its claws are hook-shaped and more than twenty centimeters in length. Seeing such sharp claws reaching towards the rice bucket, Wu Dongfang felt heartbroken and secretly tried to break free from the sorcerer's hand. I thought of the scene of Fan Tong climbing out of the stone circle and sleeping next to him. Fan Tong was the weak one and he had the obligation to protect it.
While he was having a private fight with the witch, the giant bear had already pinched the rice bucket out of his pocket and placed it on the bluestone where he was.
The rice bucket lived up to his name. He completely ignored the immediate danger, found the honey by smell, and started eating immediately regardless of the situation.
While the rice bucket was enjoying its meal, the giant bear tilted its head and looked at it.
Wu Dongfang observed the giant bear's eyes nervously. If an animal is angry, it will first be reflected in its eyes. However, he did not see anger in the giant bear's eyes, but saw the nervousness and excitement like humans.
"Is your Pixiu a male or a female?" the wizard asked in a low voice.
"Sir, what's wrong?" Wu Dongfang looked at the witch in confusion. He could feel that the witch was trembling.
After Wu Dongfang finished speaking, the wizard trembled even more violently, and at the same time murmured to himself, "Is it his son? Is he his son?"
"Do you think they look alike?" Wu Dongfang asked with a frown. Bears and pandas are two completely different animals. Rice Tong is definitely the descendant of two pandas. There is no way there is such a wild father of a black bear.
"Xiyinsa." The wizard changed her pronunciation.
Wu Dongfang understood this time. The pronunciations of descendants and successors in Xia Dynasty language were very similar. What the wizard wanted to express was that Fantong might be Black Bear's successor.
While the two were talking in a low voice, the giant bear turned around and walked towards them. When he got close, he couldn't help but snatch the copper staff from the sorcerer's hand.
"What exactly is it? What does it want to do?" Wu Dongfang asked eagerly.
"The Bear King is the mount of the last White Tiger Heavenly Master of our Jin tribe." The wizard looked at the giant bear and Rice Tong nervously.
"What is the White Tiger Master?" Wu Dongfang asked.
"He is the leader of all the wizards, mages and heavenly masters of our Jin tribe. Together with the King of Jin, he leads the Jin tribe." The wizard was absent-minded, her attention was on Fan Tong.
As soon as the sorcerer said this, Wu Dongfang immediately understood that the Xia Dynasty was a dynasty where divine power and royal power coexisted. King Jin was equivalent to the commander of the army, while Master Baihu was equivalent to the political commissar of the army and was a spiritual leader.
"You said it was the mount of your last Heavenly Master, but what about your Heavenly Master?" Wu Dongfang asked curiously. At this time, the giant bear was holding the copper staff to prevent the rice bucket from licking the honey.
"It's the White Tiger Celestial Master, not the Celestial Master. There are many Celestial Masters, but there is only one White Tiger Celestial Master." The wizard said casually.
"Where has he gone? Why is his mount here?" Wu Dongfang asked again.
"Can you please stop asking now?" The wizard was extremely nervous.
"Can you let go first?" Wu Dongfang said with a frown. The wizard held his hand tightly in nervousness, and her nails were almost embedded in his flesh.
The wizard reacted and hurriedly let go of his hand. At the same time, he quickly said, "The White Tiger Heavenly Master of our Jin tribe disappeared seventy years ago. After he disappeared, the Bear King came here to wait for his successor. He waited until Now."
"How does it know that its successor will appear here? Did the Heavenly Master tell him? Also, how does it know what kind of animal the successor is? How does it determine whether this animal is its successor?" Wu Dongfang asked road.
"The Bear King is a mount gifted by Heaven to the White Tiger Celestial Master. They are spiritual and can find and identify successors on their own. They do not need the White Tiger Celestial Master's reminder." The wizard replied patiently.
"But this little thing is not a bear either." Wu Dongfang said.
"Xiongs and Pixiu are all bears," said the wizard.
"Donkeys and mules are all horses." Wu Dongfang laughed.
"Bite quickly, bite quickly." The sorcerer clenched his fists with both hands. At this time, the giant bear was tempting the rice bucket to bite the copper staff.
"Is he the Bear King who can bite off the copper staff?" Wu Dongfang asked.
"An ordinary Pixiu can't bite a copper staff." The wizard nodded.
"No need to try, this is it." Wu Dongfang was relieved.
The wizard turned his head in confusion. Wu Dongfang pulled out the dagger from his waist and pointed at a gap on the back of the knife. "Did you see it? This is what it gnawed on..."