The mountain peaks in southern Xinjiang are completely different from the mountains in the Central Plains. They are less beautiful and quiet, and more majestic and steep.
Under the night, the rolling mountains stand majestically, criss-crossing, looking from afar, they reveal a sense of chilling.
Ghost Li stood with his hands behind his back, raised his eyes and looked, after two lower mountains and a relatively flat wilderness, four tall mountains suddenly rose above the ground, interlocking with each other, forming a valley. Behind these four tall mountains, under the vast night, there are countless shadows, which are the boundless Hundred Thousand Mountains on the border of southern border.
Among the four peaks in the front is the famous Fenxiang Valley.
The night was dark, the moon hung high, and there were a few shimmering stars in the sky. Under the desolate and bright light, there seems to be mist in the valley in the distance, floating lightly, looking like a veil of mist, with a bit of mystery in its beauty.
Gui Li frowned, and withdrew his gaze.
It was already the third day, since the night three days ago, he and Jin Ping'er from the Demon Sect's Acacia Sect suddenly discovered that Fenxiang Valley seemed to be secretly colluding with the southern barbarians in the 100,000 mountains in southern Xinjiang, so they decided to investigate Fenxiang Valley secretly. The word "Fenxiang Valley" is naturally heard here in the southern border, and the two of them easily knew where Fenxiang Valley was. But when it came time to sneak in secretly, it turned out that things were quite troublesome.
Fenxiang Valley covers an extremely wide area, so it should not be difficult to sneak in. In fact, this is indeed the case. Relying on their own skills, the two easily escaped the ordinary disciples of Fenxiang Valley who were guarding the outside day and night. An inexplicable crisp ringtone immediately attracted countless Fenxianggu disciples to search carefully, including some experts.
Gui Li and Jin Ping'er are both vigilant people, they saw the opportunity early several times and retreated in time. But no matter how careful they were, they still couldn't escape the inexplicable ringtone, and after a few days, they still couldn't go deep. There seemed to be vigilance in Fenxiang Valley, and additional manpower had been sent to patrol day and night.
Gui Li pondered for a few days, but he still couldn't figure out how Fenxiang Valley knew their whereabouts. It seems that in Fenxiang Valley, one of the three great sects of the righteous way in the world, there is indeed Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
At this moment, Xiao Hui, who had been quietly lying on his shoulders, moved, and a low whisper came from behind.
"ah!"
Gui Li turned around and saw a fire burning on a small open space in the forest, Jin Ping'er was sitting in front, holding a wooden stick with a washed and stripped hare on it, and was grilling. At this moment, she frowned, looking at the wooden stick in her hand, looking quite depressed.
Gui Li walked over.
In the past three days, he and Jin Ping'er tried several times to sneak into Fenxiang Valley, but all ended in failure. On weekdays, the relationship between the two is also quite delicate. On the surface, they live in peace, but secretly they are on guard against each other. They both know that the other party is a scheming, ruthless person, and no one knows whether the other party will suddenly kill him. .
Walking near the bonfire, the little gray on the shoulder squeaked, but jumped to the ground. Gui Li looked at Jin Ping'er, couldn't help being stunned, saw her helplessly looking at the hare on the stick in her hand, one leg of the rabbit was already scorched.
The two of them wandered around Fenxiang Valley for a few days, this kind of mountainous place, there are naturally no villages and inns around, after a few days of dry food, Gui Li is fine, but Jin Ping'er can't stand it. That night, I happened to see a hare running by, caught it, and lit a fire for a change. They are located far away from Fenxiang Valley, so they are not afraid of being discovered.
But looking at it now, although Jin Ping'er has a high level of morality, she had no experience of this kind of outdoor barbecue in the past. This time, seeing Ghost Li standing in front, Xiao Hui half squatting on the ground, one person and one monkey all four eyes fell on the burnt rabbit leg. Jin Ping'er's face turned red, she slowly retracted the wooden stick, and left the fire.
"Squeak, squeak..."
Suddenly, there was a strange sound, but it was the monkey Xiaohui grinning loudly, laying down on the ground, with its tail raised high, swaying back and forth, its right hand clenched into a fist, and constantly beating the ground, as if it couldn't bear it, it actually did this Unbelievable action.
Jin Ping'er and Gui Li were startled at the same time, and after a while, both of them would feel better, Jin Ping'er was astonished, and a trace of anger flashed across his face. Gui Li didn't know that the monkey was by his side, and it was rare for him to leave, but he didn't know where he learned this set of inexplicable jokes. He glanced at Jin Ping'er immediately, coughed, kicked lightly with his left foot, and kicked out the gray-haired monkey that was still pounding on the ground.
Xiao Hui rolled away like a gourd, but the sound of "Zhi Zhi Zhi Zhi" was still heard from afar.
Ghost Li and Jin Ping'er looked at each other, the atmosphere in the arena couldn't help being a little awkward, Ghost Li looked at the stick in Jin Ping'er's hand, then moved a stone from the side, sat on it, and said to Jin Ping'er: "Give it to me !"
Jin Ping'er was taken aback when he heard this. Seeing that Gui Li's face was pale, he reached out and took the wooden stick in his hand, first tore off the burnt part, then put it on the fire again, and slowly turned it over to grill. This time he started grilling, it was naturally very different from Jin Ping'er, he saw the tongue of fire flickering, the wooden stick was turned over gently, after a while, a faint fragrance gradually wafted away.
Jin Ping'er raised his eyes and glanced at Gui Li, only to see that under the light of the fire, his usually slightly pale face became rosy at this moment, and in the deep black eyes, there were still two small clusters, A burning flame.
A man who is concentrating on grilling for himself...
The air was suddenly silent, and no one spoke anymore. Jin Ping'er slowly looked away, picked up a few dead branches from his hand, and put them into the fire. The flames gradually burned up, covering the dead branches, and there was a "cracking" sound of dead branches bursting from time to time.
In the distant forest, there seemed to be a night wind blowing, and the soft rustling sound of the branches and leaves fell on the hearts of the two of them.
Xiao Hui didn't know when he ran back again, and he had a few more wild fruits in his hand, it seemed that he ran to the woods to pick them just now. It walked to the fire, looked around for a while, sat down at Ghost Li's feet, brought the wild fruit to its mouth, opened its mouth to chew, and at the same time swung its long tail, and finally entangled Ghost Li lightly. on feet.
After a long time in the silent atmosphere like this, the fragrance in the air became stronger and stronger, and the hare above the fire gradually released oil from its whole body, dripping slowly, and it looked shiny, making people move their index fingers. I couldn't help but look a few more times.
After a while, Gui Li looked at the rabbit carefully, put the wooden stick back, held it in one hand, and stretched the other hand to his waist. After a while, he took out a few small bottles and jars, and sprinkled some powder-like powder from them. Stuff to the rabbit.
Jin Ping'er was startled, and said, "What is this?"
Gui Li smiled, Jin Ping'er saw it, somehow felt that he was a bit bitter.
Gui Li said indifferently: "It's some salt seasoning, it's an old problem, I take it with me everywhere I go." After finishing speaking, he handed the wooden stick in his hand to Jin Ping'er.
Jin Ping'er hesitated for a moment, but didn't reach out to pick it up.
Gui Li's eyes flashed, he smiled lightly, stretched out his hand and tore off a piece of rabbit meat, put it in his mouth and ate it.
Jin Ping'er's face turned red, but in the flames, a coquettish look flashed between her brows, which was touching. After a while, she stretched out her hand to take the wooden stick, and said in a low voice, "Thank you, my lord."
Ghost Li remained silent, turned his head away, casually took a wild fruit from Xiao Hui's hand, put it to his mouth, took a bite, and began to eat slowly.
"ah!"
Suddenly, there was another soft cry from Jin Ping'er, which seemed to be in pain. Gui Li and monkey Xiao Hui looked up at her at the same time, but saw Jin Ping'er covering her mouth with her white hand, her eyebrows were slightly wrinkled, showing a hint of pain.
She noticed that Gui Li and Xiao Hui were looking over, her face flushed, and she said awkwardly for a while: "I accidentally got burned..." After speaking, her voice gradually became weaker.
When Gui Li heard this, the corners of his mouth moved, but the expression on his face didn't change. It's just that Xiaohui at his feet suddenly made a sound. Amidst the "squeak", he grinned and laughed, and the half-gnawed wild fruit in his right hand fell to the ground, and then he punched the ground with his fist, seemingly thinking about it again. Do that wack.
Jin Ping'er stared intently, feeling ashamed and angry in her heart, but before she could react, before the monkey Xiao Hui's hand hit the ground, Ghost Li kicked Xiao Hui out like a rolling gourd .
After a while, Gui Li said indifferently: "Beasts are ignorant, don't take offense."
Jin Ping'er glanced at him, collected himself, nodded and smiled, then blew on the roasted rabbit at hand, and then tore off a small piece of meat with fingers like white onions, put it Chew it in your mouth.
After this entrance, Jin Ping'er's spirits were immediately lifted, and she felt the fragrance seemed to be spiritual in an instant, spreading all over her body, her body seemed to be a little lighter, her mouth was filled with fluid, the taste was unexpectedly delicious like never seen before. The outer layer of skin is crispy but not burnt, thin and crispy; the meat inside is smooth and tender, coupled with the seasoning that I don’t know how to prepare, the deliciousness is as refreshing as the heart. Jin Ping'er tasted it so much that she couldn't stop it, she was almost lost in thought, she never expected such a delicious taste to be made by the man in front of her.
Rao Jin Ping'er has deep knowledge and firm mind, but at this moment, she also has a big appetite, tore off one piece after another, but after a while, she ate a rabbit leg, felt a little full, and stopped.
Jin Ping'er smiled, looked at Gui Li, and said in his mouth: "Young Master, what a skill! An ordinary rabbit can be grilled so delicious by you!"
At this time the monkey Xiao Hui has already run back, laying down next to Gui Li, with a pair of extremely flexible monkey eyes turning around, looking at Ghost Li for a while, and looking at Jin Ping'er for a while.
Gui Li said indifferently: "Small tricks, let the girl laugh."
Jin Ping'er smiled sweetly, her eyebrows were charming, her eyes were full of water, and she said softly: "I have never eaten such delicious rabbit meat in my life!"
Gui Li smiled lightly, and was about to say something, but his body trembled suddenly, his eyes became confused.
This sentence, this voice, and this smiling face suddenly churn in my mind. The night was dark and the night wind was cold, but his heart suddenly ached, and he rolled like the waves of a raging sea.
Once upon a time, I have heard these words.
It was the time that was dusty in the past many years ago, but it came to my heart inadvertently.
The clear creek is sparkling; the smile is full of smiles, and the wind is soft...
On Kongsang Mountain, behind the cliff, the two people who had just escaped from death were surrounded by the fire, and they were also grilling.
The smiling figure in water green clothes suddenly overwhelmed him, occupying all the gaps in his mind, he couldn't help shaking.
Baguio…
"It's delicious! The most delicious thing I've ever eaten in my life is the rabbit you're baking now."
Those words back then echoed faintly in his mind, slowly turning into thorns and needles, piercing into his heart.
…
"Young Master, Young Master?" A slightly surprised voice rang in Gui Li's ear, bringing him back to reality.
Jin Ping'er stood up at some point, she was still holding the stick in her left hand, but her right hand was tucked into her sleeve.
Gui Li fixed his eyes, took a deep breath, calmed down, and immediately said: "I'm fine."
Jin Ping'er took a deep look at him, the expression in his eyes changed, and said softly: "My lord, why are you so pale, what's the matter?"
Gui Li looked directly into her eyes, suddenly smiled slightly, and said, "What can I do?"
Jin Ping'er looked at him, the faint light in his eyes slowly retracted, and the charming look appeared between his brows again, and he smiled and said: "Young master is fine."
Ghost Li suddenly felt bored, but he didn't show it on his face, he was about to say something when Xiao Hui, who had been quiet beside him, suddenly moved and looked back.
Gui Li and Jin Ping'er felt something at the same time, they stood up and looked south. Surrounded by mountains, in the southern sky, above the peaceful Fenxiang Valley, there was a sharp howl suddenly, and a red light shot up into the sky, illuminating a part of the sky, and then slowly fell down.
The eyes of Gui Li and Jin Ping'er lit up at the same time.
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In Fenxiang Valley, the lights that had been extinguished due to the darkness of the night were lit up one by one.
People's voices from far or near, mixed with some low-pitched angry curses that disturbed sleep, rang out one after another. But amidst the gradually growing noise, angry shouts and shouts were mixed with strange beast-like roars, coming in from the entrance of Fenxiang Valley.
A moment later, the sound of fighting came over, and at the same time, the ringing of bells and alarms echoed over the valley at the same time.
In the middle of the night, a foreign enemy actually forcibly invaded Fenxiang Valley.
Arriving silently, Ghost Li and Jin Ping'er who were hiding on another hill were secretly surprised when they saw the lights at the entrance of Fenxiang Valley and the figures rushing from the valley to the entrance from time to time.
Who on earth dared to so blatantly offend Fenxianggu, who was known as one of the leaders of the world's righteous way? Even if they, the two outstanding masters of the new generation of the Demon Cult, faced the master of the hidden dragon and crouching tiger in Fenxiang Valley, they only considered whether they could sneak in secretly.
When they just came here, Jin Ping'er couldn't help but asked softly: "Could it be your Ghost King Sect?"
Gui Li naturally denied it, but after thinking about it himself, he really couldn't imagine that apart from the Demon Sect, what other forces are so arrogant and daring
Seeing the noisy voices of people in Fenxiang Valley in the night, after a while, there were still figures running towards the entrance of the valley. Looking at the situation, the situation there has not calmed down, but has a tendency to deteriorate.
Both Gui Li and Jin Ping'er frowned slightly, but after all this is a golden opportunity, Gui Li immediately whispered to Jin Ping'er beside him: "Let's go in!"
Jin Ping'er nodded, glanced at Gui Li, but said: "I'm very interested in what's going on at the entrance of the valley, why don't we take advantage of the chaos and take a look first?"
Gui Li pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said: "You go! I'll go into the depths of Fenxiang Valley to have a look."
Jin Ping'er seemed to be stunned in the darkness, and then said: "Alright, then be careful."
Gui Li was slightly surprised, the word "be careful" suddenly came out of Jin Ping'er's mouth, it seemed a bit strange. But Jin Ping'er met his gaze, but just smiled sweetly, and suddenly her figure turned into a faint streamer, and she slid down the ridge without a sound, and disappeared into the darkness after a while.
Gui Li frowned, a gleam flashed in his eyes.
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Since the establishment of the Fenxiang Valley faction, although its history is not as good as that of Qingyunmen and the Devil's Cult, it has been operating here for more than 800 years.
Ghost Li sneaked in quietly in the shadow of the night, and what he met was a series of well-arranged palaces and pavilions. Looking at the architectural style, it is quite similar to the Central Plains area, but in subtle places, such as window lintels and eaves corners, some beast carvings can be seen from time to time, but they are not found in the Central Plains. Obviously, in the past 800 years, Fenxiang Valley has also been influenced by the rough customs of the southern border.
The entrance of the valley was still noisy, and the alarm bells that both Ghost Li and Jin Ping'er had the most headaches on weekdays were also ringing non-stop. The place where he is now carefully hiding is in the shadow behind a big rock at the foot of the mountain. The last time I sneaked in secretly, that is, a few steps forward from here, the inexplicable crisp bell will ring.
At this moment, only the ringing of the bell was heard in the distance, there was an open space three zhang in front of the boulder, and then there was an ordinary house, which seemed to be the residence of the disciples of Fenxianggu.
Gui Li took a deep breath, stood up straight in the shadows, and looked around. The surrounding area is quiet, and compared with the noise in the distance, it is even more quiet. As for the Fenxianggu disciples in that room, it seems that they have also been summoned to the entrance of the valley.
Under this somewhat inexplicable and strange tranquility, Gui Li walked forward slowly.
One step, two steps...
He walked very slowly, and kept walking for five steps, and everything around him was as usual.
But the expression on Gui Li's face was even more solemn, because the last time he was here, when he took the sixth step, the strange bell suddenly rang.
The light in his eyes gradually lit up, and he slowly swept around, but he saw that there was still no change in the vicinity.
After a while, he slowly took the sixth step.
"Dingling..."
Almost at the same time as his feet stepped on the ground, a crisp bell suddenly rang in front of him, spreading far away in the silence.
Gui Li's body froze, and his heart was full of shock and anger, the ghost way in Fenxiang Valley is so powerful, but he can't find it, it's really weird.
But tonight's situation is naturally different from the previous days, although Gui Li touched some invisible mechanism and sounded the alarm bell, but the noise and fighting sound in the distance was even more powerful, but it drowned out the bell in a moment .
Ghost Li made a decisive decision, glanced away, and then flew up, touching the ground and skimming to the back of the house in front, but the ringing of the surrounding bell was still ringing non-stop, it was really a headache.
At this moment, the monkey Xiao Hui who had been lying quietly on Gui Li's shoulder suddenly let out a low cry, Ghost Li was startled, and turned his head to look at Xiao Hui on his shoulder.
Reflecting the faint moonlight in the night, in the shadows, there was a slight "kaka" sound from Xiao Hui's body in front of Ghost Li's eyes, and then the gray mark on its forehead seemed to be darker in color.
Before Gui Li could react, Xiao Hui, who seemed to have something wrong, suddenly turned his head, a strange and compelling golden light gradually lit up in a pair of monkey eyes, but behind the golden color, there was also a faint trace of strange red .
"Squeak, squeak."
Xiaohui's monkey hand suddenly pointed to the foundation in a remote corner of the room.
Gui Li took Xiao Hui down, looked it over carefully, and said in a low voice: "What's wrong, Xiao Hui?"
"Squeak, squeak!"
Xiao Hui yelled softly, still pointing his hand in that direction, and at the same time the golden light in his eyes gradually faded.
Gui Li frowned, then nodded, put it on his shoulder, and immediately floated over.
The dark corner of the foundation wall exuded the smell of moss. After searching carefully, Gui Li quickly found a small hole about a foot in size, hidden in the foundation.
There was a flash of light in his eyes, he stretched out his hand, and suddenly plunged into the cave like lightning. After a while, there was a low hum in the cave, and then it fell silent immediately. Almost at the same time, the ringing bells around him also stopped suddenly. .
There was a smile on the corner of Gui Li's mouth, and he slowly pulled out his hand. A moment later, in the grasp of his palm, there was a strange beast, which struggled twice and stopped moving.
This monster is covered in gray skin, about three feet long, but its body is in a strange "bow" shape, with a high back, drooping head and tail, and a pair of small black bean-like eyes set on its head. But the strangest thing is that this beast has an unusually long nose, about half a foot long, about one-third of its body length. The two thick nostrils at the end of the nose seem to be similar to those of peasants. The pigs raised at home are similar.
Gui Li was stunned for a moment, then snorted, and whispered softly: "No wonder I said that I can't hide, so there is this kind of 'grey dolphin' (Note 1)."
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"Note 1: Gray dolphin in Stories of Gods and Demons: Spiritual Beasts: Long nose and big ears, no neck and long tail, anteaters and cordyceps roots, day and nocturnal, or aardvark.
Also note: "Modern Animals Aardvark": Mammal, also known as African anteater, has a strong body, about 140 cm in length, without incisors and canines, and eats termites with its long tongue like an anteater. They live in southern and central Africa, appear in hilly or semi-grassland areas, have high digging skills, rest in holes during the day, and come out to look for food at night. It is very timid, has extremely sensitive hearing, and relies on the sense of smell to find food. The sensitive sense of smell is more than ten times that of dogs. 』