Chapter 22 Chapter 22 Encounter

The catastrophe began in the spring and summer of that year. Thousands of years later, people in the world still remember very clearly that period of terrifying and crazy days. In the extreme south of the southern border, among the 100,000 mountains, countless monsters and alien races suddenly swarmed out. The number is countless, and all of them are bloodthirsty. They kill anyone they see. This catastrophe broke out in the southern Xinjiang area near the Shiwanda Mountains and quickly spread to the entire southern Xinjiang. The five ethnic groups in southern Xinjiang, Miao, Zhuang, Tu, Li, and Gaoshan rose up to resist.

But in the face of countless monsters and alien races, especially among the countless ferocious monsters and alien races, there are more than a dozen strange monsters with particularly powerful witchcraft. Dead bodies littered the field. This incident shocked the world, and the people of Central Earth were like frightened birds, panicking all day long. Some people in Central Earth near the southern border fled to the north with their families, hoping to get as far away from this catastrophe as possible. All the ascetics in the world were shocked, and even the righteous and demons, who had always been evil, temporarily stopped their hands at this moment, secretly watched the movement in the south, and began to plan their own countermeasures.

The Fenxiang Valley of the Righteous Dao Sect located in the south, because the owner of the valley, Yun Yilan, just happened to lead most of his disciples to Qingyun Mountain to visit Daoxuan Daoxuan, so he was lucky enough to escape the catastrophe. After the rumors happened, the owner of Yunyilan Valley, who was in Qingyun Mountain, heard about the tragic situation of the people in southern Xinjiang. He beat his chest and stomped his feet in pain.The words were very sad and self-reproached, and he already wanted to thank the world by committing suicide. Fortunately, the disciples on the left and right stopped him, and the elders of the Qingyun sect persuaded him with kind words. Then the master of Yungu calmed down and vowed to burn Xianggu to the fullest. Use all your strength to avenge the people in southern Xinjiang for this sea of ​​blood and deep revenge!

Not long after, Yun Yilan announced to the cultivators all over the world in Qingyun Mountain, explaining that today's catastrophe was actually done by a monster. Gu and Qingyunmen's lineage jointly called on the cultivators of the world to use the power of the world to punish this demon! The next day, Tianyin Temple, which received the news, responded formally, agreeing with Qingyun and Fenxiang's call, and sent people to join the alliance soon. Zhengdao anxiously organized discussions, and sent several groups of outstanding disciples to the south to find out the details of these monsters and alien races.

However, the three major sects of the Devil's Cult, the Ghost King Zong, the Wandumen, and the Hehuan Sect, who were usually arrogant, all suddenly became quiet, as if they were watching each other, and they were not in a hurry to take any action.When the storm was about to come, Middle-earth fell into a strange calm for a while. This strange peace was finally broken the day before the summer solstice, and the alien race of monsters that had ravaged southern border to such an extent finally entered the Middle Earth. In the initial stage, the civilian casualties were not too great, because as early as a month ago, the people near the south had already run away completely.

It's just that the number of these monsters is increasing, and they are spreading more rapidly, and they are about to be forced into the hinterland of Middle-earth. At that time, it is time for the common people in the world to fall into a miserable place. At the same time, shocking news came one after another. Yesterday it was said that a village was bloodbathed, and today the whole city was reduced to ruins. Every day spent in panic is so long for anyone. However, for those who are heartbroken, even if everyone in the world dies, it seems that it has nothing to do with them.Gui Li stayed with Zhou Yixian, Xiaohuan and Wild Dog for more than a month, even he himself didn't know why he followed them all the time, maybe he felt that he had nowhere to go, so he decided to leave. It's natural.

Among the group of people, Zhou Yixian was the one who objected to Gui Li's being with him the most. It's just that there was another guy who was eating for free, but he didn't carry luggage and do some chores like the wild dog Taoist. Instead, he was drinking and sleeping all day long. , and in turn often asked someone to take care of him. And when it comes to free food, Ghost Li is just drinking a little wine, Zhou Yixian's biggest thorn in the side right now is the three-eyed monkey who follows Ghost Li, Xiao Hui not only eats a lot, but also drinks far less than ghosts Li, a person who gets drunk as soon as he drinks, can be compared. After drinking a big bag of spirits, the monkey's face doesn't even turn red. If it wasn't for Xiaohuan who insisted on bringing this person and the monkey with him, Zhou Yixian would have traveled as far as he could. Far.

As for Taoist Wild Dog, ever since that night when he wanted to murder Ghost Li, but Xiao Hui found out and stopped him, and was spared by Ghost Li in the end, Taoist Wild Dog became even more taciturn, and often didn't say a word for days. However, in the past few days, whether it was the nagging and complaining Zhou Xian or Xiaohuan, including the silent wild dog Taoist, they all gradually noticed that there seemed to be some changes in Ghost Li. Although it was difficult for them to speak clearly, Ghost Li It is true that he gradually became sober, the most obvious manifestation is that the number of times he got drunk began to decrease, and sometimes he didn’t even drink all night, but his behavior has always been very strange—he often sits with Xiao Hui, Facing the north, he was in a daze, as if thinking about something.

As the number of people fleeing to the north increased, the news of the catastrophe in the south gradually spread, and Zhou Yixian and others also knew about it. When Zhou Yixian heard the news, he was taken aback for a while, then thought for a long time, shook his head, then sighed all day long, asking where should he escape? As for the others, they were not as worried as he was. Ghost Li and Wild Dog Taoist both looked preoccupied, while Xiaohuan didn't take the crisis that sounded relatively far away at heart. Xiao Hui frolics, occasionally takes care of Ghost Li and talks to him, and lives happily.

However, under Zhou Yixian's insistence, the group finally headed north. According to Zhou Yixian, the farther you are from the south, the easier your life will be.But as refugees from the south increased along the way, the situation got worse.The alien race of monsters coming out of the Hundred Thousand Mountains is like a broken bamboo, devouring wildly all the way, and has gradually forced into the hinterland of Middle-Earth. A few days ago, there was even news that alien races of monsters had killed a city hundreds of miles behind them, scaring Zhou Yixian, Xiaohuan and others to rush on their way. Although it was not long before they learned that the news was a rumor, people were in panic , it is evident.

In the middle of the day and night, a group of people slept in the wild, built a fire on a small hill, and sat around the fire, only Ghost Li sitting in the distance. Xiao Hui jumped out from the darkness, with a lot of wild fruits in her hands, she didn't know where she picked them, she jumped on Gui Li's shoulder two or three times, sat down, and ate it. Zhou Yixian glanced over there, pondered for a while, looked at Xiaohuan and Taoist Wild Dog next to him, and said, "I have something to tell you." Xiaohuan was a little strange, glanced at Zhou Xian, and said, "Grandpa, what's the matter?" Just as Zhou Yixian was about to speak, Xiao Hui who was sitting on Gui Li's shoulder suddenly let out a loud "Zhi Zhi".Everyone was startled, they didn't know what happened, they stood up one after another, walked behind Xiao Hui, and looked in the direction of its dancing limbs.Under the dim light, a group of people, including men, women, old and young, came walking on the ancient road below the hill. They all looked exhausted and staggered forward. Zhou Yixian looked at it for a while, then sighed, and said, "It's a refugee from the south." Everyone was silent, and no one spoke. Zhou Yixian was silent for a moment, and said: "Actually, what I want to say is this. I don't know what's going on in the south right now, but suddenly there are many monsters and barbarians who kill people when they see them. It can't be wrong. In the past few days, we have seen many people fleeing to the north, I think we have to speed up our journey and run to the north." Xiaohuan frowned, and said, "Grandpa, it's right to go north. Anyway, we've always been wandering around, but the north is so big, I heard that those monsters and alien races move very fast. Do you have a good place to hide?" Zhou Yixian glared at her, and said, "Didn't you listen to the rumors of people these days? Among those monsters, there are quite some abilities, some have a good nose, some have good hearing, no matter if you hide in a tree or hide in a cellar , or even run into the deep mountains, they will be found out and eaten. Where can I find a place to hide when I encounter such a goddamn monster?" Xiaohuan looked bitter, and said: "Then what should we do, are we going to be eaten by those monsters sooner or later?" Zhou Yixian snorted, and said: "Nonsense, I, Immortal Zhou, had a wonderful plan, how could I die in the mouths of these beasts. I have already figured it out. Looking at the world at this moment, there is only one place that is safest." Xiaohuan was startled, the wild dog Taoist next to him even moved Ghost Li's body, and looked over at Zhou Yixian, Zhou Yixian felt a little proud, "Hehe" laughed twice.Xiaohuan was both surprised and happy, and said: "Grandpa, there is such a place, tell me quickly!" Zhou Yixian coughed twice, then said solemnly: "Qingyun Mountain." Taoist Wild Dog's expression changed, Gui Li turned his head away, only Xiaohuan was a little surprised, and said: "I know that Qingyun Mountain is where Qingyun Sect is located, and there are quite a few monks, but after all, it is only a group of people, and when we meet Those monsters and alien races are good enough to protect themselves, how can they care about us?" Zhou Yixian laughed and said: "You don't know that, although there is no news yet, but I expect that the factions of Fenxiang Valley and Tianyin Temple must meet in Qingyun, because that old guy Yun Yilan is in Qingyun right now , plus the Qingyun Sect's Zhuxian Sword Formation during the Qingyun Battle ten years ago..." "..." When Gui Li heard these four words, his body trembled violently. Zhou Yixian didn't pay attention to him, and continued to say happily: "The Zhuxian Sword Formation of Qingyunmen has been in the limelight. Everyone knows that the sword formation has earth-shattering supernatural powers, so if we are in Qingyun League, at least there will be an extra layer of security. I Looking at the righteous people in the world, I am afraid that within a few days, most of them will go to Qingyun to fight against this unprecedented catastrophe. If we go to Qingyun, we will naturally arrive at the safest place. There are so many masters of Taoism People, you don’t want to let our common people die!” After saying that, the more he thought about it, the more complacent he became, and he couldn’t help laughing. A cold snort suddenly came out amidst his laughter, Zhou Xian was startled, looked together with Xiaohuan and Yegou Taoist, only to see Ghost Li slowly stand up from the shadow, without turning around, said coldly: "I'm afraid Not only do your righteous masters leave you dead, but they will also kick you in the back." Zhou Yixian was ridiculed by him face to face, he couldn't hold back his face, and said angrily: "Bah, anyway, you are a crooked devil, and if you go, you will be kicked out..." Xiaohuan suddenly shouted loudly: "Grandpa!" Zhou Yixian took a look at Xiaohuan, knew that the words were serious, and shut up resentfully, Xiaohuan turned to look at Gui Li, hesitantly, but finally said: "You, don't listen to what my grandfather said, he just speaks like this. ..." Zhou Yixian was furious, and interjected: "How dare you say that your own grandpa has nothing to say!" Xiaohuan ignored him, and still said to Guili: "But the situation is really bad now, you should go with us, after all it will be safer than other places..." Before Xiaohuan finished speaking, Gui Li said calmly: "No need, the world is so big, I have my own place to go." After saying that, he moved his body and walked forward. Xiaohuan was taken aback, with an anxious expression on his face, he said urgently: "Zhang... you, where are you going?" Ghost Li didn't answer, his figure moved forward from slow to fast, Xiao Hui who was lying on his shoulder turned his head, looked at Xiaohuan who was standing on the top of the hill staring blankly, grinned, and raised his hand to shake. Xiaohuan looked at the rapidly shrinking and disappearing figure, and for some reason, felt a sudden emptiness in her heart, her nose was sour, and she was about to shed tears. ※※※ "hiss!" There was a soft sound of breaking through the air, and Gui Li's figure flew across the air.The sky was dark and cloudy, and there was not a single bright spot of starlight to be seen. It seemed that even the sky had been affected by the catastrophe in the south, making it look gloomy and gloomy, giving no hope. After leaving Zhou Yixian and the others, Gui Li flew south alone for a while, but in the night sky, under the dark clouds, there were gloomy and dark places in all directions, the wilderness and mountains under the sky, cold and lonely, people in the sky were actually empty Empty, not knowing where to go. Xiao Hui, lying on his shoulders, suddenly yelled twice, Ghost Li glanced at it, three eyes flickered in front of his eyes, Xiao Hui grinned, for it, most of the time it was happy.Gui Li rarely showed a smile and affection, he gently touched the monkey's head, his body sank, and fell to the ground. The place where I settled was a high mountain with a dense forest, dense bushes, and it was difficult to find a place to stand in the forest. I wanted to come to this remote place, and no one had ever been to this mountain or forest.Gui Li's face was pale, he landed in the forest, before he landed, he shook his right hand, and the Soul Eater Wand flew out from his sleeve, circling around his feet, without hearing any abnormal sound, in the blink of an eye, within a six-foot radius, , All the trees, shrubs, and thorns all withered and turned into dead branches. And as the Soul Devourer flew back into his hand, Gui Li could clearly feel strands of thin icy breath wandering through the black body of the stick.Xiao Hui let out a cry of joy, jumped off his shoulders, and ran deep into the forest.Ghost Li raised his head and glanced at Xiao Hui's back, since he went to the southern border, especially after Xiao Hui transformed, his appetite has increased dramatically, and he always thinks about eating. The night was dark, the night wind blew from the field, the woods made a sound like waves, and countless shadows shook together.Gui Li slowly sat down on the ground, slowly closed his eyes, the surrounding tree shadows passed over his face, in the darkness, he was like a silent ghost. After an unknown amount of time, a low growl was faintly heard from a distance, and then disappeared without a trace, Gui Li frowned slightly, opened his eyes, there was a tremor in the nearby bushes, but it was the monkey Xiao Hui who ran back. Xiao Hui didn't seem to pay much attention to the sharp and annoying thorns, many times it would just step on it, and when it got closer, Gui Li could see it clearly, and saw Xiao Hui with one hand on his chest, hugging it. Holding a few wild fruits, the other hand is dragging behind him, as if pulling something. Ghost Li couldn't help but feel a little strange, he glanced behind it and was very surprised.In the shadows, Xiao Hui ran back dragging an animal-like thing. It was not small, much bigger than Xiao Hui, but Xiao Hui dragged it very easily.After a while, Xiao Hui had already run to the nearby place, with a chuckle, he first put down the wild fruit, then waved his hand, with a muffled "bang", a large piece fell in front of him. It was an adult wild boar, huge in size, standing taller than Xiao Hui, at this moment the wild boar had a hole in its head, bleeding from its body, it was already dead.Gui Li looked at the wound, saw that the wound was still fresh, he was stunned for a moment and said to Xiao Hui: "You caught it?" Xiao Hui grinned, pointed at the wild boar, and pointed at Ghost Li at the same time. Gui Li sighed, smiled and said, "I'm not hungry." Xiao Hui scratched his head, blinked his three eyes at the same time, then pointed at the wild boar, then at himself.Gui Li was so teased by it that he couldn't help laughing, for a moment the heaviness in his heart eased a lot, he smiled and said: "Okay, I'll help you." Xiao Hui immediately smiled, obviously knowing that Ghost Li's craftsmanship is not trivial, it is his favorite.Gui Li rolled up his sleeves, pointed like a knife, and lightly stroked on the wild boar's belly, and immediately cut off the tough pig's skin. He saw that he was skillful, and he peeled and deboned the wild boar with two or three strokes, and then flew up to find it. I found a place with spring water to wash the pork back, set up a wooden frame and lit a fire, and started roasting the pig. The flames were getting brighter, Xiao Hui and Gui Li's faces were a little flushed by the flames, Xiao Hui had already eaten up a few wild fruits, and now his eyes were fixed on the roasted pig gradually emitting aroma from the flames . Ghost Li slowly took out various homemade seasonings from his waist and added some to the meat, then took out a small bottle of sesame oil and began to sprinkle lightly on the pork.The sesame oil slowly flowed along the pork, and was roasted by the flames below, slowly seeping into the meat. Soon, the surface of the pork began to turn a light golden yellow, transparent oil droplets ooze from the pork itself, and the alluring aroma wafted away. The flame moved slightly, illuminating the faces of monkeys and people, as well as the trees in the surrounding open space. Ghost Li looked at the burning flames in front of him, gradually fascinated, while Xiao Hui looked like salivating, scratching his ears and cheeks, and ran to the side from time to time to break some wooden branches and add them to the fire. In the silent air, there is a strange and alluring fragrance. In the depths of the woods, a low roar suddenly came: "Aw!" The roar was deep and powerful, it seemed to be far away, but it still came clearly, and a chilling intent quickly spread.Gui Li suddenly woke up from his contemplation, his brows slowly wrinkled, his body didn't move, his eyes gradually deepened, and he looked towards the direction where the roar sounded.Xiao Hui jumped onto Gui Li's shoulder with a whoosh, and looked back with no fear on his face. There was a "crack" in the flames, a branch burst open, and the smell of wild boar became stronger. Three feet away, there is a dark forest, the wind in the forest suddenly picked up, whistling, after the low growl, there was no sound, but the cold and murderous intent quickly approached here . Ghost Li's pupils shrank slightly, and his brows frowned even tighter. "Crack!" Another twig finally burst open. Suddenly, the whistling wind lost its sound, and the whole forest seemed to be still for an instant, without any sound. In front of the darkness, the dense forest and tangled thorns suddenly fell to the sides, revealing a narrow path. Reflect the passageway a person walks on. A young man dressed in bright silk clothes, with a handsome face that was almost coquettish, stepped out of the darkness step by step.In the night, the surroundings lit up because of him.Gui Li didn't get up, didn't move, still sat on the ground, looking directly at the boy. The boy looked at Gui Li, then his eyes fell on Xiao Hui, he was slightly taken aback, he let out a "Huh", and said: "Three-eyed monkey!" Gui Li didn't speak, but Xiao Hui suddenly called out "Zhi Zhi", looking very annoyed. Almost at the same time as Xiao Hui yelled, the deep roar just now sounded again, the difference was that this time the roar sounded directly from behind the young man. "Aw..." Following the deep and powerful roar, behind the calm young man, a hideous and strange head slowly rose, with four eyes, two pairs of upper and lower sides of the face, shaped like a copper bell, The mouth is huge, almost as wide as the face. Between the mouth are sharp teeth, especially the six sharp fangs protruding from the mouth, which are even more terrifying. Under the dim light of the flames in the field, the mouth is faintly visible It dripped from between the teeth, and landed on the monster's gray-black skin covered with crusty bumps. Gui Li's expression changed, he stood up slowly, and said coldly: "Taotie?" The young man didn't reply, his eyes were still looking at Gui Li, he suddenly seemed to sense something, he turned his eyes to Tao Tie (Note 1), he couldn't help being startled, only to see that this evil beast's usually fierce gaze was now very greedy However, the target was not Ghost Li and Xiao Hui, but the wild boar that was roasting on the ground. The enticing aroma of barbecue wafts in the air. The young man smiled suddenly, and said to Gui Li: "Your craftsmanship is good! I said why Taotie is restless tonight, I didn't expect to be attracted by you." Gui Li said indifferently: "Although Taotie is an ancient evil beast, ferocious and fast, but it has always been greedy for food, a roasted pig is nothing." The young man shook his head and said, "Otherwise, my gluttonous food is different. Ordinary delicacies have long been ignored. I never expected to be so greedy by your seemingly rough barbecue." At this moment, as the young man said, Taotie seemed to be particularly fond of this roast pig, and the saliva flowed wildly between his teeth, flowing down the gap between his teeth. Suddenly there was a roar, and Taotie jumped out from behind the young man's shoulder, turning into a black shadow, To the flames.Unexpectedly, the gray shadow flashed, and the sound of "squeak" sounded angrily, and it was Xiao Hui who came out of the air, blocking in front of the roast pig. With a low growl, Taotie landed on the ground and revealed its real body. It had four legs and sharp claws. Its body was at least four times bigger than that of the wild boar. The strangest thing was that its neck was extremely long, and it was tilted upwards, almost pulling its body up. double. Compared with it, Xiao Hui is pitifully small, but for some reason, Taotie is a little afraid of Xiao Hui, not daring to be careless, but he is reluctant to part with the delicious food in front of him, so he growls in a low voice, and his expression gradually becomes ferocious. Gui Li looked at the two strange beasts who were annoyed and confronted each other over the roasted pig, and suddenly said: "This wild boar has not been roasted yet, and the taste is not up to the heat, why are you arguing?" What he said was inexplicable, even the boy couldn't help but look at him more, but the two confronting beasts reacted, Taotie stared at Xiao Hui with four eyes, and Xiao Hui opened his three eyes wide. , the seven eyes of the two strange beasts stared one bigger than the other. After a while, Xiao Hui yelled a few times at the Taotie, bared his teeth, then ran back a few steps, and sat on Ghost Li's buttocks. Beside him, his eyes were fixed on the roast pig. Taotie's four eyes swayed with Xiao Hui's movements, and when Xiao Hui sat down, the beast let out "Aww" twice, and then slowly walked to the other side of the flames, its hind legs retracted, and its front legs lightly moved. Hey, he actually fell down in front of the flames, but the saliva still flowed out involuntarily, looking scary, but also kind of funny. The young man watched Taotie sit down, walked over slowly, didn't care about the dirtiness of the ground, sat down beside Taotie, looked at Ghost Li, smiled slightly, and said: "Which expert are you, I can't imagine that there is such a person. How can Taotie suppress his viciousness temporarily?" Gui Li didn't look at him, he sat down, his gaze returned to the flames lightly, and said: "You and I met by chance in the mountains, why bother to know the name, it's just a roast pig, just enough to eat." The young man stared at Gui Li for a while, then suddenly laughed out loud, his laughter was so clear that it startled countless night birds in the distance. "Well said, well said." He tapped his leg lightly, with an expression of admiration on his face, he said, "It's just to feed the hunger. Speaking of which, all living beings in the world are busy all day long, and they just want to eat. In this way, isn't the so-called 'human' you are talking about just the same as a gluttonous beast like me?" Ghost Li turned the roasted pig gently, and the smell of sesame oil on the pork immediately became stronger, seducing the Taotie on the opposite side to be agitated for a while, but I don't know if it was for tasting the delicious food or what, besides being ferocious, this mutton is also famous for its gluttony. The beast actually endured it, and at the same time, Xiao Hui gave it a hard look. The flame was burning quietly, reflected on Gui Li's face, he said slowly: "People are different." The boy said: "What?" Gui Li said: "Love and hatred, love and hatred, people have feelings." The young man laughed loudly and said: "Don't you know that all beasts have feelings too. If you kill this wild boar, you should know that the wild boar is in pain and fear. If I kill you, you are also like a pig. All living beings are equal, how can there be a distinction between humans and beasts?" Gui Li raised his eyes, looked at the boy, and said: "There is a difference." The young man's eyes were sharp, and he said, "What's the difference?" Gui Li said: "I have great regrets in my life, and I carve them into my heart day and night. Life is better than death, but I have to live. If you live, you still have hope, and if you die, you are a cowardly and betrayal person. How can a pig have such hatred? ?” The young man was startled, the sharp look in his eyes gradually faded, and then a strange look appeared on his face. ※※※ Note 1: Taotie: "Strange Stories of Gods and Demons: Strange Beasts": There are evil beasts in the extreme south of China, with four eyes, black skin, long neck and four legs, fierce nature, and extremely gluttonous.Moving swiftly like the wind is a disaster.