Chapter 9
Qingqing
The Skeleton Banshee pointed to the south: "This slave escaped from the Lishui River."
The Liangjie Mountain stretches for thousands of miles from north to south, separating the two mortal kingdoms from east to west.
To the east is the country of Li.
This country is named after the Lishui River in its territory.
This river passes through the eight states of Li State and finally merges into the Shituo Canyon in the Liangjie Mountains, which is also the end of the river.
"This slave is not a runaway slave."
The Skeleton Banshee also revealed her life experience: "The slave was rotted into bones in the river, and then turned into a demon. After landing on the shore, she was taken in by the Golden Fan Empress. When she saw that the slave was lonely, she let the slave live in her cave and forged river treasures for her."
Her voice is clear and youthful.
Her tone of voice doesn't sound like a sophisticated adult, with a sense of childishness. This may be because her time in demon transformation is too short. Her demon power is very shallow, not even comparable to Fang Dushu.
No wonder he can't even defeat a black bear.
Fang Dushu asked her: "Empress of the Golden Fan? Are you the master of your family?"
She shook her head: "Your Majesty is not a human being, your Majesty is a female ghost!"
Fang Dushu asked again: "Ghost? What does Ghost Lianhezhen do?"
"Sell it!"
She elaborated: "He Zhen can refine magic weapons and make elixirs. The cultivators in Shituo Gorge like her the most. The Golden Fan Empress often pretends to be a human to do business with cultivators."
Again, he is pretending to be a human cultivator.
It seems that the Empress with the Golden Fan is a female flower scout.
Fang Dushu smiled and said: "Isn't it great to do business? Why don't you follow your mother-in-law?"
The skeleton female demon said sadly: "The empress had an enemy with the cultivators from Shituo Gorge, and was killed by a gang of cultivators. Those cultivators refused to give in, and came to rob the empress' cave. The slaves had no place to stay, so they had to escape.
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"Why didn't those cultivators hunt you down? Logically, they should have reunited you with your mother-in-law."
"The empress raised more than ten children. When the cultivators came to kill them, the slaves took advantage of the chaos and ran away. The empress' cave was built by the Lishui River. The slaves knew the nature of the water and hid at the bottom of the river. The cultivators did not dare to go down to the river to search."
"Then you should stay in the river to practice. After all, you are an aquatic monster. Aren't you safer than on the shore?"
"So that my benefactor will know that there are river monsters living in the river. They are ignorant of human intelligence, thirsty for blood, and hunt for food everywhere! Although the slaves are fast in water, it is difficult to escape their pursuit. After wearing the bone-transforming bracelet,
The situation of slaves in the river is even more difficult."
The skeleton banshee waved her wrist towards Fang Dushu.
She added: "At that time, the slave escaped from the empress's cave. The human cultivator used this bone bracelet to beat the slave. It suppressed the slave's monster body and interfered with the slave's swimming. The danger in the river is much greater than on the shore."
If the cultivators on the shore catch her, they will at most dismantle her skeleton and make treasures. If she is caught by the river monster, she will be eaten alive.
After weighing the situation, she decided to go ashore.
She has also gone through hardships.
But she always spoke calmly, without showing any anger or self-pity.
Of course, this does not mean that she is optimistic by nature.
It may also be that she thinks that this is what skeleton monsters should be like, and being beaten and killed is inevitable, so she is used to it.
"My slave could not stay in the water for long, and he did not dare to stay in Shituo Gorge any longer, so he wandered all the way north. When he came here a month ago, he saw that the peach orchards full of mountains were very beautiful, and there were no companions living there, so he simply settled down.
Home."
At this point, the Skeleton Banshee's tone gradually lowered: "Who would have known that this is actually the territory of our benefactor."
She began to wait quietly.
Fang Dushu didn't look at her, but turned around and looked south: "Shituo Gorge is at least a hundred miles away from here. The boundary where you wandered is really not close."
She didn't want to run so far: "If you get too close, you will be caught by the Xituo Gorge people."
Fang Dushu was not interested in human cultivation, nor did he care about her experience.
Turn your hand to hold up a mirror.
This is the camera I got in the valley.
Fang Dushu showed the mountain scene in the mirror to the skeleton banshee: "Take a closer look. Do you recognize this place?"
She was startled after just one glance.
Fang Dushu couldn't help but his eyes widened, he seemed to be having fun.
"Have you ever seen it?"
"My benefactor, this cliff is very similar to the Luminous Jade."
"What luminous jade? Please be more specific."
"When the slave was on the run, he always hid during the day and traveled at night. That night, the slave passed by a high cliff. The shape was just like the cliff in the mirror. It was as smooth as a knife, and there was also a yellow light shining on the cliff."
Originally, Fang Dushu went to see the Skeleton Banshee in the mirror without any hope. He just asked casually.
Unexpectedly, the banshee gave him a surprise: "Where is the luminous jade and how far away is it?"
The Skeleton Banshee calculated: "This slave is very careful when traveling. You can walk up to twenty miles in one night. The Luminous Jade is about two nights' journey from here."
Fang Dushu immediately said: "You take me to find the Night Light Bi. As long as you find it, then I will forget about your intrusion into my territory and pick my flowers and fruits."
"this……"
She hesitated slightly: "My benefactor, there is a giant gorilla living on the Luminous Wall, with a fist bigger than my slave's skull. You'd better not go. You can live in this peach garden so comfortably, why take risks."
"Cut the nonsense."
Fang Dushu did not argue: "Just tell me whether you want to go or not?"
She no longer hesitated: "If my benefactor insists on going, then I will definitely lead you the way."
“Very good!”
Fang Dushu motioned to her: "Pick up the bear corpse and follow me."
She quickly used the demon wind to roll up the bear corpse, followed Fang Dushu, looked at the direction, and couldn't help but remind: "My benefactor, go find the Night Light Bi, we have to go south."
The direction now is to the west.
Of course Fang Dushu knew: "My benefactor has not eaten meat for several days, so I will roast bear paws first, and after a full meal, it will not be too late to go on my way."
He wanted to go back to clean up the cave, and this time he went to find the Night Light Bi. No matter whether he could find it or not, he would never come back.
The Skeleton Banshee said no more and silently followed him to a creek.
I walked along the stream bank for half a stick of incense and stopped at the foot of a mountain.
This is where Fang Dushu’s cave is located.
"Do you know how to cook barbecue?"
"Slaves are useless."
The Skeleton Banshee felt ashamed and said: "I am a skeleton, so I don't need to eat. The Golden Fan Empress doesn't eat blood food. She doesn't have a stove in her cave, so I have no experience in grilling bear paws."
"Then you are indeed useless."
Fang Dushu took matters into his own hands, skinned the bear, cut the meat into pieces, cleaned it, lit a fire, strung together several bear legs, and put them on the iron frame.
During the baking period, Fang Dushu went up the mountain alone and returned to the cave to pack his luggage.
The work is done and the cave is closed.
By the time Fang Dushu came to the shore again, the bear meat was cooked and the time was just right.
He sat down by the fire, took off his cinnabar hat, rolled up his sleeves, took out a leg, and began to eat the barbecue.
The skeleton succubus stared at him blankly for a while before she bravely asked: "My dear friend, why did your appearance change?"
Fang Dushu laughed: "This is my benefactor's true face in Lushan!"
The Skeleton Banshee couldn't understand why Fang Dushu wanted to change his appearance. They were all human anyway, so why bother.
She thought to herself again that Fang Dushu now had a big beard and was no longer the white-faced scholar he was before.
She didn't dare to speak anymore.
Fang Dushu took the initiative to ask her: "Do you have a name?"
"My name is Qingqing."
"What's your last name?"
"My slave's last name is He, the river of river water."
"It's easy for you. You were born in Heli and your surname is He."
"I want to do something for you, but I don't have any parents."
Chapter completed!