Great Sui Guoshi

Lu Liangsheng was choked and coughed a few times, and the room smelled very musty, but the pile of burnt wood on the ground proved that there were indeed some borrowers who came here occasionally.

Soon, the fire was lit again, and someone took out a pottery pot and put it on top, broke the dry food in everyone's hands into several pieces and boiled it, adding water, the boiled dry food could save a lot.

The eight big men who came along with Liangsheng all volunteered to come out together. There is not much farm work in the village, so they naturally want to come out to see the world. If they are lucky enough to find a good job, then they don’t have to go back, at least until the Chinese New Year. return.

After a makeshift meal, the eight of them fell asleep around the campfire.

Lu Liangsheng hadn't dozed off much at this time, and was flipping through another book of "Qing Huai Bu Meng", the bonfire crackled and bounced sparks twice, and the night insects hissed in the corner one after another. In the silence, he placed it by the wall The package swelled and loosened a few times, and the crawling figure crawled out without a sound.

Taoist Zixing glanced at the back of the book, and quickly got out of a gap in the corner of the wall. Standing under the moonlight, looking at the barren mountains and mountains, he seemed to feel something.

Stretching four legs and galloping, the frog's webs clattered over a thick layer of fallen leaves, and in the open mouth, the long tongue was dragged outside with the running and drifted backwards.

Go up the mountain along a small stream, jump over a lying rotten log, and stand in front of a big bluestone. The pair of toad eyes stare excitedly at the mountain wall where the stream flows out. Between several rocks covered with moss, there is a deep gap. Quiet, there seems to be more space inside.

"come out….."

The toad man stood up, with his swollen belly sticking out, and raised his face slightly: "The old man has something to tell you, little demon!"

The sound echoed in the mountains and forests, and the quiet forest leaves suddenly swayed wildly, making a clattering sound,

There was a rustling sound in the crevices of the overlapping rocks, deep in the deep crevices, and the next moment, a pair of scarlet colors lit up.

"Hmph...a little demon in the psychic period."

Taoist Zixing pointed at the direction of coming and going with his forelimbs on his back.

"The old man told you to kill people, it doesn't matter if you eat it, it's a small gift for you, the younger generation."

From the crevice of the rock, two long black shadows protruded. They thought they were branches and bamboo poles. When they came to the range of the moonlight, they turned out to be a pair of pale red insect whiskers, dangling in the air.

For a moment, a hoarse and sharp voice came from the gap along with the crowing of insects: "You are also a demon, why don't you go?"

Taoist Zixing frowned, but this guy even asked back.

However, before he could open his mouth, the sharp voice over there turned into a deep laughter: "A little toad dares to point fingers at my mountain... Hehe... I will accept your little gift... But , you look delicious too."

Taoist Zixing's heart twitched suddenly.

"...Why is this monster in the psychic period so smart?" The moment his thoughts flashed across his head, he turned around the body of the toad, jumped off the big blue stone, let go of the pair of frog webs and ran wildly.

Behind him, there was a loud bang, the rocks cracked and splashed, and the moment they fell into the stream and splashed, the scarlet eyes quickly moved out of the deep place, and the cold moonlight brushed past the links, and the shattered stones On the ground, densely packed insect feet spread over, and the pincer-like mouthparts clicked and let out a long hiss.

The running toad glanced back, and moved away frantically with its short legs.

"Why is this old man so unlucky..."

In the rear, a huge centipede came meanderingly.

Chapter 12 A Big Centipede

The barren mountains and ridges are deserted, and the distant darkness occasionally sounds the wailing of night foxes.

In the dilapidated and collapsed half of the hut, there was a fire burning, occasionally popping sparks twice, rising into the air, snoring loudly in the hut, a few steps away from the eight people who were resting, the young man by the fire quietly flipped through the book "Youth" in his hand. Preparing Dreams".

There was a soft bang.

The pages of the book were turned between his fingers, and the dim light of the fire shone on Lu Liangsheng's face, frowning slightly.

"This book is completely opposite to the spells recorded in "Nan Shui Supplements". Most of them are methods of repelling insects and animals, and rooting dead trees. Master, if this technique is used in our village, it will be considered a blessing, right? "

He turned his head and looked at the package leaning against the wall. Seeing that there was no response, he called softly again.

"Master?"

The wind blew through the woods outside, making a rattling sound. The eight sleeping people on the ground moved slightly, and someone stood up from the fire, and it was the leader who went out this time. The hunters in the village are quite sensitive to the wind and grass in the mountains. .

"Uncle Pan, what's the matter?" Lu Liangsheng followed while holding the scroll.

Lu Pan walked to the window, the dusty cobwebs were dangling on it, his eyes were a little fixed, looking out from here, it was pitch black outside, and at some point, the stars and moon above his head were covered by dark clouds.

Immediately, he frowned, "It feels like something is coming down from the mountain..."

There was a soft rustle in the forest, and the wind was blowing from outside, stirring up the flames and shaking them left and right. The other seven people also woke up.

One of the tall and thin villagers asked in a low voice: "Could it be a big bug?"

"We have a lot of people, and the big worm can handle it, but it will be troublesome when we meet a pack of wolves."

Lu Pan's words like this will always cause people to be nervous. We are all from the mountains, and we know in our hearts that it is not a good thing to encounter a tiger or a wolf.

The forest at night was quiet, with occasional sounds of unknown beasts rustling past outside, and the thick fallen leaves made the atmosphere even more mysterious and tense.

Lu Pan squeezed the handle of the knife tightly, turned around and walked towards the crooked door, and pushed it open with a creaking sound.

"Let's go out and have a look. Liangsheng stays in the house. Don't leave the house if you hear anything."

The other seven people looked at each other and told Lu Liangsheng a few words.

"Liangsheng, there are many poisonous insects and beasts at night, so don't go out..." "When we come back, uncle will peel you a wolf's skin." "Take care of your bags, don't lose what we eat."

"Go, go, come back and sleep a little longer."

In the chattering voices, the seven followed Lu Pan and disappeared into the night. Lu Liangsheng closed the door, went back and opened the package by the wall. There was no toad inside.

Sit back by the fire, pick up the scroll on the ground, and look at the flickering flames.

"Master, didn't you worry about Uncle Pan and the others, and followed them out?"

Frowning, the draft blows out of the window and floats towards the forest. In the black silhouette, there are faint trees shaking one after another. A short toad crosses the creek and runs into the forest with short legs.

"Furious old man, a little monster actually bullied me."

The dense pimples on the back turned lavender, and when he crossed a big tree, he turned around abruptly, and sprayed a puff at the huge black shadow chasing behind him, the lavender smoke pierced like an arrow, and the next moment, a sharp and long "hiss" There was a hissing sound, and several trees were forcibly overturned, with dense branches and leaves falling down.

Zixing Taoist was also rolled on the ground by a sudden gust of wind, and when he got up, a black shadow crawled up, and a scar rotted out of the hard shell in the middle of his head.

Amidst the neighing of insects, Longbeard swept across furiously, and the toad turned around and ran. On the ground where it had just stopped, a tree was broken abruptly, and sawdust flew.

Taoist Toad has already run a long distance.

"After the old man recovers, I will come to you to settle the score—"

……

At the foot of the mountain, in the dark forest, a group of people who went out to check were groping in the direction of movement.

In the shadows, they talked in low voices.

"...So quiet?"

"There must have been a beast passing by here just now..."

"Be careful."

At this moment, a group of black shadows rushed past the eight people's feet, and the tall and thin man subconsciously dodged and leaned against his companion.

"Something just passed by."

Lu Pan turned around: "Maybe it's a fox..."

The moment he spoke, the forest above was rattling wildly, and the trunks of the trees were slanted left and right. In the forest, countless birds flew out in panic, circling above the forest densely and densely.

"What?!" Someone yelled in panic.

"Come this way!"

Within two breaths, Lu Pan was holding the hunting knife, his hands covered in cold sweat, staring at the direction, the vegetation was swaying wildly, the dense insects were trampling on it, the dark red link twisted and twisted, rushing into the line of sight of the group .

"Centipede—"

"Monster!"

The moment the panicked yell sounded, someone jumped out to avoid it. Lu Pan swung the hunting knife almost instinctively. He didn't know where to chop. Grabbing the handle of the knife, he stumbled back two steps, a series of long legs almost touching the distance of the tip of his nose, slid past his eyes.

"My mother..."

Only then did Lu Pan see how big the thing was, and he yelled out in fright, and fell to the ground. However, his huge body ignored them in the past. A gust of wind howled, and disappeared into the forest in the blink of an eye, leaving only The surrounding branches are still shaking.

A few leaves fluttered down.

Lu Pan, who was still in a panic, got up from the ground wobbly, and said with a trembling voice: "How are you? Are you injured?!"

All around, the voices of his companions answered one after another, probably not injured, but a little limp, somewhat frightened, hesitating and speechless.

"It's fine..."

Lu Pan took a breath, and suddenly turned his face away.

"It's broken!! Liangsheng is still in the hut."

The rest of the people all came to their senses, Qi Qi looked at Lu Pan and then at the direction of the hut.

"Boss Lu, what should we do... shall we... want to go back?"

Lu Pan's cheeks were swollen, his eyes flickered with complex expressions, and he hesitated for a moment: "We are also Liangsheng's elders. If you run away, someone will poke your spine. Go! Go back—"

At the foot of the mountain, on a gentle slope, half of the huts collapsed.

In the window sills that cast the flames, the young man was sitting holding a scroll, his shadow was cut on the wall, and there was a slight sound of reading, and he closed his eyes occasionally, remembering what he had read in his heart.

Sparks popped out of the burnt dead wood, and when he opened his eyes, there was a trace of worry in his eyes.

"Why haven't you come back..."

A moment later, in the wind outside, there was a rattling sound, and a small black figure came in through the hole in the broken wall.

"Master?"

Taoist Zixing didn't say a word, kicked his legs, got into the package placed by the wall, and stretched out a frog web to cover the opening.

Over there, Lu Liangsheng blinked his eyes. Just as he got up, the cobwebs on the window lattice were blown horizontally, and dust filled his face.

"Cough cough..."

The boy took the book and fanned the dust, and he smelled a fishy smell, "Kakaka..." There was a series of dense, scalp-numbing knocking sounds, as if something had crawled over.

Lu Liangsheng looked back from the package and looked outside.

Outside the window frame, a pair of red lanterns descended from mid-air, looking in and looking at the boy.

At this moment, the chirping of insects in the corner stopped instantly.

Chapter 13 Accident

Lamp... lantern?

Where would two lanterns descend from the barren mountains? Lu Liangsheng's face turned pale, and he took half a step back holding "Qing Huai Bu Meng". From the corner of his eye, the master who got into the package didn't seem to come out to help mean.

Stepping back, stepping on a dead branch, there was a crisp cracking sound, and the next moment, two lanterns outside were approaching, and there was a loud bang, the earthen wall cracked inward, and mud dust flew upside down along with the window frame. The sloping roof, the thatch pouring down.

The smoke and dust filled the air, and Lu Liangsheng didn't have time to be afraid at all. He swept away the tufts of thatch on his body from the mess, and a sharp and hoarse voice came from outside.

"Toad... come out quickly, I know you are hiding here."

The scarlet eyes were swimming in the dust, and the two whiskers swayed in the room. When I saw the boy standing alone in the room, his long body slid and his mouthparts closed and collided.

"Well... a strange young man, but after eating the toad, I will eat you, don't run around, the night is dark, and the mountain road is not easy to walk."

The dust settled, and what broke through the earth wall was a huge red-headed centipede's head. A faint black air appeared and disappeared around it. A deep ravine emerged, the air waves tumbling, the package in the corner of the wall was tumbling, and the mouth of the bag was scattered, and the curled up toad was thrown out.

"Master—"

Lu Liangsheng was flustered. If there were wolves, tigers and leopards, he would be a little prepared, but there are monsters in the stories of the older generation, and they were alive in front of him. At his age, he didn't scare his pants, so he was already calm.

Beside the wall, Taoist Zi Xing sat up, looking back and forth between the centipede demon and the boy, and then got up.

"Liangsheng, hold it back."

"How... how to delay?"

"Use your pen to write the words of that day—"

The centipede looked over, jumped out suddenly, half of its body was inside, the earth wall that hadn't completely collapsed was knocked down abruptly, and the beams of the house were shaken to the ground.

Lu Liangsheng quickly took out the penholder from the back of his waist, and started to write on the back of the book. Behind him, Zixing Taoist opened his mouth and stood up excitedly.

...Let that little monster eat you, and I will kill the little monster to avenge you, beautiful!

In an instant, the toad ran and jumped up high, the bumps turned purple, and smoke gathered in its mouth.