There is something in my mouth

The banquet is arranged to be held at night, and it is naturally equipped with corresponding lighting instruments.Seventy-seven and forty-nine thunder balls are suspended in the air. Although they are small and exquisite, they can make the wide courtyard of fifty feet square as bright as day.

It's just that with the entry of the cage, the light in the courtyard suddenly dimmed a lot, as if the clear blue sky was suddenly covered by dark clouds, and then cast a dull and depressing shadow.The black curtain covering the cage is so deep that it seems to be able to absorb the light of the surrounding environment. If you stare at it for a long time, you will even have a weird feeling that you are about to be sucked in.

This instrument is not simple!

——This is the thought that emerged in the minds of most of the monks present.

For a moment, there was silence everywhere, even if the silver needle fell to the ground, it could be heard clearly.The next moment, Qi Lianfeng stood up from the main seat, and greeted him with a smile: "Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Eastern monks."

Dongfang was dressed in a light blue robe, and had a handsome scholarly face, but his long hair was scattered behind him, giving him a somewhat casual look.Facing Qi Lianfeng's welcome, he nodded slightly, his attitude was not as warm and polite as ordinary guests, but rather cold and alienated.

But Qi Lianfeng didn't seem to care, the smile on his face didn't diminish at all, he sent the other party to the seat closest to the chief seat, and after a cheeky exchange of greetings, Shi Shiran returned to his seat.After a while, the banquet officially began.

Wu Shi stared at the huge five-foot-high cage standing in the center of the courtyard. The black silk curtain did not cover the lowest part. The thick railings were evenly distributed, and layers of light gray scales could be vaguely seen.It's just that it may be affected by some spells, and the creatures in the cage have no obvious movement.

He murmured: "It seems that it is really a snake..."

There was a warm touch coming from the side of his feet. Wu Shi looked down and found that Qili had left his seat and crawled under his table, forming a yellow fur ball, as if he was frightened.

Wu Shi thought he had something to play with, so he touched Qili with his heel, and asked, "Is that thing in the cage the real Mysterious Underworld Snake?"

The hairball moved and revealed its head: "Maybe, I'm not sure."

"What do you mean not sure?"

"The breath smells quite similar, but there is always an indescribable sense of disobedience." That's what he said, but just in case, Qili's body had obviously taken action first.

Wu Shi stroked his chin and said, "According to what the second senior brother said, the last Xuanxu Hell snake died 100 years ago. If so, is it possible that the thing in the cage is a high-quality imitation like your Kunlun Xueguo?"

"... May I ask you to mention the sad things?"

Wu Shi laughed a few times, and said: "Of course there are other possibilities, for example, this is a mixed-race cub born by him everywhere."

Regarding this, Qili disagreed: "If this is the case, you should be able to smell the smell of other races from him. But although the breath I feel has an inexplicable and strange feeling, it is very pure, and it doesn't seem to be mixed with other races. Mixed with another blood."

Seeing Wu Shi looking at him with a strange gaze, Qili was stunned for a while, and carefully recalled what he said earlier, but found nothing wrong, so he could only ask, "Why are you looking at me like this?"

"Speaking of which, I'm quite curious."

"curious?"

Wu Shi was silent for a moment, and finally opened his mouth slowly: "I smell...what is it like?"

It is actually not easy for Wu Shi to ask this question, because it will make him think of some colorful interactive clips when the hero and heroine get along in the story in the story. psychological discomfort.

However, Qili's experience with mainland popular novels is obviously far less rich than Wu Shi's, so he didn't think about that.Facing Wu Shi's doubts, his nostrils twitched. Just as he was about to say something, he seemed to have discovered something unbelievable. His eyes widened slightly, and his mouth remained closed for a long time.

He even forgot the potential threat in the cage, stood up and lightly jumped onto Wu Shi's knee, then jumped onto the table, put his nose directly on the back of the opponent's hand, and took several breaths in succession.

Alas--

Wu Shi resisted the urge to slap him away, and asked, "How is it?"

Qili raised his head suddenly, his voice raised several degrees: "Are you a human?"

If it weren't for the noisy surroundings, this voice of suspected abuse would definitely attract gossip from all corners.Even so, Wu Shi still felt a few indistinct gazes.

He pressed the dead dog's mouth expressionlessly, and stuffed a few chopsticks into his mouth as if nothing had happened. He let go of his hand when no one was paying attention to his table, and whispered: "Do you want us to be the focus of the audience?"

Qili blinked her innocent little eyes, expressing that she was just too surprised.

"At first glance, it smells like the scent of a human race, but it's a little unusually light, almost fleeting. I thought it was because of the distance, but I didn't expect that even if I smell it close to it, it still feels the same." Qili's eyes were on Wu Shi. Turning around on your body, your tone was quite incredible, "Your smell doesn't seem to emanate from the inside out, but just hangs over your body. But the strange thing is, I can't smell any other race's breath."

"..."

"To be honest, it smells like the fragrance of trees."

"..."

Seeing that Wu Shi still didn't make a sound, Qili realized belatedly that he might have hit the secret that the other party had hidden for many years.The scene of killing a dog and silencing his mouth flashed across his mind instantly, and his heart suddenly became cold, and he hurriedly vowed: "If there is anything I shouldn't know, I will forget it. Wu Shi, don't worry, I have a high execution ability Yes, forget it when you say it, forget it when you turn your head... Hey, why am I here, shouldn't I hide under the table?"

Wu Shi watched Qili fall back to the ground speechlessly, and a ball of hair was formed on the side of his feet. Both the lying position and the posture of the ball were exactly the same as before, as if time had never flowed since then. I have to sigh in my heart, from the perspective of self-deception, Dead Dog's execution is indeed as powerful as he said.

But Wu Shi didn't have the idea of ​​blaming Qili. In fact, the reason why he didn't respond for a while was just because he was greeting the puppeteer's ancestor in his heart.

After the promise is made, it is no different from a real person. Even the monks in the ruins can't see the problem, but Qili's nose smells something wrong. In Wu Shi's opinion, this is really a suspicion of deceiving consumers. .But because the puppeteer doesn't know where he is now, in desperation, he can only vent his unhappiness by greeting his ancestors.

At this moment, seeing Qili lying on the ground pretending to be dead, Wu Shi couldn't help laughing, and said with a smile: "Okay, don't pretend to be dead."

Qili was as motionless as a rock, and he couldn't even see the ups and downs of his breathing with the naked eye.

"...There is no secret at all, it's just that I lost some popularity after sleeping for too long." Seeing that Qili still didn't respond, Wu Shi simply reached out and lifted him to the table, and pushed a glass of spiritual wine directly in front of him.

After a while, Qili really stuck out his head, and then stretched out his body, holding the green jade wine glass with his little paws and drinking vigorously.

Wu Shi was secretly complacent: Little boy, can't he cure you?

He looked up at the huge cage not far away, and asked casually: "If it's not a forgery, and it's not a mixed-race descendant, then the guy in the cage is probably the real Xuanxuan Snake, right?"

In this case, Tianhe Travel doesn't need them, right?

Qili put down his wine glass, hesitating a bit: "There is always some indescribable difference from the breath in my memory..."

"Is it possible that your memory is wrong, or that what you saw was just an impostor who claimed to be a mysterious snake?" Wu Shisun was persuasive, his voice was rare and soft, "As time goes by, it is very possible that the memory Reorganization and re-creation occur on their own, and then there is a discrepancy with the actual situation; if what you saw at the time was not the real mysterious snake, all the basis of judgment will be subverted..."

Qili was stunned for a moment when he heard it, and felt that the tone seemed to be somewhat similar to a monk with a square face.

Wu Shi said a lot, and found that the dead dog hadn't enlightened, and he was quite annoyed that he hated iron but not steel.After thinking about it, he decided to open the skylight to speak brightly, and said in a low voice: "Think about it, if you tell Tian Hexing that this is the real Xuanxu Snake, wouldn't we be done? Don't you want to go back to the mountain?"

Qi Li was stunned and said: "If she finds out, I'm afraid I will go to the sect and disturb the peace."

The corner of Wu Shi's mouth raised, and he explained with great interest: "If you don't tell me, how can she know? What's more, there is no rule that the judgment of the beasts cannot be wrong. Our Shanshuimen's beasts are not good enough, so what can she do? Now that we have completed the entrustment according to her request, the problem is not on our side, if she is still messing around, we can drive her away unceremoniously."

"..."

Qili didn't care about worrying that his reputation as the Zhenshan beast might be damaged because of this, he was already convinced by Wu Shi's solution that sounded rascal but seemed feasible, and was speechless for a long time.

***

The banquet at Qilian Mountain Villa was already halfway through, Qi Lianfeng saw that the timing was almost there, so he clapped his hands to signal for everyone to quiet down.Although the applause was silent, it clearly reached the ears of every guest.

The courtyard suddenly fell silent.

"Everyone, please listen to the next thing." The owner of the Qilian Valley coughed twice, and said loudly, "As you all know, there was a landslide in the Qilian Valley a few days ago, and nearly a thousand people lost their whereabouts because of it. His whereabouts are still unknown. Since then, there have been frequent earthquakes in the valley, although not violent, but it also indicates the existence of some hidden danger."

"The head of the Life Wheel Sect touches the heavens and the way of the world, and calculated that the Xuanxu Hell Snake will appear in the valley, which is also consistent with the vision in the valley. During the next period of time, I was very worried. Thanks to the help of the Eastern Daoist, the Xuanxu Hell Snake was captured. , the earthquake phenomenon in the valley has also subsided. Now I will present the true appearance of the Xuanxu Hell Serpent to everyone, let's see what the culprit looks like."

Qi Lianfeng gestured to Dongfang, the man in blue waved his hand, and the curtain on the cage fell accordingly.