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Ming Xia was knocked over by the huge shock wave, hit the back of his head on the tree trunk, almost breathless.

In the darkness in front of his eyes, he felt the grass stalks and gravel blown up by the strong wind blowing over his bare skin, hot, and... the thing he was holding was twisting and struggling like a snake.

The association terrified him—after his experience with the water squirrel, the soft-bodied animal was a nightmare for him.

Ming Xia subconsciously wanted to throw out the things in his hand, but the moment he opened his eyes, he saw that what he was holding was still the chain shining with metallic luster, and the other end of the chain was also a knot in the shape of a pegasus.The edge has sharp edges and corners, if it is thrown on the flesh, it will definitely cause great damage.

Ming Xia wasn't sure what it was, it looked like a weapon, but at the same time it seemed alive, it could move, struggle, trying to break free from his grasp.

It is hiding from him.

And in his body, the power belonging to Jiuxiao that was about to move was also surging, as if the things Ming Xia held in his hand were greatly attracted to it.

Ming Xia suddenly realized that what he saw and received might not be something that really existed, but... an energy body.

It is the energy body that attracts Jiu Xiao.

Ming Xia was startled awake by this conjecture, he tried hard to sit up, but his vision darkened, and he fell back into a dream that seemed real and illusory.

Ming Xia got up in the dark, for a moment, he wasn't sure if he was dreaming.Because he could barely feel his body, but his brain was indeed awake.

So... still dreaming?

After his eyes got used to the darkness, Ming Xia noticed a faint light coming from one direction.He tried to walk in that direction, and sure enough, the feeling that the light was on became more and more obvious, and he could gradually see his own figure: he was still wearing the same black training uniform, and his trouser legs were dusty and dirty Xixi.

The longbow and quiver were still behind his back, which made him feel much more at ease.

As the light gradually brightened, Ming Xia was horrified to find that he was walking in a closed passage.The light came from the front, illuminating the four walls and the weird murals on the walls. The picture is simple, there are people with horses and running prey...

Hunting pictures?

The hairs all over Ming Xia's body stood on end, he couldn't be walking in the tomb passage? !

At the end of the passage, two frescoed doors were ajar, from which bright light shone.

Ming Xia stood outside the door and watched cautiously, but from the angle he stood, he couldn't see anything at all through the crack of the door, only felt that the inside seemed to be a very large space, quiet.

Ming Xia tried to push the door, and the light flooded out, making him close his eyes uncomfortably.

When I opened it again, I could already see the situation in the room clearly: it was about the size of two or three basketball courts, and there were decorative murals on the four walls and the roof, the theme of which was similar to the murals in the passageway.There is a three-foot-high platform in the center of the room. The platform is covered with a layer of golden light film, and beside the platform, a white figure is facing away from the door, lowering his head slightly, as if looking at the things on the platform.

Ming Xia felt that this figure looked familiar.

The white gown seemed to be embroidered with patterns of the same color on the corners, which looked low-key and gorgeous under the golden light.A tuft of long gray hair hung loosely behind his back.But it was unmistakably the figure of a man, tall and straight-shouldered.

"Coming?" The man's voice was deep and mellow, speaking at an unhurried pace, naturally exuding a powerful and calm feeling, as if everything was under his control.

"come and see."

Ming Xia cautiously pushed the door to the maximum, and then walked a few steps towards the platform.

There is a huge undulating body on the platform, it is a Gu sculpture.But on its body, it more reflects the characteristics of birds: sternum protruding, huge and powerful wings, and it has a hard beak of birds.

Ming Xia noticed that its hind limbs showed signs of degeneration, which were obviously thinner than the thick forelimbs, and its four claws had completely turned into eagle claws.

"The Carving King?"

The man standing in front of him hummed, "It didn't look like this before."

Perhaps they noticed the convenience brought by flying during the long-term battle, so they began to consciously evolve in this direction-except for a long enough time, they also have the magical ability to manipulate energy elements.

"The Eagle King's body is just an ordinary Gu Eagle," the man said softly, "Since the... um, energy fluctuations on it? Is that the word? The energy fluctuations have changed, and it has become more and more like an eagle. .”

The change in the form of the main body may mean that the energy body has also undergone a corresponding change.For example, the Eagle King is likely to have more powerful air combat capabilities.

Ming Xia turned her head to the side, and seriously looked at the man beside her.He found that not only his body shape, but also his face gave him a very familiar feeling.

Sword-browed and star-eyed, handsome and resolute with heroic and hostile spirit.He looked at Ming Xia calmly, his eyes were indifferent, calm like an ancient well.

He has a special aura, which is the determination and calmness of a strong man.

Ming Xia suddenly understood.

"This is the sealed place of the Eagle King, why are you here?" He looked at the man in front of him, full of doubts in his heart.What he wants to ask most is, since he can appear here, does it mean that he can leave the host's body?

Is it... the goal of separating them can be achieved without using extreme methods?

"I know what you're thinking." The man didn't answer Ming Xia's question, he smiled, and suddenly asked an inexplicable question, "Do you know why your surname is Ming?"

Ming Xia felt that he was intentionally changing the subject, and felt displeased, "It doesn't matter what your surname is, a name is just a person's code name. It's not important. Your name is Jiuxiao, so what's your surname?"

When Jiu Xiao heard this question, his expression became a little melancholy, "You demon, you were raised by nature, how can you have a surname?"

Ming Xia felt that he must have misunderstood his tone, he didn't mean to talk to him.

"The timing of my transformation was not good. I caught up with the natural phenomenon, and it took me nine days and nine nights to condense my human form. That's how I got my name." Jiu Xiao sank into his own world and murmured: "As for tomorrow This word... Someone told me, I will tell you the answers to all the questions you want to know tomorrow. But I have never waited for this tomorrow. "

"So what?" Ming Xia didn't quite understand what he was going to say.

Jiu Xiao withdrew from his own world, looked at him very coldly, "You want to get rid of me."

Ming Xia didn't deny it, "No one doesn't want to be themselves."

Jiu Xiao looked at him coldly, "You want to leave after taking advantage?"

Ming Xia thought about it for a while, and felt that what he said about taking advantage probably meant that the umbrella saved him.

"You did save me. But before you saved me, you already occupied my body and regarded me as your host... How do you want me to accept your love?"

Jiu Xiao was silent.But there was no shame in his expression, it seemed that he was just annoyed by the eloquence of this little host.

"You leave by yourself, or I will find a way to make you leave." Ming Xia said each word: "There is no third choice. Jiu Xiao, I heard that you used to be a soldier, then you must understand what I mean, Give me liberty or give me death."

Jiu Xiao was slightly moved.

The two looked at each other for a moment, and Jiu Xiao said: "I will consider what you say. As for now, I called you here to ask you to do something for me. It is a very important thing."

Ming Xia's gaze quickly swept across the Diao Wang on the platform, and he felt that he had guessed what Jiu Xiao was going to say.

Jiu Xiao nodded.

Ming Xia didn't move, "Why didn't you do it yourself?"

Jiu Xiao was a little dissatisfied with his lack of cooperation, and explained patiently, "My energy body is not stable, and the energy of the water gizzard has not been fully digested."

Ming Xia burst out laughing, "You are really greedy."

Jiu Xiao pursed the corners of his lips, his face slightly annoyed, "This is not a request."

Ming Xia naturally knew it, even if he was only in an unstable energy state, it would not be a problem to deal with him.What Jiu Xiao was worried about was that the energy body of the Eagle King might be stronger than him.At this time, human beings are a knife in his hand, they have special weapons that can interfere with the energy of monsters - he has seen it with his own eyes.

Ming Xia was unwilling to accept such a blatant threat, he took two steps back and threw the bow and quiver far away.At too close a distance, neither of these weapons can be used.

Jiu Xiao looked at him coldly, as if anticipating that he would make some small moves, but he didn't care at all.

Ming Xia pulled out the dagger from the boot.

Jiu Xiao sneered, "Just because of this? How could I have such a stupid junior? Do you think such a... can beat me?"

Ming Xia gripped the handle of the knife tightly.

He thought, it would be great if Qingqiu was here.The energy that Jiuxiao can absorb, there is no reason why Qingqiu can't.Didn't the water pheasant do this kind of thing?All monsters can absorb the energy of the same kind. He still remembers the description Qingqiu gave him at the beginning, saying that the water gnats "ate" all the way from the other side of the old city.

Jiuxiao finally noticed something in his eyes, which made him a little unbelievable, "You want...to deceive the master and destroy the ancestor?!"

Ming Xia's eyes were full of fighting intent, "No, I am... Slaying demons and demons."

Jiu Xiao seemed to want to laugh, but the smile drifted away before it formed on his face, "The Ming clan is all in my blood."

"We are... first of all ourselves." Ming Xia corrected him earnestly, "What you insist on doing, do it yourself. No one is willing to sacrifice themselves for a selfish ancestor like you."

Jiu Xiao still finds it unbelievable, "Ming...Mingxia, the father guides the son, and the way of heaven."

Ming Xia shook his head, "How can you be so shameless?"

He has always wanted to get rid of Jiu Xiao, but until this moment, he finally developed hatred for him in his heart.

"Come," Ming Xia held the dagger across his chest, "Come and fight."

Jiu Xiao, "..."

"Why?" Jiu Xiao couldn't figure it out, "All of you are like this? You enjoy the benefits I give, but you don't want to pay the price?"

Ming Xia didn't want to think about these unreasonable words, he tried his best to recall the training he had received under Nan Jiang in his mind.He has killed demons before, but such close combat is rare, this is his weakness.

His team positioned him as remote.

But now, he has no choice.

Jiu Xiao was enraged.

He knew that it would be extremely stupid to waste energy on his host at this time, but he still had the urge to teach this ignorant brat a lesson.

Ming Xia was thrown out again and again, he got up and was thrown out again.When the dagger fell, he rushed to pick it up, and if he couldn't find it, he jumped on it with his bare hands, punching and kicking like an enraged wild cat, forcing Jiu Xiao to distance himself from him.Anyway, he is only in an energy state, and distance makes no difference to him.

So, unknowingly, as more and more scars appeared on Ming Xia's body, the distance between them became farther and farther.

When Ming Xia fell to the ground again and rolled along the ground to the edge of the wall, the distance between them in the tomb was maximized, just at the two ends of a diagonal line, between 100 and [-] meters by visual inspection .According to Ming Xia's fighting habits, this is not the most ideal distance, but it is enough.

Ming Xia rolled over, got up from the ground covered in blood, and at the same time set up his beloved bow.

Jiu Xiao's pupils shrank.He didn't see how the kid picked up the bow at all.And his quiver, obviously thrown on the other side of the longbow.

How could he have pulled out that arrow in such a short time, under his gaze?

However, with such a short distance and such a fast attack, even if he is only in the energy state, it is impossible to completely dodge.

The long arrow rushed towards his face, with a faint sound of airflow that foreshadowed ominousness, and suddenly pierced through Jiuxiao's shoulder - he only had time to dodge his body to the side.

Ming Xia aimed at the middle of his collarbone, which is a fatal point for the Yaozu, and the most important energy gathering point of the Yaozu's energy body.And the dissipation of energy will greatly weaken the strength of the energy body.

Ming Xia really wanted to kill him.

This discovery completely angered Jiu Xiao.